Faith and Culture Now

In this episode, Scott and Randall discuss various issues surrounding the nature of prayer.

In this episode, Scott S., Christine, and Scott H. discuss the firing of Tucker Carlson, James Corden leaving his talk show, and changes to classic remakes like Peter Pan and the Little Mermaid.

In this episode Scott, Jilian and Steve discuss the Atonement of Christ and recent challenges to the necessity of Jesus' death on the Cross.

In this episode, Scott speaks with Dave Capozzi about what it was like to leave the faith while in Seminary and to walk away from ministry.

In this episode, Scott and Randall discuss the political climate in the US and Iran in light of how God works through Christians to share the Gospel in times of struggle and persecution.

In this episode, Scott speaks with Josh K., a former pastor who has deconstructed from church, but who still sees himself as a person of faith. This is the first in a short series of guest this Spring who will be talking about their decisions to leave the church.

In this episode, Scott and Erin talk with Jacki C. King about her book, The Calling of Eve: How Women in the Bible Inspire Women in the Church. On the podcast we discuss how women are valued in the Bible, gifted as leaders, how God calls women into service, and how to encourages women in the church and recognize their contributions to ministry.

In this episode, Scott and Jilian discuss Bible translations, textual criticism, and why we can still trust God's Word.

In this episode, Scott talks with Randall and Erin about the disconnect between biblical scholarship and common practices in the church and about the importance of oversight and having proper qualifications to teach others through published writings.

In this episode, Scott S. talks with Christine and Scott H. about several mega churches that have been in the news lately for various reasons and how Christians should think about and respond to the issues at hand. We ask the question, how much room for different beliefs should there be before a group is reprimanded for their actions?

In this episode, Scott talks with Randall and Erin about the concept of church, parenting, and indoctrinating children. What are we gonna say about it? Listen and find out.

In this episode, Scott talks with Jilian and Steve about the He Gets Us ad campaign as well as the revival happening at Asbury University.

In this episode, Scott S. talks with Christine and Scott H. about issues surrounding churches and money.

In this episode, Scott talks with Pastor Steve Heyduck about Methodist history, traditions, and distinctives,

In this episode, Scott, Randall and Erin discuss difficult issues in the OT related to violence, violent imagery, and the treatment of women.

In this episode, Scott, Jilian and Steve discuss issues related to synthetic biology including positive aspects, negative aspects, and areas of caution as it relates to ethics and faith.

In this episode, Scott S. and Scott H. talk about the hope we are to have in the Lord as it is juxtaposed to the idea of preaching a Gospel of fear as it relates to our world, politics, school, war, etc. The Scott's conclude that it is better to trust in Christ than to be anxious and better to place our faith in the Lord than to be scared to live out our faith boldly in our culture.

In this podcast, Scott speaks with Dave Lindberg about the traditions, beliefs, and practices of the Presbyterian Church of America.

In this episode, Scott, Randall, and Christine discuss Christmas traditions and practices.

In this episode, Scott S. and Scott H. discuss the positive and negative aspects of short term mission trips. They also discuss what is happening in Iran, persecution, and human rights.

In this episode, Scott speaks with Dr. Ed Johnson, pastor of Harvest Fellowship Baptist Church about the Baptist tradition and their distinctive beliefs.

In this episode, Scott and Randall discuss the importance of multi-cultural churches as well as how to treat people with love and respect now that the mid-term elections are over.

In this episode, Scott S. talks with Scott H. and Steve about why people are leaving the church today and how that relates to issues of free speech and cancel culture.

In this episode, Scott speaks with Rev. Dr. Helen Boursier about the PCUSA tradition, beliefs, practices, and worship.

Christine and Scott discuss the idea of creating Christian celebrities, using celebrities to try and promote Christ, and profiting off of celebs in the name of Jesus.

In this episode, Scott S. and Scott H. discuss creation and the natural world and how observation leads theistic people and atheistic people in very different directions.

In this episode Scott, Erin, and Randall discuss various issues related to celebrating Halloween and participating in different cultural traditions.

In this video, Scott speaks with Father James Yamauchi about the beliefs and traditions of the Catholic Church.

In this episode Scott and Christine discuss the positive aspects of humor, especially in light of bad situations. They also discuss how to know when something is not appropriate to joke about or is in bad taste.

In this episode, Scott talks with Erin and Steve about whether or not Biblical principles should be re-negotiated based on cultural acceptance and practices, the discipline of Matt Chandler and his pastoral behavior on social media, and the statements made by Al Mohler about Christians being ashamed for not voting or voting the wrong way.

In this episode, Scott speaks with  Reverend Benjamin J. Dueholm about the history,  traditions, and the distinctive marks of the Lutheran Tradition in the  Christian Faith.

In this episode, Scott, Randall, and Scott H. discuss passages of Scripture that are ignored in chidlren's church, avoided from the Pulpit, or selectively ignored to promote a specific agenda.

In this episode Scott interviews Dean Robert Price of St. Matthew's Cathedral about the Anglican tradition and what distinguishing marks characterize that denominational leaning of the Christian faith.

In this episode, Scott and Erin discuss what we mean when we say that the Bible is God's Word, when we say that he inspired the writers of the text, and what we mean when we say that the Bible is without errors. We also discuss why we can trust that it is still God's Word even though it was edited some by the prophets in the Old Testament era. Scribal errors are explained and as well as ancient writing practices. Finally, we discuss how the Bible is translated and why it is important for new translations to consider the oldest manuscripts when determining the best readings.

In this episode, Scott, Scott, and Christine discuss matters of emotion as they relate to manipulation, evangelism, and losing a loved pet.

In this episode, Scott, Steve, and Randall discuss unity as it relates to evangelism, re-editing art after it is published, and re-defining terms to fit your agenda.

In this episode, Scott S., Christine, and Scott H. wrap up the series on the Worldview Driven Church. They share concluding thoughts and important themes throughout the series.

In this episode, Scott and Erin discuss the Biblical mandate to make disciples and how to do that from the perspective of creation, fall, and redemption.

In this episode, Scott and Hannah discuss the value of spiritual disciplines, growing in the faith, the nature of discipleship, and the value in developing one's spiritual life.

In this episode, Scott and Steve talk about God's calling on our lives and specifically his calling on our lives as it relates to work and careers outside the church.

In this episode Scott and Randall discuss the importance of community in the church and how the church should view its ministry to "strangers" in the community.

In this episode, Scott S. and Scott H. talk about the nature of preaching and the importance of preaching the whole of Scripture through the lens of Christ.

In this episode, Scott and Christine discuss the importance of Liturgy to worship. This includes focus on the communal aspects of worship as well as the participation of everyone in the worship service.

In this episode, Scott and Hannah discuss recovering eschatological purpose of the church, namely understanding our place in the process of redemption and the already-not-yet and how it relates to our hope in the Lord.

In this episode, Scott and Erin discuss how the church is to be properly seen as a continuation of Israel going back to Abraham and ultimately to the Garden. We also note that the Church is not merely a replacement of Israel.

In this episode, Scott and Christine discuss what encompasses the Kingdom of God and the importance of sharing that Kingdom with the world around us.

In this Episode, Steve and I discuss the importance of seeing value in the whole person. We discuss the problems of objectifying people or using them as a means to an end, as well as the problem with seeing people as just soul's trapped in a body.

In this episode, Scott and Randall talk about the need for churches to have proper teachings about the nature and character of God, the value of engaging all of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, and the importance of seeing Christ as the redeemer of the cosmos and the fullness of deity.

In this new series, Scott S. and Scott H. discuss the Worldview Driven Church by Dr. David Naugle. They begin with several critiques of American Church culture and using Dr. Naugle's outline, they lay out the conversation for the coming parts in this study, including proper church beliefs regarding God, salvation, and the identity of the church, as well as proper practice including worship, preaching, fellowship, discipleship, and missions.

In this episode, Scott and Christine discuss the redeeming qualities of Encanto and Red on Disney.