At the Crossroads with Travis McNeely

Zane Blanchard is a native Louisianan and graduate of Louisiana College who is preparing to go to Seminary for pastoral ministry. He is a former Roman Catholic that has an interesting story to tell about his journey from Catholicism to Christ.

If you know any Roman Catholics or people who are trying to understand a bit of the difference, then I recommend this episode to you. While it may not be a point-by-point refutation of Roman Catholic teaching. It is nevertheless a powerful story of a young man coming to faith in the true Christ of Christianity. I hope this episode blesses you!

Quick Disclaimer: This is my first series filming with some new gear linked below and I'm still trying to learn to adjust settings. So some settings I don't prefer were still in the shooting of this first episode. Hopefully, it won't be an issue moving forward.   Bryceton Thomas is a medical student at LSU and will soon be entering residency. He has a passion for people to see how faith and science reconcile.   

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Resources: find a list of books and articles here: https://www.travismcneely.com/resources-faith-science

Elijah Chambless is a student at LSU who has a great interest in the arts and film. We have had many conversations where we have enjoyed dissecting films and the ideas behind them.   

This inevitably leads us to talk about the role of stories. Shakespeare was the best writer of all time when it came to fictional stories. He was a master of the craft. If you've never read Shakespeare or only enjoyed one of his works, we hope this discussion with encourage you to see in an age of mostly banal films, why Shakespeare is important for this art form today.   

Here is a list of resources we recommend below: 

Shakespeare's Complete Works: https://amzn.to/3Iob9Y4

Cultural Apologetics by Paul Gould: https://amzn.to/3E5jRry

Echoes of Eden by Jerram Barrs: https://amzn.to/3jQUjrk

Francis Schaeffer, How Should We Then Live?: https://amzn.to/3YPUuSf

Adam Robinson is a Lecturer in Biblical Studies & Languages at NewLife College (an extension of Adelaide College of Divinity), Robina, QLD, Australia

Teaching in all Old and New Testament subjects from surveys to electives.  

Adam is passionate about helping Christians learn proper hermeneutics that takes someone from Text to Application in a way that rightly understands a text in its context and rightly appropriates it to current cultural situations.

Book Recommendations:

Sarah is an author and her new children's book: "The Land of the Red, White, & Blue"  is available at this link: https://amzn.to/3jUMFfe

Resources recommended by Sarah:

On Instagram:

@MamaBearApologetics

@Library_4_kiddos

@GoodandTrueMedia 

Websites:

goodandtruemedia.com (The Bible Crate)

PluggedIn.com (movie reviews)

Mamabearapologetics.com

Nathan is a Deacon & Sunday School Teacher at Woodlawn Baptist Church. Vocationally he is an Engineer who graduated from LSU. 

In this episode, we discuss the influence of Martyn Lloyd Jones in the 20th century. Nathan took time to read Ian Murray's masterful 2 Volume biography on the life of Lloyd Jones. Linked here: https://amzn.to/3EnpQZp

The Shorter Biography of Lloyd Jones by Ian Murray: https://amzn.to/3UBEnpw

DVD on the life of Lloyd Jones: $40, but comes with a lot of materials accompanying it: https://amzn.to/3tCA9CJ

Works of Lloyd Jones:

Spiritual Depression by Lloyd Jones: https://amzn.to/3NVj7sE

Preaching and Preachers: https://amzn.to/3A3Sigm

Sermon on the Mount: https://amzn.to/3E02pnt

Seeking the Face of God: https://amzn.to/3Emr72Q

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled: https://amzn.to/3Tpxqaa

Life in Christ (Studies in 1 John): https://amzn.to/3tkyrWc

Revival: https://amzn.to/3UH8Xhu

Joy Unspeakable: https://amzn.to/3EvA8qt

Great Doctrines of the Bible: https://amzn.to/3hwdHZ4

From Fear to Faith: https://amzn.to/3fUOOpn

The Cross: God's Way of Salvation: https://amzn.to/3UPubtH

Sermons of Martyn Lloyd Jones: https://www.mljtrust.org/sermons/

Guest Info: Kyle Whitt is a former NAMB Church Planter. Listen to his story here that revealed major problems within the North American Mission Board:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJfrNQvc9LM&t=1684s  

Here is access to his PowerPoint slide: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZTLBmIML1C1QmP3dT9T8KH06Zcz7tKIXTaDLoRKeRhY/mobilepresent?slide=id.p  

Follow me here on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/travismcneely 

Sponsors: Fund The Nations: https://www.fundthenations.com/Promo Code: crossroads

Guest Info:  Sam Gilliam is the son of IMB Missionary Parents to Afghanistan, Pakistan, & Thailand. He currently is a student at LSU and one day hopes to return to the mission field. If you're familiar with Southern Baptist life you might recognize him if you were very attentive to the Annual Meeting in Anaheim. This young man approached the mic many times and did an excellent job. Follow him on Twitter at: @realSamGilliam    

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Sponsors: Fund The Nations: https://www.fundthenations.com/ Promo Code: crossroads

In this episode, I had the joy of sitting down with Michelle Lesley to interview her about her experience at the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Anaheim California.   We talked about her opportunity to make a motion coming to the defense of Jennifer Buck, someone who was blackmailed by a couple of faculty at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.  

In addition, we talk about the debate over women "pastors" at the convention this past year. This is an episode you don't want to miss if you want to understand why the SBC is at a Crossroads.

To learn more about Michelle Lesley and some of the links referenced in her article follow the links below:  

*What's Going on in The Southern Baptist Convention (info on Tom & Jen Buck under "March"):  https://michellelesley.com/2022/06/10/whats-going-on-in-the-southern-baptist-convention-5/ 

*Rock Your Role series (women's role in the church): https://michellelesley.com/category/rock-your-role/ 

*Bible Studies: https://michellelesley.com/bible-studies/ 

*Searching for a new church? https://michellelesley.com/searching-for-a-new-church/

*Justin Peters Interview with Tom & Jennifer Buck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEAhsxWTZiM

In this episode of At the Crossroads w/ Travis McNeely, we sit down with Laramie Minga the Pastor of Worship and Discipleship at Woodlawn Baptist Church, and reflect on the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. This is an episode you don't want to miss.  

Register for our Worship Conference at WBC: http://www.wbcbr.org/gathered 

Register for a G3 Workshop: https://g3min.org/event-categories/workshop/ 

Article Mentioned by Laramie: https://g3min.org/no-such-thing-as-women-pastors/

Church in Louisville, KY with a female pastor: https://www.ferncreekbaptist.org/staff.php

Book Resources: 

Scott Aniol 

Changed from Glory to Glory: https://amzn.to/3npBKZe 

Biblical Foundations of Corporate Worship: https://amzn.to/3ORWc0O 

Worship in Song: https://amzn.to/3NvtXnc 

Let the Little Children Come: https://amzn.to/3A8wbWD 

By the Waters of Babylon: https://amzn.to/3I2g4vD 

Tune My Heart: https://amzn.to/3OwhAsC 

Sound Worship: https://amzn.to/3QUJK21

Intro Song: Tim Bushong, "What Wondrous Love"

This dialogue took place in the summer of 2021 for a school project for a Muslim student at LSU. I spoke with Khalid Hudson of "Together Baton Rouge." Most of the questions surround the Christian faith and come from the student. I believe I accomplished the task of giving a reason for the hope within me. I hope this encourages you to learn how to speak with people of different faith and is a model of how to love the lost. 

Lewis Richerson is the Lead Pastor of Woodlawn Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he has pastored for 10 years. He has been a part of the Conservative Baptist Network since its founding and serves on the Steering Council.  

In this episode, we discuss the recent Sex Abuse Task Force Report and respond in order to help Southern Baptists think through this controversial topic. We hope you find it beneficial.   

You can follow Lewis on Twitter at this link: https://twitter.com/LewisRicherson

At the Crossroads on the Abolition of Abortion in Louisiana

Brian Gunter is the Pastor of First Baptist Church Livingston, LA, and has been a faithful advocate for life and abolitionist of abortion in the state of Louisiana for over a decade!   In this episode, we examine current events surrounding HB813 and the surrounding controversy this bill has created in 2022.   Brian and his colleagues, State Rep. Dan McCormick and Legal Counsel, Bradley Pierce, have faithfully worked hard to write up a bill to grant equal protection to the unborn. Brian addresses what the bill is, objections to the bill, and even confronts the sad response of the "so-called" pro-life movement opposing this bill.   Brian has been someone on the frontlines in Louisiana regarding pro-life work, this is a podcast episode you don't want to miss.   Here is some info on HB813 & Abolitionism: Abolitionism: https://freethestates.org/abolitionist-not-pro-life/ Bill Text: https://legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1259299  Follow me here on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/travismcneely

In this podcast episode, I meet with Samuel Sey to talk about Critical Race Theory. He has written extensively on this subject and is working on a writing project to help children better understand and address CRT from a Biblical Worldview. You can learn more about Samuel below in the description and further on down you can also learn how you can support this podcast.  

Samuel Sey https://slowtowrite.com/about/

He is a writer who has been featured on:  The Daily Wire, The Christian Post, TheBlaze.com, Relatable With Allie Stuckey, The Alisa Childers Podcast, Founders.org, Aomin.org, EzraInstitute.ca, Wretched.org, Desiring God.com, and more.

By using the affiliate links below you can financially support this podcast. We hope this podcast is a helpful resource for you as you find yourself at a crossroads seeking which way to go. Follow hard after Christ and He will never fail you.

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