Life From The Pulpit

Special Edition: Sunday (7/28) sermon

Episode 99: So the Pope announced last week that he will resign the papacy effective February 28th. What does this have to do with us non-Catholics? Tune to hear the truth and good news about the true Head of the Church and what His headship means for us.

Episode 98: In this episode I discuss the development of the canon of the NT through the early church (1st-4th century AD) and discuss some of the debate surrounding certain books. Why was there debate involving certain books? Tune in to find out.

Episode 97: Did you know there is a movement afoot which seeks to normalize pedophilia for the express purpose of legalizing such sinful behavior? Tune in as I discuss this hot topic, showing how such a debate can even be entered into and ultimately virtually accepted by a society (even America). Also, what can we do when faced with this assault on morality?

Episode 96: Pressing forward in our study of how we got the Bible, I examine the scribal activities of early scribes and present information which helps put in perspective the caustic material put out by guys like Bart Erhman. Also, I quickly run through some of the earliest full manuscripts we have (Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, and others) and discuss the providential story behind them. Listen to the fantastic journey your Bible has made to get to you!

Episode 95: As we press forward in this study of how we got the Bible, I examine the timeline for the writing of the New Testament documents. I venture dates for dates and authorship of the 27 books of the New Testament as we take tour of the first century.

Episode 94: We take a brief detour to discuss perhaps the first and most important translation of the Bible - the Septuagint (LXX). What is the providential story in back of this translation? And why does it matter today? Tune in to hear about the significance of the Septuagint.

Episode 93: My friend & brother Alex Flood helps co-host the show as we discuss the Church of England voting down female bishops, the Mayan calendar hype & hysteria, Super Storm Sandy, and topless "nuns" in France. Tune in to hear the Biblical perspective on these and other various topics.

Episode 92: Continuing the How We Got the Bible series, I take a look at why certain books were "banned" from the Bible. Why do we have 66 books in the Bible and not 70. Why do we have 39 Old Testament books and not 40? Why are there only 27 documents which make up our New Testament and not 30? Tune into this program to find out about books left out of the Bible.

Episode 91: In this episode we dive into the early beginnings of the Bible. Who wrote the books of the Old Testament and when were they written? Why do we have those books today? Tune in to hear How we got the Old Testament.

Episode 90: My friend and brother David Creek helps co-host the program as we discuss the latest issues in Christendom. Tune in as we discuss Creflo Dollar, pastor Robert Jeffress and the end of America, and the question "is the church of Christ a denomination?" Plus other topics!

Episode 89: We take for granted that books exist aplenty. But how were things written down and recorded in antiquity. I take us through the language and methods used in recording information as well as how those methods show up in Scripture.

Episode 88: Biblical inspiration. What is it? How does it "work"? In this episode, I examine some of the popular theories on what inspiration is before nailing down (as precisely as possible) my working definition of Biblical inspiration. This is a key component in answering How We Got the Bible.

Episode 87: Yesterday America went to the polling booths to elect her President for the next four (4) years. So where is God in all of this? Tune in to hear about the sovereignty of God on election day.

Episode 86: We begin our excursion into the grand sweeping narrative of God's providence concerning how He has inspired, preserved, and maintained His word throughout history. In this episode we lay the foundation and groundwork for the coming episodes.

Episode 85: Sean Carroll is a theoretical cosmologist at California Institute of Technology who believes that science will one day explain God away. Check out the story here: http://news.yahoo.com/science-someday-rule-possibility-god-115945479.html Can science ever really explain God away? What's at the heart of thinking like this? And what are the consequences of this kind of thinking? Tune as I explore these issues.

Episode 84: Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven (7) Tour de France titles earlier today because of a report by the US Anti-Doping Agency implicating him in a highly complex doping ring during his racing years. What does doping in American sports have to do with the Christian? Tune to hear about the one true and legal performance enhancer to which the Christian has access.

Episode 83: So the presidential debate was the other night. We in the churches of Christ have a rich heritage of debates. Campbell, Hardeman, Woods, Wallace - all names which are connected with debates. So what do we learn about debates, especially from Scripture? Tune in to find out what debate meant in the early church.

Episode 82: I recently reported on the "discovery" of a Coptic manuscript that was to be unveiled in Rome. However, it is now being reported that this alleged mss is really a fake ("clumsy forgery" says one expert). Reuters: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/manuscript-claiming-jesus-had-wife-is-a-clumsy-forgery-vatican/article4573996/ Yahoo: http://news.yahoo.com/gospel-jesus-wife-forgery-220924823.html So what should we do with this? I remind us of some things and bring some new things to the forefront in this episode.

Episode 81: You can't stop it; you can only hope to contain it. The podcast is back! In this episode, I discuss the recent discovery of a papyrus fragment of a Gnostic gospel and the ripples it has been sending out. You can read the article about Harvard professor Karen King's scholarly work here: http://news.yahoo.com/jesus-had-wife-newly-discovered-gospel-suggests-202727064.html Was Jesus married? What about Mary Magdalene? Did women follow Jesus? What should we really think about the wife of Jesus? Tune in to find out.