I invited 3 guests to discuss whether or not we can really have church in light of so many Christian communities closing their doors across the world in response to the Corona virus. Is church online really church? Are churches that stay open during a pandemic neglecting their Christian duty to love their neighbor? Is … Continue reading Can We Have Church During a Quarantine? →

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Can We Have Church During a Quarantine?

I took the Corona virus quarantine as an opportunity to create a live video chat on the topic of the biblical book of Lamentations and what it says to us in the time of COVID-19. Should we feel afraid or anxious, perhaps like God is punishing us? These questions and more are hashed out among … Continue reading Reading Lamentations in a Time of Pandemic →

Reading Lamentations in a Time of Pandemic

My interview with Keith Giles gave me an opportunity to clarify the arguments made in his book Jesus Unbound: Liberating the Word of God from the Bible. Keith takes the position that sometimes the Old Testament gets God wrong and that Jesus corrects these mistaken pictures. Since I’m interacting with his work in my upcoming … Continue reading Unhitching the Old Testament Ep. 4 – Keith Giles →

Unhitching the Old Testament Ep. 4 – Keith Giles

My interview with Dr. A. Philip Brown II centers around how we should define and understand biblical inspiration, how the New Testament both modifies and builds on Old Testament teaching, and whether unhitching the Old Testament makes it easier to defend the faith. Dr. A. Phillip Brown is the Graduate Program director and teacher of … Continue reading Unhitching the Old Testament Ep. 3 – Dr. A. Philip Brown II →

Unhitching the Old Testament Ep. 3 – Dr. A. Philip Brown II

Some time back I had started a Patreon and part of the benefits that subscribers got was a Patreon-exclusive podcast. That Patreon has been closed for awhile now but there was some really cool content left over that only a few people got to hear. Here is a collection of film analyses I did organized … Continue reading Cantus Firmus at the Movies Film Festival – Monsters & Madmen →

Cantus Firmus at the Movies Film Festival – Monsters & Madmen

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Ruth Ryder about the N.T. Wright book The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus’s Crucifixion, highlighting its theme of rejecting the violence of the world for Christ’s new way of doing things and finding some commonalities in how libertarians approach power and coercion. Ruth … Continue reading Cantus Firmus Book Club Ep. 5 – The Day the Revolution Began (w/ Ruth Ryder) →

Cantus Firmus Book Club Ep. 5 – The Day the Revolution Began (w/ Ruth Ryder)

Some time back I had started a Patreon and part of the benefits that subscribers got was a Patreon-exclusive podcast. That Patreon has been closed for some time now but there was some really cool content left over that only a few people got to hear. Here is a collection of film analyses I did … Continue reading Cantus Firmus at the Movies Film Festival – Space Is the Place →

Cantus Firmus at the Movies Film Festival – Space Is the Place

Adam Graham was my guest to discuss the 2010 Christopher Nolan film Inception, a movie about a mission to implant an idea in the brain of a leader of industry by infiltrating his dreams. Our discussion led us to think about how a simple idea can spread, whether reality is objective or subjective, and how … Continue reading Cantus Firmus at the Movies Ep. 16 – Inception (w/ Adam Graham) →

Cantus Firmus at the Movies Ep. 16 – Inception (w/ Adam Graham)

John A. Dangelo III was a marine deployed in Afghanistan. Now he’s the man behind AntiWarWarVet.com. In this episode he shares his journey–both political and spiritual–from a believer in state violence to an anti-war advocate. Audio:http://www.cantus-firmus.com/Audio/20190822-TheAntiWarWarVet.mp3 Music:“The Itis” by Polyrhythmics. Licensed under CC BY 3.0http://www.needledrop.co/wp/artists/polyrhythmics/

The Anti-War War Vet – A Conversation with John A. Dangelo III

In Exodus 34:5-8, God revealed His character to Moses in words which would play a central role in directing Jewish discourse about the divine being for millennia to come. This portrayal of God is one of many ideas and themes which unify the two Testaments. Audio download:http://cantus-firmus.com/Audio/20190705-UTOTEp2-Exodus34.mp3 Music:“The Itis” by Polyrhythmics. Licensed under CC BY … Continue reading Unhitching the Old Testament Ep. 2 – Exodus 34’s God Who Is Great in Kindness in the Old and New Testaments →

Unhitching the Old Testament Ep. 2 – Exodus 34’s God Who Is Great in Kindness in the Old and New Testaments

The first episode in a new podcast series, my interview with Dr. Michael Heiser covers the trend of “unhitching” the Old Testament from our Christian faith. Dr. Heiser argues for the incoherence of a Christianity without the Old Testament and gives his own view of the rationale for the violence described in the Old Testament … Continue reading Unhitching the Old Testament Ep. 1 – Dr. Michael Heiser →

Unhitching the Old Testament Ep. 1 – Dr. Michael Heiser

“A boy stands on a station platform as a train is about to leave. Should he go with his mother or stay with his father? Infinite possibilities arise from this decision. As long as he doesn’t choose, anything is possible.” This was the promotional tagline for the 2009 film Mr. Nobody, a film about choice, … Continue reading Cantus Firmus at the Movies Ep. 15 – Mr. Nobody (w/ Steve Hilliker) →

Cantus Firmus at the Movies Ep. 15 – Mr. Nobody (w/ Steve Hilliker)

Musician Latifah Alattas was my guest to discuss the 2004 Michel Gondry film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, focusing on its themes of grief, memory, love, and separation. Latifah is a musical artist, writer, producer, and engineer involved in such projects as Moda Spira and Page CXVI. You can learn more about her work … Continue reading Cantus Firmus at the Movies Ep. 14 – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (w/ Latifah Alattas) →

Cantus Firmus at the Movies Ep. 14 – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (w/ Latifah Alattas)

A response to Dr. Robert Jeffress’ recent claim on Fox & Friends that Trump’s border wall proposal is biblical since “even heaven is going to have a wall around it.” Audio download: http://www.cantus-firmus.com/Audio/20190110-BadTheologySpotlight-Jeffress.mp3 Music: “The Itis” by Polyrhythmics. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 http://www.needledrop.co/wp/artists/polyrhythmics/

Bad Theology Spotlight – Robert Jeffress and Trump’s Border Wall in Heaven

Kevin Peyton was my guest to discuss the 1946 Frank Capra film It’s a Wonderful Life. We highlighted its contrasting views on money, its populist form of religion, its answers to the problem of evil, its view of God’s purposes requiring our participation, and whether or not humans become angels when they die. Kevin Peyton … Continue reading Cantus Firmus at the Movies Ep. 13 – It’s a Wonderful Life (w/ Kevin Peyton) →

Cantus Firmus at the Movies Ep. 13 – It’s a Wonderful Life (w/ Kevin Peyton)

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