DESCRIPTION: Weekly Wisdom and Wonderings: We discuss our latest reflections on the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast.Main Topic: How should Christians react to people questioning their faith? Can deconstruction be a good thing? We discuss these questions and more!

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Deconstruction and Questions about Faith

Weekly Wisdom and Wonderings: We continue to reflect on The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill and on recent happenings in the SBCMain Topic: We discuss questions submitted by a listener. Were the Pharisees saved? Were the Sadducees saved? What extent of legalism demonstrates lack of salvation, if any? How does one continually repent of sin without falling into legalism?

Legalism and Christianity

Weekly Wisdom and Wonderings: We give an update of our thoughts on the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast and discuss recent events in the Southern Baptist Convention.Main Topic: We wrestle with the question of whether a Christian should call someone by their preferred gender pronoun.

Should I use someone’s preferred gender pronoun?

Weekly Wisdom and Wonderings: We begin reflecting on the story of Mark Driscoll and Mars HillMain Topic: We discuss Ed Litton, his critics, and if it is ethical to borrow sermons from others. We discuss Joshua Harris’s release and subsequent removal of his “Deconstruction Course.”

Stealing Sermons & Deconstruction Kits

Weekly Wisdom and Wonderings: We discuss James’ recently completed chapter for his dissertation.Main Topic: What is textual criticism? How does it affect our reading of Scripture? Is the Bible we have today reliable? We discuss 

Can we trust the Bible? Textual Criticism, Infallibility, and Inerrancy

 In this special bonus episode, James and Drey discuss their thoughts on what happened at the Southern Baptist Convention!

BONUS EPISODE: Reflections on the Southern Baptist Convention

Weekly Wisdom and Wonderings: We discuss a recent debate over Romans  16:7.Main Topic: What is anxiety? Is anxiety a sin? How do I properly cope with my anxiety? We discuss these questions and more!

The Anxious Christian: A Biblical View of Anxiety

Weekly Wisdom and Wonderings: We discuss an article that shows an overall decline in belief in God amongst millennials and Gen Z.Main Topic: We talk about what the church will look like moving forward and how it can effectively reach the next generation with the Gospel!

What is the future of the church?

We respond to Saddleback’s  decision to ordain three women as pastors and the shockwaves it sent through the Southern Baptist Convention.

Saddleback, Southern Baptists, and Female Pastors

Weekly Wisdom and Wonderings: Drey shares about some lessons learned from Dr. Barry JonesMain Topic: Does Paul really suggest that if we struggle with sexual desire, we should get married? Will marriage eliminate sexual temptation? We go back to 1 Corinthians 7 to discuss these questions and more!

Should I get married because I want sex? More on 1 Corinthians 7

Weekly Wisdom and Wonderings: We discuss what we think of the idea of a “soulmate”.Main Topic: Is all sin the same or are there degrees sin? What is the difference between sin as a state and sin as an action? We discuss these questions and more!

Does God see degrees of sin?

Weekly Wisdom and Wonderings: We talk about current events and how Christians should respond to these issues.Main Topic: We look at 1 Corinthians 7 and discuss a biblical view of singleness and marriage.

Why does Paul love singleness? A discussion of 1 Corinthians 7

Weekly Wisdom and Wonderings: We discuss Jonathan Pokluda’s new book “Outdated”.Main Topic: What is the atonement? What things are necessary to understanding atonement? What are different atonement models? We discuss these questions and more!For a helpful summary of these theories, check out this article: https://www.sdmorrison.org/7-theories-of-the-atonement-summarized/

On Atonement Theory: What did Jesus’ death accomplish?

Weekly Wisdom and Wonderings: We discuss a new Gallup poll that shows the majority of Americans are no longer affiliated with a church.Main Topic: We wrestle with the classic question of what happens to those who never hear the Gospel.You can find the article on the Gallup poll HEREYou can find a recent interview with James HERE

What if someone has never heard?

Weekly Wisdom and Wonderings: Does God have any organs? Why does the Bible sometimes describe God as having human body parts?Main Topic: We react to the news of Beth Moore leaving Lifeway and saying she is no longer Southern Baptist. Does she have a point? Is there a problem with how Southern Baptists have treated woman? We discuss these questions and more!https://religionnews.com/2021/03/09/bible-teacher-beth-moore-ends-partnership-with-lifeway-i-am-no-longer-a-southern-baptist/

Beth More Leaves Lifeway

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