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The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzANY AND EVERY (Emilie & Brian McCormack)Over the last few decades a phenomenon has been taking place on Tuesday nights at Texas A&M University; thousands of students fill the basketball arena to worship Jesus and receive Bible teaching. Brian McCormack serves as the Executive Director and together with his wife Emilie they steward this incredible ministry with faith, vision, and humility. Breakaway's purpose is any and every student taking their first or next step with Jesus.In this episode they discuss: What an Aggie is (and how to pronounce it) (7:00); how redemptive it is that Brian preaches on the Reed A...2025-06-2653 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzGood News at Rock Bottom (Ray Ortlund)We all long for a life worth living. So when we receive news of a frightening diagnosis, suffer heartbreaking loss in our family life, or get trapped in a cycle of our own sin, we might wonder about God. Where is He when we need Him most?In this episode Ray explains that Jesus can be hard to find in the comfortable lives we prefer. Instead, He meets us at rock bottom―where He is waiting for us with open arms. If you’re facing hardship or heartbreak, here is some good news — the Man of Sorrows is the...2025-06-0549 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzThe 100th Episode!To celebrate 100 episodes worth of deep thoughts, Matt is joined by original producer of the podcast, Jordan Esau, for a trip down memory lane as they talk about the humble beginnings of the podcast, some favourite episodes and guests, and more.Then Matt tackles some of the deepest listener-submitted questions to close things out.A trip down memory lane (1:00)Where did Old Testament believers go when they died? (20:40)What are your views on the old earth and young earth creationist perspectives? (24:00)Since Samson killed himself and was favoured by God, is suicide a pardonable sin? (36:10)How important and healthy do y...2025-04-2351 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 99. The Evangelistic Church (J.A. Medders)For many of us, despite having the best intentions, we struggle to reach out effectively with the gospel. Jeff Medders joins Matt to talk about fostering a genuine evangelistic culture in our lives and churches.ABOUT Jeff Medders is the Director of Theology and Content for Send Network and the General Editor for New Churches. He is also pursuing his Ph.D. at Southern Seminary in biblical spirituality under the supervision of Dr. Donald S. Whitney. Jeff is a writer, a preacher, a podcaster, and an unashamed coffee snob. He is a native Houstonian and the a...2025-03-1343 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 98. Disability and the Church (Cameron Horner)In August of 2011, Cameron Horner had a diving accident that resulted in a spinal injury and immediate paralysis. His story is one of faith and perseverance.
In this episode, we talk about a theology of suffering and the topics of disability and the church and disability and eschatology.
Resources referenced in the episode:
Ten Dimensions of Belonging (Erik Carter)
My Body Is Not A Prayer Request: Disability Justice In The Church (Amy Kenny)
ABOUTBecause of the work that God did before, during, and after Cameron's injury, a ministry began as churc...2024-11-141h 01
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 97. The Air We Breathe (Glen Scrivener)Today in the west, many consider the church to be dead or dying. Christianity is seen as outdated, bigoted and responsible for many of society’s problems. This leaves many believers embarrassed about their faith and many outsiders wary of Christians and their movement. But what if the Christian message is not the enemy of our modern Western values, but the very thing that makes sense of them?
Matt talks with Glen Scrivener, author of The Air We Breathe: How We All Came To Believe In Freedom, Kindness, Progress, & Equality.
Those are dist...2024-11-0137 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 96. The Overcomers (Matt Chandler)Matt Chandler is convinced that you were made for this exact moment in human history. Things may look gloomy, and you may feel discouraged, but because of the promise and hope found in Scripture, you can be brave, confident, and victorious today. We’re built to overcome, to find joy not tied to our circumstances but rooted in our relationship with Jesus. The Matts sit down to talk about preaching (3:15); Multi-site churches (23:15); and the wildly encouraging Book of Revelation (33:45) that is the premise of his new book The Overcomers: God’s Vision For You To Thrive In An Age Of Anxiet...2024-10-1754 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 94. Analog Faith In A Digital Age (Jay Kim)The promise of technological advancement seemed to be that work and life would be simplified. The promise of social media was limitless possibilities of connection and deep friendship. In reality, the technologies of our day seem determined to keep us scrolling and swiping at all costs, plugged into a feedback loop of impatience, comparison, outrage, contempt, and algorithm-built echo chambers. Blind to the dangers, we enjoy its temporary pleasures, unaware of the damage to our minds, bodies, and souls.
In this episode, Matt talks with Jay Kim about the ways the digital age and its values affect the C...2024-07-1746 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 93. Q+A 4.0This is the fourth Q+A episode where Matt attempts to answer some of your deepest listener-submitted questions.
Why don’t we all get the same thing out of God’s Word? [2:05]
What if I’m not actually saved? [9:55]
Does God love Satan? And if Satan changed his mind and wanted to go to heaven would God let him? [15:30]
How should I make school choices for my family? [22:30]
If only Sheol existed in the Old Testament, how does hell suddenly appear in the New Testament? [29:30]
As modern Christ...2024-06-2646 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 91. The Great Dechurching (Jim Davis)We are experiencing the largest and fastest religious shift in North American history. It is faster than the First and Second Great Awakenings and revivals combined, but in the opposite direction. It wouldn’t be a stretch to assume that everyone listening to this episode either has people in their lives who have left the church in recent years or you've left the church yourself. Jim Davis, co-author of The Great Dechurching, chats with Matt about the findings of their major research project that spawned the book, who’s leaving, why they’re going, and what it will take to bring t...2024-04-1051 min
Deconstructing MamasDeconstructing Spanking - Matt Shantz*trigger warning*“My passion is to have a kinder and gentler world for our little people in faith spaces.” (Matt Shantz)Meet Matt Shantz, husband, dad, social worker in child and adolescent mental health, and spiritual mentor. Matt is our podcast guest this week and we are so grateful to have had one of the most complicated, difficult and needed conversations we've had on the podcast to date.This week, we tackle the subject of spanking and we do so in a way that will be informative and passionate, full of stor...2024-04-021h 00
The Everything Sequel PodcastChe: Part 2We have our disguises and are ready to enter the country of Bolivia because we watched Che: Part Two! Listen as we discuss the effect of director Steven Soderbergh on a war film and how his direction differs from other movies from this genre, how the understated work of Benicio Del Toro works for the film and digressions on whether or not it's prudent to include Lou Diamond Phillips and Matt Damon in your prestige film.
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2024-02-261h 41
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 88. Habits of Grace (David Mathis)Statistically, only about 9% of those who make New Years Resolutions actually complete them, with the vast majority of people failing within the first week and month. David Mathis refers to the spiritual disciplines of Bible reading, prayer, and commitment to a local church as habits of grace and asserts that they are paramount for relationship with and enjoyment of Jesus. As we embark on a new year, resolve to know and enjoy Jesus through these habits of grace. In this episode Matt sits down with David Mathis to talk about leadership in the church (6:30 mark) and habits of grace (31:00...2023-12-2754 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 87. Revelation: The (Other) Christmas StoryThe nativity stories from the gospels of Matthew and Luke are familiar to everyone. Baby Jesus in a manger, Mary and Joseph, the little town of Bethlehem, the shepherds, and wise men. We’re less familiar with Revelation’s nativity story found in chapter 12 that includes a seven-headed dragon. But it is one of the Bible’s telling of the Christmas story nonetheless. In this brief episode Matt explains why this cosmic Christmas story is worth including in your nativity.2023-12-2112 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 84. Are You A (gasp!) Evangelical?Evangelicals are known today for culture-wars, politics, conspiracy theories, and moral failures as much or more as the historic pillars of evangelical identity. In this brief episode Matt defines evangelicalism and explores how we might get that clear and compelling evangelical vision back.
ABOUT Matt Shantz is the Lead Pastor of Central Community Church, a vibrant multi-generational church that meets across 5 campuses in the beautiful eastern Fraser Valley, BC Canada. Matt loves to introduce people to Jesus, teach the Bible, and raise up the whole church to be ministers of the gospel.2023-11-1611 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 83. Family: A Team On Mission (Jeff & Alyssa Bethke)Unclear on God’s purpose for the family? This episode is for you! In 2012 Jefferson Bethke released a spoken word video to YouTube called, “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus” that went viral and changed his life forever. Viewed over 35 million times and followed up with New York Times bestseller, Jesus > Religion, now Jeff and his wife Alyssa have written a number of books and lead a number of ministries, including Family Teams, which they talk about with Matt in this episode. Alyssa and Matt are in a Western Seminary Global Masters Cohort together. Apparently Jeff was in the same cohor...2023-09-2149 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 82. A Deep Thought: Making Sense of Bears Mauling BoysWhat do we do with passages in the Bible that are strange or even troubling? Matt talks a bit about that while unpacking one of the weirdest stories in the Bible: A couple bears mauling a bunch of boys. This brief ‘A Deep Thought’ episode is a summary of a sermon he preached entitled, A Grizzly Scene, from 2 Kings 2.2023-09-1520 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 81. A Deep Thought: Jesus Treasures YouMatt unpacks the parables of the treasure and pearl of great price and the astounding reality that Jesus treasures us. This brief ‘A Deep Thought’ episode is a summary of a sermon he preached entitled, Treasure Jesus, from Matthew 13:44-46.2023-09-0506 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 80. Q+A 3.0You asked some seriously deep questions and Matt has tried his best to answer them in this Q&A episode.
Do you think Abraham and Isaac had a conversation before he tied him up as an offering? [2:45]
What is the stance on marijuana use as Christians? Many conversations about this lately. [7:05]
What should we make of the Gift of Tongues in the church today? [10:00]
What will the church look like in 10 years? [18:45]
How do we know if feelings come from God or if we need freedom from that? [24:45]
What does the Bible say about the souls of those who commit suicide...2023-06-3056 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 79. A Deep Thought: 6 Excuses That Keep Us From MissionMatt shares 6 common excuses that he thinks keep many of us from participating in the Mission of Jesus — and shows how the commission Jesus has given us nullifies every last one of those excuses. This brief A Deep Thought episode is a summary of a sermon he preached entitled, Christians Make Disciples, Not Excuses.
The 6 excuses that keep us from participating in the mission of Jesus:
1. The task is too great
2. I’m not qualified
3. I’m not the type
4. I don’t feel called
5. I don’t have the resources
6. What if they say “No”?2023-06-0817 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 78. Persecuted Christians & How To Help (Jared Vander Meulen)More than 360 million Christians face high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith in Jesus. Jared Vander Meulen from Open Doors Canada joins Matt to talk about what severe persecution looks like in the most difficult countries in the world to be a Christian and what Christians in the West can do to support them. This conversation is humbling, inspiring, heavy, and will equip you to pray effectively for our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ.
ABOUT
Open Doors Canada is a ministry that seeks to strengthen Christians where faith costs the most. As prom...2023-05-1139 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 77. Beautiful Union: God’s Vision For Sex (Joshua Ryan Butler)Matt had Joshua Ryan Butler back on the podcast to talk about his latest book, Beautiful Union. About 48 hours after Matt’s interview with Josh in early March, a social media firestorm erupted when an excerpt of Beautiful Union was released on The Gospel Coalition website (that has since been removed). Pushback about Josh’s unpacking of the biblical analogy between Christ and the Church came swift and strong, some calling it dangerous and others simply calling it gross. The uncharitable way in which people lambasted Josh aside, Matt believes that the evangelical church has a lot to learn from a...2023-04-2749 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 76. Myths About Singleness (Sam Allberry)Conversations around human sexuality are some of the most sensitive and complex in our culture today and around the church more specifically. Sam Allberry is a celibate, same-sex-attracted pastor/theologian who has written extensively and spoken all over the world on these topics. In this conversation, Matt chats with Sam Allberry about the tenth anniversary edition of Is God-Anti Gay? and 7 Myths About Singleness.
Is God Anti-Gay? is a sensitive exploration of the Bible’s teaching on sexuality that's been written to help both Christians and non-Christians struggling with the Bible's teaching on this issue, and how the gosp...2023-03-1544 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 75. Satan, Demons, & Spiritual Warfare (Gerry Breshears)Here we go! We’re fascinated by the supernatural. Ghost stories, shows like Stranger Things, super hero movies with villains of cosmic proportions all intrigue us. But when it comes to the spiritual realm that the Bible describes we tend to either ignore that reality completely or have an unhealthy obsession with it. While we need not spend much time thinking about Satan and the demonic (far better to fixate on Jesus than the devil), it is important to have a biblical understanding of Satan, demons, and spiritual warfare. So Matt gets Dr. Gerry Breshears on the line to fi...2023-02-2144 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 74. Mental Health & The Church (with Helen Thorne)In any given year, 1 in 5 Canadians experiences a mental illness. By the time Canadians reach 40 years of age, 1 in 2 have – or have had – a mental illness (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 2022). What does God and the Bible say about mental illness and how can we make churches places where those who struggle with mental health conditions are welcomed, understood, nurtured, and supported: a foretaste of the new creation. Matt interviews Helen Thorne, Director of Training and Resources at Biblical Counselling UK and co-author of the new book, Mental Health and Your Church.
*If you are struggling in y...2023-02-1446 min
The Everything Sequel PodcastProject 1982's Fourteenth Installment: The Wrap It Up EpisodeThe Everything Sequel Podcast presents Project 1982! Listen as Mike and Matt wrap up Project 1982. You'll hear what they think of this year in movies now that they're at the end, discussions about how good the year really is and if it's still worth remembering.
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2022-09-1454 min
The Everything Sequel PodcastProject 1982's 13th installment - The Oscar Bait Episode: Part 2The Everything Sequel Podcast presents Project 1982! Listen as Mike and Matt discuss the Best Picture nominees from 1982. You'll hear if we think the Academy got it right with Gandhi, if there's another movie we love and if there's any film that was overlooked in this incredible year for movies.
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2022-09-071h 02
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 73. A Deep Thought: Faith & PoliticsA Deep Thought is a concise episode on a particular aspect of the Christian faith that we sprinkle in between full-length episodes. This one's on Faith & Politics and is a sermon Matt did at Central Community Church in the summer of 2021, entitled “Shaped By The Gospel: Politics". It serves as a helpful follow up and compliment to episode 72 and is something of "a theology of politics". It is not a partisan pitch but a vision for engaging politics Christianly.2022-09-0339 min
The Everything Sequel PodcastProject 1982's 12th Installment - The Oscar Bait EpisodeThe Everything Sequel Podcast presents Project 1982! Listen as Mike and Matt discuss the Oscar bait movies of 1982. You'll hear the nominees for the major categories and whether or not we think they got the winners right, discussions about our personal favorites for each category and if there were any omissions the academy made when giving out the nominations.
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2022-08-311h 05
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 72. Faith & Politics (with Chuck Strahl)In this episode Matt sits down with former Member of Parliament Chuck Strahl to talk about Faith & Politics.
ABOUT
Chuck Strahl was elected to the House of Commons in 1993 and was re-elected in 6 consecutive elections before retiring from Parliament. He filled a number of Parliamentary roles while in Opposition from 1993 to 2006, including House Leader and Deputy Speaker. Upon Stephen Harper’s Conservatives winning the election, he served in several senior roles including Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure.
Chuck is a man of deep conviction and faith, resides in Chilliwack (wh...2022-08-261h 13
The Everything Sequel PodcastProject 1982's Eleventh Installment: The Best Buddies Episode (Including 48 HRS. & The Toy)The Everything Sequel Podcast presents Project 1982! Listen as Mike and Matt discuss the buddy movies of 1982 including 48 HRS and The Toy. You'll hear discussions about just how much these movies are deeply problematic and why, which of the movies is the greater offender and if either of the movies still has something to offer today.
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2022-08-241h 11
The Everything Sequel PodcastProject 1982's Tenth Installment: The Kids Are (Probably) Alright Episode (Including The Dark Crystal & The Secret of Nimh)The Everything Sequel Podcast presents Project 1982! Listen as Mike and Matt discuss the children's movies of 1982 including The Dark Crystal and The Secret of Nimh. You'll hear how impressed we were by these movies and how well they hold up, discussions about the directors of these movies and what they think children can handle in entertainment and how nostalgic we feel about the kinds of animation and puppetry used oh so long ago.
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2022-08-1753 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 71. Art Through the Eyes of Faith (with Russ Ramsey)Matt gets Russ Ramsey on the line to talk about art and faith. What is the role of art in the world? In other words, what’s the point of being creative and why is beauty itself important? Russ’s new book, Rembrandt Is In The Wind: Learning to Love Art Through the Eyes of Faith, helps us explore all of this while focusing on some of the most famous artists and pieces of art throughout history. Not only does Russ describe the work of Rembrandt, for example, but the faith of Rembrandt as well. Christians, especially in the Prote...2022-08-1745 min
The Everything Sequel PodcastProject 1982's Ninth Installment: The They're Here Episode: Part 2 (Including Friday the 13th: Part 3 3D, Cat People, Creepshow, Halloween III: Season of the Witch and Swamp Thing)The Everything Sequel Podcast presents Project 1982. Listen as Mike and Matt discuss the schlock of 1982 with five separate horror movies. You'll hear them discuss Friday the 13th: Part 3 3D, Cat People, Creeepshow, Halloween III and Swamp Thing, the two different ways in which they decide to rank these movies and how Matt has not at all come around to thinking Halloween III is a good movie.
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2022-08-101h 04
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 70. The Good & Evil of Christian History (with John Dickson)Matt gets Australia’s sweetheart—John Dickson—on the line to talk primarily about his book, Bullies and Saints: An Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian History. Host of the Undeceptions podcast and professor of ancient history, John does not shy away from the blemishes in Christian history, nor the beauty in it. Matt also asks what we can learn from church history in our modern moment.
ABOUT
Dr John Dickson works as an author, academic, and media presenter. In 2007 he co-founded (with Dr Greg Clarke) the Centre for Public Christianity, and has published 18 books and three TV docume...2022-08-051h 00
The Everything Sequel PodcastThe 1982 Project's Eighth Installment - The They're Here Episode: Part 1 (The Thing and Poltergeist)The Everything Sequel Podcast presents The 1982 Project! Listen as Mike and Matt discuss the prestige horror movies from 1982 including The Thing and Poltergeist. You'll hear which of us is unimpressed with The Thing, how much we like Poltergeist and were surprised by it on a rewatch and discussions about these prestige horror movies before we get into the schlock of horror next week.
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2022-08-031h 01
The Everything Sequel PodcastThe 1982 Project's Seventh Installment - The Future Not So Bright Episode (Blade Runner, The Road Warrior and Tron)The Everything Sequel Podcast presents The 1982 Project! Listen as Mike and Matt discuss the movies with a not so bright future from 1982. You'll hear them discuss Blade Runner, The Road Warrior and Tron, hear which of us had never seen the original Tron and if these movies still hold up today.
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2022-07-271h 01
The Everything Sequel PodcastThe 1982 Project's Sixth Installment: The O Brothel Where Art Thou Episode (Including The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Porky's and Night Shift)The Everything Sequel Podcast presents an all new podcast for your ear holes! Listen to the 1982 Project! This week, listen as Mike and Matt discuss all the brothel movies from 1982. You'll hear speculation as to why brothel movies were so big in this year, which of the three movies they think still holds up and which of the three holds up the least. Travel back in time with us to a place and time where you could put the word Whorehouse in the title of your movie!
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The Everything Sequel PodcastThe 1982 Project's Fifth Installment - The Men in Dresses Episode (Tootsie, The World According to Garp and Victor Victoria)The Everything Sequel Podcast presents a new episode of the 1982 Project! Listen as Mike and Matt discuss the men in dresses movies from 1982. You'll hear them talk about Tootsie, The World According to Garp and Victor Victoria, which of these films they think holds up the best and which doesn't hold up much at all for them and discussions about what exactly makes a man in a dress automatically funny in 1982.
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2022-07-1359 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 67. A Deep Thought: Making Sense of the Israelite ConquestA Deep Thought is a “concise” episode on a particular aspect of the Christian faith that we sprinkle in between full-length episodes. This deep thought is on Israelite Conquest of Canaan. More specifically, Matt aims to help our listeners to make sense of the passages of Scripture where God instructs the Israelites to destroy the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You know, some light summer listening.2022-07-0725 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 66 Standing In The Gap For Our Young People (with Heather Thompson Day)In this episode Matt chats with Heather Thompson Day, a passionate advocate for women and young adults. She believes her calling is to stand in the gaps of our churches for young people. This conversation was a ton of fun and really insightful.
If you’re a young adult I hope you feel seen and loved in this episode and if you’re desiring to make an impact in young peoples’ lives, you’ll find this episode super helpful.
ABOUT
Dr. Heather Thompson Day is an Associate Professor of Communication at Andrews University. She runs an online community called I’m That Wife...2022-06-2552 min
The Everything Sequel PodcastThe 1982 Project Coming of Age EpisodeListen as Michael Shantz and Matt Aldrich tackle the coming of age films from 1982. You'll hear what they have to say about Fast Times at Ridgemont High, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, and Diner, which of the movies you can still watch guilt free and which of them were surprisingly problematic. You can find our episodes by searching for The 1982 Project so go ahead and do that.
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2022-06-2239 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 65. Q&A 2.0.Matt answers listener submitted questions on all sorts of topics: 1. Can Christians play the lottery? 2. Has the Church been built or is it being built? 3. How do we know what God’s will is when making decisions? 4. How can Christians help fellow believers turn from sin to truth? 5. How can I trust God’s plan for me and live in the waiting of singleness? 6. What are we to make of “weird takes” people have regarding Covid and the Ukraine/Russia war? 7. What should Christians think about the prospect of Roe v. Wade being overturned by the Supreme Court? 8. What is the best...2022-06-181h 01
The Everything Sequel PodcastThe Poltergeist Series Ranking (With Special Guest Matt Aldrich)Listen as Mike and Tom are joined for a second time by screenwriter Matthew Aldrich, co-writer of Coco, to rank and declare for the Poltergeist series. You'll hear whether or not they can all agree which of these sequels is the best sequel, if any your hosts can officially declare one of these movies as good, and a test of Mike's movie memory.
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2022-06-061h 02
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 64. The Grace of Lament (with Mark Vroegop)Whether he likes it or not, Mark Vroegop has become known as “The Lament Guy.” Matt chats with Mark primarily about the place of prayers of lament in the Christian life and how utilizing this biblical prayer language is a gracious gift. Mark is the author of “Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy” and “Weep With Me.”
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Mark Vroegop is the Lead Pastor of College Park Church in Indianapolis and is the author of two books: "Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament" — which won the Christian Book of the Year award in 2020 — and "Weep With Me: How Lament Opens A Door For Racial...2022-06-0241 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 63. You Are Not Your Own (with O. Alan Noble)Matt chats with tweed aficionado and Oklahoma’s finest, O. Alan Noble about his two books, Disruptive Witness and You Are Not Your Own.
How can we be a disruptive witness to a distracted, secular culture? In a society that tells us that you are your own and belong to your self, how is the Christian paradigm that you are not your own but belong to Christ actually incredibly freeing and comforting?
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Dr. O. Alan Noble is assistant professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University and cofounder of Christ and Pop Culture. He has written for The Atlantic, Vox, BuzzFeed, T...2022-05-1945 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 62. Presenting the Christian Worldview (with Raphael Samuel)Dr. Raphael Samuel’s story begins with his upbringing during Apartheid in South Africa. For his day job he works as an anesthesiologist but he’s also passionate about explaining the coherence of the Christian faith and does itinerant work as an Apologetics Canada speaker. In this episode Matt and Raphael get into Christianity’s scientific, moral, logical, and historical coherence.
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Raphael Samuel is a Christian speaker, apologist and anesthesiologist. Born in Durban, South Africa, he obtained his medical degree and a Master’s degree in Medicine there. He further obtained Fellowships in Anesthesiology from the Colleges of Medicine of South...2022-03-2357 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 60. The One With The Book-Writing, Home-Schooling Moms (with Sheri Hiebert & Cecily Dickey)Matt sits down with two members of Central Community Church for a roundtable conversation about the intersection of reading, writing, and the Christian faith. Sheri and Cecily both happen to be book-writing, home-schooling moms.
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Sheri Hiebert co-wrote THINKING?: Answering Life’s Five Biggest Questions and RECLAIMED: How Jesus Restores Our Humanity In A Dehumanized World with Andy Steiger. Sheri is a freelance writer and homeschooling mother of three.
Cecily Dickey wrote RAISING GIRLS: Devotional for Mom: 60 Days of Uplifting, Faith-Filled Wisdom. She is a wife and mom, worship leader, writer, and cohost of The Boom Clap Podcast.2022-02-0246 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 59. It’s 2022. Now What?!It’s a new year and we already need a fresh dose of hope! So Matt called up some pastor and ministry leader friends and asked them two questions: "What’s a word of caution you would give the church for 2022?" and "What’s an opportunity before the church in 2022?”. Guests: Chris Ross, Family Pastor, Central Community Church (1:07-mark) | Shaila Visser, National Director, Alpha Canada (15:40-mark) | Jeff Bucknam, Lead Teaching Pastor, Harvest Bible Chapel (24:45-mark) | Brett Landry, Senior Pastor, Christ City Church South Vancouver (34:40-mark).2022-01-1952 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 57. Gospel-Driven Ministry (with Jared C. Wilson)In this episode Matt interviews Jared C. Wilson, who has been a pastor and church planter and now trains them at Midwestern Seminary. He’s also authored over 20 books including The Imperfect Disciple; Your Jesus Is Too Safe; and his personal favourite, Gospel Deeps. They focus primarily on a couple of his latest books, The Gospel-Driven Church and Gospel-Driven Ministry but before getting there they talk about topics ranging from doppelgängers to depression; from book publishers to feeling “called"; from leading with a limp to what being “Gospel-Driven” actually means.
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Jared Wilson is a former pas...2021-12-0955 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 56. The Intentional Father (with Jon Tyson)Matt gets Australian-born, NYC pastor and author Jon Tyson on the line to talk about a proven plan to raise sons of integrity, faith and consequence from his latest book, The Intentional Father.
They also talk about what Jon refers to as the three key pillars of discipleship: Tangible Presence, Counter-Formation, and Sacrificial Mission; The three modes of communication (prophetic, pastoral, persuasion) and how the art of persuasion is the need of the hour; The difference between cultural apologetics and traditional apologetics; and how 2020-2021 has been America’s first truly secular crisis.
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The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 55. A Deep Thought: How Is Marriage A Picture of the Gospel?In this brief episode Matt explains how Christian marriage serves as a picture of the gospel.2021-10-1413 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 54. Pursuing Right Relationship (with Chief Andrew Victor & John Johnstone)The release of this episode coincides with National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Canada’s new statutory holiday on September 30. Matt sat down for interviews with Chief Andrew Victor and John Johnstone about their stories of faith, the 60’s Scoop, Residential Schools, the Indian Act, and how Christians and churches can be a part of meaningful truth and reconciliation.
Andrew Victor has been on council at Cheam First Nation for the past six years and Chief for the past two. He is also a pastor of Chilliwack Native Pentecostal Church.
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The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 53. A Deep Thought: Making Sense of Old Testament LawA Deep Thought is a concise episode on a particular aspect of the Christian faith that we sprinkle in between full-length episodes. This deep thought is on making sense of Old Testament Law.
What do we do with all the Old Testament Laws? Isn’t it picking and choosing and inconsistent to continue to keep some to this day and then seemingly ignore others altogether? In this brief episode Matt describes the place of the Old Testament Law in the Christian life and supplies helpful rules for interpreting Old Testament Law.2021-09-0217 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzEpisode 51. The Deeply Formed Life (with Rich Villodas)In this episode Matt has a conversation with Rich Villodas, the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship in Queens. Rich gives Matt a lesson on all things New York, from sports teams to boroughs, where to get the best food, and how no one goes to Staten Island. Then they get into the subject matter of Rich’s CT Award-winning book, The Deeply Formed Life, on five transformative values to root us in the way of Jesus.
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Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship a large multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in E...2021-07-1545 min
The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt ShantzCelebrating 50 Episodes!What better way to celebrate our 50th episode than to get the show’s very first contributor on for an opening segment: Emily Shantz. Matt and Emily talk about their favourite episodes and moments so far; Play a 'getting to know you' game they entitled “Seasons of Life”; Revisit some of Emily’s least-favourite Christian jargon: “Doing Life”, “Coming Alongside”, “Brother" and her latest, “Seasons”. Plus Matt gives Emily’s mom a call to get her honest opinion of the podcast in a new recurring segment every 50 episodes called “Lizzy’s 2 Cents”…and frankly it was more filtered than he expected. The half-century mark...2021-07-011h 02
The Everything Sequel PodcastThe 1982 Single Sequels Pitch a Sequel (With special guest host Matthew Aldrich, co-writer of Coco)Listen as Mike and Tom pitch sequels with special guest host Matthew Aldrich, co-writer of Coco. You'll hear which movie or movies they decide to pitch sequels to, how they poke holes in their own each other's ideas, and why Matt is a professional screenwriter working in Hollywood today.
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The Everything Sequel PodcastHalloween III: Season of the Witch (With special guest host Matthew Aldrich, co-writer of Coco)Listen as Mike and Tom discuss the 1982 sequel Halloween III: Season of the Witch with special guest host Matthew Aldrich, co-writer of Coco. You'll hear Tom vehemently defend this movie, Matt vehemently rail against this movie, and Mike will tell Tom why he thinks Tom loves it so much. In addition, they'll discuss the value of Tom Atkins and the lack of value of his character Dr. Daniel Challis.
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