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The Faith (In)Forming PodcastEpisode 14: The Canons of Dort, North Korea, and Convicted Civility with Richard MouwThe title says it all. In this episode, Pastor Travis has a far-ranging conversation with Richard Mouw, President Emeritus of Fuller Seminary.
Listen in as Rich shares his wisdom about delving deeply in one's faith tradition, engaging people you disagree with in a posture of grace and love, and what's encouraging him about the church today.
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2024-10-0959 minThe Faith (In)Forming PodcastEpisode 13: Words Matter in Christian Witness with James E. Beitler IIIPastor Travis interviews James E. Beitler about his book, Seasoned Speech: Rhetoric in the Life of the Church.
James E. Beitler (Ph.D., University of Michigan) is the Director of the Wade Center, the Marion E. Wade Chair of Christian Thought, and a Professor of English. His scholarship focuses on the rhetoric of Christian witness and writing as a spiritual activity, looking to C.S. Lewis, Dorothy L. Sayers, Desmond Tutu, and other exemplary communicators as guides for faithful practice.
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Seasoned Speech: https://a.co/d/efMsw7c 2024-09-2551 minThe Faith (In)Forming PodcastEpisode 12: Faith, Culture, and TikTok with Justin Ariel BaileyIn today’s episode, we are diving into a conversation on faith and culture. What kind of posture can Christians have towards culture? Should Christians engage, run away, or embrace culture? What would it mean to redeem culture? And how has the TikTokification of culture changed the way young people engage pop culture today? These are all questions I’ll be talking about with our guest Justin Bailey.
Dr. Bailey is the professor and chair of the theology department at Dordt University, where he navigates the intersections of theology, culture, and ministry. His writings have appeared in publi...2024-09-1153 minThe Faith (In)Forming PodcastEpisode 10: Faith, Politics, and Neo-Calvinism with Gayle DoornbosToday on the podcast, I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Gayle Doornbos about her story of becoming a theologian as well as how the works of Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck can help Christians faithfully navigate the political landscape of our day.
Dr. Gayle Doornbos is an Associate Professor of Theology at Dordt University. She brings a wealth of academic achievement and practical experience to her role. With a doctorate from St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto, focusing on Trinitarian theology, as well as degrees in Philosophical Theology and Biblical Studies from Cal...2024-08-1452 minThe Faith (In)Forming PodcastEpisode 7: Work, Worship, and the Sovereignty of God with Dr. Cory WilsonDr. Cory Wilson joins the show today to talk about work and worship. We often think of worship as something Christians do on Sundays, but what if a deeper Christian way of being integrates our worship with our work? How would that change the Sunday worship service and 9am on Monday?
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2024-07-0358 minThe Faith (In)Forming PodcastEpisode 5: The Gospel for the Person who has Everything with Dr. Will WillimonDr. Will Willimon joins the show today to talk about why Jesus offers the church so much more than empathy. Jesus gives Christians a vocation.
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2024-06-0546 minThe Faith (In)Forming PodcastEpisode 4: Calvinism for a Secular Age with Dr. Jessica JoustraIn this episode of the Faith (In)Forming Podcast, Dr. Jessica Joustra makes a compelling case for why Abraham Kuyper's Calvinism is still relevant for Christians today.
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2024-05-2251 minThe Faith (In)Forming PodcastEpisode 2: Cornelius (Neal) Plantinga Jr. on his influences, gratitude, and presidential biographiesNeal Plantinga shares with Pastor Travis what influenced his faith journey, how writing a book on gratitude made him a more grateful person, and why reading presidential biographies can make you a wiser person.
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2024-04-1746 min