Shows
The Reconstruction PodcastNumbers Don't Lie - Who Reads the Bible?What to Expect:
1) Game: Junior Bible Quiz
2) Stats about bible reading in America
3) What do the numbers mean?
Resources:
State of the Bible: USA 2021 (Survey)
Bible Project (site)
Got Questions? (site)
Music:
Hiraeth by Scott Buckley
2021-09-1629 minThe Reconstruction PodcastMorality and RelativismWhat to Expect:
1) What is Relativism?
2) Morality: Relative or Absolute?
3) How Relativism influences biblical interpretation
Related Bible Verses:
Isaiah 40:8, John 14:6, 2 Timothy 3:16,
Resources:
Truth: Absolute or Relative? (article)
Is moral relativism livable? (video)
Tom Holland & AC Grayling • History: Did Christianity give us our human values? (Video)
Music:
The Reckoning by AERØHEAD
Snowfall by Scott Buckley
2021-09-0924 minThe Reconstruction PodcastCancel Culture and the GospelWhat to Expect:
1) A really brief history of cancel culture
2) What is cancel culture?
3) The implications of cancel culture
Explore the gospel in the Bible:
Isaiah 43:25, Romans 5:8, Romans 6:23, Romans 8:1, Colossians 2:13-14, Hebrews 8:12
Music:
Intro - The Reckoning by AERØHEAD
Other - Fragments by AERØHEAD
Resources:
Tim Keller on Today’s Culture (podcast)
Amish Forgive School Shooter, Struggle with Grief (article)
2021-09-0223 min
The Reconstruction PodcastCharles Finney, The Sinner's Prayer, and Conversion CountingWhat to Expect:
1) A really brief history of Charles Finney and the anxious bench
2) Funny church things: head bowed and eyes closed, altar calls
3) What the Sinner's Prayer gets right
4) What counts as conversion?
Explore more in the Bible:
Matthew 6:5-13, Matthew 15:8-9, James 2:14-26, 1 John 2:3-5
Music:
Intro - The Reckoning by AERØHEAD
Other - Signal to Noise by Scott Buckley
Resources:
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2021-08-2629 minThe Reconstruction PodcastSalvation, Anxiety, and Scaring the Hell Out of YouWhat to Expect:
1) Salvation is...
2) Scaring the hell out of you
3) A personal story of anxiety
4) What is salvation all about?
Music:
Rain and Tears by Neutrin05
The Reckoning by AERØHEAD
Related Bible Verses:
John 3:16, Romans 10:9, Ephesians 2:1-9, Philippians 4:4-9, Revelation 21
Resources:
Heaven and Earth (video)
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis (book)
The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler (book)
2021-08-1927 minThe Reconstruction PodcastWhy God allowed sin and "I'm a good person" theologyWhat to expect:
1) Why did God allow sin? How does Satan fit into the story?
2) Reconstruction: perfectionism and self-righteousness
3) What does the "I'm a good person" theology say?
Music:
Lights Of Elysium by AERØHEAD
Related Bible Verses:
Isaiah 64:6, Mark 10:17-27, Romans 3:10-18, 1 John 3:4-10
Resources:
"Why Did God Allow the Fall?" by James N. Anderson (blog)
The Westminster Larger Catechism (1648)
"Two Scariest Lies i...
2021-08-1227 minThe Reconstruction PodcastCussing, Rated R Movies, and SinWhat to Expect:
1) Sin is...
2) Confessions
3) The fallout from sin
Explore Sin in the Bible:
Genesis 3, Psalm 51:5, Matthew 15:18-19, Romans 3:23, Romans 5:12-15, Romans 7:7-25, Ephesians 2:1-3, Titus 3:3
Resources:
Sin - The Bible Project (video)
What is Wrong with the World? by N.T. Wright (video)
The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler - Chapter 6: Fall (book)
Did Death Occur Before the Fall? (blog)
Music:
Signal to Noise...
2021-08-0525 minThe Reconstruction PodcastThe Resurrection - Did it really happen?What to expect:
1) Arguments against it
2) Arguments for it
3) Can we have certainty?
Resources:
The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus by Lee Strobel (book)
John Lennox - Can a Scientist Believe in the Resurrection? (Youtube)
Voddie Baucham - Why I believe in the Resurrection (Youtube)
A Quick Case of Jesus' Resurrection (blog)
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2021-07-2927 minThe Reconstruction PodcastThe Resurrection - Does it matter?What to expect:
1) Memories of Easter: Easter egg hunts, Easter outfits, special church services, etc.
2) Our struggles with the Resurrection story
3) Why it matters to Christianity
Resources:
Voddie Baucham Sermon - The Rescuer (Youtube Start at 35:20)
Unbelievable Podcast - Andy Stanley vs Jeff Durbin - Unhitching Christianity from the Old Testament? (Youtube and podcast)
Gospel Coalition blog - Don’t Just ‘Prove’ The Resurrection. Talk About Why It Matters. (blog)
The Reason for God: Belief in an Age...
2021-07-2216 minThe Reconstruction PodcastNumbers Don't LieSo much to cover, so little time: defining deconstruction, personal stories, some stats, and the good / bad conversation.
Music: Fragments by AERØHEAD
2021-07-1531 minThe Reconstruction PodcastThe PrologueLet's set the stage: why are we here, who is this for, and where are we going. Learn a little about us and our heart behind these conversations.
Music: Rain and Tears by Neutrin05
2021-07-0816 min