Episodes

Pastor Jeffery talks with Kyle Hessler about the value and dignity of work, in the light of the forthcoming Works/Based conference in Fort Worth. For more information visit https://www.worksbased.com/ The post Works/Based | Kyle Hessler appeared first on .

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Steve Jeffery speaks with Peter Leithart about Christian Nationalism; a critique of some recent works defending this notion; the problem of a spiritual vs. worldly distinction; the methodological problems of natural law as a basis for political theology; the problems of theological analysis constrained by misconstrued pre-existing categories; the church as the people of Abraham; the inescapably political dimensions of the gospel; the Old Testament inclusion of non-Abrahamites among the people of...

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Pastor Jeffery talks with personal wealth advisor Drew Dill CRPS. Drew works for the Bahnsen Group, which has over $4.5 billion in assets under management. They discuss the Biblical restrictions on lending and interest; the unavoidable nature of borrowing; interest and the cost of capital; good debt and bad debt;greed and the problem of get-rich-quick thinking; mortgages; interest rate arbitrage; secured vs. unsecured loans; crypto; FOMO and bad investment decisions; total depravity and investor...

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Pastor Jeffery speaks with Pastor Uri Brito, Pastor of Providence Church in Pensacola, Florida (CREC), and Presiding Ministro of the CREC Council, about the present and future of the CREC. They discuss the contemporary CREC landscape; Worship, culture, and the Christian life; posture, singing, and the body in liturgy and life; denominational maturation; “orthodox adaptability”; the culture-theology-liturgy triad; the “Negative World”; Issacharian theology; the church and politics; the glory of s...

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astor Jeffery talks with Pastor Mark Balthrop of Redeemer Reformed Church in Oklahoma City (CREC), in a followup to the conference talks given by Pastor Jefery on the subject of Family Life in the Real World. They discuss the problems of quick fixes; Postmillennial spirituality; parenting fads (including “Gentle Parenting” and “Free Range Parenting”); the integration of families in the church; the family as God’s blessing to the world; marriage; being a good husband or wife against a background ...

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The second of two talks by Pastor Jeffery, given at the Gloria Sancta young adults retreat in January 2024. The post Feed On God’s Word appeared first on .

The first of two talks by Pastor Jeffery, given at the Gloria Sancta young adults retreat in January 2024. The post Lay Down Your Life appeared first on .

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Pastor Jeffery talks with Pastor Stuart Amidon about moving to the CREC from the Southern Baptist Convention; paedobaptism and paedocommunion; dealing with significant theological changes; the meaning of “dual practical” baptismal ecclesiology; cultural issues in the modern church; seeker-sensitivity and consumerism; church-hopping; red-pill masculinity; Biblical masculinity; the strengths of rural Louisiana culture; work ethic; modelling wisdom in pastoral ministry; male leadership in the churc...

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