After Class Podcast
Ronald D. Peters, John C. Nugent, Samuel C. Long
What happens when you lock an Old Testament, New Testament, and Theology professor in a room to discuss provocative topics related to bible and theology? Find out as you listen to the podcast of three professors from Great Lakes Christian College engage the sorts of questions students ask ... after class.
Featuring (from left to right in the logo) Samuel C. Long, Ronald D. Peters, John C. Nugent
Featuring (from left to right in the logo) Samuel C. Long, Ronald D. Peters, John C. Nugent
Episodes
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Jan 7, 2019 • 47min
2.1 - Telling the Story - God's Plan to Bless the World
In this episode the guys continue telling the story of the Bible as we are introduced to Abraham and Moses--two of the foundational figures in God's efforts to reconcile the world. As the story moves quickly toward the New Testament, they also ponder what it means to be a city on a hill.
Dec 31, 2018 • 51min
1.36 - Year in Review
In our final episode of this season and 2018, the guys look back at their highs and lows. They also look forward to the new season and where they plan on going.
Dec 24, 2018 • 50min
1.35 - Christmas in Context
In this episode the guys look at some of the prophecies about Jesus in their original context to show how they shed light on the coming of the Messiah.
Dec 17, 2018 • 52min
1.34 - Christmas Urban Myths
We all know the Christmas story, right? Little baby Jesus asleep in the hay, in a barn, surrounded by animals, shepherds, and 3 wise men. Or does the Bible describe a slightly different scene? And how do we take the "Jesus prophecies" in the Old Testament? We tackle all this and more in our latest episode.
Dec 10, 2018 • 52min
1.33 - Telling the Story - Babel
In this episode the guys continue to work through the Primeval History of the Bible to demonstrate how far humanity has fallen and to set up the lengths to which God will go to restore them.
Dec 3, 2018 • 48min
1.32 - Telling the Story - The Flood
This episode might better be entitled, "Of demigods and the deluge or warlords and water?" The guys discuss the flood account, beginning with the much debated interpretation of "sons of God" and "daughters of men" in Genesis 6:1-4, in an effort to see how this story fits into God's story.
Nov 26, 2018 • 49min
1.31 - Rocky Mountain Highlights
While at a conference in Denver, CO, the guys caught up with some GLCC alumni and found out what has been going on in their lives since they left the school. More importantly, we found out the great things God has been doing in their lives and how they have been use for God's Kingdom.
Nov 19, 2018 • 46min
1.30 - Telling the Story - Raising Cain
As the guys continue telling the story of God's interaction with humanity, they turn to Genesis 4 and the story of Cain and Abel followed by the appropriation by Lamech.
Nov 12, 2018 • 51min
1.29 - Telling the Story: Creation's Collapse
In this episode the guys continue their discussion of God's story by examining Genesis 3, often referred to as "The Fall." The good creation of chapters 1 and 2 collapses, moving the story in a very dark direction, and bringing with it various curses and consequences
Nov 5, 2018 • 48min
1.28 - Telling the Story - Creation
If getting to some afterlife existence is not our goal (heaven centered view), and making this world a better place is not our goal (human centered or world centered view), then what is? In order to answer that question we first need to understand the story of the Bible. And so we begin...in the beginning.
