FACTS

On this episode of FACTS, Stephen will explore a short clip made by a Catholic Priest asserting that the Catholic Church created the Bible for the Mass. The Priest uses the Council of Carthage and Hippo to defend his claim.

On this episode of FACTS, Stephen and Tyler will walk through the first two missionary journeys of Paul. They will discuss the different people Paul met on the way, the cities they started churches in, and the persecution they faced in sharing the gospel.

On this episode of FACTS, Stephen will be joined by guest, Fr. Steve Macias, to discuss the origins of the Church of England, and the importance of Augustine of Canterbury and his time as its first Archbishop. They will also discuss the fallacy of believing that the Anglican tradition began during the reign of King Henry VIII or during the late 6th century with Augustine of Canterbury.

This is the final episode on the short series covering the Sacraments. These last two will involve the anointing of the sick and confession. Stephen and Tyler will begin by looking at James 5 for both, but will also go into some of the early writings of the church to demonstrate how they view these two as well.

On this special episode of FACTS, Stephen and Tyler will be responding to recent news of Pastor Greg Locke being ordained as an Apostle. They will discuss why the office of the Apostle died with John and how the early church viewed Apostles in their day. The article and video can be found within this link https://protestia.com/2024/05/19/breaking-greg-locke-declared-to-be-an-apostle-at-historic-apostolic-installation-service/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR14apfSOCZg8EQfXMT3EtYqBAuqrp1Gicz1cpImZK-YWAUhx5RJJF0Q_Aw_aem_AXUIZv6yhP-bTIe_2H-j04xQ__9Tf4UmmHpvsvNM9yZvWfe191V9gxH1ZAZkItq9rqigEG03z441XH_fhyOqvz1G

On this episode of FACTS, Stephen and guest, Pastor Joshua Rodriguez, will review the controversial graduation speech that Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker made about the status of the Church and the family in the United States. This commencement speech at Benedictine College has made national media and has created petitions by liberal groups asking the Kansas Chiefs to remove Butker from their roster. Did Harrison speak the truth? Does America need to listen to his message? Stephen will answer these questions and unpack Harrison's challenge to the graduates of Benedictine College. Here is a link to the full speech. https://youtu.be/-JS7RIKSaCc?si=QjjuU6tqfDP5WQP9

On this episode of FACTS, Stephen and Tyler will discuss the sacraments of ordination and marriage. This is part 3 of their short series covering the 7 sacraments.

This is a special episode of FACTS, where Stephen is joined by special guest, Wesley Huff, to discuss a newly discovered manuscript that contains a saying from the Gospel of Thomas, blended with words from the synoptic accounts. Here are links to connect with Wes https://www.wesleyhuff.com/ https://www.wesleyhuff.com/can-i-trust-the-bible https://www.wesleyhuff.com/can-i-trust-the-bible

On this special episode of FACTS, Stephen and Tyler discuss the recent vote to remove all bans of same-sex clergy, marriages, and blessings in the United Methodist Church. They will discuss the slippery-slope in how they believe it got to this point.

On this episode of FACTS, Stephen and Tyler discuss the Gospel sacraments, along with confirmation. They will discuss why these are sacraments and what they effectively do for the church.