

Room for Nuance
Room for Nuance Podcast
Welcome to Room for Nuance, a long-form podcast hosted by Sean DeMars committed to exploring complex biblical topics with subject matter experts.
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Jun 27, 2024 • 36min
The Discipleship for Women Interview
Keri Folmar discusses Biblical Womanhood, transitioning from law to motherhood, balancing career and family under Christian influences, thriving in the local church through discipleship, finding delight in the Lord through scriptures, and casual discussions on food, reading, and ministries.

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Jun 13, 2024 • 1h 33min
The Greg Gilbert Interview
Greg Gilbert discusses his Christian upbringing, faith journey, and experiences at Yale University. He delves into gender roles, nuances in theology, and insights on Jonathan Edwards. The conversation also covers church planting, financial support, ACME grants, and a debate between Tolkien and Lewis.

May 30, 2024 • 1h 4min
The AIRO Interview
Luke Womack and Matt Sonke from Airo discuss their mission work, relieving $6,959,931 student debt. They created a 6-week course to inspire 'missionless churchgoers'. Topics include empowering missionaries, the evolution of 'GoFund' to 'Arrow', the historic role of gospel patrons, generosity in leaving wealth for missions, and deep friendship in mission-mindedness.

May 16, 2024 • 1h 59min
The Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy Interview
Author Jamie Dunlop discusses vital aspects of church fellowship, mercy, forgiveness, humility, and charity. The conversation explores loving difficult individuals, embracing diversity, power of forgiveness, and navigating disagreements with love. They also touch on the impact of influential Christian books, the beauty of Ruth in the Bible, and childhood memories through candy preferences.

May 2, 2024 • 1h 50min
The Ordinary Pastor Interview
Local pastor Dylan Troncoso discusses the realities of shepherding an ordinary local church. Topics include shared memories, church revitalization, personal growth, transitioning to full-time pastoral leadership, navigating family dynamics, exploring gender roles in the church, educational value of biographies, sources of inspiration for pastors, dynamic church leadership, challenges in ministry, pastoral care, and casual discussions about books and sweets.

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Apr 18, 2024 • 2h 2min
The Doug Wilson Interview
Join Doug Wilson and Joe Rigney as they discuss controversies surrounding the Federal Vision in Presbyterian beliefs, navigating nuance and clarity in communication, identity politics in religious discourse, Jesus' provocative actions in the temple, and using a 'serrated edge' in communication. Delving into conflicts, profanity, and a fun fast-paced choice round, this podcast offers insightful and thought-provoking conversations.

Apr 4, 2024 • 1h 38min
The SECOND Ligon Duncan Interview
Listen in as Ligon Duncan discusses the regulative principle of worship, church architecture significance, seminary education challenges, early church ministry training, theological integrity maintenance at RTS, future theologians, systematic theology choices, personal music influences, and more.

Mar 21, 2024 • 1h 12min
The Christian Book Guy Interview
Join us for a conversation with Jonathan Carswell from 10ofThose, a Book Ministry that helps everyone in and outside the church read and have access to the best Christian books from across the Publishers that excite them about the Lord and His teachings. The resources offered by 10ofThose are carefully chosen to ensure they point to Jesus and the Bible because they know that books pointing to Jesus can completely change your life.

Mar 7, 2024 • 54min
The Ligon Duncan Interview
Join us for a conversation with Ligon Duncan as we discuss Theonomy, the state of modern evangelicalism, how we are to engage with modern culture as Christians, and how we should approach disagreements with other brothers and sisters in Christ.

Feb 23, 2024 • 2h 18min
The Biblical Counseling Interview - Deepak Reju
Delving into biblical counseling, the podcast discusses mental disorders, addiction, and the role of therapy in the Christian community. It explores tools for accountability in overcoming sinful behaviors, the complexities of modern relationships, and navigating depression and neurodiversity. The guests share insights on equipping counselors within the church and the intersection of Christianity and therapy.