Room for Nuance

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Join Rosaria Butterfield, former professor of English and Women’s Studies, as she discusses protecting believers from anti-Christian influences, the impact of personal testimonies in sharing the gospel, the role of church discipline, understanding sexual orientation, the importance of vocabulary in describing same-sex attraction, nuance in difficult conversations, the difference between Side A and Side B in gay Christianity, deconstruction and advocacy for detransitioners, hiring successes in rehab programs, disturbing influences in government schools, and the importance of being tough and having confidence in God.

Isaac Adams, lead pastor at Iron City Church in Birmingham, Alabama and author of Talking About Race: Gospel Hope for Hard Conversations, discusses the impact of racial issues on American evangelicalism, the importance of open conversations about race, guiding people towards better understanding and addressing racist behaviors, the burden of history in the ongoing conversation about race, navigating the challenges of discussing race in the church, the importance of prayer in challenging situations, analyzing racial dynamics and historical context, challenging misconceptions of racism in the South, the importance of a divisive book, fun questions and book recommendations, and approaching conversations about race with a charitable spirit.

Join singer and songwriter Alisa Childers as she shares her journey of deconstructing core beliefs, discusses deconstruction in Christianity, explores the concept of Christian nationalism, emphasizes the role of questions in deconstructions, and talks about the importance of genuine testimonies and discipleship in joining the church. The conversation also touches on freedom and obedience, favorite candies, current reading habits, opinions on The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, guilty pleasures like zombie movies, and an entertaining mix-up with the band Journey at a festival.