

Orthodoxy
Andy Schmitt
A podcast where Andy Schmitt talks with theologians, authors, and reporters about Orthodox Christian belief and its connection to godly living in every aspect of ones life.
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Oct 19, 2023 • 1h 11min
Five Lies of Our Anti - Christian Age: Interview with Rosaria Butterfield
In this episode, Andy and Rosaria Butterfield discuss her new book, Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age. They talk about transgenderism, homosexual orientation, and para church organizations. Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age Sign up for an Optiv Network subscription: https://optivnetwork.substack.com/Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/optivnetworkFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptivNetworkEmail us at questions@optivnetwork.com with your questions!Music: "nesting" by Birocratic (http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL)
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Oct 11, 2023 • 55min
Street Smarts: Interview with Gregory Koukl
In this interview, Andy talks with Gregory Koukl about his new book, Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity's Toughest Challenges. Gregory Koukl is an author and founder of Stand to Reason, an organization that trains Christians to think more clearly about their faith and to make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for classical Christianity and classical Christian values in the public square. Sign up for an Optiv Network subscription: https://optivnetwork.substack.com/Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/optivnetworkFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptivNetworkEmail us at questions@optivnetwork.com with your questions!Music: "nesting" by Birocratic (http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL)
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Sep 29, 2023 • 1h 18min
#85 // What Is Greed? (ft. Craig Blomberg)
In this episode, Andy interviews Craig Blomberg, a New Testament scholar from Denver Theological Seminary and author of over 30 books including ‘Can We Still Believe The Bible?: An Evangelical Engagement with Contemporary Questions’ and ‘Jesus and the Gospels'. They discuss greed, money, and idolatry. They also talk about sexual orientation, the NFL, and the Denver Nuggets. This was a wide-ranging conversation! Sign up for an Optiv Network subscription: https://optivnetwork.substack.com/Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/optivnetworkFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptivNetworkEmail us at questions@optivnetwork.com with your questions!Music: "nesting" by Birocratic (http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL)
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Sep 23, 2023 • 1h 30min
#84 // Should I Become A Pastor? (ft. Vince Pierri)
Andy interviews the Senior Pastor at The Bridge Church in Kentucky, Vince Pierre. They talk about what it means to be called into ministry and the responsibilities of a Pastor. Sign up for an Optiv Network subscription: https://optivnetwork.substack.com/Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/optivnetworkFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptivNetworkEmail us at questions@optivnetwork.com with your questions!Music: "nesting" by Birocratic (http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL)
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Sep 6, 2023 • 1min
The Discussion with Andy Schmitt
Having truthful, honest, and open discussions has become a lost art in America. In this podcast Andy Schmitt will sitting down with different guests to do just that - have open, honest, and truthful discussions! The Discussion with Andy Schmitt
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Sep 1, 2023 • 2h 54min
C.S. Lewis: The Pilgrim's Regress (Plus Bonus Content At The End)
Nic and Andy break down the plot, purpose, and characters in C.S. Lewis’s first book, The Pilgrims Regress. At the end they discuss the first Republican general debate, foreign policy, and upcoming interviews. I Had A Helicopter Mom, I Found Porn Anyway - The Free Press article Sign up for an Optiv Network subscription: https://optivnetwork.substack.com/Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/optivnetworkFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptivNetworkEmail us at questions@optivnetwork.com with your questions!Music: "nesting" by Birocratic (http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL)
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Aug 29, 2023 • 1h 9min
#83 // What Is Anger? (ft. Jill Reasa)
Jill and Andy discuss what it looks like for Christians to identify anger in their life and how Christians should use or repent of their anger. Sign up for an Optiv Network subscription: https://optivnetwork.substack.com/Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/optivnetworkFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptivNetworkEmail us at questions@optivnetwork.com with your questions!Music: "nesting" by Birocratic (http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL)
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Aug 4, 2023 • 1h 49min
#82 // Is Christianity Liberal Or Conservative?
In this episode Nic and Andy discuss Nic’s article on liberal and conservative Christianity. The Article: https://optivnetwork.substack.com/p/is-true-christianity-liberal-or-conservative Sign up for an Optiv Network subscription: https://optivnetwork.substack.com/Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/optivnetworkFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptivNetworkEmail us at questions@optivnetwork.com with your questions!Music: "nesting" by Birocratic (http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL)
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Jul 5, 2023 • 1h 32min
#81 // What Is Natural Law? (ft. Dr. Samuel Gregg)
In this episode, Andy and Nic interview Samuel Gregg. Dr. Samuel Gregg is an affiliate scholar at the Acton Institute, and serves as the Distinguished Fellow in Political Economy and Senior Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research.He has a D.Phil. in moral philosophy and political economy from Oxford University, and an M.A. in political philosophy from the University of Melbourne.He has written and spoken extensively on questions of political economy, economic history, monetary theory and policy, and natural law theory. He is the author of sixteen books, including On Ordered Liberty(2003), The Commercial Society (2007), Wilhelm Röpke’s Political Economy (2010); Becoming Europe (2013); Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization (2019); The Essential Natural Law (2021); and The Next American Economy: Nation, State and Markets in an Uncertain World (2022). Two of his books have been short-listed for Conservative Book of the Year. Many of his books and over 400 articles and opinion pieces have been translated into a variety of languages. He is also a Contributor to Law and Liberty, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, an Affiliate Scholar at the Acton Institute, a Fellow of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. He also serves as a Visiting Scholar at the Heritage Foundation. Sign up for an Optiv Network subscription: www.optivnetwork.com/subscribeFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/optivnetworkFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptivNetworkEmail us at questions@optivnetwork.com with your questions!Music: "nesting" by Birocratic (http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL)
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Jun 19, 2023 • 2h 2min
Bonus: What’s Up With Optiv Network? (And We Talk About Other Things Too)
This episode is all over the place - if i (Andy) sound tired in the beginning of this episode it’s because I am. We recorded at 6:30am. Anyway, enjoy this episode and if you haven’t already, please go to the new Optiv Network website and read some articles… and sign up for a subscription! Sign up for an Optiv Network subscription: www.optivnetwork.com/subscribeFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/optivnetworkFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptivNetworkEmail us at questions@optivnetwork.com with your questions!Music: "nesting" by Birocratic (http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL)
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