Crazy Faith Talk

Crazy Faith Talk
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At the meeting place of faith and doubt, pop culture and church tradition, theology and small talk, four friends gather for conversation. Join Natalie, Sarah, Erica, and Steve for weekly episodes of Crazy Faith Talk!

  1. 4d ago

    Episode 486: A Faith of Both Testaments, Part Three--What About the Trinity?

    One of the most distinctive points of classic Christian theology is the notion of God as "Trinity"--God's existence as One Being in Three Persons, which is a way of saying that Jesus is fully God (as well as being human) and that the Spirit is also fully God. How have Christians read the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament in light of the Trinity, and how is that different from how our Jewish neighbors read those same texts? And why might Christians have held onto their insistence that Jesus is fully divine? Join us for these questions this week on Crazy Faith Talk!

    25 min

  2. May 26

    Episode 485: A Faith of Both Testaments, Part Two--Particularity of God

    Sometimes in the Bible, God is described as being the special deity of one group of people--the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And other times, the Bible emphasizes that there is only one God over all the universe. Sometimes the biblical writers speak of God like a powerful king, and sometimes like a brokenhearted spouse; sometimes like a strong shepherd, and other times like a mother hen. How do we hold all of these different images and metaphors for God together, and how do they develop over the course of the biblical record? Join the conversation in our latest series, "A Faith of Both Testaments" and find out!

    30 min

  3. May 19

    Episode 484: A Faith of Both Testaments, Part One--The Character of God

    Sometimes in popular religion, the assumption is made that God is "mean" in the Old Testament and "nice" in the New Testament--but is that really how the Bible works? Can we learn from the witness of the early church that deliberately resisted the temptation to separate from the scriptures and story of Israel? And can we see a consistent character of God throughout the Bible? Join us for the first episode in a new series, "A Faith of Both Testaments," to explore these questions.

    25 min

  4. May 12

    Episode 483: Why Our End Times Theology Matters, Part Six--Reading the Texts

    Do the books of the Bible which many people go to for their end-times theology (like Revelation, Daniel, and parts of Mark) ONLY refer to distant future events? Did they mean nothing for the hearers of their original historical contexts? Is it possible that these books spoke first to their own times and places, and then also speak a word of hope for us as well? And how might that change how we understand the role of these books in shaping our end-times theology? Join us for this concluding episode in our series, "Why Our End Times Theology Matters" here on Crazy Faith Talk!

    32 min

  5. May 5

    Episode 482: Why Our End Times Theology Matters, Part Five--Does Jesus Change?

    When Jesus comes in glory, will his personality or character have changed? Should we fear that the Suffering Servant and Prince of Peace who lays down his life at the cross and teaches love of enemies will change tactics and become a conquering king or a violent tyrant? Why might people get that idea, and what really is our hope?

    28 min

  6. Apr 28

    Episode 481: Why Our End Times Theology Matters, Part Four--Modern and Ancient Israel

    Sometimes church folk envision complicated timelines of events they believe must happen in world history in order for Jesus to come back (we explored this kind of thinking in our first episode of this series), and often those timelines involve assumptions about events pertaining to the modern nation-state of Israel. And sometimes, religious voices will take verses from the Scriptures originally about the ancient descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and interpret them to mean that anything the modern state of Israel does must be God's will--even though the prophets often critiqued the actions of ancient Israel's kings and society. So what are we to make of this? Is the modern nation-state of Israel identical with the ancient people of God? What about the large Jewish population all over the whole world who do not reside in Israel? And how can Christians avoid a theology that just reduces other people groups to being props or chess pieces in their schemes for end-times scenarios? These are some of the questions we'll explore on this week's episode of Crazy Faith Talk!

    26 min

  7. Apr 21

    Episode 480: Why Our End Times Theology Matters, Part Three--Does God Need Our Help?

    We've all seen the classic poster with Uncle Sam trying to recruit soldiers for previous war efforts, with his severe look and the caption, "I want you!" But is that how God operates? Does God need our help to fight some cosmic battle in the future, or is the victory already won in Christ? And when the Bible talks about wearing the "armor of God" is that for some kind of literal, physical battle to come, or about letting our whole lives be prepared for being faithful witnesses to Jesus and daring examples of love? We'll explore these questions in this week's episode of our Eastertide series, "Why Our End Times Theology Matters," here on Crazy Faith Talk!

    25 min

  8. Apr 14

    Episode 479: Why Our End Times Theology Matters, Part Two--Unpacking Armageddon

    From action-packed summer blockbusters to pop culture references, people use the word "Armageddon" to talk about any cataclysmic disaster, real or imagined. But what does the word actually mean, and where does it come from? In this episode, colleagues in minister Erica, Natalie, Sarah, and Steve explore the history behind this word, the misnomer that it's about a grand future battle, and the way God really wins victory--by the sheer authority of God's Word, rather than human weapons.

    20 min
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At the meeting place of faith and doubt, pop culture and church tradition, theology and small talk, four friends gather for conversation. Join Natalie, Sarah, Erica, and Steve for weekly episodes of Crazy Faith Talk!

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  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
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