More to the Story with Andy Miller III

Dr. Andy Miller III

More to the Story with Dr. Andy Miller III is a podcast exploring theology in the orthodox Wesleyan tradition. Hear engaging interviews and musings from Dr. Miller each week.

  1. 4D AGO

    The Real Story Behind The Exorcist: A Theologian Explains What Actually Happened with Brian Shelton

    In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Brian Shelton to discuss his new book Theology of a Diary, a theological exploration of the real events behind The Exorcist. Brian unpacks the spiritual, historical, and doctrinal context surrounding the case that inspired the film. We talk about how the church has understood demonic activity, spiritual authority, and pastoral discernment in moments of spiritual conflict. This conversation brings clarity, depth, and Christian insight to one of the most misunderstood stories of the last century. Youtube - https://youtu.be/wTqeC1g5424 Audio - https://andymilleriii.com/media/podcast Apple -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-to-the-story-with-dr-andy-miller/id1569988895?uo=4 Get the book on Amazon here: https://a.co/d/08lYkCIP If you are interested in learning more about my two full-length video-accompanied courses,  Contender: Going Deeper in the Book of Jude and Heaven and Other Destinations: A Biblical Journey Beyond this World , visit andymilleriii.com/courses And don’t forget about my most recent book, Contender, which is available on Amazon!  Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching - Recently, I updated this PDF document and added a 45-minute teaching video with slides, explaining this tool. It's like a mini-course. If you sign up for my list, I will send this free resource to you. Sign up here - www.AndyMillerIII.com or Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching.  Today’s episode is brought to you by Wesley Biblical Seminary. Interested in going deeper in your faith? Check out our certificate programs, B.A., M.A.s, M.Div., and D.Min degrees. You will study with world-class faculty and the most racially diverse student body in the country. www.wbs.edu If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend and leave a review! For more from Andy Miller III, visit andymilleriii.com or follow @andymilleriii on X. Thanks too to Phil Laeger for my podcast music. You can find out about Phil's music at https://www.laeger.net

    1h 9m
  2. FEB 19

    Why the Chicago Statement Matters for Wesleyans Today with Matt O'Reilly - Part 2

    In this second episode of a two-part series, (for part 1 click here) we explore The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, a concise and influential 1,700‑word confession that articulates the historic Christian understanding of Scripture as God’s authoritative and trustworthy revelation. Within Wesleyan circles, many have never encountered this document directly. After noticing this gap, and the blank stares I often get when referencing it, I decided it was time to devote two episodes to simply reading the statement and offering accessible commentary. To guide the conversation, I’m joined by Dr. Matt O’Reilly, who has appeared on the podcast multiple times over the last five years. Together, we walk through the text, highlight its insights, and consider why Wesleyans should be familiar with this important articulation of inerrancy. In this episode: Why the Chicago Statement remains influentialHow it reflects the classical Christian approach to ScriptureWhy Wesleyans benefit from engaging itGuided reading + theological commentaryHow inerrancy fits within a broader doctrine of revelation Youtube - https://youtu.be/5dgCFypDxog Audio - https://andymilleriii.com/media/podcast Apple -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-to-the-story-with-dr-andy-miller/id1569988895?uo=4 If you are interested in learning more about my two full-length video-accompanied courses,  Contender: Going Deeper in the Book of Jude and Heaven and Other Destinations: A Biblical Journey Beyond this World , visit andymilleriii.com/courses And don’t forget about my most recent book, Contender, which is available on Amazon!  Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching - Recently, I updated this PDF document and added a 45-minute teaching video with slides, explaining this tool. It's like a mini-course. If you sign up for my list, I will send this free resource to you. Sign up here - www.AndyMillerIII.com or Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching.  Today’s episode is brought to you by Wesley Biblical Seminary. Interested in going deeper in your faith? Check out our certificate programs, B.A., M.A.s, M.Div., and D.Min degrees. You will study with world-class faculty and the most racially diverse student body in the country. www.wbs.edu If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend and leave a review! For more from Andy Miller III, visit andymilleriii.com or follow @andymilleriii on X. Thanks too to Phil Laeger for my podcast music. You can find out about Phil's music at https://www.laeger.net

    45 min
  3. FEB 12

    Why the Chicago Statement Matters for Wesleyans Today with Matt O'Reilly - Part 1

    In this first episode of a two-part series, we explore The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, a concise and influential 1,700‑word confession that articulates the historic Christian understanding of Scripture as God’s authoritative and trustworthy revelation. Within Wesleyan circles, many have never encountered this document directly. After noticing this gap, and the blank stares I often get when referencing it, I decided it was time to devote two episodes to simply reading the statement and offering accessible commentary. To guide the conversation, I’m joined by Dr. Matt O’Reilly, who has appeared on the podcast multiple times over the last five years. Together, we walk through the text, highlight its insights, and consider why Wesleyans should be familiar with this important articulation of inerrancy. In this episode: Why the Chicago Statement remains influentialHow it reflects the classical Christian approach to ScriptureWhy Wesleyans benefit from engaging itGuided reading + theological commentaryHow inerrancy fits within a broader doctrine of revelationStay tuned for Part 2 in the next episode. Youtube - https://youtu.be/Lo0cjMoKBcU Audio - https://andymilleriii.com/media/podcast Apple -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-to-the-story-with-dr-andy-miller/id1569988895?uo=4 If you are interested in learning more about my two full-length video-accompanied courses,  Contender: Going Deeper in the Book of Jude and Heaven and Other Destinations: A Biblical Journey Beyond this World , visit andymilleriii.com/courses And don’t forget about my most recent book, Contender, which is available on Amazon!  Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching - Recently, I updated this PDF document and added a 45-minute teaching video with slides, explaining this tool. It's like a mini-course. If you sign up for my list, I will send this free resource to you. Sign up here - www.AndyMillerIII.com or Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching.  Today’s episode is brought to you by Wesley Biblical Seminary. Interested in going deeper in your faith? Check out our certificate programs, B.A., M.A.s, M.Div., and D.Min degrees. You will study with world-class faculty and the most racially diverse student body in the country. www.wbs.edu If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend and leave a review! For more from Andy Miller III, visit andymilleriii.com or follow @andymilleriii on X. Thanks too to Phil Laeger for my podcast music. You can find out about Phil's music at https://www.laeger.net

    1h 19m
  4. FEB 5

    Why Was Jesus Baptized? Identity, Anointing, and the Descent of the Spirit with Murray Vasser and Steve Blakemore

    Why was Jesus baptized? And what does it mean that the Holy Spirit descended on him? In this episode of the More to the Story podcast, I’m joined by Steve Blakemore, theologian, and Murray Vasser, New Testament scholar, for a conversation about one of the most intriguing moments in the Gospels. Together, we explore why Jesus, who Christians confess as sinless, submitted to baptism, and how the Spirit’s descent at the Jordan reveals key aspects of Jesus’s identity, mission, and relationship to Israel and the Father. This episode invites listeners to move beyond familiar answers and into the deeper theological and biblical meaning of Jesus’s baptism, and why it still matters today. Youtube - https://youtu.be/4_OWvi3Pkfw Audio - https://andymilleriii.com/media/podcast Apple -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-to-the-story-with-dr-andy-miller/id1569988895?uo=4 If you are interested in learning more about my two full-length video-accompanied courses,  Contender: Going Deeper in the Book of Jude and Heaven and Other Destinations: A Biblical Journey Beyond this World , visit andymilleriii.com/courses And don’t forget about my most recent book, Contender, which is available on Amazon!  Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching - Recently, I updated this PDF document and added a 45-minute teaching video with slides, explaining this tool. It's like a mini-course. If you sign up for my list, I will send this free resource to you. Sign up here - www.AndyMillerIII.com or Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching.  Today’s episode is brought to you by Wesley Biblical Seminary. Interested in going deeper in your faith? Check out our certificate programs, B.A., M.A.s, M.Div., and D.Min degrees. You will study with world-class faculty and the most racially diverse student body in the country. www.wbs.edu If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend and leave a review! For more from Andy Miller III, visit andymilleriii.com or follow @andymilleriii on X. Thanks too to Phil Laeger for my podcast music. You can find out about Phil's music at https://www.laeger.net

    1h 3m
  5. JAN 29

    Do Methodists Believe in Free Will? with Chris Lohrstorfer

    In this podcast, Dr. Chris Lohrstorfer joins me to unpack a frequent misunderstanding in Wesleyan theology: the idea that we simply “have a free will” in the doctrine of salvation. John Wesley and the Methodist tradition do affirm human responsibility and the ability to respond to God—but not through an inherent, independent free will untouched by sin. Instead, Wesley emphasized that sin binds the human will, rendering us unable to turn to God on our own. This is where prevenient grace comes in: God’s initiating, enabling grace that goes before us, restoring a measure of freedom so we can graciously respond to His work in Christ. Chris and I walk through this doctrine carefully, aiming to bring clarity to what it truly means to have a grace-enabled response to God’s actions on our behalf through the person of Jesus. We address the common error of overemphasizing “free will” without anchoring it in divine grace, and explore how this fits into the broader Wesleyan understanding of salvation. Whether you’re exploring Arminian theology, wrestling with questions of predestination and choice, or simply want a clearer picture of Methodist beliefs on freedom and grace, this episode offers thoughtful, biblically grounded insight. I think you’ll enjoy this one—tune in for a clarifying discussion on one of the most debated topics in soteriology! Youtube - https://youtu.be/WkN-wqTUTcE Audio - https://andymilleriii.com/media/podcast Apple -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-to-the-story-with-dr-andy-miller/id1569988895?uo=4 If you are interested in learning more about my two full-length video-accompanied courses,  Contender: Going Deeper in the Book of Jude and Heaven and Other Destinations: A Biblical Journey Beyond this World , visit andymilleriii.com/courses And don’t forget about my most recent book, Contender, which is available on Amazon!  Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching - Recently, I updated this PDF document and added a 45-minute teaching video with slides, explaining this tool. It's like a mini-course. If you sign up for my list, I will send this free resource to you. Sign up here - www.AndyMillerIII.com or Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching.  Today’s episode is brought to you by Wesley Biblical Seminary. Interested in going deeper in your faith? Check out our certificate programs, B.A., M.A.s, M.Div., and D.Min degrees. You will study with world-class faculty and the most racially diverse student body in the country. www.wbs.edu If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend and leave a review! For more from Andy Miller III, visit andymilleriii.com or follow @andymilleriii on X. Thanks too to Phil Laeger for my podcast music. You can find out about Phil's music at https://www.laeger.net

    31 min
  6. JAN 22

    No Room at the Inn? Is Tithing Required for Christians? 4 Bible Myths Busted! with David Croteau

    In this episode of More to the Story, I sit down with Dr. David A. Croteau, professor of New Testament, to discuss his book Urban Legends of the New Testament: 40 Common Misconceptions. We explore how context, history, and Greek often get overlooked, leading to popular misinterpretations of Scripture. From the Gospels to Revelation, David shares insights on correcting these “urban legends” with careful exegesis—equipping listeners to read the Bible more accurately. A thoughtful conversation for anyone wanting deeper understanding. Youtube - https://youtu.be/UrapRu7KYz4 Audio - https://andymilleriii.com/media/podcast Apple -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-to-the-story-with-dr-andy-miller/id1569988895?uo=4 Here is a link to David’s book - https://a.co/d/3UMXLp3 If you are interested in learning more about my two full-length video-accompanied courses,  Contender: Going Deeper in the Book of Jude and Heaven and Other Destinations: A Biblical Journey Beyond this World , visit andymilleriii.com/courses And don’t forget about my most recent book, Contender, which is available on Amazon!  Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching - Recently, I updated this PDF document and added a 45-minute teaching video with slides, explaining this tool. It's like a mini-course. If you sign up for my list, I will send this free resource to you. Sign up here - www.AndyMillerIII.com or Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching.  Today’s episode is brought to you by Wesley Biblical Seminary. Interested in going deeper in your faith? Check out our certificate programs, B.A., M.A.s, M.Div., and D.Min degrees. You will study with world-class faculty and the most racially diverse student body in the country. www.wbs.edu If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend and leave a review! For more from Andy Miller III, visit andymilleriii.com or follow @andymilleriii on X. Thanks too to Phil Laeger for my podcast music. You can find out about Phil's music at https://www.laeger.net

    57 min
  7. JAN 15

    From Darkness to Light: Garry Ingraham's Journey Out of the LGBTQ Lifestyle

    In this powerful and inspiring episode of More to the Story, I sit down with Garry Ingraham, founder of Love and Truth Network, for a candid conversation about his personal testimony. Garry shares his story of transformation—growing up in a Christian home, struggling with same-sex attraction, living in the LGBTQ community, and ultimately finding freedom and redemption through faith in Jesus Christ. We dive deep into themes of identity, grace, healing, and the intersection of love and truth in today's cultural conversations. Whether you're wrestling with similar issues or seeking to understand how God's love can change lives, this episode offers hope, compassion, and biblical insight. Don't miss Garry's raw honesty and the practical wisdom he imparts for those supporting loved ones on similar paths. Youtube - https://youtu.be/U_FaRuhfvhw Audio - https://andymilleriii.com/media/podcast Apple -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-to-the-story-with-dr-andy-miller/id1569988895?uo=4 Love and Truth Network - https://loveandtruthnetwork.com/ If you are interested in learning more about my two full-length video-accompanied courses,  Contender: Going Deeper in the Book of Jude and Heaven and Other Destinations: A Biblical Journey Beyond this World , visit andymilleriii.com/courses And don’t forget about my most recent book, Contender, which is available on Amazon!  Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching - Recently, I updated this PDF document and added a 45-minute teaching video with slides, explaining this tool. It's like a mini-course. If you sign up for my list, I will send this free resource to you. Sign up here - www.AndyMillerIII.com or Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching.  Today’s episode is brought to you by Wesley Biblical Seminary. Interested in going deeper in your faith? Check out our certificate programs, B.A., M.A.s, M.Div., and D.Min degrees. You will study with world-class faculty and the most racially diverse student body in the country. www.wbs.edu If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend and leave a review! For more from Andy Miller III, visit andymilleriii.com or follow @andymilleriii on X. Thanks too to Phil Laeger for my podcast music. You can find out about Phil's music at https://www.laeger.net

    1h 18m
  8. JAN 1

    America at 250: Renewal or Ruin? A Conversation on Os Guinness’s Latest Book

    As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Os Guinness asks a sobering question: Will the republic renew its founding ideals or collapse under cultural conflict? In this episode, Os and I explore the key themes of his new book, America Agonistes: America’s 250th and the Restoration of a Nation in Conflict with Itself and Its Past. We discuss the fragility of freedom, the crisis of identity, and why moral and spiritual renewal—not just political reform—is essential for America’s future. Youtube - https://youtu.be/HxwDZbeKreE Audio - https://andymilleriii.com/media/podcast Apple -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-to-the-story-with-dr-andy-miller/id1569988895?uo=4 Get his book here! https://a.co/d/9tiThmS If you are interested in learning more about my two full-length video-accompanied courses,  Contender: Going Deeper in the Book of Jude and Heaven and Other Destinations: A Biblical Journey Beyond this World , visit andymilleriii.com/courses And don’t forget about my most recent book, Contender, which is available on Amazon!  Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching - Recently, I updated this PDF document and added a 45-minute teaching video with slides, explaining this tool. It's like a mini-course. If you sign up for my list, I will send this free resource to you. Sign up here - www.AndyMillerIII.com or Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching.  Today’s episode is brought to you by Wesley Biblical Seminary. Interested in going deeper in your faith? Check out our certificate programs, B.A., M.A.s, M.Div., and D.Min degrees. You will study with world-class faculty and the most racially diverse student body in the country. www.wbs.edu Thanks too to Phil Laeger for my podcast music. You can find out about Phil's music at https://www.laeger.net

    51 min
4.7
out of 5
64 Ratings

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More to the Story with Dr. Andy Miller III is a podcast exploring theology in the orthodox Wesleyan tradition. Hear engaging interviews and musings from Dr. Miller each week.

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