The Theopolis Podcast

Theopolis Institute
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Theopolis Institute teaches men and women to lead cultural renewal by renewing the church.

  1. 3d ago

    Episode 903: Deborah, a Mother in Israel (Judges 5:6–11)

    Peter Leithart, Jeff Meyers, and James Bejon continue their discussion of Judges 5, exploring how Deborah arises as a mother in Israel to revive a divided and dispirited people. They consider the surprising role of Gentiles in Israel’s deliverance, drawing connections between Jael, Ruth, and Moses’ Midianite family. Along the way, they examine how deserted highways disrupt worship, commerce, and communal life, and how Deborah’s leadership gathers the people for battle. The episode closes by considering song as an instrument of faithful motherhood, preserving the Lord’s righteous deeds and preparing future generations for spiritual warfare. Give to our work and become a partner! theopolisinstitute.com/give/ Get the new Theopolis App! app.theopolisinstitute.com/menu Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! ______________________ Sign up for In Medias Res mailchi.mp/0b01d726f2fe/inmediasres ________ Theopolis on Youtube www.youtube.com/c/Theopolisinstitute Theopolis Blog: theopolisinstitute.com/theopolis-blog/ Website: theopolisinstitute.com Twitter: @_theopolis

    Episode 903: Deborah, a Mother in Israel (Judges 5:6–11)

  2. Oct 21

    Episode 902: Deborah’s Song: Singing the Lord’s Victory (Judges 5:1–5)

    Peter Leithart, Jeff Meyers, James Bejon, and Alastair Roberts begin their discussion of Judges 5, exploring how Deborah’s song celebrates the Lord’s victory and summons Israel to faithful action. They consider the power of singing to preserve memory, gather God’s people, and proclaim His righteous acts to the kings of the earth, drawing connections with Miriam, Hannah, and Mary. Along the way, they examine Deborah’s leadership as a mother in Israel and the warriors’ willingness to offer themselves in the Lord’s service. The episode closes by tracing echoes of Sinai and the exodus, showing how Yahweh’s appearance in storm and rain exposes the impotence of Baal. Give to our work and become a partner! theopolisinstitute.com/give/ Get the new Theopolis App! app.theopolisinstitute.com/menu Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! ______________________ Sign up for In Medias Res mailchi.mp/0b01d726f2fe/inmediasres ________ Theopolis on Youtube www.youtube.com/c/Theopolisinstitute Theopolis Blog: theopolisinstitute.com/theopolis-blog/ Website: theopolisinstitute.com Twitter: @_theopolis

    Episode 902: Deborah’s Song: Singing the Lord’s Victory (Judges 5:1–5)

  3. Oct 14

    Episode 901: Jael and the Fall of Sisera (Judges 4:17–24)

    Peter Leithart, Jeff Myers, James Bejon, and Alastair Roberts conclude their discussion of Judges 4, exploring Jael’s welcome of Sisera and her decisive victory with a tent peg and hammer. They trace connections with Rahab, Samson and Delilah, and the Levite’s concubine, considering hospitality, deception, and loyalty to God’s people. Along the way, they examine Jael and Deborah as figures of faithful motherhood, the significance of milk and honey, and the use of ordinary household tools in the Lord’s warfare. The episode closes by considering Israel’s defeat of Canaanite kings and Deborah’s role in gathering and mobilizing a divided people. Give to our work and become a partner! theopolisinstitute.com/give/ Get the new Theopolis App! app.theopolisinstitute.com/menu Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! ______________________ Sign up for In Medias Res mailchi.mp/0b01d726f2fe/inmediasres ________ Theopolis on Youtube www.youtube.com/c/Theopolisinstitute Theopolis Blog: theopolisinstitute.com/theopolis-blog/ Website: theopolisinstitute.com Twitter: @_theopolis

    Episode 901: Jael and the Fall of Sisera (Judges 4:17–24)

  4. Oct 7

    Episode 900: AI and the Future of Humanity - A Discussion between Jonathan Barlow and Philip Bunn

    How should Christians think about artificial intelligence? How can we receive its benefits with gratitude while considering the ways it shapes our habits, relationships, and understanding of what it means to be human? Jonathan Barlow of Mississippi State University’s Data Science Program and Philip Bunn of Covenant College join Theopolis for a public conversation on AI, technology, and Christian faithfulness. They explore the image of God, technological dependence, education and cheating, work and automation, art and creativity, AI companionship, surveillance, and data centers. Throughout the discussion, Barlow and Bunn consider how Christians can use technological goods wisely without confusing the work of our hands with the human beings who make and use them. They also examine how the Church can cultivate wisdom, virtue, and human community in an age of artificial intelligence. Recorded at Third Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama, this conversation was hosted by Theopolis Institute and co-sponsored by Tactical Faith and Immanuel Reformed Church. Give to our work and become a partner! theopolisinstitute.com/give/ Get the new Theopolis App! app.theopolisinstitute.com/menu Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! ______________________ Sign up for In Medias Res mailchi.mp/0b01d726f2fe/inmediasres ________ Theopolis on Youtube www.youtube.com/c/Theopolisinstitute Theopolis Blog: theopolisinstitute.com/theopolis-blog/ Website: theopolisinstitute.com Twitter: @_theopolis

    Episode 900: AI and the Future of Humanity - A Discussion between Jonathan Barlow and Philip Bunn

  5. Sep 23

    Episode 899: The Lord Fights at the Kishon (Judges 4:9–16)

    Peter Leithart, Jeff Myers, James Bejon, and Alastair Roberts continue their discussion of Judges 4, following Deborah and Barak from the summons to battle through Sisera’s defeat at the Kishon. They explore the story’s echoes of the Exodus, the significance of Barak’s name, and the return of Zebulun and Naphtali to the fight after their earlier failures in Judges. Along the way they consider Heber the Kenite’s relationship with Israel and Canaan, Jael’s coming role, and whether the torrent in Deborah’s song describes a flood, Barak’s army, or both. The episode closes with Sisera fleeing on foot while Barak pursues and destroys his army. Give to our work and become a partner! theopolisinstitute.com/give/ Get the new Theopolis App! app.theopolisinstitute.com/menu Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! ______________________ Sign up for In Medias Res mailchi.mp/0b01d726f2fe/inmediasres ________ Theopolis on Youtube www.youtube.com/c/Theopolisinstitute Theopolis Blog: theopolisinstitute.com/theopolis-blog/ Website: theopolisinstitute.com Twitter: @_theopolis

    Episode 899: The Lord Fights at the Kishon (Judges 4:9–16)

  6. Sep 16

    Episode 898: Deborah, Mother in Israel (Judges 4:1–10)

    Peter Leithart, James Bejon, Jeff Meyers, and Alastair Roberts begin their discussion of Judges 4 by considering Deborah’s judgeship and her commissioning of Barak. They challenge the common assumption that Deborah’s leadership should be understood merely as a consequence of male failure, instead presenting Deborah and Jael as heroic women who employ distinctively feminine weapons in Israel’s holy war. Along the way they discuss women as “battle mates,” Deborah as a mother in Israel, the Lord’s use of weak and unexpected instruments, and the breakdown of ordinary social structures under Canaanite oppression. The conversation then turns to Jabin’s reversal of the conquest, Israel’s inverted jubilee, Sisera’s 900 iron chariots, the chapter’s Exodus patterns, the significance of Deborah’s name, her palm-tree court between Ramah and Bethel, and Barak’s hesitation to obey the word of Yahweh. Give to our work and become a partner! theopolisinstitute.com/give/ Get the new Theopolis App! app.theopolisinstitute.com/menu Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! ______________________ Sign up for In Medias Res mailchi.mp/0b01d726f2fe/inmediasres ________ Theopolis on Youtube www.youtube.com/c/Theopolisinstitute Theopolis Blog: theopolisinstitute.com/theopolis-blog/ Website: theopolisinstitute.com Twitter: @_theopolis

    Episode 898: Deborah, Mother in Israel (Judges 4:1–10)

  7. Sep 9

    Episode 897: Ehud, Shamgar, and Strange Deliverers (Judges 3:24–31)

    Peter Leithart, James Bejon, and Alastair Roberts continue their discussion of Judges 3 by finishing the story of Ehud and turning to the brief account of Shamgar. They explore the aftermath of Eglon’s death, Ehud’s escape, the trapping and slaughter of the Moabites at the Jordan, and the Exodus and conquest patterns running through the episode. Along the way they discuss Eglon’s fall as a parody of idolatrous glory, the repeated imagery of piercing and bodily destruction in Judges, Ehud’s attack on the head of Moab, Benjamin’s role in the victory, the significance of the 10,000 slain Moabites, and the land itself fighting on Israel’s behalf. The conversation then turns to Shamgar, his possible foreign background, his relationship to Jael and Samson, his oxgoad as an unconventional weapon, and the way God raises up unexpected deliverers to fight regional battles on Israel’s behalf. Give to our work and become a partner! theopolisinstitute.com/give/ Get the new Theopolis App! app.theopolisinstitute.com/menu Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! ______________________ Sign up for In Medias Res mailchi.mp/0b01d726f2fe/inmediasres ________ Theopolis on Youtube www.youtube.com/c/Theopolisinstitute Theopolis Blog: theopolisinstitute.com/theopolis-blog/ Website: theopolisinstitute.com Twitter: @_theopolis

    Episode 897: Ehud, Shamgar, and Strange Deliverers (Judges 3:24–31)

  8. Sep 2

    Episode 896: Ehud and the Fat King (Judges 3:12–31)

    Peter Leithart, James Bejon, Alastair Roberts, and Jeff Meyers continue their discussion of Judges 3 by examining Ehud’s deliverance of Israel from Eglon, king of Moab. They explore the grotesque birth imagery running through Judges, the Exodus and conquest patterns embedded in Ehud’s story, the significance of Ehud’s left-handedness, and the priestly and sacrificial dimensions of Eglon’s death. Along the way they discuss Moab, Ammon, and Amalek as enemies of Israel, the chronology and regional character of the judges, Shamgar’s place in the narrative, the graven images near Gilgal, Ehud’s movements as a parody of priestly worship, Eglon as a fattened sacrificial calf, the shofar and Jubilee imagery, and Ehud as a new Moses and Joshua who delivers Israel and reconquers the land. Give to our work and become a partner! theopolisinstitute.com/give/ Get the new Theopolis App! app.theopolisinstitute.com/menu Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! ______________________ Sign up for In Medias Res mailchi.mp/0b01d726f2fe/inmediasres ________ Theopolis on Youtube www.youtube.com/c/Theopolisinstitute Theopolis Blog: theopolisinstitute.com/theopolis-blog/ Website: theopolisinstitute.com Twitter: @_theopolis

    Episode 896: Ehud and the Fat King (Judges 3:12–31)
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Theopolis Institute teaches men and women to lead cultural renewal by renewing the church.

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    Theopolis Institute
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    500
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