Faithfulcrum

Faithfulcrum

A podcast for anyone trying to balance faith and tradition with contemporary challenges.

Episodes

July 23, 2023 12 mins

Mark and Scott talk about "inspiration" and the Bible, and what sort of claims the Bible actually makes (or doesn't make) about itself.

Traditional Hymn- Give Me the Bible, lyrics by Priscilla J. Owens.  Music: Edmund S. Lorenz, 1883. Performed by the Edmond Church of Christ, March 19, 2011.

New Hymn- Inspired Hath by Mark Baldridge, 2023

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Mark and Scott talk about the defensiveness of many conservative Christians, where it may come from, and whom Jesus called people to defend.

Hymn: "Abide With Me" Words by Henry Francis Lyte, music by William Henry Monk. Year of release and songwriting credit from "Edison Blue Amberol," (1912). Croxton Quartet.

New Hymn: "She's Dear Too Hymn" by Scott Simpson (2023)

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Mark and Scott talk about the ongoing battle between Evolutionary theory and Biblical Literalism.

Hymn: "There is a Fountain." Words by Rev. William Cowper. Year of release and songwriting credit from "The Edison Phonograph Monthly," v.8 (1910). Sacred hymn. Mixed voices, unaccompanied.

New Hymn: "Two Percent Angel" by Mark Baldridge (2023)

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April 23, 2023 17 mins

Mark and Scott talk about the tendency for some religious folk to downplay the importance of care for the environment.

Hymn: "Only A Beam of Sunshine" performed by Harry Anthony and James F. Harrison from "The Edison Phonograph Monthly," v.8 (1910).

New Hymn: "I'm Going Mental" by Scott Simpson, 2023.

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After having given up podcasting for lent, Mark and Scott are now back and ready to discuss "Spirituality" and "Religion" as the two battle it out for the title.

Hymn: “I Love to Tell the Story,” composed by William G. Fischer, recorded 1913 for Edison Blue Amberol featuring the Edison Mixed Quartet

New Hymn: “The Pigeon and the Dove” (2023) by Mark Baldridge

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October 30, 2022 21 mins

Mark and Scott discuss gender, gender fluidity, shifting gender perspectives and several passages from the Bible involving eunuchs.

Hymn: “Swing Low Sweet Chariot,” trad. spiritual recorded December 1909 for Victor Studios by the Fisk University Jubilee Quartet

New Hymn: “He, She, They” (2022) by Scott Simpson

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In this episode, Mark and Scott converse about school shootings, guns and the Second Amendment, and they look at some things Jesus said concerning violence.

Hymn: "Onward Christian Soldiers" Lyrics by Sabine Baring-Gould (1865) music composed by Arthur Sullivan (1871)

New Hymn: "Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear is Armed and Dangerous" (2022) Mark Baldridge

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October 2, 2022 18 mins

In this episode, Mark and Scott converse about the current iteration of Christian Nationalism and they look at a few Bible verses that relate to the "blessing of a nation" and to submitting to national authorities.

Hymn: "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1908) Frank C. Stanley

New Hymn: "Something to Believe In" (2022) Scott Simpson

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September 18, 2022 20 mins

Mark and Scott chat about several sections from the Bible and explore the idea of Moral Relativism.

Intro hymn: "Old Time Religion" Traditional hymn, performed by Polk Miller and his Old South Quartette, 1910.

New hymn: "This 'n That" by Mark Baldridge, 2022

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August 28, 2022 34 mins

Mark and Scott chat about four "proof-texts" from the Bible that are frequently used on multiple sides of the national debate around abortion and women's reproductive rights.

Intro hymn: "To the Work" Words by J. Crosby, performed by Edison Mixed Quartette, 1908.

New hymn: "Mother and Child" by Scott Simpson, 2022

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