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Hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. Hey, this week we actually predominantly deal with questions from you all. We had a question about the chronology of the book of John and the synoptic Gospels, and why they do things with chronology that don't make sense. We had a question about some comments Alex made about toxic masculinity, and we got into what Jesus thinks about masculinity and what...

Well, hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. This week, we went short for you. Because it just felt appropriate to stop on the subject of joy that Alex was talking about, because Jesus seems to prioritize joy even in the midst of a situation that's so embarrassing in the text that he preached about, but it seems like Jesus also wants to prioritize joy for his people when things are crazy in ...

Hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. Hey, this week we have a guest, and not so much of a guest, Angela Dunn, who's actually hosted the show in the past, joins us because she brought the message on Sunday, and she talks about not only her own journey, but also the journey of these first followers of Jesus and how he has this unique ability to meet us right where we are. And call us out int...

Hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. Hey, this week we go deep. We discuss the nature of Jesus and his deity versus his humanity, the Trinity, and what that means, as well as how it affects our everyday lives. And then we also get into, John the Baptist and John, the author of the book of John, and what are they trying to accomplish in relationship with Jesus and how does that affect every...

Hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. Hey, this week we are actually going to, catch up with the last series that we went through on forgiveness and reconciliation because it was a heavy topic that so many of you wrote in questions about and we could just sense that there's pain under the surface there. And man, this episode was difficult and we felt like in so many ways we were walking on....

This week, we stayed on topic and talked theology the entire time. It’s a longer episode than usual, but the subject hit a nerve with many of you. How do you forgive someone who keeps hurting you? How do you live with them? Can you really forgive them—and if you do, are you excusing their behavior? We wrestle with these tensions and unpack the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation. There’s too much to sum up here, so le...

Hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. This week on our episode, we're talking about forgiveness and that sense of justice that you feel when you've been harmed. And we address two different questions in this episode. The big one that we spent the majority of our time on is, is it even OK or right to forgive people if they haven't asked for forgiveness and they haven't repented of the harm t...

Hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. Hey, everyone, this week, we're talking a little bit about prayer, and I think Alex, in his message on Sunday and in this episode, he actually says some of the things that many of us have wondered silently. He says it out loud. What's up with those prayers that don't get answered? Or the suffering that we feel and we cry out to God and it seems like he'...

Hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. On this week's episode, we have a guest on the show, Jessica Rust, who actually brought the message on Sunday, and we're talking about scripture. This tiny little topic with so much complexity, so much confusion, and we all, we know we should read it. We all know we should engage it, and yet it's a lot harder than it sounds, isn't it? Well, we're gonna ...

Well, hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. This week I have a special guest on the episode, Angela Dunn, who's one of our connection formation pastors, is actually gonna be hosting the episode since I brought the message, and we're talking about submission in the Bible and slavery and masters in the Bible and authority structures and. All of these really difficult topics are in one episode...

Hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. Hey, this week, I'm joined by Jessica Rust, one of our connection formation pastors, and she is gonna kind of guide the conversation because I was the one who actually brought the message on Sunday, and we're talking about community, and it gets super complicated. We're supposed to mean community; we can't thrive without it. And yet, community is someti...

Hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. This week on the show, we're talking about grief and sorrow and lament before you turn off the episode. There's some beauty in this conversation, not because it's just lighthearted, but because God gives us some unique promises to stare these realities in the face well, to be with us in the midst of it, and we somehow have this ability as human beings to hold ...

Hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. This week, let me be honest, we get a little melancholy. We talk about the tensions of growing older and finding meaning and purpose in life, and how so much of life feels fleeting. You, you rise the ranks to the next step in life and it just feels empty, and then you rise and you get this new aspect of life and it feels empty. And what's up with that? ...

Hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. This week, we dive into a topic that haunts the human condition, maybe more than almost anything else does. It works its way into systems, into relationships, and undoes them. It shatters our experience of the world around us. It prevents us from living lives that are full and beautiful and good. It's constantly lurking around every corner and threatens your h...

Hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. This week, we're diving into the new series and talking about what shame does to the systems and structures in our lives. Shame is kind of like a virus. Affects everything in our world, our lives, our friends' lives, our businesses, and on and on. And I think Alex gives us some really interesting insight into how to combat that in this episode. Let's di...

Hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. This week, we have no beating around the bush. We dive right into the deep end of theology. We started talking about theology before the show even started. We talk about the resurrection, resurrected bodies. What's up with people who rise again when Jesus dies and walk around the city. all these kinds of questions we talked about. I don't know what else...