The Called Out Cafe Podcast
Knowledge of the Bible. Awareness of the World. Living for Jesus
Episodes
In this episode I discuss the huge influence that "Saint" Austine has had on the Church from the beginning of the fourth century AD to this present day. Despite his love of God, because of his education and background, his work heavily contributed to another major course change in the wrong direction: Replacement Theology, allegorical interpretation of scripture, false-pietism, and Amillennialism were all introduced or strengthened...
As we continue to move through the history of the Church, we have a arrived at the middle-ages. A time when people and former gods known as Saints, and holy objects known as relics began to be worshipped and when the Church became a major employer as professional clergy replaced lay people who no longer needed to participate. See how these things influenced the modern Church
The fourth century AD had an enduring impact on the modern Church. A few of the main take aways: 1) A switch from interpreting scripture at face value to interpreting it as allegory, symbolism, metaphor, and spiritualizing it. 2) A move towards Replacement theology (the Church has replaced Israel. 3) Anti-Semitism. Purposeful separation from the Jews. 4) A move towards Amillennialism (the belief there is no literal 1000 year kingdo...
Doug Talks a little while about the release of his latest book, Daniel: Way Beyond the Felt Board. Available Saturday July 12, 2025 on Amazon.com in Kindle, paperback, and hard cover editions.
This podcast is part 2 of what happens when Rome, the nation known to be one of the past antichrist empires, functionally takes over the Church, edits their creed, and dictates when Easter will be celebrated, among many other sweeping changes.
The biggest and most enduring impact on the human institution we know as the Church, came as Rome, and its emperor, Constantine, embraced Christianity. Most Christians still agree to and recite the Nicaean Creede today, which was developed during this time under the leadership of the emperor. Church hierarchy was established, and even when to celebrate Easter was decided on. Those things and more are discussed in this episode. For...
This is part two of the topic of what the early Church was like from the passing of the last Apostle of Jesus around 100 AD until the first part of the fourth century around 325 AD. Many people in the Church today long to go back to the way things were done in the early Church. This is probably not the period of time to try to get back to! Please listen and see if you agree.
Many Christians, discouraged with Church today, want to go back to the way Church was in the early days. In this episode of the Called-Out Cafe, we will look at the practices of the early Church from just after the passing of the Apostles up until the time when the Church was adopted by Rome and its emperor. If you truly want to go back to those days, get ready to start kissing before every meeting, ditch all of your musical instru...
There is a false narrative regarding early Christianity: that due to following the "Great Commission," the gospel spread like wildfire. It did not. Its spread was slow and uneven. Listen to why this was the case and how the gospel was actually spread and people responded to it in this episode of the Called Out Cafe.
In this episode we talk about a few more of the early "Church Fathers" and the unfortunate enduring influence they had on making the Church what it is today. If you ever wonder why things are the way they are in the Church, or what you believe and do as an "orthodox Christian," these guys had a lot to do with it!
In this episode we will look at a group of people who had a dramatic effect on the way that Church has been done for the past 1900 years: The "Church Fathers." Who were these guys and why were they given so much voice?
Another major contributor of shaping the early Ekklesia was the persecution of the Church. It served to weed out the posers. And, when no one else was any longer persecuting the Church, the Church persecuted itself for centuries.
Hello! Its been a couple years, but here is the next episode of the Called-Out Cafe. This week I will talk about the early attack on the Ekklesia which came from within, that still influences the Church today.
With the passing of the Apostles, those left behind were left wondering where to go from there. Where they went was in different directions! Some advocated for following appointed humans, but that is not what Jesus said to do.
Please join me as we check in with the Church of the end of the first century. Did they pay pastors? Who was in charge? Did they practice taking Communion? Were they big on missions? Did they "share all thin...
The earliest years of the Ekklesia was a unique time. Many Christians lived in isolation without apostles visiting them, and without a New Testament. This went on for several years. Believers relied on what they had been told by others about the gospel and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Yet, they had everything they needed to accomplish God's will in their lives and follow Jesus. There were no traditions or institutions necessary...
Christianity grew out of Judaism, but it should have never outgrown it! We have lost so much rich background that is important to understanding the entire context of both Jesus' first and second coming to this earth.
The earliest Christians were and continued to be Jews. They simply accepted Jesus as their Messiah which their scriptures and religion told them to expect. Am I saying followers of Jesus should try to be more Jewish? ...
You may glaze over when someone starts talking about History. Maybe even more so when you think about Church History. Thats OK. Think about what the next episodes in this series will be about as a commentary on how we got from what the Ekklesia was during Jesus' day, to what the Church has become 2000 years later in our day. The two are clearly not the same. This will be a warts and all history that will leave you with little doubt...
This time we will take a look at what Jesus had to say directly to the Ekklesias, in the book of Revelation, regarding the purpose of gathering together, what their focus should be, and how they should function. 60 years after His ascension He certainly did not appear to be concerned with how the "Great Commision" was coming. He didn't bring up how much was being donated in the offering plates and didn't seem to care about church a...
In this episode of the Called-Out Cafe, we will look at what all of the other Apostles, besides Paul, had to say about "how to do church." As you will hear, not much. However, they all taught the three foundational principles of anything should be done in the Ekklesia: Faith in Jesus, Hope in what He said, and Love for others in the Ekklesia.
Beyond this, James tells us there should be no favoratism within a body of believers, an...
In this episode we finish up with what the Apostle Paul had to say to the Ekklesias about how to conduct themselves when they get together. We will be looking at the letters from Philippians to Hebrews where Paul addresses topics such as Elders and Deacons, how he was down on religion, and the importance of getting together with other Called-Out Ones, and what that means.
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