The Stone Chapel Podcast

You would figure that someone who was Provost at the University of Notre Dame and President of
Wake Forest University would know how to recruit the best leaders for the schools. And you’d be
correct. Dr. Nathan Hatch held both of those jobs for 25 years, and he learned how to recruit the best team around him. You can learn that too, but you have to be smart and secure. Read all
about it in his book, "The Gift of Transformative Lead...

Gary Burge had a difficult job. This NT professor wrote the volume on Galatians and Ephesians for the “Through Old Testament Eyes” series with Kregel Academic. It was published earlier this year. He stops by to talk with David Capes about his project and that he discovered along the way, how different the two books are. So he wonders: did Paul’s theology change from his first book to his last? Not only is Paul’s context different i...

Symbols are all around us. They are so common we aren’t even aware they are symbols, but we know what each one means. But what happens after 1,500 years when languages and cultures have come and gone? Well, someone has to rediscover those symbols and their significance. That is exactly what Dr. Danny Hays and his colleagues have done. They have found various Christian symbols literally right under the noses of historians and archae...

Internet debates sometimes make it into published, academic or popular books. On this episode, I talk with Jason Maston about a book he and Michael Bird edited: "Five Views on the Gospel" (Zondervan Academic, 2025). Every Christian who listens to this episode will find themselves represented in the discussion. And if you listen carefully, you may learn something new.

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Marcus Lawhon leads Hamoreh Ministries. It is dedicated to training pastors and church leaders in remote places in east Africa. While seminaries in the west are searching for students, the growing churches of Africa are searching for theological education for their pastors. Hamoreh is Hebrew for “The Teacher,” a word that aptly describes the exciting work being done. Marcus sat down with David Capes to talk about some remarkable re...

On any given Sunday, worship leaders spend 30-40% of the time in front of a congregation. They lead the church in song, prayer, and adoration, key elements of the service. How well are these worship leaders prepared? Are they spiritually mature and growing? Are they biblically formed? Asaph’s Table is an initiative by Leslianne and Tyler Newberry to address many of these challenges. If you know a worship leader, make sure they hear...

In this podcast, we revisit some old friends, Lynn Cohick, Sandra Glahn, and Nijay Gupta. Each has
contributed in their own way to fill out the story of the Church. Church history often focuses on the men who were the leaders for the last 2,000 years, but what of the women? They occupied unique roles in their day as leaders, patrons, and martyrs in their own right.

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This is an encore edition of an early episode of "The Stone Chapel Podcast." David Capes talks with N. T. Wright about his book, "Jesus and the Powers" (Zondervan). Wright and his co-author, Michael Bird, are deeply concerned about the political polarization in cultures now across the globe. And they are more disturbed with how Christians are responding in the midst of it. Wright and Bird address these issues with wisdom and theolo...

Dr. John Plake has an important job with the American Bible Society. He is tracking the current up-tick in the purchase and use of the Bible in our culture. Why is it happening? Is it happening in places other than the USA. John joins David Capes on "The Stone Chapel Podcast" to talk about some of these issues and more!

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N. T. (Tom) Wright returns to the Lanier Theological Library and "The Stone Chapel Podcast." His topic this time is how we are all Corinthians. What does he mean by that? Well, stick around and see the challenges he issues to us who sit easily in our Western, comfortable churches.

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Matthew Bates returns to “The Stone Chapel Podcast” to discuss his new book: Beyond the
Salvation Wars: Why Both Protestants and Catholics Must Reimagine How They Are Saved. Dr. Bates is a life-long Protestant who earned his PhD at Notre Dame and went on to teach for 14 years at Quincy University. So many great topics and angles accompany this book.

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David Kinnaman, president of Barna, has some interesting and surprising things to share with the
Stone Chapel audience regarding the in-depth "State of the Church" research. He joins David Capes on the podcast to talk about his upcoming visit to the library to speak, along with Ed Stetzer, Nicole Martin, and John Plake. For details about the event June 21, 2025, 5:30 to 9:00 pm, click here.

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Dr. James Hoffmeier joined David Capes on “The Stone Chapel Podcast” to talk about his book, "The Prophets of Israel: Walking the Ancient Paths." Hoffmeier came to the Lanier Theological Library to teach a course for the Lanier Certificate in Theology and Ministry on the prophets. In this podcast, he answers some basic questions about prophecy. If you’re interested in taking this course, consider signing up for the certificate prog...

Shane Wood did part of his research at the Lanier Theological Library as he was writing his new book, "Thinning the Veil: Encountering Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation." This young scholar is worth watching and following as he pulls back the curtain on a book that is often misunderstood or neglected. He joins David Capes on "The Stone Chapel Podcast" to discuss aspects of his book and how thin the veil is between us and the w...

Ed Stetzer, dean of the School of Theology at Biola, joins David Capes on "The Stone Chapel Podcast" to talk about new research that shows young men curious and returning to the faith (among other things). He and his friends—Nicole Martin of Christianity Today, David Kinnaman of Barna, and John Plake of the American Bible Society—are coming together at the Lanier Theological Library on June 21, 2025, to talk about the “State of the...

Josephus, a Jewish historian born not long after Jesus’ crucifixion, may well have had connections to people who witnessed the “trial” of Jesus in Jerusalem. That is part of the findings of a new book written by Tom Schmidt (Oxford University Press, 2025). Schmidt, a historian of early Christianity, goes back to the Testimony of Flavius Josephus regarding Jesus of Nazareth (Antiquities 18.63-64) and interprets it against the exeget...

Drs. Aubrey Buster and John Walton have been hard at work for seven years writing a commentary on the book of Daniel. They join David Capes on "The Stone Chapel Podcast" to talk about some of the key questions surrounding the book. Daniel is one of the most colorful books in the Old Testament. It is often misunderstood and misapplied. Buster and Walton will solve every riddle!

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Historian and Presbyterian church leader, Jennifer Powell McNutt, joins David Capes on "The Stone Chapel Podcast" to discuss her recent book, "The Mary We Forgot: What the Apostle to the Apostles Teaches the Church Today" (BrazosPress). Mary Magdalene is one of the earliest followers of Jesus. Through the twists and turns of history, her backstory has been obscured. She’s not who you think.

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Mike Woodruff, Senior Pastor for Christ Church in Chicago, joins David Capes on "The Stone
Chapel Podcast" to talk about a unique ministry of their church, Lakelight Institute. The institute
hosts events, talks, research, trips, and resources (web and print) to help serious Christians go
deeper in their faith and love for God. For more information about Lakelight click here. For
years, pastors and church leaders have been feeling t...