Faith in the Folds

Apr 11 2025 90 ep. 57 mins

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“Faith in the Folds” is a podcast for ministry, biblical studies, and Christian living. Find videos on YouTube and Facebook, and audio-only on podcast venues everywhere. Follow us on X @faithinthefolds and Instagram @faithinthefolds.

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Can We Do History Anymore? with Drew Holland

Apr 11 2025 46 mins

Today I talk with Reverend Dr. Drew Holland, pastor of the Shaeffer's Chapel Global Methodist Church in Mississippi. Drew and I discuss his upcoming book, A Place for the Past, where he argues for the value of studying the Bible from a historical perspective.

Baptism Is That Serious

Apr 04 2025 15 mins

On March 18, 2025, Brad East wrote a short but powerful post for Christianity Today in which he argued that the Church has taken too light a view of baptism for too long now. I respond to East's article here. "Baptism in Not Optional" by Brad East: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/03/baptism-is-not-optional-theology-church-salvation/

When You Don't Believe in Free Will

Mar 07 2025 11 mins

If you believe in the kind of predestination that rejects free will, I don't think you can take seriously Jesus's call to repent ... nor any other command in the New Testament.

What Does 666 Mean?

Feb 28 2025 29 mins

What is the number of the Beast in Revelation 13? In today's episode I discuss the ancient practice of gematria and its relevance for uncovering one of Revelation's most intriguing mysteries.

A Missionary for the Campus with Casey Coston

Feb 21 2025 53 mins

Today I sit down with Casey Coston, Campus Missionary for the University of Delaware, with Blue Hens for Christ. Casey has been in campus ministry for 20 years, and he talks with me about how God has worked on him through the years to make him who God wants him to be. You can find out more about Casey and his new book Made Competent here: https://www.reflectmissions.org/made-compet

Why Progressive Christianity and Christian Nationalism are the Same, with Alex Bernardo

Feb 14 2025 55 mins

Alex Bernardo of The Protestant Libertarian Podcast joins us again, this time to talk about the inherent similarities of Christian Nationalism and Progressive Christianity. Check out his insightful article from the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com/2023/10/09/progressive-christian-nationalism-left-right-authoritarian/

We've Moved!

Feb 07 2025 53 mins

The podcast has been mostly dormant for a few months because we moved out of state and I started a new career. But now we're back! Today I share the twenty-year journey of how I got my dream job of teaching college Bible.

The Heroes We Need with Master Samwise

Jul 20 2024 89 mins

Today I had the great pleasure of talking with one of my favorite YouTubers, Sam of the channel Master Samwise. He is an insightful film and TV critic, and has created several video essays on the virtuous masculinity of some of my favorite fictional characters: Aragorn and Samwise Gamgee of The Lord of the Rings and Iroh of the Fire Nation from Avatar: The Last Airbender. You can f

A New Home for Urban Ministry with Steve Cloer

Jun 26 2024 62 mins

Dr. Steve Cloer joins me today to talk about a new and exciting Memphis-based venture with Harding University, the Center for Church and City Engagement. Steve's extensive urban ministry experience and his work with Harding School of Theology's Doctor of Ministry program provide the ideal combination for raising the next generation of city-based ministry.

Jesus, Gospels, and Inspiration with Mike Licona

Jun 03 2024 62 mins

Do the gospels really contradict each other? What does it mean for the Bible to be "inspired"? Michael Licona joins me again on the podcast to talk about these issues and his new book Jesus, Contradicted: Why the Gospels Tell the Same Story Differently (Zondervan Academic, 2024). You can find Mike's personal ministry Risen Jesus here: https://www.risenjesus.com/ Mike's new book Jes