The Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt Shantz

Nov 14 2024 98 ep. 39 mins 8

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Every episode explores one aspect of the Christian faith a little more deeply. This podcast exists to help you foster deep faith.

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Episode 98. Disability and the Church (Cameron Horner)

Nov 14 2024 61 mins

In August of 2011, Cameron Horner had a diving accident that resulted in a spinal injury and immediate paralysis. His story is one of faith and perseverance. In this episode, we talk about a theology of suffering and the topics of disability and the church and disability and eschatology. Resources referenced in the episode: Ten Dimensions of Belonging (Erik Carter) My Body Is Not

Episode 97. The Air We Breathe (Glen Scrivener)

Nov 01 2024 37 mins

Today in the west, many consider the church to be dead or dying. Christianity is seen as outdated, bigoted and responsible for many of society’s problems. This leaves many believers embarrassed about their faith and many outsiders wary of Christians and their movement. But what if the Christian message is not the enemy of our modern Western values, but the very thing that makes s

Episode 96. The Overcomers (Matt Chandler)

Oct 17 2024 54 mins

Matt Chandler is convinced that you were made for this exact moment in human history. Things may look gloomy, and you may feel discouraged, but because of the promise and hope found in Scripture, you can be brave, confident, and victorious today. We’re built to overcome, to find joy not tied to our circumstances but rooted in our relationship with Jesus. The Matts sit down to tal

Episode 95. Can I Say That? (Brenna Blain)

Oct 04 2024 55 mins

Many Christians are deconstructing their faith because of unvoiced questions—questions that, when not voiced, can feel like they’re too much for God. In this episode — and her new book Can I Say That? — Brenna Blain addresses questions about her own wrestlings with what felt like “unsafe questions” on the issues she’s faced in her life like mental health challenges, s

Episode 94. Analog Faith In A Digital Age (Jay Kim)

Jul 17 2024 46 mins

The promise of technological advancement seemed to be that work and life would be simplified. The promise of social media was limitless possibilities of connection and deep friendship. In reality, the technologies of our day seem determined to keep us scrolling and swiping at all costs, plugged into a feedback loop of impatience, comparison, outrage, contempt, and algorithm-built e

Episode 93. Q+A 4.0

Jun 26 2024 46 mins

This is the fourth Q+A episode where Matt attempts to answer some of your deepest listener-submitted questions. Why don’t we all get the same thing out of God’s Word? [2:05] What if I’m not actually saved? [9:55] Does God love Satan? And if Satan changed his mind and wanted to go to heaven would God let him? [15:30] How should I make school choices for my family? [22:30] If o

Episode 92. The Beauty & Brokenness of the Local Church (Scott Thomas)

May 23 2024 53 mins

Scott Thomas talks about the beauty and brokenness of the local church by speaking transparently about his own challenging experiences with the church and why he still loves it so much.Topics include planting and replanting churches (5:30); the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill and our own susceptibility to fall (10:00); church hurt (19:00); embodying the welcome and warmth of Christ (26:

Episode 91. The Great Dechurching (Jim Davis)

Apr 10 2024 51 mins

We are experiencing the largest and fastest religious shift in North American history. It is faster than the First and Second Great Awakenings and revivals combined, but in the opposite direction. It wouldn’t be a stretch to assume that everyone listening to this episode either has people in their lives who have left the church in recent years or you've left the church yourse

Episode 90. The One About Gender (Abigail Favale)

Feb 23 2024 55 mins

The issue of gender has roared onto the scene so quickly, the concept has evolved so rapidly, the level of importance deemed so integral, that you would be hard-pressed to find a more pressing, confusing and divisive subject. Enter Dr. Abigail Favale. Her book, The Genesis of Gender is insightful, wise and timely. Abigail is an expert in areas of post-modernity, gender studies, and

Episode 89. Eucharismatic Worship (Andrew Wilson)

Jan 26 2024 36 mins

Andrew Wilson joins the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about special needs, the case for eucharistic and charismatic worship in the life of the church, and why the year 1776 was such a big deal and how the West is now post-Christian because of it. ABOUT Andrew Wilson (PhD, King’s College London) is the teaching pastor at King’s Church London and a columnist for Christi