Well-Driven Nails

Nov 01 2024 40 ep. 51 mins 3
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Trinity Presbyterian Church’s Well-Driven Nails podcast with hosts Andrew Dionne, Assistant Pastor Matt Shifflett, and TPC Member Jeremy Peirce. A podcast about Christ, Christianity, culture, and anything else that might occur to us. ”The words of wise men are like goads, and masters of these collections are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd” (Ecclesiastes 12:11). www.trinityspartanburg.com

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40. "Get behind Me, Satan!" (Matthew 16:23)

Nov 01 2024 52 mins  
Matt. 16:21 From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day. 22 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “God forbid it, Lord! This shall never happen to You.” 23 But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Sat

39. "...and does not hate his own father and mother..." (Luke 14:26)

Oct 25 2024 37 mins  
“If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple" (Luke 14:26).

38. "...if you do not forgive others..." (Matthew 6:14-15)

Oct 18 2024 54 mins  
“'For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions'" (Matthew 6:14-15). Forgiveness is hard work. Is the command to forgive others unilateral? How do we avoid bitterness when we've been sinned against? How is forgiveness weaponized?

37. "...eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs..." (Matthew 19:1-12)

Oct 11 2024 61 mins  
Andrew, Jeremy, and Matt talk about Matthew 19:1-12, zooming in on the Son of God's words in verse 12: "For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”How does

36. "...will He find faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:1-8)

Sep 27 2024 43 mins  
Second in our series of posts on the sayings of Jesus. Luke 18:1 Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart, 2 saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man. 3 “There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me legal protection from my opponent.’

35. "...few are those who find it." (Matthew 7:13-14)

Sep 20 2024 52 mins  
Matt. 7:13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 “For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

34. Consuming Media (with a brief digression on pastries)

Sep 13 2024 77 mins  
How much time do you spend looking at reels and shorts? Movies? Podcasts?! What's good about all the information we consume? What's bad? What does Scripture have to say? Mentioned in the show:Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil PostmanAlone Together by Sherry Turkle

33. Humor

Sep 06 2024 69 mins  
Jeremy, Andrew, and Matt Shifflett (new regular!) discuss humor. What is its purpose? How does humor help us or harm us? God laughs but why? What kind of humor is forbidden by Scripture? That's what we discussed...with a few laughs along the way.

32. Physical Pain

Aug 23 2024 76 mins  
Jeremy & Andrew share their stories about pain in their lives: RA and Crohn's disease. What is God's purpose in giving us physical pain? What effect does pain have in our lives, for better or worse?

31. Thoughts on Bible Translation

Aug 16 2024 55 mins  
What's the deal with all these English Bible translations? Which ones should you avoid? Which one should you use?