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Church History Matters

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51. Tiny Plastic Juice Cups

Reformed Books Online resources page on "Administration of the Lord's Supper" -- http://tinyurl.com/adminlordssupper American Methodist Worship by Karen B. Westerfield Tucker (Oxford University Press 2001) can be borrowed for free with an Internet Archive account -- https://archive.org/details/americanmethodis0000west/page/152/mode/2up?view=theater The Poisoned Chalice: Eucharistic Grape Juice and Common-Sense Realism in Victorian Methodism by Jennifer L. Woodruff Taft (University of Alabama Pre...

Mar 20, 202453 min

50. A Baptist Potluck

CORRECTION: Joseph misstated the traditional date of the martyrdom of Saint Valentine; it was February 14 in A.D. 269. Show notes/sources: From the Protestant Reformation to the Southern Baptist Convention: What Hath Geneva To Do With Nashville? by Thomas K. Ascol (Founders Press) “ ...To Set Them in Order;” Some Influences of the Philadelphia Baptist Association Upon Baptists of America to 1814 by James L. Clark (Particular Baptist Press) New Hampshire Confession of Faith , Baptist Studies Onli...

Feb 14, 202455 min

49. 2023 is History

Religion News Association Top Ten Stories of 2023 (link: https://shorturl.at/qGOUX ) The official statement of the UMC on the issue of marriage can be found here: https://www.umc.org/en/content/social-principles-the-nurturing-community GAFCON issues the “Kigali Commitment” or the “Kigali communiqué.” Link here: https://shorturl.at/efixV...

Jan 10, 20241 hr 14 min

48. Heroes and Heretics: C.S. Lewis

Whether you know him as a children's author or a Christian apologist, there's no doubt that C. S. Lewis was one of the best-known Christians of the 20th century.

Dec 13, 20231 hr 7 min

42. The Rise of the Papacy (part 1)

The first part of our series on the history and theology behind the rise of the papacy. This episode will be an introduction and high-level overview.

Nov 30, 20221 hr 3 min

41. Quiz Show: Keach Conference 2022

2022 Keach Conference sermons on Chapter 15 of the Second London Baptist Confession: https://www.sermonaudio.com/search.asp?sortby=added&sourceonly=true&currSection=sermonssource&keyword=gracebaptistchapel&subsetcat=series&subsetitem=2022+Keach+Conference+%28RBFVa%29

Oct 12, 202240 min

39. The Perpetual Virginity of Mary

References: John Chrysostom's homily on Matthew 1:25 - https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/200105.htm English translation of the "Protoevangelion of James" - https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/infancyjames-hock.html "Belief in the perpetual virginity of Mary in the first four centuries and its implications for Orthodox-Protestant dialogue" by Радостин Марчев (for historical notes only) - https://www.academia.edu/45019387/Belief_in_the_perpetual_virginity_of_Mary_in_the_first_four_centurie...

Jun 29, 20221 hr 1 min

38. Kissers and Smashers

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers (section on the Second Council of Nicea; Schaff and Wace, editors): https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf214/npnf214.xvi.ii.html Other episodes mentioned: Episode 25 Armenian Warriors and Chalcedon Revisited: https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/25--Armenian-Warriors-and-Chalcedon-Revisited-e11cka1 Episode 12 Eusebius, Father of Church History with Jeff Riddle https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/12--Eusebius--Father-of-Church-History--with-Je...

Jun 01, 202257 min

37. Pastor Oliver Allmand-Smith on the Historical Baptist View of the State

Under God, Over the People by Oliver Allmand-Smith (available for pre-order) -- https://brokenwharfe.com/product/under-god-over-the-people/ "Broken Wharfe was founded as a distinctly confessional Baptist resource base in the UK consistent with the faith and life characterised by those churches affirming the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith." -- brokenwharfe.com

Apr 13, 202250 min

35. Heroes and Heretics: Robert Murray McCheyne

M'Cheyne Reading Plan from bibleplan.org: https://bibleplan.org/plans/mcheyne/ M'Cheyne biography by Andrew Bonar from Banner of Truth: https://banneroftruth.org/us/store/history-biography/robert-murray-mcheyne/

Mar 16, 202254 min

34. Quiz Show: Militant and Triumphant

2022 National Founders Conference: https://founders.org/2022conference/ Other episodes mentioned: 24. Heroes and Heretics: Three Patron Saints of Ireland https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/24--Heroes-and-Heretics-Three-Patron-Saints-of-Ireland-e10gd7s 16. A Short History of the English Bible https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/16--A-Short-History-of-the-English-Bible-with-J--Ryan-Davidson-eo2pqd 14. The Reformation Continues with Ottavio Palombaro https://anchor.fm/c...

Feb 16, 202257 min

33. 2021 is History!

Letter from Scottish pastors to Scottish Ministers (pdf): https://christianconcern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-Resource-Misc-Churches-Scotland-Lockdown-Letter-210115.pdf "Victory for Scottish church leaders as judge rules government acted unconstitutionally when criminalising gathered worship" https://christianconcern.com/ccpressreleases/victory-for-scottish-church-leaders-as-judge-rules-government-acted-unconstitutionally-when-criminalising-gathered-worship/ NAMB v. McRaney case page at S...

Jan 26, 20221 hr 27 min

32. Tools for Talking with Catholics

Servants and Heralds podcasts: https://www.servantsandheralds.com/tag/podcasts/ Broad Oak Piety Podcast: https://broadoakpiety.org/ Reformed Catholicity: The Promise of Retrieval for Theology and Biblical Interpretation by Michael Allen, Scott R. Swain: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/reformed-catholicity/351790 "Ten Basic Facts About the NT Canon that Every Christian Should Memorize" by Michael J. Kruger: https://www.michaeljkruger.com/the-complete-series-ten-basic-facts-about-the-nt-cano...

Dec 15, 202155 min

31. Origins of the Seventh-day Adventists

Podcast merch store https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-chm-podcast-store/ Episode 19 on the Methodists https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/19--The-Methodists-A-Partial-Conclusion-eo2pq7 Episode 15 on the history of eschatology https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/15--History-of-Eschatology-A-Crash-Course-eo2ppl Episode 5 on the history of church creeds https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/5--To-Creed-or-Not-To-Creed-eo2pqb Other resources The Kingdom of the...

Nov 24, 20211 hr 21 min

29. Quiz Show: G3 Edition

Mea culpa: Joseph made a remark about Augustine being in Africa his entire life, but that way off the mark! Although he became famous as Augustine of Hippo (in modern-day Algeria) and lived much of his life there, Augustine spent considerable time in Rome and Milan before and after his conversion to Christianity. Show notes and links CHM Podcast store at Bonfire https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-chm-podcast-store/ "Cotton Mather & the Salem Witch Trials" by The Narrated Puritan (on the Man o...

Oct 20, 20211 hr 8 min

28. The Doctrine of Lesser Magistrates

Sources and show notes Excerpts from the Magdeburg Confession: https://faithandheritage.com/2015/11/the-magdeburg-confession/ Website of Matt Trewhella: https://defytyrants.com/ Sermon series from Sam Waldron on the "Christian's Relationship to Civil Authority " : https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=920202149176749 It's Good to be a Man podcast on the inevitability of patriarchy: https://itsgoodtobeaman.buzzsprout.com/266333/9159001-the-inevitability-of-patriarchy Honest to Pod podcas...

Sep 15, 20211 hr 11 min

27. Barn Raisin' Babdists

Sources and notes: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Anabaptism and Contemporary Baptists Conference: http://media.swbts.edu/collection/53/anabaptism-and-contemporary-baptists-conference Heirs of the Reformation by James McGoldrick (available from Founder Press: https://press.founders.org/shop/heirs-of-the-reformation/) Spiritual and Anabaptist Writers, George H. Williams and Angel M. Mergal, editors (available to borrow from the Internet Archive with a free account: https://archive.org/...

Jul 14, 20211 hr 10 min

26. Early Church Odds and Ends

Previous guest appearances: Episode 16: A Short History of the English Bible with J. Ryan Davidson Episode 8: The Early Church with J. Ryan Davidson Like Wildfire: The Gospel Amid the Greco-Roman 1st/2nd Century Family Context (Sunday school lesson taught by guest) Recent episode of the Broad Oak Piety Podcast (co-hosted by guest) English translation of the Epistle of Barnabas English translation of the Shepherd of Hermas. Getting the Garden Right by Richard Barcellos (guest's book recommendatio...

Jun 16, 202138 min

25. Armenian Warriors and Chalcedon Revisited

What's the difference between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church? Was the Roman Empire the first nation that made Christianity its official religion? What's a "physis" and why does it matter? Rueben and Joseph talk about those topics and more in this episode. [Previous episode mentioned: To Creed or Not to Creed? Episode art: Etchmiadzin Cathedral the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Vagharshapat, Armenia.]...

May 26, 202133 min

24. Heroes and Heretics: Three Patron Saints of Ireland

St. Patrick's Bad Analogies by Lutheran Satire More information about the Book of Kells from Trinity College Dublin (pictures here ) "Ireland reports the first venomous snake bite in its history, right before St. Patrick’s Day," article from March 2020...

May 12, 20211 hr 6 minEp. 24

23. Dr. Tom Nettles and the Mission Board that Saved the Southern Baptist Convention

Dr. Nettles' author archive at Founders Ministries . A selection of books by Dr. Nettles, including Baptists and the Bible which is described as "one of the most complete and oft quoted sources for reliable, incisive, and detailed information on the history of Baptist attitudes towards the doctrine of the inerrancy and infallibility of the Bible." Dr. Nettles' book recommendations: Whole Gospel, Whole World: The Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1845-1995 by William R. Es...

Mar 03, 20211 hr 25 min

22. Quiz Show! History's Greatest Preachers

Revived Studios website , Facebook , Instagram . History's Greatest Preachers quiz on Sporcle . Tulips and Honey episode with Rueben and Joseph (or watch the YouTube version ). Our episode on J. Gresham Machen ....

Feb 10, 202134 min
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