Doctrine and Devotion is a weekly podcast exploring Christian faith and practice from an experiential perspective marked by the fun and humor that characterize real friendship.
In episode 14 Jimmy and Joe talk about serving in and as the church. Is the "80-20" rule a real thing? What should service in the church look like? How do we figure out what our spiritual gift is and where we should be serving? The guys also open up the D&D mailbag to answer a couple more questions from the listeners.
Jimmy and Joe talk church leadership, the good and the bad kinds, discuss whether or not leaders should be held to a “higher standard,” and Jimmy’s unbreakable connection to Donald Trump.
Prompted by some controversy in a Baptist church in Alabama Joe and Jimmy sit down to talk through race, racism, and the power of the gospel.
In episode 11 Jimmy and Joe are chaperoned by Pastor Pat Aldridge, the "Community Life Pastor" at Redeemer Fellowship. They brought in Pastor Pat to talk about an aspect of ministry seldom discussed: "hanging out."
Some of you are very hospitable. Most of us need a lot of work. But does it even matter? Does God expect us all to be hospitable? How does the gospel relate to hospitality? Jimmy and Joe talk about all of this and stop to debate the merit of asking people to take off their shoes when they enter your home.
On today's episode Joe and Jimmy talk about the work of preaching and listening to preachers. From some of the basic "how-to's" of sermon prep, to what it takes to get the most of out a sermon we are listening to it was another fun and profitable conversation for us. we hope it is for you as well. Joe tells preachers to put away the stool, and shares an embarrassing Mark Dever story. Jimmy tells sermon critics to slow their roll and gives the best shout out ever to J. Bond Media.
In episode 08 Joe and Jimmy get into the issue of repentance. This is not a theoretical conversation, but one that is emerging out of their own conviction over sin and their need to repent. What is repentance? What is its place in the life of a Christian? The guys pull from the Puritans, James Boyce, and others to think through it all.
You guys sent in so much mail we can't get to it all. We hit as many as we could without going too long and we will be working in a little mailbag into every episode. We talk about the second commandment, reading books, being baptist, Jimmy's productivity tips for the iPad Pro, confessionalism, pencils, and more.
Today Jimmy and Joe talk about how they proactively feed themselves spiritually: from the ministry of the word, to prayer, to corporate worship. The Christian life is not about "letting go and letting God," but about holding fast to the truth of the gospel.
Episode 05 features our first special guest! Last week Les Lanphere was in town to begin shooting his documentary, Calvinist . Since we were hanging out anyway, we decided to throw up the mics and talk with Les about the local church. We discuss the importance of the local church in the life and faith of believers, how it feels for Les to be Tanner's sidekick on The Reformed Pubcast , how Joe loves Jimmy "warts and all", and we eventually allow Les to share a little about his doc'....
In this episode Jimmy and Joe sit down to talk about all the "bad things" they do. Or, at least three things that are frequently considered to be bad by some modern Christians: alcohol, cigars, and tattoos. This was prompted by an article written by Dr. Paige Patterson, President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary called, " Concerning Alcoholic Beverages ". It expresses the view of not a few Christians, and we were eager to talk about it, the condemnation of cigars, and the taboo tatto...
Joe and Jimmy hang out and talk about family life and ministry. What does it mean for family to be a priority, to be our first ministry ? Why does Jimmy need two cups and a sleeve when ordering a Starbucks Americano? Is there only one way to disciple our children? Why can't Joe pronounce "integral?" What is important to remember when we are encouraging our spouse? And there's more to cover in this 45 minute podcast.
In our second episode Jimmy and Joe sit down to talk through the concept of "Reformed Baptists." What does it mean to be "reformed?" Is "reformed baptist" an oxymoron, or is there a sense in which baptists can legitimately be reformed? Also in this episode Jimmy makes stuff up about John Piper, makes fun of Grudem's Systematic Theology , and Joe explains why "Calvinists should be the happiest suckers on the planet." How do you like the quality audio we're rocking? That's not just because we got ...
It's our first episode! Thanks for checking it out. As this was our first attempt to record a podcast with little equipment and a lot of ignorance please forgive the quality of our audio. Many mistakes were made—like Jimmy being afraid of the mic and sitting too far from it. But all of this is now being addressed by a professional--the very talented Justin Bond of J. Bond Media . So you can expect a better experience all round next week! But what we got for our first episode was still a lot of f...
