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Theology in the Raw

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Helping believers think Christianly about theological and cultural issues by engaging in curious conversations with a diverse range of thoughtful people.

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673: #673 - Pateron Teaser (Gold)

To support Theology in the Raw for as little as $5/month and access this (and other) Patreon-only podcast(s), go to https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...

Jun 06, 20186 minEp. 673

672: #672 June Questions and Answers

On episode #672 of Theology in the Raw Preston answers questions submitted by listeners. Questions covered on the show included: 1) Does the scientific theory of relativity refute Calvinism? 2) What principles is Paul teaching the church in 1 Corinthians 11:1-16? 3) Is a house church better for fostering biblical literacy? 4) Questions about annihilation and ETC. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his webs...

Jun 04, 201838 minEp. 672

671: #671 - A Conversation with Jonathan Merritt

On episode 671 Preston has a conversation with Jonathan Merrit. Jonathan has published more than 3000 articles in respected outlets such as The New York Times, USA Today , Buzzfeed , The Washington Post and Christianity Today. Learn more about Jonathan here , and follow Jonathan on Twitter . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 28, 20181 hr 9 minEp. 671

Love Your Enemies

This is a sermon that I preached at Park Hill Church in San Diego, CA. The text of the message was Matthew 5:38-48. The title: Love Your Enemies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 21, 201853 minEp. 1311

#649 - Patreon Teaser

In this Patreon-only episode, I discuss some pros and cons about Jordan Peterson and some completely unrelated thoughts on parenting. To support Theology in the Raw and access this full-length episode--and many others like it--please visit: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 15, 20184 minEp. 1314

648: #647 - LIVE! from the Rethinking Hell Conference with Chris Date

Find out more about Rethinking Hell on their website , conference site , and Facebook page. Also follow Rethinking Hell on Twitter . Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1...

May 07, 201849 minEp. 648

647: #647 - Patreon Teaser Minisode

Should Christians have anal sex? Does 1 Timothy 2 forbid women from teaching men? What are my most controversial theological views that I’m afraid to share? And much, much more on this month's patreon-only podcast. To support Theology in the Raw for as little as $5/month and access this (and other) Patreon-only podcast(s), go to https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out hi...

May 06, 201858 secEp. 647

646: #646 - A Conversation With David Bennett, author of A War of Loves

Learn more about David here , find David's new book available for preorder , and follow him on Twitter . Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my...

May 03, 20181 hr 12 minEp. 646

645: #645 - A Conversation with Lisa Bevere

Follow Lisa on Twitter , learn more about Messenger International , and check out Lisa's new book "Adamant" . Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se...

Apr 30, 201845 minEp. 645

#644 - Evangelical Conversion to Catholicism, The Pope's View on Hell, and the Divinely Inspired Bible

What do I think about evangelicals converting to Catholicism? My thoughts on Pope Francis's new view of hell. And, what makes the Bible uniquely inspired? Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy ...

Apr 23, 201847 minEp. 1308

643: #643 - Banning Liebscher of Bethel Church; Author, Revivalist, and Church Planter

Find Banning on Twitter and his books here . Find out more about Jesus Culture . Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Apr 16, 20181 hrEp. 643

#642 - Pre-marriage Intimacy, Nonviolence and Israel, and Afterlife in the Old Testament

How intimate can a non-married couple be? Nonviolence and Israel's conquest, is that a thing? Where do Old Testament believers and unbelievers go after they die? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Apr 09, 201852 minEp. 1310

639: #639 - Christ or the Bible, Christians in Politics, and the Parkland Shooting

Should we follow Christ or the Bible? Should Christians be in politics? My thoughts on the Parkland shooting. And, what do I think of Pete Enns's recent interview with Jen Hatmaker? Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv...

Mar 19, 201859 minEp. 639

638: #638 - Gender Expression, Church Membership & Discipline, and Salvation of the Mentally Disabled

Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Mar 12, 201841 minEp. 638

637: Theological Diversity in Church Leadership, Child Baptism, and Revisiting Annihilationism

Should church leadership be theologically diverse? Would you baptize the children of a gay couple? And, why did Jesus seem to talk about eternal conscious torment if annihilation is correct? Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19...

Mar 05, 201846 minEp. 637

636: A. J. Swoboda - Taking Rest Very Seriously

Today on the Podcast Preston is talking with A. J. Swoboda, Preston's favorite Christian authors. Today AJ and Preston are talking about his new book "Subversive Sabbath". Why should we rest? Why was "honoring the Sabbath" part of the 10 Commandments? How do we take a rest in today's non-stop world? Check out AJ's book at and learn more about AJ at ajswoboda.com . Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his web...

Feb 25, 201840 minEp. 636

635: A Joint Catacomb in the Raw - Josh Stump and Jay Newman

Today on Theology in the Raw Preston is talking with Joshua Stump and Jay Newman for a joint Catacomb and TITR Podcast. Today they are talking all about church. Why do we go to church? What should church look like? What is Preston doing now that tries to "do" church a little differently? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Feb 19, 201851 minEp. 635

634: Chris Date Part 2 - Critique on Stand to Reason's Article "Hell Interrupted"

The Rethinking Hell Conference is taking place March 9–10, at The Heights Baptist Church in Richardson, Texas. Preston will be there with Chris doing a podcast live! You can find out more at rethinkinghellconference.com . Today on the podcast Preston is talking with Chris Date again from the Rethinking Hell podcast. Preston and Chris are taking this episode to address arguments against the Conditionalist's view of hell raised by Stand to Reason's Greg Koukl and Tim Barnett. The arguments Preston...

Feb 12, 201859 minEp. 634

633: Christian Universalist and Church Leadership - How To Do Benevolence Well

Does being a Christian Universalist disqualify you from pastoral leadership? We want diversity in the Church - how about diversity in ability? Does welcoming people with disabilities make the church too messy? The Bible definitely talks about church discipline. However, how do we properly administer church discipline? How do we do Benevolence well? Should we continue to give that homeless person continuous handouts because he asks for it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Feb 05, 201830 minEp. 633

632: Chris Date - Conditional Immortality, Terminal Punishment and Annihilation

The Rethinking Hell Conference is taking place March 9–10, at The Heights Baptist Church in Richardson, Texas. Preston will be there with Chris doing a podcast live! You can find out more at rethinkinghellconference.com . Today on the Podcast Preston is talking with Chris Date from the Rethinking Hell Podcast. Chris is diving into the topic of Annihilation or Conditional Immortality. Why call it Conditional Immortality rather than Annihilation? What biblical support is there for Conditionalism? ...

Jan 30, 201858 minEp. 632

631: Bruxy Cavey - Church Membership, Nonviolence and Hell

Today on the podcast Preston is talking with Bruxy Cavey. Bruxy and Preston are talking about church membership, nonviolence and views of hell. Do we need to have church membership? Who can be a "member" of the church? Should a Christian hold to nonviolence? Should a Christian serve in the military? What does Bruxy think about the Eternal Conscious Torment view of hell? Is Bruxy one of the Annihilationist too? Bruxy Cavey is the senior pastor at The Meeting House. The Meeting House is a multisit...

Jan 23, 201847 minEp. 631

#630 - What is Church? - Part 6 - Being Theologically Orthodox and Generous

What is church? What should church be? What should church look like? What should church pursue? In this series, Preston is looking at 8 different values that the church should work to keep forefront as they continue and grow. Value 8 - Being Theologically Orthodox and Theologically Generous Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jan 19, 201824 minEp. 1317

629: ReGeneration Project - Views on Hell

In this episode Jay Kim and Isaac Serrano are discussing the various views on hell and Preston's personal journey from one particular view on hell to the uniquely different view he holds today. For many people, the topic of hell poses one of the greatest challenges to embracing the idea that God is good and loving and just. We hope this conversation opens up the dialogue and helps to broaden your horizons as you think about the topic of hell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

Jan 16, 201840 minEp. 629

628: #628 - Preston a Libertarian - Modern Israel - Polyamory

Today's questions are: Is Preston a libertarian? How did the early church act toward the LGBTQ Community? As Christians should we support modern day Israel? What is the next issue that Christians should be thinking about pertaining to gender and sexuality? What are genders? What is Polyamory? How do Christians develop thoughtful and thorough answers to these questions? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...

Jan 12, 201858 minEp. 628

627: #627 - Celibate Christians - Trust the Bible - Obese Pastor

Happy New Year! Preston is starting off this year in Melbourne, Australia. At the admonishment of Preston, get to know Michael F. Bird - ridley.edu.au/about-ridley/ridley-people/faculty/mike-bird Preston's Patreon-Voted questions today are: How can the Church support celibate Christians, gay or straight? Should women be in ministry? What does Paul say about it and is it a disputable manner? Why should we trust the Bible as an authoritative source of truth? Gluttony is a sin right? Why then do we...

Jan 02, 201848 minEp. 627

#626 - What is Church? - Part 5 - Integration and Diversity

What is church? What should church be? What should church look like? What should church pursue? In this series, Preston is looking at 8 different values that the church should work to keep forefront as they continue and grow. Value 6 - Integration and Diversity Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...

Dec 18, 201734 minEp. 1321

#625 - Sexual Attraction Fixed or Fluid? - Women in Leadership? - Book of Enoch

Go to the Bad Christian Conference! It's Januray 27th-28th for $100 in Nashville. Check it out at BadChristianCon.com . Preston is once again answering your "Patreon Approved" questions. Join the Patreon team at patreon.com/theologyintheraw . If Annihilation is true, than why does Hell exist? Is sexual attraction fixed or fluid? Is it different for men and women? Does the Bible trump the creeds? What is the Book of Enoch? Why isn't in the Canon? Should women be in church leadership? Does the Bib...

Dec 11, 201746 minEp. 1323

#624 - What is Church? - Part 4 - Participatory vs. Performance

Preston is working to start a new church in Boise. This has him studying what church should be about. What is church? What should church be? What should church look like? What should church pursue? In this series, Preston is looking at 8 different values that the church should work to keep forefront as they continue and grow. Value 5 - Participatory vs. Performance Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his we...

Dec 08, 201725 minEp. 1320
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