A special 4th of July-themed episode of the No More Silos podcast. This week, we are taking a look at the silos of history and cultural Christianity around the 4th of July holiday. We often take for granted that we are simply celebrating American independence without really considering the layers of historical perspective around it. … Read more
Introduction Lessons learned from the response of the early church to the culture around them contributed to forming the foundations of Western Christian theology. Responding to the dominant Roman and pagan culture of his time, Augustine developed scripturally based responses to cultural influences similar to those faced by modern Christianity. This paper will explore how … Read more
This episode is part one of two on this topic focusing only on how the canon was formed. It’s an intriguing historical survey that connects the dots to our present day bible. This week, we’re talking about how the biblical canon was formed. We will journey through the history through about 400AD. After that, the … Read more
In this special bonus episode, Erika discusses two key elements to bible study: interpretation and covenants. Our understanding of what God’s word says to us is usually based on our ability to interpret what’s going on in the text. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so … Read more
This week, on the podcast, we are discussing relationships in the context of discipleship. Cultural Christianity would have us believe we can do everything on our own without others and even without God. God is just for Sundays. And on Sundays we go to church and don’t talk to anyone while we’re there. How can … Read more
This week, we are talking about discipleship and the barriers that exist in cultural Christianity to effectively equipping people to follow Jesus and thrive. Discipleship or equipping followers of Jesus to make new followers of Jesus or simply to grow as a follower of Jesus with a goal of becoming more like him is not … Read more
What is it about history that so many are working extra hard to hide it from view? This week, I’m continuing the topic on history that we started last week and discussing “Urban Apologetics” by Eric Mason and “The Making of Biblical Womanhood” by Beth Allison Barr. In our modern American context, we allow silos … Read more
who denounce their brothers and sisters, sowing distrust and ill-will. They freeze our hearts and our tongues, by punishing with prison anyone who provokes, praises, or merely seeks to understand those mad acts to which an insane society has driven a few poor souls.who denounce their brothers and sisters, sowing distrust and ill-will. A few … Read more
who denounce their brothers and sisters, sowing distrust and ill-will. They freeze our hearts and our tongues, by punishing with prison anyone who provokes, praises, or merely seeks to understand those mad acts to which an insane society has driven a few poor souls.who denounce their brothers and sisters, sowing distrust and ill-will. A few … Read more
who denounce their brothers and sisters, sowing distrust and ill-will. They freeze our hearts and our tongues, by punishing with prison anyone who provokes, praises, or merely seeks to understand those mad acts to which an insane society has driven a few poor souls.who denounce their brothers and sisters, sowing distrust and ill-will. A few … Read more