Brad Sarian is the lead and founding pastor of Restored Church LA in Los Angeles, CA. He is married to his wife of 13 years, has two children, and a passion to help people experience the love of Jesus so they can enjoy and obey him in all of life. Check out Restored LA here: https://www.restoredla.com -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus Q&A: How Biblical Is Current Church Structure and more! If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com My Facebook public page: https://www.facebook.com/Preston-Sprinkle-1528559390808046/?pnref=story My Facebook private page: https://www.facebook.com/preston.sprinkle.7 Twitter: @PrestonSprinkle Instagram: preston.sprinkle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bekah Yawn has worked with dozens of women and couples nationwide to empower them in their fertility health in a God-centered way. As a Psychology major, FEMM Educator, FIAT Hormone Coach, and Certified Doula- she is well respected in the fertility community. She loves helping women understand their body in God's design and how to support it naturally for conception health. Find out more about Bekah at https://bekahyawn.com and https://femmhealth.org/teacher/bekah-yawn/ -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Raeanne Newquist and her husband and 3 children joined Mercy Ships in 2019. After leaving everything behind in Southern California, they boarded the Africa Mercy in Las Palmas and made their way down to Dakar, Senegal for their first field service. On board, Raeanne volunteered in the communications department and later in chaplaincy. Currently, Raeanne is the host of the New Mercies podcast, and is the voice of the Mercy Minute daily radio broadcast. Find out how you can volunteer at Mercy Ships: https://findyourplace.mercyships.org/immediate-needs/ -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com BaQvZ7hsORS3HUMBDtsa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Micah is a 23 year old female who has been diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder, where she has over 100 alters (what some people might think of as personalities, though this isn’t the most accurate term). Nathan, her father, is a former Pastor. Micah was diagnosed in January 2019, which began a remarkable journey of understanding and healing. I wanted to have this conversation for at least three reasons. (1) I’m curious about lots of different things, especially kinds of people and experiences that I don’t know much about. DID is certainly one of those areas. I’m bringing almost nothing to this table. (2) I’m particularly curious about minority experiences—people and stories and experiences that most people don’t have. (3) I think there can be a lot of fear and misunderstanding, which can lead to stigmatization, around certain psychological conditions like DID—especially with movies like Split, which we’ll get into. So, I hope this raw and honest conversation will help reduce the fear, misunderstanding, and indeed the stigma surrounding Dissociative Identity Disorder and other similar experiences. -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy and author of multiple books. His writing has appeared in the Atlantic, Commonweal, First Things, the Dispatch, Comment, Christianity Today, and elsewhere. He lives in his hometown of Lincoln, NE with his wife and family. Our conversation is wide ranging, from culture, to history, to politics, to technology. I found Jake to be both delightful and thoughtful, especially when it comes to his analysis of culture and technology. -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joey is my brotha from another motha. He also has a Ph.D. in New Testament from Aberdeen University, is the Dr. Craig L. Blomberg Endowed Chair of New Testament at Denver Seminary, and is the author of several scholarly books and peer reviewed articles. His latest book is excellent: Conquerers Not Captives: Reframing Romans 7 for the Christian Life. In this conversation, we go all over the place. If you like New Testament scholarly stuff, especially the Jewish and Greco-Roman context of the NT, you'll enjoy our nerdy banter. Oh, and we do talk quite a bit about Colossians in the last half of the episode. -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joy serves as the Vice President for Government & Strategic Relations at the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU). She is a graduate of Covenant College, Belhaven University, and Emory Law. On the Hill, she worked for Congressman Gary Palmer and the Center for Public Justice before coming to the CCCU. Register for the Exiles 2 day conference in Denver (Oct 4-5) here: https://theologyintheraw.com/exiles-denver/ -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Last June, my family and I, along with a few other friends, visited an awesome ministry called Cherish Uganda. We were so impressed with this ministry that we decided to record a podcast on site, where we talked with one of their leaders Brent Phillips and several others from the team at Cherish Uganda. Cherish Uganda is a faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering hope & a promising future for families in need. Their mission is: To transform our community spiritually through education, healthcare, & family strengthening. Cherish is doing some amazing, holistic, and gospel-centered ministry outside of Kampala, Uganda. Please consider donating to this ministry here: https://www.cherishuganda.com/donate-1 -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Austin Knuppe is an assistant professor of political science at Utah State University. For AY 2024-25 he is also a Newbigin Fellow through a joint initiative of the Carver Project and InterFaith America. Prior to Utah State, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College. He received his Ph.D. in political science from The Ohio State University in 2019. His research interests include civilian survival during wartime, Middle East politics, and the role of religion in international politics. His first book, Surviving the Islamic State: Contention, Cooperation, and Neutrality in Wartime Iraq (Columbia University Press, 2024) -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Gavin Ortlund is a writer, theologian, and Christian apologist. Gavin serves as President of Truth Unites, a ministry which seeks to promote gospel assurance through theological depth, and serves as a Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville. Gavin holds a PhD from Fuller Theological Seminary and an MDiv from Covenant Theological Seminary. He’s written several books including his latest: What it Means to be Protestant: A Case for an Always-Reforming Church, which forms the basis of our conversation. But first, we talk extensively about his latest controversy over some false accusations that we made about his beliefs, how he responded, and the recent resurgence of fundamentalism in Christianity. -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Jemar Tisby (PhD, University of Mississippi) is the author of the New York Times bestselling The Color of Compromise, the award-winning How to Fight Racism, and the recently released The Spirit of Justice. Jemar is a historian who studies race, religion, and social movements in the twentieth century and serves as a professor at Simmons College of Kentucky, a historically Black college. Jemar is the founding co-host of the Pass the Mic podcast. Find out more at jemartisby.com. In this conversation, we talk about his latest book, The Spirit of Justice, and issues related to race, the church, and society. -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vinoth Ramachandra from Colombo, Sri Lanka, He holds both bachelors and doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering from the University of London. He is an international lecturer and writer. Vinoth has also been involved with the Civil Rights Movement in Sri Lanka, as well as with the global Micah Network (a network of development and justice organizations) and A Rocha (a world-wide biodiversity conservation organization). He is the author of several essays, articles and books including Gods That Fail (2nd ed. 2016), Subverting Global Myths: Theology and the Public Issues that Shape Our World (2008) and Sarah’s Laughter: Doubt, Tears and Christian Hope (Langham, 2020) Register for the Exiles 2 day conference in Denver (Oct 4-5) here: https://theologyintheraw.com/exiles-denver/ -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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George Sarris is a speaker and storyteller who is passionate about presenting Bible-based messages for believers as well as the culture at large. He’s the author of the book Heaven's Doors: Wider Than You Ever Imagined, accomplished actor and spokesperson for radio and TV commercials, industrial films and trade shows. George received his MDiv from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. Chris Date graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary, where he focused on exegesis of the Old Testament in its original Hebrew. He's an adjunct professor of Bible and theology at Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary, the founder of the Rethinking Hell resource website, and co-editor of Rethinking Hell: Readings in Evangelical Conditionalism. Register for the Exiles 2 day conference in Denver (Oct 4-5) here: https://theologyintheraw.com/exiles-denver/ -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jordan Bush is the author of Thank God For Bitcoin and the founder and executive director of TGFB Media, which exists to help Christians understand and use Bitcoin for the glory of God and the good of people everywhere. Prior to founding TGFB, Jordan and his family served as missionaries and churchplanters in Montevideo, Uruguay. Register for the Exiles 2 day conference in Denver (Oct 4-5) here: https://theologyintheraw.com/exiles-denver/ -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Scot McKnight is a professor, author, golfer. He's also a newly converted Clevland Guardians fan and believes that Michael Jordan (not Lebron James) was the best basketball player of all time. Oh, and Scot is also a world renowned New Testament scholar who's written dozens of books and several commentaries on various books in the New Testament, including his most recent commentary: Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple. This podcast conversation is free flowing. It ranges from technical scholarly issues to baseball to MJ vs. Lebron to politics to a theopolitical reading of the book of Revelation. In short, Babylon is everywhere. And Christians must "come out of her" (Rev 18). Register for the Exiles 2 day conference in Denver (Oct 4-5) here: https://theologyintheraw.com/exiles-denver/ -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Barnabas is the owner of Healing from Crossdressing - https://healingfromcrossdressing.org/ He has struggled with crossdressing and autogynephilia for most of his life, but through Christ's work in his life he feels free from the hold that autogynephilia used to have over him. He is a pastor but in his free time he feels called to his online ministry of caring for men struggling with autogynephilia, crossdressing, or trans porn, as well as the wives of husbands who struggle with crossdressing. Register for the Austin conference on sexualtiy (Sept 17-18) here: https://www.centerforfaith.com/programs/leadership-forums/faith-sexuality-and-gender-conference-live-in-austin-or-stream-online Register for the Exiles 2 day conference in Denver (Oct 4-5) here: https://theologyintheraw.com/exiles-denver/ -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Phil Illy is the author of 'Autoheterosexual: Attracted to Being the Other Sex', a book that explains the science of internalized heterosexuality so that autogynephilic males and autoandrophilic females can better understand themselves and be more informed when contemplating gender transition. Register for the Austin conference on sexualtiy (Sept 17-18) here: https://www.centerforfaith.com/programs/leadership-forums/faith-sexuality-and-gender-conference-live-in-austin-or-stream-online Register for the Exiles 2 day conference in Denver (Oct 4-5) here: https://theologyintheraw.com/exiles-denver/ -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, I review the forthcoming book (releases Sept 10th): The Widening of God's Mercy by Christopher B. Hays and Richard B. Hays. The book made quite a splash when it was announced last winter, since the book shows how Richard Hays changed his mind about same-sex marriage. He used to believe in traditional marriage, and has published well-known articles and book-chapters on it, but he now believes that God blesses same-sex marriage and this new book shows why. I recieved a pre-released copy of the book and have spent the last few weeks combing through it. This podcast review follows my written review, which you can find here: https://www.centerforfaith.com/blog/review-of-the-widening-of-god-s-mercy-by-christopher-b-hays-and-richard-b-hays -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Paul Loeffler
Other than having to listen to all the talk about the Rangers (Go Mariners!), fascinating talk.
Kevin
This was quite frustrating to listen to at times and makes me desire for someone with an opposing view to be having a discussion along with Mark, because Preston oftentimes does not present opposing viewpoints accurately or with much detail, then the guest just dismisses it as totally illegitimate and Preston just giggles as if to suggest certain concerns are only coming from conspiracy theorist Neanderthals - kind of insulting. I can't believe Mark said that the pandemic would essentially be over if everyone got vaccinated today. Is he not at all aware of the dozens of examples (anywhere from institutions to entire countries) that have extremely high vaccination rates and yet are experiencing record outbreaks? Mark seemed to in no way acknowledge that vaccinated people are very much spreading the virus themselves. I could say more, but it was just very disappointing to get this unbalanced view.
Christina S
I think you meant "and wife?" :)
Octavio Fernandez y Mostajo Saavedra
Brother , I was really looking forward to listening to this podcast but her audio is so muddy that is very difficult to listen to this for more than 5 min
Cheriet
Some good questions and answers, but you both made several unquestioned assumptions and missed some important biblical/hermeneutical issues. Additionally, there were some problematic statement: e.g., What about those who had being "Eunuchs" forced on them (e.g., by being attracted to the same sex)? You excluded that category and didn't address it. That's not intellectually rigorous and should have been part of the conversation (knowing you both probably have some response to this). Also, generally, marriage is not a calling, neither is celibacy. And, since most are heterosexual, why is that not sufficient for the broad purpose of marriage (particularly procreation) and leave those who can't have children, don't want children, or are attracted to the same sex join in a committed relationship, particularly since the biblical authors and audiences would not have been able to image this debate with their cultural blinders? Then there's the comment that was made that the family unit is the