The Little Key: Seeking Jesus Under the Cucumbers
How is seeking Jesus like gardening? My eldest daughter is here to tell you.
Privation and Human Reality
A cursory exploration of St Augustine’s theory of privation. And a birthday surprise for patreon folks!
Humanity as Objects
What is the human without a body and soul? What does it mean for humans to be inherently ensouled objects — whose physical bodies shape every aspect of our reality?
The Little Key: Being Like St Nicholas
Growing into the image of Christ with the help of St Nicholas
Episode 28: Conversations with My Mad Vicar (or: The Most Important Season)
Advent. John the Baptist calls for repentance and St Peter reminds us God is patient. But waiting is still the hardest thing to do.
Episode 27: Mundane Saints
All Saints Day. What saints are we talking about? Miracle workers? Or the mother holding her baby? Or both?
Episode 26: He is The Image
How does reading a New Testament letter explain the Genesis account of being made in God’s image? Listen in for another option on how we understand the imago Dei.
Episode 25: The Consequences
Looking forward from Adam, what’s this current situation? Who is God, who are we, and what are the effects of all this sin?
Episode 24: On the Hook
What’s original sin, total depravity, and all those other words we use when talking about sin? Why are we on the hook for Adam’s failure — for something we didn’t do?
Episode 23: Painting with God (Human Culture)
What is culture and what is its reason or purpose? Where does the Gospel fit into the many human cultures throughout the globe and all of time?
Episode 22: Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral, What is the Image of God?
Being made in the image of God is one of the reasons that humans are distinct from the rest of creation. But how do we understand the image of God and what are the many possible interpretations of this concept?
Episode 21: What is a Human?
What does it mean to be human? What makes up a human being and how is this related to Christ’s resurrected body and the doctrine of “last things” or eschatology?
The Little Key 2: Goats to Jesus
How is Jesus like a couple of goats? What’s going on in his temptation and his time in the wilderness? How does Lent give us a chance to enter that with him?
The Little Key 1: Our Favourite Prayer Book
Welcome to the first episode of The Little Key! My daughter joins me to talk about prayer, her latest memory verse, and our favourite little prayerbook for children.
Episode 19: Can We Know Enough?
Paul says "now we know in part, but then we shall know fully." What are the limitations of our knowledge while on this side of the resurrection?
Episode 18: Locating the Source
What are the proper sources of theology and how do those interact? This episode brings together the doctrine of God’s self-revelation, epistemology, and the weight we give to different voices in our theological systems.
Ash Wednesday: An Adventure
"There and Back Again, by Bilbo Baggins." What if this was the story of our Christian life? What if Ash Wednesday was an entrance into the ongoing adventure, with which we haven't yet finished?
A Valentine’s Day Special
It’s Valentine’s Day! To celebrate, I have my daughter on a special episode to think about the meaning of the day and ways we can show Christ’s love to others.
Episode 17: Really Knowing
This episode considers Critical Realism — the idea that reality exists, we can know it, and our knowledge is constantly under scrutiny. How does that translate to Christian faith and where does Flannery O’Connor come into the discussion?