After Class Podcast

This week the guys continue to look at Torah as they discuss God's method of financial management. What does it look like for God's people to lend money to one another? What is the process if an Israelite found themselves in need of financial assistance? Does God's wisdom in this area match the wisdom of the world?

This week starts a new series for the ACP guys and it's all about finances. First they look in Torah to discover God's design for possessions and wealth for his people, Israel. How did God plan for the management of wealth within Israel and how did he expect them to handle their finances?

This week the guys interview Aaron Woods (GLCC alum & return guest) and "get-to-know" the minor prophet, Amos. Listen in as the guys deep dive into the history, context, and message of Amos with Aaron serving as "expert" on the topic of his dissertation.

This week the ACP guys welcome prolific author and friend of the podcast, John Mark Hicks. After hearing about his lecture at the Restoration Appreciation Week, the guys discuss Acts 2:42 and its application for modern churches.

This week the ACP guys welcome Branson Parler, author of the newly released "Every Body's Story: 6 Myths about Sex and the Gospel Truth about Marriage and Singleness". Listen in to catch engaging discussion about Branson's book and some of culture's myths about sex, marriage, and singleness.

This week as the guys conclude their prayer series they discuss if God has a gender and if not - is it appropriate to pray to God as Father and Mother? Listen in to see what the Bible has to say about God's gender and his position as our "mother".

What name for God should we use when we pray? Does it matter if we use the divine name (YHWH) in our prayer time? This week the ACP guys explore the divine name and the practice of using it in our everyday routine.

This week the guys conclude the series on the mechanics of prayer. Praying to the Father seems to be the primary example in Scripture - but does the doctrine of Trinity make the Father, Son, Spirit interchangeable when it comes to who receives our prayers?

In this bonus episode the guys talk beard-ology - what the Bible says about beards. All leading up to a special guest - Caleb Weller - who will talk about how beards can be used for a good cause. Check out the episode and then check out the site: https://www.thebeardoff.com/

This week the guys look to how the Spirit interacts with our prayers. Do we pray TO the Spirit? Do we pray IN the Spirit? At the end of the episode the guys give a summary of what they've covered on WHO receives our prayers and how the Trinity interacts together in regard to prayer.

Praying to Jesus....is there a clear precedent for it in the NT or is it putting Jesus in the Father's place? This week the ACP guys continue to look at the specifics of who our prayers should be directed to.

This week the guys continue their series on prayer and turn their focus to WHO we pray to. Do we pray to the Father exclusively? Is it ever appropriate to pray to Jesus or to the Holy Spirit?

As the guys continue their series on prayer, they turn their focus from the "how" of prayer to the where and then when. Should location and time of day be factors in our prayers? Tune in to find out what the Bible has to say about that.

The guys are still working through the mechanics of prayer. This week they wrap up the how - standing, sitting, kneeling, arms lifted, spoken out loud or silent? Keep listening as they look forward to the when, where, why, and to whom.

What are the physical mechanics of prayer? This week the guys continue to look into the posture, stance, and form of our prayers. A fun bonus - they find several translational issues!

Building off the last series on Divine attributes and God's ability to change, this week the guys turn their focus to prayer. What is the physical posture of prayer? Sitting? Standing? Kneeling? The guys scoured Scripture to find examples of prayer postures/positions and share their findings.

This week the guys go back to look at the context of the "immutable" passages from the first episode that seem to say God is incapable of change. Does the Bible present two different images of God's nature or is the voice of Scripture unified on this topic? How is God both unchanging and changeable at the same time?

This week the ACP guys continue to look at how Scripture portrays God and his ability/tendency to change or be affected by the actions of humanity. Does God change his mind? Is the unmoved God of philosophy represented in Scripture?

Who is the God we worship? What is He like? Does He change and is He influenced by humanity? This week the guys continue looking at Scripture passages that show God experiences emotions, responds to prayer, and is changeable.

How did we get to the idea of the Unmoved Mover? This week the guys continue the conversation - looking at philosophy in early history and tracing the idea of a God beyond change.

Does God change? This week the ACP guys take a walk through early philosophy and their understanding of God's nature and change. Does the God of philosophy and theology match the God of the Bible?

As the Supreme Court has officially made the decision to overturn Roe v Wade - the guys complete their series on what the Bible has to say about abortion and the sanctity of life. Scripture seems to be pretty clear on the value of life - it's less clear on when life begins - and it definitely doesn't offer an answer on how we should "vote" on this issue. Listen in for a respectful, non-political, biblical discussion on this hot topic.

How does God feel about the defenseless and how does he expect his people to view the vulnerable? This week the guys get close to wrapping up their mini-series on the topic of abortion and the sanctity of life. There is something inherent in God's character that seeks out and protects the weak, defenseless, voiceless - listen in and see how this applies to the abortion conversation.

This week the guys continue talking about abortion by looking at how life is valued in Torah. First up a translational issue plays a major role and then should children die for the sins of the parents?

This week the ACP hits a hot topic issue as they address a listener posed question - does the Bible give Christians a place to stand on abortion? Doing what they do best - the guys work their way through the story of Scripture to see what it has to say about killing, the sanctity of life, and babies in the womb.

This week the guys wrap up their mini-series on "Logos" in John's prologue. Ron gives his take on what John was up to when he put his gospel together. What themes did he intentionally draw on? Was he concerned about redeeming "logos" from Greek or Jewish philosophy?

This week the guys continue to examine "Logos" in the prologue to John's gospel. Did John borrow from Greek philosophy and redeem the idea to fit Jesus? Was he building on Jewish Wisdom tradition? Or was he using "logos" in a new and unrelated way? Listen in as the guys dip their toes into early Greek philosophy.

The guys jump into a new series this week as they look at the prologue to John's gospel. John emphasizes a high Christology as he talks about Jesus being involved in creation, at the very beginning of the story even. Is this view of Jesus unique to John? What is the connection between "logos", Wisdom, and Jesus?

This week's episode gave listeners the opportunity to participate live with the After Class guys as they celebrated their fourth birthday at the Brew.

We're between series so it's time for another ACP movie review! This week the guys (with guest) give their take on One Night with the King - Hollywood's version of Esther.

The guys complete their quick overview of Universalism this week. Beyond working through the list of popular supporting passages - they offer a handful of passages to counter and correct the theology of universal salvation. Wouldn't it be nice if Jesus answered this one for us? Listen in and see if he does!

This week the guys focus on the "hell-adjacent" topic of Universalism. If God is all-powerful and all-loving, surely He can come up with a plan to include everyone in His forever Kingdom - right? Listen in as the guys offer answers and corrections to the popular exegetical arguments for universal salvation.

This week the guys deliver "Hell" Q&A Part 2. Does your theory of atonement affect your view on the afterlife? What exactly is annihilationism? Plenty to talk about this week!

It's Q&A time! The guys address some listener-submitted questions on hell and the afterlife.

The guys put the finishing touches on their hell series this week with the last of the passages on death and the afterlife. Weeping and gnashing of teeth, eternal destruction, outer darkness, fire, eternal punishment...these are just some of the highlights from this week's ACP episode.

This week the ACP guys conclude their "hell" word studies (Sheol, hades, gehenna, Abaddon) with a look at an obscure NT reference to Tartarus. The Enoch tradition, the Greek OT, the Lake of Fire, eternal punishment, and the second death all share the spotlight this week.

The guys continue the series on hell with a new episode where they discuss NT usages of "hades" and "gehenna". Will they encounter fire and brimstone? They hit a lot of fun topics this week - the Valley of Hinnom, passing through fire, Abraham's bosom, and Lazarus - to name a few.

The guys are covering lots of ground on hell this week as they visit the Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and the New Testament. Is Hades the same as Sheol or a totally different place? Do we begin to see a distinction between good and bad people and their final resting place?

This week the guys are able to finish with the OT's voice on what happens to both the good and the wicked after they die. With the exception of a couple outliers, the picture is fairly uniform - wasting away in Sheol awaits all people at death. Isaiah and Daniel both offer apocalyptic nuances that show a shift in Israelite thinking/theology on the afterlife.

The guys are back this week with a new episode on hell. What was the Israelite understanding of death and the afterlife? In this first part the guys will look at Sheol and Abaddon and offer some discussion for their meaning and significance.

This week the ACP guys welcome back GLCC grad Natasha Smith for a chat about her book Unplanned Grace. What can the church do to better minister to pregnant women? How can they be a positive voice in the conversation of Life and Choice?

What does it look like to choose Jesus over your kids? How do you discipline as a parent but keep from frustrating or exasperating your children? This week the guys discuss these questions (and more) as they continue to focus on what the Bible teaches about parenting.

This week the guys look at some basic expectations for parents in the NT. Did anything change for parents when Jesus inaugurated a new covenant? From giving snakes to inheritances - make sure to catch their discussion.

This week the guys wrap up the OT as they look at the final list of "should" and "should not" for parents. Some of these expectations seem really obvious - some might surprise you.

It's all about love this week on the ACP. From the Bible's perspective love is all about priorities and choices. But it's likely to go sideways if parents show more "love" for one child over another. This week the guys consider how favoritism can do damage and make a mess in a family's dynamic.

Happy New Year! This week the guys continue their discussion on parenting as they look at the dominant parenting theme in Proverbs - Discipline. Is discipline just an old-fashioned, "ancient" understanding of how to raise children? Are discipline and love opposite ends of a spectrum?

A series on parenting will wrap up 2021 for the ACP. The guys get started by looking at what the Old Testament has to say about how to raise children. One major theme is how important it is for parents to teach their children God's ways and laws.

This week the guys answer a few final questions about marriage, remarriage, and divorce as they conclude this series.

This week the guys dive into the marriage, divorce, remarriage questions submitted by listeners. This topic can get messy fast - listen in as the guys walk through some tough issues while being faithful to the witness of Scripture.

This week the guys dive into what Jesus meant by "unchastity" when he spoke of reasons for divorce in Matthew's gospel. Listen in as the guys move from translation issues to the Jerusalem Council and back to Leviticus.