Refuge Church (Utah)

<p>Pastor Brian continues our study of the book of Proverbs with a look at friendship.</p>

<p>In this episode of Stump the Pastors, we take up the question of whether or not Christians should vote for Bernie Sanders. Is his vision for equality just? How do we evaluate political aims and claims?<br><br>Have a question of your own? Head over to the Refuge Church app and tap the Q+A button to leave us your question on theology, Bible, faith, philosophy, culture, politics—or whatever's on your mind!</p>

<p>Pastor Brian continues our study of the book of Proverbs with a word on wealth. What is it for? Is it bad? Good? Neutral? How do the wise get wealth, use wealth, and set up a guard against the dangers of wealth?</p>

<p>From hospitals to homeschooling, your work matters. In this sermon in our survey of the book of Proverbs, Pastor Brian takes up the topic of work—building a theology of vocation in the light of Solomon's wisdom.</p>

<p>In this episode of Stump the Pastors, we take up the question most likely to offend at least half of you: Should I spank my child? Pastor Dan and Brian open the Bible and weigh in! <br><br>Have a question of your own? Head over to the Refuge Church app and tap the Q+A button to leave us your question on theology, Bible, faith, philosophy, culture, politics—or whatever's on your mind!</p>

<p>Found in all three synoptic gospels (Matthew 24–25; Mark 13; Luke 21), The Olivet Discourse is one of the most central teachings of Jesus with respect to the doctrine of last things. However, it is a teaching that has been widely misunderstood.<br><br>Pastor Dan and Brian open the Bible and lay out a careful interpretation of this text that helps us see Jesus' eschatology—and where it departs from lots of popular ideas about the same.</p>

<p>There is something you do upwards of 700 times in a single day. Something that has the power to weave worlds and destroy them. Something that holds death and life in the balance. Something so important that Solomon addresses it more by volume than any other topic in the book of Proverbs.<br><br>In this sermon in our survey of the book of Proverbs, Pastor Brian takes up the topic of the tongue—an instrument of death or of life.</p>

<p>In this episode of Stump the Pastors, we take up the question concerning current events and politics. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual misconduct on the eve of a vote for his confirmation. How do we evaluate these kinds of issues justly?<br><br>Have a question of your own? Head over to the Refuge Church app and tap the Q+A button to leave us your question on theology, Bible, faith, philosophy, culture, politics—or whatever's on your mind!</p>

<p>You are a city. Who will man the walls?<br><br>Pastor Brian continues our study through the book of Proverbs with the topic of self-control, in which we discover the glory of the man whose will is mastered by Christ and the folly of the one masters by all else.</p>

<p>In this episode of Stump the Pastors, Pastor Brian engages with a followup question from Episode #7, where he gave some principles for building a healthy sexual relationship in the marriage covenant. <br><br>This followup question deals with the baggage of sexual sin, repentance, and how to rebuild the garden of sexual delight after damage has been inflicted.<br><br>Have a question of your own? Head over to the Refuge Church app and tap the Q+A button to leave us your question on theology, Bible, faith, philosophy, culture, politics—or whatever's on your mind!</p>

<p>Let's talk about that paper-mâché throne of yours. The one you have built in order that everyone around you might worship you. The one on which you exalt yourself above God in pride.<br><br>Pastor Brian continues our study through the book of Proverbs with the topic of pride and humility, in which we discover God's astonishing answer to the glory-addicted proud—more glory.</p>

<p>In this episode of Stump the Pastors, Pastor Brian talks about sex and the Christian marriage bed. In church, we are prone to talk often about what not to do with sex. What about what we should be doing? How can a married couple foster greater sexual intimacy?<br><br>Have a question of your own? Head over to the Refuge Church app and tap the Q+A button to leave us your question on theology, Bible, faith, philosophy, culture, politics—or whatever's on your mind!</p>

<p>Pastor Brian continues our study through the book of Proverbs with a topic that is at the very heart of the book—in fact, it is the heart! What does God want from us? We open the book and find that the answer to this question changes everything.</p>

<p>In this episode of Stump the Pastors, we take up the question of brilliant non-Christians. Pastor Brian recently said that wisdom is impossible without the fear of the Lord. How, then, do we account for non-Christians who seem to be very wise?<br><br>Have a question of your own? Head over to the Refuge Church app and tap the Q+A button to leave us your question on theology, Bible, faith, philosophy, culture, politics—or whatever's on your mind!</p>

<p>Daniel is often referred to as the great key of prophecy, unlocking our understanding of the end times. In this episode of The Sunday School Podcast, Dan and Brian take up the 9th chapter of his book, the 70 Weeks Prophecy, and see what it has to say.</p>

<p>Pastor Brian continues our study through the book of Proverbs with a topic that is at the very heart of the book—a topic that answers the question that's been hanging in the air since Job asked, "Where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?"<br><br>Today, Solomon answers his question. His answer is so powerful that if it were to live in the heart of every man alive, it would have prevented every act of adultery, the slave trade of antebellum South, and Adam from eating the fruit.</p>

<p>In this episode of Stump the Pastors, we take up the topic of books and their authors. Pastor Brian often encourages us to read books—lots of books! But where should we begin? How do we know which authors are the best and which ones aren't worth reading?<br><br>Have a question of your own? Head over to the Refuge Church app and tap the Q+A button to leave us your question on theology, Bible, faith, philosophy, culture, politics—or whatever's on your mind!</p>

<p>Are you simple? Stupid? Foolish? Slow? Inept? Bumbling? Do you have sin and weakness? Are you full of contradictions? You're in good company. <br><br>In this sermon, Pastor Brian kicks off our study of the book of Proverbs, a book which aims to build a flourishing people under the sun of God's good grace. Listen in to learn how to handle a book written by the wisest idiot who ever lived. Turn in here and hear wisdom!</p>

<p>In this episode of Stump the Pastors, we take up the topic of transgender pronouns. Should Christians use the preferred pronouns and names of their transgender coworkers, friends, and family members? Pastor Dan and Brian open the Bible and weigh in.<br><br>Have a question of your own? Head over to the Refuge Church app and tap the Q+A button to leave us your question on theology, Bible, faith, philosophy, culture, politics—or whatever's on your mind!</p>

<p>How do we understand biblical prophecy? In this episode, we take a look at an important rule of interpretation that helps us thread the needle.</p>

<p>Pastor Brian continues our verse-by-verse study through Paul's letter to Titus with Titus 3:12–15. In this final section, Paul reiterates the heart of his instruction to Titus as he sets the churches of Crete in order.</p>

<p>In this episode of Stump the Pastors, we take up the topic of head vs. heart. Some people seem to love theology but not God, whereas others seem to put emotional experience above theological knowledge. How do we strike the right balance, here? Dan and Brian open the Bible and weigh in.<br><br>Have a question of your own? Head over to the Refuge Church app and tap the Q+A button to leave us your question on theology, Bible, faith, philosophy, culture, politics—or whatever's on your mind!</p>

<p>Pastor Brian continues our verse-by-verse study through Paul's letter to Titus with Titus 3:4–11, where we are reminded that the glory of God in the gospel of Jesus Christ is the gravitational center of our life and doctrine.</p>

<p>In this episode of Stump the Pastors, we take up the topic of plastic surgery and the Christian. Utah is one of the leading purveyors of plastic surgery, as witnessed by the billboards dotting the way from Ogden to SLC along I-15. How should Christians think about plastic surgery? Is it ok for moms to go under the knife to "fix" their post-baby bodies? Dan and Brian open the Bible and weigh in.<br><br>Have a question of your own? Head over to the Refuge Church app and tap the Q+A button to leave us your question on theology, Bible, faith, philosophy, culture, politics—or whatever's on your mind!</p>

<p>In the second installment of our Eschatology study, Brian and Dan look at the fatal problems with any form of Premillennialism—even though it is the most popular current view of the end times by a landslide.</p>