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Episode 44 - Getting Heaven Right

12/24/2018

We talk about wanting to get to Heaven, but we spend terribly little time thinking about Heaven or taking it seriously. In fact, most of what we think about heaven is boring and wrong.

Topics we discussed:

Why our conceptions of Heaven are usually too small and too selfish
What our top five joyful moments in life can teach us about Heaven
Biblical backing for Divinization
What the Church Fathers have to say about becoming like God
How it's only through divinization that we can enjoy and praise God to the fullest
How our daily lives change when we constantly desire Heaven and divinization

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Episode 43 - How Could an All-Good and Loving God Allow Hell?

12/17/2018

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Is the idea of hell - an eternity of suffering apart from God - compatible with the idea of an all-good and loving God?

Show Notes

Topics we discussed:

Whether or not Hell is compatible with an all-good, loving God
Our infinite craving for good as human beings (and why we still do dumb things)
Why we believe that God is capable of satisfying the infinite chasm in our hearts
Why God can't create a world where we're happy with things other than him
Reasons why you should confess even your venial sins regularly

Resources we mentioned:

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Episode 42: Looking Forward to the Resurrection of the Dead

12/10/2018

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The last line of the Nicene Creed says, "I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come." Why is it that Christians look forward to the final judgement? And if we don't, why should we?

Show Notes

Topics we discussed:

When we will be judged
On what the Lord will judge us
Seeing judgement in a new light
The three comings of Christ
How we should prepare for this liturgical season of Advent and our lifelong Advent

Resources we mentioned:

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Episode 41 - Taking Death Seriously

12/3/2018

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Memento Mori, Remember your death.

Show Notes

Topics we discussed:

A very traditional take on Advent
Why we should talk about death during Advent, not just at Halloween or during Lent
What death is, and what it reveals about us
Why we should talk about death even though the culture doesn't want us to
How Christ redeems death
Why a healthy view of death flies in the face of American culture today

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Episode 44 - Getting Heaven Right

Episode 43 - How Could an All-Good and Loving God Allow Hell?

Episode 42: Looking Forward to the Resurrection of the Dead

Episode 41 - Taking Death Seriously

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