Defend and Confirm Podcast

15/08/2024

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08/08/2024

https://youtu.be/Z_eUTwn7SuI?si=kaTODFqZImzIDPTT

Critical Theory is far from over. You won't find a better guide to understand it than Carl Trueman.

Join us for a conversation with Carl R. Truman, Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania and author of T...

19/07/2024

What a lovely rendition of a truly powerful hymn.

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03/07/2024

Save the date and tell a friend!

If you are in the area, you should come to this. You'll receive good books, good food, and good teaching.

https://FMS2024.eventbrite.com

19/06/2024

Several of you told me that you were waiting for the audiobook version of Rebel to Your Will. Well, here it is.

Big thank you to to Thomas Joseph Terry for doing the narration.

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. “Hurt people hurt people. But those who have been called by grace become new creations.” Emotional and raw, Sean DeMars tells his story of a life turned around. It is a tale of two families: one scarred by brokenness, another renewed by grace...

12/06/2024

Debt is one of the main things keeping future missionaries from the field. Here's one way of tackling that problem:

Join us for a conversation with Luke Womack and Matt Sonke from Airo as they discuss the crucial roll of the rope holders in mission work. Luke and Matt crea...

10/06/2024

https://shenviapologetics.com/what-is-the-woke-right/

Neil Shenvi on the "woke right".

The term “woke right” is increasingly used by evangelicals who are broadly critical of “Christian nationalism” (there’s another loaded term!). But what is the “w…

09/06/2024

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/6th-avenue-community-church-sermons/id1700031508?i=1000658230657

If you want to see your church grow in its congregational singing, Russell Berger has a lot of biblical wisdom for you. Check it out.

‎Show 6th Avenue Community Church Sermons, Ep 2024 SE Worship Conference-2_Worship is Corporate-Russell Berger (Assorted) - Jun 7, 2024

02/06/2024

Thomas Terry of Humble Beast and Beautiful Eulogy will be teaching on the state of modern worship and the art of simplicity at our worship conference tomorrow.

Link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/southeast-worship-conference-tickets-772287702307?aff=oddtdtcreator

24/05/2024

https://www.amazon.com/Rebel-Your-Will-Father-Biography/dp/1527110974

If you haven't checked out Sean's new book, today's the day!

Rebel to Your Will: A Story of Abuse, Father Hunger and Gospel Hope (Biography)

24/05/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC4EnhYK4oY

Jonathan Leeman explores God's purposes in creating government after the fall of mankind and how that relates to humanity's dominion mandate and the plan of ...

23/05/2024

https://radiusinternational.org/mount-of-god/

Exodus 24 is one of the most important chapters in the Old Testament. It tells the story of the climactic conclusion of the covenant ceremony between God and Israel at the foot of Mt. Sinai. There are a lot of moving pieces in Exodus 24, but I want to draw your attention to three details in particul...

22/05/2024

Hey bud, I'm going to stop you right there...

Pitting the trustworthiness of scripture against the historicity of the resurrection is heresy.

"[Jesus] was raised on the third day IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCRIPTURES."
- 1 Cor 15:4

Andy Stanley, once again, has shown himself to be a false teacher. Mark and avoid. Warn your friends.

16/05/2024

Loving one another is the first and most foundational apologetic.

How to Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy | Jamie Dunlop - The assembly of Jesus' church consists entirely of flawed sinners! It's common for us to unintentionally offend or feel offended by our fellow brothers and sisters. But how can we exemplify Christ's love in these moments? By intentionally pursuing those sheep that drive us the most crazy in the church! Join us for a thought-provoking conversation with Jamie Dunlop as he explores the vital aspects of church fellowship, mercy, forgiveness, humility, and charity.

https://youtu.be/PFlnFFAiIrc

13/05/2024

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11/05/2024

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Quite an exercise in obfuscation. Whether writing on hell or human sexuality, Preston Sprinkle has shown himself to be an untrustworthy handler of God's word.

10/05/2024

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/13/why-were-turning-psychiatric-labels-into-identities

New series coming on this subject soon (Lord willing).

So you’re on the spectrum, or you’ve got borderline personality disorder, or you’re a sociopath: once you’re sure that’s who you are, you’ve got a personal stake in a very creaky diagnostic system.

09/05/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q5iQZzJ1oo

Inerrancy Question and Answers with John MacArthur, Mark Dever, Albert Mohler, Ligon Duncan, and Kevin DeYoung from the Shepherds' Conference The Inerrancy S...

04/05/2024

The response to our neurodivergence series is likely going to be very similar to that of our Critical Theory series and our Church Planting Movements series.

There will be many who think we are inflating a seemingly benign, fringe phenomena to make it look worse than it is. And just like before, we think the problem is way worse than many of our detractors realize. (We're already receiving a TON of feedback from parents, pastors, and teachers who are seeing the harmful effects of the neurodivergence movement from a boots-on-the-ground perspective.)

Cognitive disabilities are real, and love for neighbor means that Christians must be on guard against godless ideologies and idealogues trying to co-opt genuine issues for their own nefarious purposes.

Somewhere in the middle of this conversation are many Christians who are trying to figure this stuff out in real time, which isn't easy. We want to help with that.

To that end, please pray that we would be wise, gentle, kind, yet firm and informed as we continue to prepare this next series.

For the glory of Christ and the good of the church,
Defend and Confirm

01/05/2024

A central problem with the neurodivergence paradigm is that it attempts to reframe any negative, disordered, or undesirable traits as merely "different." In the range of human variation, there are quirks and differences between us that are morally neutral. But some of what makes people "socially awkward" is sin. This could be either personal sin like selfishness, or lack of self-control, or in the case of someone with developmental disorder, the sin of living fallen world.

But when you view "social awkwardness" as purely a social construct that is never the result of sin, it becomes "bullying" to help others correct it. In other words, it becomes "bullying" to help each other produce spiritual fruit in our social interactions.

30/04/2024

https://aeon.co/essays/why-the-neurodiversity-movement-has-become-harmful

Ironically, a social-justice movement that aims to highlight the ways in which autistic people have been mistreated by society is now directly responsible for the mistreatment of the most vulnerable of all autistics – many of whom are too severely affected by their condition to speak up for themselves.

The movement has good intentions, but it favours the high-functioning and overlooks those who struggle with severe autism

26/04/2024

Should Christians pay taxes?

In this final episode of the Defend and Confirm Podcast's series on political theology, Russell Berger and Sean DeMars look at how rulers can practically apply what the Bible teaches in our nation today.

25/04/2024

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18/04/2024

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Join us for a conversation with Doug Wilson and Joe Rigney from Canon Press as we discuss Federal Vision, the Moscow Mood, Ligon Duncan, the Embargo, mass co...

15/04/2024

Today's live episode of Defend and Confirm Podcast argued that Neurodivergence is really nothing more than the most recent iteration of critical theory. Some might say we're just being paranoid or that we're obsessed with critical theory and so we see it everywhere...even where it's not. But take a look at this image. This is not from obscure blog post by a random neurodivergent person in some weird dark corner of the internet. No, this is from The Great Courses on audible.com. The subject matter experts on neurodivergence specifically and explicitly connect their views to identity politics and critical theory.

Series coming soon (Lord willing). Stay tuned.

Russell Berger

15/04/2024

Neurodivergence: It's not what you think.

Books you should read:Rebel to Your Will: A Story of Abuse, Father Hunger and Gospel Hopehttps://www.amazon.com/Rebel-Your-Will-Father-Biography/dp/152711097...