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Friends Jackson Van Dyke and Denton Ice discuss the church and change. While the topics may vary, the focus is on Christian faithfulness in this time of rapid cultural change.
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Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
This is Empires of the Future, conversations to encourage the Church in a time of change.
God and the Atlantic - Mere Christianity, Part 8
How can we have knowledge of God? What is the use of good theology, and how do we get it? In this episode we talk about Book 4, Chapters 1&2 of Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. These chapters deal with questions about what makes Jesus unique, why God should be thought of as a Trinity, and how this fundamentally relates to what we are as human beings made in God's image.
"The Empires of the future will be Empires of the Mind." - Winston Churchill
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
This is Empires of the Future, conversations to encourage the Church in a time of change.
The Greatest Good and the Deepest Evil - Mere Christianity, Part 7
In this chapter we engage with both what is the deepest problem with humanity as well as the greatest heights God may take us to. We begin talking about Chapter 8 of book 3 which is on Pride, the Great Sin. We also cover Chapters 9 and 10 which are on Charity and Hope. We close with Lewis’ consideration of Faith in chapters 11 and 12.
"The Empires of the future will be Empires of the Mind." - Winston Churchill
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
This is Empires of the Future, conversations to encourage the Church in a time of change.
In this episode we talk about an article by Eric Levin for New York Magazine titled "No,Teen Suicide isn't Rising Because Life Got Objectively Worse". https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/02/teen-suicide-depression-girls-social-media.html He discusses the crisis facing Gen. Z (born 1995-2015). We reflect on this article and try to consider holistically all the problems young people are facing right now, and what can be done about them.
"The Empires of the future will be Empires of the Mind." - Winston Churchill
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
This is Empires of the Future, conversations to encourage the Church in a time of change.
Christian Marriage and Forgiveness - Mere Christianity, Part 6
What is meant by the "one flesh" union in christian marriage? How does this explain and affect the nature of divorce as well? How do we find the heart and the courage to forgive? These topics are discussed here in Part 6 of our discussion of "Mere Christianity".
"The Empires of the future will be Empires of the Mind." - Winston Churchill
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
This is Empires of the Future, conversations to encourage the Church in a time of change.
In this episode we discuss this article from the Independent in the UK:
What is a balanced life? What new vulnerabilities do our online lives bring us? Here we talk about the feud over Mounjaro that is taking place in online spaces and what pharmaceuticals can and can't do for us.
"The Empires of the future will be Empires of the Mind." - Winston Churchill
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
This is Empires of the Future, conversations to encourage the Church in a time of change.
Psychoanalysis and Sexual Morality - Mere Christianity, Part 5
What do we know about our own consciousness and unconsciousness? Is it wise to give in to our desires? In this section of Mere Christianity, we deal with Book 3 Chapters 4 and 5 which includes Lewis' writing about psychoanalysis, a topic that was viewed very differently in his time than ours, and sexual morality, which has continued on the same "fewer limits are better" trajectory from his own time.
"The Empires of the future will be Empires of the Mind." - Winston Churchill
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
This is Empires of the Future, conversations to encourage the Church in a time of change.
How can we think clearly about morality? Is there anything beyond the level of individuals hurting each other? In this chapter we look at a deeper way to think about right and wrong and how it extends to individuals, society, and the meaning of life itself.
"The Empires of the future will be Empires of the Mind." - Winston Churchill
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
This is Empires of the Future, conversations to encourage the Church in a time of change.
This is part 3 of our review through Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. Here we cover Book 2, Chapters 4 and 5 entitled "The Perfect Penitent" and "The Practical Conclusion", respectively.
"The Empires of the future will be Empires of the Mind." - Winston Churchill
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
This is Empires of the Future, conversations to encourage the Church in a time of change.
In this episode we talk about good and evil in what is probably the most popular franchise of the last twenty years, Marvel movies.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe contains near-endless messages about good and evil, and in this episode we analyze those themes with Christians like J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis as our guides.
"The Empires of the future will be Empires of the Mind." - Winston Churchill
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Are our intuitions about good and evil pointing to something real? What kind of reality is it? In our second podcast on Mere Christianity, we examine Chapters 1-3 of Book 2 entitled "The Rival Conceptions of God", "The Invasion", and "The Shocking Alternative".