Episode 183 | VFL Culture: Christians and the Two-Party Political System

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Episode 183 | VFL Culture: Christians and the Two-Party Political System

Season 4, Episode 8

October 23, 2024 • Autumn Gardner, Hunter Beaumont, Clark Nunnelly

Description: It’s election season! Perhaps you’ve weighed the factors and decided how to vote. Maybe you predict staring at your ballot and praying for a cloud to go before you. Either way, the current political climate may have left you weary and confused, feeling the hope and the awkwardness of our Christian allegiance to a kingdom not of this world — or all of the above. Clark Nunnelly and Hunter Beaumont, two of the Pastors at Fellowship, join Autumn to discuss how to think and act like a Christian as we engage in American politics.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

How Do Christians Fit Into the Two-Party System? They Don’t by Tim Keller

The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-1940 by William Manchester

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Episode 182 | Discover & Follow the Original Jesus

October 16, 2024 • Autumn Gardner, Hunter Beaumont

This fall, the pastors at Fellowship Denver led our church family through six sermons examining what we want to do (our mission), who we want to be (our values), and what we long to see God do (our vision). Jesus defined the mission of his church in Matthew 28 in a statement often called “the great commission.” Our way of restating our public mission, as given to us by Jesus, is “We help people discover and follow the original Jesus.” In today’s episode, Hunter and Autumn reflect on the recent sermon series, Fellowship Denver’s mission, and the bridge graphic we use to explain the locus of the church between the kingdom of God and the world. The bridge graphic displays six pillars: 1. Contend & Contextualize 2. Doctrine & Life 3. Scripture & Orthodoxy 4. Words & Deeds 5. Transformation & Grace 6. Personal Faith & Church

Episode 181 | Winsome Conviction

October 9, 2024 • Autumn Gardner, Dave Morlan, Richard Langer

“What is the greatest threat to the church of Jesus Christ today?” Authors Rick Langer and Tim Muehlhoff answer, “quarreling.” Their book, Winsome Conviction, helps Christians disagree well. In today's polarized context, Christians often have committed, biblical rationales for very different positions. How do we discern between core biblical convictions and secondary issues? How do we cultivate better understanding and compassion for those we disagree with? Rick joins Dave and Autumn to discuss the book and provide insight into examining, communicating, and discussing our convictions. Resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.amazon.com/winsome-conviction-disagreeing-without-dividing/dp/0830847995/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1i71d8eywqpcv&dib=eyj2ijoimsj9.kcpvxfyipecwcmu_yk8z6p8vhphdo556fxh8varzljjgjhj071qn20lucgbjieps.ueqx931odhx8jwpgg6qscficdrutwfxallmyppaxa2s&dib_tag=se&keywords=winsome+conviction+disagreeing+without+dividing+the+church&qid=1727377129&sprefix=winsome+conviction%2caps%2c132&sr=8-1 by Richard Langer https://www.amazon.com/jim-bridger-trailblazer-american-west/dp/0806168633 by Jerry Enzler https://www.amazon.com/jesus-powers-totalitarian-dysfunctional-democracies/dp/0310162246/ref=sr_1_1?crid=p8blqhcpkqy5&dib=eyj2ijoimsj9.kb92gfq60fltyhobfyssw3h-6g8so06f1mzjvwe-poomzbyvdmso18jn6hv9jzdye-tgeav0pxihdx2ugc2tmv3hf52h8jo4rzsvyu3a0-1em9cxhmhazoep20oa1etk-fgmpkutxa279axzjybwlt1rqg0b-xarby0infmekhou9vgyhsv9jneshl07ucm8qahtotrkxliqvvslu1w7nhkgowen6uguf5l9mikyxcg.wyxvcp9crjki9jwagh994_djcd7iqwkuqptrpnifmmw&dib_tag=se&keywords=jesus+and+the+powers+nt+wright&qid=1727377022&sprefix=jesus+and+the+power%2caps%2c150&sr=8-1 by N. T. Wright and Michael Bird https://www.amazon.com/flannery-oconnor-collected-everything-converge/dp/0940450372/ref=sr_1_1?crid=82iux1flcqal&dib=eyj2ijoimsj9.pdxhjgjambl0y6u79qiynvlqjcpt1uvpgezdeatnnedkyvidgticutg67a1u6869ls_h0qv5y902vsyq7qwu_v4kjwskqkahfrgfbgfnxn_e3huttzzkivkucqx1rqye1kuidcsomk_g6zs6b4lifru1pppc1vmzbhfp_8p-fci48_lled11knxres37chdlskpkbu22rpd6uxexaonyz24qbgzn50nyuwghu1omz_y.tuyluvdpxytla5ex0mykntlv7gmbln-na-ewo8cfjjk&dib_tag=se&keywords=flannery+o%27connor+collected+works&qid=1727377061&sprefix=the+collected+works+of+flannery%2caps%2c131&sr=8-1 by Flannery O’Connor

Episode 180 | A Burning House

October 2, 2024 • Autumn Gardner, Hunter Beaumont, Brandon Washington

Brandon Washington, Pastor at Embassy Christian Bible Church and author of A Burning House, joins Autumn and Hunter on the podcast to discuss his recent book. In A Burning House, Washington contends that American Evangelicalism is a house ablaze: burning by its own hand due to an “in-house schism.” The stain of segregation has long tarnished the witness of Christianity and hampered our progress toward a Christ-like vision of Shalom—peace, justice, and wholeness—in the world. Common doctrine may unite black and white evangelicals. However, rifts such as social ethics and cultural influences still separate us, and we are in danger of embracing a truncated or partial gospel. Resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310139392 by Brandon Washington https://www.amazon.com/james-baldwin-collected-library-america/dp/1883011523/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1rcyyg32wktgu&dib=eyj2ijoimsj9.mr9z01lhzuaas-ti45pfmgxtc4qoz85uwfsrr-2loynbkbvrtopja7867og-k85dhqha1n3_skkkjop9d_fkv-g0xnghcxqaokuebf58uhvdd0cemp12ox9gel3pju5snct9jdtjyjbwwd24et29rbtlue1tkow6dsvtfjlfzalckhumqf0bdnhqfbl4labcp2dyzni0ywl8ovdhe1vrnrnuqj0chprtqvbjt1agrsr3uveaayungv-9ezeoqilkdyluksaonyoim3ruwk_mecmmkikufi35udmjey4e2ze.7eotm10mpy3_1yfkvqa3hup4vyljpdxoyf1djtdfjvy&dib_tag=se&keywords=james+baldwin+books&qid=1727029229&s=books&sprefix=james+bald%2cstripbooks%2c105&sr=1-2 by James Baldwin https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802428924/?bestformat=true&k=no%20greater%20love%20rebecca%20mclaughlin&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_de_k0_1_22&crid=fpdw0nimb9pk&sprefix=no%20greater%20love%20rebecc by Rebecca McLaughlin https://www.amazon.com/uneasy-conscience-modern-fundamentalism/dp/080282661x/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2oi2p8in4nrmp&dib=eyj2ijoimsj9.32gvib0tj0joonq0leiyne8uxa_zzzueagfidrmokqxkgohrjmwmtu9uryslxv_gt-jcxgm0o65ayaov2brk_w.g5_ikye1hjnypwsdojksevjdcdchully1ijoouprzjo&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+uneasy+conscience+of+modern+fundamentalism&qid=1727029975&sprefix=the+uneasy+consc%2caps%2c113&sr=8-1 by Carl F. H. Henry https://www.amazon.com/god-revelation-authority-6-set/dp/1581340567/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2pao9o9sw5921&dib=eyj2ijoimsj9.zm-qbwaitfndqdtonekvfrwziewztejd1tte-ewgmhbad90nsziwpc0ocjzx5yumyue_6cjgbcm47difep-hewvll4wsy-oz7youesaexvv0noqgdpzx-odjvgzyqym90kite5morqfzmlgsn-_cunauffabip2bbnami6ntkazsa42hceyv63a0iuegbs5vcsszn4dj12exdhvm2k_-yloxa2ggblgz_o2nzypjyqe.zlvwd81fpi4kugla_xxqz7vyx11r5s4t2sadd5jekhe&dib_tag=se&keywords=carl+f.+h.+henry+god%2c+revelation%2c+and+authority&qid=1727029928&s=books&sprefix=carl+f.+h.+henry+god%2c+revelation%2c+and+authority%2cstripbooks%2c107&sr=1-1 by Carl F. H. Henry https://www.amazon.com/personality-worldview-j-h-bavinck/dp/1433584832 by J. H. Bavinck https://www.amazon.com/king-life-jonathan-eig/dp/0374279292 by Jonathan Eig https://www.amazon.com/last-lion-winston-churchill-1932-1940/dp/0385313314 by William Manchester