On The Phone With Josh

A Pentecostal and a Baptist walk into a seminary... the punchline? A podcast that bridges academic theology and everyday faith. Meet Josh and Josh, your hosts for a podcast that’s all about connecting the dots between theology and real life. Josh from Missouri has twenty years of pastoral experience, trains church leaders through AssociateLeadership.com, and teaches practical theology at Evangel University. Josh from Oregon is a biblical languages enthusiast who’s on his church’s sermon prep team and serves faithfully in his church. Both have their MDivs, a love for deep conversations, and a passion for making theology something you can actually use in your faith journey. Come join the conversation on social media. www.facebook.com/onthephonewithjosh // www.instagram.com/onthephonewithjosh

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Episodes

3 days ago

What is Jesus’ worst parable? If you had to name one, would it be the same as the one we discuss today? Tune in to find out what we believe to be Jesus’ worst parable and what it means for us today. Then come share your thoughts and reactions on social media!
 
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Monday Nov 11, 2024

All will agree that Baptism has a central place in the life of a believer. But what does Baptism actually imply? Can you do it more than once? What about being baptized as an infant and then as an adult? What about taking a once in a lifetime trip to the holy land and being baptized again in the Jordan River? Is that ok? We invite you to let this episode be a catalyst for your own conversation about baptism.
 
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Books Mentioned on the Podcast
Bird, Michael. Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction (https://a.co/d/7BmbFtZ)
Erickson, Millard. Christian Theology (https://a.co/d/1mlqvJs)
Sprinkle, Preston M. Exiles: The Church in the Shadow of Empire (https://a.co/d/eq3SX8g)
 

Monday Nov 04, 2024

Witness is more than just sharing the propositional truths of our faith. Witness is a way of life lived in community in a kingdom in which Jesus the Lamb is King. In this concluding episode of our Revelation series, we talk about this crucial topic because of its centrality in the book. Join us as we take a closer look at witness as worship in community.
 
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Books Mentioned on the Podcast
Gorman, Michael J. Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb into the New Creation (https://a.co/d/hutLhqs)
Lewis, C.S. The Great Divorce (https://a.co/d/9kKsgHk)
Lewis, C.S. The Silver Chair (https://a.co/d/hxjmx7b)
Wilson, Jonathan R. Why Church Matters: Worship, Ministry, and Mission in Practice
(https://www.amazon.com/dp/1587430371/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_Q87K5FBC3S3PY9SAMQEH)

Monday Oct 28, 2024

The rapture, the millennial reign, and the importance of Israel are all central concepts to a dispensational reading of Revelation. Yet, our series on Revelation hasn’t mentioned any of them. In this episode we talk about the popularization of dispensationalism and its affects on us as we try to study the book of Revelation today.
 
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Books Mentioned on the Podcast
Bauckham, Richard. The Theology of the Book of Revelation (https://a.co/d/8FXggnM)
Gorman, Michael J. Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb into the New Creation (https://a.co/d/hutLhqs)
Hummel, Daniel G. The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle over the End Times Shaped a Nation (https://a.co/d/4MgCoBw)
Lindsey, Hal. The Late Great Planet Earth (https://a.co/d/0ojQfKL)  
Peterson, Eugene H. Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination (https://a.co/d/4H8tI2s)
 
Other Resources Mentioned on the Podcast
“The Rapture is NOT in the Bible” by the Holy Post (https://youtu.be/IjJwFZipGpE?si=NeYRA7s-WCrpbprH)

Monday Oct 21, 2024

It took until episode 4 in this series for us to ask the most fundamental of all questions! In every other book of the Bible, we ask ourselves what the book teaches us about God. Why do we not ask the same question when it comes to the book of Revelation? With Richard Bauckham as our wise guide, we dive into some of the specifics of what the book of Revelation teaches us about our trinitarian God.
 
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Books Mentioned on the Podcast
Bauckham, Richard. The Theology of the Book of Revelation (https://a.co/d/8FXggnM)
Hummel, Daniel G. The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle over the End Times Shaped a Nation (https://a.co/d/4MgCoBw)
Peterson, Eugene H. Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination (https://a.co/d/4H8tI2s)

Monday Oct 14, 2024

Imagination is seldom used as a tool for engaging God or the Bible. Yet, it has a significant role to play in both our worship and in our reading of the Bible. Eugene Peterson embodies this reality in all of his writing – perhaps none more so than in his book on Revelation.  Come join us as we use Peterson as a jumping off point to discuss Revelation through the lens of worship and imagination.  
 
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Books Mentioned on the Podcast
Bauckham, Richard. The Theology of the Book of Revelation (https://a.co/d/8FXggnM)
Peterson, Eugene H. Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination (https://a.co/d/4H8tI2s)
 
Other Episodes of Our Podcast Mentioned on the Podcast
E108 - Poet, Theologian, Pastor (https://pod.fo/e/24de1d)
E110 - The Good Samaritan (https://pod.fo/e/252ef7)  
 
Other Resources Mentioned on the Podcast
Josiah Queen - Altars Over Stages (https://youtu.be/ztPl5Tifg6Y?si=hCJ-nPu2-SAjmZhA)

Monday Oct 07, 2024

Revelation is full of symbolism, which has often led to wild speculation and confident “definitions” of each symbol. How can we make sense of the rich symbolism of this book in a way that is both faithful to the text and helpful to our present lives? Today we’ll look at some of these symbols along with an overview of the book’s structure and Revelation’s use of the Old Testament. Come join the conversation!
 
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Books Mentioned on the Podcast
Bing, Stanley. Throwing the Elephant: Zen and the Art of Managing Up (https://a.co/d/6DCE5Rg)
Gorman, Michael J. Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb into the New Creation (https://a.co/d/hutLhqs)
Longman III, Tremper. Revelation Through Old Testament Eyes (https://a.co/d/0rp5cTn)
 
Other Episodes of Our Podcast Mentioned on the Podcast
E103 - Psalms 1 & 2 (https://pod.fo/e/240766)

Monday Sep 30, 2024

Reading Revelation responsibly requires attention to both genre and the central themes of the book. As we begin this 5-part series on the book of Revelation, we use Michael Gorman’s excellent book Reading Revelation Responsibly to dive into these foundational details. We invite you to both join the conversation and the reading. The book of Revelation is far richer than either of us ever imagined.
 
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Books Mentioned on the Podcast
Gorman, Michael. Cruciformity: Paul’s Narrative Spirituality of the Cross (https://a.co/d/8ekbu45)
Gorman, Michael J. Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb into the New Creation (https://a.co/d/hutLhqs)
Longman III, Tremper. Revelation Through Old Testament Eyes (https://a.co/d/0rp5cTn)

E120 - Fight Like Hell

Monday Sep 23, 2024

Monday Sep 23, 2024

From defending Christian values to arguing theology, we Christians sure do a lot of fighting. But what if our ferocity really is fighting like hell would fight? If we were to take our clues from Jesus, how might we fight differently? Come join this crucial conversation as we seek to apprentice ourselves to Jesus in how we respond to those with whom we disagree.
 
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Books Mentioned on the Podcast
Hummel, Daniel G. The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle over the End Times Shaped a Nation (https://a.co/d/4MgCoBw)

Monday Sep 16, 2024

The Bible only gives a glimpse into the answer of what happens after we die. With the few pieces of information we can gather, what kind of sense can we make of it? What are the concepts of Scheol or Hades and how might they inform an intermediate state to which we go before the final judgment? We invite you to wrestle with these issues with us and share you thoughts on social media.
 
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Books Mentioned on the Podcast
Bird, Michael. Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction (https://a.co/d/7BmbFtZ)

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Josh and Josh(ua)

Let us begin by saying that we have very few pictures of us together since most of our friendship after college has been on opposite sides of the country. We couldn't be more proud that this is one of the few that we have. 

 

So what do you do when you live on opposite coasts? You talk - a lot. For 20 years we've been talking life, history, theology, Christian living, marriage, and parenting. At the heart of it, we believe friendship is a vehicle for soul formation. So we take it all seriously even if we don't always take ourselves so seriously. Check out Episode 0 for a brief introduction to us and to our show.

 

Our podcast is an invitation for you to join the conversation. Every week we'll delve into a new topic and then open the floor for listeners to join the conversation on social media. www.facebook.com/onthephonewithjosh // www.instagram.com/onthephonewithjosh // www.twitter.com/joshes_t 

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