Pull up a chair, grab a drink, and join us on the back porch as we discuss prayer, Christian spirituality, faithful theology, and much more. We are for all life’s weary travelers who need a refreshing pause on the Journey with Jesus. Together we’ll learn how to live this modern life from a faithful, contemplative stance.
Episodes
Friday Apr 12, 2024
An evocative reading of the Psalms
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
The Psalms shape us by the feelings they evoke.
In today’s episode, Brandon, Matt and Peter sit down on the back porch to explore a few psalms together. We work through a few common presumptions we have about the Psalms and Brandon gives us his simple guide to reading poetry. We spend some time actually doing the process with Psalm 121 and Psalm 16 to close out the conversation.
We pray this evocative exploration of the Psalms helps you engage more deeply with God’s Word! Thanks for joining us on the back porch!
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The Bible Project’s Video on the Psalms
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Friday Mar 29, 2024
Father Ronald Rolheiser - Chastity and the Soul
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Can anyone say the word “chastity” without cringing?
In this episode, Brandon interviews Father Ronald Rolheiser about his brand new book, Chastity and the Soul: You Are Holy Ground. Father Rolheiser explores chastity as, “proper respect, reverence and patience,” and unpacks it in the context of sexuality and beyond. Our conversation takes us back to the Garden of Eden where we discuss a lack of chastity as the original sin. Throughout the episode, Father Rolheiser shares immersive stories that help us deepen our understanding of this important topic. Join us as we learn the fruitful path of “carrying the tension” and letting God give us gifts.
Links from the show:
Chastity and the Soul: You Are Holy Ground by Father Rolheiser
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Updates from the back porch
- God or Nothing by Cardinal Robert Sarah
- Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
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Friday Mar 15, 2024
Law and Gospel with David Zahl
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Welcome to the Signpost Inn Podcast! We're glad you're here for today's conversation with David Zahl about the book he co-authored, Law and Gospel: A Theology for Sinners (and Saints). We start with the question, "what does this phrase, 'law and gospel' mean? David then explains why this tool was so energizing for him and his team at Mockingbird. We find that the law and gospel filter clarifies our experience of this broken world and shapes our expectations for how God interacts with us. So grab a drink and a seat and learn with us how God uses both the law and the gospel for our good!
Links:
David Zahl's website: Mockingbird
The book: Law and Gospel: A Theology for Sinners (and Saints)
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Friday Mar 01, 2024
Emotions and the Gospel with Heidi Goehmann
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Welcome to the Signpost Inn Podcast! In today's episode, Brandon interviews Heidi Goehmann on her newest book, Emotions and the Gospel. Throughout the conversation, Heidi unpacks the good news regarding our complex emotions. We talk about what it means to process our emotions and how life wouldn't be better without emotions. Join us and explore how our emotions help us connect with God in different and deeper ways.
Thanks for listening! We pray this episode delights and encourages you!
Links from the show:
Heidi's Book, Emotions and the Gospel
Heidi's Podcast, Life in Relationship
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Friday Feb 16, 2024
Abundant life: Learning to manage our sin, right?
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Welcome to another back porch conversation with Brandon, Matt, and Peter. We’re glad you’re here! Today’s episode is an attempt to unpack the idea of the "gospel" of sin management. After a bit of a rough start, jumping straight into some criticisms, we refocus and find our way to the central issue of our desire for security. Even though we know we are saved by grace alone, it FEELS like we must be continuously growing, managing our sin in order to be secure in Christ's love. We ask ourselves what "abundant life" as a Christian really means and explore how abiding in Christ, not managing our sin is the way forward. Join us for the journey! May this conversation bless and encourage you :)
Links from show:
Conversation about true life with Peter Malysz
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Friday Feb 02, 2024
The Lord's Prayer, Part 3 - The "Our Petitions"
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
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This is our final episode on The Lord's Prayer. Together, Brandon, Matt and Peter cover the second half of The Lord's Prayer and examine the "our petitions." Join us as we navigate the rich meaning of these petitions as well as the apparent problems which each of them presents. We tackle questions like, "What is the daily bread I am praying for?" "Is God's forgiveness contingent upon my own willingness to forgive?" and, "What if God doesn't give me my daily bread or deliver me from temptation?"
God loves you and we're grateful you're here :) We pray this episode encourages and comforts you.
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Friday Jan 19, 2024
The Lord's Prayer, Part 2 - The "Thy Petitions"
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
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This is our second of three episodes on The Lord's Prayer. Join Brandon, Matt and Peter as they look at the first half of The Lord's Prayer and unpack the "thy petitions." With each petition, we ponder both the wonderful truths we are invited to receive as well as the requests we are making of God. We focus on meaningful insights that help us to pause and contemplate the words of The Lord's Prayer.
May this episode open your eyes to the depth and beauty of The Lord's Prayer! God loves you and we're glad you're here :)
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Friday Jan 05, 2024
The Lord’s Prayer, Part 1 - An Introduction
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
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Today we begin a series of episodes on The Lord's Prayer. As a ministry desiring to help you connect with God in prayer, we think it's crucial to look at how Jesus taught us to pray! In this introduction we cover the context of the Lord's Prayer where it appears in Matthew and Luke. We explore why Jesus taught this prayer and how it differs from how we normally think of prayer. We wrap up with the basic structure of the prayer and our first impressions of the Lord's Prayer.
May this episode bless and encourage you! God loves you and we're glad you're here :)
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Friday Dec 15, 2023
On Death, Dying, and Dying Well with Piotr Malysz
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Welcome to another episode of the Signpost Inn Podcast! Our guest today is Dr. Piotr Malysz a professor of History and Doctrine and Samford's Beeson Divinity School and a personal friend of Brandon's. Growing up in a region of southern Poland that was deeply influenced by the Lutheran reformation, Piotr holds a deep love for the intersection of history and theology.
Today's conversation focuses on Dr. Malysz's article "On Death, Dying, and Dying Well." Piotr shares his perspective on death as a dehumanizing condition that leads us to live for "bare survival." Brandon and Piotr unpack some of our attempts to get out from under death's influence. But ultimately, the gospel phenomena of true life that God offers us in Christ proves to be the only way to thwart death. Piotr beautifully portrays the way in which "God for me" changes everything and allows us to live life freely.
Check out Dr. Malysz's bio for links to several articles. Or click here to go directly to his article on Death, Dying, and Dying Well.
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Friday Dec 01, 2023
Forgiveness and Trauma with Julianne Cusick
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
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Join us this episode for an interview with Julianne Cusick about forgiveness and trauma. Julianne shares her own story of betrayal trauma and forgiveness and how God led her to minister as a betrayal trauma specialist. We talk about how to forgive, why forgiveness is so hard, and whether or not we really should forgive and forget.
We pray this episode blesses you! Thanks for joining us!
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