Tag: Brent Strawn
Brent Strawn – Honest to God Preaching
Episode: Strawn argues that keeping secrets makes us sick, and the Old Testament offers a way to speak honestly about the BIG things like sin, suffering, and violence. Guest: Brent Strawn […]
Brent Strawn – The Incomparable God
Episode: Brent Strawn is back for the 4th time, to discuss his new book The Incomparable God. This book is rich, rangey, and full of biblical-theological insight. The discussion is also rangey, […]
A Dark Poem from Within the Depths (Ps 88) – Brent Strawn
Episode: A journey into the psalter’s darkest poem (Psalm 88) to explore tone and emotional state in poetry. This episode engages Linda Pastan’s poem “Why are Your Poems So Dark?” Special […]
-
A Somewhat Confusing Poem about God and Justice (Psalm 82) – Brent Strawn
Episode: A reflection on Psalm 82, a somewhat confusing poem about God and justice, and poetic adventures in missing the point. The episode discusses Mitch Roberson’s “Every Day We Are […]
-
Introducing In Parallel with Brent Strawn – Ecclesiastes 3
Episode: We’re thrilled to introduce our first episode of In Parallel, a new podcast that explores biblical and contemporary poetry. Our first episode is a poetic reflection on Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 […]
Lies My Preacher Told Me – Brent Strawn
Episode: Brent Strawn is back for the 3rd time to discuss his new book on mistruths about the Old Testament. Discussion covers everything from divine violence and wrath, to the […]
Brent Strawn – The Bible is Not a Story
Super-fan Brent Strawn is back on the podcast to talk about why he thinks the 'Bible-as-story' paradigm needs to die, Andy Stanley's book Irresistible, how the Old Testament is still dying, and the idea that problems with violence in the Old Testament are often projections.
Brent Strawn – The Old Testament is Dying
Episode: Guest Brent Strawn unfurls his provocative thesis that The Old Testament is Dying with OnScript host Matt Lynch. Matt and Brent discuss the malaise of ignorance about, hostility toward, and success-driven re-packaging […]