Episode 27 - Work! What is it Good For?

Jesse Furey leads us in a discussion of the sacredness of vocation in the design and purposes of God. Also, he presses Reid with some fun “in or out” questions to kick off the episode.

Jesse Furey leads us in a discussion of the sacredness of vocation in the design and purposes of God. Also, he presses Reid with some fun “in or out” questions to kick off the episode.

Show Notes

Links Referenced

Jesse Furey has written an essay to go along with this episode of the underground. You can find that on the Bonhoeffer Haus Blog here:

Work, What is it Good For?

Some good additional reading and resources referenced on the state of work, faith and theology

Books Referenced

  • Keller “Every Good Endeavor”

  • Miroslav Volf “Public Faith in Action” - “Work in the Spirit”

  • Andy Crouch “Culture Making”

  • Kyle Bennett “Practices of Love: Spiritual Disciplines for the Life of the World”

  • Cal Newport “Deep Work”

  • Wendell Berry “Christianity and the Survival of Creation”

  • Bonhoeffer “Christ, Reality, and Good”

  • Walter Strickland and Benjamin Quinn “Every Waking Hour”

  • Gene Veith “God at Work”

  • Amy Sherman “Kingdom Calling”

  • Bob Benne “Ordinary Saints"

Scripture Referenced

  • 1 Corinthians 7:20, 10:31

  • Colossians 3:23, 24

  • Genesis 1-3

Episode 26 - How Wrongeth?

Reid discusses the issue of cultural relativism, some absurdity, and why objective morality demands a transcendent source.

Reid discusses the issue of cultural relativism, some absurdity, and why objective morality demands a transcendent source.

Show Notes

RUTs and BUTs

Links Referenced 

Scripture Referenced

Books Referenced

Episode 25 - Bon Anniversaire!

Reid and Jesse celebrate the first year of The Gospel Underground sharing their favorite episodes, look to the future and introducing RANTology

Reid and Jesse celebrate the first year of The Gospel Underground sharing their favorite episodes, look to the future and introducing RANTology

Episode 24 - O' Smartphone Where Art Thou

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Show Notes

Links Featured

Book Recommendations 

Reviewish

Relevant Scripture

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 t“Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. - Ephesians 6:1-4

Episode 23 - Man Up! Is there a Crisis with Young Men?

Reid and Jesse discuss the current state of boys and young men in our culture and how we might encourage one another in our pursuit of manhood.

Reid and Jesse discuss the current state of boys and young men in our culture and how we might encourage one another in our pursuit of manhood.

Show Notes

Books Cited

Links Referenced

Episode 22 - Don’t Know Much About History?

Reid discusses the importance and joy of historical reflection

Reid discusses the importance and joy of historical reflection

Show Notes

Books and Authors Reviewish

Podcast Reviewish

Relevant Scripture

26 Then God said, “Let us make man[h] in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

27 So God created man in his own image,
    in the image of God he created him;
    male and female he created them.

Genesis 1:26, 27

22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24 The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man,[c] 25 nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. 26 And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, 27 that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, 28 for “‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, “‘For we are indeed his offspring.’

Acts 17:22-28

Episode 21 - Soccer Sucketh? The Glory of the World Cup and the Glory of God

Reid and Jesse discuss the beautiful game of global football, its growth in America and how the glory of our games can be idolatrous or beautiful in the hearts of people.

Reid and Jesse discuss the beautiful game of global football, its growth in America and how the glory of our games can be idolatrous or beautiful in the hearts of people.

Show Notes

Links Referenced

Scripture Referenced

  • Acts 17:16-23

  • Psalm 19:1,2

  • 1 Corinthians 10:30,31

Podcasts and Soccer Shows Recommended

Episode 19 - It's a Track Meet Boys and Girls

Reid and Jesse discuss biological males and females competing against one another in sanctioned athletic events when one identifies as transgender.

Reid and Jesse discuss biological males and females competing against one another in sanctioned athletic events when one identifies as transgender.

Episode 18 - Watch Your Mouth

Reid and Jesse discuss the use of language in light of the teaching of Scripture in various social and cultural settings. And a little discussion of Steph Curry's Mom exhorting her son about dropping bombs in the heat of battle.

Reid and Jesse discuss the use of language in light of the teaching of Scripture in various social and cultural settings. And a little discussion of Steph Curry's Mom exhorting her son about dropping bombs in the heat of battle.

SHOW NOTES

Various Articles

Scripture Related to Speech

  • Ephesians 4:25-29 - how we are to use our speech

  • Various texts on sinful speech

    • Lying Tongues (Psalm 5:9; Psalm 120:1,2; Proverbs 6:16-19, John 8:44)

    • Slander, Gossip and Tearing Up People (Psalm 50:19, 20; Romans 1:28-32; 1 Timothy 5:13)

    • Profanity and Obscenity (Proverbs 30:7-9; Ephesians 5:4)

    • Cursing Folk (James 3)

    • Blaspheming God (Exodus 20:7)

Episode 17 - Why Not Ask Why?

Reid discusses the importance of asking and seeking answers to questions in the life of faith.

SHOW NOTES

RUTS and BUTS

Kevonstage - commenting on the beautifully ridiculous with a comedic flare. Instagram - Web

MAIN TOPIC - Why not ask Why? 

SCRIPTURE

John 14:1-6, John 17, John 8:31, 32

REVIEWISH

Episode 16 - Suffering: We all have to Deal...

Reid and Jesse discuss the reality of suffering, how all people have to deal with this and how Jesus unites God, Humanity in and through suffering.

Reid and Jesse discuss the reality of suffering, how all people have to deal with this and how Jesus unites God, Humanity in and through suffering.

Show Notes

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Episode 15 - A Hope that Does not Disappoint

Reid and Jesse discuss the foundations for hope in light of culture and scripture.

Reid and Jesse discuss the foundations for hope in light of culture and scripture.

Show Notes

Reviewish

  1. Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry https://www.amazon.com/Jayber-Crow-Wendell-Berry/dp/1582431604

  2. Bottle Breachers - http://bottlebreacher.com

  3. Lost in Space on Netflix https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5232792/

Hope that Does Not Disappoint

  1. Sysiphus - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus

  2. Stats on Suicide https://afsp.org/about-suicide/suicide-statistics/

  3. Augustine’s Confessions https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Oxford-Worlds-Classics-Augustine/dp/0199537828

Scripture on Hope

  • Romans 5:1-3

  • Romans 8:18-25

  • Hebrews 6:13-20

  • 1 Peter 1:3-9

Episode 14 - Whose god is God anyway?

Reid and Jesse discuss contemporary religious pluralism, interfaith witness, and truth claims

Reid and Jesse discuss contemporary religious pluralism, interfaith witness, and truth claims

Show Notes

Links Cited 

Books Referenced

Episode 13 - Booze, Parades, Pinching and Wearing Green

Reid and Jesse discuss the cultural trappings of St. Patrick's Day, the lack of a Resee's Shamrock, and the real man behind the day.

Reid and Jesse discuss the cultural trappings of St. Patrick's Day, the lack of a Resee's Shamrock, and the real man behind the day.

Show Notes

RUTs and BUTs

St. Patrick of Ireland By Reid S Monaghan

http://www.powerofchange.org/blog/2010/3/13/patrick-of-ireland.html

Books and Links Referenced

Episode 12 - Fake News and Truth in the Epistemic Wilderness

Reid, Jesse and Wireless Mike discuss truth, fake news and how we navigate our current epistemic wilderness

Reid, Jesse and Wireless Mike discuss truth, fake news and how we navigate our current epistemic wilderness

Show Notes

Links Referenced

“To say of what is that it is not, or of what is not that it is, is false, while to say of what is that it is, and of what is not that it is not, is true” - Aristotle

Books Referenced

Scripture References

Episode 11 - Leaning into Lament

Jesse Furey interviews Dr. Rhys Bezzant of Ridley College in Melbourne Australia

Jesse Furey interviews Dr. Rhys Bezzant of Ridley College in Melbourne Australia

Episode 10 - A Christmas Tradition

Reid shares a family tradition to connect with your kids and point them to Jesus around the holidays.

Reid shares a family tradition to connect with your kids and point them to Jesus around the holidays.

A Christmas Tradition

Reid erroneously quoted Snow Miser as being from the animated film “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” when he is, in fact, from “The Year without a Santa Claus." Christmas TV show purists please accept our deepest and sincere apologies. 

Malachi 4:4-6

4 “Remember the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel. 5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 6 And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.”

The What and Why of Christmas Letter - CACC

  • Connect - be human, in their world/story, have fun

  • Affirm - what they are doing well, character traits/fruits of the Spirit I see

  • Challenge - what are the challenges in their life, character areas that need to be called up, future things ahead they need to see

  • Call forward in the Lord - call them to their future, call them to Christ and - vocare, primary calling to Christ/ son ship, secondary calling in his world and mission...vocational calling

Reviewish Segment

Credits

  • Thanks to Sugar and the Hi Lows for allowing us to license the song "see it for yourself" for our theme song

  • The Gospel Underground is a joint production of Power of Change and the Bonhoeffer Haus.

  • Send your comments, feedback and or questions that you might want us to take up here on the underground to info@gospelunderground.org.

  • We are a dialogue taking place in the borderlands between the church and culture and we hope to see you there.

Episode 9 - Words for White Christians

Some words of encouragement and counsel for white Christians in the west.

Some words of encouragement and counsel for white Christians in the west.

Show Notes

Planting Multiethnic Transcultural Churches by Reid S. Monaghan

http://www.acts29.com/planting-multiethnic-transcultural-churches/

Resources for Multiethnic and Transcultural Leadership

Note: Each of these works and authors brings a particular perspective, terminology and approach to ministry. Read them for their unique perspective and help as you humbly learn and hope for ministry in a new way.

  • Divided by Faith, by Michael O. Emerson and Christian Smith

  • United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation as an Answer to the Problem of Race, by Curtiss Paul DeYoung, Michael O. Emerson, George Yancey, Karen Chai Kim

  • The High Definition Leader: Building Multiethnic Churches in a Multiethnic World, by Derwin Gray

  • Renovate: Changing Who You Are by Loving Where You Are, by Leonce Crump

  • Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church, by Mark DeYmaz

Episode 8 - Talking with Wireless Mike

Reid and Jesse interview Dr. R. Michael Buehrer for his thoughts on technology and faith

Reid and Jesse interview Dr. R. Michael Buehrer for his thoughts on technology and faith

Show Notes

RUTs and BUTs

Taking the pee out of physics: how boys are getting a leg-up:https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/taking-pee-out-physics-how-boys-are-getting-a-leg

Luther - A Spiritual Biography by By Herman Selderhuis, https://www.crossway.org/books/martin-luther-hcj/

Technology and Christian - An Interview with Dr. Michael Buehrer

Dr. R. Michael Buehrer, Director of Wireless @ Virginia Tech, Personal web site http://www.buehrer.ece.vt.edu

Recent A.I. Discussions

https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/4/16405174/ceo-sundar-pichai-interview-google-ai-artificial-intelligence-interface

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/technology/machine-learning-artificial-intelligence-ai.html

Eternal Life through Tech? 

https://qz.com/1123164/seeking-eternal-life-silicon-valley-is-solving-for-death/ 

The Chinese Room Problem - John Searle’s analogy about syntax vs knowing properly explained https://youtu.be/D0MD4sRHj1M

John Searle on Consciousness, https://youtu.be/j_OPQgPIdKg

David Chalmers, http://consc.net

Ray Kurzweil, http://www.kurzweilai.net

Some DUALISM resources - http://www.newdualism.org/websites.htm

  • Thanks to Sugar and the Hi Lows for allowing us to license the song "see it for yourself" for our theme song

  • The Gospel Underground is a joint production of Power of Change and the Bonhoeffer Haus.

  • Send your comments, feedback and or questions that you might want us to take up here on the underground to info@gospelunderground.org.