Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss how Christians should think about the death penalty.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Is the death penalty biblical?
• What is the Christian framework for being against the death penalty?
• Why do we have civil laws?
• Is the death penalty just? Is it a deterrent?
• How could you kill an image bearer by any means?
• How does the civil government wield the sword? How do we regulate the taking of human life for the punishment of a crime?
• What’s the difference between justice and mercy?
• Do we tend to overemphasize the therapeutic in this conversation?
• What is your view on this?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Genesis 9, Exodus 21, Romans 13:1-4
• Training the Church Ministry Cohort
• C. S. Lewis and the Humanitarian Theory of Punishment
• “The Politics of Jesus” by John Howder Yoder
• Knowing Faith Has Therapeutic Language Invaded The Church?

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Courtney Reissig to discuss how to trust the church again after hurt.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What was your goal in writing this book?
• What is your book about?
• How have you seen the Gospel of John help people process not abandoning the faith after hurt?
• What encouragement can you offer to people who are unsure whether they can trust the church?
• Are there people in your ministry coming from church hurt?
• Where did you experience restoration from looking at Jesus in your own journey?

Guest Bio:

Courtney Reissig is a writer and bible teacher living in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is the proud mom of four sons, happy wife to Daniel, and author of The Accidental Feminist, Glory in the Ordinary, Teach Me to Feel and Someone to Believe In. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, The Gospel Coalition, and Christianity Today (among other publications). When she is not writing or wrangling kids, she enjoys running and a relaxing Friday night. Her family belongs to Immanuel Baptist Church. You can follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@courtneyreissig).

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• John 20:3, Hebrews 13:8, John 15, Psalm 1, John 9, Ezekiel 34:2
• ”Someone to Believe In” by Courtney Reissig

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss how Christians should think about burial, aging, and death.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• How does our culture view death?
• Where is death in the Bible?
• When you think of burial in the Bible, what comes to mind?
• What is the norm in Jewish society and culture?
• How should this influence how Christians think about burial?
• Does the mode of burial matter?
• What method of burial do we want for ourselves?
• For fun: If we were pagans, what funeral would we have?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Genesis 50:25, Genesis 35:19-20, John 11
• “Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End” by Atul Gawande

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