Knowing Faith
430 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsThe Christian faith is not mindless or irrational. Knowing Faith is a podcast exploring how our faith is founded upon Scripture. We believe the Bible is for everyone and are committed to helping the Church understand where their faith is rooted. Hosted by Jen Wilkin, JT English and Kyle Worley, this podcast dives into Christian story, belief, and practice in a way that is accessible to everyone.
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#19 - Can You Trust Your Bible?
July 05, 2018 05:00 - 25.5 MBWe talk with Dr. Michael Kruger about how the Bible, as we know it, came to be and how we know we can trust it.
#18 – In His Image
June 21, 2018 05:00 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MBShow Notes: In His Image None Like Him
#18 – In His Image with Jen Wilkin
June 21, 2018 05:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBJT English and Kyle Worley chat with Jen Wilkin about her new book, “In His Image,” and how we, as limited humans, might strive to display the character of our limitless God. Questions Covered in This Episode: Jen, how many books have you written and what are they all about? What’s the elevator pitch for “In His Image?” I want to know God’s will for my life. What should I do? What is the difference between incommunicable and communicable attributes? Is holiness given a preeminent stan...
#18 - In His Image
June 21, 2018 05:00 - 27.6 MBWe chat with our very own Jen Wilkin about her new book, “In His Image,” and how we, as limited humans, might strive to display the character of our limitless God.
#17 - Theology 101
June 07, 2018 05:00 - 30.7 MBOn this episode, we discuss the basics of developing a theological method, like looking to your Bible, utilizing your community and praying for the Holy Spirit to reveal truth.
#17 – Theology 101
June 07, 2018 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBJen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the basics of developing a theological method, like looking to your Bible, utilizing your community and praying for the Holy Spirit to reveal truth. Questions Covered in This Episode: When presented with a theological question, assigned a topic, or have an interest peaked...where do you start? Where do you go from there? What are common pitfalls in theological study? How do you avoid them? How to build a biblical and theological library? ...
#16 – The End of the World as We Know It
May 24, 2018 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBJoin Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley as they discuss eschatology—the end of the world—through the lens of Matthew 23 – 25. Questions Covered in This Episode: Focusing in on Matt. 23-25, what is going on in these chapters? Are there any unique features of these chapters? Is Matthew 24 about the past, present, or future? Is Matthew 25 about the past, present, or future? What is the relationship between God’s judgment described in these chapters and the love of God? Helpful Defi...
#16 - The End of the World as We Know It
May 24, 2018 05:00 - 31.8 MBJoin us as we discuss eschatology—the end of the world—through the lens of Matthew 23 – 25.
#15 – Playing God with Andy Crouch
May 10, 2018 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBJen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Andy Crouch, author of “The Tech-Wise Family” and “Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling,” to talk about culture, power and institutions and what implications those things have on the Church and believers. Questions Covered in This Episode: The church, like all institutions, has to think seriously about stewarding its authority and influence. What are the key Christian beliefs that anchor or provide ballast for the stewardship...
#15 – Playing God
May 10, 2018 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBShow Notes: Abuse of Power, Sexual Misconduct and #MeToo (ep. 61 of Culture Matters) The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place
#15 - Playing God
May 10, 2018 05:00 - 26 MBAndy Crouch, author of “The Tech-Wise Family” and “Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling,” joins us to talk about culture, power and institutions and what implications those things have on the Church and believers.
#14 – The Cross-Shaped Kingdom with Jeremy Treat
April 19, 2018 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBJen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Jeremy Treat, author of The Crucified King, to talk about the kingdom and the cross and why both are crucial to how we understand and live out the gospel. “You can’t understand the kingdom with the cross. You can't understand the cross without the Kingdom” - Jeremy Treat Questions Covered in This Episode: How is the cross an enthronement ceremony? What is people's biggest obstacle in accepting the view that the cross in an enthronemen...
#14 - The Cross-Shaped Kingdom
April 19, 2018 05:00 - 30.7 MBJeremy Treat, author of The Crucified King, joins us to talk about the kingdom and the cross and why both are crucial to how we understand and live out the gospel.
#14 – The Cross-Shaped Kingdom
April 19, 2018 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBShow Notes: “The Entry and Death of Jesus” Sermon Episode 13 of Knowing Faith – “So, What’s Triumphal About a Donkey?”
#13 – So, What’s Triumphal About a Donkey?
April 05, 2018 05:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBJen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley talk about Matthew 21 and Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. What does this mean for His rule and reign in the Kingdom of God and what does it mean for us? Questions Covered in This Episode: When we get to the triumphal entry, where are we at in Matthew? What’s been happening? What are some key themes we see in the book of Matthew? Is there any significance to the donkey, or is it just an animal that he picked for his transportation? What i...
#12 – The Story of the Holy Spirit with Tim Mackie
March 22, 2018 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBJen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Tim Mackie, co-creator of The Bible Project, to discuss the Holy Spirit, some common misconceptions and what it means that God lives in us. Questions Covered in This Episode: If you were going to tell the story of the Holy Spirit throughout Scripture, how would you do that? What are some of the most common misunderstandings regarding the person or work of the Spirit in the Old Testament? What is the role of the Holy Spirit in the mini...
#12 – The Story of the Holy Spirit
March 22, 2018 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBShow Notes: The Bible Project Knowing Faith #3 – Is God Three or One?
#11 – More Than a Piece of Fruit
March 08, 2018 06:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBJen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Nathan Campbell to talk about the basis of sin and its effects on the world. It’s more than eating a piece of fruit that drove Adam and Eve out of Eden. Questions Covered in This Episode: Let’s talk Genesis 3: Why is it a big deal that Adam and Eve ate some fruit off of a tree? What is the best way to understand the curses of sin in Genesis 3? What is the relationship between sin, death, and the law of God? When trying to teach/talk...
#10 – Brothers & Sisters: Can We Do Theology Together?
February 16, 2018 06:00 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBIn light of recent discussions, Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a conversation about the benefits of doing theology together as brothers and sisters in Christ. They give a brief lay of the land on where evangelicalism is at in the conversation of women in the church, what grounds they believe that it is faithful to scripture for women to help teach and train pastors/elders, and how they have seen it played out in their own context. Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Genesi...
#9 – What You Talking About, Jesus?
February 01, 2018 06:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBJen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the parables. The parables of Jesus are central to Matthew’s Gospel and valuable to biblical study. But what are they and how should we read them? Questions Covered in This Episode: What is a parable? How does Jesus use them? What are some common features of parables? What are some modern day parables? Why does Jesus use secretive ways of speaking? Shouldn’t he want to speak simply so everyone can understand him? Looking at Matthew 13, it...
#8 – Do You Even Theology, Bro?
December 21, 2017 06:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBYou asked. We answered. Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley talk through listener questions ranging from original sin to death to the Nephilim. Questions Covered in This Episode: If sin was possible pre-fall, what’s stopping the same thing from happening in the new heavens/new earth? Will there be free will in the new heavens/new earth? Why did God create Satan? Why would an all knowing God create someone he knew would be the ruler of darkness? How did Satan sin in a sinless heaven? ...
#7 – The Best Sermon Ever?
December 07, 2017 06:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBDr. Jonathan Pennington joins us as we discuss the Sermon on the Mount and answer the question, “Is Jesus a philosopher?”
#7 – The Best Sermon Ever with Dr. Jonathan Pennington
December 07, 2017 06:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBJen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Dr. Jonathan Pennington as they discuss the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7 and answer the question, “is Jesus a philosopher?” Questions Covered in This Episode: The Sermon on the Mount has got to be one of the most familiar passages in the New Testament, why should we take a fresh look at this heavily explored passage? A typical reading of the beatitudes is “blessed,” but could it be more accurate to translate this as “flourishing...
#6 – In the Beginning
November 22, 2017 06:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBJen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss Genesis 1-2 and how it shapes a Christian doctrine of creation by its original context and distinctives from other ancient origin creation narratives. Questions Covered in This Episode: Where was God before the beginning? When was He? Who was the original audience of the creation account? How does that shape the way we read Genesis 1-11? What do you believe is often neglected in the Christian doctrine of creation? What does it mean that h...
#5 – Three Wise Men Walk into a Barn
November 09, 2017 06:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBJen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss Matthew’s account of Christ’s birth in Matthew 1:18-24 including several misconceptions of the story, how it relates to the Old testament, and why the incarnation had to happen. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the single biggest misconception about the birth story of Jesus? What are some other ways that the story of Christ’s birth is misremembered because of popular understandings of the nativity story? Looking at Isaiah 7 (whic...
#4 – Are Catholics and Protestants One Big Family with Dr. Gregg Allison
October 12, 2017 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBJen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Dr. Gregg Allison of southern Seminary to discuss what Catholics believe, examining the role of the reformation, as well as similarities and differences with Protestants. Questions Covered in This Episode: When we are talking about Catholicism, given how old the tradition is and how vast its reach, who or what are we really talking about? Are Catholics saved? Do Catholics deny justification by faith? What about the relationship betw...
#4 – Are Catholics and Protestants One Big Family?
October 12, 2017 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBShow Notes: Roman Catholic Theology and Practice: An Evangelical Assessment The Unfinished Reformation: What Unites and Divides Catholics and Protestants After 500 Years
#3 – Is God Three or One?
September 28, 2017 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBJen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the Trinity, looking at common misunderstandings and what is at stake if we do not properly understand this foundational doctrine of Christian faith. They discuss why seeing God’s Triune nature provokes us to deeper worship, obedience, and mission. “The trinity filled my heart full of heartfelt joy and I knew that all eternity was like this for those who attain heaven for the trinity is God and God the trinity the trinity is our maker and keepe...
#2 – Jesus’ Family Tree
September 14, 2017 05:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBJen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley work through the lineage of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew and discuss why genealogies in the Bible, though intimidating and confusing on the surface, are significant. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why do the gospels include genealogies? What are some of the key differences between the genealogies in the four gospels? What makes Matthew’s genealogy distinct? When bible readers hit names and numbers in the bible, there is a tendency to skip o...
#1 – What Is Knowing Faith?
August 24, 2017 05:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBWelcome to the Knowing Faith podcast where Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the single biggest theological and biblical issues facing the church today. Resources Mentioned in This Episode: The Village Church Institute The State of Theology Sponsored by HOPE International: Christ calls us to care for those living in poverty. The question is, how? Download your free copy of Created to Flourish: How Employment-Based Solutions Help Eradicate Poverty, written by HOPE Internat...