Christmas Special 2020 (The History of Christmas)
We all love our Christmas traditions, but how many of them are biblically and historically accurate? In this special podcast, we'll take a look at the...
Present Perfect: An Applied Church History Podcast
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Welcome to Present Perfect. No grammar, but plenty of history This podcast takes an innovative approach to church history. We won't just slog through names and dates. Instead, we'll apply history to answer your questions about the past and to inform your decisions in the present. Curious about the Church, the Bible, and how it all got the way it is today? Subscribe to this podcast and learn more!
Podcast #217 (Inflection Point: The Church of the First Century)
Resuming our survey of AD 32 through AD 40, we see the very early church tackle an administrative problem by appointing the first deacons. Amongst the...
Podcast #216 (Inflection Point: The Church of the First Century)
In this podcast, we wrap up our detour survey of first-century Israel's core leadership. We examine the Pharisees and determine whether or not they we...
Podcast #215 (Inflection Point: The Church of the First Century)
Israel's leadership of the first century was complicated, fragmented, and factional. Understanding it makes the world of the very early church much mo...
Podcast #214 (Inflection Point: The Church of the First Century)
The narrative of Ananias and Sapphira seems a bit disturbing and out of place in the Church Age. But as this podcast demonstrates, that incident serve...
Podcast #213 (Inflection Point: The Church of the First Century)
In this podcast, we begin to examine the Church's first decade--AD 32 to AD 40. We'll examine the very early church's practices, leadership, and the p...
Podcast #212 (Inflection Point: The Church of the First Century)
As we begin our trek through the early church's history, with its parallel Jewish and Gentile paths, we'll lay out our methodology. We're going to wor...
Podcast #211 (Inflection Point: The Church of the First Century)
Traditionally, the Church began with the coming of the Holy Spirit on the Feast of Pentecost. The reality is a bit more complex. In this podcast, we'l...
Podcast #210 (Inflection Point: The Church of the First Century)
With Jesus' resurrection, we reach a fork in the road. For nearly four decades, Israel and the Church will travel parallel paths through history, with...
Podcast #209 (Inflection Point: The Church of the First Century)
In this podcast we explore how Israel reached a crucial inflection point in its history. Although many ordinary people were willing to accept Jesus as...