Better Boxes Podcast

S4 Ep. 1: What is Christology?

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000

What is Christology? Why is it important? Who we believe Jesus to be is a complicated topic when we consider the entire breadth of history. Today we are looking at the New Testament Gospels (and some other ones) to see how the views of who Jesus was differed between these books and why it matters. Christology is something we all have whether we realize it or not.

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Show Notes:

https://www.britannica.com/event/Council-of-Chalcedon

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1201688?seq=12

https://www.jstor.org/stable/20004676?read-now=1&seq=8#page_scan_tab_contents

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5W0kTMkcBPZKwRAcFUouzz?si=25c21bc9b815407a

Definitions:

Christology- “Christian reflection, teaching, and doctrine concerning Jesus of Nazareth. Christology is the part of theology that is concerned with the nature and work of Jesus, including such matters as the Incarnation, the Resurrection, and his human and divine natures and their relationship.” (Britannica)

Metaphysics- "the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space." (Oxford Dictionary)

S3 Ep. 4: What Are the Implications of Our Faith?

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Join us as we start to organize our "faith context" box and truly question why it matters to categorize this well. What are the Implications of our faith? There's always a possibility of damaging or healing, breaking or mending, dividing or unifying when it comes to different religious traditions. Today Daniel and Nate explore what makes a tradition worth leaving or staying and helping grow. There's never a one size fits all answer to everyone's situation. Our contexts are different. So it takes self exploration to figure out what is best for each individual's faith experience. Also, sorry Calvinists...

Daniel was not able to find the graphs he was talking about. It could have been some information from The New Evangelicals podcast or a Ryan Burge's graph about religion.

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S3 Ep. 3: What is Faith?

Tue, 28 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Join us ask we unpack the box of Faith today. Are you certain you are wearing a shirt or do you have faith you have a shirt on? Let's unpack the idea of faith vs certainty and why if we want to live faithfully we should push certainty to the side.

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S3 Ep. 2: Why Does Birth Place Matter?

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Join us as we unpack the box Fate vs. Chance. In this episode Daniel and Nate discuss the idea of a world led by chance or the world led by predetermined fate. Why this matters is important how we view others across different cultures and backgrounds. We start with a fun discussion on why birth place matters when it comes to where individuals are placed in the world. Laugh with us and enjoy the journey as the conversation has hope filled twists and turns.

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Below is a document of all our notes which includes links to our resources.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14UQOB09gAx9jo7CBtWmvtRtT4RZTJmadwp2kgU04-90/edit?usp=sharing

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S3 Ep. 1: What is a Faith Context?

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Join Nate and Daniel in conversation about culture and faith and how our personal contexts matter. Together we will be broaching new topics like self awareness, worldview, how culture affects our faith and how that will impact how we interact with others. Thanks for joining us and hope you enjoy unpacking this box.

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S2 Ep. 5: Q&A Chad Olney

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Hey Better Boxes Community! Today Chad Olney joins us for a discussion on the church division series. Join the conversation for laughter, open dialogue, serious church concerns, and hopes for the future of the Church in our world today.

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S2 Ep. 4: Were Nazi's Christian?

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Were Nazi's Christians? How could they love Jesus and hate Jews? These Nazis are Crazy! Today we discuss how Christianity was weaponized by the Nazi party. This was an intense conversation about clashing Christian denomination, the mixture of religion and hardcore politics, and division within the Church.

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S2 Ep. 3: When Did We Start Killing Each Other

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Join us through a conversation of cosmos, technology, and wildly confusing times of the 14 to 16 hundreds when you could get killed for your ideas and convictions. When did we start killing each other just because of theological differences? We tackle two case studies on Michelle Servetus and Felix Mantz who were both killed for beliefs and actions.

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Show Notes:

https://calvin.edu/centers-institutes/meeter-center/files/resources-page/TheServetusControversy.pdf

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/the-reformation-eats-its-young_the-anabaptist-felix-manz-meets-a-terrible-end/43485650

https://www.britannica.com/summary/Anabaptists

S2 Ep. 2: Did Santa Clause Punch Hitler in the Face at the Nicene Counsel?

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Did Santa Clause punch Hitler in the face at the Nicene Counsel? This week we are discussing the different thought strands that were present during the Nicene Council. Just over 300 years after Jesus, and not long after persecution, Christian leaders decide to mix bribery, fist fights, and division into their ideas. What happens in the end with this council?

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S2 Ep. 1: How Did the Early Church Handle Disagreements?

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Join us for a new series as we talk about Church division throughout the years. We will walk through history and varying circumstances as we study how the church handles different opinions and the conflicts that follow.

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Ep. 8: Series Q&A With Dylan Beeles

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Hey Better Boxes Community! It's been a busy summer but we are back at it bringing you our series wrap up of Biblical Literalism with our friend of life and the pod, Dylan Beeles. Join Daniel, Nate, and Dylan as we answer questions you listeners sent in and some that we thought of ourselves.

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Ep. 7: How Should We Read the Apostle Paul

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0000

How should we take the Apostle Paul today in our modern context? Why do so many people read Paul like he's Jesus? Is that a good thing to do? Join us this week as we explore biblical literalism with Paul.

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Ep. 6 Can We Read a Gospel Literally?

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Join us this week as we ask if we can read the Gospel of Luke literally. How are we to understand Jesus? How are we to understand parables? What happens if we read a Gospel literally?

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Ep. 5 Can We Read Psalms Literally?

Mon, 09 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Join us this week as we discuss biblical literalism in Psalms. There is a balance between poetic truth and literal reading. It's important to know the context and the author, if that's even possible... thanks for joining the conversation! If you have any questions don't forget to email us at Betterboxespod@gmail.com. Follow us on Spotify, Apple pod, and Google pod and help share the conversations and questions that help grow our faith!

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Ep. 4: How Should We Read The Book of Job?

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0000

There are a lot of hard concepts that come out of the book of Job in terms of problem of evil, God's character and more. What do those things mean in light of biblical literalism? Join us as we have an open discussion through the book of Job.

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Ep. 3: What's Up With Genocide in the Bible?

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Would God command a genocide? Does that look like Jesus? What happens if we read passages like this literally? Join us this episode as we talk through 1 Samuel 15!

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Ep. 2: Did a Literal Flood Happen in the Bible?

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000

In this two part episode Daniel and Nate discuss the topics of the Flood Narrative and what's commonly referred to as the Amalekite Genocide. Where does a literalist view take us? How can we read these seemingly crude stories and see the same God that is revealed in Jesus? Join us as we allow questions to shape our human understanding and God's narrative!

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Ep. 1: Should We Read the Bible Literally

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Join us for an intro conversation about the dangers of Biblical Literalism. In this episode Daniel and Nate discuss the problem of reading scripture in this light through the lens of our current cultural context and the context of the past.

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Better Boxes Intro

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Here at Better Boxes Podcast we allow questions to shape how we understand the human experience and God's narrative. Take a journey with us as we ask deep and meaningful questions about Christianity, spirituality, life, and how we as humans operate in a world that we hope to leave better than we found it. We won't stray away from tough questions, but we want you, the listener, to join us as we unpack specific ideas we have left tucked away in a corner for so long. Let's open those boxes together, let's explore those questions we deemed wasn't worth of our time so long ago, and hopefully along the way we will build Better Boxes. Boxes where we allow for more inclusion, more understanding, more justice, more love in a world filled with so much division. Let's come together as humans trying to learn and do our best.