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311. Better Than Whom? Ethnic Superiority and the Image of God
A short clip. A blunt question. And apparently, more than a few people had thoughts about it.When Dr. Alan Strange asked his evening class whether anyone really believes some nations or ethnic groups…
310. The Theologian Who Won't Go and the Missionary Who Doesn't Know
Paul didn't write Romans because he had a lot to say; he wrote it because he needed a church ready to send him to Spain. That single missionary ambition is what holds the most theologically dense…
309. Why Paul Wrote His Longest Letter to a Church He'd Never Met
Why is Romans so long? Paul wasn't writing a theology textbook; he was trying to recruit a missionary partner, and the Roman church wasn't ready. In this episode, host Jared Luttjeboer sits down with…
308. Romans Is Not What You Think It Is
Everyone knows Romans for justification by faith, but what if that's only part of the story? In this episode, host Jared Luttjeboer sits down with Dr. Marcus Mininger to explore the provocative…
307. The Spiritual Formation of Elders
The hardest person for an elder to pastor is himself. In this final episode of our series on pastoral leadership, Dr. J. Mark Beach doesn't let elders off the hook. He looks at the unchecked bad…
306. Shepherds Smell Like Sheep
Some elders think the job is the meeting. They show up, they vote, and then they adjourn. Dr. J. Mark Beach disagrees. In this episode of MarsCast, Beach unpacks why the real work of eldership…
305. Comfortable Churches and Uncomfortable Pastors
What happens when a church treats its pastor like a contractor who's hired to perform, expected to comply, and fired when inconvenient? In this episode, Jared Luttjeboer sits down with Dr. J. Mark…
304. Cowboys, Shepherds, and Pastoral Leadership
What if the way your church thinks about pastoral leadership is quietly undermining it? In this first episode of a four-part series, host Jared Luttjeboer sits down with Dr. J. Mark Beach to examine…
303. Reaching Women: Practical Strategies for the Church
What does it actually look like for a church to move toward women with the good news of Jesus without swinging left into egalitarianism or right into a cold, avoidant piety? In this final…
302. Trad Wives, Feminist Churches, and the Jesus Who Transcends Both
Critics call the Bible misogynistic. Some point to the Gnostic Gospels as the "real" feminist Jesus. But Dr. Andrew Compton argues that the canonical Jesus, the actual Jesus, treated women in ways so…
301. From Liberation to Disappointment: Tracing the Feminist Arc
Millions of women were promised that liberation would bring fulfillment, so why are so many of them exhausted, angry, and searching for something more? In this first episode of a three-part series,…
300. Steady As She Goes: Faithful Politics Across a Lifetime
Every generation believes its political moment is the worst in history, and every generation is partly right. But what if the real crisis isn't the news cycle, but our inability to outlast it? For…
299. The Church and Political Formation
In this third episode of our series on political exhaustion and the church, host Jared Luttjeboer presses Dr. Alan Strange on the most practical question yet: how should the local church shape how…
298. What Political Exhaustion Reveals About Our Theology
When Christians treat election results or political victories like theological verdicts, something has gone wrong, but what? In this episode of Marscast, Jared Luttjeboer sits down with Dr. Alan…
297. Pastoring a Politically Exhausted Church
Political division strains friendships, but sometimes, it also fractures churches, turning voting records into litmus tests for gospel faithfulness and Sunday mornings into ideological battlegrounds.…
296. Is There Room for Growth in the URCNA?
Can a young federation preserve its confessional convictions while reaching new communities? As the URCNA approaches its thirtieth year with approximately 140 churches and 25,000 members, Dr.…
295. What the URCNA Won't Compromise: Doctrine, Polity, and the Form of Subscription
When the United Reformed Churches in North America formed in 1996, they didn't just create another denomination; they made deliberate choices about identity rooted in centuries of Reformed tradition.…
294. The Birth of the United Reformed Churches in North America
When around 40 churches take a risk to leave the only denomination they've ever known, what drives them to take that leap? This episode reveals how a single letter from a small Illinois congregation…
293. The Long Road to Leaving the CRC
What theological crisis in the 20th century led thousands of Reformed Christians to leave their denomination and start something new? In this episode, Dr. Cornelis Venema takes us inside the…
292. Rome Strikes Back: The Catholic Counter-Reformation
How did the Catholic Church respond when Luther's hammer struck the church door? In this Christmas Day finale, Dr. Alan Strange and Jared Luttjeboer explore the other side of the Reformation story:…
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