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How do you help your kids grow up loving church? Scott, Aaron, and Seron talk about raising children in a church family, giving them meaningful ways to serve, and living out the same faith at home and at church.
If God already knows every decision we'll make, do we really have free will? And if God created everything, where did sin come from?
Have modern Christians lost something in the way we read the Psalms? This week on The Disciple Standard Podcast, Scott takes us deep into his research on how the early church understood the Psalms—and why writers like Athanasius and Origen saw Jesus throughout the entire Psalter. The conversation explores Psalm 78, the parables of Jesus, prayer, worship, and the surprising idea that the Psalms don't simply tell us about Jesus—they may actually teach us to pray with Jesus.
What does the Bible actually teach about hell—and how much of what Christians believe comes from Scripture versus tradition?
Is the world actually getting worse—or are we simply more aware of everything that's wrong?
What happens to human purpose when AI can do our jobs better than we can?
What actually makes a sermon good?
Christian nationalism, political division, abortion, prayer in schools—how involved should the church actually be in politics?
Can you preach straight from the Bible and still miss the heart of the gospel?
What does the Bible actually say about patriotism, government, and where a Christian's ultimate allegiance belongs?
Pastor Scott is turning 50. And his dream is that one day, nobody remembers he was here.
Synod 2026 just wrapped. And for the first time in a long time, something felt different.