Thinking Theologically with Tara Leigh Cobble

05/15/25 • 37 min

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Tara-Leigh Cobble to discuss the importance of biblical and theological literacy.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

What is The Bible Recap podcast and why did you start it?
Where do people start to get bogged down in Chronological Bible reading?
What have we discovered when it comes to pushing Christians towards depth?
What is the relationship between biblical and theological literacy?
What are the most common ways that theological thinking gets compromised?
How do you respond to someone who says that Christians don’t need more time in the Bible they need more time making an impact?

Guest Bio:

Tara-Leigh Cobble is the creator and host of “The Bible Recap” daily podcast, which guides listeners through a chronological 1-year bible reading plan. She created and leads D Groups International - which has grown into a network of over 300 weekly global bible studies. She also writes and hosts a daily radio show called “The God Shot” and regularly leads trips to Israel to study the Bible on-site. She is the author of the Bible Recap and the bible study He’s Where the Joy Is.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

The Bible Recap Podcast
“He's Where the Joy Is” by Tara-Leigh Cobble
Deep Discipleship Program

Our Sister Podcasts:

The Family Discipleship Podcast | Tiny Theologians

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Tara-Leigh Cobble to discuss the importance of biblical and theological literacy.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

What is The Bible Recap podcast and why did you start it?
Where do people start to get bogged down in Chronological Bible reading?
What have we discovered when it comes to pushing Christians towards depth?
What is the relationship between biblical and theological literacy?
What are the most common ways that theological thinking gets compromised?
How do you respond to someone who says that Christians don’t need more time in the Bible they need more time making an impact?

Guest Bio:

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

The Bible Recap Podcast
“He's Where the Joy Is” by Tara-Leigh Cobble
Deep Discipleship Program

Our Sister Podcasts:

The Family Discipleship Podcast | Tiny Theologians

Support Training the Church and Become a Patron:

patreon.com/trainingthechurch

To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page.

Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Previous Episode

Waters of Death & Feasting with Jesus (Baptism and the Lord's Supper)

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a conversation about the meaning, significance, and different views of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

Why have baptism and the Lord’s Supper been so contentious historically?
What is the best argument for believers' baptism?
What is the best argument for infant baptism?
What are the dangers of not fully understanding each of these positions?
What about churches that acknowledge both positions of baptism?
What is baptism?
How does the Lord’s Supper connect to baptism in a way that is complimentary but distinct?
What formative value does the Lord’s Supper have in the weekly gathering?
What is happening at the Lord’s supper? What are the different views?

Helpful Definitions:

Baptism: "baptizo" (βαπτίζω): to immerse, submerge, or plunge
Transubstantiation (Catholicism): The elements convert into the physical body and blood of Christ.
Consubstantiation (Lutheranism): The substances both of the body and blood of Christ and of the bread and the wine coexist in union with each other.
Spiritual Presence (Reformed): Christ is spiritually present in the elements.
Memorial (Anabaptist): The elements are purely symbolic.

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