Pilate infamously asked, “What is truth?” when Jesus was on trial before him. Why is truth so important and why is it impossible for us all to live our own truths? And why is having thick skin and soft hearts important in our quest as ministers of truth?

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Today we are making sense of progressive Christianity through a parable Jesus taught plus learn something you can do to hold the line of truth in your homes.
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Progress?
Progressive Christianity is a popular movement that seeks to progress Christianity forward rather than reforming Christianity back to Scripture.
The most dangerous thing about progressive Christianity is that there is no gospel. St. Augustine said, "you out to say plainly that you do not believe the gospel of christ. For to believe what you please, and not to believe what you please, is to believe yourselves and not the Gospel. Ultimately that is what the issue is. It is a belief in self and the ability for humanity to transform themselves and their community by their own power and ideals of love and justice.
So how do we make sense of progressive Christianity?
Matthew 21 The Parable of the Tenants
The issue with progressive Christianity and every other belief system is that it is at war with the authority of God. It is at war with His ways. For the chief priests and elders there was a pride in them and a love for their own authority that prohibited them from admitting that Jesus was from God and that Jesus was God.
Hold the Line in Your Home
Study the Christian creeds and confessions.
Creeds and confessions are actually wonderful tools to use and understand the Scriptures to help build up our faith with the truth that is found in the Word of God.
"Throughout church history it has been necessary for the church to adopt and embrace creedal statements to clarify the Christian faith and to distinguish true content from error and false representations of the faith. Such creeds are distinguished from Scripture in that Scripture is norma normans (“the rule that rules”), while the creeds are norma normata (“a rule that is ruled”)." RC Sproul
Links

More from Alisa Childers:

https://alisachilders.com/

https://www.alisachildersblog.com/blog/progressive-christianity-101-what-you-need-to-know

More on Creeds and Confessions:

https://www.ligonier.org/learn/topics/creeds-and-confessions

The Nicene Creed:

https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/the-nicene-creed

The Westminster Confession:

https://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/

The 1689 London Baptist Confession:

https://1689londonbaptistconfession.com/

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Should women know theology? What is theology? Why is it important? Let’s find out. Plus 5 ways theology has changed me.

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Should Women Know Theology?

Should women know theology - yes - actually, I think it’s imperative that we as women pursue the knowledge of theology. I think it’s imperative we become better THEOLOGIANS!

Theology: the study of God

Theology is not just an understanding of God, but an application of our understanding of God.

But everyone is a theologian because we all have a view of God.

Why is it imperative for women to know theology?

• Because it gives us a right view of God.
• It gives us a right view of ourselves.
• It gives us a right view of our circumstances.
• It shows Gods Lordship, Sovereignty, Wisdom, Love, Justice, Holiness - over all things.
• It is TRUTH. and the truth sets us free.
• “Truth works"

High view of theology with lead to more and more freedom.

Practical Theology for Women

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Self care is a cultural trend taking social media by storm. What is self-care all about and is it biblical? Today we are addressing the cultural dominance of self-care and look at it through the wisdom of God think biblically about rest and restoration.

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Life Hack - Coats & Car Seats

This life hack comes from listener Paula who said, put your kid's coats on backwards - when it's time to buckle up, slip off the coat and then put them back on! It's safe and warm for car seats.

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Is Self Care Biblical?

First things first:

1. It is not my intention to shame anyone for ever using the hashtag “self care” or posting about it. It’s not a sin to use this hashtag. The purpose of this episode is to explore a worldly view of self vs a biblical view of self and to not be deceived by cultural trends.

2. This episode is not to say we need to neglect good hygiene or not take care of ourselves. This is about looking to the source of rest and restoration.

We are going to address the cultural dominance of self-care and look at it through the wisdom of God.

What is self care?

Psych Central says, “any activity we do deliberately in order to take control of our mental emotional, physical health.”

Habits of Well Being says, “A personal journey and each day is changing, so its important to continually look after yourself (i.e. make it a habit) and reflect on your health and well-being.

English Oxford Dictionary says, “the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s health.”

Cultural Self care is really about OUR ability to achieve rest and restoration to

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Here I am God, Send me! Go and make disciples. Ummmm... Discipleship can be tough and there can be some obstacles that make us a bit reluctant. Today we are talking about Acts 9, being a reluctant disciple-maker and 5 reasons God gives us to be hopeful about our calling.

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LIFE HACK: Easy Fall Dessert for a Crowd

It would cost me our entire Christmas budget to bring a PSL to everyone at group get-togethers. Fret not, there is another easy dessert that won't break the bank, tastes like fall, and feeds a crowd.

Easy Crock - Pot Cinnamon Apples

*Note, that this is a Lauren recipe, which means I do a little of this and that - you make this your own! It would be hard to mess up - unless it caught on fire somehow. That's a hard recovery ;)

Feeds: 8-10

Time: prep 20 minutes - cook time varies (2 min to 3 hours)

Ingredients:

• 10-12 apples (I mix tart and sweet, like granny smith and some pink lady's or gala's) peeled, cored, and sliced
• 2 tbsp lemon juice (keep apples from browning)
• 1/2 cup of liquid like apple cider, pumpkin spiced cider, (i've even used some apple sauce diluted with water)
• 1 - 2 Tbsp corn starch
• 2 Tbsp melted butter
• 1/4 cup or less of sugar or brown sugar (to your taste)
• drizzle of molasses (to taste)
• sprinkle of cinnamon (to taste) I use about 1 tsp
• Vanilla icecream

Instructions:

• coat apples in lemon juice and put in crock pot or insta-pot
• in a separate bowl, mix corn starch and cider (or liquid) until lumps are out
• add melted butter, sugar, molasses, cinnamon, to liquid mixture and stir
• drizzle over apples and stir to coat
• Set crock pot to low for 3 hours or Instapot to 2 minutes high pressure (then manual release).
• After cooked to desired softness, ladle over two scoops of ice cream

The Reluctant Disciple-maker

God has given every Christian a calling: to go make disciples of all nations. Matthew 28:19-20

A disciple is a student or follower of Christ.

Discipleship isn't just about intellect or organization!

Sometimes there are obstacles to fulfilling our calling and it makes us reluctant to obey.

Today we looked at Ananias in Acts 9:10-25 and how we can be encouraged to GO even when it seems impossible, painful, intimidating, and unknown.

Five Hopes for the reluctant disciple-maker

NO 1: Go anyway

We need to

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