Ep. 14 - My Brother, Steve, And T.F. Torrance
For the first interview in Ambushed history... is an upcoming scholar and theological juggernaut. He also happens to be my brother, Steve Chaffee. Join us as we chat about Torrance, Barth, American ...
19 Sep 201643min
Ep. 13 - Cartoon Jesus
A quote from George Carlin and another one from Blaise Pascal inspired this one. The question is this, have we been encouraged to make a cartoon of Jesus our hero?
6 Sep 201620min
Ep. 12 - Reclaiming Perichoresis
Just some reflections on Not-Zeus, children playing, and the Trinity. Be ready for Perichoresis and the fact that it sounds so new-age but is, in reality, quite an ancient way of looking at the Divine...
3 Sep 201618min
Ep. 11 - Melodies By The Train
Ever have a moment where you hear a little voice say, "Pay attention, something is happening..."? Well, I can't say these moments happen to me often but here is one of those instances that happened to...
3 Sep 201610min
Ep. 10 - Brennan Manning And Holy Foolishness
Christianity is absurd... and that's a good thing. Early scholastic theologians came up with the phrase "credo quia absurdum", which translates as "I believe because it is absurd." However, to take th...
3 Sep 201619min
Ep. 9 - Reclaiming Metanoia
Here is part 2 of "Reclaiming ______"! This time, I want to reclaim the Greek word Metanoia as "to change one's mind." This is a follow up to the last podcast on the Hebrew word Teshuvah. In all likel...
3 Sep 201619min
Ep. 8 - Reclaiming Teshuvah
Being raised by teachers, literally, my family has always highly valued books. And what goes with books? Well, words, of course. Here is 1 of 2 podcasts looking at specific words. Here I chat over the...
3 Sep 201616min
Ep. 7 - Commandments, Promises Or Reality?
The two greatest commandments, Jesus' own distillation of the Jewish Law, has got some other angles that we can understand them. Here are three different ways of understanding "You shall love God and ...
3 Sep 201611min
