King & Culture
King & Culture
Ironwood Church
Luke Simmons and Seth Troutt discuss cultural and theological questions through a biblical lens.
Ep. 136 How to Eat
Seth and Luke discuss biblical categories related like fueling, fasting, and feasting that support our wellbeing, why calories work, and the role of food-related technology/medicine that helps us be sick or healthy.
Jul 4
45 min
Ep. 135 The Medieval Renaissance
Luke and Seth talk about how a New York Times article argued we are sliding back into the Dark Ages, "disenchantment" and "re-enchantment," and the role of angels, demons, and spiritual forces in our day to day lives.
Jun 20
51 min
Ep. 134 How To Abide
Seth and Luke talk about what it means to abide or remain in Christ, how we can do that, and some of Dallas Willard's wisdom on practicing spiritual disciplines.
Jun 6
40 min
Ep. 133 How To Share Your Faith (w/ Glen Scrivener)
Luke, Seth, and guest Glen Scrivener talk about how to share your faith with different types of non-Christians, the roots of the values of Western Civilization, and Glen's new book The Air We Breathe.
May 23
47 min
Ep. 132 How Seth Wrote a Book
Luke and Seth discuss more about Seth's new book and what the process was like.
May 9
52 min
Ep. 131 Authentic Masculinity
Luke and Seth discuss the book Authentic Masculinity: Leaving Behind the Counterfeits for God's Design. What are the virtues and roles that make for Godly, biblical masculinity?
Apr 25
58 min
Ep. 130 The Blessed Life
Seth and Luke discuss the beatitudes, blessing, and how to interpret and apply the words of Jesus in the Sermon on The Mount to our lives. Gregory of Nyssa and Augustine on the beatitudes.
Apr 11
43 min
Ep. 129 Christian Hedonism
Luke and Seth discuss the happiness of God, the goodness of hedonism, and what it means that "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him." Free PDF: Desiring GodBooks referenced: Confessions, Desiring God, and The Weight of Glory. Sermon Luke mentioned: Undoing The Destruction of Pleasure.
Mar 28
45 min
Ep. 128 Artificial Intelligence (Live at Redemption Arcadia)
Luke, Seth, and special guest host Frank Switzer discuss the nature, function, assets, and liabilities of so-called "artificial intelligence." Recorded live at Redemption Arcadia.
Mar 14
56 min
Ep. 127 A Tribe of Mentors
Seth and Luke discuss the role of mentors, the need to gain access to wisdom, and why most of the time you shouldn't ask someone to be your mentor.
Feb 28
30 min
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