Who were the Pharisees of the gospels and why did Jesus oppose them with such ferocity? What does that look like today and how are we similar to them? Most importantly, how can we learn to not be like the Pharisees and to be more like Jesus? All these things are talked about in this episode of Let's Unpack It. Here are some links to info that I used during this podcast: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/pharisees-sadducees-and-essenes http://www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1462 Here are the social links: https://www.facebook.com/letsunpackit/ https://twitter.com/joshdolar

This Episode we take a look at the book of Esther in the old testament. We break down some of the more odd things about it and what that means for us in 2017. If you enjoyed the podcast please give it a like/high rating/5 stars and share it with your friends.

How do we make an idol out of the Bible? In what ways has it been misused? What does this all have to do with Jesus? We look into the Relationship between the Bible and the American Church in this episode. Thank you for Listening! Please subscribe and rate the podcast and come join in on the discussion on Facebook.

The first episode of a bi-weekly podcast where a former youth pastor talks about a topic relating to the church, faith, and theology. This week we look at the current day American Church and how it has systemic issues that, if not fixed, will lead to its failure. Books and Articles: http://thefederalist.com/2017/06/28/vacation-bible-school-drove-millennials-away-church/ http://www.recklesslyalive.com/12-reasons-millennials-are-over-church/ http://frankpowell.me/ten-reasons-church-absent-millennials/ Deep Church: https://smile.amazon.com/Deep-Church-Beyond-Emerging-Traditional/dp/0830837167/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509459579&sr=1-1&keywords=deep+church You Lost Me: https://smile.amazon.com/You-Lost-Me-Christians-Rethinking/dp/0801015898/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509459636&sr=1-1&keywords=you+lost+me Searching For Sunday: https://smile.amazon.com/Searching-Sunday-Loving-Leaving-Finding/dp/0718022122/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509459535&sr=1-1&keywords=searching+for+sunday