My Seminary Life

Let's talk Hymns of Longing. Welcome back to My Seminary Life. In today's episode, I introduce our new series Hymns of Christmas; we will be journeying through the birth of Jesus guided by our favorite Christmas hymns. Today, we start with Israel's longing for the Messiah, which began all the way back in the Garden. I walk through Micah 5:2-6 to show a prophecy that Israel could hold on to during God's silence during Greece and Rome's occupation. Israel longed for a Serpent Crusher Messiah who would save them from captivity, and the hymns Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel and Come Thou Long Expected Jesus capture that longing that Israel had. Facebook & Instagram: @myseminarylifepodContact: emailseminarylife@gmail.comBuy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MySeminaryLifeShop: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/

What is Experiential Preaching? What's a Pie and Praise Fellowship? Welcome back to My Seminary Life. In today's episode, I explain what my concept of Experiential Preaching is, how it is different from manufacturing an emotional response or doing a big stunt in the name of being memorable, and I think it could help in moving us away from a consumer driven church service. I then walk through the concept of a Pie and Priase Fellowship, followed by summarizing my lesson on Psalm 117. and how the experiential element landed with the congregation. Facebook & Instagram: @myseminarylifepodContact: emailseminarylife@gmail.com Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MySeminaryLifeShop: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/

This is a rebroadcast from our series On the Writings of CS LewisToday we take an honest look at what Lewis wrote about grief, embarrassment, shame, and suffering. Facebook & Instagram: @myseminarylifepodBuy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodShop: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MySeminaryLife

This episode is a rebroadcast. We live in a new world, and the church needs to be ready to minister in this new world.  In this episode, I reflect on Bob Whitesel's book "Growing the Post-Pandemic Church" to see what he thought ministry was going to be like beyond 2020.  What adjustments would the church need to make to keep ministry alive and meet the needs of their communities?  Find out in today's episode! Shop: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/Facebook & Instagram: @myseminarylifepodContact: emailseminarylife@gmail.com Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MySeminaryLife

How long, to sing this song? Welcome back to My Seminary Life. This week on the show we have another addition of Rabbit Trail. This week I kick things off by recapping my latest sermon on Psalm 40:1-3 as the first part of my series on Processing Grief. Then I launch into the story of the composition and recording of one of U2's more religious songs, 40. I also discuss the significance of the War album, and how I have grown as a preacher over the past ten years. Facebook & instagram: @myseminarylifepodContact: emailseminarylife@gmail.comBuy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodShop: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MySeminaryLife

How do you stir up another believer to love and good works when they are freaking annoying! This week on the show we have another Rabbit Trail. After reviewing my recent sermon on Hebrews 10:19-25, I sit down to answer the question, "how do I stir up someone to love and good works when they are so freaking annoying?" We all have "that person" in our lives that can be difficult to love, and social media wasn't a thing when this epistle was written. Also, how do I do all this while also setting healthy boundaries? In this episode, I reflect on all of that and walk away with a few takeaways. Facebook & instagram: @myseminarylifepodContact: emailseminarylife@gmail.comBuy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MySeminaryLifeShop: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/

Welcome back to My Seminary Life. In today's Rabbit Trail, I recap my recent sermon on Joshua 1:1-9, look at its relationship to helping us transition in leadership, and ask the question, "why do we gender verses?" Down this rabbit trail, I look at a couple passages that we specifically assign to men or women, I rant about how it's just culturally influenced, lazy hermeneutics, and ask the additional question, "when did we start doing this?"Facebook & Instagram: @myseminarylifepodContact: emailseminarylife@gmail.comBuy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodShop: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWwLsNvWR2C8rfrwaPve-ew

Is there a right way to fear God? Welcome back to My Seminary Life, and the start of a new series called Rabbit Trail. In this series, I will take you down a path that I wanted to go down in a recent sermon I preached but couldn't make it fit in my notes. In my recent sermon on Hebrews 11:1-3, I mention how there is a proper way to fear God. Here in this episode, I take you down that path on why I think fearing God matters, how it can serve as a guardrail against being too casual in our faith, and you get to hear a lot from Producer Cooper. Contact: emailseminarylife@gmail.comFacebook & Instagram: @myseminarylifepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MySeminaryLifeBuy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodShop: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/

This episode is a reposting from My Seminary Life with Brandon Knight. This episode is an interview Brandon did with Nathan Drake about modernizing some hymns for lent. Use the link below to see the original posting and the show's description:https://my-seminary-life.captivate.fm/episode/onemorething-hymns-of-lent-featuring-nathan-drake/Mentioned in this episode:Pull up a chair, grab a mic, and join in the conversation!You too can lead an episode of Some Joyful Noises. Contact us at anazaoministriespodcasts@gmail.com or on Social Media if you have an idea for an episode you would like to lead on this podcast!Facebook GroupAnazao PodcastsThis podcast is part of the Anazao Podcasts Network! Check out our other shows!Anazao Podcasts

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What is a Kung Fu Pizza Party? Welcome to the very first episode of Kung Fu Pizza Party! In this episode, I your host Brandon Knight, walk you through a brief history of my training in the martial arts, some of my influences from the Kung Fu movie cinema world, and explain what my vision for this show will be. I also tell the origin story of the name of the show. Instagram: @kungfupizzapartyAMP on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/725pdvTzkle0fDWK2sdxnD

What is Black Ecclesia Interpretation? This is the finale to our Camp My Seminary Life series on Hermeneutics as I review "Reading While Black" by Esau McCaulley. In this episode, i breakdown some of the main portions of the book, talk about McCaulley's approach to Black Ecclesia Interpretation, and what it was like for me as a white man to read a book that was not directly for me. I also spend time showing how this 5 Star book fits well with another 5 Star book we have reviewed on the show, "Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes." Facebook & Instagram: @myseminarylifepodContact: emailseminarylife@gmail.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MySeminaryLifeShop: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodGoing Collecting on Instagram: @goingcollectingThe Confessing Church on Facebook: TheConfessingChurchEsau McCaulley: https://esaumccaulley.com/books/reading-while-black/

The Summer Camp series on Hermeneutics is back with episode four of five with an introductory look at Biclical Criticism. In this episode, I discuss briefly what Literary Criticism and Historical Criticism is, how they can positively play a role in our Hermeneutical process, and some of the paths that people take to arrive at conclusions that I myself may not agree with. I also breakdown the long-standing, unhealthy mentality that some Christians have of "it's not from my group therefore it is wrong." Facebook & Instagram: @myseminarylife podYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MySeminaryLifeBuy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodContact: emailseminarylife@gmail.comShop: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/Going Collecting on Instagram: @goingcollectingThe Confessing Church on Facebook: TheConfessingChurch

In this episode, I explain what's with the long delay to finish the Hermeneutics series, where my recent struggles with my mental health has taken me, and what's next for the show. Facebook & Instagram: @myseminarylifepodContact: emailseminarylife@gmail.comBuy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MySeminaryLifeShop: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/Going Collecting: @goingcollecting on InstagramThe Confessing Church: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562080810420

Welcome to day three of Camp My Seminary Life, campers! Today, we have a guest counselor here to speak to us about Heremeneutics. Joshau Noel, the host of Systematic Geekology, Dummy 4 Theology, and The Whole Church Podcast, has three reasons why he thinks Hermeneutics is important. Hermeneutics has played a role in his life story, feeds his quest for understanding why we believe what we believe, and...gives him lots of poop jokes? Shop: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodContact: emailseminarylife@gmail.comFacebook & Instagram: @myseminarylifepodAMP: https://anazao-ministries.captivate.fm/The Confessing Church: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562080810420Going Collecting: @goingcollecting

Welcome back campers! Here on day two of Camp My Seminary Life I sit down to paint a better picture of what the hermeneutical process looks like by walking you all through my process. Whenever I sit down to write a sermon or Bible lesson, this is what it looks like for me to study and interpret a passage of Scripture. Shop: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodFacebook & instagram: @myseminarylifepodContact: emailseminarylife@gmail.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWwLsNvWR2C8rfrwaPve-ewThe Confessing Church: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562080810420

Welcome to camp! Camp My Seminary Life begins this week on the beautiful shores of Lake Tolien. This year for our first ever summer camp we are looking at the topic of Hermeneutics. This is an essential subject for both pastors and believers of all kinds. In this first episode, I address the question, "What is Hermeneutics?" In understanding the importance of studying Scripture in its context to interpret it, we also look at Hermeneutics' relationship with Homelitics, how one is an art while the other is a science, and how big and deep this topic can be as we dig deeper into the context of Scripture. Shop: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodFacebook & Instagram: @myseminarylifepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MySeminaryLifeContact: emailseminarylife@gmail.comThe Confessing Church: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562080810420

It is the final day of Summer School! In this episode, I sit down to discuss one of the other current cults, Twin Flames Universe. Listen as I unpack what a twin flame and the Mirror Exercise is, discuss the controversial practic they have of assigning genders, and I give my thoughts on how we sometimes over-complicate the concept of "the will of God for my life." Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodShop: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/Facebook & Instagram: @myseminarylifepodContact: emailseminarylife@gmail.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWwLsNvWR2C8rfrwaPve-ewTwin Flames Universe: https://twinflamesuniverse.com/

We are on Day 4 of our Summer School series and we are going to focus more on current cults that we need to be aware of as they are currently operating. Today's focus is on 7M and Shekinah Church lead by Robert Shinn. In this episode, my wife Claire joins the show to review Netflix's most recent documentary "Dancing for the Devil" and talk about the history and essential teachings of Shekinah Church. We also get practical to address next steps that we all can take to stay educated with what is going on with this group and how to be a part of the solution to bring justice for the glory of God. Sign the petition: https://chng.it/PKPd9R7h7PStay informed: @exposing7mBuy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodMerch Store: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/Facebook & Instagram: @myseminarylifepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWwLsNvWR2C8rfrwaPve-ewContact: emailseminarylife@gmail.comClaire's Book Instagram: @clairebrooks.readsbooks

Mormons. We're talking about Mormons today. The Summer School series on Cults rolls on with Day 3 covering one of the most reconizable cults out there, what is commonly referred to as Mormons. In the episode, I walk through a brief history of the Mormon Church proper, talk a little bit about some of the differences between other smaller Mormon groups, and highlight some of the major teachings in the church that differ from Protestant Christianity. I also propose a an interesting question, "How long does a cult need to exist and how large does it need to be before it is no longer recognized as a cult but just as another religion?" I also take some time to reflect on the beauty that is simple, true Christianity. Shop: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mslpodFacebook & Instagram: @myseminarylifepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWwLsNvWR2C8rfrwaPve-ewContact: emailseminarylife@gmail.comMormons: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng