Tastefully Irreverent Bible Podcast by Clay Farrington and Ross Furio. New podcasts every Monday morning. Follow on Twitter and Instagram at @ArmchairTheo and armchairtheo.com for daily readings and commentary.
2 Corinthians is a tough letter to read because in it Paul expresses some pain of church hurt. If you've been hurt in church you may resonate. But beneath the pain is an honest defense of both Paul h…
Sometime between Paul's first letter to the church in Corinth and this one, Paul was hurt. Words were exchanged. So in addition to all of the theological depth and pastoral care of any of Paul's lett…
Paul ends 1 Corinthians by addressing some specific issues that may not affect you or your church but whose solutions are universal by using the logic of the cross. And Clay finds out that Ross has a…
Dr. Chuck Gutenson joins Clay and Ross to kickoff 1 Corinthians with a hard look at Paul's insistence on the foolishness of the cross and how it should affect our lives.
Thanks Doc.
THEREFORE...
Join Ross and Clay as they breakdown one of the biggest therefores in scripture as Paul moves from cause to effect, from theological foundation to practical application in how we ought to…
Literally everyone: Paul, has God pre-elected some? Or is salvation for all?
Paul: Yes.
Join Ross and Clay as they work through some of the most theologically dense reading in the New Testament.
Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from th…
Romans is one of the most theologically dense books in the New Testament and we did not want to take it on ourselves. Huge thanks to Dr. Jason Borders from Huntingdon College in Montgomery for helpi…
If you've ever studied Luke or Acts with any kind of academic integrity you've certainly read something Dr. Joel Green has written. I (Clay) was most fortunate to have stumbled in his class my first …
"What should the Church resistors be worried about in your neighborhood right now" - Matthew Skinner. As the good news of Jesus marched on toward the ends of the earth it threatened the balance of we…
"What God has called clean, don't call unclean." In this section of Acts the Church came face to face with the implications of a faith open to non-Jews. Huge thanks to Bishop Willimon for helping us …
After the death and resurrection, Jesus early followers were faced with the question: Now What? This week Matthew Skinner joins us to help answer that very question.
Dr. Skinner is the Professor of Ne…
We've decided John's account of the crucifixion and resurrection are our favorite of the four gospels and the reinstatement of Peter after his denial is a beautiful story or redemption.
And with that …
Calling all Johanine scholars, this one's for you! What an absolute joy it was to talk with Dr. Jaime Clark-Soles and peel back the layers of the Gospel of John! Thank you Dr. Clark-Soles!
You can fin…
What really makes us blind? Join Clay and Ross in this episode breakdown who's able to see Jesus's good works and who's blinded by their own bias.
In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the word was God. There may be no more memorable opening line in all of scripture. Join Ross and Clay as they break down the iconic Gospel …
Happy Holy Week Friends. Join Clay and Ross as they break down Jesus's last days from wee Zacchaeus, to the Cross to the Resurrection.
The prodigal son, the persistent widow, the shrewd manager... in this episode Ross and Clay some of your favorite and least favorite parables from Luke's gospel. Thanks for listening!
Clay and Ross discuss rewriting the Bible, sitcoms without laugh tracks, when it's time to do the work of the kingdom and when it's time to be still. Join us as we work our way through the Gospel of …
One of the craziest God moments in my life happened when I ran into my old friend from seminary, Dr. Nabil Samara, not once but twice in Israel. And I'm so thankful, through the magic of the internet…