Armchair Theology

Is there no balm in Gilead? Jeremiah continues pointing out Jerusalem's lack of faithfulness and  justice making him a pariah and this section of his book difficult to read... but we should.

Jeremiah saw some stuff. He lived through the restoration of the temple and the destruction of the temple. And the word he shared from God was direct and harsh. Join Clay and Ross as they breakdown t…

For those who hold Christian theology or study the New Testament, this may be one of our most important episodes today. Isaiah ends with so much great literature from which the New Testament writers …

The Suffering Servant Songs in Isaiah paint a picture of willful humility to the point of death. No surprise, Christians saw (and still see) a lot of parallels with Jesus of Nazareth. Join Ross and C…

Chapter 40 kicks off a whole new (and welcome) tone for the book of Isaiah. There are a lot of recognizable verses in this week's reading friends. Thanks for listening.

In this episode Ross and Clay discuss the third repeat of the Hezekiah story, the beauty of God's renewed creation and the difference between an envoy and a convoy.

In this episode Ross and Clay take a look at the Biblical genre of apocalypse: both the destruction of evil and the banquet prepared in God's restored creation. Then back to the woes... Hahaha.

Ross is back to join Clay in breaking down the woes in Isaiah 13-23.

In this episode Rabbi Mike Harvey joins Clay to discuss the different ways Jews and Christians read the  prophecies in Isaiah. Although for centuries Christians have read understood (and we believe) …

Long time friend and previous guest, Dave Barnhart comes on to help Clay introduce prophetic literature and breakdown the introduction to Isaiah. And we had a great time. 

Huge Congratulations to Ross…

Clay's wife Leigh Ann Farrington joins the show to discuss the hottest book in the Bible, The Song of Songs, making Ross that awkward third wheel and making it very obvious that Clay out kicked his c…

Ecclesiastes is one of the most difficult books in scripture. In this episode Ross and Clay wrestle with the text without jumping straight to the Jesus Juke to which Christians so often resort.

Meaningless, meaningless, everything is meaningless... Could there be a more confusing way to open a book of scripture? 
This week Ross and Clay take on one of their favorite books in the whole Bible …

A wife of noble character who can find? This week Ross and Clay wrap up Proverbs, try to right the ways the woman of noble character has been wronged and make sense of this amazing book in scripture.

Proverbs offers very practical skills for living well. But sometimes it creates dualistic thinking and overly-simplistic binaries that can hurt our ability to love others. In this episode Ross and Cl…

One way many use Proverbs is as a daily devotional. 31 chapters for 31 days. Marcus Taylor did just that and joined us to talk about his experience.

You can find Marcus on Twitter at @brwneyedsoulman …

Lady Wisdom calls in the streets: "Listen to Armchair Theology!" This week Ross and Clay give a 30,000 foot view of Proverbs, break down the first nine chapters, answer the questions: What is Wisdom?…

In our first live podcast recording, at Wild Roast Cafe in Birmingham, AL, Cliff Jones joins us to talk about ways to combat racism and inequality in our own lives and communities. Cliff is the found…

In our third conversation on race, Tay Rowell joins Clay and Ross to discuss the effects of redlining, food deserts, white flight, and how racism persists today in systemic and sometimes subtle ways.…

Pulitzer-winning columnist and author, John Archibald, joins Ross and Clay to discuss his book, Shaking the Gates of Hell: A Search for Family and Truth in the Wake of the Civil Rights Revolution, wh…