Forging Ploughshares
Cultivating the Peaceable Kingdom
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 936
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Passing Through Atheism
Paul explains how we can learn from the atheists to reject a certain understanding of God and thus come to know God as He truly is.
Is there a God we need to refuse as we come to the God revealed in…
Two Worlds
Paul traces the stark difference posed in Scripture between the world of darkness and of light, of flesh and Spirit.
The point is not, “Oh where are the authentic Christians to be found?” or “Where …
Peace on the Land with Joelle Axton
Forging Ploughshares Garden Adviser and Community Liaison explains why Peace with the land must be incorporated into concepts of salvation and describes her work in this regard.
…we had all kinds of…
Romans 8 – The Hope of God
An exposition of Romans 8 as God’s hope (the hope that God has) that exposes the escapism inherent in our dualistic understanding of humanity. Suffering has meaning not because we hope to escape the …
Sin’s Deception
Paul explains the nature of sin’s deception.
If we mystify the problem [of sin], we’ll go on to mystify the answer.
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What Is Theology?
Paul explores the question, “What is theology?”
The way that Karl Barth has said the same thing is, as he was reading Romans the “strange new world of the Bible opened up to him.” What he means by …
Dare to Hope
Paul explains how hope deconstructs desire. The future anterior perspective (hope) breaks through the imminent perspective (desire).
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Romans 8, Life in the Trinity
Paul talks about life in the trinity from Romans 8.
You know, we often hear people say this that ‘Christ’s death defeats death,’ but can we say that we know exactly how—‘how does it do that?’ Well, …
The Story of Theology
Paul tells the luring story of theology, and provides insight on interpreting that history.
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Jonathan Totty on Bernard Lonergan
Paul Axton and Jonathan Totty talk about Bernard Lonergan.
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Sex and Death with the Universal Subject
Paul discusses how sex and death relate to the universal subject in Romans 7:1-6, which follows Paul’s book The Psychotheology of Sin and Salvation.
The Wretched Man Rescued by Christ
Paul explains how the “wretched man” is rescued by Christ is Romans 7:7ff.
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Introduction, Part 4 of 4
Conclusion. Wrapping up the conversation and looking forward.
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Introduction, Part 3 of 4
Forging Plowshares elements. What are some specific things that Forging Ploughshares will be doing. Also, a lengthy discussion on issues facing church growth philosophy.
Introduction, Part 2 of 4
Introduction to Forging Ploughshares. How is Forging Ploughshares an attempt to live out a learned Gospel of peace in community?
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Introduction, Part 1 of 4
Initial discussion on violence and the Gospel of peace. Dr. Paul Axton and Jason Rodenbeck share thoughts about issues of violence in the world and the solution found in the Gospels.