Thursday, April 3, 2025

Narnia's Aslan as a Female Character?

Gavin Ortlund discusses recent plans plans to make Aslan a female character in Netflix's new Narnia series. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon:   / truthunites   FOLLOW: Website: https://truthunites.org/ Instagram:   / truth.unites   Twitter:   / gavinortlund   Facebook:   / truthunitespage   MY ACADEMIC WORK: https://truthunites.org/mypublications/ PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... DISCORD SERVER ON PROTESTANTISM Striving Side By Side:   / discord   CREATIVE DIRECTION: Clau Gutiérrez (https://www clau.uk) CHECK OUT SOME BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/Makes-Sense-Wo... https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Re... https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Right-... https://www.amazon.com/Retrieving-Aug... 00:00 Introduction 00:41 What Do We Know? 02:12 Pushing An Agenda 05:01 Aslan as a Christ Figure 06:01 Reflecting on Modern Western Culture 09:34 Masculinity and Femininity 13:46 Was C.S. Lewis Sexist? 14:31 Responding With the Gospel

How to Engage Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Critics w/ Gavin Ortlu...

Is there a truly unchanging church institution? What about the Deuterocanon? Is the growing interest in tradition genuine or merely performative? Gavin Ortlund (‪@TruthUnites‬ ) joins Adriel Sanchez to explore how Protestants can respond to critiques from Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic critics and converts. 0:00 What do you say to someone interested in becoming Orthodox or Catholic? 6:18 A changeless church institution? 9:40 No salvation outside the church? 12:43 Anathemas or ecumenism? 18:00 Questions around the canon 19:30 The fragmentation of Protestantism 21:35 The gospel, justification, and new opportunities 28:36 Is being "Trad" genuine or performative? FREE BOOKLET—the four key differences that still divide Protestants and Roman Catholics: https://solamedia.org/offers/whatstil... GET THE LATEST OFFERS https://solamedia.org/offers/ JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER https://solamedia.org/subscribe/ FOLLOW US Instagram   / solamediaorg   X/Twitter https://x.com/solamediaorg Facebook   / solamediaorg   WHO WE ARE Sola is home to White Horse Inn, Core Christianity, Modern Reformation, and Theo Global. Our mission is to serve today’s global church by producing resources for reformation grounded in the historic Christian faith. Our vision is to see reformation in hearts, homes, and churches around the world. https://solamedia.org/

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Revitalization for Every Church | The Grimké Podcast | No. 14

What does it take to see a church filled with new life? This week, the profs meet in Liverpool, UK, to talk about church revitalization. We discuss how to assess church culture, handle conflict, build new (and dismantle existing) church programs and practices, and more. DON’T MISS THE GRIMKÉ MEN’S CONFERENCE. ✦ Christianity Tomorrow: Hope in Compromised Times ✦ July 28–30, 2025 in Richmond, VA ✦ 🎟️ Get Tickets: https://grimke.org/tomorrow CHAPTERS. (00:00) Coming Up... (00:37) What is Church Revitalization? (05:53) Revitalizing A Brethren Assembly (12:38) When Churches Realize They Need Help (19:47) When Young Folks Think They Know Everything (25:57) Patience Is a Virtue...and Fermentation (31:21) The 5 C’s of Church Revitalization (32:03) I. Conviction: What Does the Bible Say? (33:09) II. Culture: What Does That Look Like? (35:35) How Do You Say “No” to the Church? (41:20) III.Constructs: What Do We Need to Put in Place? (48:23) Warring Against Institutional Protection (53:30) IV. Conflict: Sacred Cows and Growing Pains (01:00:54) Two Examples of Conflicts and Change (01:04:23) V. Building Trust with Existing Churches (01:09:23) Continuously: Always Revitalizing CHECK IT OUT. ✦ Grimké Seminary — Training Pastors and Planters in, by, and for the Church https://grimkeseminary.org/ ✦ Grimké College — Practical Biblical Studies for Every Christian https://grimkecollege.org/ ✦ Grimké Europe — For the Church in Europe, Hosted in Liverpool, UK https://grimkeeurope.org/ ✦ Sola Ecclesia — Grimké’s Official Theological Journal https://solaecclesia.org IN THIS VIDEO. ✦ Bryan Laughlin — Chancellor & CEO (Grimké) https://grimkeseminary.org/bryan-laug... ✦ Steve Robinson — Dean (Grimké Europe) https://grimkeeurope.org/faculty ✦ Dr. Andrew J. Newell — Professor of Historical Theology and Culture (Grimké) https://grimkeseminary.org/andrew-newell ALSO AVAILABLE. ✦ Spotify (Audio/Video) https://open.spotify.com/show/7zMgmK7... ✦ Apple Podcasts (Audio) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... SUPPORT GRIMKÉ. ✦ Want to support the work of Grimké Seminary? Learn more here: https://grimkeseminary.org/give FOLLOW US. ✦ X   / grimkeseminary   ✦ Instagram   / grimkeseminary   ✦ Facebook   / grimkeseminary  

Final Response to Dan McClellan on Monotheism in the Bible

Monday, March 31, 2025

DEBATE: Are the Gospels Historically Reliable? | Inspiring Philosophy

What Galileo Means For Atheists, Catholics, and Protestants in 2025

Gavin Ortlund draws three lessons from the Galileo Affair. While this episode is not a point for Protestants over Catholics, or secularism over religion, it is a cautionary tale about the need for humility in approach the relation of science and faith. Check out An Introduction to Philosophy: https://zondervanacademic.com/product... Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon:   / truthunites   FOLLOW: Website: https://truthunites.org/ Instagram:   / truth.unites   Twitter:   / gavinortlund   Facebook:   / truthunitespage   MY ACADEMIC WORK: https://truthunites.org/mypublications/ PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... DISCORD SERVER ON PROTESTANTISM Striving Side By Side:   / discord   CREATIVE DIRECTION: Clau Gutiérrez (https://www clau.uk) CHECK OUT SOME BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/Makes-Sense-Wo... https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Re... https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Right-... https://www.amazon.com/Retrieving-Aug... 00:00 Introducing the Galileo Affair 01:20 Secularism and Galileo 08:09 Catholicism and Galileo 18:42 Protestantism and Galileo 22:18 Humility in Science-Faith Dialogue 26:05 Interpreting Scripture in the Church 27:07 Wrapping Up

Narnia's Aslan as a Female Character?

Gavin Ortlund discusses recent plans plans to make Aslan a female character in Netflix's new Narnia series. Truth Unites ( https://tru...