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Should Christians celebrate Halloween? Isaac, Nick, and Caleb asked a group of Christians at Christ the Word Church what they think. Some trick or treat, some never have, and almost everyone landed on conscience and Christian liberty. We also hear how believers can use the night to love their neighbors, plus some strong opinions on the worst Halloween candy. Stick around for Nail on the Head, where Builders Conference speaker Noah Wing shares seven tips for surviving the AI apocalypse. Join us at the Builders Conference on November 7th! More info here: buildersconferencetoledo.com Are you a female listener? Check out the podcast Unshaken!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1keI3OGw0MkJurPTR3B2Lf?si=HKdP_fWNQz2cZouVxD1MYQ&utm_source=copy-linkApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshaken/id1518435724 Email us here: [email protected] Come to church! Info here: christtheword.com Thank you for listening.

Assistant pastor Jake Long joins us to unpack Mormonism: where it came from, what it teaches, and why it’s gaining ground today. We trace Joseph Smith’s story from the Second Great Awakening to Utah, compare Mormon beliefs with the biblical gospel, and talk about how Christians can lovingly engage Mormon friends and neighbors. Plus, Matt French joins us for Nail on the Head with a crash course in soldering. Join us at the Builders Conference on November 7th! More info here: buildersconferencetoledo.com Are you a female listener? Check out the podcast Unshaken!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1keI3OGw0MkJurPTR3B2Lf?si=HKdP_fWNQz2cZouVxD1MYQ&utm_source=copy-linkApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshaken/id1518435724 Email us here: [email protected] Come to church! Info here: christtheword.com Thank you for listening.

What does the Bible mean when it talks about “the law,” and what do Christians do with it today? Nick sits down with Greg Moore and Lucas Wilson to walk through the moral, civil, and ceremonial categories, what Paul means by “not under law but under grace,” general equity, how the law exposes sin, and why Psalm 119 shows that loving the law is loving God. Then stay for a new Nail on the Head segment with Jason Brouwer, a Builders Conference speaker, on boredom, technology, and making room to hear from God. Join us at the Builders Conference on November 7th! More info here: buildersconferencetoledo.com Are you a female listener? Check out the podcast Unshaken!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1keI3OGw0MkJurPTR3B2Lf?si=HKdP_fWNQz2cZouVxD1MYQ&utm_source=copy-linkApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshaken/id1518435724 Email us here: [email protected] Come to church! Info here: christtheword.com Thank you for listening.

Biblical masculinity is under pressure from the internet, and the loudest voices are rarely the ones worth following. Nick and Isaac sit down with Ben Bayly, deacon at Christ the Word Church and father of five boys, to talk about why figures like Andrew Tate and Clavicular draw young men in, why physical discipline has less value than spiritual discipline, and why masculinity can’t be separated from fatherhood. Along the way: Christ as the man of sorrows, the humility of Moses, and why a tutor can’t do what a father does. Join us at the Builders Conference on November 7th! More info here: buildersconferencetoledo.com Are you a female listener? Check out the podcast Unshaken!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1keI3OGw0MkJurPTR3B2Lf?si=HKdP_fWNQz2cZouVxD1MYQ&utm_source=copy-linkApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshaken/id1518435724 Email us here: [email protected] Come to church! Info here: christtheword.com Thank you for listening.

Clay Wing grew up in church, but when things fell apart in college, he hid it. The lies grew, the isolation deepened, and by May 2022 he was out of options and on a same-day flight to Colorado. Clay shares how God used repentance, sermons, and the local church to bring him home, and why being in church is not the same as being rooted in Christ. Stay tuned after the outro for a new Nail on the Head segment with Mike Ahrendt, previewing his Builders Conference breakout talk, "Six Days You Shall Work." The books mentioned were The Doctrine of Repentance by Thomas Watson and Knowing God by J. I. Packer. Join us at the Builders Conference on November 7th! More info here: buildersconferencetoledo.com Are you a female listener? Check out the podcast Unshaken!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1keI3OGw0MkJurPTR3B2Lf?si=HKdP_fWNQz2cZouVxD1MYQ&utm_source=copy-linkApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshaken/id1518435724 Email us here: [email protected] Come to church! Info here: christtheword.com Thank you for listening.

Satan isn't as creative as you think. Nick and Isaac talk with Christ the Word elder Dave Foulke about what angels and demons really are, what the enemy is after, and why the battle is real but already won. "Glory" album mentioned (can also be found on Apple Music and Spotify): https://everlastingwordband.bandcamp.com/album/glory Join us at the Builders Conference on November 7th! More info here: buildersconferencetoledo.com Are you a female listener? Check out the podcast Unshaken!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1keI3OGw0MkJurPTR3B2Lf?si=HKdP_fWNQz2cZouVxD1MYQ&utm_source=copy-linkApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshaken/id1518435724 Email us here: [email protected] Come to church! Info here: christtheword.com Thank you for listening.

Is 10% still the standard, and does it even matter if it goes to your church or somewhere else? Nick and Isaac sit down with Christ the Word deacon and budget committee lead Nate Miklovic to trace tithing from Abraham to Malachi to the New Testament, and dig into the real reasons Christians talk themselves out of it. Are you a male listener? Come to the Builders Conference on November 7th! More info here: buildersconferencetoledo.com Are you a female listener? Check out the podcast Unshaken!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1keI3OGw0MkJurPTR3B2Lf?si=HKdP_fWNQz2cZouVxD1MYQ&utm_source=copy-linkApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshaken/id1518435724 Email us here: [email protected] Come to church! Info here: christtheword.com Thank you for listening.

Join us for the Iona Study Center event on Friday, September 18th! More info here: https://ionaevents.carrd.co/ In this episode, ER doctor and church elder Steve Wing joins us to talk vitamins, Big Pharma, GLP-1s, and what it actually means to treat your body as a temple. Dr. Wing’s Sunday School recording (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2TNH2x91M0zTaOel3TKrs1?si=8PJ6jM7mQ2Kb_EyFAwaccw&utm_source=copy-link Are you a female listener? Check out the podcast Unshaken! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1keI3OGw0MkJurPTR3B2Lf?si=HKdP_fWNQz2cZouVxD1MYQ&utm_source=copy-linkApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshaken/id1518435724 Email us here: [email protected] Come to church! Info here: christtheword.com Thank you for listening.

No Mormonism episode this week. Instead, a guest lecture from Iona Study Center: Matt French on why the Sabbath isn't a burden, it's a gift, and why the seven day week has outlasted every empire that tried to kill it. Subscribe to the Iona Study Center Podcast! Links below.Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033CyMwULYJybN2BNwDiWU?si=CFMRHQPiRsCtZEsT-saGwA&utm_source=copy-linkApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/iona-study-center/id6783455330 More information about Iona can be found here: https://ionastudycenter.org/ Send us an email: [email protected] Submit anonymous ideas/feedback here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpQOHT5IltjjSTlg4KdUsNArqqyg1yGJY4wYzTpab0BNjCKQ/viewform Come to church! More info here: christtheword.com Thank you for listening.

Is depression a spiritual problem, a medical one, or both? Dr. Jason Brouwer, a licensed clinical psychologist, sits down with the guys to talk honestly about depression, anxiety, medication, and suicide from a biblical perspective, including what we can tend to get wrong when trying to help. Idea for an episode? Feedback? Thoughts? Submit it here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpQOHT5IltjjSTlg4KdUsNArqqyg1yGJY4wYzTpab0BNjCKQ/viewform Come to church! More info here: christtheword.com Contact us here: [email protected] Thank you for listening.

Nick and Isaac continue their conversation with Jacob and Jules Bartlett in Part 2 of this series on dating. They dig into what it looks like for a man to lead in a relationship, why dating the family matters as much as dating the person, how to navigate physical boundaries and set the tone early as a couple, how to handle conflict well, and how to break up in a way that still honors the other person and the unity of the church. Part 2 of 2. Idea for an episode? Feedback? Thoughts? Submit it here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpQOHT5IltjjSTlg4KdUsNArqqyg1yGJY4wYzTpab0BNjCKQ/viewform Come to church! More info here: christtheword.com Contact us here: [email protected] Thank you for listening.

Nick and Isaac sit down with Jacob and Jules Bartlett, married five and a half years and leading New Life, the church's young adults ministry, for a conversation on dating. They talk through the Bartletts' own story, why so many young men today seem aimless or "floating" instead of pursuing, why that responsibility falls on the man, and why friendship, and an open, involved community, should come before the relationship. Part 1 of 2; Part 2 drops next week. Idea for an episode? Feedback? Thoughts? Submit it here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpQOHT5IltjjSTlg4KdUsNArqqyg1yGJY4wYzTpab0BNjCKQ/viewform Come to church! More info here: christtheword.com Contact us here: [email protected] Thank you for listening.

Hunter Turner and Luke Nowak join us to talk about Grow Together, Hunter's ministry reaching internationals and refugees in Toledo. They share what it looks like to teach English, build real community, and share the gospel across cultures, and how anyone can get involved, no experience needed. Hunter's ministry website:https://growtogethertoledo.org/ The book Hunter mentioned is Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity's Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl. Contact us here: [email protected] Come to church! More information here: christtheword.com Thank you for listening.

Two guys who knew nothing about the Crusades read a book about them. Here's what Nick and Isaac learned, and the hard questions it raised. The primary book for this episode is God's Battalions by Rodney Stark. Other books mentioned:  Sword and Scimitar — Raymond Ibrahim The Crusades — Thomas Asbridge Related podcast interview with Raymond Ibrahim (Spotify):https://open.spotify.com/episode/5jX2vG2238GvR3tnuQlody?si=NjrwlVhNQ4SAbwxFwZS5kg&utm_source=copy-link Idea for an episode? Submit it here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpQOHT5IltjjSTlg4KdUsNArqqyg1yGJY4wYzTpab0BNjCKQ/viewform Come to church! More info here: christtheword.com Contact us here: [email protected] Thank you for listening.

Why does the world treat kids as a burden when Scripture calls them a blessing? Associate pastor Jordan Ahrendt and his wife Mackenzie join us to talk big families, the fear of waiting, and why they've never met anyone who regrets having more. Podcast episodes referenced (Spotify links):“Having kids was a mistake” https://open.spotify.com/episode/383vdUpP5mchotWdLoMjQU?si=XKBNbCulQOqnLHzf_h9GoQ&utm_source=copy-linkThe Global Fertility Crisis Is Worse Than You Thinkhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/0BnAg30CTKAHTr26kaOkXW?si=sp8diupOSuG_cTZ3YOONoQ&utm_source=copy-link Idea for an episode? Submit it here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpQOHT5IltjjSTlg4KdUsNArqqyg1yGJY4wYzTpab0BNjCKQ/viewform Come to church! Info here: christtheword.com Contact us via email here: [email protected] Thank you for listening.