
Thinking With Your Bible
Equipping the Church to think biblically about cultural and theological issues of the day.
From Doxa Church in Rocklin, California.
Episodes
185 episodes
Prayer & The Law of Attraction | A Conversation with Melissa Dougherty
The Law of Attraction is the belief that positive thoughts bring positive things into your life, similar to the popular New Age practice of manifesting. Melissa Dougherty shows us how this frame of thought has infiltrated the Church, specifical...
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How Do I Overcome Insecurity? | Mailbag
have happened in adulthood, or our thought patterns. But how do you overcome it?Scott, Chris, and Bree tackle this through a listener’s question, “I am a woman in my early twenties dealing with a lot of insecurity. I’ve noticed it start...
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Christ Consciousness vs. True Gospel | A Conversation with Melissa Dougherty
Melissa Dougherty joins Scott and Chris on Thinking With Your Bible to compare and contrast the true Gospel of grace vs. the world-oriented gospel of New Thought, including Christ consciousness practices.In this episode, Melissa, Scott, ...
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Does God Change His Mind? | Mailbag
Some people point to the story in Exodus where Moses ‘convinces’ God to withhold from smiting the Israelites as proof that God changes His mind. But is that the whole story?A listener submitted this question to the podcast: “I was talkin...
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Is Cremation Biblical? | Mailbag
What is the biblical perspective on cremation?Most people assume it’s fine–but is it? What does Scripture say about it? Scott, Chris, and Bree dive into this listener question on this episode of Thinking With Your Bible!You’ll hea...
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Do Christians Have to Support Israel? | Mailbag
Must we ALWAYS bless Israel? Is that biblical?In this episode of Thinking With Your Bible, Scott, Chris, and Bree tackle the listener's question, “How can we be thinking with our Bible concerning the Middle East conflict? Seems like all...
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What is New Thought? | A Conversation with Melissa Dougherty
Melissa Dougherty is a Christian artist and apologist best known for her Youtube channel as an ex-new ager. She joins Scott and Chris on Thinking With Your Bible for a conversation about ...
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How Do I Rebuke My Brother or Sister in Christ? | Mailbag
Your brother in Christ sinned against you–what should you do? Is Matthew 18 necessary? Can you just let it go?Scott, Chris, and Bree break down a listener’s question, “How do you advise followers of Christ in matters of church discipline...
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How Do We Handle Pastors' Moral Failures? | Mailbag
It seems like every time you open up social media, you learn of another pastor who’s fallen from grace. How should we think about it? What do we do?Scott, Chris, and Bree tackle this by answering a listener’s question, “Can you talk abou...
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To Fear God Is to Be Near God
When we fear something, we run away from them, right? Not so with God.As children of God, we are removed from His wrath and brought into sonship. Our terror is turned to awe and reverence to our Heavenly Father. We now delight to obey Hi...
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How Do I Talk to My Gay Friends & Coworkers? | Mailbag
It’s pride month, and LGBTQ+ conversations are at their height. So how do you handle those conversations? To help, Scott, Chris, and Bree answer a listener’s question, “I have many non Christian friends, a number of them are gay. I’...
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Can Same-Sex Couples Be True Followers of Christ? | Mailbag
Welcome to our new Mailbag format! Instead of one episode with five short questions, we’re doing it one question at a time. That way, your questions are answered thoroughly. For our first mailbag question, a listener submitted: “Can...
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Fearing God: Wisdom's Beginning (and End)
Wisdom begins with a holy reverence, or fear, for the One who created the world. He knows all things, and has deposited the ability to search out and apprehend truth to all people. However, when we don’t connect true facts, or knowledge, to God...
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The Fear of God Is...
The greatest travesty of the modern day: we do not fear God. But what does it even mean to ‘fear God’?Do we have to veer away from it when we believe in the Gospel, or does it aid in our relationship with God?In this episode of Th...
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Doxalogic is Now Thinking With Your Bible!
Surprise! Doxalogic got an upgrade, and is now Thinking With Your Bible. We're still looking at the issues of the day through a biblical and historical lens, now just with a new name, new set, and shorter episodes so you c...
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166. Mailbag #50 | Christian Artists Denouncing Their Faith, Interfaith Marriages, and More!
How do you raise children in an interfaith marriage? Is being baptized a requirement to take part in communion?Scott, Chris, and Bree answer these questions and more in the 50th Mailbag episode!Submit a Mailbag question here: http...
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165. Work/Life Balance, Retirement, Picking a Career, and Other Questions About Work
What career should I choose? What if I'm a housewife? When does work become idolatrous? Scott and Chris consider the practical applications of a biblical theology of work in this Doxalogic episode!
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164. A Theology of Work
In this episode, Scott and Chris teach us how we should look at work through a Christian worldview instead of it being something that we have to do as a part of our culture.
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163. The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Christian Devotionals
In this episode of Doxalogic, Scott and Chris talk through Christian devotionals, what to look for, and what to avoid!
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162. Did Jesus Descend Into Hell?
In this episode, Scott and Chris deep dive into a listener's question about where Jesus went after He died.<...
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161. Mailbag #49 | Churches Asking for Money, Lot's Daughters, Finding the 'One' and More!
Why do churches ask for money? How could Lot offer his daughters to the mob? Why do churches have announcements? Scott and Chris answer your questions in this month's Mailbag episode!
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160. If God is Perfect, Why Did He Create An Imperfect World?
In this episode Scott and Chris work through the dilemma of how a perfect God could create something that lacks his perfections. Scott and Chris break down the what kind of worldview someone may be coming from when asking this question, and how...
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159. Should Women Wear Head Coverings?
In this episode Chris and Scott discuss if modern-day Christian women need to wear head coverings. They dive into the Bible to have a meaningful understanding of this issue.<...
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