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Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.
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The Purpose of Preaching. #Homiletics

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Immanuel Marsh joins us to discuss the role of preaching. This might seem like an easy question to answer, but once you get below the surface, it’s a very controversial issue.

We examine many of the unquestioned assumptions that underpin our methodology of preaching.

  • The Role and Purpose of Preaching
  • Is “Life Transformation” Preaching Just Legalism?
  • Worship or Evangelism Service
  • Why Are Millennials Rejecting Terminology?
  • The Preachers that We Listen To
  • The One Thing to Focus on in Preaching and Prep

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Owen Paun

Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

http://www.MyDailyTestimony.com
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Bad Homiletics: “What Color Is Your World?” (John 1:6-9)

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“The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.” – John 1:9

This is the first installment of what may become a series, Bad Homiletics. I evaluate a sermon I recently heard preached on John 1:6-9.

You may recognize that as part of the Prologue of the Gospel of John, specifically the part that mentions John the Baptist. Nothing heretical in this sermon, just lots of wrongness. It’s a good case study in how not to divide the word of truth:

  • The 400 Years of Silence
  • John the Baptist finally brings hope and color to the world
  • 3 Things that anyone can do to give yourself hope
  • “The True Light” means whatever you want it to mean
  • How then shall we preach?

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Quaker doctrine of “Inner Light”

John Calvin’s Commentary on John 1

Owen Paun

Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

http://www.MyDailyTestimony.com
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Negan’s Choice: Season 6 Finale

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“And this shall be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the peoples that wage war against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.” Zechariah 14:12

Today’s show is dedicated to the simple question of “Who does Negan choose?” during the final moments of the Season 6 Finale.

This is a spoiler-light episode. You will know that certain people survive until the end of Season 6. That may take a little bit of the tension off of the previous episodes, but it’s not a big deal.

  • Results of the poll
  • What the cast and crew have said
  • Wild speculation about Negan’s choice.
  • Definitive proof from the Bible of a zombie apocalypse

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Owen Paun

Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

http://www.MyDailyTestimony.com
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Multiethnic Church Planting in Southern California with Bogdan Kipko

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  • What does it mean to pastor a church plant in a multiethnic, Millennial context?
  • Cultural differences between Seattle and Orange County
  • The Slavic church in America

With Bogdan Kipko, host of the Fuel for Life podcast and pastor of Forward Church.

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Owen Paun

Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

http://www.MyDailyTestimony.com
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The Calvinism Debate – Total Depravity

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Today’s episode is a little different. The Christus Victor Network, parent of Ask a Millennial Christian, is hosting a series of debates on the 5 points of Calvinism. I recently moderated the first debate, on the “T” in TULIP – Total Depravity.
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Owen Paun

Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

http://www.MyDailyTestimony.com
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The Nephilim and Andy Stanley on Small Churches

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  • How does #hermeneutics affect how we interpret Genesis 6?
  • Are we importing a polytheistic worldview with demigods?
  • Andy Stanley calls outs selfish adults who take their kids to a small church.

With Tyler Vela, host of The Freed Thinker

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Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

http://www.MyDailyTestimony.com
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Hermeneutics: The Art and Science of Interpretation

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  • What’s up with all the Christian denominations?
  • Why do People Interpret the Same Bible Differently? #hermeneutics
  • Was Hamlet Really About the Plight of Urban Hipsters?

With Tyler Vela, host of The Freed Thinker

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Owen Paun

Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

http://www.MyDailyTestimony.com
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Introduction to Ask a Millennial Christian

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Ask a Millennial Christian is a call-in show where we answer questions on theology, culture, and news from the perspective of the most sought-after marketing segment of the day.

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Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

http://www.MyDailyTestimony.com
Memento Mori

Rick Grimes The Ordinary Pastor: Cody Almanzar

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“The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away.” John 10:12

  • Rick Grimes the Pastor?
  • A Tale of Two Cities: Woodbury and The Prison
  • Father Gabriel’s Denomination
  • Looking Forward to Season 6.5

We are joined by special guest Cody Almanzar, host of The Ordinary Pastor Podcast for a discussion about pastoral and redemptive themes in The Walking Dead.

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Owen Paun

Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

http://www.MyDailyTestimony.com
Memento Mori

Zombie Theology: Fear The Walking Dead

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“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1

  • What Makes a Zombie Show Interesting?
  • Religion in the World of The Walking Dead
  • The Theology of Fear The Walking Dead
  • Los Angeles in Protestant History
  • Hopeless Scientists
  • The Military Overrun?

Special guest Gene Gosewehr of ClearLens.org and LetThereBeMovies.com joins us to talk about Season 1 of Fear The Walking Dead.

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Owen Paun

Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

http://www.MyDailyTestimony.com