Living Springs Q&a

Welcome to the Inverted Orthodoxy Podcast! We're Blake, Kyle, and Doug the pastors from Living Springs, here to take you on a weekly adventure through the twists and turns of faith. Got questions? We've got answers, and sometimes more questions! Today marks a very special episode as we embark on episode 400! This comes with reflections, fun moments, and for the first time, our own line of merch.You can order here: https://livingspringsairdrie.com/merchandisePodcast Images: https://livingspringsairdrie.com/PODCASTIMAGESYou can pre-order our merchandise via the link below, and enter our giveaway via our social media accounts . Out of province? we will quote you an additional shipping cost with your order. Please email kielan@livingspringsairdrie.com to get this out to you.Todays episode covers the following:(27:36 into episode)I believe you guys have listened to the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill but if not my apologies.How has listening to the Podcast impacted your perspective on being a pastor and the trauma that

Welcome to the Inverted Orthodoxy Podcast! We're Blake, Kyle, and Doug the pastors from Living Springs, here to take you on a weekly adventure through the twists and turns of faith. Got questions? We've got answers, and sometimes more questions! Join us as we explore, celebrate, and embrace the beautiful complexities of belief. This weeks episode the pastors discuss the following: (3:42 into episode) Aer - What does it mean to be a conditionalist?(7:52 into episode) AER - during your discussion about dogs going to heaven, Kyle said that there was no death in the garden of Eden.I had never heard this or thought about it before, and as a biology teacher it raises so many questions for me. So I’m sending them here!Part 1Did God create microbes (bacteria/viruses/fungi)? They aren’t mentioned in Gen 1… which I assumed was because the people writing it couldn’t see them and didn’t know about them. (Along with it being more poetic than literal.) But I would assume God still created them. So then, were there decompos

Welcome to the Inverted Orthodoxy Podcast! We're Blake, Kyle, and Doug the pastors from Living Springs, here to take you on a weekly adventure through the twists and turns of faith. Got questions? We've got answers, and sometimes more questions! This week the pastors tackled the following questions: (1:57 into episode)1. Is there/what is the significance of Jesus breaking bread and presenting communion during the Passover festival. Can there be any correlation made between that and the actual Passover in Egypt?(11:32 into episode) 2. and we will come to them and make our home with them. John‬ ‭14‬:‭23‬b Does this mean that not only the Holy Spirit, but the whole of Trinity has taken up residence in us as followers?(17:12 into episode) 3. Would Jesus have been apart of the “maga” movement? Why or why not? (33:40 into episode) 4. I was listening to an episode recently, but I can’t remember if it was an old one I was listening to or a recent episode, and Blake said something about his science teacher and just sa

Welcome to the Inverted Orthodoxy Podcast! We're Blake, Kyle, and Doug the pastors from Living Springs, here to take you on a weekly adventure through the twists and turns of faith. Got questions? We've got answers, and sometimes more questions! This weeks episode covered the following questions: *please note this episode tackles the topic of suicide, please take care while listening* (1:34 into episode) This question is related to episode 395. Is Blake wearing black leather pants!?!?(5:12 into episode) To answer your question to my comment submitted last week re: being an avid listener- I've been here since the very beginning. Listened to every episode of the q&a and since the rebrand.(10:14 into episode) How should we interpret Dr. Kevin Young’s theological perspective on Jesus’ sacrifice, especially in light of the controversial idea of Jesus committing suicide,(19:17 into episode)Do dogs go to heaven?(33:47 into episode) Just wondering do you guys as pastors have people who keep you accountable and have p

Welcome to the Inverted Orthodoxy Podcast! We're Blake, Kyle, and Doug the pastors from Living Springs, here to take you on a weekly adventure through the twists and turns of faith. Got questions? We've got answers, and sometimes more questions! Join us as we explore, celebrate, and embrace the beautiful complexities of belief. This week tackled the following questions: (2:03 into episode)1. I have been looking at this, I have never been taught this having grown up in the church. I am completely blown away and have now such a greater understanding of the meaning of Pentecost. Do you agree with the attached teaching from the Bible Project? I so hope you can record this before Pentecost Sunday!!https://bibleproject.com/articles/what-is-pentecost-and-why-is-it-important/(7:00 into episode)2.and we will come to them and make our home with them. John 14:23b Does this mean that not only the Holy Spirit, but the whole of Trinity has taken up residence in us as followers?(19:37 into episode)3.Exodus 7 and 8 have magi

Welcome to the Inverted Orthodoxy Podcast! We're Blake, Kyle, and Doug the pastors from Living Springs, here to take you on a weekly adventure through the twists and turns of faith. Got questions? We've got answers, and sometimes more questions! Join us as we explore, celebrate, and embrace the beautiful complexities of belief. This week we answered the following questions and some AER! (1:28 into episode)1. not a question* just wanted to thank you for the recent information shared on Catholicism. I enjoy this podcast and have been an avid listener since the beginning (side note I have never been to living springs!). Thanks for always tackling hard questions, defending your positions and speaking truth. I look forward to learning and being challenged every week by your well informed thoughts and positions.(2:23 into episode)2.AER Enlight of last week’s AER. I just wanted to say that I believe that all 3 of you pastors have done an amazing job at answering all the questions that come your way. I love watching

 Welcome to the Inverted Orthodoxy Podcast! We're Blake, and Kyle, the pastors from Living Springs, here to take you on a weekly adventure through the twists and turns of faith. Got questions? We've got answers, and sometimes more questions! Join us as we explore, celebrate, and embrace the beautiful complexities of belief. Let's dive in! This weeks episode brings a lot of AER on Catholicism, answering the following questions: 1. This is only an fyi, the difference of the trinity was only a small part of the schism In the Orthodox Church. This is a really good article delineating some of the things I was told when visiting an Orthodox Church during “open doors”:   https://cruxnow.com/global-church/2016/07/exactly-divides-catholics-orthodox3. A bit more pushback on the aer on Catholicism: I’m pretty sure Kyle, you said that those who are dead have the ear of GOD, SO YOU THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD PRACTICE TO PRAY TO THE SAINTS WHO ARE DEAD—#391?— (AND THIS, BY THE WAY IS A DIFFERENT ISSUE FROM REVERING/communing wi

Welcome to the Inverted Orthodoxy Podcast! We're Blake, and Kyle the pastors from Living Springs, here to take you on a weekly adventure through the twists and turns of faith. Got questions? We've got answers, and sometimes more questions! This week they answered the following questions: (2:00 into episode) 1. AER: I have a few issues with your response to the question about Catholicism.Firstly, I don’t know if nowadays it’s protestants who have an issue with Catholicism so much as Catholics not accepting that other Christians are bound for heaven. Secondly, you talked about Saints who have gone before us being able to pray to God for us. When Saul summoned Samuel, who had died, to help him out, Samuel rebuked him and told him that he was in his rest and that Saul shouldn’t bother him.Thirdly, I believe that the thing about the Catholic church not splitting or having dissenters for so long has more to do with the political and personal implications (excommunication was was pretty brutal) than everyone being o

Welcome to the Inverted Orthodoxy Podcast! We're Blake, Kyle, and Doug the pastors from Living Springs, here to take you on a weekly adventure through the twists and turns of faith. Got questions? We've got answers, and sometimes more questions! This week the pastors answered the following questions: 1. Last week you spoke about the 44003 denominations of Christianity, how many are from the line of Catholics?2.What are your guys’s favourite worship song that we used to do or still do today? And why is it your favourite?3.In addition to trying to live my life faithfully and praying and reading the Bible with my son, how can I better encourage his faith? He is still not even a teenager yet and claims he doesn't believe in God. I encourage his questions and don't force my faith on him but it still hurts my heart to hear him have such blatant disregard for God and faith in general. Any additional suggestions on how to better reveal Christ to him? I pray that his heart will be soft and open to God but I still wish

Welcome to the Inverted Orthodoxy Podcast! We're Blake, Kyle, and Doug the pastors from Living Springs, here to take you on a weekly adventure through the twists and turns of faith. Got questions? We've got answers, and sometimes more questions! This week brings us the following questions and some AER: (2:58 into episode)AER for this weeks episode 389- are all of the nephilim descendants dead now or could some of us be part nephilim?

Welcome to the Inverted Orthodoxy Podcast! We're Blake, Kyle, and Doug the pastors from Living Springs, here to take you on a weekly adventure through the twists and turns of faith. Got questions? We've got answers, and sometimes more questions! Join us as we explore, celebrate, and embrace the beautiful complexities of belief. This weeks questions are: (1:39 into episode)Aer - As I was listening to the last question from last week’s episode about Jesus in heaven, it made me wonder if it’s a bit like the characters in the movie free guy, have you seen that? They don’t know they are in a computer game until guy puts on the glasses and starts to see things differently, is this like when we first begin to follow Jesus, we don’t see clearly? But when Jesus returns it’s like at the end where he runs past the edge and finds the island on the other side, like the veil being lifted and we will see heaven clearly?(10:13 into episode)In Proverbs 1-4, 8-9 wisdom is personified the entire time. From Proverbs 8:22-29 of W

Welcome to the Inverted Orthodoxy Podcast! We're Blake, Kyle, and Doug the pastors from Living Springs, taking you on a weekly adventure through the twists and turns of faith. Got questions? We've got answers, and sometimes more questions! Join us as we explore, celebrate, and embrace the beautiful complexities of belief. In this weeks episode aimed to answer the following questions:(1:08 into episode)1. AER: im not sure if my previous one got through but i listened to a pod cast on theology in the Raw talking about the toxic war on masculinity, and the lady in their talked about how gender roles were not subject to what we think now. Families used to work in the home together doing the family business. It was after the Industrial Revolution that men started to really work outside of the home without the rest of their families. (11:03 into episode)2. I was reading though Genesis i ran into the word "Nephilim" chapter 6 v4. I was hoping you guys could provide some background on who they are. Because if the ve

In this weeks episode of Inverted Orthodoxy, Pastors Kyle, Blake, and Doug discuss the following: (1:57 into episode)1. I struggle with the lie that it’s scary and impossible to assert myself. Growing up in a conservative, legalistic home I adopted the view that good Christian girls obey, submit, yield their needs and ideas and don’t cause any problems. Just go with the flow because Jesus wouldn’t want me to be the cause of conflict. I must be the peacekeeper. What would be your advice/perspective on how Christians are to assert themselves as Christ followers?(20:36 into episode)2. Probably a dumb question… why do Christian’s call Good Friday, “good”? Because as someone on the outside looking objectively… it seems like it would be a pretty bad day.(23:03 into episode)3. Can you define what the term “woke” means? And how does it align with the teachings of Jesus?(46:00 into episode) 4.Is Jesus stuck in Heaven now, after the ascension? Or can he come back down to earth freely?Do you have a question you've been

In this weeks episode of inverted Orthodoxy, Pastors Kyle, Blake, and Doug answer the following questions:1. Why did the God of Love command the Hebrews to commit genocide on the people that occupied Israel when the Hebrews arrived to the place God had given Abraham? Were these peoples there before or after Abraham? How can we rationalize the Hebrew’s actions when so many other countries have claimed “holy wars” and then later their actions were seen to be not of God?2. I mean, really: who IS the brother in the prodigal son story? And what do you think of him? Is he really that bad? Wouldn’t you be upset if they left you working in the field and didn’t even invite you to the party? I mean, he’s been saving that fatted calf, probably for his wedding or something!Do you have a question you've been wanting answered? Head on over to our website www.invertedorthodoxy.com to submit a question. You can find us on Wednesdays on Youtube, or wherever you subscribe to podcasts. To learn more about our church, you can v

In this weeks episode of inverted Orthodoxy, Pastors Kyle, Blake, and Doug answer the following long form question: Negative Impact of Modern Western Culture on Biblical MarriageModern Western cultures often prioritize individualism, personal fulfillment, and egalitarian values, which can conflict with traditional Biblical views of marriage. The emphasis on equality sometimes leads to the reinterpretation or rejection of roles traditionally seen as complementary in a Christian marriage. This cultural shift can create tension and misunderstandings regarding the Biblical model of marriage, where roles are often defined in terms of leadership and submission.2 Influence on Gender Roles in MarriageThe feminist movement has played a significant role in reshaping gender roles within marriage. The Biblical perspective of husbands as "heads" of the household and wives as submissive partners is often challenged, leading to:A) Redefinition of Leadership: Some contemporary Christians interpret leadership as a shared resp

In this weeks episode of inverted Orthodoxy, Pastors Blake and Kyle discuss the following questions: (2:25 into episode) AER  On episode 383 you discuss the omniscience of God and use the idea that Jesus said even he did not know the day or hour that the son of man would return. Do you think there is actually a day that god has picked out or did Jesus not know because it was undecided? I have heard, and maybe it’s somewhere in Paul’s letters, the idea that what we do can speed up the day of Jesus’ return. If what we do can change the day that Jesus returns, is god waiting for a set date or some criteria to be fulfilled?(18:47 into episode)Following last week’s podcast - sometimes when I listen to the podcast I wonder about the North American church. I have never heard anything negative about Pokémon… I only moved to Canada nearly 8 years ago, probably after Pokémon conversations. it makes me wonder about the cultural differences and why in North America so many more things like Pokémon are questioned.(34:07 i

In this weeks episode of Inverted Orthodoxy, Pastors Kyle, Blake, and Doug discuss the following:1. AER - Kyle, The Timothy (Paul) quote is that God has NOT given us the spirit of fear…2. In Romans 14 Paul talks about each person finding their own level of conviction about whether or not they eat meat or drink wine. Saying in verse 14 ‘if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean’. What does this mean? Are there applications for this idea outside of just eating or drinking? Should we be approaching all sin with this kind of thinking? 3. I have a question about crime investigation shows and movies or shows that have violence. I enjoy watching these kinds of movie but wondering if it is bad to find enjoyment in these shows? Like the crime investigation shows. They tend to have drug cases, murder or sexual violence. For these shows are we enjoying the sinfulness that might be part of the show or just the crime fighting and good versus evil portion of the show?4. “After being made al

In this weeks episode of Inverted Orthodoxy, Pastors Kyle, Blake, and Doug discuss the following: 1. I’ve heard people praying that they “renounce an evil spirit or mindset”. What are your thoughts on this? Is this a spiritual practice our church disciples our members in?2. Why do we believe that God is omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient? Are they all based on specific Scripture? Are they all necessary beliefs of God? And (finally) is it possible that God is not one of them?Do you have a question you've been wanting answered? Head on over to our website www.invertedorthodoxy.com to submit a question. You can find us on Wednesdays on Youtube, or wherever you subscribe to podcasts. To learn more about our church, you can visit www.livingspringsairdrie.com

In this weeks episode of Inverted Orthodoxy, Pastors Kyle, Blake, and Doug answer and discuss the following questions: (1:34 into episode)1. This question is in response to episode 381 where Doug talks about praying to the father instead of Christ. When Doug mentions how he used to picture the father as angry and Jesus pleading don’t smite them, I died for them. I related to this so much. I catch myself constantly trying to picture god differently but it’s hard to do that sometimes, to reconcile the god of the Old Testament. I usually just default to Jesus because i picture him as love so much easier. Can you guys describe god how you genuinely see him and do you picture him any differently than Jesus? Do you struggle with the goodness of god vs the goodness of Jesus?(18:50 into episode) 2. I am not sure If you have answered this question before I would like to know if being a homosexual is a sin? Yes or no?(21:43 into episode) 3. Can you explain the rapture? What do you think happens? As a kid I watched left

In this weeks episode of Inverted Orthodoxy, Pastors Kyle, Blake, and Doug discuss the following questions:1. Being generous is an important aspect of being a Christian, I just listened to pastor Blake share about greed and generosity. My question is, how much should you give and be generous if you are in debt?Should you tithe before paying off debts?What would you recommend to help Get out of debt?1. In relation to Blake's sermon this weekend on greed and his references to tithing, it made me wonder - if someone is tithing the traditional 10% whether it should be on gross or net income? I would imagine most people would do it on net income, but wouldn't that mean that our "first fruits" are going to the government and not God? Or, does that not matter since that is not money we have any control over and "first fruits" would be more in relation to what we do with the funds we actually receive or control? Not looking to be dogmatic on it, just curious about what you guys think.2. I just finished reading Galati