HeyJaredThe Deep Thoughts Podcast with Matt Shantz
Every episode explores one aspect of the Christian faith a little more deeply. This podcast exists to help you foster deep faith.
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The Most Common Lies Tempting Believers Today (Aaron Graham) (opens the original)
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One day Aaron sat down with a notebook and started writing down the names of people he knew who had deconstructed their faith. He filled two pages. Can you relate to this gradual drift from the church, drift from core doctrines, and drift from Christianity itself — either from personal experience or observation? Is real, resilient faith, rooted in truth possible at a time so full of cultural pressures and alternative values? In this episode Matt Shantz sits down with Aaron Graham who exposes sub
Discipleship According to Matthew’s Gospel (Jonathan Pennington) (opens the original)
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What is the path to the good life? What does it look like to be a disciple of Jesus? New Testament scholar, Jonathan Pennington, has written extensively on the Gospel of Matthew and we explore it’s emphasis on discipleship as well as Jesus’ vision for human flourishing outlined in the Sermon on the Mount in this conversation. And golf. Jonathan Pennington is a Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky & also one of the Teaching Pastors at Sojourn East
Preaching the Gospel & Raising Up Preachers (Matt Shantz & Mike Neglia) (opens the original)
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This is a special crossover episode from Expositor’s Collective, where Matt was interviewed by Mike Neglia on preaching the gospel and raising up preachers. Together they discuss the ethics of quoting voices outside our theological tradition (8:30), the sermon critique that pushed Matt toward greater gospel clarity (11:15), the surprising benefits of handwritten notes (30:30), and why preaching is often far more exhausting than most people realize (56:45). Matt also offers a behind-the-scenes lo
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