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The Origins and Development of Christian Liturgies | Rev. Dr. Matthew S.C. Olver
May 11, 2026
1h 02m 35s
Jesus and the Fulfillment of the Jewish Law | Dr. Paul Sloan
Apr 27, 2026
1h 24m 12s
Historical Anglican Theology and Modern Debates | Sean Luke
Apr 21, 2026
1h 05m 10s
Rethinking the Atonement and the Meaning of Sacrifice | Dr. David Moffitt
Apr 21, 2026
1h 03m 08s
The State of Sola Scriptura Debates | Kevin Fernandez
Apr 6, 2026
1h 10m 19s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/11/26 | The Origins and Development of Christian Liturgies | Rev. Dr. Matthew S.C. Olver | In this video, I'm joined by the Reverend Dr. Matthew S.C. Olver to discuss the origins and evolution of Christian liturgies. We talk about how Christian liturgies relate to Second Temple Judaism, what we learn from St. Justin Martyr, what happened at Vatican 2, and whether the Episcopalian Eucharistic Prayer C is great or cringe-worthy. Pre-order my novel, The Long Road to Holy Island: https://amzn.to/4sISAC9 Get access to my book club, show notes, ad-free episodes and more: https:/... | 1h 02m 35s | ||||||
| 4/27/26 | Jesus and the Fulfillment of the Jewish Law | Dr. Paul Sloan | In this conversation, Dr. Paul Sloan discusses the relationship between Jesus and the law, challenging common misconceptions about the Pharisees and the nature of ritual purity. He emphasizes that Jesus' teachings and actions should be understood within the context of Israel's restoration and the covenantal framework established in the Old Testament. The discussion highlights the importance of understanding the law not as a means of works righteousness but as a reflection of God's covenantal ... | 1h 24m 12s | ||||||
| 4/21/26 | Historical Anglican Theology and Modern Debates | Sean Luke | In this interview, I'm joined by Sean Luke of @anglicanaesthetics to discuss how historic Anglican theology can address some of our contemporary debates about sola scriptura, Protestantism, and more. We discuss whether Anglicans really believe in sola scriptura, how Anglicans have viewed historic schisms, and whether the development of the Church of England was itself schismatic. Prepare to come out of this interview with a long reading list! Pre-order my novel, The Long Road to Holy ... | 1h 05m 10s | ||||||
| 4/21/26 | Rethinking the Atonement and the Meaning of Sacrifice | Dr. David Moffitt | In this interview, I'm joined by Dr. David Moffitt, one of the world's leading experts on the atonement and the book of Hebrews. We discuss how the ascension is a critical, yet overlooked, part of Christ's atoning work, how misunderstanding Jewish sacrifice causes us to misunderstand the cross, and why Hebrews is every bit as important as Romans for understanding the atonement. Pre-order my novel, The Long Road to Holy Island: https://amzn.to/4sISAC9 Get access to my book club, show ... | 1h 03m 08s | ||||||
| 4/6/26 | The State of Sola Scriptura Debates | Kevin Fernandez | In this interview, I'm joined by Kevin Fernandez of @SinceAD33 for a friendly discussion about the current state of the sola scriptura debate to see if there are ways in which Protestants and Catholics can productively move the conversation forward. And part of moving forward, we find, is looking backwards, retrieving the best of the past for fruitful discussion in the present. Pre-order my novel, The Long Road to Holy Island: https://amzn.to/4sISAC9 Get access to my book club, sh... | 1h 10m 19s | ||||||
| 3/30/26 | Is Infallible Dogma Necessary for Christianity? | Fr. James Dominic Rooney | In this interview, I'm joined by Fr. James Dominic Rooney O.P. to discuss the role of infallibility and dogma in Christianity based upon his book, Whoever Hears You Hears Me? In essence, Fr. JD argues that all Christians--not just Catholics--need some form of infallibility to make their theological systems work. Pre-order my novel, The Long Road to Holy Island: https://amzn.to/4sISAC9 Get access to my book club, show notes, ad-free episodes and more: https://patreon.com/gospelsimplic... | 1h 08m 59s | ||||||
| 3/16/26 | Catholic Professor Presses Me on Liberal Protestantism | In this interview, I'm joined once again by my good friend, Dr. Barnabas Aspray. This time, we're picking up a conversation we've been having for sometime offline about whether liberal Protestantism is the most consistent form of Protestantism. In other words, does the Reformation naturally lead to Liberal Protestantism? Note, when we talk about Liberal Protestantism, we're not talking about the hot button issues of the 21st century, but more so the academics of the 19th and 20th century who... | 1h 25m 18s | ||||||
| 3/9/26 | An Introduction to Orthodox Social Teaching | Dr. Dylan Pahman | In this interview, I'm joined by Dr. Dylan Pahman to discuss Orthodox Social Teaching. To that end, we discuss the practicalities of implementing St. Basil's ethics of wealth and poverty, how Christians should think about economics, why capitalism hasn't been all bad, and what Orthodox emphasis on asceticism can contribute to Catholic and Protestant social teaching. Pre-order my novel, The Long Road to Holy Island: https://amzn.to/4udUiwJ Want to support the channel? Here's how! Give month... | 1h 02m 15s | ||||||
| 3/2/26 | Talking about Fairytales, Fiction, and Culture with Deacon Nicholas Kotar | In this interview I'm joined by Deacon Nicholas Kotar to discuss Russian fairytales, the elements of good fiction, why fantasy has lost its way, and how the stories we tell shape our cultures. Pre-Order my debut novel, The Long Road to Holy Island: https://amzn.to/4aF9bze Want to support the channel? Here's how! Give monthly: https://patreon.com/gospelsimplicity Make a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/gospelsimplicity Book a meeting: https://calendly.com/gospelsimplicity/meet-wi... | 1h 03m 36s | ||||||
| 2/23/26 | Advice for Lent, Sins of Speech, and Harry Potter with Fr. Gregory Pine, OP | In this interview I'm joined by Fr. Gregory Pine, OP, to discuss his new book Training the Tongue. Over the course of this wide-ranging conversation, we talk about Lent, AI, Humor, Fraternal Correction, and, naturally, Harry Potter. Pre-Order my debut novel, The Long Road to Holy Island: https://amzn.to/4aF9bze Want to support the channel? Here's how! Give monthly: https://patreon.com/gospelsimplicity Make a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/gospelsimplicity Book a meeting: https://ca... | 1h 39m 57s | ||||||
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| 2/17/26 | The Relationship between Christianity and Platonism | Fr. Thomas Plant | In this interview I'm joined by the Reverend Dr. Thomas Plant to discuss the relationship between Christianity and Platonism, as well as how Platonism might serve as a bridge for inter-religious dialogue. The Rev'd Dr Thomas Plant (Fr. Thomas) was installed and licensed as Rector on Monday 12 May 2025 following four years as a university chaplain in Tokyo. He has previously served in Lichfield Cathedral School, St Michael's Camden Town and St Peter's Berkhamsted. A theologian and classicist... | 1h 05m 05s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | The State of Religion in America | Dr. Ryan Burge | In this interview I'm joined by Dr. Ryan Burge (aka, Graphs about Religion) to discuss the state of religion in America. We cover claims of a Gen Z revival, the decline of mainline Protestantism, and what the data tells us about polarization. Read the Book: https://amzn.to/3ZrUpqn Want to support the channel? Here's how! Give monthly: https://patreon.com/gospelsimplicity Make a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/gospelsimplicity Book a meeting: https://calendly.com/gospelsimplicit... | 49m 03s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | Have We Misunderstood Dietrich Bonhoeffer? (Dr. Stephen Haynes) | In this interview I'm joined by Dr. Stephen Haynes to discuss the life, thought, and legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. We pay special attention to the way he has been co-opted by radically different groups, each seeking to draw on portions of his thought to justify their own ends. Stephen R. Haynes holds a Ph.D. in Religion and Literature from Emory University, the M. Div. from Columbia Theological Seminary, an M. A. from Florida State University, and a B. A. from Vanderbilt University. P... | 55m 49s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | Catholic Stuff I Still Don't Understand (with Joe Heschmeyer) | I've spent the last seven years learning about Catholicism, and I like to think I've learned a bit along the way. However, there are more topics to research than there is time in the day, and, inevitably, a host of secondary and tertiary issues have come up that confused me but I haven't had the time to properly research. So, in this episode, I sat down with Catholic Answers apologist and author Joe Heschmeyer to talk about these topics and see if he could help me make sense of them. If y... | 1h 33m 30s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | Line-by-Line through the Lord's Prayer with the Church Fathers | The Lord's Prayer is a centerpiece of the Christian tradition. Most Christians have memorized it and many pray it daily. But the very familiarity of the Lord's Prayer can mask its depth. In this video, I'm going to take you through the Lord's Prayer line-by-line, looking at what St. Augustine, St. Cyprian, Tertullian, and Origen have to say about this prayer which they believed contained the entire gospel. Book mentioned: https://amzn.to/3LjsK7N Augustine's Sermon: https://www.newadvent.o... | 16m 47s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | Are Orthodoxy and Catholicism Fundamentally Incompatible? | Dr. Nathan Jacobs | In this interview, I'm joined by Dr. Nathan Jacobs, a philosopher, theologian, and filmmaker, to discuss the core differences between Orthodoxy and Catholicism, tracing the roots of divergences in thinking between the East and West. His channel: @TheNathanJacobsPodcast His course: https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/the-east-west-series His Substack: https://theologicalletters.com/ Want to support the channel? Here's how! Give monthly: https://patreon.com/gospelsimplicity ... | 1h 26m 51s | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | The Place of Scripture in Catholicism | Dr. Michael Peppard | In this interview I'm joined by Dr. Michael Peppard, Professor of New Testament, Early Christian Studies, Religion and Public Life at Fordham University, to discuss his new book, How Catholics Encounter the Bible. Over the course of the interview, we talk about why Catholics don't read the Bible the way Protestants do, the interplay of liturgy and Scripture, and what's great, and not so great, about the Catholic lectionary. Dr. Peppard's book: https://amzn.to/4jkPmBp Dr. Peppard... | 1h 03m 20s | ||||||
| 12/22/25 | How to Read the Bible Like the Church Fathers | Dr. Brandon Smith | In this interview I'm joined by Dr. Brandon Smith to discuss his book, Taught by God: Ancient Hermeneutics for the Modern Church. We talk about how Christians have read Scripture over the course of history, what we can learn from the way the Fathers, the Reformers, and others read Scripture. We also talk about what this looks like in a Protestant context. Smith earned a B.A. in Biblical Studies from Dallas Baptist University, an M.A. in Theological and Biblical Studies from Criswell College... | 1h 01m 47s | ||||||
| 12/15/25 | An Orthodox Perspective on the Papacy and Early Ecclesiology | Craig Truglia | In this interview I'm joined by Craig Truglia to discuss his book, The Rise and Fall of the Papacy, in which he goes through the evidence for and against the papacy century by century throughout the first millennium of the church. Over the course of the conversation, we discuss the nature and extent of the Bishop of Rome's role in the early church, whether there was a bishop in Rome during the first century, and much more. Read the Book: https://amzn.to/4pXQJYw Craig's Channel: @Ortho... | 1h 08m 36s | ||||||
| 12/8/25 | An Introduction to Eucharistic Ecclesiology | Dr. Richard DeClue | In this interview I'm joined by Dr. Richard DeClue, Professor of Theology at the Word on Fire Institute, to discuss Catholic ecclesiology. Specifically, we dive into the idea of eucharistic ecclesiology which looks at ecclesiology through the lens of the eucharist. Along the way, we discuss what implications this has for ecumenism, and how this illuminates why Orthodox churches are considered churches while Protestant churches are "ecclesial communions" according to Catholic teaching. Dr. D... | 1h 03m 59s | ||||||
| 12/1/25 | Growing Old and Dying in Christ | Fr. Ron Rolheiser | In this interview I'm joined by Fr. Ronald Rolheiser to discuss how our Christian spirituality changes with age, and what we need most in our final years of life. Ronald Rolheiser, O.M.I., is President-Emeritus of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio Texas, where he remains a full-time faculty member and Professor of Spirituality. In 1982, he began writing a column “In Exile” which is carried in Catholic newspapers worldwide. He is the author of many award-winning books includi... | 56m 29s | ||||||
| 11/25/25 | Is the Bible Clear? A Protestant-Catholic Dialogue with Casey Chalk | In this episode, I'm joined in-person by Casey Chalk, author of The Obscurity of Scripture, to discuss the topic of perspicuity. Along the way, we examine what the doctrine means, how much it covers, and whether the Catholic paradigm works better. Get the book: stpaulcenter.com/obscurityofscripture Want to support the channel? Here's how! Give monthly: https://patreon.com/gospelsimplicity Make a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/gospelsimplicity Book a meeting: ... | 1h 36m 06s | ||||||
| 11/17/25 | Should Christians Be Pro-Immigration? | Dr. Barnabas Aspray | In this interview, I'm joined by Dr. Barnabas Aspray, Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at St. Mary's Seminary, to discuss his recent book, On the Significance of Religion for Immigration Policy. Over the course of the topic, we touch on Christian Nationalism, Catholic Social Teaching, and why Christians today disagree on the topic of immigration. Read Dr. Aspray's Book for Free: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/106156 Dr. Aspray's Article on Jesus as a Refugee: h... | 1h 25m 51s | ||||||
| 11/10/25 | How 20th Century Theology Changed the Way We See the Church | Dr. Myles Werntz | In this interview I'm joined by Dr. Myles Werntz to discuss the nature of the church with special attention given to some of the significant developments in ecclesiology that occurred during the 20th century. We touch on Vatican 2, the World Council of Churches, the rise of Pentecostalism, and much more. Furthermore, we pay special attention to methodology, noticing how our methodological starting point in ecclesiology often shapes our conclusions. Contesting the Body of Christ: Eccles... | 59m 05s | ||||||
| 11/3/25 | Catholic Scandals and Crises of Faith: How a Vatican Reporter Kept the Faith | Colleen Dulle | In this interview, I'm joined by Colleen Dulle, Vatican Correspondent for America Magazine, to discuss how reporting on Catholic Scandals affected her faith. Over the course of the interview, we discuss the finances behind canonization, the treatment of nuns at the Vatican, and, of course, the sex abuse crisis. Colleen's Book: Struck Down, Not Destroyed: https://amzn.to/4nzAb7O Inside the Vatican Podcast Episode on Canonization: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/deep-dive-how-saint... | 1h 02m 31s | ||||||
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