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313. Chosen by Grace, Called to Humility
Jun 25, 2026
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312. Clay Jars and Chosen Nations: Dr. Strange on Election and the Public Square
Jun 18, 2026
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311. Better Than Whom? Ethnic Superiority and the Image of God
Jun 11, 2026
17m 09s
310. The Theologian Who Won't Go and the Missionary Who Doesn't Know
Jun 4, 2026
19m 42s
309. Why Paul Wrote His Longest Letter to a Church He'd Never Met
May 28, 2026
17m 36s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/25/26 | ![]() 313. Chosen by Grace, Called to Humility | What happens when Christians forget that grace, not merit, is the foundation of election? In this concluding conversation with Dr. Alan Strange, we move from theology to public life and explore how the doctrine of election dismantles pride, reshapes political engagement, and calls believers to a posture of humility. As debates over nationalism, identity, and power continue to intensify, Dr. Strange argues that the church's greatest need is not political triumph but faithful Christian witness rooted in the unchanging love of God. And as the series closes, and before MarsCast takes a brief summer hiatus, returning in August 2026, we lift our eyes beyond every earthly nation to the coming kingdom that puts all politics in its proper perspective. | — | ||||||
| 6/18/26 | ![]() 312. Clay Jars and Chosen Nations: Dr. Strange on Election and the Public Square | Israel wasn't chosen because it was great. God said so himself. In this episode of MarsCast, Jared Luttjeboer and Dr. Alan Strange open Deuteronomy 7 and discuss how divine election has never been about merit, national greatness, or cultural superiority. So what does that mean for Christians today who are tempted to baptize political power with the language of chosenness? The answer, Dr. Strange argues, isn't disengagement, but the harder road of humble engagement, where the Beatitudes, not a political platform, shape how believers enter the public square. | — | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | ![]() 311. Better Than Whom? Ethnic Superiority and the Image of God✨ | ethnic superiorityimage of God+3 | — | MarsCast | — | ethnic groupssuperiority+4 | — | 17m 09s | |
| 6/4/26 | ![]() 310. The Theologian Who Won't Go and the Missionary Who Doesn't Know✨ | theologymissions+3 | Dr. Marcus Mininger | Romans | — | theologymissions+5 | — | 19m 42s | |
| 5/28/26 | ![]() 309. Why Paul Wrote His Longest Letter to a Church He'd Never Met✨ | Paul's lettersmissionary work+4 | Dr. Marcus Mininger | Romans | — | PaulRomans+5 | — | 17m 36s | |
| 5/21/26 | ![]() 308. Romans Is Not What You Think It Is✨ | justification by faithPaul's letter+3 | Dr. Marcus Mininger | Romans | — | Romansjustification by faith+5 | — | 19m 44s | |
| 5/14/26 | ![]() 307. The Spiritual Formation of Elders✨ | spiritual formationpastoral leadership+4 | Dr. J. Mark Beach | — | — | eldersspiritual formation+5 | — | 19m 46s | |
| 5/7/26 | ![]() 306. Shepherds Smell Like Sheep✨ | eldershipChristianity+4 | Dr. J. Mark Beach | Jesus' parable of the two lost sons | — | eldersChristianity+5 | — | 18m 50s | |
| 4/30/26 | ![]() 305. Comfortable Churches and Uncomfortable Pastors✨ | pastoral ministrychurch leadership+3 | Dr. J. Mark Beach | Reformed congregationsWord of God | — | pastorchurch+6 | — | 14m 59s | |
| 4/23/26 | ![]() 304. Cowboys, Shepherds, and the Crisis of Pastoral Leadership✨ | pastoral leadershipshepherding+3 | Dr. J. Mark Beach | Acts 5 | — | pastoral leadershipshepherd+5 | — | 13m 55s | |
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| 4/16/26 | ![]() 303. Reaching Women: Practical Strategies for the Church✨ | women in the churchChristianity+4 | Dr. Andrew Compton | — | — | womenchurch+5 | — | 24m 31s | |
| 4/9/26 | ![]() 302. Trad Wives, Feminist Churches, and the Jesus Who Transcends Them Both✨ | misogyny in the Biblefeminism and Christianity+5 | Dr. Andrew Compton | Gnostic GospelsProverbs 31+2 | — | misogynyfeminist Jesus+7 | — | 32m 36s | |
| 4/2/26 | ![]() 301. From Liberation to Disappointment: Tracing the Feminist Arc✨ | feminismwomen's liberation+3 | Dr. Andrew Compton | Mid-America Reformed Seminary | — | feminismwomen's liberation+3 | — | 30m 19s | |
| 3/26/26 | ![]() 300. Steady As She Goes: Faithful Politics Across a Lifetime✨ | political exhaustionfaithfulness+3 | Dr. Alan Strange | Mid-America Reformed Seminary | — | politicsfaith+4 | — | 21m 52s | |
| 3/19/26 | ![]() 299. The Church and Political Formation✨ | churchpolitics+3 | Dr. Alan Strange | — | — | political formationchurch engagement+3 | — | 17m 34s | |
| 3/12/26 | ![]() 298. What Political Exhaustion Reveals About Our Theology✨ | political exhaustiontheology+3 | Dr. Alan Strange | Marscast | — | politicstheology+5 | — | 17m 00s | |
| 3/5/26 | ![]() 297. Whose Side is God On? Pastoring a Politically Fractured Church✨ | political divisionchurch fractures+3 | Dr. Alan Strange | Reformed tradition | — | political divisionchurch fractures+4 | — | 14m 53s | |
| 2/26/26 | ![]() 296. Is There Room for Growth in the URCNA? | Can a young denomination preserve its confessional convictions while reaching new communities? As the URCNA approaches its thirtieth year with approximately 140 churches and 25,000 members, Dr. Cornelis Venema explores the delicate balance between maintaining theological clarity and expanding the mission. From the 2008 union with Orthodox Christian Reformed Churches to current debates about seminary training and church planting, this episode asks whether faithfulness and growth can walk hand in hand. | — | ||||||
| 2/19/26 | ![]() 295. What the URCNA Won't Compromise: Doctrine, Polity, and the Form of Subscription | When the United Reformed Churches in North America formed in 1996, they didn't just create another denomination; they made deliberate choices about identity rooted in centuries of Reformed tradition. From adopting the Three Forms of Unity to implementing a strict subscription rooted in the Synod of Dort, to maintaining commitments such as catechetical preaching, every decision reveals the URCNA's commitment to preserving Reformed confessionalism. Dr. Cornelis Venema joins us to explore how confessional standards function in church life, how subscription shapes accountability, and why understanding these theological distinctives matters for anyone interested in Reformed ecclesiology today. | — | ||||||
| 2/12/26 | ![]() 294. The Birth of the United Reformed Churches in North America | When around 40 churches take a risk to leave the only denomination they've ever known, what drives them to take that leap? This episode reveals how a single letter from a small Illinois congregation in 1986 sparked a movement that would become a chapter in the history books of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. From the Consistorial Conferences to debates over church order, Dr. Cornelis Venema recounts the difficult, messy, and historic birth of the United Reformed Churches, a story of the cost of remaining faithful to what you believe Scripture demands and what it means to be a confessional church. | — | ||||||
| 2/5/26 | ![]() 293. The Long Road to Leaving the CRC | What theological crisis in the 20th century led thousands of Reformed Christians to leave their denomination and start something new? In this episode, Dr. Cornelis Venema takes us inside the Christian Reformed Church in North America during a time when questions about biblical authority, confessional fidelity, and ordination standards came to a head. From faculty dismissals at Calvin Seminary in 1952 to heated debates over Genesis, evolution, and women's ordination, you'll learn about the interconnected controversies that made it clear to many that a new direction was necessary. This is the foundational story behind the United Reformed Churches in North America. | — | ||||||
| 12/25/25 | ![]() 292. Rome Strikes Back: The Catholic Counter-Reformation | How did the Catholic Church respond when Luther's hammer struck the church door? In this Christmas Day finale, Dr. Alan Strange and Jared Luttjeboer explore the other side of the Reformation story: Rome's counter-offensive. From the rise of the Jesuits as the Pope's "shock troops" to the monumental Council of Trent that would define Catholic theology for years to come, you'll learn how the Catholic Church navigated one of its greatest crises. Was it genuine reform or strategic resistance? The answer might surprise you. This episode also traces the surprising connections between 16th-century debates and the Catholic Church of today, and reveals why these centuries-old decisions continue to have relevance in modern Christianity. | — | ||||||
| 12/18/25 | ![]() 291. John Knox and the Scottish Reformation | Venture north of England to the Reformation in Scotland, which created something truly distinctive—a Presbyterian church that would reshape the English-speaking world. Dr. Alan Strange guides us through the smuggling of Lutheran tracts in cargo shipments, the martyrdom of Patrick Hamilton, and the extraordinary life of John Knox, the fiery preacher who once dared to tell a French ambassador to call his king a murderer to his face. Learn how Knox's time as a galley slave, his years in Geneva with Calvin, and his commitment to justification by faith alone contributed to the formation of a movement that produced groundbreaking documents like the Scottish Confession and the Books of Discipline. | — | ||||||
| 12/11/25 | ![]() 290. England's Reformation: Why It Started in the Palace, Not the Pulpit | Why did England's Reformation begin with a king's divorce rather than a theologian's protest? In this episode of MARSCAST, Dr. Alan Strange guides us through the fascinating and tumultuous story of how England broke from Rome, not primarily for doctrinal reasons, but through political upheaval. From Henry VIII's quest for a male heir to the brief but transformative reign of the boy king Edward VI, from the brutal persecutions under "Bloody Mary" to Elizabeth's controversial middle way, the English Reformation took a path unlike anything seen on the Continent. Along the way, we'll learn how these religious and political shifts gave rise to the Puritan movement and ultimately shaped the various groups that would later settle in America. | — | ||||||
| 12/4/25 | ![]() 289. How Protestantism Became a Continental Movement | What happened after Luther's 95 Theses? In this episode, we trace the explosive spread of Protestantism across Europe—from the Lutheran state churches of Germany and Scandinavia to the persecuted Reformed communities of France. Dr. Alan Strange guides us through the wars of religion, the Formula of Concord, and the complex church-state entanglements that shaped the legacy of the Reformation. Discover how the Reformed tradition adapted to kingdoms, city republics, and hostile territories alike, and learn about the tragic St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre that nearly destroyed French Protestantism. This is the story of how a theological movement became a continental transformation—complete with political intrigue, bloodshed, and the struggle to establish Protestant churches across a resistant Europe. | — | ||||||
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