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Verity by Phylicia Masonheimer
The Verity podcast is hosted by author, speaker and public theologian Phylicia Masonheimer. Covering topics of faith and culture from a biblical perspective, through a historical lens, the podcast is designed to inspire you to ask better questions, go deeper in faith, and defend your beliefs with both grace and logic.
Episodes
Verity by Phylicia Masonheimer135 | Why am I still sinning?
You're a Christian... so why do you still sin?! In this episode we talk about what sin is, why we struggle with it, and what the Bible says about overcoming…
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134 | How to Understand the Bible
In this episode of the Beginner Believer series, you'll learn how to understand the Bible when reading for the first time! Reading the Bible can feel…
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133 | How do I know I'm saved?
In the second episode of the Beginner Believer series, we dive into assurance of salvation and how to find freedom from anxiety over your faith. Salvation is…
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132 | What is the gospel?
In the first episode of the Beginner Believer series, we lay an important foundation: the gospel, its implications, and how to understand saving faith! This…
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131 | The Rise to Power: How the Early Church Gained Political Influence
In this last episode of the early church history series, we learn how the church in Rome rose to power during the fall of the Empire. Uniquely suited to…
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130 | Enemy of the State: Missions in the Early Church
As we get close to the end of the early church series, we learn how persecution played a role in the spread of the gospel and how today's American culture…
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129 | Advent Special: Not-So-Silent Night
In this special Christmas episode Phylicia shares two pieces from her Advent series on the problem of evil and a special devotional piece on the personal…
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128 | How the Early Church Did Church
The early church developed quickly and expanded fast. How did they worship God in those early years? Many denominations claim to follow the pattern of the…
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126 | Identifying a Counterfeit Gospel (for iTunes)
The early church faced a lot of heresies in their first 500 years. Arianism, Gnosticism, and Docetism threatened the church's teaching and forced them to…
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125 | The World of the Early Church
Dive into the history of the church as we look at the culture, governments, historical events and social shifts that shaped its first 500 years! The parallels…
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124 | You Were Born Into a Story
We are starting a new series this week! After a break to rest and study, Phylicia is back with a new church history series. In this introduction episode she…
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123 | AMA from Verity Conference 2023 (CORRECTED)
In this week's special edition episode, we have the Ask Anything LIVE panel from Verity Conference 2023 featuring Joel Muddamalle, Lisa Whittle, and Phylicia…
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122 | Levitical Purification After Childbirth
In this episode Phylicia breaks down the Levitical laws about purification after childbirth and answers the hard question of whether boys and girls were equal…
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121 | Supplication in Prayer
In the final episode of our mini-series on prayer, we discuss prayer requests! How do we entrust our requests to God? What do we do when he doesn't answer, and…
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120 | Thanking God in Prayer
Continuing our mini-series on prayer, this episode teaches why thanksgiving is an essential part of our prayer life and how to thank God when our life…
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119 | Confessing to God in Prayer
What does confession look like in prayer? Rather than list out all we've done wrong or rack our brains for sins, confession is the grace of relationship. In…
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118 | Adoring God in Prayer
In this mini-series on prayer for the month of August, you'll learn how to pray in unique ways. We begin the series with adoration: adoring God through…
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117 | Why Pray if God is Sovereign?
After a short break Verity Podcast is beginning a mini-series on prayer! We begin with the big question: If God knows everything, why should we pray? Prayer is…
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116 | What is Biblical Prophecy?
In this episode Phylicia breaks down biblical prophecy: What is it? How do we identify it? How does it go astray and how do we discern a biblical prophetic…
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114 | Reconstructing After Legalism
In light of the Amazon hit series Shiny Happy People, this week's episode is about deconstructing legalism - and how to rebuild your faith when it all feels so…
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113 | Should Christians Boycott Secular Companies?
In this episode Phylicia discusses whether Christians should boycott Target or other secular companies when their values differ from the Christian worldview…
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112 | Navigating Theological Differences in Dating
It's not easy out here in these dating streets! How do you ask good theological questions of a potential date? When do you give grace for differences and when…
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111 | Does God Give Consequences to His Children?
After receiving multiple questions about consequences in parenting (and asking them herself) Phylicia dove into Scripture to see what it said about…
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110 | How to Take a Shallow Bible Study Deeper
After last week's episode about women teaching theology, a lot of questions came in about "shallow", pink fluff bible study settings. How do we take them…
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109 | Can Women Teach Theology to Other Women?
In this episode Phylicia confronts a question that caused a tizzy on the internet: Can women teach theology to other women? We look at The definition of…
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108 | What is the Prosperity Gospel?
How do I identify prosperity gospel, and what does it mean? This episode breaks down the true gospel v. the one presented by the "word of faith" movement…
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107 | How Not to Be A Christian Bully
Phylicia discusses why Christians who are into theology can become so "mean" by looking at the call to both sound teaching and gracious delivery. We look at…
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106 | How Do I Know I Am Truly Saved?
In this episode Phylicia looks at the three primary doctrinal stances on assurance of salvation, the primary texts regarding our eternal security, and then…
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105 | Ten Ways to Integrate Prayer Into Your Day
Struggle with prayer? This episode is for you! Phylicia shares ten practical ways we can integrate prayer into our daily lives. She also discusses the need to…
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104 | Bible Study for Your Learning Style
In this short episode, Phy discusses how to customize bible study to your unique learning style and find ways to make the Word a priority for your personality…
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BONUS | A Conversation About the Holy Spirit with Matt Jacobson
This bonus episode may sound a little different because it is a conversation that Phylicia had with Matthew Jacobson live on Instagram. To watch this interview…
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103 | Does the Bible Condemn Tattoos?
In this episode Phylicia discusses Leviticus 19:28 and how to interpret tough passages in Leviticus in light of today's culture. You can watch the video…
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BONUS | Every Woman a Theologian Preview | Chapter 5
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BONUS | Every Woman a Theologian Preview | Chapter 6
Every Woman a Theologian is launching soon! Pre-order your copy today! Every Woman A Theologian book: https://everywomanatheologian.com
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102 | End Times Hope v. End Times Fear
Many Christians suffer intense fear and anxiety over the end times. But Revelation is a book of hope and victory - so where does this come from? In this…
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BONUS | Every Woman a Theologian Preview | Chapter 2
Every Woman a Theologian is launching soon! Pre-order your copy today! Every Woman A Theologian book: https://everywomanatheologian.com
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101 | Why Bother With the Church?
What did Jesus intend when He founded the church? Is American Christianity "it"? In this episode Phylicia breaks down chapter seven of Every Woman a Theologian…
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100 | The Holy Spirit for Dummies
Our listeners aren't dummies - but sometimes we need a super simple, practical, manual for understanding theological things! That's what today's episode is…
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099 | Is God Choosing Who Will Be Saved?
In this episode Phylicia discusses soteriology - the perspectives on salvation within Christianity. We talk about what it means to be "justified", why changed…
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098 | Did Jesus Really Claim to Be God?
In this episode of the systematic theology mini-series, Phylicia looks at christology. Why does it matter that Jesus is human AND divine? Did He exist before…
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097 | Did God Set Humans Up to Fail
In this episode based on chapter 3 of Every Woman a Theologian, we look at cosmology, anthropology and hamartiology: theologies of the universe, humanity and…
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096 | The Mean Old Testament God
In the second episode of this mini-series on systematic theology, Phylicia digs into the "mean" Old Testament God and why we need a biblical view of *both*…
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095 | How Do I Know I'm Interpreting the Bible Correctly?
In this first episode of a mini-series on systematic theology, Phylicia discusses why we need theology, what to do if you think it's "boring", and how NOT…
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094 | How to Read the Whole Bible in 2023!
In this special episode we're sharing a brand NEW opportunity to read the entire bible chronologically in 2023! You'll join Phylicia and the Every Woman a…
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093 | How to Succeed at a Bible Reading Plan
Ever started a Bible reading plan only to give up in Leviticus? We've all done it! In this episode you'll learn why consistent exposure to the Word of God is…
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092 | What is Biblical Repentance?
In this episode we look at Scripture's definition of repentance and Berkhof's threefold approach of intellect, emotions and will in the repentance process. Phy…
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091 | Can God Satisfy My Heart?
Can God truly satisfy? In this episode Phylicia talks about envy, discontent, and why the desire for satisfaction transcends our life stage. You'll learn why…
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090 | Discerning Christmas
Is Christmas a pagan holiday? What about Christmas trees, Santa Claus, and the advent of... Advent? Get answers to all these questions in this episode, which…
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089 | Phylicia's Advent Recommendations
In this episode Phylicia shares five Advent devotionals and a few Advent and Christmas picture books just in time for your Black Friday shopping spree! Grab…
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088 | How to Find Freedom from Legalism
In this episode Phylicia breaks down the importance of laying aside legalism while also sharing her own journey. She also explores how legalism can come from…
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087 | Panel Discussion from the 2022 Verity Conference
This week's episode is the audio from the Verity Conference 2022 Q/A Panel with Phylicia Masonheimer, Pricelis Perreaux-Dominguez, and Jeremy Jenkins. Next…
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086 | The Ultimate Church History Book List
At long last Phylicia compiled ALL her favorite church history books into a massive book list - for adults and kids! From Butler's Lives of the Saints to Foxes…
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085 | Why We Need to Pray (and How to Do It!)
In this episode, we look at what Scripture says about prayer, why it is essential to Christian life, and how to begin cultivating a persevering practice of…
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084 | How to Walk by the Spirit
Galatians 5 tells us to walk by the Spirit - but what does that look like practically? And why do we need to do it? This episode is a quick dive into…
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083 | What I Read This Year
Who doesn't love a good book recommendation?? In this episode Phy shares the highlights of her book list from 2022, including theology, nonfiction and fiction…
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082 | Discerning Theology in Worship Music
How do we know if what we're singing to God is truthful and good? In this episode, Phy explains the regulative v. normative principle of worship and breaks…
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081 | Discerning Halloween
Every fall the posts and hot takes are flying: Should Christians celebrate Halloween? In this episode, Phy breaks down the history of Samhain and All…
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080 | Five Christian Creeds
The early church fought to defend the core doctrines of Christianity, and one of the ways they did this was through the creeds!These statements of faith have…