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Learning To Be a Christian
Father James Linton, the Rector of Saint John's in Salt Lake City, hosts an informal discussion with a handful of ACNA priests through one question per day in the catechism. Priests featured: Ron Offringa: Church Planter in Rancho Cucamonga, CA Josh Misner: Rector of Saint David's in Post Falls, ID J. Harman Thomas: Curate at Sts. Peter and Paul in Ottawa, ON, Canada Alex Leighton: Church Planter in Bozeman, MT Andy Rutkowski: Curate in SLC The authorized version of the catechism can be found…
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- Learning To Be a Christian
Q317-318: Intro to Seventh Commandment
Today, Father James is joined by Father Andy Rutkowski to discuss questions 317 and 318 from To Be a Christian: 317. What is the seventh commandment?; and 318…
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Q316: Is There Anyone You'd Rather Delete?
Today, Father Alex Leighton joins Father James to discuss question 316 from To Be a Christian: How else can you obey this commandment?
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Q315: Christ Brings Human Flourishing
Today, Father Ron Offringa and Father James discuss question 315 from To Be a Christian: How did Christ cause life to flourish?
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Q314: The Pigness of Pigs and Tomatoeness of Tomatoes
Today, Father Josh Misner and Father James discuss question 314 from To Be a Christian: How should Christians understand the value of life?
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Q313: A Time to Kill?
Today, Father Harman Thomas joins Father James to discuss question 313 from To Be a Christian: Is it always wrong to harm or kill another?
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Q312: You Mad, Bro?
Today, Father Andy Rutkowski and Father James discuss question 312 from To Be a Christian: Is anger always sinful?
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Q311: Human Beings are Assets Not Liabilities
Today, Father James and Father Alex Leighton discuss question 311 from To Be a Christian: How did Jesus extend the law against murder?
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Q310: Murderous Seeds and a Culture of Death
Today, Father Ron Offringa joins Father James to discuss question 310 from To Be a Christian: What other actions are considered murder?
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Q309: The Blood of Abel Cries Out
Today, Father Josh Misner and Father James discuss question 309 from To Be a Christian: Why does God prohibit murder?
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Q307-308: Ruthlessly Searching our Hearts for Murderous Ideas
Today, Father Harman Thomas and Father James discuss questions 307 and 308 from To Be a Christian: 307. What is the sixth commandment?; and 308. What is murder?
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Q306: Limits of Authority
Today, Father Andy Rutkowski joins Father James to discuss question 306 from To Be a Christian: Does earthly authority have limits?
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Q305: Peace on the Streets is a Good Worth Seeking
Today, Father Alex Leighton joins Father James to discuss question 305 from To Be a Christian: What blessings result from obeying the fifth commandment?
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Q304: Authorities are a Gift to Us
Today, Father Ron Offringa joins Father James to discuss question 304 from To Be a Christian: How else do you love God in light of the fifth commandment?
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Q303: Turning Hearts of Children to Parents and Parents to Children
Today, Father Josh Misner joins Father James to discuss question 303 from To Be a Christian: How did Jesus keep the fifth commandment?
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Q302: Raising God's Kids
Today, Father Harman Thomas joins Father James to discuss question 302 from To Be a Christian: How should parents treat their children?
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Q300-301: When Trends "Boomer"ang
Today, Father Andy Rutkowski joins Father James to discuss questions 300 and 301 from To Be a Christian: 300. What is the Fifth commandment; 301. What does it…
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Q299: Resting to Grow
Today, Father James is joined by Father Alex Leighton to discuss question 299 from To Be a Christian: How does keeping Sabbath help you to grow in Christ?
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Q298: We Work from Our Rest, not the Other Way Around
Today, Father Josh Misner joins Father James to discuss question 298 from To Be a Christian: What does the Sabbath teach you about time?
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Q297: Wait... What Day is It?
Today, Father Andy Rutkowski joins Father James to discuss question 297 from To Be a Christian: Why does the Church worship on the first day of the week rather…
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Q296: Joyful Work for the Common Good
Today, Father Harman Thomas joins Father James to discuss question 296 from To Be a Christian: What does this commandment teach you about work?
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Q295: Addicted to Work
Today, Father Ron Offringa joins Father James to discuss question 295 from To Be a Christian: How do you keep the Sabbath?
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Q294: Sabbath as Foretaste of What is to Come
Today, Father Alex Leighton joins Father James to discuss question 294 from To Be a Christian: How does the Sabbath serve as a promise for the future of God's…
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Q293: Jesus Kept the Sabbath
Today, Father Ron Offringa joins Father James to discuss question 293 from To Be a Christian: How did Jesus teach us to keep the Sabbath?
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Q292: Rest for All of Society
Today, Father Andy Rutkowski joins Father James to discuss question 292 from To Be a Christian: Why was Israel to rest on the Sabbath?
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Q290-291: Sabbath Rest is More than Doing Nothing
Today, Father Harman Thomas joins Father James to discuss questions 290 and 291 from To Be a Christian: 290. What is the fourth commandment?291. What does it…
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Q289: Honoring the Name I was Baptized Into
Today, Father Josh Misner joins Father James to discuss question 289 from To Be a Christian: How can you honor and love God's name?
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Q288: The Weight of Jesus' Name
Today, Father Alex Leighton joins Father James to discuss question 288 from To Be a Christian: How might you use God's name carelessly?
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Q287: Don't Put Words in God's Mouth
Today, Father Andy Rutkowski joins Father James to discuss question 287 from To Be a Christian: How might you use God's name profanely?
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Q286: The 'How' (and the 'Why') of the Third Commandment
Today, Father Josh Misner joins Father James to discuss question 286 from To Be a Christian: How can you avoid taking God's name in vain?
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Q285: God's Name is on 'High Speed'
Today, Father Harman Thomas joins Father James to discuss question 285 from To Be a Christian: What does it mean to take God's name "in vain"?
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Q283-284: Your Mama's so Reliant
Today, Father James is joined by Father Ron Offringa to discuss questions 283 and 284 from To Be a Christian: 283. What is the third commandment?; and 284. Why…
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Q282: Let's Crush Some Idols!
Today, Father James is joined by Father Andy Rutkowski to discuss question 282 from To Be a Christian: How will idolatry affect you?
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Q281: Jesus Brought us Along With Him in His Faithful Worship
Today, Father Josh Misner joins Father James to discuss question 281 from To Be a Christian: How was Jesus tempted to break the first two commandments?
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Q280: Hope Never Dies
Today, Father James is joined by Father Harman Thomas to discuss question 280 from To Be a Christian: What does the second commandment teach you about hope?
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Q279: We Can't Control the World
Today, Father Alex Leighton joins Father James to discuss question 279 from To Be a Christian: Are idols always images?
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Q278: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
Today, Father Ron Offringa joins Father James to discuss question 278 from To Be a Christian: Are all images wrong?
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Q277: Idols are Futile and Powerful at the Same Time
Today, Father Andy Rutkowski joins Father James to discuss question 277 from To Be a Christian: Why did the nations make such images?
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Q276: Re-storied Through Worship
Today, Father Josh Misner joins Father James to discuss question 276 from To Be a Christian: How did Israel break the first two commandments?
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Q274-275: Let's Talk about Iconography!
Today, Father Harman Thomas joins Father James to discuss questions 274 and 275 from To Be a Christian: 274. What is the second commandment?; 275. What does…
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Q273: Not Worthy to Eat the Crumbs From His Table... But GOD
Today, Father Alex Leighton joins Father James to discuss question 273 form To Be a Christian: Can you worship and serve God perfectly?
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Q272: The gods can't Save You
Today, Father Andy Rutkowski joins Father James to discuss question 272 from To Be a Christian: How are you tempted to worship other gods?
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Q271: Reflecting on our Needs, and their Ultimate Fulfillment
Today, Father Josh Misner joins Father James to discuss question 271 from To Be a Christian: Why are you tempted to worship other things instead of God?
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Q270: Loving the Giver of all Gifts
Today, Father Ron Offringa joins Father James to discuss question 270 from To Be a Christian: What does it mean to have no other gods?
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Q268-269: Living in light of the Only Reality
Today, Father Harman Thomas joins Father James to discuss questions 268 and 269 from To Be a Christian: 268. What is the first commandment?; and 269. What does…
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Q267: Grace to Obey the Lord, Both in What We Do and Left Undone
Today, Father Andy Rutkowski joins Father James to discuss question 267 from To Be a Christian: How should you keep the Ten Commandments?
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Q266: Loving the Lord that the Law Points Toward
Today, Father Ron Offringa joins Father James to discuss question 266 from To be a Christian: How do the Ten Commandments help you to grow in likeness to…
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Q265: Invited to a New Way of Life
Today, Father Alex Leighton joins Father James to discuss question 265 from To Be a Christian: How do the Ten Commandments help you to resist evil?
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Q264: Going With the Grain of Creation
Today, Father Harman Thomas joins Father James to discuss question 264 from To Be a Christian: How should you understand the Ten Commandments?
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Q263: God Transforms Weakened Sinners
Today, Father Josh Misner joins Father James to discuss question 263 from To Be a Christian: Why are you not able to do this perfectly?
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Q262: God's Law is not Far From You
Today, Father Andy Rutkowski joins Father James to discuss question 262 from To Be a Christian: How can you obey God's Law?
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Q261: Jesus is the End the Law Points Toward
Today, Father Alex Leighton joins Father James to discuss question 261 from To Be a Christian: How did Jesus fulfill God's Law?
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Q260: Church Mission Statements are Dumb
Today, Father Alex Leighton joins Father James to discuss question 260 from To Be a Christian: How did Jesus summarize God’s Law?
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Q259: What Time Was It When God Gave the Law?
Today, Father Harman Thomas joins Father James to discuss question 259 from To Be a Christian: When did God give his Law?
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Q258: Make the Old Covenant Christian Again!
Today, Father Josh Misner joins Father James to discuss question 258 from To Be a Christian: What is God's Law?
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Q256-257: The Law is the Beginning of Christian Ethics
Today, Father Andy Rutkowski joins Father James to discuss questions 256 and 257 from To Be a Christian: 256. Recite the Ten Commandments; and 257. What are…
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Q255: Prayer as Necessary as Breathing
Today, Father Harman Thomas joins Father James to discuss question 255 from To Be a Christian: Why is prayer an essential part of a rule of life?
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Q254: What Should Be in My Rule?
Today, Father Ron Offringa joins Father James to discuss question 254 from To Be a Christian: What is included in a rule of life?
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Q253: Why Another Rule?
Today, Father James is joined by Father Josh Misner to discuss question 253 from To Be a Christian: Why do you need a rule of life?
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Q252: Introducing a Rule of Life
Today, Father Andy Rutkowski joins Father James to discuss question 252 from To Be a Christian: What is a rule of life?
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Q251: Marking our Days in God's Story
Father Alex Leighton joins Father James to discuss question 251 from To Be a Christian: Why do we pray the Daily Office?