
Penalty Shot
Two World Cup knockout matches. Two penalty shootouts. One unforgettable picture of pressure, performance, failure, and hope. Why does life sometimes feel like everything comes down to one moment?

Hosted by Various Speakers · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 100 episodes
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The goal of this podcast is to make theology the focal point of every discussion. It is designed to challenge you to think about what the Word of God says and how that applies to every aspect of the Christian life. There will be episodes on news commentary, sermon reviews, guided Bible studies, devotional messages, and everything in between. If you’re interested in studying the Word, then grab a Bible, a notebook, a pencil, and hit play on your favorite podcast app.
Various Speakers hosts Theology Central, a religion show with 100 episodes published.

Two World Cup knockout matches. Two penalty shootouts. One unforgettable picture of pressure, performance, failure, and hope. Why does life sometimes feel like everything comes down to one moment?

A sermon introduced an unusual literary word—peripeteia. But does that concept actually appear in the Book of Proverbs? In this episode, we explore the ancient literary idea of peripeteia

As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, how should Christians think about their nation? This episode examines what Scripture teaches about nations, government, patriotism, gratitude, citizenship, and where our ultim

Are we reading the Bible through modern Western individualism instead of the collectivist world in which it was written? We review the first episode of Discover the Word's new series and explore the strengths and weaknes


A familiar phrase is repeated in countless churches: "The joy of the Lord is your strength." But what did Nehemiah 8:10 actually mean in its historical and covenant context?

Artificial intelligence is changing how Christians study theology. In this episode, we examine SermonAudio's new ASK! feature, explore how it works, put it through a live series of theological tests

Most readers skip the opening pages of a book—the dedication, preface, and introductory material—in order to get to the "real" content. We begin exploring the Dedicatory Epistle of William Gurnall's The Christian in Comp

The speaker examines William Gurnall's interpretation of 2 Timothy 2:4 to challenge modern Christian engagement with spiritual warfare. He argues that the verse, originally addressed to Timothy regarding ministerial focu

Philippians is often called the "Epistle of Joy," but is joy really the theme of the letter? In this episode, we examine the history of this popular view, how it shapes interpretation, and whether the text itself points

A church invitation left at my door, two dogs losing their minds, and a completely random sermon review.

In the opening moments of a sermon based on 2 Corinthians 5:9, two ideas are connected together: being accepted by God and hearing the words, "Well done, good and faithful servant." But what do those phrases actually mea

A church invitation left at my door, two dogs losing their minds, and a completely random sermon review.

Most readers skip the opening pages of a book—the dedication, preface, and introductory material—in order to get to the "real" content. We begin exploring the Dedicatory Epistle of William Gurnall's The Christian in Comp

Most readers skip the opening pages of a book—the dedication, preface, and introductory material—in order to get to the "real" content. We begin exploring the Dedicatory Epistle of William Gurnall's The Christian in Comp

Most readers skip the opening pages of a book—the dedication, preface, and introductory material—in order to get to the "real" content. We begin exploring the Dedicatory Epistle of William Gurnall's The Christian in Comp

It's time we ask some serious questions about wisdom and maybe we need a new way of understanding it!

Theology Central was recently listed as the #13 theology podcast in the United States by Million Podcasts. In this episode, I reflect on that accomplishment. See the list: https://www.millionpodcasts.com/theology-podcast


When Jesus describes the broad way in Matthew 7:13, he does not say it leads to hell. He says it leads to destruction. So are those the same thing? Is destruction another way of describing hell? Does destruction mean ann
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