Author: Mike Gifford

Drew discusses the recent spate of renunciations by powerful evangelical leaders. The post Episode 55: When Celebrity Christians Fall appeared first on Wide Margins.

Do we really forget anything? What would it be like if we could remember everything and be able to retrieve information from our memories at will? Listen to see how these questions can teach us that what we do now matters, either in the shame

Drew discusses Jorge Luis Borges’s story “The Garden of Forking Paths.” The post Episode 57: Choices appeared first on Wide Margins.

“A guy dies and meets Peter at the pearly gates…” Have you heard this one before? The one with the punchline: “They think they are the only ones here.” In this episode, Drew explains not only why it is not a funny joke, but also

Drew begins a series on the Dark Ages in Church history. In this episode, he defines the period, beginning with the reign of Constantine (306-337), and explores the question, “What happened to the church in the Middle Ages?” The post Episode 59: The Dark Ages

In the second episode in the series on the Dark Ages, Drew discusses the church’s disputes over the Son’s relationship to the Godhead, and the humanity of Christ. The post Episode 60: The Dark Ages – Controversies about Christ appeared first on Wide Margins.

Part three in the series on the Dark Ages explores monastic life and some important monks who defined the movement. The post Episode 61: The Dark Ages – Monasticism appeared first on Wide Margins.

The series on the Dark Ages continues with a discussion of the work of Augustine of Hippo. Topics covered: Augustine’s life as revealed in his autobiography, ConfessionsThe Pelagian ControversyDonatismAugustine’s last and greatest work, City of God The post Episode 62: The Dark Ages – Augustine

Do the Catholics have any historical basis for the papacy? How early did Catholicism arise? Are there any indications of Catholicism in the Bible? And how should we view the Catholic Church today, with its age-old heritage and a papacy that claims to originate with

The series on church history in the Middle Ages continues with a discussion of the first official split in Christianity between Roman Catholicism in the West and Orthodoxy in the East in 1054. The post Episode 64: The Dark Ages – The Church Splits appeared