Life and Books and Everything
Life and Books and Everything

Life and Books and Everything

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Life and Books and Everything is a podcast hosted by Kevin DeYoung where discussions center on, well, life and books and everything. As a church pastor and theology professor, Kevin loves to talk about faith, theology, history, current events, and the occasional hot topic. The format for LBE includes interviews with leading authors and thinkers, recurring conversations with Justin Taylor and Collin Hansen, and the occasional solo musing from Kevin. Listen in and we hope you will learn something, laugh a little, and get some good book recommendations along the way.

Recent Episodes

The Pastor as Leader with John Currie
APR 17, 2024
The Pastor as Leader with John Currie
<p>With everything the pastor must do—preach, pray, visit, raise money, organize meetings, write emails, study, write, marry, bury, and baptize—does he also need to be a leader? John Currie, in his new book <em>The Pastor as Leader</em> (Crossway), says yes. But don't fear, this is not about one more impossible task or another time burden for the pastor. Leadership is about living and preaching as a man of God for the people of God. In this practical episode Kevin talks with John Currie, professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, about what effective leadership in the church looks like (and doesn't look like). There is plenty of rich food for thought—both for the seasoned (and weary) pastor and for the young man just starting out in ministry.</p><p></p><p><strong>Books &amp; Everything:</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.wtsbooks.com/products/the-pastor-as-leader-principles-and-practices-for-connecting-preaching-and-leadership-9781433590153?variant=43186946408648">The Pastor as Leader: Principles and Practices for Connecting Preaching and Leadership</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.wtsbooks.com/products/the-not-so-secret-secret-to-reaching-the-next-generation-9781433593796?variant=43137822752968">The (Not-So-Secret) Secret to Reaching the Next Generation</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.wtsbooks.com/products/dont-waste-your-life-9781433580772?variant=42899382894792">Don’t Waste Your Life</a></p>
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56 MIN
The Just War Tradition
MAR 20, 2024
The Just War Tradition
<p>Have you ever wondered if King Arthur was justified in cutting off all four limbs of Monty Python’s Black Knight when he refused the king passage? If so, then you’ll want to listen to this episode of LBE with Eric Patterson. Eric is an author, an important leader in Washington, D.C. and an expert in the theology and history of the Just War Tradition. What are the right reasons for going to war? How should a just war be fought? Was the American Revolution a just war (or even a revolution)? What about the firebombing of Dresden in World War II? Join Kevin and Eric and they try to apply the insights of the Just War Tradition to military conflicts past and present. </p><p></p><p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p><p>0:00 Introductions</p><p>7:45 A Basic Guide to the Just War Tradition</p><p>15:45 What Makes a War Just?</p><p>29:45 Sponsor Break | Crossway</p><p>30:28 “It’s Only a Flesh Wound.”</p><p>35:25 A Just American Revolution?</p><p>46:39 MLK’s Just Cause</p><p>51:15 Sponsor Break | Desiring God</p><p>52:00 Current Events</p><p></p><p><strong>Books & Everything:</strong></p><p><a href="https://a.co/d/benMHxI">Basic Guide to the Just War Tradition: Christian Foundations and Practices</a></p><p><a href="https://a.co/d/4He87xz">Just War and Christian Traditions</a></p><p><a href>Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulnes</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wtsbooks.com/products/ask-pastor-john-750-bible-answers-to-lifes-most-important-questions-9781433581267?variant=42892731482312">Ask Pastor John: 750 Bible Answers to Life's Most Important Questions</a></p>
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53 MIN
Where Have All the Fundamentalists Gone?
MAR 6, 2024
Where Have All the Fundamentalists Gone?
<p>With two smart British historians—one from Oxford (Andrew) and one from Aberystwyth (David)--and one curious American pastor (Kevin), you might say that this episode puts the "fun" back in fundamentalism. How did fundamentalism become a pejorative putdown? Are evangelicals and fundamentalists really all that different? What is a fundamentalist anyway? And, to paraphrase Harry Emerson Fosdick, did the fundamentalists win or lose the last century? Join in as Kevin interviews two evangelical scholars about their new edited volume, <em>The Oxford Handbook of Christian Fundamentalism</em>.</p><p></p><p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p><p>0:00 Introductions</p><p>6:45 Why So Little Written by Fundamentalists?</p><p>11:44 Defining Fundamentalism&nbsp;</p><p>25:20 Fundamentalism &amp; Evangelicalism</p><p>36:40 Sponsor Break | Crossway &amp; DesiringGod</p><p>38:11 The Scopes Trial &amp; Billy Graham</p><p>48:02 Evangelicalism &amp; Politics in America</p><p>1:05:25 Did the Fundamentalists Win?</p><p>1:08:26 Until Next Time</p><p></p><p><strong>Books &amp; Everything:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Handbook-Christian-Fundamentalism-Handbooks/dp/019884459X">Oxford Handbook of Christian Fundamentalism</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wtsbooks.com/products/ask-pastor-john-750-bible-answers-to-lifes-most-important-questions-9781433581267?variant=42892731482312">Ask Pastor John: 750 Bible Answers to Life's Most Important Questions</a></p><p><a href="https://www.desiringgod.org/labs">Look at the Book</a></p>
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69 MIN