The McKrakenCast
Episodes
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Reflecting on the Lectionary Texts for the First Sunday in Lent (RCL Year C)
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
This is the first of what should be a three part series of adult spiritual formation / education (Sunday School) classes that I'm currently teaching at St. Charles Presbyterian Church (USA), here in March of 2022. The date for this particular recording was March 6, 2022. During this series, I will be leading discussion of the Revised Common Lectionary texts for these Sundays in Lent. Many thanks to my sisters and brothers who joined in the conversation.
This Sunday's readings were:
Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16
Romans 10:8b-13
Luke 4:1-13
You can access these readings here.
We discussed things like:
My complicated relationship to the liturgical year and lectionary
Lent, Zwingli, and the origins of the Reformed tradition
How maybe Ash Wednesday should come before Mardi Gras
How we should treat "aliens" / immigrants
How observation of the Sabbath is explained differently in Exodus 20 compared to Deuteronomy 5
How the Jewish and Christian traditions identify God and God's people by telling stories / recounting history
The protoevangelium in Genesis 3:15 and the Reformed tradition's problems with replacement theology / supercessionism
Calling on the name of the Lord and why LORD shows up in all capital letters in the Old Testament
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Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Part 3 - Scots Confession, History & Theology
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
This is Part 3 in a series of adult education (Sunday School) classes that I taught at St. Charles Presbyterian Church (USA) in the early months of 2020. It provides a fairly thorough discussion of the Scots Confession's history and theology targeted (hopefully, effectively so) at the generally educated churchgoer. Part 3 continues exploring the background of the Scots Confession. It deals with John Calvin and the Swiss Reformation, including Calvin's teachings on the knowledge of God, as well as providing a very brief overview of the English Reformation. It also explores chapters 11 - 15 in the confession itself, addressing topics like Christ's intercession at the right hand of the Father, the afterlife, faith, "total depravity," "good" works and merit, and the Christian's ongoing struggle against sin.
This is Part 3 in a 5-part series. You can find the series index here. Click here for the blog post corresponding to this episode, and click here to access this content on YouTube.
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I write books. I run a blog. I have a YouTube channel. I teach.
Monday Jun 24, 2019
John Calvin's Central Doctrine?
Monday Jun 24, 2019
Monday Jun 24, 2019
This is the third in a three-part series that I have done on How I Read John Calvin. Truth in advertising: Karl Barth makes an appearance (yes, again), but so does Francis Turretin!Hint: it's not predestination. You can access this content in video format.
Monday Jun 17, 2019
My Top 5 books of 2018
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Monday Jun 17, 2019
I read a lot of books in 2018. Here are my top 5.
The original tweet:
https://twitter.com/WTravisMcMaken/status/1079844334571347970
Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/JnJypQXwqEc
Featured books:
Taylor, “From BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation” – DET post: http://derevth.blogspot.com/2018/03/what-am-i-reading-keeanga-yamahtta.html
Cone, “Martin & Malcolm & America” – DET post: http://derevth.blogspot.com/2018/05/brief-book-note-james-cones-martin.html
Niebuhr, “Moral Man and Immoral Society” - https://www.amazon.com/Reinhold-Niebuhr-Immoral-Society-Politics/dp/B00HTK2CQ4/
Brown, “Ransom of the Soul” – DET post: http://derevth.blogspot.com/2019/01/brief-book-note-peter-browns-ransom-of.html
Pedersen, “The Eternal Covenant” – DET post: http://derevth.blogspot.com/2019/03/brief-book-note-pedersens-eternal.html
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I write books! Check them out here:
https://www.amazon.com/W.-Travis-McMaken/e/B00CHN7FWE/
I run a blog! Check it out here:
http://derevth.blogspot.com/
I teach! Check me out here:
https://www.lindenwood.edu/about/directories/faculty-staff-directory/details/WTMcMaken/
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Music credit:
Sliabh - Cathal by Aislinn is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
On Julian of Norwich, with Kate Hanch
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
This is my interview with Rev. Kate Hanch about Julian of Norwich. We discuss Dame Julian's sociohistorical context, her doctrine of the Trinity, the metaphors that she uses for God and for Jesus, what texts you should read to get to know her better, and more. We also talk a little about what it means to be a Cooperative Baptist.Follow Kate on Twitter: @KateHanch
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
Introducing Dialectical Theology, with David Congdon
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
David Congdon joins me as we provide an introduction to dialectical theology and announce the launch of the new Society for Dialectical Theology.
If you would like to join the Society for Dialectical Theology, follow this link: http://bit.ly/2gbBblHFollow David on Twitter: @dwcongdon