How Should Christians Respond To the War In Israel?
Cocktail Theology
American Christians are deeply divided on what our response should be to the Israel-Hamas War. The religious and political right support Israel no matter what, but why? And what is the big deal about campus protests denouncing the violence against Palestinians? Elane and Benton get into the thick of it. Cocktail: Lemon Drop Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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What Makes A Progressive Christian Progressive?
Cocktail Theology
Progressives of any kind are generally thought of as forward-thinking non-traditionalists who dare to question conventionality and work at cultivating and spreading new ideas. Some of that is true of some progressive Christians. But ancient ideas, Biblical context, history, and lived experience are all vital to a healithy, progressive Christian life. Elane and Benton discuss what makes a progressive Christian progressive in the first episode of Cocktail Theology’s fifth season! Cocktail: Manhattan Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s...
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The Incarnation
Cocktail Theology
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Jesus and Hercules? Well, we can think of a few. Elane and Benton close out Season 4 with a conversation about the Incarnation. Cocktail: Evan Williams (Extra Noggy) Eggnog Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Moral Authority
Cocktail Theology
What is moral authority and where does it come from? Do we as a society care about moral authority? And where should Christians look for moral authority (besides Jesus, of course)? Benton and Elane discuss while sipping a Prohibition Era cocktail, the Scofflaw. Cocktail: Scofflaw Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Christians In Congress
Cocktail Theology
Should Christians vote for Christians to represent them in government? If the answer is “yes,” then the next question is “why?” Elane and Benton discuss, among other things, the qualities and qualifications that cause people of faith to vote for one person over another. Cocktail: Pressure Drop Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Power
Cocktail Theology
Power—and the desire each of us has for it—is the concern God confronted when They handed Moses the Ten Commandments. Bottom line: Power is at the root of sin. Elane and Benton have a (rather philosophical) conversation about the pitfalls of power. Cocktail: Stokes’s Sidecar Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Recognizing God's Voice
Cocktail Theology
God moves--and speaks--in mysterious ways. Benton and Elane chat about the ways they have (and haven’t) heard God speak, and pose the question: "How do you know it's God?" Cocktail: The Ford Cocktail Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Godliness
Cocktail Theology
Elane and Benton discuss the meaning and misunderstandings around the word ‘godliness’ as it appears in the Bible and in fundamentalist ideology—while drinking bourbon, as one does. Cocktail: The Preakness Manhattan Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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In _____ We Trust
Cocktail Theology
Who do you trust? What does “trust” even mean? Benton and Elane delve into trust while sipping a cilantro-laced cocktail. Cocktail: Cilantro Fields Forever Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Humor In The Bible
Cocktail Theology
Elane and Benton point out some of the really funny things in the Bible in response to a listener’s question, while sipping another delicious fall cocktail.
info_outlineBenton and Elane discuss the uneasy relationship between Christians and material things, why living in the world as a consumer can be so problematic, and one thing that the poor and the rich have in common.
Cocktail: Aperol Spritz
Theme song: "Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)" recorded by Benton Stokes. Find the full song wherever you stream music.