RUF Alabama Podcast

Weekly messages from Stewart Swain, Minister for RUF at the University of Alabama.

Stew's Last Sermon: Closing Words 04/11/2025

Stew's Last Sermon: Closing Words This week Stewart rounds out our series on the ten commandments and his time with RUF Bama. His talk is a reminder of the mission of the Christian life, a mission he has exemplified in his time here at the University of Alabama. This weeks passage is . /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/36093300

10 in 10: "Christianity Has More To Offer Than The Culture War!" 04/08/2025

10 in 10: "Christianity Has More To Offer Than The Culture War!" Campus Minister Stewart Swain reflects on 10 themes he has seen over his 10 years as the RUF Campus Minister at The University of Alabama. Special guest Rev. John Bourgeois join him to discuss the theme "Christianity Has More To Offer Than The Culture War!". /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/36055965

10 in 10: "Theological Literacy Means Everything!!!" 04/07/2025

10 in 10: "Theological Literacy Means Everything!!!" Campus Minister Stewart Swain reflects on 10 themes he has seen over his 10 years as the RUF Campus Minister at The University of Alabama. Special guests Rev. Britton Wood and Rev. John Stone join him to discuss the theme "Theological Literacy Means Everything!!!". /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/36044850

The Ten Commandments: "The Tenth Commandment" 04/04/2025

The Ten Commandments: "The Tenth Commandment" What does it mean to envy? Why does God command against it? How does following this command set us free? Ministry Fellow, Cole Jones, answers these and other questions in this week's talk on the tenth commandment. The scripture this week is , . Resources: “The Spirit of the Disciplines” by Richard Foster “Rumours of a Better Country” by Marsh Moyle /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/36004020

10 in 10: "College Women are Legit" 04/01/2025

10 in 10: "College Women are Legit" Campus Minister Stewart Swain reflects on 10 themes he has seen over his 10 years as the RUF Campus Minister at The University of Alabama. Special guests Preston Adair and Elle Shuford join him to discuss the theme "College Women are Legit". /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35967095

BONUS EPISODE: Friendship from a Female Perspective 04/01/2025

BONUS EPISODE: Friendship from a Female Perspective RUF Bama Ministry Fellow Cole Jones has brought in three of the wisest women he knows to learn about friendship! /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35967055

The Ten Commandments: "The Ninth Commandment" 03/28/2025

The Ten Commandments: "The Ninth Commandment" What does the Bible mean by the phrase "false witness"? Is this a command that really affects us today? If so, why and how? RUF Intern, Hunter Brooks, addresses this commandment in his talk this week. This weeks scripture is , . /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35908440

10 in 10: "The Church & Culture: An Invitation to Beloved Community (mainly black/white dynamics in The Deep South)" 03/25/2025

10 in 10: "The Church & Culture: An Invitation to Beloved Community (mainly black/white dynamics in The Deep South)" Campus Minister Stewart Swain reflects on 10 themes he has seen over his 10 years as the RUF Campus Minister at The University of Alabama. Special guests Rev. Corey Savage and Rev. Ro Taylor join him to discuss the theme "The Church & Culture: An Invitation to Beloved Community". /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35859745

10 in 10: "Politics is a 'god'" 03/25/2025

10 in 10: "Politics is a 'god'" Campus Minister Stewart Swain reflects on 10 themes he has seen over his 10 years as the RUF Campus Minister at The University of Alabama. Special guests Rev. Russ Whitfield (a pastor in DC) join him to discuss the theme "Politics is a 'god'". /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35856330

10 in 10: "What is a RUF Campus Minister?!" 03/24/2025

10 in 10: "What is a RUF Campus Minister?!" Campus Minister Stewart Swain reflects on 10 themes he has seen over his 10 years as the RUF Campus Minister at The University of Alabama. Special guest Rev. Austin Braasch joins him to discuss the theme "What is a RUF Campus Minister?!". /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35844980

The Ten Commandments: "The Eighth Commandment" 03/21/2025

The Ten Commandments: "The Eighth Commandment" What does it actually mean to steal? Why is it important not to steal? And how do we live out the heart of this law? Daniel speaks on these questions in this weeks talk on the eighth commandment. This weeks scripture is , . /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35808345

The Ten Commandments: "The Seventh Commandment" 03/07/2025

The Ten Commandments: "The Seventh Commandment" What does God mean when He says, "You shall not commit adultery"? Is this just an antiquated remnant of old Christian teaching or is it something else, a more beautiful way of life? How can we as Christians live into this high calling? Stewart dives into these questions in his talk on the seventh commandment. This week's scripture is , . /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35575355

10 in 10: "Men Are Dying To Be Men" 03/06/2025

10 in 10: "Men Are Dying To Be Men" Campus Minister Stewart Swain reflects on 10 themes he has seen over his 10 years as the RUF Campus Minister at The University of Alabama. Special guests Rev. Sandy Willson and Rev. Mac Holt join him to discuss the theme "Men Are Dying To Be Men". /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35564515

10 in 10: "Social Awkwardness is our Greatest Fear" 03/06/2025

10 in 10: "Social Awkwardness is our Greatest Fear" Campus Minister Stewart Swain reflects on 10 themes he has seen over his 10 years as the RUF Campus Minister at The University of Alabama. Special guests Rev. Brian Habig and Rev. Austin Braasch join him to discuss the theme "Social Awkwardness is our Greatest Fear". /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35561675

The Ten Commandments: "The Fifth Commandment" 02/28/2025

The Ten Commandments: "The Fifth Commandment" What does God mean when he commands us to honor our father and mother? Why does he use the word honor, not love, obey, or something else? And what does it look like practically to honor your father and mother? Stewart explores these questions this week in his talk on the fifth commandment. The scripture this week is , /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35480190

10 in 10: "Why Don't We Talk About Money?!" 02/21/2025

10 in 10: "Why Don't We Talk About Money?!" Special Series Campus Minister Stewart Swain reflects on 10 themes he has seen over his 10 years as the RUF Campus Minister at The University of Alabama. Special Guests Chandler Anthony and James Madden join him to discuss the theme "Why Don't We Talk About Money?!". /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35382685

The Ten Commandments: "The Sixth Commandment" 02/21/2025

The Ten Commandments: "The Sixth Commandment" What does it mean when the Bible says, "You shall not murder"? How have we broken that command and how might we seek to keep it? This week we step out of order on the ten commandments as Daniel discusses the sixth commandment. This weeks scrib=pture is , . /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35377015

10 in 10: "College Students Do Not Feel Safe To Take Risks" 02/19/2025

10 in 10: "College Students Do Not Feel Safe To Take Risks" Special Series Campus Minister Stewart Swain reflects on 10 themes he has seen over his 10 years as the RUF Campus Minister at The University of Alabama. Special Guests Daniel Tortorici and Cole Jones join him to discuss the theme "(College) Students Do Not Feel Safe To Take Risks". /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35355990

The Ten Commandments: "The Fourth Commandment" 02/14/2025

The Ten Commandments: "The Fourth Commandment" What does God mean when he commands us to "honor the Sabbath"? What even is the Sabbath, maybe more importantly what isn't the Sabbath? Stew tackles these questions this week in his talk on the fourth commandment. The scripture for this week is , . /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35284115

The Ten Commandments: "The Third Commandment" 02/07/2025

The Ten Commandments: "The Third Commandment" What does it mean to take the Lord's name in vain? Why does this commandment matter so deeply to us? And how does obeying this law actually actually draw us closer to God? Stew tackles all these questions this week in his talk on the third commandment. The scripture this week is , . /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35195700

The Ten Commandments: "The Second Commandment" 01/31/2025

The Ten Commandments: "The Second Commandment" As Christians we believe we live in the "already-not-yet", a period of time after Jesus has died to save us from sin, but before he has returned to complete His work of sanctification. So what do we do when we don't want to wait, why does God even make us wait, and how can we learn to wait on the Lord? Stewart addresses these questions this week as we look at the second commandment. The scripture this week is , . /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/35096725

The Ten Commandments: "The First Commandment" 01/24/2025

The Ten Commandments: "The First Commandment" What does God mean when he says to have "no other gods"? How could believing this possibly make us feel more free? How can we possibly obey such a law? This week Stew suggests that in accepting God's good limits we might experience freedom. In living by God's law, we counterintuitively experience emancipation to live life to the fullest. /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/34999120

The Ten Commandments: "The God of The Commandments" 01/17/2025

The Ten Commandments: "The God of The Commandments" This week Stewart examines the story of the Ten Commandments. Who is this God that gives us the law? What part to we play in this story? And how does the law counterintuitively set us free? The scripture this week is . /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/34900845

The Ten Commandments: "The Heart of the Law" 01/10/2025

The Ten Commandments: "The Heart of the Law" As we begin our series on the Ten Commandments, Stewart starts by discussing the heart of the law. It is often easy for us to understand the law, but as Paul says, "For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate" (). So what happens when we truly surrender to God and His law? The passage this week is . /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/34802635

The Book of Revelation: Chapter 21 11/22/2024

The Book of Revelation: Chapter 21 What makes glory so ... glorious? Stewart walks us through it in our last talk in the series of Revelation. This weeks scripture is . /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/34108191

The Book of Revelation: Chapter 20 11/15/2024

The Book of Revelation: Chapter 20 What do we do with death? It is a big question, and this week Cole Jones speaks on it. How has Jesus taken care of our biggest problem? Like a cannonball found lodged in a tree trunk, what was supposed to end life is absorbed into life in eternity. The scripture tonight is . /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/33944617

The Book of Revelation: Chapter 19 11/08/2024

The Book of Revelation: Chapter 19 As we begin to wrap up our series on the book of Revelation, Stewart looks at the wedding of Christ and his bride. How does God celebrate with us in that joyous time and what does it mean for us now? The passage this week is . /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/33849822

The Book of Revelation: Chapters 15&16 10/25/2024

The Book of Revelation: Chapters 15&16 So what does all of the imagery in the book of Revelation mean? This week special guest, Rev. Ronnie Garcia of Denver Pres., joins us to preach on the book of Revelation. He takes a step back to consider what is happening in the book of Revelation and what it means for us. The scripture this week is ; , . /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/33612637

The Book of Revelation: Chapter 12 10/18/2024

The Book of Revelation: Chapter 12 Is spiritual warfare real, and if so what does it mean for our lives? This week, Daniel looks at three images from Revelation and what they mean for us. This weeks passage is . /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/33514942

The Book of Revelation: Chapters 8, 9, & 11 10/11/2024

The Book of Revelation: Chapters 8, 9, & 11 This week, Daniel examines why God's judgement is good. Often we think of God's judgement as a negative but what happens when we reframe it and look at judgement as a merciful way of correction? The scripture this week is and . Apologies for the poor audio quality at the end, our mic died in the middle of the talk. /episode/index/show/rufbama/id/33421607

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