What We Believe and Why Radio:
The full content of the book What We Believe and Why is below, in a series of 24 minute radio programs, with each episode in two 12 minute segments. You can listen to ALL of it here, for free, and also download each one as an MP3.
These are available for syndication. Go here for further information.
You may also get an audiobook (in full chapters, rather than 14 minute segments) for those who prefer to listen rather than read, and for the sight-impaired. You can purchase it here.
The number in brackets [ ] shows which chapters of the book are covered in each radio program. Longer chapters are broken up into sections.
- Episode 1. What We Believe and Why - foundations, and outline of the whole book. [Chapter 1]
- Episode 2. Essentials of the faith and Salvation (Jesus meets Nicodemus). [Chapters 1,2]
- Episode 3. The Death of Jesus and how it relates to the Kingdom; Salvation and Sanctification. [Chapters 2,3]
- Episode 4. More on Salvation and Sanctification. Can you lose your salvation? [Chapter 3]
- Episode 5. Glorification and the future hope that belongs to believers. [Chapter 4]
- Episode 6. Why bother to be good? Santification and how to love fellow believers. [Chapter 5]
- Episode 7. Loving fellow believers and how to live with them. [Chapter 6]
- Episode 8. Living with unbelievers. [Chapter 7]
- Episode 9. Sharing the Gospel with love. Also about prayer, icons and images. [Chapters 7-8]
- Episode 10. What is the role of icons in prayer? Is this supported by scripture? Why do some people use icons in prayer? [Chapters 8-9]
- Episode 11. To whom are we praying? Why do some people pray to saints? Can't we pray directly to God? [Chapters 9-10]
- Episode 12. How do we pray? [Chapter 10]
- Episode 13. Rule following vs. transcendent love. How do we balance pride and appreciating the gifts God has given us? [Chapter 11a]
- Episode 14. How do science, mathematics and robots relate to our relationship to God? It's fascinating! [Chapter 11b]
- Episode 15. The difference between love and obedience - related but not always connected. [Chapter 12a]
- Episode 16. "Magical thinking": when healthy tradition becomes problematic superstition. [Chapters 12b-13a]
- Episode 17. Are the Old Testament covenants relevant to us today? [Chapters 13b-14a]
- Episode 18. Covenant Living: Freedom in the Law of Moses [Chapters 14b-14c]
- Episode 19. Covenant Living: What the 10 Commandments mean for our faith today. [Chapter 14c-14d]
- Episode 20. Covenant Living: What does the Jewish Talmud have to do with the New Testament? [Chapters 14e-15a]
- Episode 21. Love, Law and Covenant / Exploring Faith [Chapters 15b-16a]
- Episode 22. Exploring Faith / Peace, Mercy, Breath of Life [Chapters 16b-17a]
- Episode 23. Peace, Mercy, Breath of Life [Chapter 17b]
- Episode 24. Heresy Explained - It's probably not what you think. [Chapter 18a]
- Episode 25. Heresy Explained / Heresy Continued [Chapters 18b-19a]
- Episode 26. Heresy Continued [Chapter 19b]
- Episode 27. Heresy Continued [Chapter 19c]
- Episode 28. Trinity [Chapter 20a]
- Episode 29. Trinity [Chapter 20b]
- Episode 30. Trinity [Chapter 20c]
- Episode 31. Bible Authority [Chapter 21a]
- Episode 32. Bible Authority [Chapter 21b]
- Episode 33. Bible Authority / Religious Concepts [Chapters 21b-22a]
- Episode 34. Religious Concepts [Chapter 22b]
- Episode 35. Religious Concepts [Chapter 22c]
- Episode 36. Religious Concepts / Reconciliation [Chapters 22d-23a]
- Episode 37. Reconciliation [Chapter 23b]
- Episode 38. Reconciliation [Chapter 23c]
- Episode 39. Reconciliation [Chapter 23d]
- Episode 40. Reconciliation [Chapter 23e]
- Episode 41. Application and Haverim [Chapter 24a]
- Episode 42. Application and Haverim [Chapter 24b]
- Episode 43. Application and Haverim [Chapter 24c]
- Episode 44. Application and Haverim [Chapter 24d]
- Episode 45. Application and Haverim / Interview [Chapter 24e-Interview]
