Who Can Take the Lord’s Supper?: Understanding Close Communion (with Dallas Vandiver)

Kirk E. Miller

Who ought to be allowed to partake of the Lord’s Supper? Maybe this question has never occurred to you, or you’ve always assumed the answer was obvious! Well, in this episode, Dr. Dallas Vandiver joins me to talk about a historic position known as ‘close communion,’ that the Lord’s Supper ought to be reserved for baptized members in good standing of a gospel-believing church.

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Dallas Vandiver’s book, Who Can Take the Lord’s Supper?: A Biblical-Theological Argument for Close Communion.

Dallas Vandiver’s shorter article summarizing the arguments of the book:

Who Can Take the Lord’s Supper? by Dallas VandiverDownload

The Apostles’ Creed (with Michael Svigel)

Kirk E. Miller

We’re kicking-off a new series on, what are sometimes called, the ecumenical creeds. In today’s episode, we begin with what is known as The Apostles’ Creed. Along the way, we also answer questions like, what is a creed, and why do the creeds matter? Maybe your church recites The Apostles’ Creed. But what does it mean to call Jesus God’s Son? And what about that line about him descending to hell? We hope you will be encouraged as you dive deeper into this historic articulation of the church’s faith!

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The Theology of the EFCA (with Greg Strand)

Kirk E. Miller

What does the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) believe? What are the theological convictions that unite this broad collection of churches? In this episode, Kirk is joined by Greg Strand, executive director of theology and credentialing for the EFCA, to discuss and exposit the EFCA’s Statement of Faith. As we hope you’ll see, this Statement of Faith is an articulation of nothing less than the core elements of gospel itself.

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A Resolute Savior (Mark 14:43-52)

Kirk E. Miller

A Resolute Savior (Mark 14:43-52)
CrossWay Community Church
November 19th 2023

Podcast link.

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Making Sense of God and The Reason for God by Timothy Keller (Book Recommendation)

Kirk E. Miller

Is Christianity relevant to our contemporary lives? Why should someone even consider its claims? And if considering its claims, what of the many objections to Christianity? Is it true? In this pair of books, Making Sense of God and Reason for God, the late pastor Timothy Keller seeks to show how Christianity both answers our deeper longings and holds up to the deepest of scrutiny.