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Courier Conversations
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This Podcast of The Baptist Courier and Courier Publishing will be a conversation of topics that Inform, Instruct, and Inspire Christians about current events Worldwide. We hope you'll find this podcast informing and encouraging in your daily walk with Christ.
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Why Verse-by-Verse Preaching Matters | Reading the Bible Book by Book
Mar 200:29:54Tap to summarize🚨 Join us on YouTube🔔 Subscribe for weekly updates📬 Send in your questions to courierconversations@gmail.comHow should Christians approach the Bible? In this episode of Courier Conversations, Jeff Robinson and Travis Kerns discuss why verse-by-verse, book-by-book preaching and Bible reading is essential for pastors and laypeople alike. From handling difficult doctrines like predestination and church discipline to avoiding emotional and cultural bias in interpretation, this conversation explores how systematic reading reveals the grand story of redemption from Genesis to Revelation.If we truly are “people of the Book,” how should we read and preach it?------------------WEBSITES:baptistcourier.comcourierpublishing.comINSTAGRAM:instagram.com/thebaptistcourierinstagram.com/courierpublishing1821FACEBOOK:facebook.com/thebaptistcourierfacebook.com/p/Courier-PublishingX:x.com/BaptistCourierx.com/Courier1821x.com/CourierConvos
Transcribe →Super Bowl Sunday vs. The Lord’s Day: Where Is Your Worship?
Feb 2300:27:57Tap to summarize🚨 Join us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CourierConversationsPod🔔 Subscribe for weekly updates📬 Send in your questions to courierconversations@gmail.comIs Super Bowl Sunday really the “best Sunday of the year”? Or does that mindset reveal something about what we truly worship?In this episode of Career Conversations, Jeff Robinson and Travis Kearns discuss a question many Christians don’t often stop to ask: When does football become idolatry? As the NFL promotes slogans like “Sundays are for football,” believers must wrestle with a deeper issue—what is the Lord’s Day actually for?This conversation explores:What Scripture teaches about the Lord’s DayWhether watching football on Sunday is sinfulThe difference between enjoyment and idolatryHow historic Christians viewed Sunday worshipWhy every Sunday is Resurrection SundayWhether Super Bowl Sunday can ever be the “best” Sunday of the yearReferencing voices from church history like John Bunyan and Eric Liddell, Jeff and Travis think through how modern evangelical culture may have drifted in its understanding of worship, rest, and recreation.This episode isn’t about condemning sports—both hosts love football. It’s about examining the heart. When does something good become something ultimate?If you’re a Christian who loves sports, this conversation will challenge and encourage you to think biblically about the Super Bowl, the Sabbath, and the glory of Christ.------------------WEBSITES:baptistcourier.comcourierpublishing.comINSTAGRAM:instagram.com/thebaptistcourierinstagram.com/courierpublishing1821FACEBOOK:facebook.com/thebaptistcourierfacebook.com/p/Courier-PublishingX:x.com/BaptistCourierx.com/Courier1821x.com/CourierConvos
Transcribe →Josh Powell: SBC Presidential Candidate
Feb 900:44:07Tap to summarize🚨 Join us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CourierConversationsPod🔔 Subscribe for weekly updates📬 Send in your questions to courierconversations@gmail.comIn this interview, Josh Powell—senior pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church and candidate for president of the Southern Baptist Convention—joins Courier Conversations for a wide-ranging discussion on faith, leadership, and the future of the SBC.Powell shares his personal journey into ministry, his South Carolina roots, and the experiences that shaped his pastoral calling. He addresses recent social media criticism, clarifies his 2020 article on race, discusses evangelism and baptism metrics, and explains why faithfulness to Scripture—not pragmatism—must guide Southern Baptist life.The conversation also explores cooperation, discipleship, the Great Commission, and what Powell believes Southern Baptists must reclaim to move toward unity and health in the years ahead.------------------WEBSITES:baptistcourier.comcourierpublishing.comINSTAGRAM:instagram.com/thebaptistcourierinstagram.com/courierpublishing1821FACEBOOK:facebook.com/thebaptistcourierfacebook.com/p/Courier-PublishingX:x.com/BaptistCourierx.com/Courier1821x.com/CourierConvos
Transcribe →Standing Firm Without Compromise: Why Theology Matters for the Church
Feb 200:26:16Tap to summarize🚨 Join us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CourierConversationsPod🔔 Subscribe for weekly updates📬 Send in your questions to courierconversations@gmail.comIn an age where compromise is often treated as a virtue, how can churches stand firm without becoming harsh or unloving? In this episode of Courier Conversations, Jeff Robinson and Travis Kearns discuss why theology matters, why church membership is more than a club, and how pastors and church leaders can remain faithful to Scripture in a truth-hostile culture. Drawing from Jude, 1 Corinthians, and the broader witness of Scripture, they explore the relationship between orthodoxy and orthopraxy, the dangers of shallow theology, and why every Christian—not just pastors—must contend earnestly for the faith once for all delivered to the saints.------------------WEBSITES:baptistcourier.comcourierpublishing.comINSTAGRAM:instagram.com/thebaptistcourierinstagram.com/courierpublishing1821FACEBOOK:facebook.com/thebaptistcourierfacebook.com/p/Courier-PublishingX:x.com/BaptistCourierx.com/Courier1821x.com/CourierConvos
Transcribe →Christian Keyboard Warriors and the Problem of Online Speech
Jan 2600:25:50Tap to summarize🚨 Join us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CourierConversationsPod🔔 Subscribe for weekly updates📬 Send in your questions to courierconversations@gmail.comHow should Christians speak online? In this episode of Courier Conversations, Jeff Robinson and Travis Kerns tackle the growing problem of harsh, uncharitable communication on social media—especially among evangelicals. Drawing from Proverbs, Ephesians, James, and real-world examples, they explore why Christians often fail online, how expressive individualism fuels hostility, and why attacking people instead of arguments undermines the gospel. This thoughtful conversation offers biblical wisdom on words, tone, and charity, urging believers to engage social media in a way that glorifies God and reflects Christ.------------------WEBSITES:baptistcourier.comcourierpublishing.comINSTAGRAM:instagram.com/thebaptistcourierinstagram.com/courierpublishing1821FACEBOOK:facebook.com/thebaptistcourierfacebook.com/p/Courier-PublishingX:x.com/BaptistCourierx.com/Courier1821x.com/CourierConvos
Transcribe →Weren't We Right About Hell?
Jan 1900:29:21Tap to summarize🚨 Join us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CourierConversationsPod🔔 Subscribe for regular updates📬 Send in your questions to courierconversations@gmail.comIs hell eternal conscious punishment, or will the unrepentant ultimately be annihilated? In this episode of Courier Conversations, Jeff Robinson and Travis Kerns examine the biblical doctrine of hell in response to renewed discussion sparked by Kirk Cameron and advocates of annihilationism.Drawing from Scripture, the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, and the teachings of Jesus, they explore whether the Bible affirms eternal conscious torment or conditional immortality. Whether you’re a pastor, theologian, or Christian seeking clarity, this episode offers a thoughtful, Scripture-centered examination of one of the most sobering doctrines in Christianity.------------------WEBSITES:baptistcourier.comcourierpublishing.comINSTAGRAM:instagram.com/thebaptistcourierinstagram.com/courierpublishing1821FACEBOOK:facebook.com/thebaptistcourierfacebook.com/p/Courier-PublishingX:x.com/BaptistCourierx.com/Courier1821x.com/CourierConvos
Transcribe →Mormonism, Clearly Explained
Oct 8Tap to summarizeA wave of headlines brought Mormonism back into the spotlight, so we pressed pause on our usual format and sat down with Travis Kearns to map the LDS system from the ground up. We start where everything begins for Latter-day Saints—authority—noting how the King James Bible sits alongside the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price, and, crucially, “continuing revelation” from living prophets. When newer words can overrule older ones, the result is a timeline of truth where the latest General Conference talk carries the most weight. That lens reframes every doctrine that follows.From there we explore the LDS view of God and creation: Elohim as an exalted man of flesh and bone, Heavenly Mother, and a universe of many gods ruling their own “spheres.” Creation isn’t out of nothing but the organizing of eternal matter. We contrast that with historic Christian teaching on God’s uncreated, eternal nature and creation ex nihilo. Then we walk step by step through LDS salvation—faith, repentance, baptism by immersion, laying on of hands for the Holy Ghost, sacrament, tithing, temple marriage, temple work, obedience to the Word of Wisdom—and how “grace after all we can do” aims not merely at forgiveness but at exaltation in the celestial kingdom. The famous Lorenzo Snow couplet frames the aspiration: “As man is now, God once was; as God is now, man may be.”We also open the hood on LDS leadership and life: the President/Prophet, First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve, stakes and wards, lay-led worship with short talks, and why priesthood authority is the backbone of belonging. We clarify polygamy’s 1890 end for the mainline church, note the many fundamentalist breakaway groups, and outline LDS last-days expectations—including the very practical habit of home food and water storage. Finally, we offer a gracious way to engage missionaries: point to Jesus as our once-for-all great high priest and sole mediator who makes earthly priesthoods and temples unnecessary, and let the gospel’s finished work do what it always does—save.If this deep dive helped you think clearly and speak kindly, follow the show, share this episode with a friend, and leave a quick review so more listeners can find it. Have a question or a story from your own LDS conversations? Send it our way and join the dialogue.------------------WEBSITES:baptistcourier.comcourierpublishing.comINSTAGRAM:instagram.com/thebaptistcourierinstagram.com/courierpublishing1821FACEBOOK:facebook.com/thebaptistcourierfacebook.com/p/Courier-PublishingX:x.com/BaptistCourierx.com/Courier1821x.com/CourierConvos
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