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Salty Believer Unscripted
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Salty Believer Unscripted is a conversational podcast with Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker, two pastors talking through the Bible, theology, church life, and the Christian faith without the polish, hype, or ministry-industrial fog machine. Serious theology, pastoral conversation, and just enough salt to keep things honest.
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Did God Reject Israel?
6d agoTap to summarizeKey texts: Romans 9:1-8, Romans 10:1-4, Romans 11:1-6, Romans 11:25-36. Unsponsored resource shout-out: Three Views on Israel and the Church: Perspectives on Romans 9-11. Topics discussed: Paul’s grief over Israel’s unbelief, God’s promises not failing, physical descent and the children of promise, Israel stumbling over Christ, zeal without saving knowledge, the remnant, and why Romans 9 to 11 matters before talking about modern Israel. Send questions to saltybelieverunscripted@gmail.com. Find more resources at saltybeliever.com.
Transcribe →Did the Church Replace Israel?
2w agoTap to summarizeKey texts: Ephesians 2:11-22, Galatians 3:16-29, 1 John 2:22-23, 1 Peter 2:4-10.Unsponsored resource shout-out: Reformed Sage.Resources mentioned: Discontinuity to Continuity by Benjamin Merkle and Covenantal and Dispensational Theologies: Four Views on the Continuity of Scripture.Topics discussed: replacement theology, dispensationalism, progressive dispensationalism, covenant theology, progressive covenantalism, continuity and discontinuity, Gentiles being brought near, Abraham’s offspring, faith in Christ, one people of God, and why Romans 9 to 11 needs its own episode.Send questions to saltybelieverunscripted@gmail.com.Find more resources at saltybeliever.com.
Transcribe →Is Jesus the True Israel?
3w agoTap to summarizeKey texts: Matthew 2:13-15, Hosea 11:1, Matthew 4:1-11, John 1:14, Luke 22:20, Luke 24:44-47.Unsponsored resource shout-out: Biblical Theology by Nick Roark and Robert Cline, from 9Marks.Topics discussed: Jesus as the true Israel, Jesus succeeding where Israel failed, the stained glass illustration, the Davidic kingdom, Jesus as the true temple, questions about rebuilding the temple, the new covenant, and why Christians cannot jump from Abraham to modern Israel while bypassing Christ.Send questions to saltybelieverunscripted@gmail.com.Find more resources at saltybeliever.com.
Transcribe →Did the Prophets Promise Israel More Than Land?
4w agoTap to summarizeKey texts: Jeremiah 31:31-34, Ezekiel 36:22-28, Ezekiel 37:15-28, Psalm 117.Unsponsored resource shout-out: Dig Deeper by Nigel Beynon and Andrew Sach.Topics discussed: exile, covenant failure, prophetic restoration, the new covenant, the law written on the heart, cleansing, new hearts, the Spirit, one people under one King, and the nations in God’s promises.Send questions to saltybeliever@gmail.com.Find more resources at saltybeliever.com.
Transcribe →Did Israel Receive the Promised Land or Lose It?
Apr 30Tap to summarizeKey texts: Joshua 21:43-45, 2 Samuel 7, 2 Kings 17, 2 Kings 25, Luke 1:32-33.Unsponsored resource shout-out: The Charles Simeon Trust.Resources mentioned: Expository Preaching by David Helm and Listen Up! by Christopher Ash.Topics discussed: the promised land, Joshua’s declaration that God kept his promises, the Davidic covenant, Israel’s covenant failure, the divided kingdom, exile, restoration, and why the Bible’s answer is bigger than a quick political slogan.Send questions to saltybeliever@gmail.com.Find more resources at saltybeliever.com.
Transcribe →Israel at Sinai: Chosen for What?
Apr 23Tap to summarizeKey texts: Exodus 19:3-6, Deuteronomy 7:6-11, Psalm 20:7.Unsponsored resource shout-out: In the Year of Our Lord by Sinclair Ferguson.Topics discussed: Israel as God’s chosen people, deliverance before the law, covenant responsibility, holiness, vocation, and why “chosen” does not mean ethnic superiority.Send questions to saltybeliever@gmail.com.Find more resources at saltybeliever.com.
Transcribe →More Than Land: God's Promise to Abraham
Apr 16Tap to summarizeKey texts: Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 15, Genesis 17, Genesis 22:15-18.Unsponsored resource shout-out: Daily Dose of Greek.Resource mentioned: Three Views on Israel and the Church: Perspectives on Romans 9-11.Send questions to saltybeliever@gmail.com.Find more resources at saltybeliever.com.
Transcribe →How to Think About Israel Without Losing Your Mind
Apr 9Tap to summarizeResource mentioned: Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans, edited by Robert Elmer.Send questions to saltybeliever@gmail.com.Find more resources at saltybeliever.com.
Transcribe →Train Them Up: Youth Ministry
Mar 26Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Max Dietz and Daniel the Intern join Bryan Catherman to discuss how youth ministry helps train up the next generation of pastors and ministers. Can ministry be more than fun programming for young people? What’s the role of children in discipleship? And what’s Max, a youth minister, doing to come alongside parents in their responsibilities to disciple their children? Copyright 2026. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.
Transcribe →Train Them Up: Assessing
Mar 19Tap to summarizeHow do you know who to disciple? How do you know when to stop discipling someone? How do you know when you’re making progress? When are we done? In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman talk about how to access a disciple and the discipleship process. Copyright 2026. Find more information at SaltyBeliever.com.
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