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Vision For Life
Hosted by Fellowship Denver Church · EN
The Vision For Life Podcast is an ongoing conversation between the pastors of Fellowship Denver and the church at large. Each week, we discuss a subject that you’ve requested - questions about life, faith, the Bible, and how to follow Jesus in our world beyond Sunday. While the teaching of God’s word in our Sunday morning sermons is foundational, we also want to have a forum where we can do Q&A and talk about other subjects that are on people’s mind.
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Episode 254 | VFL Q&R: Historical Polygamy and Modern Polyamory
1w ago00:37:53Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, Dave and Autumn respond to this question, submitted by a listener: I've been intrigued in the last few years to see an increasing amount of dialogue in left-leaning media around polyamory and non-monogamy as viable, if complicated, lifestyle choices. In the last few years, Somerville, MA (next door to Cambridge, MA) passed legislation to recognize polyamorous families. Setting aside the political implications of all this for a moment, it occurs to me that as discussions around polyamory become more mainstream, Christians will likely need to wrestle with the polygamy of OT patriarchs. Would you be able to discuss how Christians have historically understood the polygamy in the OT and how that understanding might inform how we think about rising polyamory in our culture?Resources mentioned in this episode:Lindy West Thought She Couldn’t Handle Polyamory. She Was Wrong. by Anna MartinA Massachusetts City Decides to Recognize Polyamorous Relationships by Ellen Barry
Transcribe →Episode 253 | The One True Church
2w ago00:54:26Tap to summarizeAutumn and Dave sit down with Dr. Wenig for further discussion on what it means to be Protestant. As interest in church history rises and some Christians turn to Catholicism and Orthodox denominations for a sense of historical rootedness and continuity, Protestantism faces common critiques of its ahistorical, fragmented, and overly individualistic nature. Do those claims hold up? Today’s conversation considers authority, unity, and catholicity, and what it looks like for the church to be both rooted in the apostolic faith and continually reformed by the Word of God.Resources mentioned in this episode:What It Means To Be Protestant by Gavin OrtlundThe Quest for God by Paul Johnson
Transcribe →Episode 252 | VFL Reads: Knowing God, Part 7
3w ago00:33:33Tap to summarizeIn the final Spring Book Club episode, Hunter and Autumn discuss chapters 21–22 of Knowing God by J. I. Packer, acknowledging the reality of inward trials and the sufficiency of God in the midst of them. Packer challenges the expectation of an easy Christian life, showing how God uses weakness, struggle, and uncertainty to deepen our dependence on Him and reveal His grace as truly enough. Packer anchors the final chapter of the book in Romans 8, considering what it means to live with confidence that if God is for us, nothing can ultimately stand against us.
Transcribe →Episode 251 | VFL Reads: Knowing God, Part 6
4w ago00:34:30Tap to summarizeIn our sixth Spring Book Club episode, Hunter and Autumn cover chapters 18–20 of Knowing God by J. I. Packer. In these chapters, Packer writes of the heart of the gospel and what it means to belong to God. Christ’s substitutionary work satisfies God’s justice and permits all who accept his atoning sacrifice to be adopted as sons and daughters. Packer calls adoption the highest privilege the gospel offers—bringing warmth, security, and intimacy to the Christian life.
Transcribe →Episode 250 | Why Are We Protestant?
Apr 2900:56:00Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Dave and Autumn discuss Protestant identity, tracing its roots in the Reformation and the call to be a church “always reforming” in light of Scripture. They examine core convictions like sola scriptura and sola fide, the rejection of institutional exclusivism, and the Reformers’ vision for “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church” shaped by both truth and mission.Resources mentioned in this episode:What It Means To Be Protestant by Gavin OrtlundThe Missionary Movement in Christian History by Andrew Walls
Transcribe →Episode 249 | Spirituality is Out, Religion is In
Apr 2200:38:19Tap to summarizeA growing interest in religion among Gen Z, alongside rising church attendance across the United States and Western Europe, is capturing the attention of researchers, journalists, and church leaders alike. Dave and Autumn explore how this trend is playing out locally in Denver, highlighting renewed curiosity around Protestantism, Catholicism, and historic expressions of worship. Together, they reflect on what this moment might mean for the church and its witness.Resources mentioned in this episode:On Bullshit by Harry G. FrankfurtHonestly with Bari WeissMaiden, Mother, Matriarch with Louise Perry
Transcribe →Episode 248 | VFL Culture: Supreme Court Overturns Colorado's Conversion Therapy Ban
Apr 1500:33:47Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Hunter and Autumn consider the Supreme Court’s decision in Chiles v. Salazar and what it means for counselors, parents, and the future of conversion therapy—an umbrella term for therapies aimed at changing sexual orientation or gender identity. Using recent reporting from WORLD and Colorado Public Radio, they discuss the competing claims at the heart of the case—free speech versus harm—and ask questions about desire, identity, and the roles of counsel and the gospel in helping people pursue God’s good design.Resources mentioned in this episode:Former state lawmaker ‘devastated’ and ‘disgusted’ as Supreme Court overturns Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy - CPR NewsCounselors feel new freedom after Chiles ruling - WORLD magSupreme Court overturns Colorado ban on conversion therapy - Rocky Mountain PBSIs God Anti-Gay? by Sam Allberry
Transcribe →Episode 247 | VFL Reads: Knowing God, Part 5
Apr 800:33:35Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Hunter and Autumn discuss chapters 14–17 of Knowing God by J. I. Packer, wrestling with the often-avoided themes of God’s judgment, wrath, and justice. In a cultural moment that prefers a God of love without severity, Packer helps us see why God’s role as Judge is essential to understanding the gospel and the reality of evil. Holding together God’s justice and grace gives us a fuller, truer vision of who God is—and what it means to truly know Him.Resources mentioned in this episode:Christ and Culture by Richard NiebuhrThe Kingdom of God in America by Richard Niebuhr
Transcribe →Episode 246 | VFL Reads: Knowing God, Part 4
Apr 100:34:25Tap to summarizeIn today’s spring book club episode, Hunter and Autumn discuss chapters 11–13 of Knowing God by J. I. Packer, reflecting on how God’s Word should rightly shape what we think and who and what we love. Packer’s writing deepens familiar truths about God’s love and grace, challenging our sentimental assumptions and showing how these realities only make sense in light of sin, justice, and God’s sovereign character.
Transcribe →Episode 245 | VFL Reads: Knowing God, Part 3
Mar 2500:33:55Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Hunter and Autumn discuss chapters 7–10 of Knowing God by J. I. Packer, which teach us about God’s immutability, majesty, and wisdom. Packer calls us to resist reshaping God in our image and instead to see Him as He is: utterly reliable, infinitely great, and perfectly wise, even when we don’t understand His ways. As we wrestle with the gap between what we want God to do and what He is doing, we consider how a right vision of God, knowing him as he is, leads not to control but to deeper trust, reverence, and confidence in His purposes.
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