Practicology Podcast

People long for the good life – a life of happiness that is free from diseases and death. Many are placing their hope in technology, but technology can’t solve the problem of indwelling sin, and what they wish technology could provide is something the gospel already offers them. Romans 8:9-11 speaks to the fantasies of transhumanism and cybernetic immortality and Mike and Matthew explain how by 1) Defining the Technological Terms; 2) Discussing True Spirituality; 3) Debunking the Transhumanism Fantasy; 4) Distilling Timeless Hope.

Scriptures Referenced: Romans 8:9-11

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Aug 16 2026

PP250 The Spirit Is the Game Changer

Holiness, Holy Spirit, Law, Obedience

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When God designed our redemption, he thought of everything: freedom from Death, Sin, and Law (Romans 5-7), and power to live a brand-new life (Romans 8). As we learned last week, this power comes from the indwelling Holy Spirit. This week we learn how the Spirit empowers us. He does it by giving us a new mindset—the mindset of the Spirit.

Scriptures Referenced:
Romans 8:5-8; Romans 5-8; Ephesians 4:28

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Aug 9 2026

PP249 Sea Change in Righteousness

Freedom, Holy Spirit, Law, Righteousness, Uncategorized

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The Lord Jesus taught that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are blessed, and will be filled (Mt 5:6). The key to satisfying that hunger and thirst is the indwelling Holy Spirit – He empowers righteous living and produces the sea change that fallen creatures require. In the words of Chuck Swindoll, “trying to live the Christian life without the Spirit of God is as futile as trying to earn righteousness apart from faith.” In this first of four August episodes on Romans 8, Mike & Matthew also discuss how the law relates to our Christian life, an important point of confusion for some believers today.

Scriptures Referenced:
Matthew 5:20; Romans 8:1-4

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Aug 2 2026

PP248 Summer Memorization Challenge

Summer Challenge

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For this year’s August Summer Challenge, we’re going to be memorizing the first half of the greatest chapter in the greatest letter ever written! Tune in to find out everything you need to know for this year’s memorization challenge in Romans 8:1-17. Click here for a weekly schedule.
Scriptures Referenced:
Romans 8:1-17
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Aug 2 2026

Summer Challenge Schedule

Summer Challenge

As announced on the podcast, this year’s summer challenge is to memorize Romans 8:1-17! Here’s a schedule to help you keep pace:

Week	Dates	Passage to Memorize
1	Aug 2 – 8	Romans 8:1-4
2	Aug 9 – 15	Romans 8:5-8
3	Aug 16 – 22	Romans 8:9-11
4	Aug 23 – 29	Romans 8:12-17

CHALLENGE DEADLINE: Email us at info@practicologypodcast.com by midnight CST September 1, 2026, in order to win this year’s prize.

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Jul 26 2026

PP247 The Best Teacher

Bible, Bible Study, Holy Spirit

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Before leaving His disciples, the Lord promised in John 14-16 to give them another Helper, the Holy Spirit. Guest contributor Mitchell Taylor joins us to consider how the Spirit’s helping work involves teaching through instructing and revealing. He does this work by (1) reminding us of truth, (2) guiding us into a fuller understanding of Christ, (3) revealing to the apostles things to come, and (4) glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ. The question is not whether He will teach believers, but whether we are willing to learn and allow Him to display Christ’s excellence through our lives.

Scriptures Referenced:
John 14:25-26; John 16:13-15

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Jul 5 2026

PP246 Strange Fire

Holiness, Obedience, Worship

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The story in Leviticus 10 of two priests being burned alive for offering unauthorized fire to God is our entry point to exploring Leviticus 8-15, and to learning four lessons: (1) you can enliven your reading of ‘boring’ parts of the Bible by looking for the story; (2) God is the one who gets to tell us how to worship him; (3) relationship with God impacts every area of life; (4) obedience to God can be very costly. There is no such thing as convenient Christianity.

Also, catch the announcement of this year’s summer memorization challenge at the beginning of the episode!

Scriptures Referenced:
Lev 10; Lev 8-16; Heb 13:28-29; 1Cor 10:31; Eph 4:31-32; 5:1

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Jun 28 2026

PP245 Cloak, Books, and Parchments #9

Book Reviews

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What should you read this summer? Matthew, Mike, and special guest Brynette Yee, have some ideas for you! There is no book like the Bible but we all learn from the ministry of others, including ministry that comes to us in written form. In our ninth instalment of Cloak, Books, and Parchments (2Tim 4:13), we share brief reviews of seven books for your reading enjoyment:
– When God Seems Distant: Surprising Ways God Deepens Our Faith and Draws Us Near by Kyle Strobel and John Coe (Baker Books)
– The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs (UpdatedWorks.com)
– Everything Is Never Enough: Ecclesiastes’ Surprising Path to Resilient Happiness by Bobby Jamieson (Waterbrook)
– Leaves from the African Jungle by R.C. Allison (John Ritchie)
– My Life Story: Concerning God’s Goodness, Grace & Guidance by Andrew Bergsma, edited by Rhoda Griffin
– The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides (Doubleday)
– The Pianist by Wladyslaw Szpilman (Picador)

Scriptures Referenced:
Ps 119:160

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Jun 21 2026

PP244 Love Righteousness & Hate Iniquity

Guilt Offering, Levitical Offerings, Leviticus, Sin, Sin Offering, Trespass Offering

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Sin is no small thing in the eyes of God – nor should it be to us. And not only is God interested in our confession of sins to him, He calls on us to make things right with the people that we have hurt with our sin. Guest host Marcus Cain joins the podcast to help us learn these lessons from our concluding consideration of the five main Levitical offerings.

Scriptures Referenced:
Lev 4-5

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Jun 14 2026

PP243 Confession

Forgiveness, Repentance, Sin

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Confessing our sins to God is a basic part of the Christian life, but we still need to be taught how to do it. In this episode we explore what confession is, how to do it, and why it’s even necessary. The episode ends with some help for when you confess a sin, but struggle with whether God has forgiven it.

Scriptures Referenced:
1John 1:6-2:2; Ps 51

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