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Send us a text Liquid Death is a water and beverage company that the hosts of the show often drank and even displayed on camera in past episodes. However, the hosts of the show no longer support the business because of the company's marketing tactics, which employ dark magic and occult like imagery. Join the show as the hosts discuss some of these …
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Send us a text In this episode we have special guest Chris Thomas. Chris was invited onto the show to share the story of his weight loss journey, which he credits entirely to the Lord as an act of grace. Today's show isn't about following certain diet trends or work out routines, but a discussion about the bigger issues at play when it comes to foo…
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Send us a text This is the final episode in our Snapshots in church history series. In this show we have our Pastor and friend Will Cornell on to teach us about the followers of Christ in the Colonies before the revolution. The atmosphere of early America was Christian in flavor, and it was embraced by the general public and even confessed in the v…
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Send us a text In this episode we continue our series of Snapshots in Church History. For this episode we are focusing on the era immediately following the time of the completion of the New Testament. Christianity didn't become popular in Roman society until the early 4th Century when Emperor Constantine rose to power. His conversion marks one of t…
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Send us a text We're back! Sorry for the unannounced pause in show releases. Life got busy, and recording got pushed aside. To accommodate for our generally busy schedules, and because of the time it takes to prep and edit shows, we have decided as a team to release an episode once a month moving forward. We'll now start to release an episode on th…
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Send us a text This is the start of a new series that we're calling Snapshots in Church History. Each episode will detail out specific qualities about a certain era of church history. The goal is to gleam the wisdom of the era, an find encouragement in how the saints of the past walked through their respective challenges. We may have more in common…
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Send us a text ⚠️ Warning! This show does contain some references to sensitive content. Listener discretion is advised. On this episode the guys discuss the topic of social media, and the relationships children have with these kinds of platforms. Though the scripture doesn't explicitly mention social media by name, there are biblical principles we …
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Send us a text On this episode of Shadowcast Radio the guys discuss the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints. This is an important topic to discuss in light of the large-scale deconstruction movement happening in the West. Can a Christian once they are saved lose their salvation? Join the guys as they open up the scriptures and work through t…
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Send us a text To follow up from the season opener, the Story of Steve Watt, we invited Mark Corbett onto the show to tell the same story but from his perspective. If you remember, Mark is the man who shot Steve five times while on the run after robbing a bank in Craig Colorado. Mark recalls the riveting details about his encounter with Steve, and …
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Send us a text 🎧 To open up season 5 of Shadowcast Radio we invited special guest Steve Watt to join us for the show. Steve is a former Wyoming Highway Patrolman who retired from service after being shot 5 times while on duty. The man who shot him, Mark Farnham, was eventually caught, convicted for his crimes and sentenced to prison. As it turns ou…
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Send us a text This episode is the last episode of season 4. In this ep the hosts quickly recap some of the content of this past season and spend the remainder of the show asking miscellaneous questions to one another. The answers give insight into the lives and personalities of the hosts. The responses range from sharing bucket list items to discu…
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Send us a text In this episode we have Andrew Kneeland join us, our long time creative contributor and fill-in host for the show, to discuss to topic of music and the way this art form fits within a Biblical framework. Music has the powerful ability to communicate mood and tell stories, and we argue that in a wordless way intrinsically tells the st…
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Send us a text In this episode, the guys come together to discuss the Biblical story of the Tower of Babel, and how the curse seen in that story is paralleled in many ways to the problems we see in society today. When proud and arrogant societies arise God is swift to execute judgement, and in the end He accomplishes His purposes. Join the guys as …
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Send us a text Welcome to part 4 in our theme study. In this episode we will be talking about water, and specifically how we see water used scripturally within the context of judgement and also within the context of salvation, which we call the water of life. Both reflections of this one thematic image pervade all scripture from beginning to end, a…
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Send us a text Welcome to part 3 in our themes study. In this episode we discuss the theme of trees in the Bible. When trees appear in scripture, we're tempted to just see them as mere details in the story. Our argument, however, is that is most certainly not the case. Trees play important roles in the story of the Bible and play a significant role…
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Send us a text This is the second part, but third episode, in our new themes study. In this episode we discuss the theme of wilderness in scripture. Throughout the Bible there are multiple stories where the author wants to depict spaces where human life does not flourish. These are the chaos spaces or "wilderness" places, which are adverse to the o…
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Send us a text In this episode we trace the theme of fire throughout scripture. Fire is an important image that appears in the early parts of scripture and get's developed throughout the Bible. We see it in Eden, in the priestly duties, in judgement moments, and even in the spiritual beings. The theme culminates in the person and work of Jesus. Joi…
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Send us a text In this episode we have special guest Timothy Brindle on to discuss the Old Testament book of Jonah. For those who grew up in the church, Jonah and the "Whale" is a classic story told and retold throughout our lives. It's tempting to think we understand the book's meaning because of its familiarity, but the key to correct interpretat…
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Send us a text For today's show we have special guest Israel Wayne on the podcast to discuss the topic of schooling from a Biblical perspective. To the surprise of many Christians in modernity, the Bible isn't neutral when it discusses education. Most succinctly put, Proverbs 22:6 says: "Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old…
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Send us a text In this episode we roped our pastor Will Cornell to discuss the three omnis of God: Omnipotence, Omniscience & Omnipresence. This is the final episode in this series related to the attributes of God. Put simply, these three attributes mean that God is all powerful, all knowing and all present. However, these basic ideas have a rich b…
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Send us a text In this episode our aim is to tackle the Holiness and Justice of God. What does it mean that God is holy holy holy? We believe it's impossible to understand God's Justice if we fail to recognize Him as the thrice Holy God. The one informs the other. Join us as we work through the difficult process of defining God's holiness. The basi…
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Send us a text In this episode we address the attributes of love and jealousy. The scriptures state that God is both. Our culture tends to create poor definitions when it comes to describing these characteristics, but what can we derive from the Bible about God in light of His love and jealousy? Join us as we work through these issues biblically. S…
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Send us a text In this episode we start a new series addressing the attributes of God. We start off the show introducing the topic and its importance to the believer. In the second part of the show we address topic of the Aseity of God, which is the idea that God exists of Himself. This important aspect of God's being sets the stage for us to discu…
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Send us a text This week our co-host Nathan lost his voice, so we didn't record any new ep. To make up for the empty show slot we produced a short collage of side conversations that didn't make it into past published shows. Please enjoy the impromptu discussion on mathematics, art and music between Nathan, Owen, Preston and Andrew. Grab a drink and…
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Send us a text In todays episode we summarize and deal with common objections brought against the reliability of the New Testament. As Christians we should be prepared to give answers to those critiquing the holy scriptures. The transmission of the New Testament is something all Christians should be familiar with, and we hope this episode acts as a…
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Send us a text This is part 5 in our series covering Christian Martyrs. This episode features our friend and creative contributor Andrew Kneeland, who has chosen to report on some modern day martyrs from around the world. Join us as we discuss their stories, mostly from young believers, and gleam some wisdom as we observe their childlike faith and …
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Send us a text This is part 4 in our series covering Christian Martyrs. This episode features our friend and pastor William Cornell, who has chosen to report on the Anabaptist martyr Maeyken Wens. For many martyrs in history, their stories are framed by observers from the outside, however letters from Maeyken to her husband and son have been preser…
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Send us a text This is part 3 in our series covering Christian martyrs. For this episode we will be talking about John Chrysostom aka the "Golden Mouth". John was one of the most gifted preachers in the patristic age, yet that didn't make him immune from sword of his government. His faithful and hard-hitting preaching eventually lead to his downfal…
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Send us a text This is part 2 in our series covering some of our favorite Christian martyrs. In this episode we're covering the life and legacy of William Tyndale, who was the first man in history to translate the Bible into the English language. Though we admire the martyrs for their uncompromising faith, our hope with this series is to not glorif…
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Send us a text This is the first episode in a series where we are discussing our favorite Christian Martyrs in church history. In these series we want to reflect on the life of these individuals and discuss how they demonstrated faithfulness even unto death. Our goal is not to glorify them, but to object of their devotion, the Lord Jesus Christ. Th…
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Send us a text In this episode, the hosts go in a circle and share some of their favorite books, which literary genres span from Theology to Autobiography and even Children's Fiction. See below the list of books recommended in this show: Christian Theology by Millard J. Erickson The Wingfeather Saga Series by Andrew Peterson Truth & Grace Memory Bo…
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Send us a text In this episode the hosts look through the scriptures to consider the topic of confrontation. There is Biblical wisdom we can infer from the cases of confrontation in the Bible, however there's no singular model. From gentle correction to sharp hyperbolic language, the Bible presents an array tactics for confrontation, and wisdom det…
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Send us a text We're dedicating the first episode of season 4 to recapping our favorite lessons and moments from the 2023 Founders Conference: What is Man? From ontology, to man's fallen nature, to anticipating man restored in the new Eden, the speakers addressed man in each state from a Biblical perspective. We highly encourage our audience to wat…
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Send us a text The hosts are taking a break and will return with a new episode February 2. In the mean time, enjoy this replay of one of our most popular episodes! - Joy Hunter and Summer Jaeger, the hosts of the Sheologians Podcast, join us on this special episode of Shadowcast Radio to discuss the topic of Gender Roles from a Biblical perspective…
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Send us a text Are faith and reason at odds with one another? Generally in the West this feels to be the case, but we believe the Biblical worldview informs both to work in harmony with one another. Join the hosts as they dive into the complex issues related to faith and reason, and discover the biblical answers to understand why both matter. Grab …
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Send us a text This is the second episode in a two-part series on the topic of hermeneutics. In the previous episode the hosts discussed poor examples of ways to approach the Bible. In this episode the hosts go into detail about the necessary things to keep in mind when approaching scripture so as to derive its proper meaning. Join the guys as they…
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Send us a text The goal of hermeneutics is to draw out the meaning of scripture, and in this series we dive into the topic of Biblical interpretation. In this particular episode we wish to put forth the issues at play that can lead all of us to misunderstand or misinterpret the Bible. Be on the lookout for part two where we set forth a process for …
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Send us a text For this week we are replaying a special episode, and easily one of our most popular from season two where we discussed the theme of Feasting with Special Guest Timothy Brindle. We pray this discussion blesses you, as it blessed us when we originally recorded it. Be on the lookout for the hermeneutics series next. Timothy Brindle is …
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Send us a text Unlike any Christ-less worldview or society that hopes for future utopia, Christians have the sure promise, which is sealed by the Holy Spirit, that we will dwell with Christ in the New Heavens and New Earth. This future reality should inform our current lives and outlooks. We are meant to long for that which is truly real and antici…
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Send us a text On this episode we have brothers Aaron and Jared Folks on the show to discuss the issued laid on their hearts. What is biblical leadership, and how can one faithfully revitalize a dying church? The topics overlap in many ways, and the hosts and guests dive into other issues related to sin, suffering, and our future hope. Jared Folks …
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Send us a text Pain is the universal human experience. The question we may need to ask ourselves is to what end God is driving us when He permits us to go through pain? In this episode we have Pastor Richard Carlson, head pastor at Rock Springs Evangelical Free Church and Superintendent of the Evangelical Fellowship of Free Churches, to discuss the…
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Send us a text Words matter because they communicate meaning. God created the universe through speech, and as Christians we should have the highest care for words and their proper definitions. In our culture, we see Biblical words stolen and reinterpreted to mean something else. How should we as Christians respond? Join us as we dive into this list…
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Send us a text This is the final episode is a four part series about C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien. In this episode we dive into the use of magic and wrestle with the question about why these Bible fearing authors would use magic in their fantasy stories when the scriptures seem to condemn it. Join us as we dive into the word and navigate through the…
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Send us a text This is part three of a four part series on C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien. This episode focuses on the works of C.S. Lewis, including The Chronicles of Narnia Books, The Screwtape Letters & Mere Christianity. Both in his fiction and non-fiction Lewis is communicating universal Christian truths and themes to his readers. Join us as we d…
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Send us a text This is part two of a now four part series on C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien. This episode focuses on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, namely the Lord of the Rings and some of The Hobbit, and what Biblical themes Tolkien may have interwoven into the plots of his stories. In this episode we also rejoice in the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, an…
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Send us a text This is part one of a three part series on C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien. This episode focuses on the lives of both these men, how they met and how C.S. Lewis became a Christian. Join us as the hosts summarize the lives of these two men and how the hardships and joys of their upbringing led them to become prolific story tellers. Grab a…
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Send us a text It is UNLOVING to withhold the truth from others even when it's unpopular. In this episode we discuss the hard truths of scripture that confront our culture. We believe the Bible is the standard for all truth and virtue. Join us as we dismantle all the woke pillars of our society and discuss how God's truth is the better alternative.…
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