Reformed Podmatics
Welcome to Reformed Podmatics! Hosted by Pastor Mark VanDyke and Pastor Zac Dewey of Almond Valley CRC in Ripon CA, this podcast exists to promote the vibrant, biblical, and historically informed face of Reformed theology both in our context and beyond.
Welcome to Reformed Podmatics! Hosted by Pastor Mark VanDyke and Pastor Zac Dewey of Almond Valley CRC in Ripon CA, this podcast exists to promote the vibrant, biblical, and historically informed face of Reformed theology both in our context and beyond.
Episodes
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Reformed Podmatics - Episode 6: Black Lives Matter
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
In this week's episode Pastor Zac and Pastor Mark discuss the sensitive but important topic of racism. How can a Christian engage in this conversation with grace and truth? This episode begins with a biblical vision for racial reconciliation and then examines the Black Lives Matter movement from a Christian perspective.
Music Provided by Jonathan Ogden (with Permission) - https://amzn.to/2DTw5rj
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Reformed Podmatics - Episode 5: The Role of a Reformed Pastor
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
What does a pastor do? How do we determine the personal and "professional" qualifications of a minister? Pastor Zac and Pastor Mark discuss the role of a Reformed pastor.
Music Provided by Jonathan Ogden (with Permission) - https://amzn.to/2DTw5rj
Saturday Sep 05, 2020
Reformed Podmatics - Episode 4: Our "Heroes"
Saturday Sep 05, 2020
Saturday Sep 05, 2020
In addition to the Bible, the Christian can draw inspiration, guidance, and insight from the "great cloud of witnesses" who has gone before us. In today's episode Pastor Mark and Pastor Zac talk about the Christians who have impacted them most in their own faith and ministry.
Music Provided by Jonathan Ogden (with Permission) - https://amzn.to/2DTw5rj
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Reformed Podmatics - Episode 3: Revival
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
What is a biblical revival? Is revival something that Christians should pray for and seek? What is a historically Reformed understanding of revival, and where has the desire for personal and cultural transformation gone awry in church history?
Music Provided by Jonathan Ogden (with Permission) - https://amzn.to/2DTw5rj
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Reformed Podmatics - Episode 2: Are Reformed Christians Evangelical?
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
The term "evangelical" is frequently employed for theologically conservative Christians in political and ecclesiastical circles, but what does it really mean? Pastor Zac and Pastor Mark explore its definition and ask how it aligns with Reformed theological sensibilities.
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Reformed Podmatics - Episode 1: Shattering False Dichotomies
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Do Christians have to choose between grace and truth? Between doctrine, piety, and transformation? Between humility and declaration? Pastor Zac and Pastor Mark kick off Reformed Podmatics by discussing how these and other dichotomies are resolved by a biblical, Reformed approach to life.
Music Provided by Jonathan Ogden (with Permission) - https://amzn.to/2DTw5rj
See www.almondvalley.org for information about Almond Valley Christian Reformed Church in Ripon, CA.






