In this episode, Wyatt Graham and Matthew Hoskin delve into Boethius's 'Consolation of Philosophy,' focusing on the nature of goodness and evil, the consequences of pursuing virtue versus vice, and the transformative power of choices. They explore the concepts of providence and fate, the strength of goodness compared to the weakness of evil, and ho…

In this conversation, Dr. Wyatt Graham and Dr. Matthew Hoskin delve into Boethius's philosophical arguments in 'The Consolation of Philosophy,' particularly focusing on the nature of evil and its existence. They explore the idea that evil is not a positive force but rather a lack of good, leading to the conclusion that evil men, despite their actio…

Since Ian has followed his passions by travelling to the Antarctic to befriend the penguins, special cohost Dr. Matthew Hoskin joins Dr. Wyatt Graham to discuss book 3 of The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius. In this conversation, Graham and Hoskin explore the philosophical insights of Boethius, particularly focusing on the nature of true happ…

Ian Clary cannot make it today. He's fulfilling his boyhood dream of making it to space. He's a passenger on a flight to the International Space Station. He'll be there for the next week. And he's finally become the astronaut that he's always dreamed that he could be. So his joy is actually our pleasure. His sort of Beatitude we might say is our Fe…

Wyatt is joined not by Ian Clary, but by someone entirely different because Ian is on a self-discovery journey in Mexico travelling with a band of yogis in the mountains right now. We hope that he is fully limbered and stretched and ready to return in several weeks. In this conversation, Wyatt Graham and Dr. Matthew Hoskin delve into the work of Bo…

Ian is hiking in Peru to find the perfect coffee bean, and he should be there for one week until he goes on another wild adventure. In the meantime, I have asked Matthew Hoskin to be a special guest to introduce a new series on Boethius and his Consolations of Philosophy. In this conversation, Wyatt Graham and Dr. Matthew Hoskin delve into Boethius…

In this episode, Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham discuss divine persons in Thomas Aquinas's Summa. They talk through why Thomas thinks the word person eminently applies to God, and how it is fitting to use of God, even if the Bible does not use that term. Here is a link to the article I wrote on God's processions, relations, and persons to clarify thing…

In this episode, Wyatt and Ian stumble along trying to keep up with Thomas Aquinas as he explains how the Father, Son, and Spirit relate to one another while remaining the one God of Israel. The Bible tells us that the Father is the Father of the Son, and the Son of the Father. So they are distinct yet both remain the one God. How can we talk about…

In this episode, Ian and Wyatt talk about the procession of the will in God, namely, that Love of God which we call the Holy Spirit.By Wyatt Graham, Ian Clary

In this episode, Wyatt and Ian discuss divine processions, which refer to the how the Father, Son, and Spirit relate to one another. This section of the Summa Theologiae prepares us to talk about the "relations of origin" in God as well as the persons of God: Father, Son, and Spirit.By Wyatt Graham, Ian Clary

By Wyatt Graham, Ian Clary

In this episode, Wyatt and Ian (who pretends to be Matthew Mcconaughey) talk about the Love and Mercy of God in Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae---Book I.Q20-21.By Wyatt Graham, Ian Clary

In this episode, Wyatt and Ian discuss Thomas Aquinas's view of truth and falseness.

In this episode, Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham discuss both how God knows and how we as creatures know anything. It's a bit technical, we hope to introduce you into the basic notions of how God and his creatures come to know truth which Thomas will discuss in ST I.16.

Over the past decades, Christians have developed various approaches to counselling. Some call their method biblical counselling, others Christian counselling, and others will use use language like Christian psychology. How can we understand these various approaches to counselling? In this panel, Paul Carter, RD Glenn, Rob Godard, Michael Krahn, and…

If you are a pastor, you probably have already fielded questions about the war between Israel and Hamas. Few of us our political experts. Yet Israel has a special place in our theological outlook of the world. And many Christians are asking questions about this conflict. How can we as pastors and Christian leaders talk about the war in wise and god…

We’ve all been hearing about increasing rates of burnout amongst pastors, we’ve been hearing about high rates of anxiety and depression, and we’ve also been hearing about this “Great Resignation” – the data seems to indicate that it was and is worse in the States than hear, but it does seem to be happening here at some significant level, and then w…

While the Bible describes God in all sorts of ways, it also tells us that heaven and highest heaven cannot contain him (1 King 8:27). It tells us that God is Spirit, invisible, and immortal. Given what God is, does our language really tell us anything about God? Thomas Aquinas says "yes" it does; and not only that, the biblical authors intend to te…

In this episode, Drs. Graham and Clary discuss whether or not we can see God's essence directly in heaven. In a surprising turn, Thomas Aquinas says we can see God's essence in heaven. Why does he affirm this when he has already argued we cannot know God's essence (in our life here below)? Because the Bible affirms it: "we know that when he appears…

In this episode, Wyatt and Ian discuss Thomas's view of God's immutability and eternity. They show how each of Thomas's affirmations of God fit together in a coherent way in accord with Scriptural teaching.By Wyatt Graham, Ian Clary

In this episode, Ian and Wyatt discuss how Thomas articulates God's infinity and how this Infinite God nevertheless is in all things (ST I.Q7-8). Join us to learn more about the living God!By Wyatt Graham, Ian Clary

By Wyatt Graham, Ian Clary

In this episode, Ian and Wyatt return from their hiatus to discuss divine simplicity in Thomas Aquinas (ST I.Q3). While divine simplicity can be tough to understand, it's an important teaching for us to grasp as we seek to know the living God. Join us to learn more!

The Gospel Coalition Canada hosts a monthly podcast by Canadian pastors to resource the Canadian church. In this episode episode, Paul Carter, Paul Martin, Johnny Markin, RD Glenn, Jeff Eastwood discuss liturgy. Topics covered include: The impact of COVID on how we do offering, communion, etc.; Online communion? Why or why not?; Wine for communion?…

In this episode, we take a break from our reading of Thomas Aquinas's Summa and instead discuss Thomas Aquinas with Ryan Hurd. We discuss Thomas Aquinas's view of the doctrine of God and talk through some of his basic approaches to theology. If you have been reading Thomas with us, this episode will help you appreciate his intellectual context bett…

As a new initiative, The Gospel Coalition Canada will release a monthly podcast by Canadian pastors to resource the Canadian church. This Canadian Pastors' Forum will host discussions that to Canadian Christians. In this first episode, pastors Dwayne Cline, Paul Graham, Josh Brake, Chris Synesael, Rob Goddard, Paul Carter, and Stephen Bray come tog…

After affirming God's existence since God himself says he exists (Exod 3:14), Thomas shares five ways that show God's existence. In the context of the Summa, Thomas here aims to establish the existence of his object of study, which in this case is God. Here he follows a standard procedure in pre-modern scientific study to first establish the existe…

In this episode, Drs. Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham discussion Thomas's second question in the Summa. In Thomas's age, asking whether something exists was the first part of someone's study. Thomas obviously believes God does exist. In an almost comical line, Thomas answers the question "Whether God Exists" by saying "yes" because God says he does in E…

In this episode, Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham continue discussing Thomas Aquinas's view of Holy Scripture. They discuss his view of the four senses of Scripture: literal, allegorical, tropological, and anagogical. Thomas makes a (perhaps surprisingly) clear argument for the importance of the literal sense, and a way of grasping the spiritual sense of…

In this episode, Drs. Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham discuss how Thomas Aquinas is a teacher of common sense. As well, they discuss how Thomas Aquinas held to the authority and inspiration of Scripture for sacred doctrine.

In this episode, Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham introduce Thomas Aquinas in preparation for reading Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae.By Wyatt Graham, Ian Clary

In this episode, Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham finish their reading of Proverbs 1-9. They talk about wisdom and seduction and how living a wise life means you live a life of flourishing and more besides.

Join Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham as they discuss the theology of Proverbs. The Into Theology podcast reads through great books of theology, including biblical books.

All of us long for love. We long to be accepted. We long to belong. We also long to love. We express love in a variety of ways; sometimes through physical touch; sometimes through words of affirmation. This time of year we often show love by giving gifts. God lovingly offers kindness to everyone. The rain falls and the sun shines on our neighbours …

By Dwayne Cline

We sing ‘Joy to the World’ each Christmas but don’t often feel joy filled. Our circumstances and situations can rob us of joy. A difficult family situation, a challenging health diagnosis, a crushing job loss can all rob us of our joy. Jesus has just told His disciples that He is going to leave them for a little while. They don’t understand what He…

By Wyatt Graham, Ian Clary, Matthew Hoskin

By Wyatt Graham, Ian Clary

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Drs. Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham finish their read through of Augustine's Confessions. In this episode then, they discuss chapter 13---the final chapter of the Confessions. Here, Augustine's argument comes to rest as he finds his rest in God, and God rests in him. This chapter is a contemplation of Augustine's relationship to God (and so ours). It i…

In this episode, Drs. Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham discuss Book XII of Augustine's Confessions. In this book, Augustine seeks to understand the meaning of Genesis 1. On the basis of other Scripture that talks about creation (like Colossians 1 and Psalm 115), he sees that Genesis 1:1 must talk also about the invisible creation of thrones and powers an…