![]() And, you know, there's a lot of really good questions that were coming up from that movement about, you know, how we reach people with postmodern sensibilities. ![]() When I was cutting my teeth, theologically, it was during the time of the, I mean, I know you don't about all this Justin, the time of the emerging church movement. I feel like I've seen that I've experienced that at some level. And I feel like just in the time I've been thinking about theology and studying and wanting to, you know, do admission work and whatnot. But there's something about that sense of wonder that we can so easily lose that I want in this book to help us recapture.Īnd, you know, you mentioned that we're we easily wander away from Christianity or from sound doctrine. And, you know, he has a classic word called orthodoxy in which he is, Chesterton was astonished at life, not just at the Christian life at Christian doctrine. You know, there's a part of me that's been pretty influenced by G.K.Ĭhesterton. So what gives with this thrill language? It stands out. And you're talking about the going back to the good old stuff as thrilling.Īnd you use other language like the astonishment that comes from orthodoxy, the electrifying paradoxes at the heart of the Christian faith. I mean, the thrill of orthodoxy because every generation faces the temptation to wonder from orthodoxy to find something new and exciting. Trevin lives in Middle Tennessee with his wife, Corinna, and their three children. That tells us a little bit about you right there in Gospel-centered teaching. I mean, everyone thinks eschatology is like, you know, either irrelevant or it's too hard to say, but you put those eschatological discipleship. He's also served as the general editor of the Gospel Project and has taught courses on mission and ministry at Wheaton College, author of numerous books, some that just stand out to me, the multi-directional leader, eschatological discipleship. You're a regular columnist at the Gospel Coalition contributed to Washington Post, Religion, News Service, World and Christianity today. I did my undergrad there at a Christian university and did mission work as a student. What years were you in Romania? I was there from 2000 to 2005. He's a visiting professor of theology at Cedarville University, former missionary to Romania. He's a vice president of research and resource development at the North American Mission Board. Trevin, he earned his PhD from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. It's been great to get to know you, Justin, and to see the good work you've been doing on all these years too. We have a bunch of mutual friends and get to be just kind of general ministry colleagues for the past decade or so. In addition to that, you and I have known each other for at least 12 years or so.īack in 2010, I think when we came back from Romania, I believe soon after that, we met each other. And so that's why when I knew this book was coming out, I wanted to make sure that the listeners got to know about it, got to hear from you. You know the conversations, you know what the emphasis is. And that's important for listeners to know. I remember like loading up my MP3 player with stuff that I could listen to with my headphones or in the car and White Horse Inn was always in the mix. ![]() I mean, back in those days, it was harder to get podcasts and radio shows and things. So this would have been back in this probably the fall of 2005. When did you start listening to White Horse Inn? You know, I think it was my first year of seminary. You're not talking like the past few months or maybe few years. And you say longtime listener and people might not know. It's really an honor as a longtime listener to be on the program. Thank you for being here on White Horse Inn. The book is called The Thrill of Orthodoxy, discovering the adventure of Christian faith. He's been a ministry acquaintance and friend of mine for a few years and he wrote a new book that is right up the alley of White Horse Inn. Typically, you know, we have a group of us together doing conversational theology.Įvery once in a while, we get a special guest and today we're going to hear from Trevin Wax. My name is Justin Holcomb and I'm one of the co-hosts of White Horse Inn. Hello and welcome to this special episode of White Horse Inn. Carrying on the tradition, welcome to the White Horse Inn. From one such meeting place, a small Cambridge Inn called the White Horse, the Reformation came to the English-speaking world. Transcript: Five centuries ago in taverns and public houses across Europe, the masses would gather for discussion and debate over the latest ideas sweeping the land. In this special Thanksgiving episode of the White Horse Inn, Justin Holcomb interviews Trevin Wax about his new book, The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith. The Thrill of Orthodoxy with Guest Trevin Wax
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