Episode Summary In this milestone Episode 100 of Tearing Down High Places, hosts Average Joe and Pastor Jeff Kliewer celebrate with returning guest Cody Libolt for part two of his book “Redeeming the West.” The episode kicks off with reflections on the podcast’s journey, subscriber goals, and strategies for growth across platforms like YouTube and […]
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Show Notes Summary In this engaging capstone episode (EP 89)—the third and final installment in our series dissecting John Piper’s influential Christian hedonism—hosts Average Joe, Pastor Jeff, Pastor Tim and Pastor Seth kick off with a warm intro featuring baby Palmer’s cameo and a coin-toss tease for the debate, setting a fun yet fierce tone
In this riveting follow-up to last week’s epic discussion, Pastor Luke Fraser joins Average Joe and Pastor Tim to passionately defend Christian Hedonism against recent critiques. Drawing from his doctoral work, Luke unpacks John Piper’s teachings through deep dives into Ecclesiastes, church history giants like Jonathan Edwards, Augustine BB Warfield, and personal stories of transformation.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Ardel Caneday, discussing John Piper’s concept of Christian Hedonism, its theological implications, and related doctrines. Core Concept of Christian Hedonism: Defined by John Piper as “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.” Rooted in Piper’s book Desiring God (1986), building on Vernard Eller’s use of “hedonism”
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