Part two of ACF's sitdown with Dr Elliott Mallory-Greene to hear more about Domestic Wisdom continues the conversation about sex before pivoting to matters of dating and the role of the church community in the search for lasting relationships. We round out our time with Dr Mallory-Greene discussing a biblical anthropology of the heart.

We're joined by pastor and professor Dr. Elliott Mallory-Greene for a lively and thick conversation about Domestic Wisdom. Part One takes up wisdom for marriage and the deep theological underpinnings of how to think about one another, how to grapple with our common and unique weaknesses, and how to live in the "co-submission" that leads to life. We also consider the need for godly counsel and, perhaps more importantly, whether we're in a posture to receive it. Before we're done, we step lightly into the world of sex. Stay tuned for part 2 of Domestic Wisdom--more on sex, dating, the church, sanctification, and the fruit of the Spirit.

Episode 8 of ACF makes a humble case for committing to a local church, taking questions from listeners about the uniqueness of the church, the nature and limitations of complementary para-church groups, and how the church is made and meant to function.

Along the way, it takes stock of the most common and often understandable reasons why some prefer to set the terms of that relationship.

Resources:

"Take the Name She Gave You," a sermon summarizing that case, from a longer series entitled "Honor Your Momma."

“The Church is your Mom,” Tish Harrison Warren
Devoted to the Church, Sinclair Ferguson
Contesting the Body of Christ, Myles Werntz
Church: A Guide to the People of God, Brad East
C.S. Lewis and the Church, eds. Judith and Brendan Wolfe
The Church and its Vocation, Michael W. Goheen
“What is Church?” Jason Micheli
Life Together, Dietrich Bønhoeffer (tl;dr: start here)
Resident Aliens, Stanley Hauerwas
From Isolation to Community, Myles Werntz

Music Credit:

"Green Meadow Waltz," with special permission from Ken & Peggy Fleming of Loose Change, 1997