# Bonus Preview: Patreon Q & A From May Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902/bonus-preview-patreon-q-a-from-may Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902/bonus-preview-patreon-q-a-from-may.md Podcast: [Theology in the Raw](https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902) Published: 2026-06-10T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://art19.com/shows/theology-in-the-raw/episodes/7bd934cd-d33b-4e67-abb0-bfa7d3510cbe Audio file: https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/441/pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/7bd934cd-d33b-4e67-abb0-bfa7d3510cbe.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/theology-in-the-raw-4659902/episodes/bonus-preview-patreon-q-a-from-may Duration seconds: 1362 ## Resource Hey friends, every month I do bonus episodes where I tackle questions from my Patreon community. For May, I hit 16 questions (see below). For this free bonus, I've included the first few questions. For the full thing, join a bronze, silver, or gold tier on my Patreon ! You'll also get access to Extra Innings, Exiles conference content, free tickets, Zoom chats and more! Questions: 0:52. If a pastor commits adultery, but repents, is he still disqualified from his office for the rest of his life in view of elder reqs in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1? 7:55. What were your thoughts on the Pete Enns session at Exiles? In particular, how would you steel man his position about the flood narrative?  22:27. When Pete Enns spoke at Exiles I think he mentioned maybe Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses did not actually exist. What are your thoughts on this?  29:16. Advice for initiating movement into mutualism in practice & policy? 31:50. How do "non-affirming" traditions engage the practice of ecumenical unity with "affirming" traditions? Does "Side A" operate outside the bounds of orthodoxy?  37:39. Is your family's current church egalitarian? If not, now that you've landed on a position, has that impacted your ability to serve/teach/etc? 42:19. Why follow some OT laws (lying) but not others (shellfish, polyester)? Had an OT prof that taught that ‘ceremonial/civil/moral’ distinction doesn’t hold water 46:07. If the annihilation theory is correct, how does that help people see their need for a savior? If you don’t believe in God, ceasing to exist seems preferable.  48:13. Do you think the accommodating and not judging mentioned in Romans 14 could be applied to pronoun hospitality and how we interact with others we disagree with?  49:04. What spiritual rhy… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/theology-in-the-raw-4659902/episodes/bonus-preview-patreon-q-a-from-may/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902/bonus-preview-patreon-q-a-from-may.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.