Confessionalism, Satanism, And Cigars: The Joe Thorn Interview

<p dir="ltr">Editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle talk with pastor and author <a href="http://www.joethorn.net/">Joe Thorn</a>. Joe is the founding and Lead Pastor of <a href="http://www.redeemerfellowship.org/">Redeemer Fellowship</a> in St, Charles, IL, the author of several <a href="http://www.joethorn.net/books">books</a> (such as the Life of the Church, The Heart of the Church, and The Character of the Church), and co-host of the podcast, <a href="https://www.doctrineanddevotion.com/">Doctrine and Devotion</a>. Kyle and Ethan ask Joe tough questions in a round of Sin Or Not Sin, discuss his former Satanism, and talk cigars. </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://shop.babylonbee.com/collections/books/products/the-best-of-the-babylon-bee-volume-1-preorder"> Pre-order the new Babylon Bee Best-Of Coffee Table Book</a> coming in 2020!</p> <p>Kyle and Ethan ask for pastoral advice in a round of <strong>Sin Or Not Sin</strong>:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Vaping like a total cheesebag</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Throwing up the sign of the horns while listening to heavy metal</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Jazzercise</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Well-done steak</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Reading a Doug Wilson article</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Tattoo of John Piper's face</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Sprinkling a baby with water for some reason</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Following Beth Moore on Twitter</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Following John MacArthur on Twitter</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Reading Relevant Magazine</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Reading Pulpit & Pen</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Drinking IPAs when there's perfectly good bourbon nearby</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Topics discussed</strong></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Thoughts on Reformed Theology and what the benefits may be of finding a church which subscribes to a historical confessional document</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Satanism</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Joe's openness about smoking cigars since he has written on Christians smoking <a href="https://www.doctrineanddevotion.com/blog/christians-and-cigars">cigars</a></p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Joe's latest hot take: "I want my kids to stay away from Christian Twitter almost as much as pornography." </p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">Some of this interview is in our premium Babylon Bee Subscriber Lounge, so...</p> <p dir="ltr">Become a paid subscriber at <a href="https://babylonbee.com/plans">https://babylonbee.com/plans</a></p>