I'll have to check the podcast out, thanks for the rec.

Not EO, just a run of the mill URCer, but broader point was more in line with your second post - in other words, I think our in our individualistic and generally dispensational by default broader evangelical culture, at least within the US, I think we don't understand the rich heritage we share across millenia back to the early church. And even, in some sense at least, beyond that to our forefathers Abraham, who even then was saved by faith in Christ.

In short, Christianity didn't just start 5 minutes ago, and we didn't just perfect our faith in the last century. It's a pretty cool thing, really.