lovers and martyrs (2019/05/05)

lovers and martyrs (2019/05/05)

early church, form criticism, law, mission, podcast, poetry, sexuality

This week's episode is super-late because I've been ill, but here it is anyway. There's plenty of material in this week's readings to make everybody uncomfortable, and that's without the stuff that I cut for length. Sometimes the Bible does that.

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theology of redemption (2019/01/27)

theology of redemption (2019/01/27)

apocrypha, christian life, mission, podcast, poetry, sexuality, social justice, text

Redemption for all people in all places is a thread that runs from the Korahite Psalms (such as today's Psalm 49), through the centuries, to the writing of the apostle Paul (as in Romans 1-3). Two spectacular, inspirational texts to look at there this week. There's even a hint of the sentiment in Joseph's actions in Genesis 44, which brings the Joseph narrative full circle quite poetically.

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reflection and introspection (2017/11/12)

reflection and introspection (2017/11/12)

history, mission, podcast, prophecy, second temple judaism

The Bible tells God's story by telling the story of his people, and this week we have Hosea, Ezra, and Paul doing exactly that. From the first prophetic watchman to a small tribe in the hill country of central Canaan, to the the great itinerant preacher who traversed the Mediterranean world proclaiming the good news of a risen Messiah to all peoples, we're running the full gamut of the biblical narrative in this show!