God, Self & Other – Luke 21: The Kingdom Invades New Lands

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5839569/height/90/width/600/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/570535/custom-color/06287b” height=”90″ width=”600″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen]     The gospel is ultimately the story of a king reclaiming his throne. In this passage we have Jesus and his allies crossing a body of water to land on foreign shores. The story includes the miracle of calming a storm and casting...

God, Self & Other – Luke 20: Interpreting Parables and the Story of a Sower

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5832353/height/90/width/600/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/570535/custom-color/06287b” height=”90″ width=”600″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen]     Parables were one of Jesus’s primary tools for teaching, and yet they are easily and often misunderstood. In this episode we look at the genre of parable and how it differs from other literary devices (e.g., metaphor, analogy, etc.). We then apply...

We Were Expecting Someone More…Messiah-y – Luke, Part 17

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5719848/height/90/width/600/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/570535/custom-color/06287b” height=”90″ width=”600″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen]     For 2,000 years Jesus has been confounding messianic expectations – never quite looking the part of “savior.” I mean, shouldn’t a divinely-appointed deliverer be easily recognizable? A little radiant glory, perhaps? Or at the very least the trappings of earthly power! And...

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