God, Self & Other – Luke 34 – Beware Loveless Piety

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6275024/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] Jesus accepts the dinner invitation of a prominent Pharisee – a meeting that immediately erupts in scandal, as Jesus forgoes the ritual washing expected by his host. It leads to Jesus declaring a series of “woes” – like those of the early Hebrew prophets...

God, Self & Other – Luke 33 – An Evil Generation?

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6260871/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]     At first reading, it seems we have met a different Jesus! The preacher of grace and welcome has become a prophet of condemnation, declaring such things as: “Whoever is not with me is against me,” and, “This generation is an evil generation…”...

God, Self & Other – Luke 32 – Jesus’s How & Why of Prayer

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6237433/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]   Does prayer make a difference in the universe? Really? Reeaally? Jesus’s answer is: yes. And he offers all those who would be his followers instruction in how to pray, and, even more importantly, what the purpose of prayer is. It’s a transformative lesson...

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