[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...
Category: God, Self and Other – Love in the Gospel of Luke
Women, Fishermen, Sinners, Tax Collectors and at Least One Murderer, I.E., The Future Leaders of Christ’s Church! – Love in Luke, Part 19
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5801378/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] Notice that Jesus never travels alone – strange behavior for a 1st century Jewish holy man/prophet. Even more…unexpected…is the crowd with whom Jesus surrounds himself. Many are not known for their “holiness” (being sinners, drunkards and tax collectors). And a few have an...
The Difficulty of Believing in a Truly Loving God – Luke, Part 18
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5752058/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] Love is hard to believe. For all our longing for love, all of our hope that love wins…, to actually trust in love when it is offered is incredibly difficult, especially when the offer comes from God. In this episode we look at Jesus’s...