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The great theologian Johnny Cash once wrote: “You’re so heavenly minded you’re no earthly good.”  Only Jesus said it better.

In this episode we look at the temptation to be so focused on the hereafter that we miss the presence of the kingdom of God in the here and now (and our call to embody it!).

It’s no minor risk – a point Jesus drives home with references to such disasters as the great flood in the days of Noah, or the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah! (Surely there’s a gospel song in there somewhere…)

The text for this episode is Luke 17:20-37 (NRSV).

 

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What does it look like – in practice – to love self? And is such love truly godly? (Isn’t love of self was the very definition of selfishness, and that love of God and others are the true virtues?)

In this episode we look at Jesus’s encounter with 10 lepers who take the risk to ask for mercy (always a safe bet with Jesus), and discover that love of self leads to God and ultimately to others. It’s a profound look at healing and how we are transformed by compassion.

The text for this episode is Luke 17:11-19 (NRSV).

 

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Maturity in the life of faith requires the ability bear unresolved tension, to live amidst truths that seems to contradict each other.

In this episode we examine three (more) declarations of Jesus that – at first read – appear terribly uncharitable. But as we study more closely, we discover a depth of love and grace we would never have seen had we not been forced into paradox.

The text for this episode is Luke 17:1-10 (NRSV).

 

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