God, Self & Other – Luke 25: Peak Jesus (The Transfiguration)

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It is tempting in the life of faith to seek “mountain top” experiences – those moments when we feel nearly at one with God and alive with passion. We get the sense in those moments that we are being truly “spiritual” (which is the goal, right?…wait, is it?).

In this episode we travel to a literal mountain top with Peter, James and John where they have a direct encounter with God. And what the are told to do next will probably surprise you.

The story is that of “the transfiguration.” The text is Luke 9:28-36.

 

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God, Self & Other – Luke 23: The Feeding of the 5,000 and Other Acts of Miraculous Provision

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One of the hardest lessons of the life of faith is…faith – trusting that God will come through on his promises.

We can all point to events in our lives and the lives of others in which it seems God failed the elemental promise of providing for our physical needs. And yet, the Bible is constantly calling us to depend more deeply upon God and to let go of our impulses to stockpile resources for a rainy day. Here are some of our pal, Ian Farrell’s, thoughts on trust as he reflects on the story of Jesus “feeding the 5000.”

 

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God, Self & Other – Luke 22: Stealing Grace? (Jesus Heals a Woman with a Hemorrhage)

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The first step of faith is deciding if we want anything to do with Jesus. The second step is wondering of Jesus wants anything to do with us. At some point we recognize that the depth of Jesus’s compassion is directly related to our desperate need for help, forgiveness and acceptance. And we wonder if our need exceeds Jesus’s grace.

In this episode we learn the story of a woman who believed she was too broken to be welcomed by Jesus, and the effort Jesus made to prove her wrong.

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