[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5839585/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 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...
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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...