Part 2 of the conversation with Dr. Myrto Theocharous takes us into new perspectives on Deuteronomy. How do we think about Imago Dei, not in the faces of those around us, but reflected in our own actions? What does the book say about becoming c

Deuteronomy in Action

9 days ago 27m 40s

In part 1 of our conversation, Dr. Myrto Theocharous explains her love for connecting Deuteronomy’s theology with the practical actions in the world. There is so much this book still has to teach us!Find out more about Dr. Theocharous HEREFind

Centering Discipleship with E K Strawser

16 days ago 24m 42s

Rev. Dr. Eun Strawser describes her journey as a church leader transforming small discipleship group into multiple communities. How did they do it? They focused on intentional discipleship, community engagement, and the markers of mature discip

Rethinking Church around Discipleship

23 days ago 28m 49s

Rev. Dr. Eun Strawser joins us to talk about what it means for churches to think about discipleship. What is it? How do you do it? Can you design a church structure around discipleship? Dr. Strawser was faced with all of these questions when sh

Revelation for the Modern Church: Avoiding the Babylon Creep

30 days ago 25m 7s

What does the book of Revelation have to say to the modern church? In Part 2 of the conversation with Dr. Scot McKnight, we examine the visual propaganda machine of the Roman empire and how the author of Revelation makes great use of those imag

Paving the Way to Understand Revelation

Mar 21st, 2024 27m 12s

Dr. Scot McKnight recently published a book called Revelation for the Rest of Us. But it is the subtitle that is intriguing: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple. Dissident disciples? The book of Revelation? Politics and th

Discipled in Justice Today

Mar 14th, 2024 29m 30s

This is Part 2 of the conversation with Dr. Michael Rhodes. He is a professor in Old Testament at Carey Baptist College in Aukland, New Zealand, and we are discussing his book Just Discipleship. If we are to people concerned about Justice and c

Becoming People Who Do Justice

Mar 7th, 2024 37m 52s

Is it possible that Western Christianity and modern American life is shaping us to become people who are NOT good at doing justice, and loving mercy, and showing kindness? We know of such concepts but do we embody such concepts in the world aro

Blessed are the Peacemakers

Feb 29th, 2024 29m 54s

This is Part 2 of a conversation with Rev. Dr. Helen Paynter about her new book titled: Blessed are the Peacemakers: A Biblical Theology of Human Violence. Today we discuss what to do when it seems like God is calling his people to violence, or

Is There a Biblical Theology of Violence?

Feb 22nd, 2024 27m 1s

We are in a time of global conflict and violence, and so this is a great time to pay careful attention the newest book released by Rev. Dr. Helen Paynter called Blessed are the Peacemakers: A Biblical Theology of Human Violence. Today we talk

Story-Shaped Faith

Feb 15th, 2024 21m 11s

This is Part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Jennifer Holberg about her recently released called Nourishing Narratives. Dr. Holberg is a Professor and chair of the English department at Calvin University and co-director of the Calvin Center for Fa

Story-Shaped People

Feb 8th, 2024 30m 24s

Dr. Jennifer Holberg recently released a book that talks about the power of story to shape our faith. Dr. Holberg is a Professor and chair of the English department at Calvin University and co-director of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing

Medieval Christianity

Feb 1st, 2024 36m 48s

How does medieval history teach us more about Christianity? We get a glimpse into the past with in this week's episode with Dr. Grace Hamman. Dr. Hamman is a medievalist who specializes in Middle English. She has a new book called Jesus Through

The Challenge and Beauty of Suffering in Isaiah 53

Jan 25th, 2024 21m 2s

This is part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Gordon McConville who is Professor Emeritus at the University of Gloucestershire. We are discussing his book The Suffering Servant: Isaiah 53 for the Life of the Church. In this episode we explore the c

Isaiah's Servant Songs

Jan 18th, 2024 25m 9s

Gordon McConville grew up in Northern Ireland, and studied Modern Languages at Cambridge and Theology in Edinburgh, before doing a PhD in Old Testament with Prof Gordon Wenham at Queen's University, He has taught at Trinity College, Bristol and

END OF YEAR SPECIAL: Where have we been?

Dec 30th, 2023 41m 34s

We are taking advantage of the end of the year to take a reflective look back on where we have been in 2023. There are so many amazing guests that sat with us around the podcast table. We took a fresh look at books of the Bible we rarely hear s

Being God's Image, Part 2

Sep 21st, 2023 18m 25s

Why is this concept of Being God’s Image a challenging concept to wholeheartedly believe not only about yourself but also other people. This is not really the messaging from society, right? But can you imagine if the modern church REALLY lived

Being God's Image

Sep 14th, 2023 23m 40s

Studying the Bible with Technology

Sep 7th, 2023 27m 56s

Technology can be an amazing and helpful tool. It can also get in the way of how we learn if we do not pay attention. Today I am joined by two creative entrepreneurs from Basil Technology. Kevin Kim is the co-founder and CEO and Sang Tian is th

The Careful Use of Technology

Aug 31st, 2023 35m 27s

Art as Teacher

Aug 24th, 2023 29m 3s

Joshua Stamper joins us again to tell us about what kind of soundscape made him rethink his own art. How can we as the church learn from these lessons and disciple artists as artists? Find out more about Joshua Stamper and his many projects her

Reading the Bible with Artists

Aug 17th, 2023 22m 26s

Find out more about Joshua Stamper and his many projects here: https://www.joshuastamper.comExplore Walter Brueggemann's Prophetic ImaginationContact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place.Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of

Reading the Bible Mystically

Aug 10th, 2023 33m 52s

Learn more about Dr. Massad HEREWatch Dr. Massad's online lecture titled “Polemicist, Apologist, or Missionary: Rashīd Riḍā’s Ṭarīq al-Da‘wa” for the Center for Muslim and Christian Studies Oxford (YouTube Video) HERE“Toward Enriched Ways of K

Reading with Mystics

Aug 3rd, 2023 30m 9s

Reconstructing Faith

Jul 27th, 2023 34m 14s

Discover more about Holy Trinity HTX and follow them on Instagram @holyfamilyhtxRead more about Father Jacob BreezeContact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place.Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine.Join Cyndi