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Read MoreSimeon and Anna were ordinary people. Neither of them held the title of Reverend in front of their name. Simeon and Anna were ordinary people faithfully waiting for God to move.
Read More2017 was not as bad as some have made it out to be. Here's to saying "goodbye" to 2017 and "howdy" to 2018. Cheers!
Read MoreIs Belinda Carlisle correct? Is Heaven a place on earth? Well according to St. Paul, Belinda might not be wrong.
Read MoreThe beginning of the story is great. But, the ending is missing.
Read MoreAs scandalous as this story is, as unbelievable as it is that God’s favor is shown in the womb of an unwed, teenage virgin, God is empowering those who are least likely to view themselves as being favored by God. God empowers those who know it or not, are capable of miraculous tasks when overcome by the Holy Spirit.
Read MoreWhere is the promised peace? Should we preach political sermons on Christmas Eve? Why does the victory feel so fragile? When was the last time we trembled in church?
Read Moren this episode Tripp and Diana respond to questions from the live audience including: Why is the 2nd Advent necessary? Why is Advent important for white people in a world full of racial inequality? What's right with the church?
Read MoreDiana reflects on the announcement of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the importance of the 2nd Advent, Divine vs. Human Agency, and how to teach our kids about the already but not yet of God's Advent.
Read MoreOn experiencing Advent from the pews (rather than the pulpit), the inherent politics of the season, the virgin birth, and how to teach your children about Christmas with Tripp Fuller and Crackers&Grape Juice
Read MoreDid Jesus come to save us from our sin? Was the purpose of the incarnation to correct the economic, political, and social problems of the world?
Read MoreIn this episode Dr. Johanna, Teer, and Jason discuss the word "gospel." Should we use an uppercase G or a lowercase g when talking about the G/gospel? What is the G/gospel proclaiming?
Read MoreThere is the danger of the darkness, which contains the unknown, the uncomfortable, the marginalized. And there is the danger that, in focusing on the light, we forget the darkness, and all it has to offer and to teach us.
Read MoreIn this episode, Teer and Jason interview French discussing trends in media and entertainment in the era of Trump, the evangelical dilemma, and the negative polarization of America.
Advent is the season in which believers recognize and connect to the ancient longing of those who hoped for a promise to be born in the form of a baby in a manger, while simultaneously remembering that we are still waiting for him to come again.
Read MoreChristian Piatt's new book 'Surviving the Bible: A Devotional for the Church Year 2018,' is a weekly devotional grounded in the Lectionary and he joins us to talk about reading the Bible in plain English and how we need to recapture the practice of hermeneutics.
Read MoreAs “Midnight Christians,” we are living at the threshold knowing that although we are still in darkness, the light has already erupted in our hearts.
Read MoreWhile we resign Gnosticism to the early church, as we find out in this episode of (Her)Men*You*Tics, this heresy is still alive in the Church today.
Read MoreIt would be dangerous to claim that Christmas is for our own warm and fuzzy feelings. It would be dangerous to claim that Christmas is about more stuff. It would be dangerous to claim that Christmas is only about your family. And it would be dangerous to claim that Christmas is a picturesque realm of “normal”.
Read MoreChurch revival is not an easy task. While it took Jesus 3 days to overcome death, revival within the church takes more time. Donna Claycomb Sokol, pastor of Mount Vernon Place UMC in Washington, D.C., is leading her congregation in a revival.
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