Being a Servant Leader: Cultivating Watchfulness (part 2)
Bottom LineAfter increasing our biblical literacy, it’s time to slow down and cultivate a watchfulness of what scripture is teaching us about leadership and living. Take AwaysIf the Bible is our found...
6 Marras 202018min
Being a Servant Leader: A Scriptural Foundation (part 1)
Bottom Line: Christian leadership is “servant leadership” and it must start with a foundation built on scripture. TakeawaysThe Bible has high praise for King Josiah, "Before him there was no king like...
30 Loka 202019min
A Conversation with Award-Winning Author Gary Neal Hansen
Bottom Line: Scripture is a great foundation upon which we can build our prayer lives.To pick up a copy of Gary's books, including the ones we discussed on the podcast--Kneeling with Giants and Love Y...
23 Loka 202032min
The Sower and the Three-Zoned Person
Bottom Line: Sowing seed in “good soil” is a metaphor that means you’re responding completely—body, mind, and soul—to God’s instruction as it’s found in scripture. Takeaways In the parable of the sow...
16 Loka 202021min
The Godfather and the Sermon on the Plain
The Bottom Line: To love, to do good, and to lend—even to your enemies—hits at the heart of the social world of the first-century.TakeawaysThe Roman world—and the Roman household—is structured around ...
9 Loka 202024min
Pushing into the Deep
Bottom Line: Sometimes, a fisherman has to listen to the carpenter’s advice to push out into deep to catch the fish. And, sometimes, this carpenter’s advice is what we, as God’s assembly, need to hear...
2 Loka 202014min
Under the Authority of the Cross
Bottom Line: To pick up your cross and follow Jesus implies a responsibility to walk the Way.TakeawaysCrucifixion in the ancient world was a humiliating and painful way to die. After being stripped na...
25 Syys 202017min
My Interview with Fr. John: Binding Azazel
The Bottom Line: Using 2nd Temple literature to give us a broader understanding of the worldview of Jesus’s time, helps us draw deeper meaning from the New Testament text. TakeawaysEnoch, an apocrypha...
18 Syys 202019min
