The Way

Bottom Line: Table-Fellowship—what we know as Communion—is living out God’s future kingdom in the present.TakeawaysThe prophet Isaiah had a vision of what the world will look like when God comes to pu...

11 Sep 202027min

Bottom Line: To see what Paul means by “works of the law,” it behooves us to see how the early Church Fathers defined that concept. TakeawaysIn Romans and Galatians, Paul says that “works of the law” ...

4 Sep 20201h 2min

Bottom Line: If God is the Lord of creation, then the nations are called to walk the Way together under the instruction of the scriptural God.TakeawaysAs the Israelites entered into Canaan for the fis...

28 Aug 202020min

Bottom Line: It’s in the Syrian wilderness, away from the corrupting influence of humanity, that the Shepherd gives his Word so that we can walk the Way!The TakeawaysThe Old Testament always speaks in...

21 Aug 202019min

Bottom Line: There is an inner narrative coherence through the entirety of scripture.The Takeaways1) The inner narrative of the Bible plays out in 7 different “acts.”The OriginsThe Patriarchal Period ...

14 Aug 202037min

Bottom line: The solution to our ego and pride, which tells us that we can “do it” on our own, is to learn to humble ourselves and become like a shepherd depending fully on God. The TakeawaysOne of th...

7 Aug 202020min

Takeaways 1 - In Galatians 3, Paul understands the Law to be a sort of custodial guide (in Greek, pedagogue). In the ancient world, this was a slave who played the role of the parent. They were respo...

31 Jul 202017min

The Takeaways1 - When Jesus says "you are the light of the world" and "a city set on a hill cannot be hidden," he's referencing ideas taken from the prophets.2 - The prophets tell us that God destroye...

24 Jul 202014min