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Islam and the Birth of Christian “Just War”
Episode 227
Initially, the early Christians refused to fight. Over time, they adopted a Just War stance, and in time used this to justify the forcible conversion…
1 year, 8 months ago
Building Community Peace Through Personal Peace
Episode 226
Janelle Glick suggests that, as we come to peace with our own lives and the God who is working in us, we are more at peace with others and God who is…
1 year, 8 months ago
What Happened to the Church in the Middle East?
Episode 225
For hundreds of years, there was a vibrant, growing church across the Middle East, spreading across places like Iraq and Syria, expanding as far as C…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Pain of Moral & Ethical Failure
Episode 224
High profile cases of those who have failed morally and ethically disappoint many of us. Merle Burkholder describes how he personally has experienced…
1 year, 8 months ago
Viewing Theology Through the Biblical Storyline
Episode 223
How can we learn to read the Bible as a whole story, instead of as disjointed fragments? In this episode Paul Lamicela explains biblical theology, us…
1 year, 8 months ago
How Can We Make a Difference Without Voting?
Episode 222
We are once again in a presidential election year in America. This is bringing up all the many conversations the church has been having for hundreds …
1 year, 9 months ago
Were the Old Testament Saints Wicked?
Episode 221
How are we to read the Old Testament when it describes things that are so evil compared to how we are called to live today? Stephen Russell outlines …
1 year, 9 months ago
Can I Lose My “Ticket to Heaven”?
Episode 220
We should not see salvation as a single event, John Coblentz says, but as God’s ongoing work. Focusing on a time when we “made a decision” or “went f…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Forgotten Eastward Spread of the Gospel
Episode 219
For hundreds of years, the Middle East was home to a thriving church network. Who were these people? What can we learn from them? Lucas Hilty explain…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Commitment of Forgiveness
Episode 218
Roseanne Bauman offers a definition of forgiveness, looks at an example of forgiveness from the Bible, and speaks about her own story of forgiveness.…
1 year, 10 months ago