Kadee Wirich Smedley teaches us how to respond pastorally to victims of sexual violence. PLUS we reflect on a year of podcasting and feedback on our Halloween episode.
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Israel crosses the Red Sea. God continues to test Pharaoh. Pharaoh is destroyed. Israel is re-created.
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Resetting the Table
Welcome our new co-host Elizabeth Glass Turner. After we debate Hogwarts houses for a while, we reintroduce ourselves and prepare to dive back into Exodus!
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Halloween
Should Christians celebrate Halloween? We investigate the pagan and Christian roots of Halloween. Then we discuss how Christians can engage in Halloween as an act of hospitality, regardless of our beliefs on the holiday!
Following up on a metaphor Tara recently used, we investigate conversion. Taking a cue from the strange story of Derek Black, we tease out the ministry implications for the reality that conversion is a process more than an event.
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Sexism and Misogyny
Is “locker room talk” ever appropriate? Tara, Heather and JR. consider the cultural cost of sexism and explore the extent to which misogyny plagues even the Church.
What exactly is the Bible? And how do we speak faithfully about inspiration? Tara and JR. dive into a tough conversation about how to talk about the Bible!
For In All Things Charity
While Heather is gone, JR. and Tara explore forgiveness and reconciliation. Is there a difference? How do they work? And what responsibility do pastors have to lead in forgiveness?
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Blair Witch
BLAIR WITCH is the surprise sequel to 1999’s The Blair Witch Project. How well does the new film work? Will it change the horror genre like its predecessor did? Or is it the final nail in the found-footage coffin?