Letters to Laodicea

Demas
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A labor of love from a Hollywood christian. We'll discuss things related to the post-modern culture as it relates to scripture. The letter from Jesus Christ to the church at Laodicea, found in Revelation 3, is relevant to anyone living today, especially in America and the West. May we all reexamine our daily lives in the context of this letter, and make the necessary adjustments to become perfect in Christ.

  1. 03/21/2012

    L2L-034 Spiritual Meaning of Gender, pt 2

    Continuation of the previous episode about the spiritual meaning of gender. Listen to the first one before this one. I continue to explore lots of ways the living metaphor of gender teaches us about the proper relationship of humans to God. At a certain point I get slightly specific about private parts, which I think is extremely relevant to the topic, but you might want to pre-screen this before letting children hear it.

    1h 28m

  2. 12/25/2011

    L2L-033 Spiritual Meaning of Gender, pt 1

    Merry Christmas! from Demas! This is my first episode in a long while, and I have started a new study which should help people better discuss one of the big social issues of the day -- gay marriage. Instead of focusing on why homosexuality is wrong, I focus on the reason marriage and gender were instituted as they are in the first place. Why were we created male and female in the first place? It is a spiritual metaphor and a lesson from God. I'm trying to present a more thoughtful presentation than simply quoting Leviticus 18:22 to a gay person, because in the current social climate, we need to be more thoughtful.

    43 min

  3. 06/14/2011

    L2L-032 Light Pollution, pt 3

    PLEASE listen to parts 1 and 2 of Light Pollution or you will not understand my ramblings in this episode. I discuss several poetic metaphors from a certain poet of the romantic era, and how they relate to the words of Jesus and Paul, specifically in 1 Cor 13, and John 14. I also encourage everyone to see the movie THE TREE OF LIFE, which is a deep and thoughtful cinematic meditation on God.

    49 min

  4. 06/04/2011

    L2L-031 Light Pollution, pt 2

    I revisit my previous episode "Light Pollution" and extend the metaphor and read some scriptures that have similar themes. Hopefully this episode encourages us to acknowledge God in all our ways. Here's the link to the Hyperspace Star Polytope Slicer that I referenced in the podcast. http://dogfeathers.com/java/hyperstar.html Settings: Hyperplanes: FC-24-cell 3-Symmetry: Octahedral(3) Section slider: -0.69 Shell Slider: #22 Slide the Section slider back and forth to rotate the shape in the 4th dimension, causing the shape to enter our dimension from the dimension above. In the same way, paradoxes are part of a unified whole. The opposing thoughts are only seemingly disconnected due to our own barriers to perception. These barriers will eventually be removed, as Paul says, "when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away." — 1 Corinthians 13:10

    58 min

  5. 05/31/2011

    L2L-030 LoveSaltLove

    I discuss love, and also bring up some topics from previous episodes: normative power of the actual, and spiritual game theory. It seems that being salt and light does the work of preventing the new moral decay inherent in the "actual" becoming normal (ie progressive social issues). I also relate a practical example of spiritual game theory. This episode's graphic (if you listen with an iOS device) is a screengrab from The Sound of Music, where they are singing a song about "nihil ex nihilo" in the context of love. This is where I got the idea for the episode, when it made me notice that God is the first source of love, and without him we can't love. 1 John 4:10 "Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."

    59 min

  6. 03/21/2011

    L2L-029 MoralBankruptcy

    A new way to think about that phrase

    46 min

  7. 01/13/2011

    L2L-028 Forced Perspective

    Prophecy and the end times as seen through the lens of Willy Wonka. I illustrate the theory of the "new new world order," first explained to me by Frank Lordi and Chris White on the Frank & Chris Show. In subsequent discussions with Chris, I developed this idea of how to visually represent some of the timelines in Bible prophecy. In this episode, I read Matthew 24 and 2nd Thessalonians 2, but there are more I could have used. I also analyze the lyrics to "Pure Imagination," the song in the film which is a much-covered song, giving the same false hope as "The Rainbow Connection." Charlie & the Chocolate Factory clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jhvReU4TIc

    1h 11m

  8. 01/03/2011

    L2L-027 Biblical Postmodernity 2, Cult of Celebrity Pt. 9

    This is the "warm shower" after last episode's "cold shower." I talk a bit about the circumcision of the heart, and show how the attitude of postmodernism is basically the uncircumcision of the heart. I also show how we can find hope in the midst of postmodernity, and how we can show hope to others, becuase as the postmodern self tries in vain to connect and "be known," the fact is that we already are known by the Creator—someone much more worthy to be known by, and to know, than say, a celebrity tweeting you back on twitter.

    30 min
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A labor of love from a Hollywood christian. We'll discuss things related to the post-modern culture as it relates to scripture. The letter from Jesus Christ to the church at Laodicea, found in Revelation 3, is relevant to anyone living today, especially in America and the West. May we all reexamine our daily lives in the context of this letter, and make the necessary adjustments to become perfect in Christ.

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  • Creator
    Demas
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2012
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Creative Commons
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