Buzz King: Grace & Joy thru Scripture

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Learning about God’s grace from Scripture & Passing that grace on to others.

  1. hace 4 días

    Confusion: The Gate of God

    We look at the story of the Tower of Babel, and at its traditional interpretation, along with some newer twists on that interpretation.  We consider how this ties in with a story from the New Testament, and how the Tower of Babel, combined with a New Testament slant, tells a very uplifting story.  We also look at a man I met a while back who was building his own Tower of Babel, and how that went wrong.

    25 min

  2. 28 jun

    The Kraspedou of God

    A man with no home and no family once showed up at the hospital having a seizure.  We look at how this man responded to being treated with compassion.  We also look at the "sandwiched" stories of Jesus curing the daughter of a rich man and Jesus healing a poor woman.  We look at a very special word in the inner story - kraspedou - and how the way it is typically translated tends to greatly minimize the true impact of this story.  We consider how we use this to greatly ease the process of connecting with God in a truly deep and meaningful way.

    25 min

  3. 21 jun

    Lay down our lives: The First Responder

    I once met a former EMT who was using a high tech wheelchair because she was an incomplete quadriplegic.  She was in the hospital for a test, but was highly traumatized, suffering from a PTSD attack because she was back in a hospital - after having spent months in an ICU after her accident.  She told me the story of how, as an EMT earning a bit over the minimum wage, she had been in a traffic accident while on an emergency run.  We look at 1 John and at Galatians, and see just what Scripture says about risking our safety to help others, spiritually and physically.  We consider this woman, and we look at our own lives.

    24 min

  4. 14 jun

    Epicurus and Solomon: Under the Sun and Under God

    Supposedly, Ecclesiastes was written by Solomon, but in truth it was written 700 years later.  I studied Greek philosophy and literature in college at Occidental, long ago.  Something stuck with me later: Ecclesiastes was probably written in part as a response to the Greek influence on Hebrew culture at the time Ecclesiastes was written - just after the height of the Epicurean age.  We consider the jaded view presented by the author of Ecclesiastes and how in truth, the author is making a very positive point about the frustrations, the "vanity" or "vapor" of the things we grasp in this life "under the sun".  We consider why the author writes from the perspective of Solomon, and we look at the place Ecclesiastes holds in the world of philosophy - and what we can learn from this today.

    26 min

  5. 7 jun

    It's Time to Dwell with the Wolf

    I used to tease my kids, telling them things that were not real and getting them to believe it, before telling them it was a joke.  This backfired when my little daughter refused to eat an ice cream cone that I told her was safe to eat - convinced that I was trying to get her to eat cardboard.  I had turned myself into a wolf in sheep's clothing, a dad that was not to be believed.  We look at the use of the wolf in the Bible, as a symbol of brutal attack on us physically and spiritually.  We consider various Bible passages, from Jesus' warning about those wolves in sheep's clothing to Isaiah, who predicted a time when we would live with the wolf.  We consider the fact that it is time to do so - despite our society declaring Christians as inherently evil.

    24 min

  6. 31 may

    Solomon and Bono

    Wendy and I once traveled in Ireland with our kids - when they were quite small.  We had some adventures, in particular, a surprise concert at a nearby zoo, by U2.  We look at the book of Ecclesiastes, a very enigmatic and literate book that talks about the difficulties of finding true satisfaction and meaning in life on Earth.  It can be a very jaded read.  But it teaches us some very important points about God's plan for us in this life.  We look at how to grab onto joy, and we also consider how this Old Testament philosophy is strongly echoed in the New Testament.

    25 min

  7. 24 may

    Being Fully Christian

    I met a young man who considered himself a modern "Gnostic" - and I learned about the dire limitations of his faith.  We look at 1st John, a deeply theological letter that strives to set the reader straight on the basic tenets of Christian faith.  We look at issues such as Christ being both fully human and fully man, at the source of love, and the need to recognize the reality of sin.  We see why being fully Christian is so important today.

    26 min

  8. 17 may

    Night Visions: The kingdom that shall not be destroyed

    I visited Israel once, and drove the length of the old Unified Kingdom under David and Solomon: about 100 or so miles.  We look at the history of the 10 tribes of Israel, the United Kingdom, and the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah.  We consider the tiny size and brief period during when the Unified Kingdom existed.  We consider what a couple of Prophets and the New Testament has to say about the coming eternal, universal kingdom.  We also consider how this should impact the way that we deal with the chaos of the world around us.

    24 min
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