5 episodes
Transmissions - You Have Heard it Said You Have Heard It Said
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- Religion & Spirituality
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5.0 • 5 Ratings
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Have you ever felt like there is more to Jesus than Christianity is willing to admit? Or that Christian thinking and practice tends to obscure or distract from Jesus more often than not? "Transmissions" are an extension of YouHaveHeardItSaid.com. This AudioBlog/Podcast focuses on common issues of faith and spirituality, and re-imagines them in new light. Jesus takes shape as a radical and revolutionary figure who poses a threat to the status quo, calling to question the entrenched views of religious culture and Empire itself. The content is dense, thought-provoking and challenging despite the short length.
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WORTHY
This episode, we challenge one of the things a lot of people see as central to their faith. You've probably been told you're not "worthy" of God's love, but God loves you anyway. This is a lie and a distortion of what worthiness even means.
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OTHER
You will often hear Christians say, "God is love, but God is ALSO holy." But holiness is not some contrary value that is required in order to balance love out. Love does not need balancing out. Love requires no equal opposite to keep it "sensible." And love is not the Yin to some equally important Yang. In fact, love is the chief demonstration OF God's holiness. So if your idea of God's perfection is something Jesus failed to live up to... Or if your idea of holiness means you have a better grasp of God’s fulness than Jesus was able to show, you really might have a problem. And if scripture contains the charge to "Be holy, because I am holy” from God, that statement cannot mean "Be set apart and away from people, distant and removed because of how super perfect and religious you are." And if it can't mean that for us, we need to stop assuming that's what it means for the very God whose holiness we are told repeatedly to pursue and reflect.
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SEEING
Getting closer to something is often necessary to take us from a place of mere observation to a place of real illumination.
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SAMARITAN
The "samaritan" AudioBlog reexamines the famous parable to unwrap the original scandal of it, and then draws a parallel to now, showing that Jesus' words remain as revolutionary as ever. They pose as great a challenge to Christianity as they ever did to Judaism.
Customer Reviews
Eyes to see, Ears to hear
I have often prayed that the Lord would give me eyes to see and ears to hear...to be introduced to deeper understanding and truth about His very nature. When I was invited to a small life group/bible study several months back, I was starting to hear a voice saying "favor is found here, these children are my loved ones." Kevin is one of those people the Lord introduced me to at this group and he, among the others there as well, has been a direct product of that prayer. For the Lord heard me, and had a girl named Anna invite me to a place where eyes to see and ears to hear could be cultivated. My life has been enriched by all who attend the group. Kevin's understanding and love for articulating the texts...hearing him sharing his understanding of the Holy Word has been a huge encouragement for me to start learning more about the original Greek and Hebrew. It has encouraged me to look beyond the veil. This podcast is awesome.
Non-Christians might like this a lot.
Great for people who like Jesus or find him fascinating, but don't understand how Christianity has become what is. This aims for the kind of religion everyone can benefit from.
well done
Great little homily on the parable of the good samaratin. Can't wait to hear more!