Debbie, Randy, and Isaac talk about the church in terms of what it means to be the "Body of Christ" along with how the church is similar/unique among organizations.
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Deeper Dive Podcasts (Matthew 18:21-35)
Lloyd and Isaac talk about the personal backstory that influenced Lloyd's sermon, other world religion concepts of forgiveness, and the concept of the "unforgivable sin."
Deeper Dive Podcast (John 20:19-30)
Michael and Isaac talk about the original language of the word "believe" and explore what it means when "faith seeks understanding."
Deeper Dive Podcast (Mark 16.1-8)
Debbie, Randy, and Isaac talk about the ending of Mark's Gospel and how the resurrection intersects with all of life.
Comments and discussion at http://www.connectwithcalvary.org/dailyconnection/2017/4/18/deeper-dive-podcast-mark-161-8#comment
Deeper Dive Podcast (Mark 15:25-39)
Randy, Debbie, and Isaac talk about Good Friday and the time Jesus spent on the cross.
Teach Us to Pray post referenced in the podcast is at https://www.connectwithcalvary.org/dailyconnection/2017/4/10/teach-us-to-pray-mark-1525-39
Deeper Dive Podcast (Mark 14:32-42)
Randy and Debbie talk about the Thursday of Holy week.
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Deeper Dive Podcast (Mark 14:1-11)
Randy and Debbie respond to Ruth's question about faith and sovereignty as well as explore implications of Judas' part in the Holy Week story.
God Stories (Adam and Nicole Shake on FPU)
Adam and Nicole Shake talk about how learning God's design for financial stewardship through Financial Peace University has brought them closer to God and helped them live a life of stewardship and generosity.
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Deeper Dive Podcast (Mark 12:28-34)
This week Randy, Debbie, and Isaac talk about rhythmic spiritual practices and how the Shema (the ancient prayer of Israel referenced by Jesus in this week's reading) can be incorporated into spiritual practices today.
Resources mentioned in the podcast:
Daily Office Prayer Guide (Roman Catholic Resource)
Phyllis Tickle’s The Divine Hours (a more protestant and condensed version of the the Daily Office)
Book of Common Prayer (Anglican and Episcopal resource)
Revised Common Lectionary of Readings
Oswald Chambers Complete Works
Teach us to Pray Post on the Shema
Calvary’s Lent Resources
Deeper Dive Podcast (Mark 11:12–25)
The role of the Temple and its systems in justice issues is the main topic of today's conversation. The book referenced (The Last Week) can be found at http://a.co/6UIV2Mm
Deeper Dive Podcast (Faith and Politics)
In light of Jesus' politically overtoned entrance into Jerusalem, Randy, Debbie, and Isaac talk about how our faith lives and political lives intersect.
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Deeper Dive Podcast (General Old Testament)
Debbie, Randy, and Isaac talk about the perceived disconnect between the Old and New Testaments.
Deeper Dive Podcast (Jeremiah)
Randy, Debbie, and Isaac talk about a wide range of issues (you'll have to listen to find out :-)
God Stories (Derek "Squish" Caughron on Confirmation)
Derek "Squish" Caughron talks with Isaac about his work with confirmation students and how God has worked on him by working with students.
Deeper Dive Podcast (David)
This week Debbie, Randy, and Isaac talk about some of the more tragic aspects of David's life and how God still remained faithful to David.
God Stories (Joe Perring and Positive Facebook)
Joe Perring and Isaac Gaff sit down to talk about how Joe changed his Facebook habits to be proactively positive. Joe talks about how that not only changed the climate around Facebook for him, but also how that changed him and the people around him in the non-Facebook world.
Deeper Dive Podcast (Saul and the Problem of Evil)
Randy, Debbie, and Isaac follow up with Ruth about Rahab, situational ethics, and modern social justice counterparts. We then move to talking about the problem of evil and how God works in situations like the story of Saul.
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Tomorrow on the Daily Connection: God Stories
Deeper Dive Podcast (Joshua 2:1-7)
Debbie, Randy, and Isaac talk about whether Rahab's profession could have been translated as "innkeeper" instead of "prostitute" and why those kinds of translation questions can actually help us see the big picture more clearly. We also talk about Rahab's lie to the Jericho authorities and its ethical implications for modern Christians.
God Stories (Keith Jenkins on Disciple Bible Study)
Each Wednesday we share what we call a God story on the Daily Connection. This week, it happens to be an interview I did with Calvary member Keith Jenkins about how he encounters God through the Disciple Bible Study set of courses here at Calvary.
Deeper Dive Podcast (Ten Commandments)
Randy, Debbie, and Isaac followup on a question about Jesus' genealogy and then talk about the Ten Commandments in light of our focus on Moses last Sunday.