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383 Jesus said. . . That?! (3) Eunuchs for the Kingdom

383 Jesus said. . . That?! (3) Eunuchs for the Kingdom

Uncensored Unprofessor

"There are different kinds of eunuchs," Jesus flashed back at them, "and some have so chosen for the sake of the kingdom of heaven." This followed the disciples' own astonished response to Jesus' teaching on the exclusive nature of marriage. So Jesus took their emotional blurt and turned it on them. What does "eunuchs for the kingdom" mean? What's it not mean? What was the first-century cultural context for such a saying? What are some contemporary applications? I work through those kinds of contexts and questions, and still more, in this third episode on Jesus' tough sayings. In the show's beginning I discuss both the future of A.I. and an injurious piece of legislation on the electoral docket here in Spudland. Together, let's fix our minds (phronéma) for the sake of Christ. (Image by Adamantia, 2020)

339 Ncssry Discrmntions (4) Tracking with Truth

339 Ncssry Discrmntions (4) Tracking with Truth

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Discernment, Christian Worldview, Current Events

No one is born with diakrino, a Jesus-y street smarts. It has to be developed and trained. Last week I offered goodness as a telos for discernment. This episode tracks with truth as a guide for discernment. To contemporize the topic of discernment I ask the questions, "are you a racist?", and "are all whites racists?" Along the way we see what the Bible means by truth, and what history and empirical data have to say about racism. The show begins with a holiday reflection from the Bible, "it doesn't have to be like this." Come laugh and think with me.

293 Shotgun: NDEs, Doctrine as Reality, My Shrink Jesus

293 Shotgun: NDEs, Doctrine as Reality, My Shrink Jesus

Uncensored Unprofessor
Christian Worldview, Current Events, Heaven and Hell

Near Death Experiences (NDEs) consistently report a pattern that defies common Christian expectation. What's that pattern? Why does it matter? Then, prompted by my wife, I talk about what doctrine meant to the apostles and what it sh/could mean to us. Finally, I present and assess the new model of Christianity as therapy. Overwhelmed by cultural trends this psychological model is re-shaping Christianity. What dangers does that present? All along the way I'm laughing and thinking, and enjoying being alive in God.

161 The Cult of the Now (1) Toppling Statues with Marx

161 The Cult of the Now (1) Toppling Statues with Marx

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top25, jerry, Cult of the Now

Pulling down statues? Fairly easy. Totally erasing the past? Now that's a more difficult task. But that's precisely what we are witnessing across America. How can we discern what is going on? What "poker tells" are at hand that let us know the deeper agenda at work? And why does so much of what we are witnessing have a cult-like quality to it? What is a Christian response to the unrest?

135 The Christian Graces (10) The Glory and Vanity of Guilt

135 The Christian Graces (10) The Glory and Vanity of Guilt

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The Christian Graces

Our normal default is to consider guilt a bad thing. In Christ, however, it can be a glorious thing. Why is that? And what should we do about collective guilt? Are we supposed to feel guilty for the past sins of our forebears? Specifically, I consider the nation of Germany and whether it should continue to feel guilty for the Holocaust. What does prolonged guilt do to an entire nation?