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E1: Jesus Dies on a Cross

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Jesus’ death has become such a central understanding in Christian contexts that it’s difficult to comprehend that he was crucified because his behavior was so counter-cultural to his Roman context. Keith encourages us to consider the ways Jesus’ call to be shaped by the power of love is still counter-cultural today.

Speakers: Keith Caldwell

Writers: Keith Caldwell

Topics: Mark 15:22-39crucifixionJesusdeath

Source: Abingdon Press


Neighbors
02:36

E1: Zacchaeus

In today's video, Jefferson explores the story of Zacchaeus and how Zacchaeus's need to see Jesus led to him being seen by Jesus. In Zacchaeus, Jesus saw what h...
Jefferson Furtado
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E2: The Samaritan Woman

Amanda explores the baggage we carry with us, both literally and figuratively, and encourages us to consider the ways Jesus invites us to put down our baggage a...
Amanda Diamond
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E3: The Good Samaritan

In our crazy, hectic lives, Carlos considers the way we treat our time as currency, something that must be protected and hoarded. The story of the Good Samarita...
Carlos Uroza
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E4: The Gentile Woman's Daughter

An interview with Ingrid McIntyre, the executive director of Open Table Nashville, against the story of the Gentile Woman's Daughter helps us explore what it me...
Ingrid McIntyre
God
02:57

E1: In the Beginning

In today's video, Sarah explores what it means that God's creativity is imbued in us. Through an old family recipe, Sarah learns that our creativity, like God's...
Sarah Jennings
03:16

E2: God Creates Humankind

Through a comparison of the first two creation stories in Genesis, we see two different images of God. Sarah compares these two stories and explores what the pe...
Sarah Jennings
02:36

E3: The Thick Darkness Where God Was

Sarah explores our relationship with darkness, why so many fear darkness, and what our relationship with darkness means for a scripture that tells us of the pre...
Sarah Jennings
03:29

E4: God's First Creation

This visual presentation of Proverbs 8 gives us an entrance point in exploring wisdom as an attribute of God.
Sarah Jennings
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E5: God's Ultimate Messenger

This interfaith conversation with Julie Greenberg and Sarah Jennings explores the ways the Christian and Jewish faiths understand God's revelation on earth.
Sarah Jennings
In God's Image
03:13

E1: Sinning Against the Lord

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Scott Kimball
03:22

E2: A Prayer of Repentance

Psalm 51 is a well-known prayer of repentance. Scott speaks the words of the prayer and explores the concept of repentance and its powerful ability to transform...
Scott Kimball
02:51

E3: Being Born Anew

What does it mean to be born anew? Scott seeks to understand what it means to be continually born again through considering the story of a friend who finds new ...
Scott Kimball
02:13

E4: Our New Life in Christ

Spiritual practices enable us to embody routine that shapes and forms our spiritual life, providing paths to be transformed by God. In this video, Scott conside...
Scott Kimball
Worship
02:45

E1: God First

How do we incorporate a relationship with God into every aspect of our lives, instead of relegating it to another item on our to-do list? Join April as she cons...
April Casperson
02:42

E2: Worshiping the Gold Bull Calf

The story of the Israelites creating the Gold Bull Calf helps us consider our own relationship with idols and our desire to fix issues quickly instead of waitin...
April Casperson
02:10

E3: The Real God

We often try to understand God within the limits of our own vocabulary or experiences. Habakkuk's words remind us that God is much more than we can comprehend.
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E4: Paul in Athens

Paul's experience in Athens provides a challenge to us to seek to have a deep relationship with God, and a reminder that God calls each of us to that deep relat...
April Casperson
Hope
02:19

E1: Trusting With Hope

Through Abram's story of building altars along his journey, Sam challenges us to explore our understanding of sanctuary and worship, challenging our preconceive...
Sam McGlothlin
02:50

E2: Faith and Hope

The word "co-heir" tells us that our faith is not individual, but is wrapped up in those who have come before and those who will come after us. Join Sam as she ...
Sam McGlothlin
03:10

E3: Hope for New Things

As we long for and experience new things, are we willing to let go of the old to make room for that newness? Sam encourages us to consider what it would mean to...
Sam McGlothlin
02:18

E4: Hope Fulfilled

That news of Jesus came to Joseph in a dream causes Sam to consider the importance of our dreams today. After the moment of clarity has become fuzzy, how do we ...
Sam McGlothlin
02:14

E5: Hope for Spirit-Filled Living

In the opening verses of Acts, Jesus' disciples are told to wait for the Holy Spirit. Sam explores this transitional time, times of waiting, and how we are shap...
Sam McGlothlin
Covenant
03:43

E1: God's Covenant with Abram

In the opening verses of Acts, Jesus’ disciples are told to wait for the Holy Spirit. Sam explores this transitional time, times of waiting, and how we a...
Zach Moffatt
03:00

E2: Ruth's Covenant with Naomi

We hear Ruth's commitment to Naomi so often that we might forget its true importance. What does it mean to truly commit to walking with someone through life, wh...
Zach Moffatt
03:46

E3: God's Covenant with David

Zach helps us see how David's desire to build a temple for God is an expression of what David wants, not what God wants. God, instead, seeks to build a covenant...
Zach Moffatt
03:34

E4: God's Covenant with Us

Even far from their home and from all things that remind them of God, Jeremiah's words reach the people and remind them of God's enduring presence. That same pr...
Zach Moffatt
Holiness
02:27

E1: Holy Place

In today's video, Sarah explores what makes a place holy and challenges us to consider the holy spaces in our lives.

Sarah Jennings
02:34

E2: Holy Presence

What's the difference between a routine and a ritual? In today's video Sarah considers the difference between the two and encourages us to consider how our ritu...
Sarah Jennings
02:00

E3: Holy People

In today's video, Sarah has a conversation with scripture, responding to the psalmist’s declarations.

Sarah Jennings
04:41

E4: Holy Purpose

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Sarah Jennings
New Creation
03:09

E1: Keeping God's Commandments

Beth explores the embodiment of keeping God's commandments, and how that embodiment shows both God's care for our physical bodies and the ways we can use routin...
Beth Ritter-Conn
02:35

E2: Elijah vs. Baal's Prophets

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Beth Ritter-Conn
02:33

E3: Discovery of the Scrolls

Our collective memory writes the story of who we are, and remembering both our past triumphs and failures shapes us as a people.
Beth Ritter-Conn
02:57

E4: God, Though Jilted, Loves Nonetheless

The prophetic writing in the book of Hosea is challenging. Beth challenges us to not put aside the complexity of the text while finding meaning there.
Beth Ritter-Conn
People of God
03:04

E1: God's Care for the Remnant

The metaphor of God's people as sheep is a common occurrence in Scripture. Sarah explores this metaphor, looking for deeper meaning than we may be used to findi...
Sarah Jennings
03:08

E2: The Community's Connection to God

Sarah encourages us to consider the important role even small characters play in the scriptural stories, such as the soldier who guarded Daniel and his friends.
Sarah Jennings
03:00

E3: God Is with the Faithful

We are encouraged to bring a fresh look to the stories we likely heard as children as we approach them as adults.
Sarah Jennings
03:08

E4: Remembering the Lord's Mighty Deeds

Sarah challenges us to consider how the model of the Israelites rememberance can encourage us to be honest and faithful in how our remembering shapes who we are...
Sarah Jennings
Digital Disciple
03:16

E1: Virtual People

Adam explores his early experiences with technology and the ways in which our experiences with technology shape who we are.
Adam Thomas
03:07

E2: From Connection to Communion

The internet provides opportunities for connection that can turn into communion. We can see God's direction guiding our lives online as well as "IRL," if we onl...
Adam Thomas
03:25

E3: Remote Intimacy

While the internet can bring us together, we always confront a wall of separation when we engage with others via technology. Adam challenges us to be aware of t...
Adam Thomas
03:37

E4: Empty Minds, Disposable Bodies

Trending away from the dangers of technology, we can be aware of the ways in which our senses are muted and seek out opportunities to engage our whole body in o...
Adam Thomas
03:28

E5: Googling Prayer

How does our interaction via technology shape our expecations of our interaction with God? Looking at the expereince of prayer, Adam reminds us that a relations...
Adam Thomas
03:48

E6: Tech Sabbath

Our final week considers spiritual practices associated with technology, and Adam explores an important practice: that of a tech sabbath. By shutting off our ac...
Adam Thomas
Wilderness
02:24

E1: The "Fall" of Adam and Eve

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02:33

E2: Jesus' Darkest Night

Though our experiences of darkness are unique and different, the central experience of feeling abandoned and alone is universal, so universal that even Jesus hi...
Toi King
02:45

E3: Following a Fickle God

“Our story of faith is one of returning to the wilderness over and over again.” Toi explores what wilderness means, what it represents, and what purpose it ...
Toi King
02:54

E4: Jesus in the Wilderness

Toi explores the spiritual practice of fasting, considering how it has been a part of our faith story and expanding our understanding of what it means to fast t...
Toi King
02:54

E5: Banished

Time in the wilderness often follows the death or destruction of something momentous. At the end of 2 Kings, the Israelites find themselves in exile, facing the...
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Grace
02:02

E1: The River of Life-Giving Water

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01:50

E2: God's Grace Toward Adam, Eve, and Cain

In today’s video, Mary-Kate explores the concept of being clothed by God, and considers how God’s clothing is both a means of protection and a means of grac...
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02:08

E3: God Provides Food in the Wilderness

Mary-Kate takes a closer look not just at the manna God provided the Israelites in the wilderness, but the way in which that manna was provided—daily, and req...
Mary-Kate Myers
04:42

E4: Grace to the Dying Thief

In today’s interview, Mary-Kate and Bo Myers discuss what salvation and grace mean in their local contexts and how our understanding of the grace Jesus offere...
Mary-Kate Myers
02:21

E5: The Holy Spirit Inspires Jesus' Followers

This video incorporates the words from the prophet Joel shared by Peter at Pentecost in a variety of languages, allowing viewers to experience just a taste of t...
Mary-Kate Myers
Salvation
03:06

E1: Jesus Dies on a Cross

Jesus’ death has become such a central understanding in Christian contexts that it’s difficult to comprehend that he was crucified because his behavior was ...
Keith Caldwell
02:38

E2: Jesus is Raised

In today’s video, Keith considers how the proclamation of Jesus’ resurrection first by women shows how God moves in our world outside of our normal expectat...
Keith Caldwell
03:06

E3: Rebuilding the Temple

As the people of Israel are called to rebuild the temple, the struggle to complete the task. Perhaps they are still too caught up in what was to move forward to...
Keith Caldwell
02:10

E4: John Prepares the Way for Christ

We often identify with the hero of the story. But John the Baptist’s proclamation of the coming Messiah reminds us that we each have an important place in the...
Keith Caldwell