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Healing Eden, Part 18: Saul's Foolish Sacrifice 51:02

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Today we arrive at a pivotal moment in Israel's young monarchy as King Saul faces battle against the vastly superior Philistine army. So great is the Philistine advantage that fear begins to grip the Israel ranks – to the point that Saul fears his troops may disintegrate before the first arrow is fired. And thus, Saul is confronted with a choice: w…

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Healing Eden, Part 17: Saul Anointed King 48:41

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In our study of the biblical story from Genesis to Revelation we arrive at the anointing of King Saul – the first king of Israel – an occasion of very mixed emotions. For Israel, at least at the beginning, it's moment of great joy, as they think having a king is the cure for what ails them. And, as we'll see, Saul absolutely looks the part of royal…

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Healing Eden, Part 16: Israel Demands a King 47:45

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As Israel's sufferings grow, she thinks she has struck upon a solution: a king! If only God would grant Israel a king, she would finally be "like the other nations" (and therefore suffer less?). It is an impulse literally as old as the Garden of Eden - to imagine that if only we could wrest more control of our lives from the universe (i.e., God), w…

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Healing Eden, Part 15: From Bad to Worse (Eli) 48:08

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If you've been with us for the journey thus far, you know that Israel as a people have been set apart – called by God to a unique, priestly identity in the world. Israel is to be the means by which the love of God is ultimately made manifest to all the nations of the earth. But it requires that Israel be uniquely devoted to God as God is devoted to…

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Healing Eden, Part 14: When Hope Seems Lost (Hannah) 38:46

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With this episode we step into the story of a woman named Hannah — whose deep personal pain symbolically reflects the larger, spiritual state of Israel, as she lives in a time (the end of the age of the Judges) when the whole project of salvation seems to be hanging by a thread. Israel is constantly turning away from YHWH and facing judgment for it…

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Healing Eden, Part 13: The Temptation of Acculturation (Judges) 47:04

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Today we turn our attention to understanding the book of Judges, where Israel, newly settled in the Promised Land, faces a different kind of battle—no longer combat with swords and spears, but with the temptation to adopt the culture of those around her. Surrounded by Canaanite customs and religion, God's chosen people begin to lose sight of who th…

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Healing Eden, Part 12: On the Cusp of Canaan 43:40

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Today we arrive on the cusp of Canaan, that is to say: the promised land. After a generation of wandering in the wilderness, Israel arrives at last on the eastern bank of the River Jordan. And what lies ahead of them – according to the book of Joshua – are many, bloody battles necessary to secure Israel within Canaan's borders. (For the modern read…

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Healing Eden, Part 11: The Ten Commandments 46:43

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In this episode we arrive, alongside Israel, at Mt. Sinai where God gathers the whole of his people to receive the Ten Commandments. But rather than looking at the specific, nuanced meaning of each of the commandments (we recently did this in the series The Abundant Life), we focus here on the larger question of: why? Why does God's journey with hi…

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Healing Eden, Part 10: Trapped by the Red Sea 44:48

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Today we turn our attention to events immediately following the exodus - as Israel makes her escape from centuries of slavery in Egypt. For God has acted with mighty power to save, and our first imagination is that - under divine care - Israel will be safe evermore. But as Israel flees into the Sinai desert, she soon discovers that Pharaoh is in pu…

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Healing Eden, Part 09: Exodus and Passover 38:28

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The exodus from Egypt becomes the gravitational center of the Old Testament as it forms Israel's image of what it means to be saved! After centuries of suffering, God acts with incredible power to break the bonds of Israel's slavery and leads her to new freedom under God's direct care. It is a story of divine strength and mercy and directly foresha…

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Healing Eden, Part 08: God's Name and the Promise to Deliver 48:53

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After more than 400 years of slavery in Egypt, the cries of God's people rise to heaven — and are heard! God's response? A call to Moses from the burning bush and a revealing of the Divine name ("I AM") – a name that speaks to far more than eternal existence, but of unending compassion and grace. It is in this encounter that God reiterates the prom…

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Healing Eden, Part 07: Slaves in Egypt 44:03

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In this episode in our journey through the biblical story we come to the beginning of the book of Exodus where we find Israel in a very unexpected place - enslaved in Egypt. It's a circumstance that begs the question: What has gone wrong??? For, as we have discussed in previous episodes, Israel is God's elect – a people set apart for priestly offic…

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Healing Eden, Part 06: The Strange Geography of Election (Jacob and Esau) 40:20

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Today we return to a fundamental theme in the biblical story, that of election – the idea that we belong to the community of salvation not by anything we do, but by the sovereign will of God. To be elect is to be chosen by God for salvation apart from any merit or effort or agreement on our part. It's often a difficult idea for 21st century western…

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Healing Eden, Part 05: The Not-Sacrifice of Isaac 33:33

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Today we come to one of the most emotionally charged moments in all of scripture: God's command to Abraham that he sacrifice his son Isaac – the heir to the covenant of salvation! And even though God ultimately prevents Isaac from being killed, the divine intervention comes at the last possible moment. And it leaves us wondering: What was God doing…

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Healing Eden, Part 04: The Covenant of Salvation 30:37

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In our endeavor to understand the biblical story from Genesis to Revelation, we have come to the question that drives the entire narrative: Can the consequences of sin be reversed??? Or is humanity's fate sealed - doomed to a tragic existence in which everything adds up to nothing in the end? Today we get the all-important answer: Yes, something ca…

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Healing Eden, Part 03: The Flood 41:39

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In this episode we come to the Bible's version of The Flood Story - a story that was told by many Ancient Near Eastern cultures. Yet the Bible tells the story very, very differently. For in the Bible, the Flood Story is about far more than a hero and some animals on an ark. Indeed, at its heart, the biblical account is the story of what it means fo…

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Healing Eden, Part 02: A Tale of Two Trees 46:27

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As we continue our journey through the biblical narrative from Genesis to Revelation we come to the essential element of plot: conflict. What has gone wrong? Why is God's good creation in need of salvation? The answer, of course, is given in highly symbolic terms invoving the Tree of Life, the Tree of the Fruit of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and…

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Healing Eden, Part 01: Twice Upon a Time 49:19

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Welcome to part 1 of our series Healing Eden - a detailed journey through the grand story of salvation, from Genesis to Revelation. And as you would expect, we begin at the beginning with the creation story, indeed the two creation stories in Genesis. But our goal is not simply to explain how the world began, but why the world began. For the creati…

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Healing Eden, Part 00: The Best Kept Secret in Christendom 41:55

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With this episode we begin an extensive and very personal-to-me new series titled, Healing Eden: The Story of Salvation from Genesis to Revelation. And the series is exactly as it sounds: a detailed journey thru the biblical narrative as I try my hardest to reveal and clarify the fundamental story the Bible is trying to tell. Despite its 66 books, …

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Prayer in the Tradition of the Saints, Part 03: Augustinian Meditation 43:50

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Continuing our experiential examination of contemplative prayer in the Christian tradition, we turn this week to the great Doctor of the Church, St. Augustine of Hippo (d. 430 AD) and the form of meditation that has developed in the Augustinian school. (It's quite similar to Ignatian contemplation, but rather than seeking to place ourselves - by ac…

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Prayer in the Tradition of the Saints, Part 02: Ignatian Contemplation 44:54

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"How can I hear God's voice?" "Would I recognize God's voice if I heard it?" "How do I know if a sense of call is really from God?" These are some of the key questions of Christian spirituality. And thankfully, they are some of the very questions St. Ignatius of Loyola sought to answer (and did). What we are really talking about is the practice of …

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Prayer in the Tradition of the Saints, Part 01: St. Benedict and Lectio Divina 49:18

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Prayer - as in abiding, personal contact with God - is the very heart of the Christian life. And yet for most of us, the practice of prayer is a struggle (it often is for me as well). Indeed, "How can I feel closer to God?" is probably one of the most asked questions in Christian history. And the good news is: there is an answer! Actually, there ar…

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The Abundant Life, Part 13: Abundant Freedom (Conclusion) 43:53

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With this episode we conclude our short series on the abundant life – exploring what it means to live a fully human existence in a world that that can been very dehumanizing. It's a series that has taken us deep into the 10 commandments, as I've been doing my best to make the case that far from being a checklist of restrictions, the 10 commandments…

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The Abundant Life, Part 12: Coveting Never Helps 32:53

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To put it bluntly, if it's the abundant life we seek, then covetousness has to go. Mainly because yearning for the things of others turns life into a constant competition that we can never win. Whatever we possess or achieve, we can always find someone with "more." And the tragic result is a never-ending experience of deprivation and a fundamental …

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The Abundant Life, Part 11: Bearing Honest Witness 42:30

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In this episode we turn to – you guessed it – the 9th commandment: You shall not bear false witness. It's instruction that – like all the commandments – seems, at first glance, very simple and straightforward: When you are called as a witness in a trial, do not give false testimony. But when we look a little deeper, we see that this commandment is …

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Healing Eden, Part 18: Saul's Foolish Sacrifice 51:02

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Healing Eden, Part 17: Saul Anointed King 48:41

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Healing Eden, Part 16: Israel Demands a King 47:45

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Healing Eden, Part 15: From Bad to Worse (Eli) 48:08

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Healing Eden, Part 14: When Hope Seems Lost (Hannah) 38:46

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Healing Eden, Part 13: The Temptation of Acculturation (Judges) 47:04

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Healing Eden, Part 12: On the Cusp of Canaan 43:40

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Healing Eden, Part 11: The Ten Commandments 46:43

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Healing Eden, Part 10: Trapped by the Red Sea 44:48

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Healing Eden, Part 09: Exodus and Passover 38:28

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Healing Eden, Part 08: God's Name and the Promise to Deliver 48:53

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Healing Eden, Part 07: Slaves in Egypt 44:03

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Healing Eden, Part 06: The Strange Geography of Election (Jacob and Esau) 40:20

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Healing Eden, Part 05: The Not-Sacrifice of Isaac 33:33

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Healing Eden, Part 04: The Covenant of Salvation 30:37

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Healing Eden, Part 03: The Flood 41:39

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Healing Eden, Part 02: A Tale of Two Trees 46:27

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Healing Eden, Part 01: Twice Upon a Time 49:19

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Healing Eden, Part 00: The Best Kept Secret in Christendom 41:55

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Prayer in the Tradition of the Saints, Part 03: Augustinian Meditation 43:50

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Prayer in the Tradition of the Saints, Part 02: Ignatian Contemplation 44:54

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Prayer in the Tradition of the Saints, Part 01: St. Benedict and Lectio Divina 49:18

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The Abundant Life, Part 13: Abundant Freedom (Conclusion) 43:53

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The Abundant Life, Part 12: Coveting Never Helps 32:53

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The Abundant Life, Part 11: Bearing Honest Witness 42:30