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Jericho Road is a Sunday school class of Saint Luke's Episcopal Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
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While it's true that the Temple was the wonder of the ancient world, someone still had to pay for it. This podcast will explore the concept of the "Temple Tax" additional offerings, and the role of money from a "God's eye" view.
Jeremiah has been called "The Weeping Prophet," in no small part because the Temple broke his heart. This podcast will look at the role of prophets in a world where people need unvarnished truth.
By the time we read of Jesus' birth, Herod the Great was the third richest man on earth, changing the Temple in Jerusalem into the Wonder of the Ancient World. He was also vile, and his cruelty would be legendary. This podcast will explore the problem with mixing our very fallen world with God's intention, and how religion can be used to hurt people.
For the entirety of Jesus' life, the Temple would be a place of pilgrimage, instruction, and worship. In this podcast we will address the Temple as backdrop of the Gospels, and a showdown for the saddest day on earth.
When the exiles unexpectedly return to Jerusalem and begin rebuilding, Samaritans arrive like long lost cousins to help. When the Judeans send them packing this begins four centuries of bad relations. This podcast will explore the Samaritan religion and a unique problem surrounding their Temple. Question: Have you seen how religion can get a little wrong at first, only to be very wrong later?
Whatever started with King David was over just 100 years later, with a split kingdom and two warring countries that should be family. This podcast will explore the origins of Israel and Judah, their stories and priorities, and how the Temple looms in the background as one king has a really bad idea. Question: How do we make our religion fit our priorities?
There are two back stories in Scripture that inform all the others, "Exodus," and "Exile," and we know the first because we've seen the movie. We have chapters and chapters on the Exodus, but with the Exile there are only whispers. In this podcast we will consider what it meant for God's people to lose their homes, their Temple, and most importantly, their Ark, all while discovering God is always near. Question: How have we coped with loss? How did we get busy? How is God revealed to us in ...
This episode looks at the origins of the Ark of the Covenant, which also means the origins of the Tablets of Ten Commandments, which also means the origins of writing, which also means the origins of original sin. We will consider the strategy of "God in a box" and the danger of supposing that portable means anything less than Holy. Question: How has our faith weathered in times of change?
2 Samuel 7 is the most important scripture passage no one ever talks about. King David is at the top of his game, with a unified nation and new capital city, Jerusalem. Now he wants to build God a house, a Temple. In response God's prophet pulls no punches, "I don't want a house." Temples can be trouble and worse yet distracting, and in time this Temple would be both. In this episode, we will begin the contrast between worship that is nimble and pivots (the ark), worship that is fixed (the Te...
While Rich is in Israel for the next few weeks gathering more podcast adventures, we will revisit three episodes from the Galilee that tell old stories in a new way, and especially through the lens of "Living Water." Last time we learned that storms happen pretty quickly on the Sea of Galilee, and Jesus is master over storms. But rain and wind aren't the only kinds of storms, and in this podcast we will learn about a storm within a man's mind, and what happens next. Questions: How has God ca...
While Rich is in Israel for the next few weeks gathering more podcast adventures, we will revisit three episodes from the Galilee that tell old stories in a new way, and especially through the lens of "Living Water." The Bible doesn't tell us but the Sea of Galilee is the lowest freshwater lake on the planet. This means that the lake sits in a bowl and storms come in quick. In this episode, these facts and more will add color to this place where over half the gospels take place. Reflection Q...
While Rich is in Israel for the next few weeks gathering more podcast adventures, we will revisit three episodes from the Galilee that tell old stories in a new way, and especially through the lens of "Living Water." Jerusalem is a problematic place to call your Capital City, especially with regards to water. In this episode we will learn why King David captured it, made Jerusalem his own, what happened next and how this 4,000 year old city lives in our hearts today. Reflection Question: Wh...
Paul's letter to the Phillipians can seem so hopeful and happy, we are apt to forget what a tough spot Phillipi could be. This podcast will explore the secret of a church that thrived with little support from the outside world.
Read without context, 1 Corinthians chapter 8 can almost seem non sensible, or so time conditioned we can see relevance today. But this chapter is a beautiful ethic and road map for 21st century living, and we will do well to live in their world.
Just say the word "Easter" and we conjure all sorts of memories and associations, and that could be church, bunnies, chocolate, or eggs. We all have favorite Easter hymns and many of us wear our Easter Best. This podcast highlights a mind blowing clue when it comes to Easter, and a clue found within that first encounter with Risen Jesus...
John 13 is a famous scene as Jesus washes the feet of his friends before the last supper. This podcast will consider that sometimes a wild story isn't really wild enough, and this selfless act may well be what we all need in order to understand Easter.
We all know that "Jesus Wept" is the shortest verse in the Bible. We may not know what a mind blowing idea this verse conveys. This episode will look closely at the raising of Lazarus from the dead, its significance and theology, and as a result we will consider what it means to say that God cries too.
While the Bible is a library of many different books written by many different people, there are special places that appear again and again. This episode will look at Bethel, or more precisely "Bet-El" which means house of God. It's a place both famous and infamous, with lessons for today...
Shepherds and Sheep are frequently mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments, but not in the way we usually think. This episode will look at real life shepherding with an eye towards expanding the common metaphor to a deeper relationship with God our Shepherd.
The Wilderness Temptation of Jesus is remembered by the first three Gospels so we know it's important. This podcast will look at geography, history, and even science to learn why this is key for daily living, even daily happiness. Question: When were you last living in God's Time?
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