If salvation is bringing oneness between God and our reality, how does Jesus, a peasant Jew from the 1st century, accomplish this? How can we experience it now? And how can we make sense of all the varied ways different Christians will talk about how we are saved?

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Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

What is salvation, and how does it happen? We show why Jesus and Christianity cannot be understood well if they are severed from their Jewish roots, and paint "Atonement" as a guiding picture that helps us frame all the particular ways God works for, and we can experience, salvation.

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Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

Sin is a difficult word, that has scary and painful connotations for many. In this episode, we present an understanding of sin that set up good news for those who suffer, and make the case for why we should keep such a strong term.

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Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

We mix things up when we think of grace as something that only comes on the far side of a mess up. In this episode, we explore how grace is at the beginning of a truer picture of everything. 

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Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

Words are tricky, even trickier when we try to talk about big things that stretch our minds and shape how we live. Miscommunication can lead to more dissension and fear - things we have more than enough of already. So in this episode, we help you make progress to better communication by helping you better understand and use one big word: God.

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Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

Please take the time it would require to listen to a typical episode of All Things to hear one of these voices:

Brenda Salter McNeil on Racial Justice

Lisa Sharon Harper on The Very Good Gospel

Dr. Montague William's Pentecost Sermon (sermon begins at 9:55)

What if our desire for beauty, longing for justice, hunger for spirituality, and need for connecting in deep relationships are not just "the way things are" but echoes of God's voice? 

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Original Score by Wilson Ryland

What is marketing and branding? Is it true that everyone has a brand, and everyone is a marketer? When does marketing become coercive and dishonest? 

What should we know, and what can we do, to better sort through the marketing that targets us, and how can we be more honest and intentional with the messages we send? 

With Greg Saunders, marketer for www.downloadyouthministry.com

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Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

Mark Bunnel's story of how he learned to incorporate monastic habits to find a deeper existence by aligning his faith and his work.

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Original Score by Wilson Ryland

A fitness and nutrition coach helps us see how physical fitness can flow into spiritual discipline. 

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Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

A fitness and nutrition coach helps us see how physical fitness can flow into spiritual discipline. 

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Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.