We all know the routine. We’re reading through the New Testament expecting to find beautiful words like “Love is patient. Love is kind.” Or “Neither height nor depth can separate us from the love of God.'“ But instead we stumble across this: “Slaves obey your earthly masters” (Ephesians 6:5); “It is a disgrace for a women to speak in the church” (1 Corinthians 14:35). Somehow these passages don’t always feel like they fit with our current context and how we see God at work in the world.

This week on the podcast Patrick is giving us a preview of his upcoming class “Paul Behaving Badly” that he will be teaching at Lord of Life. It turns out there are plenty of things that appear in Paul’s letters that are really challenging for us to understand by our modern standards. Over the next 4 Sundays, Patrick’s class will look at a few of these passages and explore how we might interpret them for our lives now. We’ll skim the surface of this important conversation and encourage you to join this new opportunity on Sunday morning.

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You know the routine. You’re sitting quietly in the pew as the sermon wraps up and suddenly you feel your stomach start to rumble. “Did I forget to eat breakfast?” you think to yourself, “I could really go for a snack.” Then, as if by divine intervention, the pastor stands up and invites everyone to come forward and join in a feast! But when you get to the front of the line all your given is a bite of bread and a sip of wine. Not exactly the edible satisfaction you were hoping for. And yet, week after week, we come back to this same meal that we have come to call “Communion.”

This week the Beyond Sunday team is taking you through the ins and outs of this strange practice of eating in the middle of worship. Why do we do it? What does it mean for us and people of faith? Pull out a loaf of bread and grab a glass of wine (or grape juice!) as we tackle what may well be the most important thing we do as the Church: Communion.

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This week we take a look at some Christians in the workplace, including a police officer suing over the Billy Graham rule, and a University Dean resigning over chick-fil-a. Plus, we’ll look at how a church turned $30,000 into $4 million of debt relief, weird themed birthdays, and weigh in on who’s winning the chicken sandwich war.

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This week we take a look at a church’s big summer programs like VBS and Mission trips and ask “Are these effective?” We’ll also talk about crying at work hear about Patrick’s kidney stones and more.

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This week we welcome Pastor David Hanson onto the podcast to talk about the prosperity gospel. We’ll go over some of the history of this movement, why it’s wrong, but also why it can subtly appeal to each of us. Plus what are some weird things churches have been asked to bless.

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For 100’s of years Christians were at the forefront of western art, but now it seems like all we have to offer is a God’s Not Dead movie, why is that? Also, can you separate the art from the artist, and what do you do when your favorite actor is accused of sexual assault. Plus is Harry Potter taking the place of the bible for young people? All this and more.

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We have a special interview this week with Alicia Nelson. Alicia will tell us her story about her and her son, Spencer. This is a beautiful, powerful, and heartbreaking journey, and continually points to God in the midst of pain.

For more information on the ministry Alicia is a part of, visit hopemommies.org

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