Casting the Net

Casting the Net

By Father Dave and RickReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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Casting the Net episodes

  • Episode 21 - Spiritual and Literal Continued...

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    Welcome to Episode 21!   The guys continue their discussion on the spiritual and literal interpretations.

    In this episode...

    • How God reveals who He is
    • If you read the Bible only according to the letter, it's not going to be particularly profitable for you
    • The Bible is "a gift of God that provides us with ultimate spiritual advantage this side of heaven" - Father Dave


    Enjoy!

    Thanks for listening!

    21 min
  • Episode 20 - The Spiritual vs Literal (Bible Continuation)

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    Welcome to Episode 20! We are excited to have Rick back as they continue their discussion on the Bible with specific reference to the spiritual vs literal interpretations.

    In this episode...

    • How we need to understand both interpretations
    • The idea that the heart of spiritual interpretation is Christ himself
    • How Christ is the interpretive key for all of scripture


    Enjoy!

    Thanks for listening!

    19 min
  • Episode 19 - Bible Extended Series (Sunday Reading)

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    Welcome to Episode 19!  This week is a bit different, as Rick is out due to a family matter so Father Dave is flying solo.  Let's pray this goes well...

    In this episode, Father Dave continues the series on the Bible, specifically Luke 17:11-19 from Sunday's reading.  The main message is how context is so important for interpretation.  

    Enjoy!

    Thanks for listening!

    15 min
  • Episode 18 - the Bible (continued...)

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    Welcome to episode 18!  Continuing the discussion on the Bible, the guys talk about the following:

    • How to interpret God's word correctly
    • Reading scriptures within the heart of the church
    • Our modern world and the hyper individualistic and sensational attitudes that we have to contend with
    • Principles of interpretation

     Enjoy!

    Thanks for listening!

    20 min
  • Episode 17 - the Bible (continued...)

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    Welcome to another episode in our series on the the Bible! We had only planned on 3 episodes initially, but decided to continue the discussion.  Here we talk about:

    • How the Bible is a unity
    • The fact that we are not so much a religion of the book as we are a religion of the word
    • Analogies of faith
    • Old and New Testament and how they are intertwined 
    • Principles for understanding scripture

    Enjoy!

    Thanks for listening!

    16 min
  • Episode 16 - the Bible (part 3 of 3)

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    Welcome to the last in our three part series on the the Bible! In this episode we wrap up the series with an awesome discussion on:

    • The scripture encountering God, not learning about God
    • How the stork didn't bring us the Bible!
    • Where the Bible came from and how it should be interpreted

    Great episode wrapping up the series!  Enjoy!

    Thanks for listening!

    17 min
  • Episode 15 - the Bible (part 2 of 3)

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    This is our second episode in the three part series on the Bible.  Some really great discussion here including:

    • What is God choosing to reveal about himself to us, which gives us an advantage of faith
    • When we in faith approach scripture, we are entering the communion of God
    • How the point of scripture is to help human beings grow in love
      • How does God want me to respond in love?

    Very interesting, so we hope you enjoy!

    Thanks for listening!

    15 min
  • Episode 14 - the Bible (Part 1 of 3)

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    Welcome! This week Father Dave and Rick kick off a 3-part series on the Bible.  They talk about:

    • The differences between reading when they were growing up versus today
    • Different versions
    • How scripture was used 
    • And finally how God reveals himself to us through the Bible

    Enjoy!

    Thanks for listening!

    17 min
  • Episode 13 - Morality Wrap Up

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    This week the guys wrap up their series on morality, discussing how we ought to live, not letting feelings hijack us, and how the means don't always justify the ends. Great episode; enjoy!

    Thanks for listening!

    17 min
  • Episode 12 - Morality Continued

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    In today's episode Fr. Dave and Rick continue their discussion on morality.  They talk about humanities reaction to wants and needs, and what happens when we choose to live a life outside of the definition that God provides for us. Enjoy!

    Thanks for listening!

    16 min

About Casting the Net

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Casting the Net is a candid discussion between two fathers, one a priest and the other a married man with four kids, on what it means to be a father, and always in search of “catching the…