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In this episode of the podcast, Jeremy introduces the new series: The Parables, with insights into the parable of the good samaritan.

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

Amy Jill Levine, Short Stories by Jesus https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/short-stories-by-jesus-amy-jill-levine/1115558916

Brad Young, The Parables: Jewish Interpretation and Christian Interpretation https://www.bookdepository.com/Parables-Brad-H-Young/9780801048203

Robert Farrar Capon, Kingdom, Grace, Judgement: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780802839497

4:45 — The Parables of Jesus have a surplus of meaning, but they do not mean whatever we want them to mean [Mark 4:33-34]

11:10 — The Parable of the Good Samaritan [Luke 10:25]

14:15 — Question one: How do we approach God?

30:00 — Question two: How do you read? [Luke 10:26-27, Deuteronomy 6, Leviticus 19, Mark 12]

37:15 — Question three: What questions do you ask? [Luke 10:28-29]

46:30 — Verse 29: Who is my neighbor?

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In this episode of the podcast, Jeremy talks to Darby Trask on the topic of self-care, sabbath, and community-care.

3:40 Society and self-care

6:00 The church and self-care

7:00 Self-discovery and self-knowing

9:25 Sabbath lip service

11:00 Suffering

12:05 Defining terms: self-care and sabbath

19:40 Mindfulness, mental presence

24:28 Self-care as a prescription for the survivalist mentality

26:00 Sabbath/self-care as a disruptive practice

28:15 Busy as a badge of honor

30:40 Self-care as a discipline

34:45 What is real sabbath rest?

40:00 The privilege of self-care

52:00 Personal relationship with jesus, personal relationship with self, and community care

The author Jeremy mentions in the podcast is Walter Brueggemann

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In this episode of the podcast, Jeremy talks to Cameron Enochs about ancient Judaism. This is part two of two.

Cameron graciously provided us with an extensive bibliography and recommended reading list. You can see it here: https://github.com/CharlieEcho/center-church-early-judaism

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In this episode of the podcast, Jeremy talks to Cameron Enochs about ancient Judaism. This is part one of two.

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Show notes:

6:40 How to get into the Bible (or anything else)

9:12 A history of Judaism

15:00 The evangelical church and Judaism

19:45 The New Testament as Jewish literature

28:21 Core beliefs in early Judaism

40:35 Judaism versus Judaism(s)

44:27 Legalism

58:45 Building a fence around the Torah

1:00:05 Ceremonial and moral laws

1:00:10 Disagreement

Join us next week for part two!

In this week's episode, Jeremy talks to himself about the Sacramental Imagination

References

James K.A. Smith "Imagining the Kingdom"

https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780801035784

Dietrich Bonhoeffer "Meditations on the Psalms"

https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780310267034

Gerard Manley Hopkins "God's Grandeur"

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44395/gods-grandeur

Track notes:

Themes - The Sacramental Imagination and the Joy of Faith

1. What do we mean when we say "the sacramental imagination"?

2. Truth is found in more than faith claims and belief statements

3. The natural world is more than just nature

4. Creation is sacramental, but not equally so

5. The sacramental imagination is the path to authentic courage and joy

We'll be returning to the conversations series next week!

In today's episode, Jeremy talks to Brad Cook about complacency and stagnation.

Biblical references:

Proverbs 1:29-33

Isaiah 32:9

Literary references:

Adam Grant "Originals" https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780525429562

Gene Edward Veith, Jr. "God at Work"

https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781433524479

Episode notes

1:40:00 Complacency defined

5:20:00 Is complacency a catalyst

8:35:00 Chasing meaning

12:00:00 Complacency and stagnation

14:30:00 Vocation

20:30:00 Complacency and a misunderstanding of vocation

29:50:00 How we feel about vocation

32:00:00 A useful tool

34:00:00 Trust

39:00:00 Being smug, trusting in the wrong thing

44:00:00 How to respond to complacency

47:40:00 Putting trust in systems rather than the Lord

50:00:00 Immaturity and hubris

55:50:00 How to talk to others, how to listen to others

In today's podcast episode, Jeremy talks to Phillip Bulger about guilt. Some of the topics they discuss are our motivation to follow Christ and engage in Spiritual disciplines, freedom in Christ, collective/subjective guilt, and how we experience faith and guilt. The titles they mention in the podcast are:

The Dangers of Christian Practice by Lauren F. Winner (Yale University Press)

The Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren (IVP Books)

The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard (HarperOne)

In this week's podcast, Jeremy talks to Jason Morrison about the film: A Hidden Life (2019), written and directed by Terrence Malick. The film depicts the life of Franz and Fanny, Austrian farmers and devout catholics, and the consequences of Franz's refusal to fight for the Nazis in WWII. This podcast does contain spoilers for this film.

Note: if you don't watch the film prior to listening to the podcast, you will still enjoy the conversation, as it contains ideas inspired by but not specific to the film. However, you will hear references to the film and spoilers. If you want to skip the initial analysis of the film and stick to the conversation, skip from minute 3:00:00 to around 23:45:00.

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In this episode of the podcast, Jeremy talks to Alyssah Morrison about power and control. Some names dropped (for further reading) are: Sigmund Freud, David McClelland, Michel Foucault, Jeremy Bentham, Martin Heidegger, Toni Morrison, and Andy Crouch (not that Andy from Cornell, the other one).

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Show notes:

1:40 - Needs Theory

5:10 - Power and control

10:10 - Negative constructs of power

13:50 - Power and systems

20:00 - Power shaping the self

20:40 - Loss of control/power

23:10 - Is powerlessness essential to the Christian experience?

24:50 - Temptation to react/motivation

29:30 - Insecurity and power, displacement

34:30 - Are White people utilizing the national tragedy of violence against Black and BIPOC people as a tool to establish an identity?

40:00 - Domination and power dynamics

45:10 - Should a Christian person aspire to power?

56:10 - Are you in close proximity to powerlessness?

57:40 - Jesus and power

Recommended listening - Code Switch podcast "Why Now, White People?" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/code-switch/id1112190608

In the second installment of our series of conversations with members of the Center Church community, Jon talks to Jeremy about love.