Barry talks about how it is possible that advocates on opposite sides of issues like SOGI, race, economics, and abortion have enough common ground that they could build bridges to peace, rather than burn them down.     Books: Science and Religion, Ian Barber America: Religions and Religion, Catherine Albanese

There are times we fight tooth and nail to fix a problem, when in fact, we are only making a dent in the symptom. Barry offers a few examples of this complexity and ways to think more deeply about it.     Scriptures: 1 Kings 22 Book: Plato’s Republic, Book VI

Barry walks us through Psalm 18, dodging earthquakes, volcanoes, thunderstorms to watch God deliver us and bring us into a broad, safe place—a place of humility and gratitude.     Scriptures: Psalm 18 2 Samuel 22:1ff  

Traditional interpretations of authority can tend toward objectification but learning to be a servant in every context is redemptive.     Scriptures: Matthew 15:21-28 Luke 19:6-10 2 Samuel 6:20-23 James 3:7-9 Genesis 1:26-28 Philemon 13-16 1 Samuel 8:4-9 Galatians 2:3-6 1 Peter 5:2-5 Genesis 3:16 Ephesians 5:21-25   Book: The Making of the Atomic Bomb, […]

Barry talks about the tenuous yet long-term relationship between Christianity and education and why it has been fundamental to the faith, including in Judaism and the early church.       Scriptures: Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Deuteronomy 17:14-20 Deuteronomy 11:18-23   Poem: “The Second Coming”, William Butler Yeats Articles: “A Deepening Distrust of Higher Education and Other […]

In his conversation with Sadducees recorded in Luke 20, Jesus teaches that the resurrection is real and establishes two things: hope for the future and change for the present.     Scriptures and Apocrypha: Luke 20:27-44 Exodus 3:1-4:17 Psalm 110 Genesis 6 Tobit 3 II Maccabees 7  

There are some opinions or positions of our society that creep into our lives as believers. Barry talks about a few of these concepts and how we cling to them even when God disagrees; get ready to become somewhat uncomfortable.     Scriptures: Colossians 1:17 Job 32:6-10 Acts 17:28 Matthew 15:21-28   Books: Science and […]

Barry talks with Jared Wellman, pastor and SBC Executive Committee member, and Rob Collingsworth about the recent happenings in the Southern Baptist Convention and a Christian’s responsibility to advocate for the vulnerable.     Scriptures: Luke 10:25-37 Matthew 23:11   Books: The God Who Is There, Francis Schaeffer   Resources: Houston Chronicle Articles: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/investigations/abuse-of-faith/ SBC […]

Barry talks about some well-known Old Testament passages and how they should shape the way we see outsiders. Treating outsiders the way God in Christ does would revolutionize our lives and our world.     Scriptures: Genesis 18-19 Judges 19 Leviticus 19:17-18 and 33-34 Malachi 3:5 Acts 6:1-3 Matthew 10:5-15 Hebrews 13:1-2 I Timothy 3:1-2 […]

The good news is, we depend on others. Wait, does that sound like bad news to you? If so, this episode is for you.   Scriptures: Mark 10:42-44 I Timothy 2:1-2 John 4:4-26 Luke 10:25-37 Poems: “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock”, T.S. Eliot “Mending Wall”, Robert Frost