Epiclesis

On this second Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Love, Pastor Chris took a look at lenses and perception. The chaos around us may be obvious, but can you see John the Baptist crying out and proclaiming the Good News? Join us!

Augustine said long ago that there are "two cities," two worlds, colliding. We surely see that truth around us today. Pastor Chris took a look at a favorite science fiction movie from the 1950s (of all things), and, best of all, the life of the Children of Israel to show a way forward when worlds collide. Join us!

Cloisters for the coming New Dark Ages? What is a cloister, anyway? In this episode of Ancient-Future Faith, Pastor Chris talks from the heart about his concern for what he describes as a perfect storm for the church. He also makes an appeal for Christians to get serious about growing deeper and stronger in the faith for these precarious times.

What is truth? Where can it be found, and who has it? On this Sunday before the US elections, Pastor Chris took time to remind believers of some critically important things about truth and who we are. It's a must-hear message. Join us!

Back for a second time in the Ancient-Future Faith studio, bestselling author Rod Dreher talks about Covid and the church. How will the pandemic and the subsequent rules and guidelines affect liturgy or worship? Will current events shape the church of the future? The church is at an important crossroads and you need to be part of the conversation.

Author Rod Dreher was our special guest in the Ancient-Future Faith studios for a conversation about his books "The Benedict Option" and "Live Not by Lies." The first is a New York Times bestseller that sparked an international debate about the future of Christianity. The second, just out, is already number 1 on the Amazon list.

What are Christians to do in a post-Christian culture? And how do Christians stand up to soft and hard totalitarianism. Our Christian past holds the key. Join us!

Masks and viruses and Government guidelines are a perfect storm of an issue to divide the church, but they are not essential tenets of the faith. There will be different ways that godly, Jesus-loving, Bible-believing Christians will respond to our world's difficult circumstances. Where can we turn for answers and guidance? The answer is to Scripture and to our Christian heritage.

We talked with Dr. Ellen Koehler about these tumultuous times and how a 5th century monk named Benedict can show today's church the way forward. What we're living through right now is not unprecedented, and our rich Christian heritage gives us hope for a bold ancient-future.

Jesus purposefully and strategically took his disciples to the very gates of hell: Caesarea Philippi. Why? It turns out that it was the perfect place for Peter to make a quiet confession that was also a bold act of spiritual warfare.

Award-winning author Susan Spann was the guest on this edition of Ancient-Future Faith to talk not about her popular "Shinobi Mystery" series, but rather the real-life-changing events that led her to climb 100 mountains in Japan. A former member and friend to many of us at Epiclesis, Susan now resides in Japan where she lives-- fully and wonderfully-- and writes about Japanese culture. Susan was already familiar with the country and its history through years of academic study and her series of fictional mysteries chronicling the lives of the Samurai Hiro Hattori and his Jesuit sidekick Father Mateo. But it was after a diagnosis of breast cancer, chemotherapy, and 100 of Japan's most famous mountains that she left safe (and fear) behind, found strength, and came to know her adopted country intimately.