Epiclesis

On this first Sunday of Lent, Pastor Chris took a look at a single verse, the place in Matthew's Gospel that describes Jesus' Temptation in the Wilderness. Or, more accurately, the spot where it says the the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness. Why would the Holy Spirit do that, and what kind of leading was this?

Did you know that Jesus led an exodus? We usually associate Moses with the word, but Scripture tells us that Jesus led one, too, and an even greater one than Moses. What's more, Jesus and Moses even talked about it ahead of time. Intrigued? Join Pastor Chris for this Transfiguration Sunday teaching.

On this particular Sunday, Dr. Dianne Collard was the guest as she stopped by to update the church on her work in Artists in Christian Testimony, International, ArtsCharlotte, and the very latest with her book and film projects. The best part of the day, however, was hearing about the revelation God gave her, through the artistic work of Makoto Fujimura, that shed some amazing light on the "why" of the crushing she had undergone some years before. Welcome, Dianne! It's always a joy to hear from you.

On this episode of Ancient-Future Faith, Dr. Glenn Collard dropped by the studio to talk about his life in ministry, mission, Bible smuggling (he really did) and his work in the Charlotte, North Carolina, in a new organization he founded and directs called "Coram Deo." Join us!

On this episode of Ancient-Future Faith, Chris Alford talks to Dr. Dianne Collard about her book , now translated into 16 languages across the world, the forthcoming film project based on the book, and the journey through crushing despair and hope through art that started it all.

Pastor Chris is a fan of the TV show "Hoarders," but one recent episode hit him really hard-- and it spoke in many ways to the passage in Deuteronomy for the day. Are you a hoarder? Could hoarding also be of a kind that doesn't have to do with material things, or the accumulation of stuff? Along the way, we looked at some of the traits of hoarders, talked about how they might be found in a different kind of mental hoarding, and Pastor Chris closed with a brief look at the classic, "My Heart, Christ's Home."

Rev. Dr. Donald P. Richmond was the guest for this particular Sunday and the opening passage of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, was the focus. Donald encouraged us to think of the Beatitudes as stepping stones, one to another, and asked how we might view Jesus' teachings through the lens of poverty.

What in the world is Ancient-Future Faith, and why should evangelicals care? Dr. Carl Peters was back in the studio for a conversation with Chris. They picked up where they left off in the previous episode of the radio program and dug a little deeper about what Ancient-Future Christian Faith really means. Along the way they talked about God's big story, the baptized life, discipleship, and the astonishing way that the world we're living in right now looks much like the world of our ancient Christian forebearers.

During the Season of Epiphany, we're looking at Scripture through the lens of, and asking the question, "What does Jesus do?" You're probably familiar with the bracelets of some years ago: WWJD? What would Jesus do? Which is a fine question to start with, but Jesus is far more than a model of behavior-- let's ask the question, "What is Jesus doing in the here and now?" Listen in as Pastor Chris looked at the Beatitudes of Jesus.

During the Season of Epiphany, we're looking at Scripture through the lens of, and asking the question, "What does Jesus do?" You're probably familiar with the bracelets of some years ago: WWJD? What would Jesus do? Which is a fine question to start with, but Jesus is far more than a model of behavior-- let's ask the question, "What is Jesus doing in the here and now?" Listen in as Pastor Chris looked at the Beatitudes of Jesus.