Halting Toward Zion

Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss the Gospels and the way they are similar, different, and yet in harmony in their telling of the story of Jesus' life.

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Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss the life and ministry of John the Baptist - cousin of Jesus, lived in the wilderness, martyred by Herod, and much more.

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Join Greg, Emily, and Rachel this week as they discuss what we know of the life of Christ before His baptism.

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In this week's episode Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss the birth of Christ. The women give their insight on the true, historical significance of a real, human pregnancy, the meaning of espousal, their accommodations in Bethlehem, and the shepherds who came to visit.

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This week Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss Simeon's song, holidays, and their favorites and the weakest Christmas carols.

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Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss the first three songs in the Gospels - Mary, Zachariah, the angels. Why does it matter that this information is shared with us as songs/poems?

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"...Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, [and] born of the Virgin Mary..."

Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss the beginning of the Gospels and the historical event of the virgin birth.

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"This time we need to do a little more scene-setting and talk about the different philosophies that are sweeping the world at this point."

Join Greg, Emily, and Rachel as they continue their discussion of the Roman Empire as we quickly move toward the incarnation of Jesus Christ.

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https://open.substack.com/pub/haltingtowardzion/p/cynic-epic-stoic-skeptic?r=1mbq24&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

"We’ve gone from kingdom to republic to oligarchy, still pretending to be a republic, to the beginnings of an empire pretending to be an oligarchy pretending to be a republic."

Join Greg, Emily, and Rachel as they discuss the journey of the political and social structure of Rome and it's leaders.

https://open.substack.com/pub/haltingtowardzion/p/from-republic-to-oligarchy-to-empire?r=1mbq24&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true