Paul Kim

Paul Kim, Regan Williams, Demetrius Nathan

Pastor Paul Kim addresses our biblical calling to care for the orphan. Regan and Demetrius tell the narrative of Gabriel, a fictitious representative of the foster care system, whose story is repeated dozens of times every day in Los Angeles.

Rankin Wilbourne

Matthew Trexler

Alex Watlington

Rankin Wilbourne

The opening story is from Mark Sundeen’s The Unsettlers: In Search of the Good Life in Today’s America. Peter De Vries is the author of The Blood of the Lamb. The retelling of De Vries’ story is from Richard John Neuhaus’s "Death on a Friday Afternoon." “Revelation” can be found in the Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor, and the story about Americo is from a Cru publication, 'Worldwide Challenge.'

Rankin Wilbourne

The details on the distinctiveness of the early Christian movement can be found in Larry Hurtado’s Destroyer of the Gods.  The Michael Green quote and line about Hosea’s story ending were from Tim Keller, and the story about Karl Barth is from Fleming Rutledge’s The Crucifixion.

Paul Kim

Rankin Wilbourne

*The Wendell Berry quote is from his book 'Blessed are the Peacemakers.' The story about Vaclav Havel is from Rod Dreher’s book, 'The Benedictine Option.'

Rankin Wilbourne

*The definition of hope was adapted from Dostoevsky’s novel 'The Brothers’ Karamazov.' The story of Sarah Smith is from C.S. Lewis’s book, 'The Great Divorce.'