This week Fr. Jason outlines the structure and genre of the epistle of James.  He also reflects upon how the structure and genre inform our reading of it.  

Link to Luke Timothy Johnson's Commentary on James.

Fr. Jason kicks off a three-week series discussing the Epistle of St. James.

The commentary Fr. Jason mentions is Luke Timothy Johnson's The Letter of James from the Anchor Bible Series. 

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Fr. Jason finishes his conversation with pastors Joel and Aimee Pakan of the band Tangled Blue on Ephesians 6:10-20.

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Fr. Jason talks with Lutheran pastors Joel and Aimee Pakan about Ephesians 6:10-20.  We get to hear about 15 minutes of their conversation this week.  Tune in next week for part 2 of this conversation.

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Fr. Jason explores how we find our Spiritual Style in order to be "filled with the fullness of God" as it says in Ephesians.

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Fr. Jason explores rivalry, reconciliation, unity, and salvation in the third chapter of Ephesians.  

Fr. Jason explores the second chapter of Ephesians in our August exploration of the letter.

Father Jason introduces the Letter to the Church in the Ephesus, the book of the Bible commonly known as Ephesians.  

Fr. Jason continues discussing the catechism of the Episcopal Church turning to the section on God the Son. a.k.a. Jesus.

Link to the Catechism

Link to books by James Alison

There has been a lot of conversation, writing, research, analysis, hand-wringing, and anxiety about church decline in recent decades.  There was a heyday of religiosity in America in the middle of the 20th century.  We have receded from that high watermark, but it is yet to be determined if that’s a problem or an opportunity.

This week’s episode is the second half of my conversation with Bp. Cole about Thomas Merton, and we get into peering at the current American religious landscape using Merton’s writings and thought as a lens.  Admittedly, the Bishop and I are both paid believers, and as such this kinda winds up being a professional church geek conversation.  However, I found ut compelling and insightful; so I hope you enjoy it.  We end the conversation with the Bishop reading one of Merton’s poems that is both compelling and mystifying at the same time.  So, stay with our professional church geek conversation to the end so you can hear that.  You don’t want to miss it.