From the series “The Story of the Bible,” Ryan zooms in on part 5 of the biblical story: the church. When we look at the Lord’s Supper practices of the Corinthians, we see Paul asking them to practice the future in the present. The church is meant to exist as time travelers, living out the life of tomorrow today, on earth as it is in heaven.

Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson

Production by: Joao Moraes

From the series “The Story of the Bible,” Ryan jumps ahead to the seventh and final chapter of our story, new creation! Only once we understand the end of the story can we understand our place in the middle. Revelation 21-22 paint a picture of God’s newly created world, giving us a glimpse of where God’s plan for all of creation is headed.

Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson

Production by: Joao Moraes

From the series “The Story of the Bible,” Ryan focuses on the fourth stage of the story: Christ. Jesus’ message is surprisingly not about how to go to heaven when we die, but about how he is bringing heaven down to earth and making all things new. This is what Jesus means by the kingdom of God.

Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson

Production by: Joao Moraes

From the series “The Story of the Bible,” Ryan focuses on the third stage of the story: the covenant community of Israel. Why would God choose a particular people if his desire was to lead the whole world back to him? The Old Testament often seems like a pause in the story between corruption and Christ, but God’s relationship with Israel is actually a development of the story. Israel is God’s “proof of concept” for what he wants to do for the whole world.

Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson

Production by: Joao Moraes

Pastor Matt Snowden joins Ryan for a discussion about sin. Why is it many people today deny sin even exists? What is sin? How can we avoid it? How can we deal with the guilt it brings into our lives? Shouldn’t we just have fun and let college be “the best 4 years of our lives?”

Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson

Production by: Joao Moraes

From the series “The Story of the Bible,” Ryan focuses on the second stage of the story: corruption. Being sub-rulers was not good enough for humans. We wanted to be in charge (and still do), and so God’s shalom, his multi-faceted plan for wholeness and completeness in the world, was shattered. How has each one of us contributed to this brokenness?

Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson

Production by: Joao Moraes

Ryan kicks off the fall semester introducing a new series, “The Story of the Bible.” We will take 7 weeks to overview the 7 C’s of the biblical story: Creation, Corruption, Community, Christ, Church, Correction, New Creation. In this first episode, we focus on creation, asking: why do people exist? Why did God create us? How do we fit into his plan for his world?

Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson

Production by: Joao Moraes

Josh Hays joins Ryan to discuss the connection between faith and science. Is there a conflict between the two? Do we have to choose a team, or is there some way faith and science can work together to help us better understand and appreciate God’s world? What’s at stake in this conversation (hint: a whole lot!)?

Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson

Production by: Joao Moraes

Natalie Randall, Xana Toth, and Ellie Thomas join Ryan to discuss the practice of simplicity. What is it? How does it differ from sustainability? Why does it feel like simplicity makes our life more complicated? The crew offers thoughts and practical steps about how to move toward a simple life.

Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson

Production by: Joao Moraes

From the series “Practicing the Way,” Ryan describes Jesus’ invitation to free us from our attachments to our possessions so that we can live simply, being defined by our love and not by our brand. We discuss the clothing industry: how it’s harmful and how we can shop differently as followers of Jesus.

Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson

Production by: Joao Moraes