Join our guides, Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith—along with host Karin Peter, the snarky one—for an adventure of discovery navigating the provocative, complex, ancient, humorous, judgmental, yet revelatory text of the early Christian Church. Explain, explore, and experience the New Testament. This month’s text: James. Host: Karin PeterGuest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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The Christmas story is one we are familiar with, but what do the 4 separate gospels actually say about the nativity scene? What is tradition? What is the context? How do the stories differ? Tony and Charmaine are here to walk us through the Christmas story as part of our Percolating on Faith series. Host:…
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Join our guides, Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith—along with host Karin Peter, the snarky one—for an adventure of discovery navigating the provocative, complex, ancient, humorous, judgmental, yet revelatory text of the early Christian Church. Explain, explore, and experience the New Testament. This month’s text: 1 Peter Host: Karin PeterGuest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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Where is God in the midst of evil and suffering? Percolating on Faith is exploring various theodicies that attempt to answer this question. In this episode, they focus on process theodicy. Host: Carla LongGuests: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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Where is God in the midst of evil and suffering? Percolating on Faith is exploring various theodicies that attempt to answer this question. In this episode, they focus on the Jesus narrative theodicy. Host: Carla LongGuests: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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Get a brief overview of the key concepts explored during the USA Nonviolence Conversations in Spring 2022. Clips from Session Five bring the voices of many into the circle of dialogue as we consider Four Approaches to Violence and various nonviolent responses. Poignant stories from Monica, Marketer, and Kuzma make it up-close and personal. Link…
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Where in God in the midst of evil and suffering? Percolating on Faith is exploring various theodicies that attempt to answer this question. In this episode, they focus on protest theodicy, which is rooted in lament found in the Hebrew tradition. Host: Carla LongGuests: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Download TranscriptDownload Audio
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Where in God in the midst of evil and suffering? Percolating on Faith is exploring various theodicies that attempt to answer this question. Today, they are focusing on Augustine’s Theodicy and how he approached sin, suffering, and calamities. Host: Carla LongGuest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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Join our guides, Tony and Charmaine, for an adventure of discovery navigating the provocative, complex, ancient, humorous, judgmental, yet prophetic text of the New Testament. Explain, explore, and experience the text. This month’s episode: Luke. You can watch a video of the podcast here: https://youtu.be/rXAVJJnxYiQ Host: Karin PeterGuest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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Percolating on Faith is introducing you to some of the great mystics throughout time! How have mystics contributed to the Christian tradition and what importance does their influence have today? Stay tuned for future episodes that take a deeper look into some of the most influential mystics. Host: Carla LongGuest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith…
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