Thinking about God and growing in faith—the journey never ends, but “Oh the places we will GO!” Beloved Community of Christ theologians Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith take us by the hand and guide us through the ins and outs of all the questions and doubts. Candidly authentic, grounded in tradition, and poignantly relevant this series is a keeper. BONUS: a series in a series—God Shots!
Continuing their read of Daniel Migliore’s book, Faith Seeking Understanding, Tony, Charmaine and Carla tackle chapter 9 called Christ in Context. Why do different cultures interpret the Jesus story differently? What can we learn from that? How is our view of who Jesus is shaped by our context? Listen to the Percolating on Faith team…
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Continuing our God Shots series where we work through systematic theology, Tony, Charmaine, and Carla wrestle the topic of Jesus. Who has Jesus historically been to the Christian Church? Who is Jesus today? And what does his message mean for us as disciples? Grab a cup of coffee, get comfortable, and enjoy! You can find…
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What does it mean to be human and why are we on this earth? These are questions that humanity has been asking since the beginning. Listen in as Tony, Charmaine, and Carla tackle thee topic of what it means to be human. They discuss culture, theology, and what it means to be created in the…
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Why do bad things happen to good people? Is God the master puppet who controls the universe? Join Project Zion’s theological duo Charmaine and Tony as they talk about the providence of God and the mystery of evil. To find the book Charmaine referenced, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Happens-Reason-Other-Loved/dp/0399592067 Host: Carla Long Guest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith…
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Continuing our journey through systematic theology, in today’s episode of Percolating on Faith, Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith talk about creation. Citing the creation stories in Genesis, they talk about what it means to be created in the image of God and what that means about how we should be stewards over the earth. Host: Carla…
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In this Percolating on Faith: God Shots episode, Carla, Charmaine, and Tony are talking all about the Triune God. Find out how Christians have used the Trinity to communicate about and liberate God. Host: Carla Long Guest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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What exactly is scripture? What place does scripture have in Christian theology and in the life of the church? In today’s episode of Percolating on Faith, Tony, Charmaine and Carla continue their “God Shots” conversations with the topic of scripture. Host: Carla Long Guest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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Ever wonder why or how God reveals Godself to us? In this Percolating on Faith: God Shots episode, Tony and Charmaine will be discussing just that–how God reveals Godself and why God reveals Godself! Host: Carla Long Guest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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Tony and Charmaine talk about God Shots, a new series that explores theology, what it means, why it’s important, and why everyone is a theologian. Host: Carla LongGuests: Charmaine and Tony Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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Continuing our Percolating of Faith series, join Carla, Charmaine, and Tony as they discuss “Spirituality of Place”. The idea that certain places hold deep spiritual meaning to certain groups of people. We create these spaces at our camps, in congregations, and communities, but we understand God can meet us anywhere. As Tony says when referring…
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