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Reverand Dr. Jaqueline Dyer is the Associate Director of the Doctor of Social Work Program and Associate Professor of Practice at Simmons University's School of Social Work. We are discussing her cha…

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Dr. Jill Firth is a lecturer of Hebrew and Old Testament at Ridley College in Parkville Australia. She contributed to the newly released book titled The Bible and Mental Health  and is one of the edi…

Dr. Jill Firth is a lecturer of Hebrew and Old Testament at Ridley College in Parkville Australia. She contributed to the newly released book titled The Bible and Mental Health  and is one of the edi…

Jazz is the best combination of freedom and protest-not only in its sound but in the music theory itself. It seems to be made to contain the words of Frederick Douglass .

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Jazz is the best combination of freedom and protest-not only in its sound but in the music theory itself. This week we talk about the Bible as improv music. Each soloist, each member of that band is …

Dr. Glanville was a professional Jazz musician who later specialized in biblical studies. This week we discuss how two opposite sounding emotions are heard together in the Blues. We also discuss how …

Dr. Glanville was a professional Jazz musician who later specialized in biblical studies. Dr. Glanville teaches us how to hear the foundational characteristics in Blues music and then shares with us …

Does sailing on the Mediterranean change your perspective when you return to Jerusalem? Dr. Stutzman thinks it does. And the ancient rules of the Sea? Well, if they are "avoid disaster," then they mo…

Discover how Dr. Stutzman went from a conservative Mennonite family to finding a love for sailing and for following Paul's footsteps...er, wake? Why does the water create such a different atmosphere …

In this episode, Dr. Richter also discusses the self-restraint required by God of his people and what we can do in our modern, industrialized age to create a healthier relationship with the environme…

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Dr. Elaine Phillips joins us to discuss what Israelite wisdom texts are and why we need them in the Bible. We get into the book of Proverbs and discuss who the Proverbs 31 woman really is.

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Were Mary and Joseph alone in an A-frame barn, isolated from their community when Jesus was born? What is the political intrigue buried in the narrative of the Magi visiting Jesus? Dr. Paul Wright fr…

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This week we talk about how theology, philosophy, and ecology can be amazing conversation partners. When our food is packaged and purchased at a store, we think of the products of the earth as a comm…

What happens when work is combined with the experience of receiving the Eucharist? And can Dr. Kreglinger's experience on a vineyard help us know more about God's character?

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