Chad Rhodes and Charlotte Elia discuss different views on the inspiration of scripture. Was the Bible directly dictated by God? Or did God inspire particular authors who then tried to communicate that experience in human speech? Or is the Bible something more like a collection of writings from people of faith exploring their relationship with...
Charlotte Elia offers a reflection on John 20:19-31. The tradition mocks him as Doubting Thomas, but when this disciple asked to see Jesus, asked for proof of the resurrection, he asked for something all of the others had already seen. What about those of us who haven’t seen, who don’t have the privilege of that...
Chad Rhodes and Charlotte Elia discuss a variety of historical approaches and tools for interpreting scripture.
Charlotte Elia offers a reflection for Easter on Mark 16:1-8. This world is full of competing narratives, but there is only one real story, our Gospel story- a story where fear, confusion, and death never have the last world, but where love, life and joy always triumph.
Charlotte Elia offers two suggestions for simple ways you can mark this holy evening at home, either alone or with loved ones. Jesus said, “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are...
Charlotte Elia offers a reflection on John 12:1-8. Is it self-indulgent to worship, to pray, when the world is crumbling all around us, when people are suffering and dying? Who has the time to sit still when urgent concerns cry out for our attention?
In this episode Chad Rhodes and Charlotte Elia discuss atonement theories. How are God and humankind reconciled through the cross or through the life of Christ? Listen as your hosts break down ransom, recapitulation, satisfaction, penal substitution, and moral influence theories, and find out who will prevail in the rankings.
Charlotte Elia offers a reflection on Luke 13:1-9. “Whatever yesterday was like- the disappointments, the mistakes, the missed opportunities- we have the gift of today, and today the gardener who begged for more time to care for that fig tree wants more time to nurture us, to work through us, to support us to bear...
Chad Rhodes and Charlotte Elia talk some more about spiritual practices in the Christian tradition, but this time they get a bit more practical. They discuss specific practices and their experiences with each, and they make some suggestions for finding space for God in our current context.
Charlotte Elia offers a reflection on Luke 13:31-35 and asks if Jesus’ resolve to complete his mission in the face of distraction can’t be a model for us as we pursue love and justice.