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The Burning Word

Many of us struggle when it comes to reading our Bibles. Whether from boredom, disinterest, or just plain distraction, our attempts to crack open our Bibles and hope for answers has fallen short over ... Read more

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The Genesis of New Identity (Confessions, Bk 12-13)

The Genesis of New Identity (Confessions, Bk 12-13)

All good things must come to an end, but what if our end surprises us by revealing it is only once more the beginning? C... Read more

7 Feb 2022

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When Christopher Nolan met St. Augustine (Confessions, Bk 10-11)

When Christopher Nolan met St. Augustine (Confessions, Bk 10-11)

Anyone who knows me well knows that I am obsessed with Christopher Nolan films. Just in case you haven’t been tracking, ... Read more

24 Jan 2022

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Conversions and Confessions (Confessions, Bk 8-9)

Conversions and Confessions (Confessions, Bk 8-9)

This episode is what we’ve been waiting for. There’s this scene in the Confessions. If you’ve ever read it, or heard abo... Read more

18 Jan 2022

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Distractions and Delays in Identity (Confessions, Bk 5-7)

Distractions and Delays in Identity (Confessions, Bk 5-7)

Inevitably to speak about identity, one often hears of “journeys” and “roads”. It is an apt image to a point. We’d all l... Read more

22 Dec 2021

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Self-Love and Loss in the Land of Shadows (Confessions, Bk 2-4)

Self-Love and Loss in the Land of Shadows (Confessions, Bk 2-4)

We’re in a series on Augustine and the Crisis of Identity, and this episode we’re heading into books 2-4 of the Confessi... Read more

13 Dec 2021

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Language, Memories, and the Origins of Identity (Confessions, Bk 1)

Language, Memories, and the Origins of Identity (Confessions, Bk 1)

A couple years back, there was a lady in the church I worked at who was hosting my wife and I one afternoon. As we enter... Read more

6 Dec 2021

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The Problem with Christian Practice

The Problem with Christian Practice

So in a way, this episode is going to invite you in to where I (John) have been wandering the past few years in my docto... Read more

29 Nov 2021

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The Crisis of Modern Identity

The Crisis of Modern Identity

So if you’ve been tracking with the Burning Word, we’ve tried to take the opportunity in between studies, to explore que... Read more

23 Nov 2021

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The Flame of Love (Song of Songs: Ep 06)

The Flame of Love (Song of Songs: Ep 06)

Desire, beauty, terrors, seeing, and belonging. These are the themes we’ve been tracing as we track the search of the lo... Read more

1 Nov 2021

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Belonging to the Beloved in a Culture of Consent (Song of Songs: Ep 05)

Belonging to the Beloved in a Culture of Consent (Song of Songs: Ep 05)

This episode we want to return to a difficult question raised earlier in our study. When sexual ethics becomes about sex... Read more

25 Oct 2021

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