From Sinai to Bethlehem

Rabbi Jason Fruithandler and Barbara Murphy talk about the strange story of the prophet Balaam and the Moabite King Balak and the donkey that saw the angel.

Episode Three: Balaam and the Talking Donkey - Numbers 22

Tamar is one of the women whose name is commemorated in the Genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1:1-17). Often mistaken, as it was with her father-in-law Judah, for a prostitute, Tamar used the power she had in the world she lived in to fulfill the law of God given to Israel through Moses. The punishment for her actions was death, but she offered her life for the life of her adopted people. Please join us for a reprise of Episode Ten to honor a courageous woman who kept alive the line that leads to Jesus.

Episode Ten: Tamar and Judah - Genesis 38

Seed falls on all kinds of soil. In this parable Jesus challenges those present to use the ears of their heart to hear the deep and multi-dimensional meaning of the path, rocks, thorns, and good soil. Please join in this powerful conversation about tending to the seed so it will grow and bear fruit for generations "thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold."

Episode Twenty-One: Parable of the Sower - Mark 4:1-20

"For this command which I am giving you today is not too wondrous or remote for you...I have set before you life and death...Choose life." This conversation is about how we choose life and are redeemed. This amazing Scripture holds the way, the truth, and the life. Please join us.

Episode Twenty-Two: Choose Life - Deuteronomy 30

The Parable of the Dishonest Steward is a strange one. Join Rabbi Fruithandler and Barbara Murphy as they make their way through the dealings of the steward and find the message.

Episode Twenty-Three: Parable of the Dishonest Servant - Luke 16 1-8

This rebellion came about when some charged with care for the sacred vessels believed themselves holy enough to offer sacrifice. They made demands of Moses but who they really were questioning was God. This conversation explores the event and how we sometimes wish, or try to be something other than who God created us to be.

Episode Twenty-Four: The Rebellion of Korah, Dathan and Abiram - Numbers 16:1-1

Join us for this beautiful teaching about God's blessing for his people, and his loving patience and understanding that as human beings we sometimes falter. God's promise of blessing is definitive and infinite. All we need do is say yes.

Episode Twenty-Five: God's Blessing for His People - Numbers 6:22-27

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Connecting Scripture and Life podcast explores the way God speaks in different times and places with the same wisdom that lead to a happy life. Scripture teaches us how to live. Through conversations with people who love, teach, and live it we will explore our own lives in the pages of the sacred.

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Episode Ten: Tamar and Judah - Genesis 38

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