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People have left cities, countries, and the comforts of home in order to pursue God in a less distracting environs.  Listening to an Audible book,  "The Wisdom Of The Desert" by Thomas Merton, prompted me to explore this theme in scripture.

208: The Wisdom Of The Desert

Do you ever feel like you know what to do, but are powerless to do it? Me, too. Me, too. Story of my life, and the story of the history of the world.

Generally, we know what's right. It's a simple thing, usually. But, there are times when we don't, for many reasons. As for the church, even though we know we shouldn't, we seem powerless to resist the seductions of empire, be it Rome, England, or the US. They invite us to join them. They promise to push there agenda in exchange for their vote and loyalty. And the church seems always to acquiesce. 

Why is that? Why are we not satisfied with Jesus as Lord, why do we clamour for a king!

338: Do Not Fear!

in dependence

1 Forest

This podcast is recorded in my car as I drive to work. I do it this way so that I can work through ideas organically without the luxury of a Bible or any other books to fall back on. This way I know how I sound when I talk on these subjects and I can listen back to what I said and see the path and progression of my own theology and understanding of Jesus. I do not edit so as to keep discussions as raw and real as possible, although I do pause from time to time, like when I recently spilled my coffee or when I get a call.

338: Do Not Fear!

DRIVING THEOLOGY

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