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DeGreecing the Church Part 1 & 2
DeGreecing the Church Part 1 & 2

In this two-part series, DeGreecing the Church, our Curator, Mia Burke, connects with Christine Walker over the Hebraic Roots of our faith. They explore the historical move away from a Jewish worldview as Greco-Roman influence became dominant in church culture. This episode probes the differences between the two worldviews in the understanding of reality, perception of God and man, and finds a return to our roots opens a broader understanding of both the Bible and our faith.

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Interviews, podcast, Etc.Meljun PicardalMia Burke, Christine Walker, acting, art, worship, theatre, deity, Dionysian, actor, answerer, drama, chorus, conflict, Oedipus, Oedipus the King, story, empathy, empathizes, May Issue, Greco-Roman Influence on the Church, Jewish Culture, Relationships, Jewish Community, Connection, Torah, Reality vs. Perception, Tri-Unity of God, Tri-Unity of Man, Body, Mind and Spirit Connection, Greco/Roman Emphasis on Physical/Image, Jewish Roots, Hebrew perspective of Mental Health/Anxiety/Depression, Jeremiah, Public Mourning and Grieving, Anger, Greco/Roman Emotions, Reason and Logic vs. Faith, Making Room for the Gentiles, Issue 6 Comments
Creating a Community of Relevance: Interview with Pastor Scott Veroneau
Creating a Community of Relevance: Interview with Pastor Scott Veroneau

Pastor Scott Veroneau sat down with BibleandPopCulture to discuss the fellowship built around Community Life Church in Gulf Breeze, Florida. He shares the elements that went into creating relevance for their community and local body of believers.

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Interviews, Etc.Meljun PicardalScott Veroneau, Creating a Community of Relevance, Community Life Church, community, Christian community, Methodist, gospel context, multi-generational church, contemporary, ministry, art, music, technology, redemption, redeemed, culture redeemed, March Issue, issue 4 Comments
Secular vs. Sacred: Is it Really that Simple?
Secular vs. Sacred: Is it Really that Simple?

Secular and sacred. Formal words dividing reality into godly or ungodly, Christian or worldly. But is God’s creation so cleanly divided? God’s opening words during Creation, recorded in Genesis, state that everything He created is good.

In its intended state, it’s all good. Not to be naive or unrealistic, there are unredeemed and profane elements of our culture. However, God’s primary vocation is the business of redemption.

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Interviews, Etc.Meljun PicardalMia Burke, Secular, Sacred, Christian, worldly, godly, God’s creation, it is good, cultural theology, William Romanowski, Eyes Wide Open, sacred vs. profane, worldview, Hebrew Worldview, Plato, Greek worldview, March Issue, issue 4 Comments
The Jesus Movement and the Echo Boomers: An Exploration in Two Parts
The Jesus Movement and the Echo Boomers: An Exploration in Two Parts

I’ve been incredibly blessed to have had a circle of women a life stage ahead, who have selflessly poured into me:  Mama Steph, Martha, Fran, and Mary Ann. I observed that they were all Boomers and Jesus Freaks (Boomers who, in one way or another, were saved and filled with the Holy Spirit during the 1960s-1970s). They boldly shared their stories leading up to their salvation and how that era impacted their lives/respective ministries

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