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Faith Improvised

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May 13, 2025 • 1h 11min

Paul's Prayer Report in Ephesians 1

In this episode, I talk about how Paul reports he is praying for his audiences at the end of Ephesians 1.
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Apr 29, 2025 • 1h 14min

Identity Formation in Ephesians 1, Pt. 3

In this episode, I talk about Timothy Snyder's chapter on solidarity, from his book On Freedom, and about Paul's literary and rhetorical strategy in Ephesians 1.
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Apr 22, 2025 • 58min

Identity Formation in Ephesians 1, Pt. 2

In this episode, I talk a bit more about Timothy Snyder's book, On Freedom, and about Paul's literary strategy in Ephesians 1.
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Apr 16, 2025 • 1h 8min

An Epic Golf Tournament & National Political Shenanigans

In this episode, Steve Watkins and I reflect on Rory McIlroy's Masters win, and talk about staying sane and humane in the midst of national political madness.
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Apr 8, 2025 • 51min

Identity Formation In Ephesians 1

In this episode, I keep talking about Timothy Snyder's book, On Freedom, and I talk about Paul's identity formation strategy in the opening of Ephesians.
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Apr 1, 2025 • 43min

Ephesians As A Letter

In this episode, I continue talking about Timothy Snyder's book, On Freedom, and I introduce other aspects of Paul's letter called Ephesians.
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Mar 25, 2025 • 1h 2min

God's Cosmic Enemies in Ephesians

In this episode, I talk about the role of the powers and authorities in Paul's letter, and their background in the Old Testament and the Jewish literature of Paul's day.
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Mar 18, 2025 • 58min

Ephesians & Me

In this episode, I revisit my history with Paul's letter called Ephesians.
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Mar 11, 2025 • 43min

Introducing Season 6

In this episode, I talk about what I've been up to the last six months, and I introduce what I'm going to talk about in this upcoming season: Paul's letter called Ephesians.I also mention a number of scholars and journalists whose work I have benefitted from: Timothy Snyder, Anne Applebaum, Jason Stanley, Tom Nichols, Andrea Chalupa, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Sarah Kendzior, and John Ganz.
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Sep 17, 2024 • 1h 1min

Showing Up

In this episode, Steve and I talk about enjoying some good beers sent from a listener, and about the importance of showing up.

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