Context Matters

Reverand Dr. Jaqueline Dyer is the Associate Director of the Doctor of Social Work Program and Associate Professor of Practice at Simmons University's School of Social Work. We are discussing her chapter called "From historical trauma to Shalom." Find out more about Dr. Dyer HEREExplore more in the book The Gospel HaymanotContact me through Narrative of PlaceOther resources:  Join Cyndi Parker's  Patreon Team!Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.Buy my new book Encountering Jesus in Real World of the Gospels   or listen to the audio or read the eBook! And please leave a review!  

Find out more about Dr. Dyer HERE Explore more in the book The Gospel HaymanotContact me through Narrative of PlaceOther resources:  Join Cyndi Parker's  Patreon Team!Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.Buy my new book Encountering Jesus in Real World of the Gospels   or listen to the audio or read the eBook! And please leave a review!  

Delving into the emotional depth of Jeremiah's experiences, the podcast explores themes of hope in times of despair and resilience amidst trauma. It discusses the portrayal of God's character in the book of Jeremiah and highlights the intersection of art and spirituality. The conversation also touches on the impact of a recently released book with indigenous elements and acknowledges the guest's significant contributions to Bible scholarship.

Dr. Jill Firth is a lecturer of Hebrew and Old Testament at Ridley College in Parkville Australia. She contributed to the newly released book titled The Bible and Mental Health  and is one of the editors of Grounded in the Body, in Time and Place, in Scripture.You can find out more about her HERE.And you can find her on Twitter HERE.Other resources:  The Prophetic Imagination by Walter BrueggemannJoin Cyndi Parker's  Patreon Team!Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.Buy my new book Encountering Jesus in Real World of the Gospels   or listen to the audio or read the eBook! And please leave a review!

Jazz is the best combination of freedom and protest-not only in its sound but in the music theory itself. It seems to be made to contain the words of Frederick Douglass .Learn more about Ruth Naomi Floyd   and sign up to be notified of her new releases!Get David Blight's book on Frederick Douglass  HEREJoin Cyndi Parker's  Patreon Team!Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.Buy my new book Encountering Jesus in Real World of the Gospels   or listen to the audio or read the eBook! And please leave a review!

Jazz is the best combination of freedom and protest-not only in its sound but in the music theory itself. This week we talk about the Bible as improv music. Each soloist, each member of that band is aligned and united in the conversation, but yet have a chance to speak their own words and their own beliefs and their own opinions. But then they come back together united, and the democratic music to communicate the theme.Don't be fooled, there is a lot of good theology here as well if you have the ears to hear.Learn more about Ruth Naomi Floyd and maybe even get a head start on next week's conversation about Frederick Douglass!Join the Patreon Team!Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.Buy my new book Encountering Jesus in Real World of the Gospels   or listen to the audio or read the eBook! And please leave a review!

Dr. Glanville was a professional Jazz musician who later specialized in biblical studies. This week we discuss how two opposite sounding emotions are heard together in the Blues. We also discuss how the Blues and Jazz are foundational for so many other music genres we love. It also can be a great metaphor for how we bring biblical traditions to bear on our lives today. If you want to join Mark Glanville for weekly Jazz and Vespers, you can see him live on Facebook each Sunday night HERE.Join the Patreon Team!Watch another one of Dr. Glanville's talks from a pianoMark Glanville's books:Adopting the Stranger as Kindred in Deuteronomy (SBL, 2018)Freed to be God’s Family: The Book of Exodus (Lexham, 2021)Refuge Reimagined: Biblical Kinship in Global Politics (IVP, 2021)Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.Buy my new book Encountering Jesus in Real World of the Gospels   or listen to the audio or read the eBook! And please leave a review!

Dr. Glanville was a professional Jazz musician who later specialized in biblical studies. Dr. Glanville teaches us how to hear the foundational characteristics in Blues music and then shares with us what the history of the Blues. Join us for a great conversation and a personalized concert! AND if you want to join Mark Glanville for weekly Jazz and Vespers, you can see him live on Facebook each Sunday night HERE.Join the Patreon Team!Watch another one of Dr. Glanville's talks from a pianoMark Glanville's books:Adopting the Stranger as Kindred in Deuteronomy (SBL, 2018)Freed to be God’s Family: The Book of Exodus (Lexham, 2021)Refuge Reimagined: Biblical Kinship in Global Politics (IVP, 2021)Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.Buy my new book Encountering Jesus in Real World of the Gospels   or listen to the audio or read the eBook! And please leave a review!

Does sailing on the Mediterranean change your perspective when you return to Jerusalem? Dr. Stutzman thinks it does. And the ancient rules of the Sea? Well, if they are "avoid disaster," then they most certainly continue to apply today! Join the Patreon Team! Learn more about Dr. Linford Stutzman HERESee Dr. Stutzman's book Sailing ActsWant to go on his trips? Look here for a comfortable version of the trip or on JUC's website HERE for a hard core student experience.Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.Buy my new book Encountering Jesus in Real World of the Gospels   or listen to the audio or read the eBook!

Discover how Dr. Stutzman went from a conservative Mennonite family to finding a love for sailing and for following Paul's footsteps...er, wake? Why does the water create such a different atmosphere for Paul's ministry?Join the Patreon Team! Learn more about Dr. Linford Stutzman HERESee Dr. Stutzman's book Sailing ActsWant to go on his trips? Look here.Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.Buy my new book Encountering Jesus in Real World of the Gospels   or listen to the audio or read the eBook!