Context Matters

Learn more about Dr. Sarah Harris HEREGuess what????? A JUC sponsored FREE seminar. I'll be presenting with some other fantastically amazing scholars. Click here for information and to register for The Bible, Geography, and You.Join the Patreon Team! https://www.patreon.com/cyndiparkerLearn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.For 40% off the pre-order of my new book Encountering Jesus in the Real World of the Gospels. The book is also available on Amazon and will be available as an audio book in January 2021.

Were Mary and Joseph alone in an A-frame barn, isolated from their community when Jesus was born? What is the political intrigue buried in the narrative of the Magi visiting Jesus? Dr. Paul Wright from Jerusalem University College helps us read the birth narratives in a more culturally aware way.Guess what????? A JUC sponsored FREE seminar. I'll be presenting with some other fantastically amazing scholars. Click here for information and to register for The Bible, Geography, and You.Join the Patreon Team! https://www.patreon.com/cyndiparkerRead Paul Wright's new books: Holman Illustrated Guide to Biblical Geography and Heart of the Holy Land. Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.For 40% off the pre-order of my new book Encountering Jesus in the Real World of the Gospels. The book is also available on Amazon and will be available as an audio book in January 2021.

Join the Patreon Team! https://www.patreon.com/cyndiparkerRead Paul Wright's new books: Holman Illustrated Guide to Biblical Geography and Heart of the Holy Land. Find out more about Jerusalem University CollegeGuess what????? A JUC sponsored FREE seminar. I'll be presenting with some other fantastically amazing scholars. Click here for information and to register for The Bible, Geography, and You.Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.For 40% off the pre-order of my new book Encountering Jesus in the Real World of the Gospels. The book is also available on Amazon and will be available as an audio book in January 2021.

Learn more about Dr. Norman WirzbaLink to his book Food and Faith and read a FREE article titled "Can we live in a world without a Sabbath?"Join the Patreon Team! https://www.patreon.com/cyndiparkerLearn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.For 40% off the pre-order of my new book Encountering Jesus in the Real World of the Gospels. (sale through November 30, 2020) The book is also available on Amazon and will be available as an audio book in January 2021.Find out more about Wendell Berrybel hooks BelongingAlice Walker's In Search of Our Mother's Garden

This week we talk about how theology, philosophy, and ecology can be amazing conversation partners. When our food is packaged and purchased at a store, we think of the products of the earth as a commodity first and foremost. We are disconnected from the reality about food and the connections we have with nature and with creatures, so how does that change how we interact with the biblical text?Learn more about Dr. Norman WirzbaLink to his book Food and Faith and read a FREE article titled "Can we live in a world without a Sabbath?" Find out more about Wendell Berry  Join the Patreon Team! https://www.patreon.com/cyndiparkerLearn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.For 40% off the pre-order of my new book Encountering Jesus in the Real World of the Gospels. (sale through November 30, 2020) The book is also available on Amazon and will be available as an audio book in January 2021.

What happens when work is combined with the experience of receiving the Eucharist? And can Dr. Kreglinger's experience on a vineyard help us know more about God's character?Join the Patreon Team! https://www.patreon.com/cyndiparkerLearn more about Gisela Kreglinger and to contact her about her availability to guide you an a group of friends on a Spirituality of Wine event: https://www.giselakreglinger.comBuy The Spirituality of Wine and The Soul of WineLearn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine. 

What can the church learn from embracing wine and engaging the vocation of being a vintner? After all, God is often called a vintner throughout the Old and New Testaments. Dr. Gisela Kreglinger-Smith encourages us to attend to the agrarian view of scripture.  Pour yourself a drink and join us as we discuss the beauty of wine.Join the Patreon Team! https://www.patreon.com/cyndiparkerLearn more about Gisela Kreglinger: https://www.giselakreglinger.comBuy The Spirituality of Wine and The Soul of WineConnect with Dr. Kreglinger on Facebook or InstagramYou can even grab a group of friends and then ask Dr. Kreglinger to lead your group in a virtual Spirituality of Wine event. Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine. 

What makes people gravitate towards diverse places or towards white places? Is the church being mindful of the narratives they choose to tell? Dr. Leong brings in the ideas of Bob Ekblad who talks of the church being the bridge between the margins and the mainstream. We also touch on the signifiant writings of Stanley Haurwas that emphasize how the church gathers to rehearse and retell the transformative story of the gospel. Are we even paying attention the diverse ways the gospel is playing out in social structures that are not our own?Buy Dr. Leong's book Race and PlaceRead Stanley Haurwas's book Resident AliensFrank Spina's book The Faith of the OutsiderJoin our Patreon Team! https://www.patreon.com/cyndiparkerConnect with me on Facebook at Instagram or send me an email through www.narrativeofplace.com 

From the studies of urban environments to the church's responsibility to engage in reconciliation, Dr. Leong's book Race and Place is a must read. This week we discuss Dr. Leong's history and how it led him to write this book. Along with Race and Place, we discuss how important it is to create a sense of belonging if reconciliation is to happen.  Join our Patreon Team: https://www.patreon.com/cyndiparker Buy the book here: Race and PlaceLearn more about Dr. David LeongSend me comments and questions on Facebookor Instagram or through my website at:   www.narrativeofplace.com 

How well do we know our history? The stories we tell influence who we perceive to be the primary contributors to the Christian faith. Dr. Vince Bantu does an excellent job convincing us we should be paying attention to more voices than we normally listen to. This week we dive into more of the specifics of the untold stories of early church history that originated in Africa and Syrai. Hold on, you are going for a ride into some stories you’ve never heard of before.Join our Patreon Team: https://www.patreon.com/cyndiparkerRead more about Dr. Bantu: https://www.fuller.edu/faculty/vince-bantu/Read his book!!!  A Multitude of All Peoples Send me comments and questions on Facebook or Instagram or through my website at:   www.narrativeofplace.com