Oaks Church Brooklyn

Patrick Boatwright

On today's episode, Patrick, Ryan and Antony wrestle with divine violence and what it means to be zealous for God. Patrick's resource is the book Wrestling with the Violence of God by M. Daniel Carrol. Ryan's resource is an article by Jerome Creach titled Violence in the Old Testament.

On today’s podcast we take a moment to introduce our new Kids, Youth and Families Pastor, Raul Sandoval III. Stick around at the end of the podcast for a short interview with Raul!

On today’s 'Between the Lines', Patrick and Ryan recap Pentecost Sunday at Oaks and explore the parallels between Acts 2 and Exodus 19 & 20.  They discuss the implications of God moving in the world through a particular people and what it means to relate to the presence of God.//Ryans Resource is ‘Bearing Gods Name’ by Carmen Joy InesPatricks Resource is the classic 1956 film starring Charlton Heston, The Ten Commandments.

This week Ryan takes us through Moses up the mountain at Sinai. This message coincided with Pentecost Sunday at Oaks where the Spirit was moving powerfully in the gathering.

This week Ryan takes us into the 'Covenant at Sinai' chapter of our Story of God series.

This week on Between the Lines we have a special guest, Tina Khiatani, one of our elders at Oaks. Ryan and Tina tackle the relationship between water and chaos, the provision of God and the practicalities of liberation.

Tina Khiatani

We have a double episode! Patrick and Ryan dig deeper into the Exodus story. Ryans resource is this book on the Trinity by Gilles Emery. Patrick shared two resources this week. This article titled Gender and God Talk by Richard Briggs. This article titled The Nonviolently Violent God by Kristoff Grosfeld.

Ryan Diaz