How does one find hope in the midst of the suffering and evil that are present in our world? Why do we blame God when there are things we can do to make a difference? Join Carla, Tony and Charmaine as they discuss Liberation Theodicies’ answer to these questions and more … and how their…
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Our Percolating on Faith crew is taking a look at Epiphany! This is an important day in the Christian community and marks the end of the Christmas season. Hear more about the history and its significance in today’s world from our spunkiest guests, Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith. Host: Carla Long Guest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith…
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Join our guides, Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith—along with host Karin Peter, the snarky one—for an adventure of discovery navigating the provocative, complex, ancient, humorous, judgmental, yet revelatory text of the early Christian Church. Explain, explore, and experience the New Testament. This month’s text: James. Host: Karin PeterGuest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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The Christmas story is one we are familiar with, but what do the 4 separate gospels actually say about the nativity scene? What is tradition? What is the context? How do the stories differ? Tony and Charmaine are here to walk us through the Christmas story as part of our Percolating on Faith series. Host:…
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Join our guides, Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith—along with host Karin Peter, the snarky one—for an adventure of discovery navigating the provocative, complex, ancient, humorous, judgmental, yet revelatory text of the early Christian Church. Explain, explore, and experience the New Testament. This month’s text: 1 Peter Host: Karin PeterGuest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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Where is God in the midst of evil and suffering? Percolating on Faith is exploring various theodicies that attempt to answer this question. In this episode, they focus on process theodicy. Host: Carla LongGuests: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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Cuppa Joe brings podcasts that will also live on CofChrist.org’s Our History page. Lachlan Mackay and Tony Chvala-Smith share historical and theological developments as Community of Christ journeys through time. This episode looks at Lamoni and Independence. Host: Karin PeterGuests: Lachlan Mackay, Tony Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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Join our guides, Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith—along with host Karin Peter, the snarky one—for an adventure of discovery navigating the provocative, complex, ancient, humorous, judgmental, yet revelatory text of the early Christian Church. Explain, explore, and experience the New Testament. This month’s text: The Pastoral Letters. Watch the video of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/hqZJhkHvK5o Host:…
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Cuppa Joe brings podcasts that will also live on CofChrist.org’s Our History page. Lachlan Mackay and Tony Chvala-Smith share historical and theological developments as Community of Christ journeys through time. This episode looks at the Plano period. Host: Karin PeterGuests: Lachlan Mackay, Tony Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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Where is God in the midst of evil and suffering? Percolating on Faith is exploring various theodicies that attempt to answer this question. In this episode, they focus on the Jesus narrative theodicy. Host: Carla LongGuests: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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