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Joy is a word that appears in many of our songs, sayings and stories at Christmas. Today’s study is wrapped in joy as an elderly couple experience incredible joy at the birth of a son and the whole world is told the incomparable good news

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Mary’s Song (12-6-15 Formations)

November 30, 2015

author: Ken Satterfield

We study a beautiful song named the “Magnificat” from the first word of the Latin translation of Luke. Note the religious context of this magnificent song, remembering there was no scribe present when Mary shared this miracle with Elizabeth and certainly no electronic recording device.

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Adopted into God’s family (12-6-15 BSFL)

November 30, 2015

author: Ken Satterfield

The first epistle of John was written with two basic purposes — leading the Christian churches to reject the heresy of the Nicolaitans who had left the church, and to teach the believers to love God and to love the brotherhood devoted to Jesus.

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When opposition strikes (11-29-15 BSFL)

November 20, 2015

author: Ken Satterfield

This session comes right after the six-week study from the Book of Daniel, which dealt largely with how to respond to opposition from Daniel’s life and ministry.

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The servant’s song (11-29-15 Formations)

November 20, 2015

author: Ken Satterfield

It has commenced: The constant stream of Christmas music everywhere you go! Once “I saw mommy kissing Santa Clause underneath the mistletoe last night” and “Santa Baby” gets in your head, the soundtrack is hard to stop.

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Act faithfully (11-22-15 BSFL)

November 13, 2015

author: Ken Satterfield

The theme of faithfulness to God is central to the Book of Daniel.

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Reading with understanding (11-22-15 Formations)

November 13, 2015

author: Ken Satterfield

As a new Christian I found a wonderful encourager and teacher in a young Air Force chaplain who guided me in personal Bible study one hour a week for a year. Ken reminded me that God inspired the writing of the Bible through humans who

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Misapplying scriptures (11-15-15 Formations)

November 6, 2015

author: Ken Satterfield

My preaching professors in seminary were eloquent in the pulpit and thorough in the study. They demanded that every sermon submitted in class be thoroughly backed by at least five scholarly studies and that the subject and every supporting point rest on scripture.

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Confront sin (11-15-15 BSFL)

November 6, 2015

author: Ken Satterfield

Ancient kings were quite adept at planning large banquets for a great host of people in order to gain support from these guests.

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Live humbly (11-8-15 BSFL)

October 30, 2015

author: Ken Satterfield

Can a reigning monarch live humbly? In Old Testament history, at least one monarch is described as humbling himself before God.

169. Grace Ji-Sun Kim on When God Became White

Grace Ji-Sun Kim, a professor of theology at Earlham School of Religion, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity. She also discusses issues of racism, patriarchy, and Christian Nationalism. She previously appeared on episode 145. She writes a Substack newsletter and…
168. Drew Strait on Strange Worship

Drew Strait, a New Testament professor at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Strange Worship: Six Steps for Challenging Christian Nationalism. He also discusses issues of strategic nonviolence, empathy, and suspicion of state power. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that…
167. Bekah McNeel on This is Going to Hurt

Journalist and author Bekah McNeel talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book This Is Going to Hurt: Following Jesus in a Divided America. She also discusses addressing issues of immigration, education, and guns. She previously appeared on episode 70. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that…
166. Michael Austin on American Christian Nationalism

Michael Austin, a philosophy professor at Eastern Kentucky University and Bonhoeffer Senior Fellow of the Miller Center for Interreligious Learning and Leadership of Hebrew College, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book American Christian Nationalism: Neither American nor Christian. He also discusses American values, teachings of Jesus, and the co-option of Dietrich…

Zechariah’s Song (12-13-15 Formations)

Mary’s Song (12-6-15 Formations)

Adopted into God’s family (12-6-15 BSFL)

When opposition strikes (11-29-15 BSFL)

The servant’s song (11-29-15 Formations)

Act faithfully (11-22-15 BSFL)

Reading with understanding (11-22-15 Formations)

Misapplying scriptures (11-15-15 Formations)

Confront sin (11-15-15 BSFL)

Live humbly (11-8-15 BSFL)

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