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In this opening talk for the 2022 Fall Retreat, the Rev. Dr. Jonathon Wylie discusses what archaeology can and cannot do. How are we to make connections between the archaeological record and the Bible?
Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on Scripture, the Self, and Society with a look at the influence of Sigmund Freud and Wilhelm Reich, who together sexualized psychology and politicized sex.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Luke 16, in which Jesus tells a parable about a dishonest manager. Despite the confusing details of the story, it's a Good News tale about a redeeming God.
Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on Ecclesiastes with a discussion of our “fear of missing out” and how the world is never enough. We can be assured, though, that God has prepared something better for us.
Continuing his class on Scripture, the Self, and Society, Dr. Michael Nicholson looks at the work and legacy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche, as well as the example of Oscar Wilde. When God is thought to be irrelevant, moral codes are deemed oppressive and a moral order becomes impossible to sustain.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Psalm 14, in which the Psalmist claims that only a fool would say that there is no God. Though we are all tempted to be our own gods, there is Good News: we have a God, he has acted to save, and in Jesus, that saving work is complete.
Continuing his class on the book of Ecclesiastes, Dr. Michael Nicholson begins unpacking the idea that this world is never enough. He then looks closely at chapter 1, in which Solomon describes our world as weary and worn-out.
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Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on Scripture, the Self, and Society, reviewing chapter two of Carl Trueman'sStrange New World. In this discussion, he looks at the ideas of Rene Descartes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and the Romanticists.
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The Method of DOUBT: Descartes' Discourse on Method, Part IV
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Paul's letter to Philemon, regarding the runaway slave Onesimus. Paul preaches the Gospel to Philemon, ensuring that all slaves--including we who are enslaved to sin--will be set free.
Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on the Wisdom literature of the Old Testament by beginning a series on Ecclesiastes. In this introductory lesson, he reviews authorship and dating, and looks at some key terms and themes from the book.
