All Things

This time we talk about how Christians have faced other public health crises, and in them, become like Christ, and come to see God. www.shemasd.org Script by Wilson Ryland Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

This time, we meet Basil of Caesarea, a man who sets for us an indelible precedent for how integrating our faith and works can help us navigate the pressures of empire, wealth, and civil religion. www.shemasd.org St. Basil on Social Justice Script by Mark Bunnell and Wilson Ryland Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.  

We talk about water and wine and blood, and how they can provide a precedent that leads us to something better than DIY, individualistic spirituality. www.shemasd.org Script by Wilson Ryland Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

This time, in the face of constant news of ominous threats to the climate and ecosystems, we look at a precedent that could help form us into people who see the world rightly, and live accordingly. www.shemasd.org Script by Wilson Ryland Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

In this episode we discuss heroes, and which ones truly give us a precedent for understanding Christian greatness. www.shemasd.org Script by Wilson Ryland Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

This time, we take on the questions: "what do you do as a Christian when you have critics, and they're way off?: And, perhaps more importantly, "what do we do when a critic from an entirely different perspective or tradition has a powerful point?" www.shemasd.org Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

In this series, we look at people and moments in the Christian tradition where those who came before us give us precedents for facing our epoch-shaping tests and tasks. This time we meet a man who faced the pressure that comes with the overwhelming number of options presented to us in a pluralistic environment, and still managed to make the kinds of decisions and commitments that make life rich an...

A quick update on our usual summer break from podcast releases (beginning 8/9), as well as a glimpse into what's new for Shema and the "All Things" podcast in the season ahead.  Tune back in on 8/30 for our next season. www.shemasd.org Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

We look at the life of St. Ignatius of Loyola for guidance in how to practice grace (by doing good works).  www.shemasd.org Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

This time we explore how practicing our faith can help us see that the cross of Jesus is so much more than something that happened way back when, and why the cross is something Christians should want to practice in places like those distorted by disease and haunted by Lynching Trees.   www.shemasd.org You can find Cone's book here. Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

We look at the connections between the stories that birthed Sabbath and the liturgies and practices that could help you find genuine, fruitful rest instead of forms of numbing that are just variations on our habits of constant consumption. You can find the book referenced in the conversation, "The Body Keeps the Score," here . www.shemasd.org Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

This time we look at what it would mean to go beyond having opinions about the Bible to actually practicing the Scriptures. www.shemasd.org Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

This time we look at the story of worship, beginning to end, so the truth of why we need it, and so why God gives it. www.shemasd.org Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

We explore what Christian Practice is, and how it might counteract the utter mess that could result from having a whole bunch of people having a large set of powerful habits as techniques for getting what they want. www.shemasd.org Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.  You can get Alasdair MacIntyre's "After Virtue" here.

Some things you simply need to practice to know. In the first episode of this series, we explore how practicing a Tradition does more than keep you connected to the past. It's key to launching you into a new future. www.shemasd.org Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.  In this episode, Wil takes a story told by Chris Dixon in The Atlantic and adapts it to focus on the role and nature of Tradition...

This week we talk with Julie Carrick, author of "Unfailing Grace" , recording artist, and the person behind the Carrick Ministries foundation. She's also someone who has prayed for miracles, and received miracles, and not received miracles. In our conversation, this cradle Catholic presents a view of Christ's ongoing, and very tangible, presence in the world, and how this makes us people who see a...

We pick up the conversation with Dr. Ken Baugh, director of IDT Ministries and author of "Unhindered Abundance: Restoring our Souls in a Fragmented World." , exploring the way different dimensions of our brains work, and how this interaction points to the massive importance of redemptive relationships in our healing.   CONTENT WARNING: Some listeners may want to know ahead of time that we do talk...

This week and next, we talk about God and Trauma and Cutting-edge Neuroscience and Ancient Spiritual Formation practices with Dr. Ken Baugh, director of IDT Ministries and author of "Unhindered Abundance: Restoring our Souls in a Fragmented World."   CONTENT WARNING: Some listeners may want to know ahead of time that we do talk about parental trauma as a prominent example. www.shemasd.org Original...

We look at what Martin Scorsese's film "Silence," has to teach us about the difficulty of truly sharing the faith, but how these difficulties might make a way for us to live into the very heart of evangelism.  www.shemasd.org Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

We look at what an imagination capable of dreaming up fantastic fictions has to tell us about telling the truth. www.shemasd.org Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr. MacDonald's Essay on "The Fantastic Imagination" MacDonald's Collection that includes "The Imagination: Its Functions and its Culture"

We look at a particular soul that has found prayer   not just delivering gifts from God, but also flowing into a craft that allows them to pass those gifts on to others. www.shemasd.org Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

We explore the power anonymous art mixed with the virtue of true humility might have for communicating the name and face of Christ. www.shemasd.org Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

We explore why, when Paul wanted to communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ, he didn't just send a letter, he sent a person. www.shemasd.org Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.

We look through the question of what kinds of words and images are appropriate for communicating the the gospel, to the deeper issue of the journey a person must take in order to become the kind of soul that is able to share something that can facilitate communion with Christ. www.shemasd.org Original Score by Julius Obregon Jr.