The Park Road Pres Podcast

Good News From Bad Kings: Solomon, The Wise

1 Kings 3:16-28; 1 Corinthians 1:30-31
The writings of Solomon himself – many of the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon extol the value, cost and desirability of wisdom. AND while Solomon was unrivaled in wisdom, somehow wisdom wasn't enough, and Solomon's life ends in both remarkable achievement AND disappointment.Let's re-enter this period of history looking at: 1) Succession – the age of ALMOST 2) The Wisdom of Solomon 3) How to Approach Wisdom in Our Age

The Incendiary Fellowship

In the late '60's, (the Quaker scholar) Elton Trueblood wrote a book called, The Incendiary Fellowship i.e. the community of believers that's on fire. And these personal greetings and final wishes demonstrate that the early Christian Church was a dynamic, living, growing community of real flesh-and-blood people … regular folks but somehow inhabited by God and therefore pulsating with life and purpose and progress. Let's look at: 
1) The Incendiary Fellowship – How's it Described? 2) The Incendiary Fellowship – What's Implied? and 3) How to Become the Incendiary Fellowship AND why we should want to?

A Biblical Theology of Personal Identity: The Image and Likeness of God

Who are you? What makes you, you? Today, identity is a do-it-yourself project: ours is a day of identity angst. This class will survey the biblical theme of being known by God as His children, a truth that meets our deepest and lifelong need for recognition, and the key for both cheering comfort and moral direction.

Philemon 1-16: The Only Begotten Slave

"What's more important: to do the right thing with a bad attitude or not to do the right thing but with a good attitude?" (Uninvolved but sweet or engaged but with a sour attitude?) Which one would you prefer in a friend…in yourself?

A Biblical Theology of Personal Identity: Foundations of Personal Identity

Who are you? What makes you, you? Today, identity is a do-it-yourself project: ours is a day of identity angst. This class will survey the biblical theme of being known by God as His children, a truth that meets our deepest and lifelong need for recognition, and the key for both cheering comfort and moral direction.

A Biblical Theology of Personal Identity: Identity Angst and the Bible

Who are you? What makes you, you? Today, identity is a do-it-yourself project: ours is a day of identity angst. This class will survey the biblical theme of being known by God as His children, a truth that meets our deepest and lifelong need for recognition, and the key for both cheering comfort and moral direction. By Dr. Phil Letizia

Philemon 1-7: Grace, Peace, and Community

Not only is Philemon a firsthand look at personal communications and letter-writing from the First Century … BUT ALSO, Philemon provides a look at slavery in the ancient world AND, practically speaking, it’s a book about relationships and how the Gospel (the core message of Christianity) changes how we relate…There are implications in this letter for parenting, for friendship, dealings with neighbors co-workers, roommates, etc.

The Death of Death

How do you view your own death? Is it something that scares you? Does it make you angry or confused? Or perhaps, like many of us here, you’ve gone a whole week, month, or year without considering the reality that this life is not forever. Wherever you are on that spectrum, it’s worth acknowledging that today it’s challenging to face this subject. As Christians, we must realize that a lack of reflection on our earthly death is robbing us of the hope andcomfort of our promised eternal life in Christ. Using Paul’s words to the Corinthians, I want us to see one truth: And that’s because God is who He says He is, in Christ, you’re going to outlive death and that changes everything.

Resources or Resonance: Currency in the Kingdom of God

Children have so much to teach us as adults…. why? Well, they're usually more sensitive to the things of God than we are as adults… Their attitudes of trust are and simplicity are so easy to see… They don't parade around their own achievements… They live in constant dependence… Trust. Simplicity. Humility.

Speaking

Matthew 12:36-37 and Matthew 15:17-20