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After walking down memory lane and thinking about favorite holiday traditions of the past, Cody and Craig move into some more difficult topics.

What is “Semitic”?

As pastors, how do we talk about, or pray, and lead our congregations to think about the news emerging from Gaza and Israel. Craig talks about going way back to the children of Noah and opening up the notion of “Semitic” culture and language to begin think about what a more pro-Semitic conversation might be.

A source for conversation was an article from National Archives which sets some of the history in a longer context. 1917, 1922 League of Nations, 1948 Provisional de-facto recognition of state of Israel: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/press-release-announcing-us-recognition-of-israel

Continuing With Theological Assumptions

Craig and Cody try to define the idea of a theological assumption. Cody describes his recent sermon which has some tricky interpretive ideas when speaking about God’s ability to forgive. More to come on the assumption front.

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What’s the best thing you’ve heard recently? Another “Fast Car”

Not knowing something about a topic has never stopped us before, so we talk about country music. The Country Music Award for best single to Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs. Listening to Fast Car, brings back memories and still feels fresh.

Listen to Tracy Chapman at: https://youtu.be/AIOAlaACuv4?si=yBQk9VZNxndl_Kl0

Luke Combs at: https://youtu.be/Fr7oYjnt3bM?si=iRsFus-bU1qdGTEP