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Welcome, friends! I’m Kari. I’m a Christian woman who tends to learn and apply Gospel principles better with parables and metaphors, so you’ll find a bunch of them in these episodes. It may appear to be the height of hubris, to think my ideas are so profound that everyone should have the opportunity to hear them. I’ve had that thought many times myself, as I’ve considered doing this; but it couldn’t be further from the truth. There have been loads of opportunities, in the course of my church callings, to teach and give talks. And some of the messages I’ve given seem to have ...

Acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior examines evangelical history, both good and bad. By analyzing the literature, art, and popular culture that has surrounded evangelicalism, she unpacks some of the movement's most deeply held concepts, ideas, values, and practices to consider what is Christian rather than merely cultural. The result is a clearer path forward for evangelicals amid their current identity crisis—and insight for others who want a deeper understanding of what the term "evangelical" means today.

Woven from Joseph Campbell’s previously unpublished work, this volume explores Judeo-Christian symbols and metaphors - and their misinterpretations - with the famed mythologist’s characteristic conversational warmth and accessible scholarship. Campbell’s insights highlight centuries of confusion between literal and metaphorical interpretations of Western religious symbols that are, he argues, perennially relevant keys to spiritual understanding and mystical revelation.

Philpot notes how remarkable it is that God never truly uses logical argument in the Scriptures of truth. But why? Because arguing in the scriptures would be unbecoming of a Sovereign.