Test For Audio Recordings On QT by Barney Wiget

Musing The Mysteries

Test For Audio Recordings On QT

This message given at Hope Church in November 2019 focuses on the problem of suffering and evil in a world made by an all loving and all powerful God.

If God Is So Good, What’s Up With All The Bad Stuff In This World?

James’ vision for the Church was where the rich and poor sit next to each other, embracing each other in mutual, symbiotic relationships wherein the rich man needs the poor man as much as the poor man needs his rich brother.

James On Justice (An Appeal For Classless Christianity) James 5:7-20

James 5:1-6 -- addressing and undressing classism in the Church… You can’t be the kind of Christian that James describes and, at the same time, judge the relative worth of other humans based on their socioeconomic success or race or any other external factor.

James On Justice (An Appeal For Classless Christianity) James 5:1-6

God does allow a lot of people to acquire wealth to use for his glory, but to make consumptive acquisition a universal promise for all and an evidence of great faith and true spirituality is, in my opinion, not only mistaken, it’s evil! Please listen to my justification for this brash statement in this brief commentary on James 4...

James On Justice (An Appeal For Classless Christianity) James 4:1-17

No one has more “envy and selfish ambition” than the devil and he’s happy to share it with anyone willing to log in and download it… Christians who are "classless" either give away their position for the sake of the community or give out of their privileged position for the community’s sake…

James On Justice (An Appeal For Classless Christianity) James 3:1-18

You’d think it would go without saying that we should check our prejudices at the church door for at least an hour of worship, but apparently we can't! It doesn’t speak well of us if we won’t even treat people who aren’t like us with dignity for one hour on Sunday mornings. Let's see what James has to say about it.

James On Justice (An Appeal For Classless Christianity) James 2:8-26

A rich guy gets a good seat and the poor guy who sits on the floor of the church! Not exactly what Jesus envisioned!

James On Justice (An Appeal For Classless Christianity) James 1:12-2:7

Here's part 2 of my intro to the Epistle of James; this time focusing on the writer and how he mirrored the practice and teaching of his 1/2 Brother, Jesus on the topic of "Classless Christianity!" Listen at the peril of your prejudice.

James On Justice (An Appeal For Classless Christianity) Introduction Part 2

In the world, some are disdained and others acclaimed for their socioeconomic station, but for followers of Jesus those distinctions are irrelevant. Christ annihilates classism! If you wonder whether or not this is biblical, check out my take on James 1:1-11.

James On Justice (An Appeal For Classless Christianity) James 1:1-11

The Epistle of James confronts classism in the Church and by the Church. Besides the teachings of Jesus, this letter is the New Testament's most concentrated teaching on social justice.

James On Justice (An Appeal For Classless Christianity) Introduction Part 1

Is there a different way to see this famous mantra of prosperity promisers?

In the Meantime, Bless Babylon (What Jeremiah 29:11 really means) Part 1

Intercession is the kind of praying that we do on behalf of those who don’t know how to or don’t care to pray for themselves. And when we pray this way we’re playing our role in the world as “priests," responsible to not only intercede for our Christian family but for the rest of the human family – terrorists included.

How To Pray About Terrorism the Jesus Way

This is a kitchen table talk wherein I unpack a blog I did a while back on "The Candy Store Church." It's a little cynical, so beware. I mean no disrespect. I do love the Church and just want us to be better than this... You can find the blog at: https://musingthemysteries.wordpress.com/2015/07/08/the-candy-store-church/

The Candy Store Church

This is Part 2 of 2 episodes on the basics of a life of prayer. You'll find the outline and list of passages referred to at https://musingthemysteries.wordpress.com/2015/09/26/a-primer-on-prayer/.

Primer On Prayer Part 2

After a 30-year pastoral ministry, Barney Wiget is now a Bible teacher, mentor of young spiritual leaders, and friend of the urban poor. This podcast includes a number of his most recent audio musings about Scripture and its Author. A wide range of Barney’s writings can be found on his blog and website.

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