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Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/255324/open_sms] What Are The Women Supposed To Do? is a survey of 2 books by Beth Allison Barr.  The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth - BrazosPress/Baker Publishing. ©2021 Becoming the Pastor’s Wife: how marriage replaced ordination as a woman’s path to ministry - Brazo’s Press, Baker. © 2025 Tony, Sandy, and Micah talk about women in church leadership in this survey. Stories of the rise of women can distract us from the place of women in culture and in the church, including during New Testament times. We may be inclined to think this is somehow a recent aberration of culture or the church. This is a total misconception that it’s only in recent times - the last 60 years - that women are being “allowed” into church leadership. The complaint against churches with women in leadership is that the church is copying culture. Our survey of these books introduces our listeners to Beth Allison Barr, a professor of Medieval history at Baylor University in Texas. Her books provide important and unique insight to this issue. Passages include:Genesis 12:7, 15:1; Galatians 3:16; Romans 16:1-7;& Hebrews 13:17. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/tonykafka] TonyKafka on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/tonykafka?fan_landing=true&view_as=public]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/255324/open_sms] Our Creator God is true north. The primary landmark that we should always be able to see is, “I am created body and spirit. Wonderfully and fearfully made! Finally, alignment with our community brings us full circle in our life. Physical drives and desires can’t be “running the show.” The human spirit cannot be in denial of the life of one’s body. Healthy self-awareness is to live in harmony with one’s total self - body & spirit. These alignments are the source of immunity to a life of deceiving others through out own self-deception. Alignment is wholeness in our community and world. Scriptures include Hebrews 11:1-3, 6; 2Thessalonians 5:23-24; 1Peter 2:11-12; 2Timothy 3:1-15; and James 2:26. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/tonykafka] TonyKafka on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/tonykafka?fan_landing=true&view_as=public]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/255324/open_sms] Demonstration moves faith beyond a crisis of inaction. Am I making a demonstration of my faith in the face of doubt? Am I dominated by unbelief nor doubt? Look at these questions with us. Chuck Templeton & Billy Graham, each Christian communicators, intersected in the middle of the 20th Century. Their story lends some potential insights to the question of mere faith or vibrant demonstration. The tendency to oversimplify life with God as going to church and a certainty about all the BIG questions - rather than daily demonstrations of love - muddles, clouds, and drains the souls of people who care about the stuff God cares about.  Faith is not lived without a “demonstration” to change the conditions of others for the better. Life is not simply strong convictions of beliefs, but action producing vibrant faith.  Passages include: James 2:19-24, 26; Acts 10:38; Romans 4:18-21; Genesis 12:1-2, 13:17-18; Hebrews 6:13-15, 18-20; & 1Timothy 6:18-19. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/tonykafka] TonyKafka on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/tonykafka?fan_landing=true&view_as=public]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/255324/open_sms] We introduce spiritual odyssey by following the unique journey of naturalist John Muir. Season 6 starts by considering the obstacles of faith and ways others are able to clear the way to faith. Our conversation in this podcast starts with Muir’s shift from a regimented church upbringing to his embrace of life in a natural, wild environment. His sense of place reflects his experience of the “natural revelation” of the Creator. Muir’s conviction was “you need to take more time in nature.” In nature he experienced solace and connection with God. Passages include Psalm 19:1-6, Romans 1:17-20, Acts 15:19, Mark 1:1, and Micah 6:8. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/tonykafka] TonyKafka on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/tonykafka?fan_landing=true&view_as=public]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/255324/open_sms] This podcast is for Earth Day. And this podcast is a call to Christians about our  responsibility and call to take care of the planet. Since the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, people around the world have been called to do something to take care of the earth.  In one of our recent podcasts, The Science of Awe, we talked about the 1968 “Earthrise” photo taken by the Apollo 8 astronauts. A new perspective - the long perspective of seeing the great blue planet in its beauty and its vulnerability. The “Earthrise” photo was also a catalyst for the first Earth Day. This makes the desolation of the planet unbearable to think about. Landfills overflowing. Air and water pollution. Microplastics. Forever chemicals. Climate change. Deforestation and desertification. War with massive waste of resources and the desolation of regions of the earth.  In this podcast we challenge ourselves from a biblical perspective. Scriptures referenced include Genesis chapters 1-2, Psalm 24, and Romans 8:19-22. Happy Earth Day! Take care of the planet! Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/tonykafka] TonyKafka on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/tonykafka?fan_landing=true&view_as=public]