Stories of Symmetry

What do a Mercury astronaut and a thirteenth-century friar have in common? Answer: marks. If we ask about the marks of Christ, we should also ask about the marks of his followers. What are stigmata, and do they point to something more than the scars of the resurrected Jesus?

 

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Let's explore Melchizedek: the man, the myth, the legend. He was priest and king, but what else? Mysterious stranger, or familiar friend? This episode tackles what we know, what we don't, and the blurry lines in between.

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The Judeo-Christian tradition began with Abraham, yet a contemporary of his, King Melchizedek, was priest to the Most-High God. How did someone outside of Abraham's family know the Lord, and what does that mean for us?

 

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Do Christian converts need to be circumcised? Because this question so troubled the early church and carried such profound ramifications, the elders were summoned to settle the matter.

 

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A group of Israelites built a giant altar that the larger whole thought was blasphemous. As the nation stood on the brink of civil war, a small delegation was sent to investigate. What was the outcome?

 

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What is the profit in gaining the world but losing your soul? And what can you give in exchange for your soul? Let's discuss violins, lentil stew, and nothing at all.

 

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Are there contemporary martyrs, who was the first person murdered for God, and what are the dying words of these triumphant witnesses? The innocent cry out for justice, but the blood of Jesus speaks an even better word.

 

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When we put God in perspective, all else assumes its proper magnitude. Looking through the lens of the Lord, even the fearsome Bil'am seems small. Once regarded as a dreaded sorcerer, in the end he was viewed as a droll soothsayer.

 

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Fig trees in the Bible lead tenuous lives; at times they are elevated to the highest esteem, at others they are threatened with the axe.  We consider the proper season for figs and investigate three times that Jesus encountered these trees.

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How are Abraham, Moses, and Jonah related? Was Peter around at the same time as Noah or Mary? Does Paul come before or after Jesus, and when did the Tabernacle become the Temple? In an effort to help place these and many other pieces of the puzzle, this episode overviews the Bible's history, leading characters, and major events.

 

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