The Light in Every Thing
Deeper conversation on the mysteries of Christianity with Patrick Kennedy and Jonah Evans, directors of the Seminary of The Christian Community in North America.
In this podcast we engage the great questions of life and do this through a spiritual approach to Christianity made possible through contemplative inquiry and the science of the spirit known as Anthroposophy.
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Episodes
246 episodes
“And the Two Become One Flesh” — episode 51 in the series on the Letter to the Ephesians
We venture into the profound depths of marriage as a cosmic mystery, exploring the universal archetypes that underpin Paul's guidance in Ephesians 5. Far beyond simple gender roles or power dynamics, these ancient patterns reveal something extr...
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“Submission”- Episode 50 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
In our next episode, Jonah and Patrick lead us towards a new understanding of a particularly challenging portion of Paul’s letter (Eph 5:22-33). Paul describes a re-ordering of the universe...
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Episode 50
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“Christian Ecstasy” - Episode 49 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
What is the relationship between Christ’s light and the darkness in and around us that does not bear fruit (Eph 5:11-14). As Paul himself experienced so dramatically on his way to Damascus,...
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Episode 49
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59:59
“Sleeper, Awake…” - Episode 48 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
Our series continues with Jonah and Patrick reflecting on the people of Ephesus, who were being led into a new faith experience with Jesus Christ. The birth of a new community in Christ was a fusion of Jewish and pagan traditions, both cultural...
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Episode 48
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50:34
“Everything Brought into The Light Becomes Light” - Episode 47 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
In our next episode, Jonah and Patrick explore the darkness and light within each of us as described by Paul in Ephesians 5:1-14. Paul calls us to be “imitators of God” ...
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Episode 47
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“Be Angry and Do Not Sin” - Episode 46 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
Our next episode continues with Paul’s description of what we might expect as we attempt to put on the true garment of our humanity, the resurrected Jesus Christ (Eph 4:25-32). The Risen On...
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Episode 46
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1:07:14
“Speaking the Truth in Love” - Episode 45 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
Dear Listeners,Due to illness and other factors beyond our control, we have gotten behind our regular podcast production schedule here at the seminary. But, we didn’t feel like we could ask you to wait any longer to the next installment ...
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Episode 45
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“Putting on the New Human” - Episode 44 (Part II) in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
In this second part of Patrick and Jonah’s conversation, we are given insight into what “putting on the new human” might feel like. Christ Jesus is walking with and working in every single human being, continually offering the sense of another ...
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Episode 44
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“Putting on the New Human” - Episode 44 (Part I) in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
In our next episode, we delve deeper into the heart of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, Chapter 4. Paul calls us “to be renewed in the spirit of [our] minds and to put on the new self” ...
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Episode 44
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The Living Building Project & The Maturation of Humanity - Episode 43 in the series, "The Letter to the Ephesians"
"We want a name. What do we want to build something? We want a name. What do we want to build? Whose name do we want? To be receiving glory. So I need these maturation processes in me to get me ready. So we needed, I think, to fall Right, you w...
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Episode 43
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Walking the Calling — Episode 42 in the series, The Letter to the Ephesians
In this episode, we the beginning of chapter four in the Letter to the Ephesians. It leads us into three of the qualities of character that the author names as humility, gentleness, and patience. We are led into the topic of intentional charact...
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Episode 42
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The Chosen Bonds — Episode 41 in the series, “The Letter to the Ephesians
Our series continues, this Christmas Eve, as Patrick and Jonah lead us into Ephesians 4:1-8. We recently heard Paul’s beautiful prayer for strength that we may “know the love of Christ” and “be filled with all the fullness of God.” Now we ...
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Episode 41
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Prayer for the Season ~ Ephesians 3:14-21
Dear Listeners,There will be no full podcast on the theme this week, but Patrick is offering up this prayer from Ephesians 3:14-21 for us. We invite you to listen to the short audio above. This translation is based on the English Standard V...
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“The Male-Female ‘Selem’ of God” - Episode 40 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
In our next episode, Jonah and Patrick take us deeper into the significance of the Adam, or human being, first being created in the ‘selem’ or image of God (Genesis 1:26-27) and its relatio...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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“The Sophia of Christ” - Episode 39 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
Our series continues with a closer look at Ephesians 3:8-11, where Paul points to the ‘manifold wisdom of God’ being made known even in the heavenly places, by the ecclesia—the communit...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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1:07:46
“The Mysteries” - Episode 38 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
The word ‘mystery appears in the New Testament twenty-seven times, with twenty-four references coming from Paul’s letters to the ancient churches. In modern times we can easily understand mystery as a riddle to be solved; but how is Paul using ...
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Episode 9
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“The People of God and the Mystery of Ancient Israel” - Episode 37 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
In our next episode, Patrick and Jonah go deeper into Paul’s understanding of God’s work to shape a “people”, the whole idea of ancient Israel. What is revealed is that the separating off and forming of one nation always had the larger mission ...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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1:00:40
“Reclaiming and Integrating Sin” - Episode 36 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
The next episode in our series focuses on the particular way that Jesus Christ works with sin, or human error. We are reminded that Christ condemned no human being while on earth; his condemnation was directed towards his true adversary. Nor do...
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Episode 7
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1:07:54
“Jesus, Naomi and Damascus” - Episode 35 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
Jonah and Patrick continue to draw parallels between Paul’s first encounter with Christ Jesus and writer Naomi Wolf’s encounter with Jesus years ago, only recently described publicly in her essay
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Episode 6
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1:07:16
“The Living Temple” - Episode 34 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
In this episode, we return to Paul’s image of a living temple formed by joining together human beings who were once divided (Eph 2:14-22). Christ’s peace reconciles us to God and allows for...
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Episode 5
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1:03:23
“Finding the Throne of Christ” - Episode 33 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
The next episode in our series takes us deeper into Ephesians 2, beginning with Jonah’s question “Where is Christ today? How can we find him?” Patrick answers by describing the biblical his...
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Episode 5
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59:28
“He Broke the Dividing Wall” - Episode 32 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
In this episode, we are reminded of the many ways our hearts are divided from one another. Jonah brings in the story of Paul’s approval of Steven’s persecution as a poignant example of this division. Saul/Paul is forever changed when he comes t...
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Episode 4
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1:09:32
“Children of Wrath, God of Mercy” - Episode 31 in the series “Letter to the Ephesians”
In this episode, Patrick brings a new perspective on the Paul’s description of humanity as “children of wrath,” ruled by our impulsive natures, our passions and our desires (Eph 2:1-7).&nbs...
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Episode 3
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1:09:23
“God’s Wrath” - Episode 30 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
In this episode, Jonah and Patrick begin to take us deeper into Paul’s letter to the Ephesians 2:1-3 and the question of wrath in all its complexity. What does Paul mean when he describes h...
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Episode 2
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1:12:02
“You Were Dead” - Episode 29 in the series, “Letter to the Ephesians”
Welcome to Season 5 of The Light in Every Thing! Patrick and Jonah dive back into the letter to the Ephesians, exploring the paradoxical nature of true life as taught by Paul — a life that emerges from first confronting the forces of d...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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