Common Space: The Stories We Tell | Episode 12

About this episode

The hosts discuss a listener's question about the Bible and its interpretation.

In this episode, our hosts answer a listener question regarding the Bible and provide more context for how we view and treat the books it contains today. It’s complicated, to be sure, but it is worth unpacking the depth, history, and everything in between. Thank you for listening! Don’t forget to subscribe or follow the podcast so you don’t miss a single episode. Enjoyed the episode? Share it with a friend, and leave a rating and review to help us reach more people! We need your questions! Email commonspace@ahumc.org or visit https://ahumc.org/questions to submit your faith-related questions. Email us at podcasts@ahumc.org or visit ahumc.org to learn more about Alamo Heights UMC. Recommended Reading: ‘Hearing God’ by Dallas Willard ‘The Storytelling Church’ by Jeff Barker ‘Reading the Bible Again For the First Time’ by Marcus Borg

People in this episode

Host: Darrell Smith Page

Topics covered

• Bible
• faith
• history
• storytelling
• spirituality

Keywords

• Bible
• faith-related questions
• spirituality
• storytelling
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alamo Heights UMC, commonspace@ahumc.org, ahumc.org

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