Ep 90: THE MEGA-EPISODE! Shaping Culture by Bearing Fruit

In this mega-episode we take on some big topics, like how do Christians shape their world and thus the world, and then a listener asks how do we love our enemies in light of the evil's done in Israel?

INTRO

A little more on last weeks question about being cursed.

What does it mean to bear fruit?

How do we really bear good fruit, and why would we want to?

What are the spheres of cultural influence? 

What would it look like to bear fruit in those spheres?

Listener Question: How do we love our enemies in light of the terrorist acts on Israel?

Listener Question: What happens to Jewish people when they die, and what do they think happens?

Resources that were mentioned:

"Culture Making", by Andy Crouch https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Making-Recovering-Creative-Calling/dp/0830837558/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2T6OLREJ6OMIV&keywords=culture+making&qid=1697131735&sprefix=culture+making%2Caps%2C128&sr=8-1

"The Six Great Ideas," Mortimer J Adler https://www.amazon.com/Six-Great-Ideas-Mortimer-Adler/dp/068482681X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DS5TJF9UQ5CI&keywords=Six+Great+IdeaS&qid=1697131819&s=books&sprefix=six+great+ideas%2Cstripbooks%2C122&sr=1-1

"The Toxic War on Masculinity" by Nancy Pearcey https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-War-Masculinity-Christianity-Reconciles-ebook/dp/B0B6Q3BCG8/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=1QAZ358ZG8LIO&keywords=the+toxic+war+on+masculinity+paperback&qid=1697131886&s=books&sprefix=The+Toxic+war%2Cstripbooks%2C121&sr=1-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

Watch the video podcast for this episode: coming soon!

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