CalStG Academy: Recent Episodes
The Parish of Calvary ~ St. George's
Historic, insightful and relevant Christian teaching designed to deepen your faith, so you can thoughtfully share it with the world. Delving deeply into the central topics of the Christian faith, CalStG Academy will lead you to a richer understanding of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Rev. John Zahl’s lecture from The Feast of Sam Shoemaker 2020. Join us and discover how the good news of Alcoholics Anonymous is for everyone!
The Rev. Sam Owen’s lecture from The Feast of Sam Shoemaker 2020. Join us and discover how the good news of Alcoholics Anonymous is for everyone!
Rev. Ben unpacks the 2nd part of Article II and explores how Jesus is the "Judge and Destroyer of Death"
Rev. Ben gives us a tour of the first part of Article II of the Apostles Creed. We zero in on Jesus as Lord and what it means that he is born of a virgin.
In this the start of a brand new series, the Rev. Ben DeHart gives a first hand account of a 2nd century baptism. He then invites us to take a break from our understandable propensity towards suspicion to inhabit a posture of trust.
Dr. Krystyna Sanderson explores the final book of the Bible through the lens art throughout the centuries. Follow along at calvarystgeorges.org/revelation and see the art as you listen.
Do you know what's actually in I II III John & Jude? Does anyone? The Rev. Ben DeHart sure does, and you're about to as well!
What does it mean to "Partake of the divine nature?" In II Peter that's exactly what the author says will happen to Christians like you and me. Dive into these often overlooked books with The Rev. Ben DeHart.
The Gospel of James includes the infamous line "faith without works is dead." Does that mean everything we hear preached each week is total bunk? The Rev. Jim Munroe unpacks this book for us and provides an answer.
We often think of Paul's letters as addressing large communities such as the early churches. But his "pastoral epistles" are written to individuals, both then and now. Find out what they have to say to us today.
The letter to the Hebrews paints a portrait of Christ that is compelling as it is engaging. Here we find an eternal high priest, who can empathize with us, as none other.
In these books, the first letter Paul wrote, he's not talking about justification by faith, and he's not talking about how the Gentiles need to become Jews in order to be Christians. So what the heck WOULD Paul be talking about?
Lesedi Ntsele dives into the book of Galatians and explores how Paul stresses the importance of a unified church, and encourages us to carry one another's burdens.
The Rev. Ben DeHart takes a look at Paul's two letters to the Corinthians. It's got everything you could ever want: drama, conflict and even sex. But most importantly Paul emphasizes strong conviction, and Christian unity.
The Book of Acts reads like an epic movie script. Join Kristin Smith and dive into the "30 years that changed the world!"
Matthew, Mark, and Luke are more than biographies of Jesus. They have an agenda. They are trying to get you to answer the question, "Who is Jesus?" Only, you have to read it all the way to the end to get the answer right. What's the answer? Find out now.
Dive into "The Book of The 12," with Molly Jane Layton and explore how these twelve prophets come together to show us who God is, and what God's plan of redemption for the human race is.
Daniel is only 12 chapters but it's packed with excitement! There are lions, a fiery furnace, the end times and the abomination of desolation. What does it all mean?
The Rev. Ben DeHart takes us on a tour through the book of Jeremiah where we discover why the prophet is so weepy, why the book is so gloomy, and why the New Testament finds its start here!
Many call the book of Isaiah the "5th Gospel." Tune in and explore why The Apostle Paul quotes this book more than any other.
Kris Vieira examines Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, & Song of Songs and explores how each is reflective of a different part of the christian life, ultimately paving the way for the redeeming work of Jesus.
In The Book of Job, we see a human being wrestling with great suffering and injustice. God’s response is unexpected, but just what we need.
The Book of Esther contains the story of two of the fiercest women in world history, lays the foundation for a debaucherous festival, and speaks a word for those who may not feel at home in this world.
In the books of Ezra & Nehemiah the people of God have just come back from the bomb that was exile. How do they begin anew?
The Book of Chronicles is the last book in the Hebrew Bible. The people of Israel have just experienced the worst death ever, and yet this book ends on a note of epic hope.
The books of Samuel and Kings are the Bible's Groom Tragedies. In this episode, the Rev. Doug Estella presents a story of Faulknerian proportions.
How does a Moabite (Canaanite) become the ancestor of Israel’s most celebrated king(s)?
If the book of Joshua is the Hebrew Bible’s Game of Thrones, Judges is the Biblical story’s Wild West. If you’re into gunslinger justice, fierce lady combatants, and left-handed heroes, this is the book for you.
The Hebrew Bible has a lot of “Game of Thrones,” in it. The book of Joshua is peak “G.O.T.” How we Christians, who are called to turn the other cheek, understand this book?
In the book of Deuteronomy we see the Law that was given in Exodus appropriated for a new generation. So how do we, in our own generation, appropriate these laws?
Leviticus and Numbers continue the story of Exodus. God has brought his people out of bondage in Egypt to Mount Sinai. In these books, we're still in the wilderness, and we learn that God is holy and that we are to be holy, too. What does this mean for theologians of the cross?
The book of Exodus contains the chief act of salvation of the Old Testament, and it's not simply an event in the past, this act of salvation is the paradigm of God's way with God's people even to this day.
There's a lot going on in the book of Genesis, but if there's one theme that runs the course of it's pages it's that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob keeps his promises to his people.