We have to look at God, Scripture, and humanity as a whole, not just focus on the parts we like and dismiss everything that makes us uncomfortable. In attempting to do that we also learn how to love the whole person that God has put in front of us, the good and the bad. This is the Great Commandment.

Referenced in the episode:

God: An Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopoulou https://a.co/d/5v1H2Ye

After talking about holding authority without taking responsibility, today we look at the opposite: holding responsibility without authority. Paul worked tirelessly and his fruits were good, but he still had to defend himself because his authority to do the work he was doing wasn't always recognized. Perhaps because of this, he was generous in delegating authority to others (or recognizing their existing authority) who were also doing good work in Christ's family.

2 Corinthians 11

Unless it's in an official professionalized setting, often divorced from any practical use, we often demean, dismiss, and denigrate the very female virtue of sustaining life as depicted in Proverbs 31. Yet Christ repeatedly valued sustaining life over sanitized, intellectualized professionalism.

Referenced in the Episode:

A Border Passage: From Cairo to America - A Woman's Journey by Leila Ahmed https://a.co/d/hf8ZB0s

Wycliffe Bible with Modern Spelling https://www.bible.com/bible/2407/PRO.31.WBMS