Introduction Series- Part 4

A grounded walk through Scripture's true spiritual landscape: exile. We draw from Israel's story, Jesus' teachings, the early church, and Revelation to show why Christians were never meant to rule empire, but to outlast it. Exile becomes not a crisis but a calling, and faithfulness becomes our quiet resistance.

Links:

• Website:⁠ https://www.truthandway.org⁠
• Email: ⁠mailto:tcotton@truthandway.org⁠
• Substack: ⁠https://substack.com/@truthandway

Credits:

• Music: 'Passage Of Time' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
• Scripture: Revised Standard Version

Introduction Series- Part 3

A clear-eyed look at how nearly every denomination inherited an imperial blueprint rather than Jesus' design. We trace the habits Christendom gave us- hierarchy, control, respectability- and contrast them with the small, open, table-shaped community Jesus imagined. A vision of the church not as we've known it, but as Scripture has always promised

Links:

• Website:⁠ https://www.truthandway.org⁠
• Email: ⁠mailto:tcotton@truthandway.org⁠

Credits:

• Music: 'Passage Of Time' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
• Scripture: Revised Standard Version

Introduction Series- Part 2

A plain-speech exploration of why Christian hope doesn't depend on reclaiming cultural power. We expose the myth of a "Christian nation," name the wounds of late-stage Christendom, and show why the hope of Jesus-resurrection, new creation, and the Kingdom- can only grow once empire stops pretending to be our home.

Links:

• Website:⁠ https://www.truthandway.org⁠
• Email: ⁠mailto:tcotton@truthandway.org⁠

Credits:

• Music: 'Passage Of Time' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
• Scripture: Revised Standard Version

Introduction Series- Part 1

A plain-speech history from the early church to Christendom to today's civil religion. We trace the five levers that bent the church toward power- sword, altar, law, treasury, time- name the real gifts and real costs, and explain why the way of Jesus (cross, table, truth) can't be welded to the state.

Links:

• Website: https://www.truthandway.org
• Email: mailto:tcotton@truthandway.org

Credits:

• Music: 'Passage Of Time' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
• Scripture: Revised Standard Version