http://www.presencelondon.com James Shelley no presence bible teaching scripture james shelley Love God. Love People. Presence presence.london@gmail.com A church community in downtown London devoted to the transformational work of Jesus. We are a collection of people wrestling with what it means to live as the church today, with a strong concern for the intersection of faith and social justice. See wwww.presencelondon.com for more details and updates. en-us © 2007 Presence Church Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:00:00 EST presence.london@gmail.com The Questions of Eternity In conclusion to the series, Richard Goetze overviews the past six weeks and reflects on the question of 'why share the good news?' if all will ultimately be saved in the end. Richard Goetze Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 EST The Questions of Eternity Richard Goetze tackles the question of God's judgment and wrath, and how these attributes reflect his mercy rather than an vindictive agenda. Richard Goetze Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:00:00 EST The Questions of Eternity Richard Goetze tackles the question of God's judgment and wrath, and how these attributes reflect his mercy rather than an vindictive agenda. Richard Goetze Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:00:00 EST The Questions of Eternity Richard Goetze explores a possible third interpretation of life beyond the grave: inclusivism. What if God's agenda is to redeem and reconcile the whole of creation? Richard Goetze Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EST The Questions of Eternity Richard Goetze explores a possible third interpretation of life beyond the grave: inclusivism. What if God's agenda is to redeem and reconcile the whole of creation? Richard Goetze Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EST The Questions of Eternity Continuing his exploration of the various interpretations of hell, Richard Goetze explores the theory of annihilation. Is hell just an empty void of separation? Richard Goetze Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EST The Questions of Eternity Continuing his exploration of the various interpretations of hell, Richard Goetze explores the theory of annihilation. Is hell just an empty void of separation? Richard Goetze Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EST The Questions of Eternity Richard Goetze continues his series by looking at the traditional interpretation of the nature of hell. Richard Goetze Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EST The Questions of Eternity Richard Goetze continues his series by looking at the traditional interpretation of the nature of hell. Richard Goetze Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EST The Questions of Eternity Richard Goetze begins his series by highlighting the nature and essence of questioning in the life of a believer. Richard Goetze Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EST The Questions of Eternity Richard Goetze begins his series by highlighting the nature and essence of questioning in the life of a believer. Richard Goetze Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EST The more a thing is broken... The majority of the Jewish scriptures and traditions were born and created in times of exile and displacement. Henry provides a historical overview of exile, and how it links to the exiles of our own lives. Henry BergSun, 21 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EST Life is a Story In story, POV (point of view) is essential -- from what perspective will the story of our life unfold? (Again, our apologies for the podcast difficulties - only part of talks is included). James ShelleySun, 14 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EST Life is a Story Thinking about "story" as a metaphor for our lives. (Our apologies for the poor audio quality: we are working on a solution!) James ShelleySun, 07 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EST The Art of Spirituality Images and idols -- the history of the relationship between the Church and the arts has been a sordid affair over the centuries. In wrapping up Brushstrokes, we look at the parallels between images, idols and creativity in faith. James ShelleySun, 20 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EST The Art of Spirituality Dallas Coughlan shares about her work as an artist of fabrics and design. Dallas CoughlanSun, 20 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EST The Art of Spirituality Art expresses something deep about the way we look at the world. Richard (graffiti artist) and Alexis (painter) discuss how their art reflects their perspectives of truth, faith and justice. Richard Philips, Alexis RamosSun, 13 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EST The Art of Spirituality Participation in art as in faith; the key of involvement. Plus thoughts on art by Will and Aaron. James ShelleySun, 29 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EST The Art of Spirituality How is the concept of truth represented in art? And how is this kind of "truth representing" similar to (or different than) the way theology communicates truth? Is theology an art? James ShelleySun, 22 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EST The Art of Spirituality What makes art "art"? How come we don't consider music as a subcategory of mathematics like the ancients did? Why are all these questions important when it comes to understanding spirituality? James ShelleySun, 15 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EST Part VIII Wrap up and conclusion of the Colossians study; Paul's personal notes to various community members really demonstrates a lot of his teachings and philosophy at work. James Shelley Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EST Part VII In one of the most debated passages included in the Bible, Paul claims that he is suffering in his body what is "lacking in regards to Christ's afflictions" -- we're not solving two thousand years of theological debate, but it's an interesting discussion! James Shelley 24:29 Sun, 25 May 2008 11:00:00 EST Part VI We wrestle with Paul's writing about how husbands and wives are to treat one another, how slaves and masters are to interact, and what all this has to do with the equality of all being "one in Christ". James Shelley 28:06 Sun, 18 May 2008 11:00:00 EST Thoughts About Church Individuals from the Presence community talk about the purpose of church and the priorities of faith. Presence Community 1:38 Sun, 18 May 2008 11:00:00 EST Part V "What is truth?" Following up from the previous week's discussion about the nature of truth and belief, we explore the concept of "truth" from a philosophical and historical standpoint. When Paul says that the "Gospel is true" -- what is he getting at? James Shelley 26:52 Sun, 11 May 2008 11:00:00 EST Part IV Whether we're in the Roman empire, in a mysterious religious cult, or a worshiper within the Greco-Roman religion at the time, Paul's letter inherently raises (and discusses) one of life's most important question: how can one person's perspective of the world be better than someone else's? Obviously the conversation is as important today as it has been at any other time in history. James Shelley 20:59 Sun, 04 May 2008 11:00:00 EST Part III Paul is quite concerned in his letter that his readers do not fall prey to the "deceptive teachings" of certain heretics. To shed some light on this, we explore the remnants of "mystery religions" of the time and the embryonic stages of gnosticism. James Shelley 29:39 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:00:00 EST Part II Paul writes adamantly that all powers -- visible and invisible -- are subject to the son, including all thrones, powers, rulers and authorities. If we were reading this letter as inhabitants of the Roman empire, what would we be hearing in these words? James Shelley 27:31 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:00:00 EST Part I We begin our study of Paul's letter to the Colossians, and start by wrestling with the difficulties confronting anyone who sets out to understand a letter that is almost 2000 years old. James Shelley 31:59 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:00:00 EST Easter Sunday Did God have to kill Jesus in order to forgive humanity? This Easter we contemplate the cross and resurrection from a different perspective: instead of Jesus saving us from God's wrath, how is Easter a picture of God saving us from ourselves? James Shelley 25:33 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:00:00 EST Compassion 3 Unpacking the story of Jesus, Simon, and the "sinful" woman in Luke 7. Richard Goetze 29:27 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:00:00 EST Compassion 2 Exploring the practical side of caring by examining the role of human participation in miracles. Richard Goetze 43:08 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:00:00 EST Compassion 1 The emotional, human and deeply caring dimension of Jesus. In a world of competition, what does it mean to practice compassion? Richard Goetze 28:37 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:00:00 EST When "love" is oppressive... Kyra shares some of her reflections about the dangers of modernized oppressive theology: when "loving others" turns humans into "targets" as defined by a socioeconomic, ethnic or moral standard. Kyra Harris 17:40 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:00:00 EST ThoughtLine Overview This is a 5-minute overview of the main themes from the sub/division series at Presence ((February 3, 10, 17), 2008). The song is called "Orca" by DJ Answer. See www.jamendo.com. Used and released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. James Shelley 5:00 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:00:00 EST Practical changes to love the planet In the finale of our series on spirituality and the earth, we boil everything down to a number of tangible and city-specific lifestyle choices that can help us actually live more earth honouring lives. James Shelley 32:20 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:00:00 EST Evaluating our obsession with stuff Without pulling any punches, let's set our sights squarely on the primary culprit behind environmental decay: the human addiction to more, bigger, newer and better. James Shelley 9:42 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:00:00 EST Audio Special Watch the full presentation at www.storyofstuff.com Annie Leonard 21:15 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:00:00 EST Audio Special From http://www.myspace.com/lesacvspip - See video version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KnGNOiFll4 dan le sac VS Scroobius Pip 3:48 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:00:00 EST Discovering it again for the first time Routinely over the course of history, religious people have had to re-read their scriptures in light of new understanding and ethics. (Slavery, science and human rights being classic examples.) Today we look at how we understand creation and the environment from a new-ancient perspective. James Shelley 24:04 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:00:00 EST ThoughtLine Overview This is a 5-minute overview of the main themes from the sub/division series at Presence (January 6-20, 2008). The song is called "City" by DJ Answer. See www.jamendo.com. Used and released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. James Shelley 5:04 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:00:00 EST The Spheres of Life Congruity, budgets, crokinole, and euchre ... the vision of Presence in a nutshell. James Shelley 39:56 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:00:00 EST Marketing the church? Our journey of reimaging faith and culture continues as we discuss how Paul portrayed the evidence for the "legitimacy" of his work. James Shelley 20:40 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:00:00 EST Belief, knowledge and the question of our culture What is the primary message of faith? As we open up the discussion of what 'church' should mean in our culture, it becomes imperative to readdress a fundamental question: what is it that we actually know? James Shelley 23:25 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:00:00 EST