Re-Post: “The Presence of our Enemies” - Episode 7 in the series, “Heaven and Hell”

<p>In this summer repeat, Patrick and Jonah continue their series on heaven and hell by asking why Christian spirituality still speaks of enemies, adversaries, demons, and battle. Wouldn’t it be better to move beyond all language of conflict and darkness?</p><p>The conversation explores the danger of spiritual paths that seek bliss by escaping pain, evil, and the cross. Patrick and Jonah distinguish bliss from love, and ask what it means to follow Christ not out of the world, but into a deeper relationship with it. Through Psalm 23, communion, Halloween, Judas, and the call to “take up your cross,” they reflect on how Christ prepares a table in the presence of our enemies.</p><p>At the heart of the episode is the mystery that the adversary is not simply removed, but transformed into an unwitting servant of our becoming. In the presence of challenge, betrayal, pain, and evil, we are invited to die to what is hardened in us and become capable of a freer, deeper love.</p><p><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1850720/fan_mail/new" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ask us a question here!</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/ccseminary/posts">Support the show</a></p><p><em>The Light in Every Thing</em> is a podcast of The Seminary of The Christian Community in North America. Learn more about the Seminary and its offerings at <a href="http://www.christiancommunityseminary.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">our website</a>. This podcast is supported by our growing Patreon community. To learn more, go to <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ccseminary" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">www.patreon.com/ccseminary.</a></p><p><b>Thanks </b>to Elliott Chamberlin who composed our theme music, “Seeking Together."</p>