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A podcast dedicated to revealing beauty and purpose through another look at faith, the sacred, and the stories that unite us all.

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    • Jun 25, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 62 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Stories of Symmetry

    4-12 Our Cheerful Feet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 18:57


    Jonah ran away from God's call; Peter was told that he would be led where he did not wish to go. We have plans for ourselves, but if God calls, will we go? And when we do, will it be with cheerful feet?   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    4-11 Benighted Beginnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 20:02


    The Bible's most famous day is the Day of the Lord, but like all Jewish days, it begins in darkness and moves toward light.   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    4-10 The Stolen Blessing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 23:40


    Jacob deceived his father and stole his brother's blessing, but it's a bit more complicated than it looks: Isaac may have been complicit.   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    4-9 The Other Son

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 21:29


    We have all heard about the prodigal son; he and his father teach us much about the natures of God and humanity. But what about the other son? His insights are just as valuable.   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    4-8 Works of Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 20:37


    The apostle James said it best: How can you show me faith without works? Yet I will show you faith by my works.   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    4-7 The Gift of Leviticus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 19:51


    Leviticus outlined specific rules so that people didn't have to question where they stood with God. This certainty, however, was only one of its gifts, as the book prepared the way for an even greater blessing.   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    4-6 Opposite Pilgrims

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 16:54


    Pilgrims travel across the world to arrive at a holy site. Christians, though, are opposite pilgrims who, being themselves holy temples filled with God's spirit, go out into the world.   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    4-5 Great in His Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 19:06


    Noah was described as a great man in his time, but was he great in all times? He did not argue on behalf of others the way that Abraham or Moses did. As for us, we should strive to be like those who are great for all time.   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    4-4 Mirabilia (Not) Required

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 18:45


    The afterlife reversed the fortunes of a purple-rich man and a beggar named Lazarus. For the former, it was not his wealth that sent him hell-bound, but his stubborn refusal to believe in God. Do we tend to do the same?   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    4-3 If I were an Olive Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 27:36


    If I were a tree in Gethsemane, what would I have witnessed? The sleeping disciples, the praying master, the kiss of Judas, and more.   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    Bonus: To the Reader

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 5:19


    Practical Advice for a Better World is available February 9, 2024, but what's the book about? Ben answers this by reading the first few pages. Get your copy from BenLeBoutillier.com/books/Practical_Advice.

    4-2 The Admission of Cain

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 18:28


    There is a personal responsibility to rise above one's sinful nature. Adam and Eve, in the garden, did not. Cain, however, eventually did and thus was granted God's protection.   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    4-1 Order from Chaos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 21:47


    The Hebrew and Babylonian creation stories are similar in many ways; nevertheless, the tale in Genesis is altogether different in its understanding of humankind and the God who created it.   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    Announcing Season 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 0:56


    Host Ben LeBoot announces that Season 4 will begin on Tuesday, January 23rd.   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    Christmas Bonus: Ebenezer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 10:55


    The lyrics "here I raise my Ebenezer", the famous Ebenezer Scrooge . . . what is this word "Ebenezer", and how does it relate to Christmas?   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    Bonus: Martialism with Jeff

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 42:17


    Pastor and 7th-dan martial artist Jeff Lindsay helps us wrestle with self-defense, loving one's neighbors, and walking in the footsteps of Jesus.   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    Bonus: Atonement

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 8:04


    Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement—the day on which all sins are removed. So why don't Christians celebrate this exceptional occurrence?   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    Announcing @BenLeBoot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 0:56


    Host Ben LeBoot announces his new website (BenLeBoot.com), Instagram (@BenLeBoot), and hashtag (#BenLeBoot).

    3-12 As for Me and Mine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 23:51


    Joshua gave the Israelites this ultimatum: Serve the Lord, but if doing so is evil in your eyes, then choose your alternative. Every person faces that same decision, but how to decide, and what are the stakes?   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    3-11 Living Stones

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 21:44


    Calling all masons, builders, ledgemen, and stone-enthusiasts. Let's talk about how to choose a cornerstone and why God's temple is made of living people rather than earthen blocks.   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    3-10 The Standard of Stigmata

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 23:00


    What do a Mercury astronaut and a thirteenth-century friar have in common? Answer: marks. If we ask about the marks of Christ, we should also ask about the marks of his followers. What are stigmata, and do they point to something more than the scars of the resurrected Jesus?   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    3-9 More on Melchizedek

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 28:05


    Let's explore Melchizedek: the man, the myth, the legend. He was priest and king, but what else? Mysterious stranger, or familiar friend? This episode tackles what we know, what we don't, and the blurry lines in between. Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    3-8 Melchizedek the Priest-King

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 21:10


    The Judeo-Christian tradition began with Abraham, yet a contemporary of his, King Melchizedek, was priest to the Most-High God. How did someone outside of Abraham's family know the Lord, and what does that mean for us?   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    3-7 The Jerusalem Council

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 25:47


    Do Christian converts need to be circumcised? Because this question so troubled the early church and carried such profound ramifications, the elders were summoned to settle the matter.   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    3-6 The Contentious Altar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 20:40


    A group of Israelites built a giant altar that the larger whole thought was blasphemous. As the nation stood on the brink of civil war, a small delegation was sent to investigate. What was the outcome?   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    3-5 Don't Sell Yourself Short

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 29:24


    What is the profit in gaining the world but losing your soul? And what can you give in exchange for your soul? Let's discuss violins, lentil stew, and nothing at all.   Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com.

    3-4 The Blood Cries Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2022 24:18


    Are there contemporary martyrs, who was the first person murdered for God, and what are the dying words of these triumphant witnesses? The innocent cry out for justice, but the blood of Jesus speaks an even better word.

    3-3 Bil'am the Soothsayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 29:33


    When we put God in perspective, all else assumes its proper magnitude. Looking through the lens of the Lord, even the fearsome Bil'am seems small. Once regarded as a dreaded sorcerer, in the end he was viewed as a droll soothsayer.

    3-2 If I were a Fig Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 35:36


    Fig trees in the Bible lead tenuous lives; at times they are elevated to the highest esteem, at others they are threatened with the axe.  We consider the proper season for figs and investigate three times that Jesus encountered these trees.

    La Sacra Biblia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 58:39


    How are Abraham, Moses, and Jonah related? Was Peter around at the same time as Noah or Mary? Does Paul come before or after Jesus, and when did the Tabernacle become the Temple? In an effort to help place these and many other pieces of the puzzle, this episode overviews the Bible's history, leading characters, and major events.

    Announcing Season 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 0:56


    Host Ben LeBoot announces that Season 3 will begin on Tuesday, November 15th.

    Bonus: Collegiality with Todd

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 43:47


    Campus pastor Todd Cutter addresses the university experience and helps us navigate struggles like approaching others, finding vocation, and validating religion.

    Bonus: Reflections with Whit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 41:37


    Reverend Doctor Whit Malone is retiring after nearly four decades in ministry.  He joins us to answer tough questions, reflect upon the Church, share his wisdom, and more

    2-12 Let Him Go Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 26:39


    Season 2 finale: Despite ups and downs, successes and failures, the Bible always ends on a note of hope. We look to John, Moses, Malachi, Cyrus, and others to show us what this means.

    2-11 Harmonic Oscillation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 28:12


    When an Aramean proselyte became distressed about applying his new faith in a pagan society, God's prophet told him the secret to maintaining equilibrium in a wavering world.

    2-10 Duc In Altum

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 24:42


    After Simon's night of unsuccessful fishing, Jesus told him to cast into the deep. Though the command contradicted Simon's experience as a fisherman, he obeyed, and a miracle happened.

    2-9 Blessed are the Strong and Weak

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 24:16


    Herculean strength or abject weakness? Both can be useful, but neither is preferred. To walk with God, we must be balanced and ready to embrace many incongruities.

    2-8 Excruciatingly Necessary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 29:30


    Job's misfortune, Christ's cross, and God's compassion reveal much about suffering, but do they help us understand why it happens?

    2-7 Et Lux Erat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 29:06


    When God declared that light should be, it was, and it propagated throughout creation, enlightening the psalmist, the citizens of New Jerusalem, the crowd that sought Jesus, and each God-seeker among us.

    Bonus: The Cry of the Deer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2022 6:15


    The patron saint of Ireland prayed this prayer for God's protection.

    2-6 The Worth of Wisdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 31:41


    Solomon's proverbs are astute, but the vicissitudes of life seem to contradict the sage. The other Wisdom books help us resolve this disaccord.

    2-5 And the Runner Said

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 22:24


    How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who says to Zion: Your god reigns!

    2-4 Let It Rest

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 28:07


    God ordained rest, but obeying the command is tougher than it sounds. When Sabbath is misapplied, it miscarries; when the land is abused, God adjudicates.

    2-3 What‘s in a Name? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 27:12


    Does God have a name; if so, what is it?

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    2-2 What‘s in a Name? Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 28:59


    Jesus borrowed it from Joshua, Jacob-Israel had two, Benjamin almost had a different one, and neither Lazarus nor John Proctor had anything else. So what's in a name, and why are they so important in the Biblical narrative?

    2-1 The Old Ways

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 28:14


    How did Jesus resemble Israel's heroes of old, and what does it mean to fulfil the Law and the Prophets?

    Announcing Season 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 0:56


    Host Ben LeBoot announces that Season 2 will begin on Tuesday, October 19th.

    1-12 The Call to the East

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 24:05


    Season 1 finale:  When God calls us to follow, what are we supposed to do?  For ideas, let’s look to Peter, Elisha, John Wayne, and a random bystander that Jesus met along the road.

    1-11 The God of Abraham

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 25:50


    What better way for God to show love of humanity than by taking a person's name as an epithet?

    1-10 There's Action in Sh'ma

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 22:10


    In one of the most important passages of the Torah, God calls faithful followers to not merely listen, but to act.

    1-9 Rules for Kings

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 26:37


    Long before the kingship of Israel, God set forth guidelines for future monarchs.  The Omniscient One knew that the precepts would seldom be followed… but that was part of the intention.

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