Podcast appearances and mentions of Barbara R Rossing

Sophia is going through the dark night and wants to know if there is a way out. Have you been through the dark night of the soul? Let's explore in this episode of One Question! "The Rapture Exposed : The Message of Hope in the Book of Revelation" by Barbara R. Rossing and  "Changing Our Mind" by David P. Gushee are books mentioned in this episode.

Part 3 of our You Thought series and its the crazy conclusion to the Christian Bible... Revelation! Thanks for supporting the show and please consider leaving a review and sharing with a friend. Further reading to dive deeper into the study of Revelation: Reading Revelation Responsibly - Michael Gorman Reversed Thunder - Eugene Peterson The Rapture Exposed - Barbara R. Rossing Revelation For Everyone - N.T. Wright --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Rev. Dr. Barbara R. Rossing Messiah Lutheran Church 925 E. Seminole Springfield, MO 65807 Office: (417) 881-2192 http://www.messiahmo.org/

What was the message that Jesus came to share with the world? What was it that Jesus seemed to always be talking about? What was the gospel he preached, embodied and then sent his disciples out to proclaim? Many seem to believe Jesus' message was primarily about information on how to go to heaven after you die. A read through the gospels and the book of Acts, however, reveals something far more beautiful and expansive than that. Special thanks to John Ortberg, Dave Johnson, Eugene Peterson, Barbara R. Rossing, Brian Zahnd, NT Wright, Greg Boyd, Michael J. Gorman, Larry Helyer, Ed Cyzewski and Vernard Eller for their contributions to this series. For more about Mosaic, visit us at mosaiclincoln.org.

A rather prominent Christian pastor was quoted in a popular magazine as saying this about the Jesus we find in Revelation: “In Revelation, Jesus is a pride-fighter with a tattoo down His leg, a sword in His hand and a commitment to make someone bleed. This is a guy I can worship. I cannot worship the hippy, diaper, halo Christ, because I cannot worship a guy I can beat up.” Sadly, his thoughts about the Jesus of Revelation are not entirely unique. Some have used the book of Revelation to depict a violent God, who supports violent acts and who ultimately brings the world to a violent end. When we dig in and read John's Revelation responsibly, however, we find something altogether different. Special thanks to Dave Johnson, Eugene Peterson, Barbara R. Rossing, Brian Zahnd, NT Wright, Greg Boyd, Michael J. Gorman, Larry Helyer, Ed Cyzewski and Vernard Eller for their contributions to this series. For more about Mosaic, visit us at mosaiclincoln.org.

Fast forward to the end of the world as we know it. What does it look like? What happens to us? Where do believers go? What is to become of the earth? Rapture theology would have you believe that Christians are sucked up into the air and go to be with God somewhere else, while creation and those who are left endure several years of suffering before everything left is annihilated. Scholars point out that this kind of thinking is so prevalent in culture that most Christians assume it must be true. But is it? Is this even a biblical idea? Let's talk about it. Special thanks to Dave Johnson, Eugene Peterson, Barbara R. Rossing, Briaz Zahnd, NT Wright, Greg Boyd, Michael J. Gorman, Larry Helyer, Ed Cyzewski and Vernard Eller for their contributions to this series. For more about Mosaic, visit us at www.mosaiclincoln.org.

In week three of our series in Revelation we look at a stunning claim about Jesus and what it means for each of us. Special thanks to Dave Johnson, Eugene Peterson, Barbara R. Rossing, Briaz Zahnd, NT Wright, Greg Boyd, Michael J. Gorman, Larry Helyer, Ed Cyzewski and Vernard Eller for their contributions to this series. For more about Mosaic, visit us at www.mosaiclincoln.org.

Hermeneutics, pigs, poets, Picasso, pantsuits and the apocalypse? It must be week two of our journey through the Book of Revelation! Special thanks to Dave Johnson, Eugene Peterson, Barbara R. Rossing, Briaz Zahnd, NT Wright, Greg Boyd, Michael J. Gorman, Larry Helyer, Ed Cyzewski and Vernard Eller for their contributions to this series. For more about Mosaic, visit us at www.mosaiclincoln.org.

Every couple of decades or so it seems there is a disease that the American Church gets afflicted with. Some have called it "Apocalyptic Fever." Books, films and conferences pop up around the country giving rise to wild speculations and predictions about the end of the world, which most seem sure will happen soon. The one and only thing they all seem to have in common is each cites the book of Revelation as their source. How are we to understand these things as Christians? Did Jesus have anything to say on the matter? If so, how would he have us respond? Special thanks to Dave Johnson, Eugene Peterson, Barbara R. Rossing, Briaz Zahnd, NT Wright, Greg Boyd, Michael J. Gorman, Larry Helyer, Ed Cyzewski and Vernard Eller for their contributions to this series. For more about Mosaic, visit us at www.mosaiclincoln.org.