Advent and the Light

The Allender Center Podcast

The Allender Center

Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Mental Health, Christianity, Trauma, Health & Fitness, Theology

4.6 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

As we continue through the season of Advent, this week's episode of the Allender Center Podcast invites you to linger in the profound mystery of light and darkness found in John 1.

Dan and Rachael reflect on the richness of this passage, offering insights into the paradox of the light that reveals all yet remains unseen by many.

“In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (John 1:4-5)

Through their conversation, Dan and Rachael explore

why arrogance and dogmatism can obscure even the brightest of truths,
how Jesus, the true light, shattered societal and religious expectations of power and hierarchy, and
what it means to embody vulnerability and hope in a world steeped in exploitation and suffering.

With honesty and humility, they wrestle with the ways we — individually and collectively — can miss the light of Christ in our midst. Yet, we’re also reminded of the profound hope of the Word made flesh, dwelling among us still.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Thank you for listening to the Allender Center podcast.
0:06.7	I'm Dr. Dan Allender.
0:08.7	And I'm Rachel Clinton-Centen.
0:10.5	We're fiercely committed to providing hope and healing to a fragmented world.
0:14.7	And restoration for the heart.
0:17.2	Thank you for joining us.
0:18.5	Let's get this conversation started.
0:29.6	Thank you for joining us. Let's get this conversation started. Rachel, we began last time the Bible quiz correct.
0:33.3	Yes.
0:34.0	And you did pretty well.
0:36.0	I got a 50 out of 100.
0:37.4	You did. You did really well. I got a 50 out of 100. You did.
0:38.0	You did really well.
0:39.7	So, again, you know that we talk about two kinds of revelation, you know, general revelation,
0:46.4	which is often what we refer to as nature, and then special revelation, the Word of God.
0:53.4	So I gave you a test with regard to special revelation.
0:58.2	Are you ready for one for general revelation?
1:00.9	Sure, let's do it.
1:01.9	Okay.
1:02.5	How did you listen to the world around you and what did you hear?
1:08.6	Like since our last conversation?
1:10.8	Yeah, absolutely. Okay. Like since our last conversation?
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Allender Center, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Allender Center and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.