You're listening to the Bible for normal people, the only God ordained podcast on the internet.

I'm Pete Ends.

And I'm Jared Baez.

Sometimes people tell us to stick to Bible stuff and stay out of politics, but as we have seen over and over with our show, the two really go together.

It's not a matter of keeping them

separate. It's a matter of being responsible. And by politics, we're not talking Democrats

versus Republicans. We're talking about how we organize ourselves as people. It's unavoidable.

So for our May class, we are talking about following Jesus in the American Empire with

Kat Armis. We apologize that this class is so

America-centric, but we hope you'll forgive us. We've got a lot going on over here at the moment,

you know? And if you're in a Western country, there's probably a lot that will resonate. In the

class, Kat's going to walk us through questions like, what is Empire? We hear that term thrown

around a lot. And how do a lot of Western values reflect

empire in a way we might be surprised by? What are the stories that have shaped us around power,

fear, belonging, and control? And what does the Bible have to say about them? How can we wrestle

honestly with the present reality in a way that reflects discernment and resistance? What does it

mean to follow Jesus in a divided,

power-driven political context? This class is on Wednesday, May 27th from 8 to 930 p.m. Eastern Time,

so go to the Bible for normal people.com front slash empire to sign up today and pay what you can.

And listen, if you want to support what we do and find yourself wanting

to watch or listen to a class, but you don't ever really get around to it, consider joining

the Society of Normal People. For $12 a month, you get this class and all of our classes

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