[Faith] Episode 50: Esau McCaulley - The Search for God and Self

The Bible For Normal People

The Bible for Normal People

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

How do experiences of pain, identity, and reconciliation shape one’s understanding of God and faith? In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Pete and Jared are joined by Esau McCaulley to talk about how his faith has been formed in the midst of family trauma, anti-Black racism, and the search for identity in America. Together they ponder forgiveness as a transformative process, the hard parts of cultivating a desire for others' flourishing, and the ways suffering can deepen faith. Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Faith for Normal People, the only other God ordained podcast on the internet.
0:04.8	I'm Pete Enz. And I'm Jared Baez.
0:10.4	Hey folks, have you been looking for a fresh take on the Nativity's story without sacrificing
0:16.0	scholarship? If so, we come bearing gifts. Join me for our December class, a manger misunderstanding, exploring Luke's narrative of Jesus' birth.
0:27.6	This live class dives into the first-century Jewish context of Jesus' birth, challenging popular modern assumptions about the Nativity story.
0:36.6	We'll tackle questions like, what were
0:38.4	first century Jews really expecting from a Messiah? And why does the rest of the New Testament
0:43.4	stay so quiet about this pivotal moment? The class takes place on December 18th, 2024, from 8 to 9.30 p.m.
0:50.2	Eastern Time, with a bonus Q&A from 9.30 to 10 p.m. Eastern Time for members of our online
0:55.4	community, the Society of Normal People. If you can't make it live, no worries, you'll still
1:00.3	get access to the recording and slides afterward. It's pay what you can until the class ends,
1:04.8	and then it will cost $25. Learn more and grab your spot at the Bible for normal people.com
1:10.6	front slash manger.
1:12.8	Don't miss out.
1:14.2	Well, today on the last episode of Season 2 of Faith for Normal People, we're talking about
1:19.3	being who God created you to be with Esau McCauley.
1:22.7	Esau is an author and associate professor of New Testament and Public Theology at Wheaton
1:26.5	College in Wheaton, Illinois.
1:28.2	And Ezo has written numerous books and articles, including Reading Wild Black, African-American
1:33.0	biblical interpretation as an exercise in Hope, his memoir, How Far to the Promise
1:38.7	Land, which comes up a lot today, and the upcoming kids book, Andy Johnson and the March
1:43.6	for Justice. Don't forget to stay
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