S2 E79 Rabbi Joe Charnes on General Conference, and Peace and Grace in Colossians (week of Oct. 9, second to listen to)
The Scriptures Are Real
Kerry Muhlestein
4.8 • 540 Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Kerry and Rabbi Joe Charnes discuss what we can learn from an honest study of other faiths from their point of view. Rabbi Charnes also speaks of some of the things he gained from attending General Conference. Then they explore the first two verses of Colossians, especially discussing how we should leave peace, grace, and love with those we meet, and be present for them with genuine love rather than a formulaic love.
A message from Rabbi Charnes: Shalom, friends. In the podcast, I quoted a General Authority’s words speaking of the need for less judgment, and more love. Sadly, I was unable to remember his name. Here is the General Conference quote from Elder Alan T. Phillips that truly would, if followed, transform our world: “We can heed President Nelson’s counsel to judge, less, love more…” Thank you Elder Phillips. Thank you for both hearing and heeding the wise words of wisdom from President Nelson’s heart. I wish you grace and peace.
We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our editor, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the scriptures or real podcast. |
| 0:11.7 | This is the podcast where we talk about elements of the scriptures that have made them become more real to us because we believe that allows us to draw more power out of them and we need that power. |
| 0:20.3 | I'm your host, Kerry |
| 0:21.1 | Mielstein, and I'm very excited to have with me today. This is going to be a little bit of a different |
| 0:26.3 | experience for us. I have a special guest with us, Rabbi Joe Charnas, who is a practicing |
| 0:33.1 | Jewish rabbi, who also specializes in interfaith relations and has spent some time at |
| 0:40.2 | BYU before and has been at BYU and in Salt Lake and different places recently. |
| 0:44.7 | He's been doing podcasts with church news and BYU and other places meeting all sorts of people. |
| 0:50.7 | And he has his wonderful daughter, Ja'uelle, with him, who is just a delightful |
| 0:55.2 | and wonderful young lady. And so we are excited to go through Colossians with Rabbi Charness. |
| 1:04.3 | Welcome, Rabbi. Hello, hello, Professor. Thank you. Thank you. Tell us what else we should know |
| 1:10.2 | about yourself. I have a wonderful daughter. That's pretty much all you. Thank you. Well, tell us what else we should know about yourself. |
| 1:11.7 | I have a wonderful daughter. |
| 1:13.7 | Yes, you do. |
| 1:14.3 | That's pretty much all you need to know. |
| 1:15.8 | And my wife, who unfortunately couldn't make it with us for this trip, Sarah, she is a chaplain and rabbi in the Air Force. |
| 1:25.8 | And she'll be retiring at the end of the year. |
| 1:28.7 | So we look forward to that. |
| 1:31.0 | Well, wonderful. |
| 1:32.4 | We're sorry she can't make it, |
| 1:33.7 | but we're grateful for her service. |
| 1:35.5 | Thank you. |
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