The End Begins in Christ: In the Ring with Dr. James Voelz

I stand amid the roar Of a surf-tormented shore, And I hold within my hand Grains of the golden sand — How few! yet how they creep Through my fingers to the deep, While I weep — while I weep! O God! Can I not grasp  Them with a tighter clasp? O God! can I not save One from the pitiless wave? Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream?   Poe is wrong. Though we have lulled ourselves asleep, the reality is far brighter and beautiful than we imagine. Christ is risen and so shall we. The dreamer who dreams is He.   Topics: Bible study and hermeneutics for congregations Kingdom of God is here right now: "in principle, not without remainder" An exegetical examination of sending of the Spirit in the Gospel of Mark God does what He does, it doesn't look like what you expect In tough times, seeing is believing? Not according to St. Mark Ambiguity of the evidence   Guest: Dr. James Voelz Thank you:  1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network and Craft of Preaching   Music: Willing Virginia - Arms of the King, on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud Dead Horse One - I love my man   Other stuff: Dream Within a Dream, Edgar Allan Poe What Does This Mean?, Dr. James Voelz 1 Corinthians 10:11 The Presence of the Future, George Eldon Ladd  Matthew 11:2-6 ("Shall we look for another?") Mark 16:7 (tombstone quote) Agnus Dei, Kelly Schumacher