Spark Cast

Based upon decades of study on the cultural and rabbinic context of the Gospels, Dr. Steven Notley will reveal fresh insights into Luke 4 and Jesus’ public pronouncement of his ministry at his hometown synagogue in Nazareth. Jesus' message of mercy marks the entire Gospel of Luke though it did not find a home in every hearing heart.

Dr. R. Steven Notley is Professor and Dean of Religious Studies at Pillar College, Newark, NJ. Sinc...

The world feels heavy these days. Amidst the joys of new births and hopes fulfilled, we also hold loss, disappointment, fear, grief and anger. We are exhausted and brokenhearted. We are numb and overwhelmed. We are shocked and not surprised at humanity's inclination to do evil or rejoice over violence and loss of life ... and so we cry out, "How long, O Lord?"

In times like these, we need holy spaces and holy moments of lament and...

According to the Gospel of Matthew, Magi arrive in Jerusalem looking to worship the one born King of the Jews. Following prophecy, they continue on to Bethlehem, the city of David, and following the star, they find Jesus, with Mary and Joseph. Overjoyed, they worship him and present him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. For nearly two millennia, Christians have commemorated the visit of the magi with the feast day of Epip...

Part 1: Spark Church is excited to host a very special conversation between world-renowned, Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist, activist, and CEO, Lecrae, and theologian, author, and chaplain, Adam Thomason, as they discuss their journey of studying Jesus in his first-century Jewish world, leading to the Reconstruction of their faith in Jesus as Messiah and Rabbi.

Part 2: Author Lois Tverberg will join them to discuss her work on...

Part 1: Spark Church is excited to host a very special conversation between world-renowned, Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist, activist, and CEO, Lecrae, and theologian, author, and chaplain, Adam Thomason, as they discuss their journey of studying Jesus in his first-century Jewish world, leading to the Reconstruction of their faith in Jesus as Messiah and Rabbi.

Part 2: Author Lois Tverberg will join them to discuss her work on...

George E. Shinhoster came of age in the civil turbulence of the 1960s. A native of Savannah, Ga., he was one of the first African Americans to desegregate a high school and college there. He worked with the Chatham County Crusade for Voters to register black citizens to become voters. In the heat of the civil rights struggle, Mr. Shinhoster worked with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Confer...

George E. Shinhoster came of age in the civil turbulence of the 1960s. A native of Savannah, Ga., he was one of the first African Americans to desegregate a high school and college there. He worked with the Chatham County Crusade for Voters to register black citizens to become voters. In the heat of the civil rights struggle, Mr. Shinhoster worked with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Confer...