Is Your Bookmark Stuck?

The Road to Shalom

When it comes to the One Story of the One God, unfortunately, many believers have their bookmark stuck in the wrong place. They've know some of the Story, but not the whole Story. And as a result, there are counterfeit stories that captivate some of us.
Drawing on his metaphor of a Five Act Play from the previous two episodes, Fran explores what happens when we get stuck at the wrong spot in God's Story, and lose track of why we're still here, even though our eternal destiny is secure. What does God want us to do while we wait for the return of Jesus, anyway? Is He pleased that we spend our money, time, and resources in fellowship with one another, worshipping the One who redeemed us?
What if there was one thing we can do now, but can't do in eternity? And what if this "one thing" is the "very thing" that explains our presence on earth? The larger world has adopted a Choose Your Own Adventure approach to life. Deciding what's important, and then finding the most efficient and rapid way to get there.
Are there "Christian Editions" of the Choose Your Own Adventure model of living? Fran thinks so, and exposes what they look like. Are they really an option for a follower of Jesus in the 21st century? And most of all, are they suitable for traveling the Road to Shalom.
Fran tackles all of this in this third and final installment of his One Story series. You'll want to listen to this one more than once...and very likely return to the previous two episodes as well.
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OTHER RESOURCES BY FRAN SCIACCA:

• "What's Wrong With the World?" - evangelism & discipleship video curriculum
• "Knot or Noose? - Recovering the Mystery of Marriage" - small group video curriculum
• "The Darkside Challenge" - social media and tech self-audit
• "Getting the Big Picture" - Old Testament survey course
• "Yeshua in Four Dimensions" - the four Gospels (survey course)
• "To The Ends of the Earth" - New Testament survey course
• "The 15/30 Series" - studies for spiritual formation (Genesis, Psalms, Mark, Paul)

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