At first glance, the idea of Jesus being the answer to climate change seems like nonsense. After all, aren’t the solutions to climate change all about science and technology? The reality is, we have plenty of great science describing the problem and we know the kinds of technological changes we need to make. Unfortunately, we are unable to the implement solutions because of weaknesses in our cooperation skills. How do we overcome this barrier? In this episode we examine the approaches taken to climate change by Bill Gates and Greta Thunberg. Hopefully by contrasting their approaches we can increase our understanding of what it takes to get past climate change and to promote long-term human wellness.

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Originally published January 2, 2023

Transcript: https://brianpracticingforpeace.medium.com/meek6-jesus-is-the-answer-to-climate-change-ae04d97ffcf3

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The apostle Paul called Jesus the second Adam. By this he meant Jesus is the prototype for a new type of humanity; whereas the original Adam and Eve represent humanity as we know it. This episode will start by looking at what is unique about Homo sapiens such that they are able to dominate all the other animals. Hint: It isn’t technology or intelligence. Building on that foundation, we will see that Jesus and the new humanity he was creating represent a new twist on our uniqueness. Again, we will see that our technology and intelligence are important, but they are more likely to lead to evolutionary disruption, than to endless economic growth.

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Originally published November 5, 2022

Transcript: https://brianpracticingforpeace.medium.com/meek5-human-origins-similarities-between-the-first-adam-and-the-second-adam-80076f0c19d9

Tim Mackie’s podcast, episode 8, “Torah Crash Course Part 1 - Genesis”. Tim explains the most important themes from the first eleven chapters of Genesis. https://bibleproject.com/podcast/torah-crash-course-part-1/

Homo Deus, A Brief History of Tomorrow. By Yuval Noah Harari. Harari gives a helpful telling of the story of human evolution and how we differ from animals.

Violence and the Sacred and Things Hidden since the Foundation of the World are two ground-breaking books by Rene Girard that illuminate and explore how Homo Sapiens enhance cooperation through communal blaming and violence.

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The Bible tells us God created the earth. Science tells us that the earth as we know it evolved over billions of years. Many Christians, including myself, do not see any contradiction here. I don’t fully understand it, but God somehow uses evolution in his creative process. The question for this episode is, what about the new creation? The Bible tells us the God is making everything new (Revelations 21:5). Is evolution also part of God’s process of new creation?

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Originally published on October 4, 2022

Transcript: https://brianpracticingforpeace.medium.com/meek3-creation-evolution-and-salvation-are-all-the-same-thing-62d8702ddd81

Tim Mackie’s talk on science and faith: https://bibleproject.com/podcast/science-faith/

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