Faith Improvised
Tim Gombis
Exploring what it means to be faithfully Christian in our always-changing world with its challenges and opportunities. I like to think out loud and talk with friends about biblical texts, books, politics, sports, music, films, and basically anything that interests me. This is all an attempt to be fully alive in God’s good world and to enjoy the liberating reality of the Christian gospel.
- 25 minutes 5 secondsDark Passions & Other Thoughts
In this episode I talk about William Galston's book, Anger, Fear, Domination: Dark Passions and the Power of Political Speech, and Mark Edmundson's book, The Age of Guilt: The Super-Ego in the Online World, and share some other thoughts from the past few weeks.
14 October 2025, 10:36 pm - 39 minutes 47 secondsPaul's Thesis Statement in Ephesians 1, Pt. 2
In this episode, I continue talking about how Ephesians 1:19-23 functions in the argument of this letter.
30 September 2025, 8:02 pm - 59 minutes 39 secondsPaul's Thesis Statement in Ephesians 1
In this episode I talk about how Eph 1:19-23 functions within his overall presentation in this letter.
23 September 2025, 11:16 pm - 50 minutes 51 secondsSummer's End
In this episode, I give an update of what I've been up to the last several months, and mention a bunch of books I've been reading or am about to jump into. Books mentioned:
They Poisoned the World: Life and Death inthe Age of Forever Chemicals, by Mariah Blake
Pushback: The 2,500 Year Fight To ThwartWomen By Restricting Abortion, by Mary Fissell
Long Island Compromise, byTaffy Brodesser-Akner
Big Dumb Eyes, by Nate Bargatze
Attack from Within: How Disinformation isSabotaging America, by Barbara McQuade
The Age of Guilt: The Super-Ego in the OnlineWorld, by Mark Edmundsen
We the People: A History of the U.S.Constitution, Jill Lepore
16 September 2025, 6:00 am - 1 hour 11 minutesPaul's Prayer Report in Ephesians 1
In this episode, I talk about how Paul reports he is praying for his audiences at the end of Ephesians 1.
13 May 2025, 6:59 pm - 1 hour 13 minutesIdentity Formation in Ephesians 1, Pt. 3
In this episode, I talk about Timothy Snyder's chapter on solidarity, from his book On Freedom, and about Paul's literary and rhetorical strategy in Ephesians 1.
29 April 2025, 8:16 pm - 58 minutes 22 secondsIdentity Formation in Ephesians 1, Pt. 2
In this episode, I talk a bit more about Timothy Snyder's book, On Freedom, and about Paul's literary strategy in Ephesians 1.
22 April 2025, 6:00 am - 1 hour 8 minutesAn Epic Golf Tournament & National Political Shenanigans
In this episode, Steve Watkins and I reflect on Rory McIlroy's Masters win, and talk about staying sane and humane in the midst of national political madness.
16 April 2025, 12:48 am - 51 minutes 3 secondsIdentity Formation In Ephesians 1
In this episode, I keep talking about Timothy Snyder's book, On Freedom, and I talk about Paul's identity formation strategy in the opening of Ephesians.
8 April 2025, 6:00 am - 42 minutes 41 secondsEphesians As A Letter
In this episode, I continue talking about Timothy Snyder's book, On Freedom, and I introduce other aspects of Paul's letter called Ephesians.
1 April 2025, 5:55 pm - 1 hour 2 minutesGod's Cosmic Enemies in Ephesians
In this episode, I talk about the role of the powers and authorities in Paul's letter, and their background in the Old Testament and the Jewish literature of Paul's day.
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