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BTL The Good Way — A Lifestyle of Christlike Hospitality
Patrick Boatwright & Antony Jeffares
The Good Way — A Lifestyle of Christlike Hospitality
Antony Jeffares
BTL The Good Way - Active Participation in the Family of Jesus
Patrick and Ryan return to Between the Lines to explore the Good Way intention of active participation in the family of Jesus. They reflect on how Jesus redefines family around those who delight in doing the Father’s will (7:35) and how true community values unity over uniformity (14:50). The pastors discuss the beauty and difficulty of belonging—embracing conflict, reconciliation, and shared burdens as the work of love (25:40)—and share personal practices like hospitality, generosity, and opening one’s home to others (49:10). They close with a call to move from consumption to contribution in the life of the church and recommend Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Life Together as further reading (1:06:30).Hosts: Patrick Boatwright and Ryan Diaz
The Good Way — Active Participation in the Family of Jesus
Ryan Diaz
BTL The Good Way - A Pursuit of Wholeness and Holiness
Patrick Boatwright & Ryan Diaz
The Good Way — A Pursuit of Wholeness and Holiness
Patrick Boatwright
BTL The Good Way - Sabbath and Prayer
Patrick Boatwright & Ryan Diaz
The Good Way — A Regular Rhythm of Sabbath Rest
Patrick Boatwright
The Good Way — A Daily Rhythm of Prayer
Patrick Boatwright
BTL The Good Way - Lives Deeply Rooted in the Story of God
Ryan and Patrick return with a special Good Way edition of Between the Lines, reflecting on the first Good Way intention: living deeply rooted in the story of God. They discuss how the stories we inhabit shape the lives we live, beginning with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4 and Isaiah 61 (4:13). They explore sin as humanity’s attempt to order chaos apart from God and how Jesus restores dignity and empowers the powerless (12:31). They share personal practices—like hearing others’ stories, memorizing Scripture, and integrating Scripture into writing—to show how intention shapes communion with Christ and overflows in love for others (27:21). They close with practical entry points for beginners, including slow reading of John’s Gospel, imaginative prayer, and forming practices that fit one’s personality and season of life (44:56), before previewing next week’s focus on prayer (1:09:56).
The Good Way — A Life Deeply Rooted in the Story of God
Patrick Boatwright
The Good Way — Introduction
Patrick Boatwright
Special Podcast: Behind Between the Lines and This Year at Oaks
Pastors Patrick Boatwright and Ryan Diaz reflect on 9/11 and today’s political unrest, calling listeners back to Micah’s invitation to “do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with God” (2:30). They explore how the wilderness exposes our fears and how God’s provision frees us to live as truly human (10:00). Finally, they invite listeners to join the fall Good Way course, reenter the Story of God series in Advent, and step into the Good Neighbor Initiative (28:00). Permalink
Summer Teaching Series: Between the Lines — The Lord's Provision
Patrick Boatwright
Summer Teaching Series: Between the Lines — Ecclesiastes
Ryan Diaz
Summer Teaching Series: Between the Lines — Elijah and the prophets of Baal
Makenzi Koyen
Summer Teaching Series: Between the Lines — Faith in the Old Testament
Antony Jeffares
Summer Teaching Series: Between the Lines — Jonah
Raul Sandoval III
Summer Teaching Series: Between the Lines — The Kingdom of God
Dimetra Barrios
Summer Teaching Series: Between the Lines - Samuel
Lindsay Reyes
Summer Teaching Series: Between the Lines - Hannah
Makenzi Koyen
Summer Teaching Series: Between the Lines - Truth or Treason?
Ryan Diaz
Summer Teaching Series: Between the Lines - Naaman
Antony Jeffares
Summer Teaching Series: Between the Lines - In Times Like These
Ryan Diaz
Summer Teaching Series: Between the Lines - The Dancing Fool
Ryan Diaz
SOG - The Long Return: The Place Where We Belong
Patrick Boatwright
Between the Lines - Episode 34: The Long Return: The Way Back
Patrick Boatwright & Ryan Diaz
SOG - The Long Return: The Way Back
Patrick Boatwright
Building the House of God: Dedication Sunday
Patrick Boatwright
SOG - The Long Return: Ezekiel
Ryan Diaz
Between the Lines - Episode 33 - The Long Return: Daniel, Part 2
Patrick Boatwright & Ryan Diaz
SOG - The Long Return: Daniel, Part 2
Patrick Boatwright
Between the Lines - Ep 32: The Long Return: Daniel
Patrick Boatwright & Ryan Diaz
SOG - The Long Return: Daniel
Patrick Boatwright
This Strange King: An Empty Throne Room
Ryan Diaz
This Strange King: A Shepherd King
Makenzi Koyen
Between the Lines - Episode 32: The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom, Part 2
Patrick Boatwright & Ryan Diaz
SOG - The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom, part 2
Patrick Boatwright
Between the Lines - Ep 31: Special Edition featuring an interview with Raymond Carr
Ryan and Patrick dive into last week’s entry into the Story of God (00:00:31) then the guys welcome their first guest to BTL, theologian Raymond Carr (00:24:16), to have a conversation about radical inclusivity, how to read and relate to the bible, and how a jazz musician and two contrasting theologians can help give language to what it means to know God.Resources:Wisdom in the Old Testament - St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology Katherine Dell (This week’s BTL Recommend Resource)The Dancing Monk and the Rhythm of Divine Life (More thoughts from Raymond Carr)Theology in the Mode of Monk: An Aesthetics of Barth and Cone on Revelation and Freedom (Pick up Raymond’s latest books)Introductory Reads and Listens of Barth, Cone, and Monk:Karl Barth - Evangelical Theology: An IntroductionJames Cone - A Black Theology of LiberationThomas Merton - Opening The BibleThelonius Monk - Monk’s Dream The Dancing Monk and the Rhythm of Divine LifeTheology in the Mode of Monk: An Aesthetics of Barth and Cone on Revelation and Freedom, Volume 1- Wipf and Stock Publishers
SOG - The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom
Ryan Diaz
SOG - The Rise and Fall of a Family
Patrick Boatwright
Between the Lines - Episode 30: The Fall of David
Patrick Boatwright & Ryan Diaz
SOG - The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom: The Fall of David
Patrick Boatwright
Between the Lines - Episode 29: The Rise of David
Patrick Boatwright & Ryan Diaz
SOG - The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom: The Rise of David
Patrick Boatwright
Between the Lines - Episode 28: The Fall of Saul
Patrick Boatwright & Ryan Diaz
SOG - The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom: The Fall of Saul
Patrick Boatwright
Between the Lines - Episode 27: The Rise of Saul
Patrick Boatwright & Ryan Diaz
SOG - The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom: The Rise of Saul
Ryan Diaz
Between The Lines - Episode 26: The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom
Patrick Boatwright & Ryan Diaz