Audio/Video Lectures Page

[Reminder: These are not apologetics lectures, but were given in more-or-less explicitly evangelical community contexts.]

This version is sorted by CONTENT - TYPE. [I will be creating some MP4 versions of the MP3 items, by merging with the syllabus or slide PDF decks.]

Theological Topics

  1. The Unexpected God--Beyond our stereotypes of deity--with slides. Recoding of a session (July 2015) I got to teach at the bible conference in Starkville MS, honoring Nap and Dixie Clark.
    MP4 VIDEO: 54:10, 201MB, 960x720;
    MP3 AUDIO: 58:56, 42MB;
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    PDF Slides: 59 slides, 540K;
    PDF Syllabus: 20 pages, 291K.

  2. The Impossible, Unexpected God -- Beyond our Hopes and Expectations.
    Video recording of the revival message I got to share
    at the church pastored by Rev. J. D. Yates (Jamel) in June 2021.
    MP4 VIDEO: 48:38 / 631MB 720x480;
    PDF outline: 3pp, 105KB.

  3. The Impossible, Unexpected God -- Beyond our Hopes and Expectations - Expanded Version.
    A different/longer version of The Impossible/Unexpected God, containing documentation from ANE and biblical sources. I broke it into three parts for easier accessibility.

    • Outline: Outline, with the three parts indicated by colored backgrounds.
    • All Slides: The full deck of slides in PDF, 257K,27 slides.

    • Part 1: Intro through Point 5. Video for Part 1, 208MB/29:52; 1862x1080, .
    • Part 2: Points 6 through 12. Video for Part 2, 173MB/31:02; 1862x1080,
    • Part 3: Points 13 through End. Video for Part 3, 196MB/26:25; 1862x1080,

    • Entire Session (all 3 parts). Here is the VIDEO for The entire session, 967MB/1:27:205; 1862x1080.
    • Entire Session (all 3 parts). Here is the AUDIO for The entire session, 81MB/1:27:205; MP3.

  4. "The God who Lives", Audio capture of the 4-night Bible Conference at Pine Bluff Baptist Church (MS);"Aug 8-Aug 11, 2010.

  5. God the Rest-Giver
    MP4 VIDEO: 38:36, 101MB, 960x720;
    MP3 AUDIO: 38:41, 6.8MB;
    PDF Slides: 23 slides, 129K;
    PDF Syllabus: 7pages, 177KB.

  6. God the Peace-Maker (Re-recorded):
    MP4 VIDEO: 53:22, 129MB, 1920x1080;
    MP3 AUDIO: 53:22, 75MB;
    PDF Slides: 36 slides, 201K;
    PDF Syllabus: 8pages, 161KB.

  7. SERIES: Bus Tour of the Universe--the Worldview:
    Syllabus and Lectures [11 sessions, 7.9 hours]

  8. SERIES: The Great Intersection--the Incarnation:
    Syllabus and Lectures [10 sessions, 8.1 hours]

  9. SERIES: The Great Irruption--the Cross: Syllabi and Lectures

    1. Sacrifice [21 sessions, 18.5 hours]
    2. Redemption-OT [10 sessions, 8.4 hours]
    3. Redemption-NT [10 sessions, 8.4 hours]
    4. Reconciliation [11 sessions, 9.4 hours]
    5. Christus Victor: Triumph Over the Powers [8 sessions, 7.3 hours]

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Life Issues

  1. The Problem of Emptiness (2005)
    MP4 VIDEO: 1:18:26 (Opening prayer until 2:30), 154MB, 1056x816;
    MP3 AUDIO: 1:18:28, 9.2MB;
    PDF Slides: 13slides, 83KB.

  2. A quickly-created video series on the 'core essentials' of ensuring an afterlife of peace, safety, beauty, and goodness,
    for someone afraid of the other side of death. [March 23, 2022]
    [Quality of AV limited by 'acute bacterial bronchitis' on my part,
    and typo's courtesy of urgency of need/request.]

  3. "Lessons I am Learning..." --A guest lecture given at PBC in Palo Alto in the spring of 2005:
    MP4 VIDEO: 1:05:42, 108MB, 1920x1080;
    MP3 AUDIO: 1:05:52, 7.7MB;
    PDF Slides: 14 slides, 79K;
    PDF Syllabus: 2pages, 120KB.

  4. Getting to Know God (2005):
    MP4 VIDEO: 51:18, 118MB, 1920x1080;
    MP3 AUDIO: 51:18, 6MB;
    PDF Slides: 16 slides, 115K;
    PDF Syllabus: 5pages, 260KB.

  5. “Lessons I have Learned (2001)”: Lectures, 10 sessions, 8.8 hours] (no real Syllabus)

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Bible Background / Settings

Bible studies given at my childhood home in Mississippi (2005-2006):

  1. The Cities of Jesus' Life: History, Events, Significance (home Bible study, 2006)
    Syllabus (51pp , 367K) Maps/Illustrations, 37 slides, 3.2M) and Lectures [6 sessions, 9.1 hours]

  2. The Last Week of Jesus' Life (home Bible study, 2006)
    Syllabus (49pp , 355K) Maps/Illustrations, 8 pages, 1.3M) and Lectures [6 sessions, 10.1 hours]

  3. The Story behind the Christmas Story (home Bible study, Fall2005)
    Syllabus (21pp , 300K) Maps/Illustrations, 2 pages, 70K) and Lectures [4 sessions, 7 hours]

  4. The Listening to the Psalms
    This was originally a detailed home Bible study, of 11 lectures in 2005.
    I am 'remixing' these to MP4s and consolidating them into the individual psalms.
    Some will be too long for a single video, so they might be in parts (while the MP3 might not be).
    I will keep the originals at the bottom of this entry, until all are consolidated and converted to MP4s.

    Psalm 01
    MP4 VIDEO [Part 1]: 1:03:41, 145MB, 1920x1080;
    MP4 VIDEO [Part 2]: 0:46:25, 98MB, 1920x1080;
    MP3 AUDIO: 1:50:06, 129MB;
    PDF Slides: 36 slides, 247K.
    Originals: Syllabus 1: (pages 1-40, 4MB), Syllabus 2, (pages 41-43, 3.7MB) and Lectures [11 sessions, 17.5 hours]

  5. Introduction to the Psalms (background material only, from home Bible study, 2005)
    MP4 VIDEO: 1:52:27, 253MB, 1920x1080;
    MP3 AUDIO: 1:52:27, 132MB;
    PDF Slides: 41 slides, 310K;

    Topic Start Stop Duration
    Thumbnails of Israel's History 0:00:15 0:43:15 44 minutes
    What is going on in other parts of the World at the time of David 0:43:16 0:50:57 07 minutes 03 seconds
    Israelite life at the time of David 0:50:58 1:13:21 21 minutes 23 seconds
    The Nature of the Psalms (as Genre and as Book) 1:13:22 1:33:46 20 minutes 24 seconds
    The Nature of the Psalms (Poetry and Parallelism) 1:33:47 1:47:54 13 minutes 57 seconds
    The Importance of Chiasm 1:47:55 1:52:55 05 minutes

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Bible Passages / Content (some are messages delivered in a church setting)

  1. SERIES: Book of Acts -- Audio capture of my 2010+ commentary on the Book of Acts DVD (began Aug 31/2010 and finished Aug 7, 2011).
    No syllabus ; Lectures [30 sessions, 47.4 hours]

  2. SERIES: Gospel of John -- Audio capture of my 2009-2010 commentary on the Gospel of John DVD.
    No syllabus ; Lectures [15 sessions, 22 hours]

  3. Psalms -- some in church settings

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Special Topics

  1. The Apologetics Update (circa 1997) (Palo Alto)
    Syllabus (HTML, 13K), and Lectures [3 sessions, 2.3 hours]

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Holiday / Seasonal Events

  1. [2023]: Added a brief Resurrection Sunday meditation/lesson, with the help of a young family member.
    • Video available here (RS2023full.mp4; 23:45, 960x720, 65.7MB)
    • Slides available here (RS2023_slides.pdf; 27 slides, PDF, 277KB).

  2. [2015]: Posted an audio file (MP3) of the little Christmas message I shared with my family on Christmas morning/2015, 31 minutes / 38MB. (The last 3 years have been by far the roughest years of my life ("So far", Puddleglum reminds me from my psyche...), and it was/has been/still is a more-difficult-than-normal holiday/end-of-year season. I can hear the wear-n-tear ["Accumulated Depreciation" for you financial service types... or maybe more like 'Asset Impairment"... sigh] in my voice, as I listen to it now for the first time... heavy loads , dark roads, but the Light of the World walks with me, in His patience and goodness)

  3. [2014]: Posted an audio file (MP3) of the Christmas message I shared with my family on Christmas morning/2014, 48minutes / 47MB. (I have been doing these for decades, but only recorded this one)

  4. [2014]: 15 minute video of a message I recorded for my kids on Resurrection Sunday 2014

  5. [2005]: Video clip of 2005 Easter morning message for my kids [48mins]

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