The Road to Shalom
The Road to Shalom is a production of Hands of Hur, a faith-based nonprofit committed to helping people make sense of the world in which they find themselves. This podcast channel is dedicated to exploring what shalom is, where it's gone, and how it can be restored. Fran Sciacca, the Director of Hands of Hur, is the host.
Episodes
44 episodes
"WANTED: Raiders of the Lost Arc"
There's been a lot of taking, writing, and shouting about the "right side" and "wrong side" of history, and which "side" you should be on. It strikes me a bit odd that many believers have accepted this false idea of...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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33:56
"Are Peace-Keeping and Peace-Making Synonyms?"
Do you see yourself as a "peace-maker" or a "peace-keeper"? What difference would it make if you got this right? Or wrong? In any worldview that believes peace-keeping should be the priority, change is viewed with s...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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58:32
"How Old Should You Be Before You Hop On The Road To Shalom?"
Shalom is the "way things are supposed to be"…everywhere…among everyone…all the time. It's absence is what's wrong with the world. But because the whole idea of shalom is foreign to us as believers, we don't natural...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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41:20
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[REPLAY] "What Does It Look Like To Restore Shalom?"
One of the things I've come to realize, after 51 years on the "Jesus Road," is that the Bible is new every morning. It's an example of a not so famous saying by Buddy Hinton in Kee Sloan's book, Jabbok: "The mor...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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34:21
"What Do 800 Children Per Day Have in Common With the Dead Sea?"
If one of your older Bibles has maps in the back, you'll notice that this image doesn't match the Dead Sea in your Bible. That's because the water from the Jordan River is being syphoned off for irrigation before it re...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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42:06
"Are You Willing To Be A Drink Offering?"
In this second interview with shalom-makers—men and women who see themselves as agents of shalom because they're beneficiaries of grace—Fran introduces Sarah Jackson. The product of a turbulent childhood in a loving ho...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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40:23
Can God Use My Pain to Restore Shalom?
This is the first of a series of interviews with shalom-makers who've learned to live on the flip-side because they understand the front-side of theology. Tracy Hipps' childhood was horrific and traumatic. Yet, he discovered...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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42:42
4D Theology #5 - "What's the Point of My Sanctification?"
You've probably heard a Christian described as someone who's "going to heaven when they die," because they "invited Jesus into their hearts." It's a pleasant thought. But, it's also incorrect. It redu...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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21:19
4D Theology #4 - "What Does My Righteousness Have to do With Shalom?"
Why do you think Yeshua spoke about "doing" righteousness? Why did the prophet Amos talk about righteousness rolling down like "an ever-flowing stream"? Why would Paul tell a young pastor, a beneficiary of Christ's righteousness, to "pursue...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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30:33
4D Theology #3 - "Is God's Grace Bi-directional?"
There’s an unspoken question staring us right in the face on at least thirteen pages of our Bible. Why do you think the Apostle Paul opened each of his letters with a sort of a Hebrew blessing, “grace to you and peace fr...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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18:57
4D Theology #2 - "Peace-Taking Should Produce Peace-Making"
The "Peace Movement"—if there really is such a thing—did not originate with the Sixties youth culture. It's as old as the heart of God Himself. In fact, it's at the very center of His purposes. That means "...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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22:32
4D Theology #1 - "Sin is Much Bigger Than Guilt"
Do you know who's image is on the front of a $100 bill? Lots of folks do. How about the back? You probably didn't do as well on that one. It's odd, because the back of the $100 bill is more colorful and the numbers are bigge...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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25:52
Is Your Bookmark Stuck?
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 stori...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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20:58
"What's the story on the One Story?"
If someone were to ask you, "What is the Bible?" How would you respond? Would you say, "It's the Word of God"? What if they asked you another question, like, "About what?" What would you say then?<...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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34:03
"Is God Weaning His People?"
The people of God have had a perennial problem trying to discover a sense of identity within the cultures they have found themselves throughout history. They have, in the words of Fran Sciacca, often "resembled a cast of cha...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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24:58
Are We In the "Last Days?"
There's so much happening so fast, in so many places, to so many people it seems like the world's coming to an end. People of faith have always wondered if their generation would be the one that witnessed the return...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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39:31
Is Our Gospel the Hole Gospel?
When you hear the word, “gospel,” do you think immediately of evangelism? If someone asked you, “What is the gospel?” would your answer have to do with personal salvation, or something bigger? Is there a relationshi...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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28:00
Are Most Christians Really “Pro-Life”?
What do fasting, pasta, Alexander the Great, and abortion have in common? You might be surprised. In this provocative episode, Fran lays bare the words that we as evangelicals either misunderstand or are misusing to describe...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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23:45
"What Color Is Your Passport?"
Fifty years ago, Richard Bolles wrote a book designed to help people find their way into the world of work. It was called, What Color is Your Parachute? The book has sold over 10 million copies in 22 languages. And....
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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22:09
"Elijah Under the Zoom Tree"
Did you know Elijah was facing a pandemic…of sorts? Did you know that Elijah quarantined himself after he spent some time under the zoom tree?** During these “unprecedented” times, there’s a word for us from our ancient past. I don’t thi...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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15:38
LATE SIXTIES: "All Ya Need Is Love" (or maybe not)
As the Sixties were winding down, hopes were ramping up. This, after all, was "the age of Aquarius." In the words of The Fifth Dimension, "harmony and understanding, sympathy and trust abounding, no more falsehoods or de...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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40:46
THE SIXTIES: America's Suicide Attempt
In his classic work, Modern Times, historian Paul Johnson titled his chapter on the Sixties, “America’s Suicide Attempt.” He saw that decade as a near implosion of American culture, due partly to a war between the generatio...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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38:34
THE FIFTIES: The Best of Times…The Worst of Times
In Fran's new series, There And Back Again - A Hippies' Tale, we'll be flying at 50,000 feet over the past half century of American culture, attempting to sleuth our way into a better understanding of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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