Dr. Mark Glanville discusses how churches can love the stranger because Yahweh loves the stranger so you are to love the stranger.Book: Improvising Church: Scripture as the Source of Harmony, Rhythm, and SoulBook: Refuge Reimagined: Biblical Kinship in Global PoliticsWHAT YOU'LL LEARN:Yahweh loves the stranger so you are to love the strangerChallenging the fear-based ethic approaches to refugeesBanal, Sterile Life vs A Rich FeastABOUT THE GUEST: Dr. Mark Glanville trains pastors at Regent College, Vancouver, and is an Old Testament scholar.Prior to coming to Regent, Mark pastored for 14 years in both Vancouver and Australia in urban, justice seeking churches. Mark has been bi-vocational– combining reflective pastoring with biblical scholarship and is a trained jazz pianist, active on the Vancouver jazz scene.SCRIPTURE RELATED TO EPISODE:Deuteronomy 10 : 18-19 - Love the strangerRELATED LINKS:Dr. Mark Glanville's websiteTIMESTAMPED SHOWNOTES:02:02 - Refuge Reimagined: Biblical Kinship in Global Politics02:46 - Christians need to be different03:12 - Book looks deeply into the questions and pushback of welcoming refugees04:15 - Deuteronomy 10 : 18-19 Biblical scholarship on love the stranger04:40 - Yahweh loves the stranger so you are to love the stranger05:17 - Welcoming a stranger is very common in Old Testament ethics06:10 - Mirroring the love and character of God06:16 - Hebrew word for love = steadfast covenant loyalty07:53 - Challenging the fear-based ethic approaches to refugees08:16 - ...Preaching the scriptures very clearly08:35 - ......not prooftexting, but displaying the gospel in our local neighborhood09:07 - ......recovering every aspect of what it means to flourish09:33 - ......the whole biblical story and playing our part faithfully09:45 - ......choosing love & tenderness09:58 - ...Proximity10:02 - ......having real life experience with people who have a refugee story10:20 - ......dispelling false fears10:45 - ......not just the resilience, but the brilliance, of regufees11:28 - .....live life in diversity and sharing lives11:50 - ......partner with Christian refugee-welcoming organization13:20 - Engaging the community in New York over food14:25 - Banal, Sterile Life vs A Rich Feast16:02 - ...as contrasted in a musical example of "Jesus Loves Me"18:30 - the body of Christ exercising all their gifts19:36 - Amazing Grace21:46 - To get in touch with Dr. Glanville: glanville.org22:33 - This is the Day the Lord Has MadeDID YOU APPRECIATE THIS PODCAST? Checkout previous episodes, leave a review, drop us a note or support the mission here: oururbanvoices.com