Weekly Classes
Fall 2026 Semester
Week 1 (9/23): Epic of Eden 1
Class Reading: Chs. Intro-4
Podcast: From Chaos to Covenant
The Story: The Gospel and Other Tales
Devotional Texts:
Glimpses of a Greater Glory by David Kim, Days 1-5
The Visual Commentary on Scripture
Week 2 (9/30): Epic of Eden 2
Class Reading: Ritcher, Epic of Eden, chs. 5-9
Podcast: Unpacking Interpretation
The Story: The Gospel and Other Tales
Devotional Texts:
Glimpses of a Greater Glory by David Kim, Days 6-10
Born of the Gospel
Bloesch, A Christological Hermeneutic PDF
Week 3 (10/7): Creation Regained + Ships of Tarshish
Class Reading: Mouw, "Ships of Tarshish" / Wolters, Creation Regained
Podcast: Renewing Creation
The Story: The Gospel and Other Tales
Devotional Texts:
Glimpses of a Greater Glory by David Kim, Days 11-15
The Gospel and the African
Mouw, The Ships of Tarshish
Week 4 (10/14): Truth to Tell & Rethinking Worldview
Class Reading:
Newbigin, "Truth to Tell"
Bertrand, "Rethinking Worldview"
Podcast: Rethinking Worldview
The Story: The Gospel and Other Tales
Devotional Texts:
Glimpses of a Greater Glory by David Kim, Days 16-20
The Gospel and the City
Bertrand "Rethinking Worldview" & Newbigin "Truth To Tell" PDF
Week 5 (10/21): Defining Worldview
Class Reading: Plato, "The Allegory of The Cave"; Machiavelli, "The Prince (excerpt)"; Franklin, "Autobiography (excerpt)"
Podcast: Defining Worldview
The Story: The Gospel and Other Tales
Devotional Texts:
Glimpses of a Greater Glory by David Kim, Days 21-25
Steve Jobs Commencement Speech
Plato, "The Allegory of The Cave"; Machiavelli, "The Prince (excerpt)"; Franklin, "Autobiography (excerpt)"
Week 6 (10/28): Surprised by Hope - Section 1
The Story: The Gospel and Other Tales
Week 7 (11/4): Redemption Accomplished
Class Reading: Murray "Redemption Accomplished and Applied", Part II, chs. IX (Union with Christ) & X (Glorification)
Podcast: Our Union in Christ
The Characters: God & Us
Devotional Texts: Psalms Lectio Divina, Days 1-5
Week 8 (11/11): Redemption Applied
Class Reading: Murray, Redemption Accomplished & Applied, Part I (chs. I through V)
Podcast: No podcast episode
The Characters: God & Us
Devotional Texts: Psalms Lectio Divina, Days 6-10
Week 9 (11/18): Augustine's Confessions 1
Class Reading: Rylaardsdam, "Theological Reflection in Augustine's Confessions"; Augustine, "Confessions", bks. 1-4
Podcast: From Longing to Love
The Characters: God & Us
Devotional Texts: Give Me Mine Psalms Lectio Divina, Days 11-15
Week 10 (12/2): Augustine's Confessions 2
Class Reading: Rylaardsdam, "Theological Reflection in Augustine's Confessions"; Augustine, "Confessions", bks. 5-9
Podcast: No podcast episode
The Characters: God & Us
Devotional Texts: Psalms Lectio Divina, Days 16-20
Week 11 (12/9): Unconditional Love
Class Reading:
Powlison, "Unconditional Love"
Edwards, "Love, the Sum of all Virtue"
Podcast: Love, the Sum of all Virtue
The Characters: God & Us
Devotional Texts:
The Lord's Prayer Devotional (book), Days 1 - 7
The New Community
Week 12 (12/16): Life Together
Class Reading:
Bonhoeffer, "Life Together" (full book)
Podcast: Christians in Community
The Characters: God & Us
Devotional Texts:
The Lord's Prayer Devotional (book), Days 8 - 14
Neighbors
Spring 2027 Semester
Week 13 (1/6): Surprised by Hope - Section 2
Class Reading:
Wright, "Surprised by Hope", Part 2
Podcast: Hope in Life and in What Is to Come
The Characters: God & Us
Devotional Texts:
The Lord's Prayer Devotional (book), Days 15 - 20
Week 14 (1/13): The Self-Counseling Project
Class Reading:
John Owen, "The Mortification of Sin" (book)
Chalmers, "The Expulsive Power of a New Affection" (PDF)
Podcast: (No Podcast Episode)
The Characters: God & Us
Devotional Texts:
The Self-Counseling Project (PDF)
Week 15 (1/20): Christian Liberty
Class Reading:
Luther, "On Christian Liberty" (full book)
Podcast: A Free Servant
The Call: Vocational Work
Devotional Texts:
A New Heart
Week 16 (1/27): Golden Booklet
Class Reading:
Calvin, Golden Booklet
Podcast: Transformed Lives
The Call: Vocational Work
Devotional Texts:
Calling Devotional
Praying Our Anger
Week 17 (2/3): How Then Should We Work: Why Work Matters
Class Reading:
Hugh Whelchel, "How Then Should We Work" (full book)
Podcast: No podcast episode
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 18 (2/10): Sphere Sovereignty - Who's in Charge (and How)
Class Reading:
Kuyper, "Sphere Sovereignty"
Podcast: God and Culture
The Call: Vocational Work
Devotional Texts:
Calling Devotional
Optional: Kaemingk, "Herman Bavinck, Lesslie Newbigin, and the Future of Reformed Mission in the Urban Workplace”
Week 19 (2/17): Why Work?
Class Reading:
Dorothy Sayers, "Why Work" PDF
Dallas Willard, "The Business of Business" PDF
Podcast: Why Work?
The Call: Vocational Work
Devotional Texts:
David Kim, "Workplaces as Discipleship" (audio)
Week 20 (2/24): The Ships of Tarshish Revisited
Class Reading:
Louis Berkhof, "Summary of Christian Doctrine" PDF
Wayne Grudem, "Common Grace" PDF
Richard Mouw, "What Are The Ships of Tarshish Doing Here?" PDF
Podcast: God's Work in the Background
The Call: Vocational Work
Week 21 (3/3): How to Change the World (or maybe not)
Class Reading:
Hunter, "How To Change The World" PDF
Crouch, "How Not to Change the World" PDF
Strange, "Co-Belligerence and Common Grace: Can the Enemy of My Enemy Be My Friend?" PDF
Podcast: Changing the World?
The Call: Vocational Work
Devotional Texts:
Tim Keller - The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society
Week 22 (3/10): Art + Faith
Class Reading:
Makoto Fujimura, "Art + Faith", chs. 1, 3, 5, 6
Podcast: Makers and Remakers
The Call: Vocational Work
Spring Break (3/17)
No classes
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 23 (3/24): The Redemptive Frame
Class Reading:
Houston: Prophetic City (YouTube video, first ~45 minutes); "Redemptive Frame" from Praxis
Podcast: More Than Moral
The Call: Vocational Work
Devotional Texts:
a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qsxe9gqzzswlgemkyt4k3/Blueprint-for-Social-Revival-Keller.mp3?rlkey=wwx2kq5lp3mrht24qzxzcz1l9&st=05ulr6tu&dl=0">Blueprint for Social Renewal
Week 24 (3/31): Cultural Renewal Project Workshop
Podcast: No podcast episode
Week 25 (4/7): Cultural Renewal Presentations
Week 26 (4/14): Cultural Renewal Presentations
Podcast: No podcast episode
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 27 (4/21): Cultural Renewal Presentations
Podcast: No podcast episode
The Acts: The Gospel & Houston
Week 28 (4/28): Surprised by Hope - Section 3
Class Reading:
N.T. Wright, Surprised by Hope, Pt. 3
Podcast: Life After, Life After Death
The End: Liturgies of Glory
Week 29 (5/5): You Are What You Love, Part 1
Class Reading:
Smith, You are What You Love, chs. 1-4
Podcast: You Are What You Love
The End: Liturgies of Glory
Week 30 (5/12): You Are What You Love, Part 2
Class Reading:
Smith, You are What You Love, chs. 5-7
Podcast: You Are What You Love
The End: Liturgies of Glory
Retreats
Retreat 1 (9/18-19): An Introduction to H-Town Fellows
Retreat 1: An Introduction to H-Town Fellows
Date/Time:
Friday, Sep 18 | 6-9pm
Sat, Sep 19 | 8:30am-4pm
Location:
~3 hours outside Houston, overnight
Retreat 2 (1/8-9, 2027): Repentance and Renewal Retreat
Retreat 2: Repentance and Renewal Retreat
Date:
January 8-9, 2027
Location:
~3 hours outside Houston, overnight
Retreat 3 (5/14-15, 2027): Sending Forth - Leading from Your Core
Retreat 3: Sending Forth - Leading from Your Core
Date:
May 14-15, 2027
Location:
Houston location, day only
Summer Reading
"The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition"
by Roger Olson
Summer guidance will be provided.
What Is Cultural Renewal
by Tim Keller
Other Resources
The Expulsive Power of a New Affection
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”- 1 John ii. 15.
More resources to come.