Next Step #234: Did you survive Black Friday & Cyber Monday? Now engage in the art of belly-dancing - it's a strip -tease to uncover faith. The New Israel is not a place, so seek your mind on God's Kingdom first. Issues of identity and belonging in a pluralistic society are discussed. How to read the Bible: avoid the literal and find God. MLK Retreat and a vending machine that dispenses caviar and snails - all in the mix in this Next Step. Pomegranate Seeds by Anush: The Nest: Half Empty or Half Full? Song: Hover Chamber Choir of Armenia - "The sea of life always tosses me about" Harry Hagopian blogs: GAZA: http://www.catholicnews.org.uk/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire MENA: http://www.catholicnews.org.uk/mena28 Compass #33 - Belonging Dilemma and the Kingdom Caviar vending machines in Burbank Jethro Tull 40th Anniversary TAAB Engineered by Ken Nalik Produced by Suzie Shatarevyan for epostle.net Look for The Next Step on blubrry.com Now on Stitcher Radio!