Do you need another approach to Bible study and meaningful wisdom for your life? You are invited to the Bible Teaching Ministry of the West Side Café. The Reverends Todd Boddy and John Cunyus will take an in-depth, relevant look at the Bible.  They will put the text in context; teach enough background for you to understand it, and then just focus on the Word. Left, right, old, young, near, far, they invite you to join them for their study of scripture. It is fast paced, in depth, and strong on application. Become part of the deep conversation as the Spirit speaks through the scriptures.

Christmas Music and Drama Podcast Special:  “Reflections of Mary on the Son of God” - Dec 12th
This 2009 Christmas episode of the Westside Cafe delivers a newly written and dramatized reading of the birth narrative of Jesus from the Gospel of Matthew and Luke with reflections from Mary the mother of Jesus. Interspersed with new musical recordings from the Westside Café, let us take you back to the “true meaning of Christmas” with just a little different twist.

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Recap of the Great Music That Has Featured on Westside Cafe
The Westside Café loves to feature great original music and original arrangements. Many episodes feature some distinct new sounds which can open up any heart. Highlights of selected musical performances from the past episodes of the Westside Café are now presented on one web page as a virtual music festival for your enjoyment.

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Episode 42 - Deuteronomy 6:10-25, Blessings You Did Not Earn
How often do we like to attribute our fortunate circumstance and welfare solely to ourselves? God warns his people that real blessings are ascribed to the Lord. They should never be forgotten, nor hinder moving by faith toward new future blessings.

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Episode 41 - What Does a Bible Translator Believe?
We live in an age where we're not quite sure what we can admit to believing.  In this episode, John Cunyus reflects on the last two years of his Bible Translation project, answering the question, "What Does a Bible Translator Believe?"

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Episode 40 - Deuteronomy 5:22-6:9, Shema Israel
Could these be the most quoted words of the Bible in the last 3000 years? “Hear O’ Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and soul, and strength.”

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Episode 39 - Deuteronomy 5:6-21, The Ten Commandments
Remember the Ten Commandments? “You shall have no other gods before me... You shall keep the Sabbath, You shall not kill... You shall not covet...” Do the commands go deeper than promoting righteous behavior? Do they not also promote right motivation and love for God and neighbor?

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Episode 28 Features Two Spirituals By Two Great Musicians!
Episode 28 of the Westside Cafe includes two spirituals, "Hush, Somebody Is Calling My Name" and "Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho" featuring Joseph Golf on the acoustic bass guitar, and singing duet with our own Eran McGowan who is a member of our Chancel Choir. Both of these talented musicians are educators in the Dallas Independent School District. These two spirituals are rich in tradition and performed here with true and simple authenticity; music worth hearing.

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John Tracy Returns in Episode 27 of the Westside Cafe
Award-winning singer-songwriter John Tracy Wilson returns of a second time to the Westside Cafe to perform two songs along with Rev. Michael Riggs, the Associate Minister of Worship and Christian Education at Community Christian Church in Aledo, Texas. John Tracy's first appearance was in Episode 9. Welcome back, John Tracy!

John describes his music this way: “As a licensed minster, through music, I connect people with Christ and with His people, I give them hope, help them forgive, help them remember why they fell in love with their spouse, help them see God’s greatness. My sole mission is to the share the peace and comfort I have found in my faith and my walk with Christ, even when the road has not been smooth.”

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The Current Series on the Book of Deuteronomy
“These are the words”, of the Prince of Egypt who once led the Jews out of the bondage of Egypt through 40 years in the wilderness. Moses, knowing that God will not allow him into the Promised Land gives a passionate address which he has been preparing for a lifetime.

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The Complete Series on the Book of Daniel
Daniel shows us how to survive, even when the things we fear most come on us.  Daniel remained faithful, even after being kidnapped from his home as a child.  Through his faithfulness, God was able to see His people through one of the darkest moments in their long history.

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The Complete Series on the Book of Joel
Sometimes bad news is your friend when it comes through God. Joel forces us to think about God’s entire plan which includes blessing, judgment, a new creation and the giving of the Holy Spirit. Peter reminds us “The day” will come when the Kingdom of God is consummated.

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The Christmas Special, "Why Mary?
Originally we planned on just presenting a straight forward birth narrative of Jesus from the N.T. However I thought it might attract more interest to listeners if I could manage to try and fill in a few blanks about Mary's feelings toward raising Jesus without being sacrilegious in any way toward her.

The Latin Torah Available January 2010
The Latin Torah:
Fresh Translations of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.
Hardcover binding, suitable for libraries.
John Cunyus, Translator
Searchlight Press, 2010
$49.99
Coming January 1, 2010
978-0-9824802-5-0

And the Number One Sin on the Count Down Is?
A more culturally relative Ten Commandment countdown list could look like this under the heading “the ten things most people agree on which hack God off, and if not, they sure do me!”

What Does a Bible Translator Believe?
I believe in the difference between right and wrong, between truth and a lie. We know that difference, however basically. We ate the fruit of that tree in the Garden of Eden.

Want to Catch Any of the Back Episodes of the Westside Cafe?
All of the previously-released back episodes of the Westside Café are maintained in the Westside Café Media Catalog and are available in several audio formats. Also, all previously-relased back episodes are available from our page in the Apple iTunes Store; simply click on the "Add to iTunes" button in the sidebar at the right.

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Westside Cafe Is In the Apple iTunes Store
The podcasts of Westside Café is in Apple's iTunes Store and available for free downloading and/or subscription. All of the episodes are available for your iPod. (Photo courtesy of Apple.)

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If You Are In Dallas, Come To The “Live” Version of Westside Café
Literally under the flight path of Dallas’ Love Field airport, Westside Café is situated on the beautiful campus of Central Christian Church, Dallas Tx. We meet Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m. with live music, praise, and prayer along with our Bible teachings. Talented guests in many episodes lead us in worship with familiar and original written music and lyrics to lift the heart. 

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Westside Cafe Has a RSS Feed
The Westside Cafe now has a RSS feed that will allow you to keep up with new episodes as they are added to our media catalog. A direct feed from us will help you keep up with our new episodes as the are released if you don't use iTunes or another podcast syndicator. The icons are linked to our XML feeds for each of our podcasts and for each of the file types we support. By clicking on the icon associated with each of our XML files, you will see the entire contents of our media catalog in your web browser and you will be able to subscribe to the feed so your computer will automatically download new episodes as thy are released.

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CHRISTMAS EPISODE
Episode 43 - Christmas Special
"Reflections of Mary on the Son of God"
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Blessings You Did Not Earn
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Shema Israel
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