We pause to examine two items in recent news. The current president of the Southern (oh, the horror!) Baptist Convention, J.D. Greear, decides to place the integrity of scripture and the Lord himself below his need to virtue signal. Meanwhile The Blaze has no idea what Rosary Beads are for. And, finally, in its eagerness to be loved via self-flagellating, Princeton confesses to egregiously violating the Civil Right Act.

We note, again, how things like "weeping and gnashing of teeth" and other judgments found in the parables and the gospel accounts are for believers. We must recognize the different callings, different hopes, different blessings, and different expectations for the different families of God. If we fail to do this, we will not correctly handle the Word of Truth. For some, the failure to see the differences has led them to present a monster Savior to the lost or create doubt in the minds of believers.

We have to divide the hope of Israel's realization of the promises to Abraham and David and the hope of blessings in the far above the heavens. Paul was still preaching the earthly Kingdom and the hope of Israel in the Acts Age, just as the Lord had done in his earthly ministry.

"What the blessings of the Land of promise will be to Israel, and what the blessings of New Jerusalem will be to the Overcomer, this is what 'all spiritual blessings' will be to the Church, which is His Body." -Tom Ballinger

The Bible from 30,000 feet. We pull the lens back on the entirety of scripture and universe in which it should be understood. The Bible is supernatural book. That doesn't only mean that is has miracles, but that is part of a multidimensional universe. We must see things from the prospective of humans on this earth, but we must also recognize a spiritual world which is very much in touch with our world. We dispense with the superstitions and traditions of men which permeate the modern church and try to understand how God uses scripture to explain the relationship.

On today's podcast (number 40!) we give even more context to the Lord's earthly ministry and the parables of the kingdom. On the way, I share yet another unpleasant internet exchange.

This time we set the context for the parables of the kingdom (again!), It is vitally important that when it comes to the parables that we do not impose our age or our ideas on them.

We're back in the red letters! And, as always, we will look at the context of the parables of the Kingdom and listen to what Lord says about why he spoke in parables. It ain't what most people think. The context is the gospel of the kingdom, which has no mention of the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord. The context is Israel alone and the promises made to the patriarchs. Jump on in!

Today we are forced, once again, to wade into the waters of "how not to decide if something is true or not." This time we look at the "Guilty By Association" argument. We are back to the topic of music and the idiotic comparison of a contemporary Christian music and secular rock. I'll see your weak and unbiblical argument and raise you a Mormon Tabernacle Choir Sings Your Favorite Hymns CD.

We are all over the place today. I comment on an interaction I had on social media about baptism. Imagine, the God of all Creation came to earth, suffered, died, was buried, and rose again from the grave of his own power... but that won't do unless you're dunked? Finally, we look at the 1040 forms of Christian artists. Honestly, I don't know how most Christian musicians support a family. Just curious.

We take a quick BIG PICTURE look at a few topics. We briefly revisit Andy Stanley's quote expressing his disdain for scripture, then we move on to Michael Heiser and the Gates of Hell, and finally, we critique an answer to a caller on K-Wave's (WKVE) "Pastor's Perspective" program. Once again, the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats gets mangled. Context, people. Please. For me?