Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 20, verses 17-28
Jesus is walking on the road to Jerusalem with his best friends...and he has two lessons for them:  1) Suffering is a reality in this world, but it is not the end and 2) The way of the world looks like domination and authority while the way of God looks like servitude.  None of this is sexy, which is why the road is narrow that leads to the Kingdom of God...
Sorry for the late drop.  Will explain why on tomorrow's pod!
Original Score written and performed by Bridget Zenk

Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 23, verses 1-12
Jesus makes an example of who else?  The Pharisees and Scribes to invite us to look at how not to act.  Don't seek out lofty titles or places of honor.  Want to get ahead in the Kingdom of God?  Step down.  
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Gospel of Luke, Chapter 6, verses 36-38
Jesus is preaching His Sermon on the Plain and culminates it with the message - Be Merciful as God is Merciful.  Today, we take time on the podcast to look deeper at what that invites us to.  What do mercy and holiness look like?  And how does it differ from perfection and purity?  In a word?  It invites us into the Flow of God.  

Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 5, verses 20-26
Speaking from the Mount once again, Jesus reminds us of the power of the words we carry.  They have the power to build up and the power to destroy.  And they reveal the life that we carry within us...or not.  Are our feet firmly established in the Kingdom or elsewhere?  
Original Score written and performed by Bridget Zenk

Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 7, verses 7-12
Jesus speaks to us of God's magnanimity...but also of our need to be involved in working for the Kingdom.  It's not magic.  God doesn't do all the work.  We have to choose our level of involvement.
Original score written and performed by Bridget Zenk

Gospel of Luke, Chapter 11, verses 29-32
Jesus is confronted by the crowds, who are asking for another sign in order that they may believe Him.  But Jesus says that no other sign will be given, except the Sign of Jonah.  But what, exactly, is the Sign of Jonah?  And why does that matter to us today?
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Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 6, verses 7-15
If the Sermon on the Mount is the heart of Matthew's Gospel, then we are at the center of the heart.  And what do we find there?  The essentials of God and Prayer.  It's really all about those two things.  One is the very center.  And the other brings us to the heart of the center
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Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 25, 31-46
My friends, we are not called to be plaster saints, hands folded, eyes looking upward, hearts distant, walking through the world unscathed.  That would be awful.  Real holiness doesn't look anything like that.  Real holiness is in the trenches and in the unseen places with the unseen masses.  Real holiness calls us out of ourselves and takes real effort.  And we know it when we see it.   
Original score written and performed by Bridget Zenk

Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 9, verses 14-15
The writer of the Book of Ecclesiastes reminds us that there is a time for every purpose under heaven, including both fasting and feasting.  What time is it today for you?  
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Gospel of Luke, Chapter 9, verses 22-25
Jesus preaches the paradox of the Gospel to not only His disciples, but to all of us.  The choice is simple, but not easy - do you save your life and thus lose it?  Or do you lose it and, paradoxically, gain it?  Your true self lies in the balance.
Original score written and performed by Bridget Zenk