On This Episode:

A NEW IDEA FOR 2023

This year, I’m going to try and open every show with a reflection on Scripture reading. The twist is that I’ll be using a CHRONOLOGICAL reading of the Bible. So, for this week, we start in Genesis.

LISTERNER QUESTION: WHAT DID JESUS MEAN WHEN HE SAID….

Jesus said that unless you’re more righteous than the Pharisees, you won’t enter the Kingdom of Heaven. What did that mean? This question is a fantastic opportunity to learn how we understand verses in their paragraphs, chapters, and in larger context.

THOUGHTS ON THE BILLS PLAYER WHO COLLAPSED

Of course, this event is unspeakably sad. I’m noticing, though, some folks using the event for their own agenda. I want to kindly and humbly argue against that tactic.

NEW YORK TIMES ADVICE FOR THE NEW YEAR

I respond (and sometimes mock and correct) advice the New York Times gave its readers for the new year.