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All authority belongs to Jesus (John 17:2). Meditate on this with us in this week's 'The Better Beautiful.'

We're.....still in John 17. Sit down. Stay a while. :)

"Father, the hour has come."

Years after first garnering public attention at the Cana wedding—the one with the best wine—when it "was not yet His time," Jesus finds Himself in a garden across the valley from where He will one day reign. He looked up to heaven, and said, "Father...it's time."

We have reached John 17, what Jeff considers to be the best prayer of all time. It is certainly one of Scripture's highest mountain peaks, if not the highest of them all. The air is thin, and the glory is heavy. We'll be in John 17 for a while. Hike this peak with us.

Happy Birthday to 'The Better Beautiful'! In our first anniversary episode, we polish the second half of John 16. Jeff 1) showcases his new Romanian vocabulary and 2) walks us all back from the cliff of anxiety. "Waiting"—for the Lord's return, or for whatever your life fills in the blanks—presses against our confidence, our faith, in very unique ways. How do we hold on?

First, we drink deeply from the well of this tried and true word: He will get us across the finish line. And He will take care of us in the meantime.

DURATION: 47 minutes

"Nevertheless...."

This one word is the hinge of this week's passage. Jeff & Steph wade through John 16:5-15 and ask what it means for the disciples to hear "the Helper is coming" in light of losing the presence of their trusted Rabbi. But we also don't live in the first century, and need to know what it means to live under the leadership of the Helper in the 21st century. So how do we?

Also, we invite you to play a game and eat your favorite treat or a shot of apple cider vinegar every time Stephanie says "Galatians."

DURATION: 38 minutes