There’s a discussion that happens every Christmas season that I find in online forums that seems to divide people. The discussion of course if whether the word virgin meant what’s it’s been translated in the 21st century birth narrative. This one word has two different connotations which could be very dangerous to some who hold […]

Today we’ll delve into the birth story moving past literalism into a far deeper and closer understanding that the writers and audience had that offers a far richers application to our lives today. As always please consider giving to patreon.com/tonywuerfel if you found this podcast helpful. And please don’t hesitate to share these with others […]

Today I want to consider this past holiday season and the deeper meaning behind rituals and why we keep them. We’ll discuss Pilgrims and Indians, Black Friday, the gift of remembering and a story that brings the ritual back to life. As always please consider giving to www.patreon.com/tonywuerfel if you’ve appreciated these and other podcasts. […]

What do we do with all those odd Levitical laws in the Old Testament? What makes one rule more important or relevant than others? Why is it some people continue using these verses to make dogmatic assumptions and yet seem to be cherry picking with no real explanation? Join me today in a fun podcast […]

There’s this really interesting, pivotal moment in the Gospels where Jesus goes up on a mountain and begins talking about a new way to understand the laws. For most of us in the 21st century we’ve had certain ways of interpreting this narrative but what if I told you the majority of interpretations, fine as […]

Ever have moments when shame and guilt seem to storm their way into your day? You begin getting lost in the “what if’s” and “should haves”? When I think about these moments, these shame storms; I’ve begun to consider the Fig Tree. Join me today as we look at ways to deal with shame and […]

We live in a culture of dependence. Most of our society is contingent on people NEEDING things. What’s interesting though is when one begins to connect this dependence to the spiritual journey of freedom and life more abundantly. Can one truly live a life of freedom while being so deeply dependent on religious structure? Join […]

Ever keep yourself awake thinking about past mistakes in which you wish you’d said or done things differently? Ever get stuck dwelling in the past? Today I want to consider what this action does and ways in which to step into the present borrowing from some sage voices from the past! As always, if you […]

Ever read this verse in John 14 with Jesus describing leaving to prepare a place and scratch your head at the meaning of the text? Is he really leaving to build actual space mansions? Why in space? Why not build them right here? And if that’s the case, that he is literally building mansions, why […]

What is I told you that the message of the Bible is less about being certain and more about learning to live fully in the unknown? What if the act of wandering is valued more than being safely penned? The parable of the Shepherd and the 99 sheep is a deeply spiritual and also deeply […]