In this wide-ranging show, we discuss how to handle a fender-bender, the efficacy of healing prayer, and the importance of using time well (it is, after all, precious).

Parables are action stories - Jesus doesn't expect us merely to listen to them; he expects them to change us. So what is the challenge of Jesus' beautiful parable about the man who had two sons? What does it ask of us today?

There is a clash between two worldviews: one rooted in faith in the creator God who gives us every good gift and who has made us in his image, brothers and sisters to each other; the second rooted in fear in which man, not God, is the master of the world. This second view leads to what Thomas Hobbs called the "war of all against all." Pastor Rich discusses this and more in today's episode of Faith Unscripted.

Repent or perish! Jesus tells his disciples that suffering and death are not punishments for sin, but they can come suddenly and catch us unaware. Violence and natural disasters will be with us, but should they touch our lives, will we be prepared. In this reflection on Luke 13:1-9, Pastor Rich reflects on Jesus' urgent call to repentance and the hope-filled parable of the barren fig tree.

This episode is a wide-ranging interview with Steve Possell, a legend on Rockland County radio for over 50 years. Steve is a devout Catholic, and he and Pastor Rich discuss the Catholic Church and the importance of faith in an increasingly faithless world.

Pastor Rich's thoughts on the conflict in Eastern Europe and other matters are all discussed on today's Faith Unscripted.

Even though danger lurked in Jerusalem, even though some Pharisees warned him that Herod was plotting to kill him, even though he could have saved himself, Jesus wouldn't abandon his God-given mission. His work was to go to Jerusalem and conquer death on the cross. We, like our Lord, have a divine mission, and we must accomplish it, no matter what, even in the face of death. As disciples, we must strive to be like Christ.

Opening Prayer at the Hudson Valley Freedom Coalition - March 5th conference at Clarkstown Reformed Church, West Nyack, NY

Lent, turning to God, and Ukraine - all topics touched on in today's episode of Faith Unscripted.

Our Christianity doesn't mean we should escape from the world and its cares. On the contrary, as followers of Christ, we must be lovingly engaged. Pastor Rich reflects on the importance of being involved in the education of our children.