(Matt. 7:1-12 & James 1:27) Do you love parasites? You know, the kinds of people that just take and take and take? The 'golden rule' of Jesus points to mutuality, but what if they refuse that kind of life and just keep taking?

(Matthew 5:43-48) Can we love people all the time, perfectly? Jesus has a surprising answer, and John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, offers us a compelling biography to encourage us.

How do you experience the divine love of God? Jesus tells us something of the answer in a cryptic passage about Noah and Sodom and Gomorrah. As we unravel it together, we hoe to experience something of that divine love.

(1 Samuel 16:1-13) Is it selfish to love yourself? If we want to be all about love, do we focus on ourselves or not? The story of King David has a surprising revelation about what it really means to have a centered self.

Do you really have to tell the truth all the time? Even if its to spare someone's feelings or to keep them happy? See what the scriptures and the theologian, Dietrich Bonhoffer can teach us.

(Matthew 18:1-9) Justice is not just meant for adults. All people are worthy of protection from abuse, neglect and violence. We explore what the scriptures really have to say about disciplining children, particularly the common phrase "spare the rod, spoil the child."

(1 John 3:11-20 & Romans 12:9) All About Love: What does it really mean to love someone? Is it 'tough love' or letting people do what they want? Week one we clarify what love means with a definition that could change your life.

1 Samuel 3:1-10 - When we hear the Lord speak are we ready to respond? (Paul Semendinger - Lay Speaker)

Galatians 5:1, 4-7, 13-15 & Matthew 18:21-22 - How do we forgive people who hurt us so much? Why should we even forgive them? Rebroadcast on July 4th

(Proverbs 8:22-35) In nature we can find all kinds of wisdom that will point us toward God. Find encouragement to get out into this beautiful world God has created!