Today we hear Jesus tell a story about a gardener caring for an underproducing fig tree. The gardener has a trick up his sleeve for the tree...and that might just be a trick for you as well!

Today we consider the image of a hen gathering her brood under her wings as an image for how Jesus cares for us and invites us to care for others.

Today we hear of an encounter between Jesus and the Pharisees where they express concern for Jesus' well being. We consider in closer detail who these Pharisees are.

Today we again consider the story of Jesus' temptation; but today we consider it alongside our own temptation in the wilderness.

In today's episode of Brewing Thoughts, we pause to consider the origins and the enduring significance of an odd, yet meaningful Christian Practice, Ash Wednesday.

Today we consider Jesus' temptation by the devil in the wilderness. A conversation comes out about how we use Scripture. Have you had a conversation lately about how you use Scripture?

Today we again consider the story of the Transfiguration. We meet two only sons and consider what their relationship might mean for our own faith lives.

In this episode of the Ground Up Faith Podcast, we sit down with Pastor Phil Tonnesen; Assistant to the Bishop in the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). We discuss what it means to be a person of faith, a called person, and what the future of the church looks like among many other things in today's episode.

Today we hear the story of the Transfiguration and we consider the role sleep plays throughout the Gospel of Luke, and in this story today.

In today's episode we consider again the second part of Jesus's sermon on the mount. We focus on how God empowers us for kingdom living.