In a departure from the usual, this episode features an interview with Justin Gerhardt from Holy Ghost Stories (my fave podcast) about Exodus chapter 1. In this episode: cheeky midwives, a Pharaoh God isn't willing to quit too soon, a pre-gospel, and seeing God as "person." You're going to love it!

Scripture never tires of reminding us of God's faithful, never-giving-up love and mercy. Here in Jonah we get an expansive vision and a playful spin on His for-everybody compassion. In this episode: salvation via being swallowed, love for the haters, gentleness Jonah didn't deserve, and a glimpse into the way God's been using this story to call me back to a holy assignment. 

What does God want? And is it weird that GOD (the all-powerful source of everything) would have wants? Listen as we consider one way God is like us (or we're like Him). In this episode: the way of the minor prophets, forgetting God, and being remembered. 

When you first met God Who did you know Him to be? What characteristic of His is the foundation of your experience and trust? 

In this episode: an impossible challenge, a hopeful challenger, and a God Who lights up the hidden places. Plus, a look at how those initial moments of connection with God shape our relationship with Him going forward AND what to do if you feel like God is definitely not revealing mysteries to you. 

Sometimes we simply refuse to return to God. Who is He when that happens? In this episode: a baby writhing in blood, a salvation & transformation story, a terrible turn involving a lot of promiscuity, and one more chance. Plus, did you know God carries Ezekiel around by his hair?!

Who is God to you when your home's been burned down, when your children are starving, when the people you hate are victorious, when your neighbors are literally eating their babies? In this episode: an unflattering perspective, heartache-colored metaphors, and a God who looks different depending on where you're standing. 

Maybe you know God is the Potter and we are the clay. Did you know clay has a say in what it becomes? In this episode: the not-so-straightforward relationship between maker and made, embracing (or fighting) your destiny, and the never-too-late reality of God's mercy. 

Have you ever wished somebody would just pick you up and carry you? And then you remembered you're a grown person? No problem--Yahweh carries grown people, too. In this episode: a primer on how idolatry works, why it doesn't work, and God's better, stubborn love. 

Yes, I get it, it's sexy. But is it good sexy? And could it possibly, in any universe, represent the love between Jesus and His bride? In this episode: many questions and one sure thing about God as revealed in (what I perceive to be) the most confusing book in the Bible. Join me as I pretty much completely disagree with the traditional interpretation of Song of Songs. Exciting! 

Craving a little "Everything is meaningless?" Sometimes it's exactly the message our heart feeels. What can we learn about the identity of God from the teacher who struggled to make sense of this chaotic, unjust world? More than you might think. In this episode: truth that isn't the whole truth, my emo phase, and how Heaven changes everything.