Ian opens up how this parable is about friendship and prayer. Deep friendships, like Paul had with Barnabas and Timothy, allow us to pray in a shamelessly audacious way for what really matters to our friends. And prayer makes a difference!

Dave introduces our series on parables. Each one is like an onion: there are several layers of meaning for us to think about. This story about soil and seed encourages us to let God get the rotavator out, and make us more fertile in 2015.