In this episode, we sit with one of Jesus’ most unsettling parables: a story where radical forgiveness and grace is met with cruelty and violence. This episode will ask us to consider what it means to truly receive grace and why it's meant to move through us, not just stop with us. This is the Parablw of the Unforgiving Servant in Matthew 18.

Easter is not just about what happens after we die; it’s about what God does in places that already feel dead. This short reflection explores resurrection as both a future hope and a present reality, reminding us that because Christ is risen, everything is gonna be okay.

Why do Christians call the darkest day in the story “good”? This Good Friday episode explores the meaning of Good Friday, the significance of Holy Week, and the mystery of the Christ, who entered fully into human violence and refused to perpetuate the cycle.

In this episode, Jesus tells a short story about two men who go pray, but only one of them leaves right with God. In this episode, we explore tax-collectors and pharisees as categories, thew disease of self-righteousness, the necessity of humility, and the reality that desperation gets us closer to God than spiritual performance ever will.

Matthew 20 gives us the the parable of the workers in the vineyard where Jesus tells a story that completely obliterates our sense of fairness. God's generosity doesn't fit inside our paradigms of fairness...and that's a good thing.

The story doesn't end when the younger son comes home... Jesus isn’t finished yet. In the second half of the parable, we meet the older brother. He's loyal, faithful, responsible, and downright crusty. He's absolutely furious that grace has been given so freely. This part of the story is aimed at those of us who think we’ve been doing everything right all along. Watch out. These parables will get ya!

Sometimes stories from the Bible become so familiar that they start to lose their impact. In Luke 15, Jesus tells three stories about things that are lost. The third one is about two sons who are both, in their own ways, lost. We may think we know this story well, but maybe its familiarity has dulled its power. Let’s see if we can rediscover the grandeur of God’s grace.

In Matthew 21, Jesus tells a story about two sons. One son says the right thing but never does what is asked, and the other son says 'No' but eventually changes his mind and does it. This parable reminds us that in God's economy, transformation matters more than appearances and empty words. This is the parable of the 2 sons.

In this episode, I sit down with Willie Register, a longtime pastor and trusted friend, to talk honestly about the way we’ve emphasized decisions over formation. Together, we explore what it means to follow Jesus over a lifetime...it's the Long Game with Willie Register

Jesus describes the kingdom as a feast where the invitation is generous and the refusals are insulting. The prophet Isaiah dreamed of a day when God would host a banquet, swallow up death, and wipe away every tear. Now, Jesus says that feast is hot and ready. The question is not whether the table is set, but why so many still choose not to come.