Today on the Third Hour Podcast, Jesus pauses his journey to Jerusalem to teach a number of parables, including the Prodigal Son, Dishonest Manager, and Lazarus and the Rich Man.

Continuing from last week's introduction to the Gospel of Luke's journey toward Jerusalem, the Third Hour Podcast talks about slavery, redefining the sermons of Matthew, a radical interpretation of the parable of the barren fig tree, and the merciful frankness of Jesus.

This week on the Third Hour Podcast, we begin the second act of the Gospel of Luke, a ten-chapter journey in which Jesus sets his face to go to Jerusalem, shares the parable of the Good Samaritan, and teaches about priorities.

While Jesus heals a blind man and attends the Festival of Dedication, the Third Hour Podcast discusses foreordination, the process of conversion, and the struggles of first-century Christian communities.

The Third Hour Podcast shifts into the Gospel of John, in which Jesus crashes the Feast of Tabernacles, defends a woman caught in adultery, and makes a staggering proclamation of his divinity.