In John 9, a man born blind gains sight while the people questioning him become increasingly certain they already understand what’s happening. This week in Learning to See, we explore how certainty can keep us from learning, why changing our minds can feel threatening, and how humility can help us see more clearly.

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We all know the Good Samaritan story. The harder question is whether we’ve built lives with enough room to actually stop. In this week of Learning to See, we look at hurry, attention, interruption, and what Jesus means when he tells us to become a neighbor.

Due to a technical issue, only audio is available for this week. Hopefully you can appreciate the irony in a series titled Learning To See...

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In Luke 19:1–10, everyone in Jericho thinks they know exactly who Zacchaeus is. Jesus sees the harm he’s caused, the person underneath the reputation, and the possibility that his story could still change.

In Week 3 of Learning to See, we explore what it means to take accountability seriously while refusing to reduce anyone, including ourselves, to the worst thing we know about them.

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James Johnson from Platt Park Church joins us to talk about Acts 15 and our own cultural moment.

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TNL Alum Stephen Newhall dives into the famous parable of The Sheep and Goats.

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Mark 9 shows us that Jesus doesn’t wait for clean, confident prayers, he meets people in the middle of fear, disappointment, and the honest cry, “I believe, help my unbelief.”

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Lexie Mahaffey joins us to talk about one of Jesus’ most timeless stories: The Prodigal Son.

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This strange little story of Acts 5:12-16 shows a community so shaped by Jesus that desperate people bring their pain into the open, trusting mercy might be near. The invitation is to become the kind of people whose lives make more room for grace, healing, and hope for others.

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Fear often tells the truth, but not the whole truth, and this strange story reminds us that God can open our eyes to the help we couldn’t see and free us to respond with mercy instead of revenge.

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God’s grace meets us in our exhaustion, our limits, and our very human bodies, and the church is at its best when it stops protecting the plan long enough to care for the person on the ground.

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