Podcast Episodes

The Blood Cries Out - Gospel of Matthew Part 34

Episode 112

We are in the final moments of Jesus’ story, and we focus on his trial, but also the story in Matthew about Judas after his betrayal of Jesus. Judas experiences extreme remorse and ends up committing…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

Panic Attack - Gospel of Matthew Part 33

Episode 111

We’ve come to (from my perspective) one of the most profound, mysterious, and almost terrifying stories of the Gospel. It is the story of Jesus right before he gets arrested and executed.

He took his…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

The Passover Meal - Gospel of Matthew Part 32

Episode 110

This teaching is actually kind of a replay and development of a teaching that I gave numerous times about the Messianic Passover. As we retell the story of Passover year after year, we can see that t…

Published on 7 years ago

Gold, Darkness, and Dwarves - Gospel of Matthew Part 31

Episode 109

Today we ponder a pretty well-known peril of Jesus that has been misused and abused in unfortunate ways when it is read out of context.

This story is about a landowner who gives different sized inves…

Published on 7 years ago

Signs of the Times - Gospel of Matthew Part 30

Episode 108

We go over Matthew Chapter 24 today, which in modern, especially American Protestantism, has become a very controversial text related to biblical discussions about “the end times”.

The longer I’ve go…

Published on 7 years ago

Love and the Rebirth of the Universe - Gospel of Matthew Part 29

Episode 107

We are in the “passion” week during Jesus’ stay in Jerusalem for Passover, and there are a series of controversies. Today we explore a controversy that Jesus has with some priests. They try to trap J…

Published on 7 years, 1 month ago

Love Poems, Vineyards, and Rocks - Gospel of Matthew Part 28

Episode 106

We look at a story from a controversy that Jesus was involved in in this episode. During his final week in Jerusalem for Passover, he ends up telling this famous story of God’s covenant with Israel l…

Published on 7 years, 1 month ago

Jesus, Prophet and Provocateur - Gospel of Matthew Part 27

Episode 105

In this teaching, we take apart Matthew Chapter 21 and the story of Jesus riding into Jerusalem during the week of Passover, and he creates a storm. He literally storms into the temple and turns over…

Published on 7 years, 1 month ago

Forgiveness - Gospel of Matthew Part 26

Episode 104

We slow down on Matthew Chapter 18 and address Jesus’ aside road trip in this teaching. He is trying to give his staff and disciples an idea of what it is like to live in the upside-down value system…

Published on 7 years, 2 months ago

Of Millstones and Guardian Angels - Gospel of Matthew Part 25

Episode 103

This episode takes us into Matthew Chapter 18. Jesus was taking a road trip, and then he decided to go on a solo march towards Jerusalem for Passover. He had been trying to invite his disciples speci…

Published on 7 years, 2 months ago