Podcast Episodes

Why Story?

The deepest convictions of our heart are formed by stories and reside there in the images and emotions of story. As a young boy, around the time my h…

2 years, 8 months ago

Healing on Sabbath

Now—is Jesus more like Mother Teresa or William Wallace? The answer is ... it depends. If you're a leper, an outcast, a pariah of society whom no one…

2 years, 8 months ago

The Movements of Your Heart

All sorts of awful things can seem to issue from your heart — anger, lust, fear, petty jealousies. If you think it's you, a reflection of what's real…

2 years, 8 months ago

"Old" Treasures

Jesus is everywhere.

But let me give you a grace that will help you see him:

He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instru…

2 years, 8 months ago

Into the Unknown

"The spiritual life cannot be made suburban,” said Howard Macey. “It is always frontier and we who live in it must accept and even rejoice that it re…

2 years, 8 months ago

Revelation: Listening for His Voice

I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. (John 16:12-13…

2 years, 8 months ago

Dismissal and Cynicism

Something awful has happened, something terrible. Something worse, even, than the fall of man. For in that greatest of all tragedies, we merely lost …

2 years, 8 months ago

A Truer View of Holiness

In order to understand what compels Jesus, you must keep in mind the distinction between the laws of God and the laws of men, and furthermore, that m…

2 years, 8 months ago

The Glory of God is to Be Fully Alive

"The glory of God is man fully alive." (Saint Irenaeus)

When I first stumbled across this quote my initial reaction was ... You’re kidding me. Really?…

2 years, 8 months ago

Experiencing Jesus

As a wise old sage was praying with me through some of the painful memories of my life, I was immediately reminded of the time in middle school when …

2 years, 8 months ago