Podcast Episodes

The Perfection of Mercy

In his Sermon on the Plain Jesus tells us that God is our Father, and that our Father is merciful; and because we are children of God, we should be …

1 year, 6 months ago

No Easy Alliance

There is no easy alliance between the kingdom of the world and the kingdom of God, and all attempts to create an easy alliance between these two kin…

1 year, 6 months ago

Called Beyond the Crowd

When Simon Peter first got a glimpse of who Jesus really is, his initial reaction was one of fear. The transcendent and holy otherness of Jesus simp…

1 year, 6 months ago

The Prophet In His Hometown

It’s astonishing how angry some people will get if you try to take away their religion of revenge. They’re terribly upset by the idea that God might…

1 year, 6 months ago

JESUS: The Fullfillment of Scripture

Jesus is the fulfillment of Scripture, and all Scripture is fulfilled in Christ.

This may sound like a simple statement, but it’s actually an essenti…

1 year, 7 months ago

Cana of Galilee

Most of Jesus’ miracles involve dire circumstances—disease, death, danger, demons, and so on. But in Jesus’ very first miracle there is none of that…

1 year, 7 months ago

Baptizing the Waters

Why was Jesus baptized for repentance by John the Baptist? (Yes, Jesus is willing to participate with us in our repentance. But there is something d…

1 year, 7 months ago

The Logos In Adolescence

To actually celebrate the Twelfth Day of Christmas may seem strange and overly religious to some, but in a secular age determined to rush past the h…

1 year, 7 months ago

A Light for Revelation

"Hope builds a bridge across the abyss into which reason cannot look. It can hear an undertone to which reason is deaf. To the hopeful, the world ap…

1 year, 8 months ago

Sore Afraid

Shepherds, though now romanticized in Nativity scenes, were at the bottom of society. These were not landowners but hired hands who watched over the…

1 year, 8 months ago