Episodes

31 minutes ago
Getting a Head (Lent Roll 31)
31 minutes ago
31 minutes ago
"But though I have wept and fasted, wept and prayed, though I have seen my head [grown slightly bald] brought in upon a platter, I am no prophet -- and here's no great matter; I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, and I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, and in short, I was afraid."
T.S. Eliot
Matthew 14:1-14 (it’s shocking that the execution of a prophet as a prize for an impromptu dance at a birthday isn’t the most offensive thing about the fate of John the Baptist, whose head was “served” on a platter before party guests)
#IC 75: Reason, but No Rhyme, to Poetry (12/3/11)
93: Poetry Providing Perspective (7/1/12)
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
The Waste Land and Other Poems

2 days ago
Sabbath and Mercy (Lent Roll 30)
2 days ago
2 days ago
"Sometimes shalom is disruptive. Sometimes peace making makes people uncomfortable. Sometimes these are conversations we'd rather not have or truth we would rather not acknowledge. Speaking truth to power is rarely comfortable for anyone."
Sarah Bessey
Matthew 12:1-14 (whether by healing people or picking grain, Jesus broke the law constantly in the eyes of his legalistic critics)
#IC 223: Torment as Tactic (1/29/20)
Field Notes for the Wilderness
#IC 134: Gender Segregation (12/14/13)

3 days ago
Poor Among Us (Lent Roll 29)
3 days ago
3 days ago
"Far from saying in defeat that we should not worry about the poor, since they will always be among us, Jesus is pointing the church to her true identity—she is to live close to those who suffer."
Shane Claiborne
Matthew 26:6-13 (while arguing over the cost of perfume, the disciples seemed to miss Jesus predicting his imminent funeral)
#IC 94: The Missionary 'Position' is Local (7/8/12)
#IC 143: Verticality of Time (5/13/14)

4 days ago
His Honour (Lent Roll 28)
4 days ago
4 days ago
"Are you debating whether to take a step in faith in Jesus or to wait until you can see how to do the thing yourself? Obey Him with glad reckless joy. When He says something and you begin to debate, it is because you have a conception of His honour which is not His honour. Are you loyal to Jesus or loyal to your notion of Him?"
Oswald Chambers
Matthew 14:22-33 (Peter couldn’t walk on water by himself, only through Jesus)
#IC 146: The Idea of Christ (7/6/14)

5 days ago
Law Fulfilled by Love (Lent Roll 27)
5 days ago
5 days ago
"Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law."
Paul of Tarsus
Romans 13:8-10 (love is the fulfilling of the law, doing no wrong to a neighbor)
#IC 13: Companionship Marriage (5/31/10)
#IC 150: Opening the Scriptures (9/23/14)

6 days ago
Let the Children Come (Lent Roll 26)
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7 days ago
Healing from the Roof (Lent Roll 25)
7 days ago
7 days ago