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God's Kingdom Come - The Scandalous Guest List
To listen to the full unabridged audio listen here: The Scandalous Guest List
Today is Super Bowl Sunday—a day synonymous with gatherings, snacks, and “sportsball.” Whether you’re there for the game or just the commercials, it’s one of those rare nights where everyone chills out and has a good time.
But in the first century, parties were a different story. They weren’t “democratic” like ours today; they were highly structured, intentional, and governed by strict social rules. This context makes the story of Jesus at a dinner party in Luke 14:1-14 all the more shocking.
Currently reading: The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson 📚
Starting a new stand alone tonight. The Cosmere is just so addictive!
Finished reading: The Will of the Many by James Islington 📚
This book read like Red Rising meets Mistborn meets Ancient Rome. I really enjoy the political intrigue that is building.
Currently reading: The Lost Metal: A Mistborn Novel (Mistborn, 7) by Brandon Sanderson 📚
I am excited for the final installment of the Wax and Wayne series.
Finished reading: The Bands of Mourning: A Mistborn Novel (Mistborn, 6) by Brandon Sanderson 📚
These Wax and Wayne books are an absolute blast. The number of times that I laugh out loud is ridiculous.
I’m thankful for the collegial and kind debate that has been happening at the 187th Stated Meeting of the Midwest Presbytery. It turns out that it is possible to disagree well.
“Christianity stands or falls with its revolutionary protest against violence, arbitrariness and pride of power and with its apologia for the weak. – I feel that Christianity is rather doing too little in showing these points than doing too much. Christianity has adjusted itself much too easily to the worship of power. It should give much more offence, more shock to the world, than it is doing. Christianity should take a much more definite stand for the weak than to consider the potential moral right of the strong.”
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer, from a sermon on 2 Cor. 12:9
This made me laugh too hard…
Spiritual fitness isn’t about having all the answers.
It’s about forming a faith that can actually carry you.
🎧 New episode of The Pastor Next Door: What Is Spiritual Fitness?
1.1 What Is Spiritual Fitness?
A new season of The Pastor Next Door is live.
Season 1 begins with a simple question: What do we mean when we talk about “spiritual fitness”?
Not hustle. Not self-improvement. Not another thing to fail at.
Just a conversation about forming the capacity to trust, love, and stay rooted in grace over time.
If faith has felt tiring or complicated lately, you’re not behind—you’re paying attention.
🎧 Episode 1: What Is Spiritual Fitness? (And What It Is Not)
#podcast #faith #spiritualformation
In the Kingdom, success isn’t the “Triple Bs”—Butts, Bucks, and Buildings. Jesus cares more about integrity than influence. From the “little strength” of Philadelphia to the comfort of Laodicea, the call is simple: stay faithful.
Full episode: Revelation 3 - The Second Four Churches 🎧
Revelation 3 - The Last Four Churches
To listen to the full unabridged audio listen here: The Last Four Churches
We are picking up right where we left off in Revelation chapter 2. Last time, we covered the first three churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, and Pergamum. Today, we turn our attention to the final four.
A good friend purchases this book for me. I am looking forward to diving in!
Currently reading: Humanism from the Heart by Steve Ghikadis, B.A., BEd 📚