Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers

Tim, Terey, and Jon dive into the story of Jesus walking on water. Mark 6:45-52 45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 After saying farewell to them, he went up on the mountain to pray. 47 When evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. 48 When he saw that they were strai...

Tim and Jon D look at one of the most well-known of the Gospel stories—the Feeding of the 5000. Mark 6:30-44 (NRSV) 30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. 31 He said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 32 And they went away in the boat to a de...

Tim and Jon D look at two stories of despair, faith, death, and life. Mark 5:21-43 (NRSV) 21 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea. 22 Then one of the leaders of the synagogue, named Jairus, came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet 23 and pleaded with him repeatedly, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come...

Terey reads the Christmas story for us as we celebrate the birth of Jesus. (Luke 2:1-20) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit recklessgrace.substack.com

From St. Nicholas to Santa Claus, Tim shares the story of this influential follower of Jesus. For more information about St. Nicholas, check out this site. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit recklessgrace.substack.com

Mark 5:1-20 serves as Part 2 of the story we looked at last week as the disciples find themselves jumping from the frying pan (the storm on the Sea of Galilee) into the fire (coming face to face with a madman). Jesus, as always, has some grace to share. Mark 5:1-20 (NRSV) They came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes. And when he had stepped out of the boat, immediately a...

We turn to Mark 4:35-41 and a massive storm that traps Jesus and his disciples on the Sea of Galilee. The story raises some interesting questions about the presence of Jesus in the midst of life’s rock and roll storms. Mark 4:35-41 (NRSV) On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, jus...

Tim and Terey turn their attention to a very human story about Jesus and the difficulties he had with his family, and the new family he invites all of us to be a part of. Mark 3 Then he went home, and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat. 21  When his family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were saying, “He has gone out of his mind.” 31  Then his mother...

Tim and Terey look at the story of Jesus calling a man with a withered hand to the front of the synagogue, setting off a confrontation with the religious leaders, but offering hope and healing to the rest of us. Mark 3 Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. 2  They were watching him to see whether he would cure him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him...

Tim and Terey dive deep into the story of Jesus at a dinner party with the kinds of people a respectable Rabbi would never associate with. Mark 2:13-17 13  Jesus went out again beside the sea; the whole crowd gathered around him, and he taught them. 14  As he was walking along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax-collection station, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and fol...

Tim, Terey, and Jon look at an intriguing story featuring the faith of four men, Jesus’s controversial declaration of forgiveness, and a healing. Mark 2:1-11 When he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2  So many gathered around that there was no longer room for them, not even in front of the door, and he was speaking the word to them. 3  Then some people ca...

My friend, 5 time Grammy Award Winner, BJ Thomas (Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head; Hooked on a Feeling: Rock and Roll Lullaby) recorded this for us and with us during lockdown. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit recklessgrace.substack.com

Tim, Terey, and Jon turn to a story that show the radical nature of Jesus and his ministry. A man with a skin disease came to him begging him, and kneeling he said to him, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I am willing. Be made clean!” Immediately the skin disease left him, and he was made clean. After stern...

Tim, Terey, and Jon turn to Jesus’s Mission Statement as he begins his ministry: Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the good news of God and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” (Mark 1:14-15 NRSV) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bo...

Our Bible reading for today: Mark 1: 9  In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10  And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove upon him. 11  And a voice came from the heavens, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” 12  And the Spirit immediately drove him ou...

Today we launch a new direction of sorts in our podcast as Terey, Jon, and I take you on a study of Mark’s Gospel. Today, in addition to some background, we look at Mark 1:1: The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Bible Translations mentioned: NRSV: The New Revised Standard Version The Good News Bible Translation The New Living Translation (Check out https://www.biblegatew...

Terey is back! She shares the story of losing her husband, the grief she’s working through, and the faith that sustains her. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit recklessgrace.substack.com

This is one of the oldest questions in human history. And, as you’ll discover from this podcast, not an easy one to tackle. Tim is joined by Jon as they talk about free will, God’s control, the Cross, and Promise. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit recklessgrace.substack.com

Does it make any difference in terms of the Gospel story if Jesus didn’t rise from the dead? Did the resurrection happen literally? Resource mentioned by Jon: Cold Case Christianity by J. Warner Wallace Cold Case Christianity Website This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit recklessgrace.substack.com

A couple of listener questions around forgiveness serve as the focus of this episode. I’m joined once again by Jon D. Burgess, filling in while Terey continues to grieve the loss of her husband. The Lord’s Prayer: Matthew 6 Our Father in heaven,    may your name be revered as holy. 10      May your kingdom come.    May your will be done        on earth as it is in heaven. 11      Give us today our...

Jon Burgess joins Tim once again as we continue our look at Grace, Salvation, Hell, Eternity, and Christian Universalism. (Continue to pray for Terey as she mourns the passing of her husband, Jonathan.) Philippians 2: Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, 6  who, though he existed in the form of God,    did not regard equality with God    as something to be grasped, 7  but emptied...

Terey’s husband Jonathan passed away about a month ago. Please keep her in your prayers. A long time friend, Jon Burgess, joins Tim on this episode and asks some follow up questions raised by the last several podcasts. Book Reference: Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reckl...

Tim and Terey look at what the Bible has to say about the eternal destiny of evil people. Notes: 43  “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’  44  But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,  45  so that you may be children of your Father in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the...

Surprisingly, Jesus never once uses the word, Hell. Tim and Terey dive into the concept of Hell, where it came from, and what it really means. Notes: That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation, David Bentley Hart This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit recklessgrace.substack.com

Tim and Terey pick up the question from last week’s podcast and look at various Scriptures that strong suggest a God whose grace will have the final say… over all creation. Notes: Romans 15 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died.  21  For since death came through a human, the resurrection of the dead has also come through a human,  22  for as all...