Gospel Wabi Sabi: Good News For Imperfect People

There isn’t any single word in the English language that carries with it the power, the magnitude, the force of the biblical word “Kyrie” - LORD. Trace the history of this word used by Jesus to describe his essential nature in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi.

There’s one Bible verse that everyone knows - “Judge not lest you be judged!” But is it right to see these words from Jesus as a “get out of jail free” card? Are we supposed to make no moral judgments whatsoever? Go deeper in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi. 

Conflict is normal and is to be expected. But how do you deal with conflict and antagonists in a healthy way? Jesus shares his thoughts on conflict in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi. conflict in a healthy and godly way. 

“Where there’s light, there’s bugs!” The light of Jesus will always attract opposition because that’s the way of the world. Jesus said, “If they treat me this way they will treat you that way, too.” So, what does it mean to be persecuted and what are we supposed to do in response? This episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi explores those realities.

These two things shouldn't go together - weeping and blessing. But Jesus connects them. Find out why in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi.

Are you hungry for God? Jesus tells us that cultivating an inner hunger for God is indispensable to the spiritual life where you experience the blessedness of His presence. Check it out in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi.

Almost universally people will say Jesus was a great religious teacher, but have they ever really read or understood what Jesus actually taught? This episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi begins to explore the profound wisdom of Jesus that we now know as the Beatitudes - the blessedness of God.

There's a divine rhythm to life that's designed to help us be the best we can be...a blessing from God to you, your family, your church, your community. There is rest for the weary, so why do we fight against it? This episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi examines the importance of Jesus as Lord of the Sabbath and what that might mean for us in this anti-Sabbath we live in.

Jesus brings the new wine - a new song, a new heart, a new spirit, a new name, a new covenant, a new creation, a new heaven and a new earth. This episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi explores the newness of Jesus and what that might mean in our lives. 

What one quality is absolutely necessary if someone is going to be a follower of Jesus? Jesus tells us what that is in the story about Levi the tax collector and his seismic life change. Check it out in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi.

One of the most powerful stories in the Gospel, the healing of a paralytic man cracks open deeper truths about forgiveness and the power of Jesus.

Jesus sets an example for us to follow - being with God and meditating on his goodness - that's the antidote for anxiety and so much more. Explore the practice of Christian meditation in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi.

There is no better story in all the Gospels that illustrates the Wabi Sabi love of Jesus than this one about a leper and his encounter with Jesus. Could it be your story, too? Find out in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi. 

Jesus focused on people, saw their potential and offered them a grander vision of what life was all about. See how his challenge to think bigger impacted three men in a boat.

Long before Tom Petty sang it, Jesus lived it. He didn't back down in the face of opposition. As soon as Jesus announced that he was the Messiah conflict came at him left and right. See how Jesus responds to conflict in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi.

What Jesus said in his first sermon at the synagogue in Nazareth was a booster rocket that launched him into public ministry! See why this was so important in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi. 

Jesus and Satan played their own version of "Hunger Games" in the desert. If Jesus failed here the rest of the Gospel never would have happened. The whole salvation story could have dissolved into dust like an ancient manuscript exposed to air for the first time in centuries. So, this could be the most important story in the Bible.

The Gospel writer Luke gives us a ringside seat to one of the most important events recorded in the Bible - the moment Jesus embraces his calling from God the Father to be the Anointed, the Messiah, Savior of the world!

You don't have to watch the movie "Dune" to find a hero from the desert. Luke introduces us to a man from the desert who bristles with the presence of God - John who baptizes. He’s is the opening act getting the crowd ready for the main attraction. The Messiah is coming!

Welcome to a new season of Gospel Wabi Sabi - a journey to believing as we explore the carefully crafted, historically researched Gospel of Luke, where we encounter Jesus in all his dynamic power and beauty. Join in the journey!

The Apostle Paul wraps things up with the personal touch and shows us that the strength of the net was in the knots - the strength of the church was found in the quality of the relationships among believers which allowed them to live out Jesus' challenge to "be in the world but not of the world" (John 17:16).

Simple fact: it takes money to do ministry. But more than just trying to fund a budget Christian stewardship is an exploration of the heart. As Jesus said, “For wherever your treasure is, you may be certain that your heart will be there too!” Matthew 6:21. This episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi explores the heart of the issue.

What is heaven like? Is it, as Hamlet said, "that undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.” (Hamlet III.I .79-80) Or are Jesus' words true? "I am going there to prepare a place for you?    And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." (John 14:3) See why heaven is more about a person than...

There are a lot of ways to get Jesus wrong - Docetists, Gnostics, Ebionites, Dualists, Monophysits - to name a few. Getting Jesus right means starting with understanding his essential nature. 100% God and 100% human. This episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi explores why this makes a difference.

Is it really possible to change or are we preprogrammed by our DNA, or stuck in a cage of our own making? Paul uses his own life as an example of how the power of Jesus' resurrection can break us out of our endless loop. See how in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi.