Sacred Narratives

Yesterday, millions of people gathered. They held handmade signs, filled the streets, and raised their voices together pushing back against a kind of leadership that centers itself above the people it is meant to serve. Palm Sunday begins the same way. In Jerusalem, the crowd gathers. They move together. They shout “Hosanna” a cry for salvation carried through generations. It feels like possibilit...

Everyone loves a comeback story—until you realize you might have to be part of it. In this episode, we step into the story of Lazarus, where, after four days dead, life returns. But when he comes out, he is still wrapped, still bound, still carrying what has not yet been set down. Jesus does not step forward to fix it. He looks at the people who stayed and says, “Unbind him.” The same people who s...

In John 9, Jesus heals a man whose life has been shaped by hardship since birth. But the healing is not the center of the story. The real conflict begins when his life changes — and the people around him don’t know what to do with it. The neighbors argue about his identity. The religious authorities search for someone to blame. The system looks for a way to explain the disruption. And when the man...

In John 4, Jesus has the longest recorded conversation of his ministry — and it happens with a Samaritan woman whose name we don’t even know. This story has often been reduced to scandal and shame. But the text tells a different story. Jesus names her reality and keeps talking. She does not retreat. She leans deeper. She asks a theological question shaped by generations of religious fracture and e...

In John 3, a respected religious leader named Nicodemus comes to Jesus at night. He believes because of the signs he has seen. He calls Jesus “Rabbi.” He speaks carefully. He asks honest questions. And Jesus shifts the conversation. “No one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” This episode explores one of the most quoted passages in the Bible — “For God so loved the world…” —...

In Matthew 4, before Jesus preaches a sermon or performs a miracle, he goes into the wilderness. He has just been called “Beloved.” And then he faces three temptations: to turn stones into bread, to throw himself from the temple in a dramatic display, and to claim authority over all the kingdoms of the world. This is not just a story about personal temptation. It is a story about power. Jesus live...

Ash Wednesday 2026 Can We Skip to the Good Part? — Dust, Kin(g)dom, and the Life We’re Living Now Lent begins with ashes. “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” But Ash Wednesday is not about shame. It is about honesty. It is about remembering who we are — formed from dust and filled with breath (Genesis 2:7). In this first episode of Can We Skip to the Good Part?, we explore what...