Sweet Jesus

It's episode ONE. SIX. SEVEN! Join me and Scott as we take a look at Luke 14, with a slight detour into Proverbs as we celebrate episode one SIX SEVEN!

Join Pastor Emil and Scott as they take a look at Luke 13:1-9 and consider the pervasive use of the idea of karma to explain the world, and the troubling ways it distorts the truth.

Today we take a look at Jesus' parable in Luke 12:35-48. It's about the return of Christ and the end of the world. But it's not at all about what people usually get all worked up talking about. Jesus points us in a direction very few end times prophets seem to be focused on.

Join me and Scott as we talk about the parable of the rich fool!

Join us as we take a look at Luke 11:5-13 and talk #prayer We bounce around a bit, but bring it all back around. Pray!#jesus #faithinchrist #2chronicles714 #prayforamerica

Join me and Scott as we take a look at the parable of the Good Samaritan. We discuss how we are called to help the poor. We talk about the dueling ideas on how to address that in our country and the strengths and weaknesses of each. #faith #faithinchrist #jesus #parables #biblestudy #thegoodsamaritan

Join me and Scott as we talk about what might just be the most important spiritual truth for the significant cultural moment we are in following the political violence in our country: forgiveness. Join us as we take a look at Jesus' parable in Matthew 18:21-35.

Does Jesus have a problem with personal hygiene? Why? What does Monopoly money have to do with it? Join me and Scott as we sort through it all.

Who loves Jesus more? How do you grow in your love for Jesus? Join me and Scott as we explore this idea in our discussion of talk Luke 7:36-50.

Is your life on a shaky foundation? If it is, when the wind and rain come everything will fall. Building on a rock solid foundation is the only way to weather the storms of life. Today, Scott and I take a look at Jesus' words in Matthew 7:24-27 and consider what it means to build on ROCK instead of SAND. Join us! PS - our storage ran out and only part of the episode is included here. For the f...

Join us as we talk about what it means to be salt and light in a dark and flavorless world.

Luke 6:39 provided Scott and I with a TON of interesting stuff as we meditated on this passage. Leadership. Reconciliation. Humility. Self-reflection. And more!

Join me and Scott as we dig deeper into Matthew 12 and talk about the unifying theme of this section of Scripture where Jesus faces off against the Pharisees.

Join me and Scott as we consider Jesus' words in Matthew 12:22-32.

Scott and I have two guests today, Derrick and Vicki! Join us as we talk about Luke 14 and the parable of The Great Banquet. There sure is a lot more here than meets the eye. We talk about God's mission, and caring for the poor and homeless.

Why does Jesus tell a parable where the main characters are both RIGHT and both WRONG? Join me and Scott as we talk all kinds of things: faith, accountability, judgment, mission, and the reality that everyone really KNOWS the Gospel deep down.

Sell EVERYTHING, give it away, THEN come follow ME?Join me and Scott as we take a look at Matthew 19 and the story of the rich young man. We also end up in Matthew 20 and Matthew 11 as well.

Join me and Scott as we take a look at Mark 11. We found it to be FAR more fascinating than we realized and hope you will too.

Join me and Scott as we look at The Parable of the Net from Matthew 13:47-50 and talk consequences. Life is full of them! We need to acknowledge that and live our life in accordance with this reality. Jesus is not ALL about love and compassion. There is a time appointed when the offer of mercy and grace will end. Join us as we explore this not-so-heartwarming reality.

Join me and Scott as we talk about a road trip I recently took to St. Cloud, MN from way down here in Southeastern Louisiana. It involved the homeless man that used to sleep on our bench - Axel!

Join me and Scott as we take a look at Matthew 13:44-46!

Join Scott and I as we talk about how important small things are in the Kingdom of God.

So... We did a podcast... But the recording? Well...listen in for a minute or two and find out how to get the whole thing.

Join me and Scott as we continue to take a look at the parables of Jesus and the hard to understand and hard to apply teachings of Jesus. We take a look at Luke 14 and discuss the cost of discipleship on an appropriate day: the day Dietrich Bonhoeffer died.

Join me and Scott as we dig into Luke 5:33-39. What does wine have to do with the kingdom of God? What does new wine and old wineskins have to do with anything? We were kind of wondering the same thing. Listen to us try to sort through it all!