Episodes

  • Belly Slaves, Pt. 1
    Feb 20 2026
    In this episode, we begin working through Chapter 1 of the book, Finally Free: Three Lessons in the Parable of the Prodigal Sin, titled "Belly Slaves."
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Repent: 2,000 Years of Disagreement
    Feb 19 2026
    What does it actually mean to repent? After two thousand years of Christian history, disagreement over this single word remains as sharp as ever. And yet, many Christians today speak with absolute confidence, insisting the meaning is obvious, settled, and beyond debate.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Ash, Dust, and Forgiveness
    Feb 19 2026
    In this late-night reflection, we walk back through an Ash Wednesday service in the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, listening again to the words that linger after the ashes are gone: dust, confession, judgment, and forgiveness.
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    51 mins
  • Ezekiel 28: Prince or King?
    Feb 18 2026
    After The Great Satan Hunt, a listener raised an important question: why does Ezekiel 28 address the prince of Tyre and then the king of Tyre? Does this shift signal Satan—or something else entirely?
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Ash Wednesday: Reality Wins!
    Feb 18 2026
    Ash Wednesday isn't inspirational. It isn't uplifting. And it isn't a spiritual self-improvement project. It is the church stopping long enough to tell the truth. In this episode, we examine Ash Wednesday through the lens of reality rather than sentimentality
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    1 hr
  • The Great Satan Hunt Pt 5
    Feb 17 2026
    In the final installment of The Great Satan Hunt, we bring the investigation to its conclusion. Even granting—temporarily—the claim that Satan appears in Ezekiel 28:13–15, verses 16–19 render that interpretation unsustainable.
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    58 mins
  • Did These Readings Belong Together?
    Feb 16 2026
    On Transfiguration Sunday, the lectionary paired Exodus 24:8–18 with Matthew 17:1–9—Sinai and the Mount of Transfiguration. But did those readings really belong together, or did the lectionary simply place them side by side and invite us to imagine a connection?
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Exodus 24:8 Throwing Blood
    Feb 16 2026
    Exodus 24:8 is one of the most jarring verses in the Old Testament. Without warning, Moses throws blood on the people and declares, "Behold the blood of the covenant." No explanation. No softening. No emotional framing. Just blood, covenant, and obligation.
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    1 hr and 1 min