A boy whose parents continually reminded him of washing hands, saying prayers, not getting germs, learning more about Jesus, eventually wondered about the importance of these two things — germs and Jesus — neither of which he could see! We can,

34. Jesus Saving Everyday - Nish Weiseth

Aug 2nd, 2020 15m 16s

Nish shares with us her story of becoming a mom. Through pregnancy and birth and the dark moments of postnatal depression, she reminds us of that small voice that speaks when we are at the edge, the voice that speaks when the lies are loud. It

33. Jesus Bringing Down Walls - Mark Braverman

Jul 26th, 2020 10m 23s

Mark, feeling at home in the synagogue where the Simply Jesus Gathering is taking place, reminds us of the meaning of “synagogue”: a place of assembly; and he tells the story of his becoming fully Jewish as he progressively knew more of Jesus,

32. Holding the Ropes for Miracles - Dick Foth

Jul 19th, 2020 10m 25s

Dick loves miracles. And he believes the world is hungry for them. He shares about miracles in his life and draws our attention to the miracle of Jesus first forgiving and then physically healing the paralytic who was lowered through the roof b

31. Jim and Casper Go to Church - Paul Young

Jul 12th, 2020 15m 59s

God is a God of all people. And we, as the church are a “group of people who get to express what is already true for everybody.” Paul tells of how his friend Jim “bought” an atheist’s soul online for $500. For every $10, Casper, the atheist, wo

30. Bible: Object or Subject? - Len Sweet

Jul 5th, 2020 18m 25s

Len Sweet’s children had two different experiences of studying the same bird — one dissected it, the other observed it in its live habitat. One study was objective — objectifying the specimen, the other subjective — considering the specimen as

29. What Does God Look Like? - Floyd McClung

Jun 28th, 2020 12m 23s

Floyd McClung’s young daughter once asked him, “What does God look like?” He doesn’t look like a mean old grandpa, an exacting judge, or Santa Claus. God looks like Jesus—welcoming little children, talking to the Samaritan woman, saving the wed

28. A Boy, His Teacher and His Identity - Ted Dekker

Jun 21st, 2020 4m 46s

Ted Dekker shares that he has spent his life on a journey to understand his own identity and that of his father. He tells the story of a boy and his teacher walking in the Savana. Happening upon a lion and a hyena, the teacher expounds upon the

27. Jesus the Outdoorsman - Leah Kostamo

Jun 14th, 2020 9m 31s

Leah reminds us that the setting of the story is important, and that Jesus’ story was largely set in the outdoors—his birth, death, baptism, wilderness experience, his parables’ settings and objects, his time of prayer with his Father. In a sto

26. Rewriting Stories - Bart Tarman

Jun 7th, 2020 12m 51s

The story of two poets. One man’s beautiful epic saved another man’s life. The saved man went on to rewrite the saving story, distorting, as he did, the first poet’s character of hope, twisting her to despair. The first, deeply troubled by the

25. Audacious Waiting - Idelette McVicker

May 31st, 2020 10m 59s

Idelette gives a stirring call to keep our lamps filled with the oil of hope, just as the five virgins did in Matthew 25. Alluding to her South African heritage, Idelette takes us on a journey to the prison cell where Nelson Mandela was held fo

24. Touching Jesus - Jawahar Gnaniah

May 24th, 2020 8m 27s

Jawahar Gnaniah shares the stories of Mother Teresa and his own son with muscular dystrophy to illustrate that when we touch those who are in need, we are touching Jesus himself. Danny, Jawahar’s son, who lived with Jesus, touched many people t

23. The Scandal of the Samaritan - Jonathan Martin

May 17th, 2020 15m 8s

In the parables, Jesus revealed grace through scandal. The parable of the Good Samaritan is much more shocking than we see because of our familiarity and hesitation to modernize parables as it may lead us to the “dangerous” place of being out o

22. The Yes that is a No - Cheryl Bridges Johns

May 10th, 2020 12m 3s

Another story of two sons, one who said yes and didn’t follow through, the other who said no but then did the father’s will. Ruby Turpin, a fine southern woman in Flannery O’Connor’s story, was a follower of Jesus, and respectable in her own mi

21. Knowing the Messenger - Rick Lawrence

May 3rd, 2020 9m 1s

Rick shares candidly about a dark time in his life when he felt the heavy weight of many troubles. During that period he received weekly encouraging messages in his mailbox — anonymously. Rick confesses that the messages themselves didn’t actua