Approaching God For the session to be discussed on October 16, 2022 Luke 18:1-8 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery We discuss a lesser-read parable that Jesus tells about a widow and an unjust judge. In it, the widow’s persistence pays off, as...

Learning from Lepers For the session to be discussed on October 9, 2022 Luke 17:11-19 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze David Adams Jesus heals 10 lepers, and one returns to say “thank you” — a Samaritan. We explore some of the obvious questions, including why...

Live, Love, Serve For the session to be discussed on October 2, 2022 Luke 17:(1-4)5-10 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze David Adams Maybe faith, as it turns out, is about a little more than fulfilling an obligation. Maybe it contains an element of constantly...

So Close Yet So Far For the session to be discussed on September 25, 2022 Luke 16:19-31 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery We discuss a well-known parable featuring a rich man who cannot seem to express even the slightest amount of compassion...

Gotta Serve Somebody For the session to be discussed on September 18, 2022 Luke 16:1-13 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery This episode has us grappling with an unusual and even confusing parable. In it, a manager acts in ways that are...

Sheep and Sweep For the session to be discussed on September 11, 2022 Luke 15:1-10 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze David Adams Our discussion revolves around two parables Jesus shares — both dealing with something lost and then found. In one, a shepherd...

Expensive Faith For the session to be discussed on September 4, 2022 Luke 14:25-33 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze David Adams Today’s passage leads us into a conversation about what things are really worth in “the economy of heaven.” Jesus seems intent on...

Cracked Cisterns For the session to be discussed on August 28, 2022 Jeremiah 2:1-13 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery We discuss an emotional text from Jeremiah, where God expresses deep hurt over the abandonment by the people of Israel. How...

Trampling the Sabbath For the session to be discussed on August 21, 2022 Isaiah 58:9b-14 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery Our text from Isaiah 58 is a challenge to get back to the heart of worship. What is the sort of worship God desires and...

Grapes of Wrath For the session to be discussed on August 14, 2022 Isaiah 5:1-10 David Cassady David Adams Nikki Hardeman Bert Montgomery We discuss a passage that has eerily similar dynamics to elements of our culture today. Why is it both then, and now, we have...

Making God Angry For the session to be discussed on August 7, 2022 Isaiah 1:1-20 David Cassady David Adams Nikki Hardeman Bert Montgomery David Adams begins our discussion around Isaiah 1:1-20 (with an intro laden with Journey lyric references — much to Bert’s...

Wealth That Matters For the session to be discussed on July 31, 2022 Psalm 49 David Cassady Daniel Glaze Nikki Hardeman Bert Montgomery Psalm 49 calls us to consider the sort of riches that really matter. In a world where incredible wealth is concentrated in the hands...

Manifesting Peace For the session to be discussed on July 24, 2022 Psalm 85 David Cassady Daniel Glaze Nikki Hardeman Bert Montgomery Psalm 85 is often described as a “complaint psalm” — lamenting what the people had lost over generations. It describes a communal loss...

Truth Telling For the session to be discussed on July 17, 2022 Psalm 52 Crystal Shepherd Daniel Glaze Nikki Hardeman Bert Montgomery Psalm 52 harshly addresses an “evil mighty one” who uses their power to oppress and abuse the righteous ones. As we read the psalm we...

You Had One Job For the session to be discussed on July 10, 2022 Psalm 82 Crystal Shepherd Daniel Glaze Nikki Hardeman Bert Montgomery Psalm 82 sets a scene where God rails against the powers of the day — condemning them for using their power for self-gain rather than...

Unbelievable For the session to be discussed on July 3, 2022 Psalm 30 David Cassady Daniel Glaze Nikki Hardeman Bert Montgomery Psalm 30 presents us with the message that, in spite of, and in the midst of, our deepest suffering, God will have the last word. That word...

Inconsolable For the session to be discussed on June 26, 2022 Psalm 77:1-2,11-20 David Cassady Daniel Glaze Nikki Hardeman Bert Montgomery This psalm offers a glimpse of how the psalmist honestly relates to God. In this case, the psalmist is inconsolable — the grief,...

Do Something For the session to be discussed on June 19, 2022 Psalm 42 and 43 David Cassady Daniel Glaze David Adams Bert Montgomery Our conversation centers around two psalms that some scholars believe may have originally been one psalm that was later separated into...