Since the inception of the church nearly 2,000 years ago, church leaders have tried to draw the boundary lines of the church. How far off in your understanding or practice can you be before you aren’t considered Christian anymore? In this episode, we address these difficult questions as faithfully as possible.

If you were faced with a lineup of 12 men you don’t know, could you point out which of them are Christians and which aren’t? Probably not, although we often act as if we could. In this episode, Alex investigates Matthew’s calling and discusses what this reveals about Christian fellowship.

Where you are matters almost as much as what you do and what you say. The Bible shows us this is true time and time again. Listen to learn more!

In the midst of Jesus’ ministry, one of Jesus’ closest friends and allies raises some concerns over the way his ministry is being conducted. As it turns out, we see something remarkably familiar in this ancient story and it teaches a valuable lesson to the church of today.

We frequently discuss what happens when things go awry in the church. What happens when a church functions as it should? What does that look like? In this episode, Alex examines Matthew 10 and considers what constitutes a healthy church.

In this episode, we examine Jesus’ observation in Matthew 9 comparing Israel to a herd of lost, helpless sheep, and his surprising solution. This study reveals quite a bit about the modern church’s mission.

The challenges of parenting are abundant and obvious, one of those being the struggle to exercise power faithfully. In this episode, Alex explores the miraculous healing of a paralytic and considers what we might learn about parenting from such a story.

The world Satan presents to humanity is disordered. We’re told the trivial is significant, meanwhile the truly significant is discarded in favor of the trivial. In this episode, Alex reveals the most important thing in the world and discusses why Jesus advised one young man to play hooky at his father’s funeral.