Maggie Burns from Sacred Grace Englewood gives a fresh perspective on the Beatitudes: Jesus' preamble to the Sermon on the Mount. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org
What do a hammer, a tent peg, and an ancient song have in common? One bold woman named Jael.This week’s teaching dives into one of the Bible’s most intense and off-the-record stories: complete with war, betrayal, and a tent that becomes the scene of a turning point in history. But this isn’t just a wild Old Testament tale; it’s a reflection on courage, timing, and how God uses unlikely people in unexpected ways. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce su...
A left-handed assassin. A bloated king. A bathroom mix-up. The Bible gets weird, and surprisingly profound, in this story of Ehud, the unexpected hero from Judges 3. If you’ve ever felt too odd, too unsure, or too different to be used by God, this one's for you. Humor, subversion, and calling all collide in one of scripture’s wildest stories. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org...
Bears, Bald Jokes, and Divine Justice? Yeah…this one’s weird. We dive into one of the Bible’s most bizarre stories where a prophet gets mocked, curses a gang of young men, and two bears come out of nowhere. Um...wut? But beneath the strange details is a surprising invitation: to take holiness seriously, to wrestle with stories that don’t fit neatly, and to remember that God might not be tame — but is always worth paying attention to. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to ...
Resurrection isn’t just a fresh start, it’s a new direction. In Week 5 of our From Exile series, we explore how old patterns can sneak back in just when we’re trying to move forward. From Romans to Malachi to our own messy lives, this talk is about how to live like freedom is actually real. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org
When you begin rebuilding your life—after faith collapse, after heartbreak, after exile—the hardest part isn’t laying the first brick. It’s facing the rubble. This week, we look at how Jesus restores Peter after his greatest failure and how Nehemiah leads people to rebuild in the middle of ruins. This isn’t just about second chances. It’s about grace that gets dusty. Grace that shows up not after the mess is cleaned up, but in the middle of it. If you’re tired, overwhelmed by what’s broken, or w...
What if rebuilding your life after disruption doesn’t start with big plans—but with one small rhythm that reawakens hope and helps you live like resurrection is real? Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org
Resurrection and rebuilding begin in the quiet, messy spaces: whether it’s locked rooms, unseen foundations, or the sacred noise of reconstruction...God meets us there to help us lay the first small foundation stone toward what’s next.Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org
Resurrection gives us back the freedom to choose, but like the exiles returning home or the disciples on the road to Emmaus, stepping into new life takes courage, vision, and the decision to move—especially when everything familiar feels different. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org
Desert hope isn’t about hype or quick fixes—it’s the quiet, stubborn, deeply-rooted kind of hope that shows up, holds on, and refuses to quit, even when nothing seems to be changing. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org
Sometimes, your biggest battles aren’t happening around you, but inside your own mind. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org
Humility is not a side quest, it's THE road through desert seasons. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org
One of the gifts desert seasons offer us is detachment. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org
Ever felt crushed by the weight of your life's circumstances? What do you do? Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org
Rather than trying to escape, what if we embraced desert seasons? Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org
The season of Lent is an invitation... Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org
Josh Pease of The Porch Church closes out our Epiphany series. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org
Life can pass us by if we're waiting for the "right" time to step out in faith. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
As we're stepping out into what God might be calling us to this year, it's easy to get distracted, burnt out, and drained. What do we do then? Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Luke 8:43-48 & Lamentations 3 give us beautiful examples of the difference between hope and fear. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
The story of Peter walking on water is usually seen as a failure on his part. But is it? Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
The story of the magi that come to see the infant Christ is full of amazing details! Thanks for your patience with our break from releasing new episodes! We moved into a new space and are still working out some kinks in our production. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
The conclusion of Revelation is some of the most beautiful images of hope you'll find anywhere.Promised links to The Bible Project's Revelation Summaries: tnl.org/tbp-revelation Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Separate from Luke and Matthew, Revelation has its own cosmic nativity scene. Through it we're finally introduced to the antagonist of Revelation. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
A reflection on the 2024 election through the lens of Revelation. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Tucked in the middle of Revelation is an easy to overlook story holding one of, if not THE central message of the entire apocalypse. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
Does Revelation depict a violent, blood-thirsty, vengeful God, or is something deeper happening here? Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
This is the "central and centering image, the governing metaphor, the focal point of Revelation." Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
The entire book of Revelation is a message to the "seven churches in the province of Asia." To understand Revelation, we have to understand those communities. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
This is a work of art not a piece of literature you can just pick up and read without some serious study. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .
