When the Incarnation Feels Like a Doctrine Rather Than a Reality - John 1:14

When the Incarnation Feels Like a Doctrine Rather Than a Reality - John 1:14

John doesn't begin his Gospel with a birth. He begins before creation. And then thirteen verses in, after establishing who the Word eternally is, he arrives at the most compressed statement of the incarnation in all of Scripture. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

When You Wonder if Anyone Is Paying Attention - Luke 12:7

Jesus is preparing his disciples to be sent into a world that won't welcome them. He talks about fear, about sparrows, about what the Father sees. And then he says something about the hairs on their heads that changes the whole scale of the conversation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

When the Suffering Feels Anything But Light - 2 Corinthians 4:17

Paul has just listed what his ministry has cost him. Beaten. Imprisoned. Shipwrecked. Left for dead. And then he describes all of it in two words. Momentary. Light. He is not minimising it. He is measuring it against the right thing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

When You Long for Things to Be More Right Than They Are - Matthew 5:6

The Beatitudes move against almost every instinct. The poor in spirit, the mourning, the meek. And then this one. It describes a hunger most people have but don't know what to do with. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

When You're Running on Empty - Isaiah 55:1

The invitation arrives with no preamble and no conditions. Just a market that defies every economic logic. And a single qualification to receive what is on offer. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]