In 1988, a retired NASA engineer sold three million copies of a book explaining exactly when the Rapture would happen. When the date passed, he recalculated. This week we start there and get to what Mark 13 actually asks of us — hold fast to Jesus, wait well, preach the gospel. Plus how to wait without being anxious about it, because part of being disappointingly normal is not getting swept up in the minutia.

Why do people land in such different places culturally and politically? This week we get into Jonathan Haidt's work on intuitive reasoning — the elephant and the rider — and the six moral foundations that shape how we actually make moral judgments, usually before we've reasoned about anything at all. And then we consider how Jesus subverts and fulfills every one of those values. Your heart will sing as you hear how he changes everything. Give this a listen and you will be challenged, encouraged, and blessed

How do we disagree well? What should we cling most tightly to when it comes to theological or cultural issues? What is close-handed and what is open-handed when it comes to the bible and how should we think about it? This episode is all about the theological triage tool discipleship tool from Jesus First and it will help you better engage your own beliefs as well as the world around you.