Matthew  9: 9-13, 18-26 - Wow!  What a story!  But do we understand what is really going on?  We're given the key...  "Go and learn (figure out) what this means: I desire mercy, not sacrifice."  Let's figure it out together ..read more

It's Pentecost.  But really, what is Pentecost?  Tim unpacks his Sunday sermon to help us understand more through the lens of other stories.  Prepare to be disoriented ..read more

Did you see the Super Bowl?  How about the commercials?  Tim and Troy take a humorous deep dive into what some of the biggest companies in the world are pitching, and how we might better understand the 'idea' they want us to believe.   It's a strangely familiar sales pitch ..read more

Be a "fly" on the wall with Tim, Troy, and friends Michael, Scott, and Mike as they they discuss U2 frontman Bono's new memoir Surrender.  What is it to be "in the world, but not of it" and how does one of the biggest rock stars in the world show us how ..read more

Tim and Troy highlight the stories of transcendence experienced by extreme adventure sports athletes in the new National Geographic series Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin.  Free Solo and beyond...  "Don't be afraid ..read more

It's almost Halloween.  Whose up for some scary stories?  Tim and Troy aren't exactly experts in horror - but we have a friend who is.  We welcome to the podcast author Jacob Moses to help us better understand, and maybe even better appreciate the genre of horror as a method of story telling.  What truths are conveyed and why does there always seems to be an unrelenting villain who keeps coming back again and again?  There's Truth in it ..read more

Put on your headphones and grab a peanut butter and banana sandwich.  Tim and Troy talk today about the new film Elvis by Bas Luhrmann, revival, and some amazing parallels between Elvis and the biblical story of Samson.  Each teaches us something about the other.  Without a doubt, God chooses to work with some pretty interesting and flawed characters.  ..read more

Did you miss 2022 Oscars?  Likely you caught at least a portion of it.  There was a very LOUD message that evening.  But there was also a very quiet one as a film highlighting the power of family and community took home the award for Best Picture amidst all of the noise.  What can we learn from Coda and that infamous night at the Oscars ..read more

In this episode Tim and Troy welcome back special guest and "friend of the podcast" Michael to discuss Anthony Doerr's latest novel Cloud Cuckoo Land.  The novel, a story about the power of story, is an illustration of wisdom vs. knowledge, the power of false narratives, and the even greater power of story and the truth within.   ..read more

Watch out!  It's episode 13...  Unlucky?  Join Tim and Troy to find out as they discuss the latest Netflix hit Don't Look Up.  What do we really mean when we speak of science, data, fact or truth.  What does it take to open our eyes and ears to Truth?  You got this ..read more