Episodes 1-15

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    Self-Care as a Window to Love Others

    Paul, Jon, and Liz continue their discussion of Jesus’ compassion, looking at what he teaches in the "Golden Rule."

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    Mini-incarnation: Entering Someone Else’s World

    We’ve been focusing on compassion and how it’s a movement toward people that begins with looking. We’ve looked at enemies of compassion: judging, self-righteousness and legalism. And now we’ll return to compassion and unpack a bit more of how it works.

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    How the Law Illuminates Grace

    Paul, Jon and Liz continue the conversation about Jesus & Compassion and take another look at the problem of legalism they discussed in the last episode.

    View Episode 13
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    Legalism (Part 1)

    We continue our discussion of Jesus & Compassion and explore how legalism affects our relationships.

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    Relational Legalism

    The podcast team looks at two stories that highlight how we get legalistic in relationships — starting with Mary & Martha.

    View Episode 11
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    Self-Righteousness (Part 2)

    We continue our conversation on the story of Jesus and the dinner at the home of Simon the Pharisee in Luke 7.

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    Self-Righteousness (Part 1)

    We continue our series on Jesus and Compassion, looking at the story of Jesus and the dinner at the home of Simon the Pharisee in Luke 7.

    View Episode 9
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    Two Stories of Life

    In this episode, we continue looking at how Jesus and the disciples interact with the man born blind in John 9.

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    Judging vs Compassion

    We turn our attention to the story of how Jesus and the disciples interact with the man born blind in John 9.

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    The Prodigal Son (Part 4)

    This week, we wrap up our discussion of The Prodigal Son in Luke 15 as we discuss the father's conversation with the elder brother.

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    The Prodigal Son (Part 3)

    The podcast team continues their discussion of The Prodigal Son in Luke 15 as they reflect on the father's relationships with both the older son and the younger son.

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    The Prodigal Son (Part 2)

    In Part 2 of The Prodigal Son (Luke 15), we focus on the son's repentance and the father's self-control.

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    The Prodigal Son (Part 1)

    In this episode, we look at the story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15) with a focus on the father, considering the context of the story and the father’s decision to grant the son his wish.  

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    The Good Samaritan

    We’re continuing our series that looks at Jesus as a person. This week, we talk about the parable of the good Samaritan in Luke 10.

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    The Widow of Nain

    In this episode, we explain a bit about the back story of this series and talk about what we see in Jesus in the story of the widow of Nain in Luke 7.

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  • Be attentive to others in the same way you want people to be attentive to you.

Seeing with Jesus, In Portrait Mode

Reading the Gospels over, it is clear that Jesus could see in portrait mode. Of course, he could also take in a panorama! But over and over again, as Paul Miller points out, we see him “see” people, move toward them in compassion, and act on their behalf.

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