Did a Foreign Woman Change Jesus' Mind? (Matthew 15:21-28)
In this episode of the Daily Bible Refresh, Dr. Brad Miller reflects on Matthew 15:21–28 and Jesus’s encounter with the Canaanite woman from a progressive Christian perspective. Reading from The Message translation, he explores how this outsider’s bold, persistent plea for her daughter’s healing actually stretches Jesus’s own understanding of who is included in God’s abundant love. Dr. Brad highlights how this story challenges rigid religious and social boundaries, reframes what “real faith” looks like—not as quiet submission but as holy persistence—and calls listeners to widen their circles…
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