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Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers
Engaging, insightful, and sometimes humorous deep dives into Christianity and culture through the lens of God's reckless grace.
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Episodes
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#122 Going into the Dark with Jesus
Tim and Jon look at the familiar story from Mark’s Gospel about Jesus walking on the water. More than an historic retelling of an event, this story sheds light…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersGrace in the Dark: Living in the Darkness
Life has a built in rhythm to it: Dark. Light. Death. Life. God, in the person of Jesus, entered into that rhythm so that God could live through that rhythm…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersGrace in the Dark: Dark Emotions
Tim and Jon look at the “dark” emotions we all experience in life and how God’s grace meets us there. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersGrace in the Dark-2: Jesus in the Dark
Continuing our look at Learning to Walk in the Dark, by Barbara Brown Taylor, we focus on the absence of God Jesus experienced on the cross and the insights…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersGrace in the Dark-1: In the Beginning was Darkness
Using Barbara Brown Taylor’s best selling book, Learning to Walk in the Dark, Tim and Jon look at our iffy relationship with darkness, and what the Bible has…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#117 Did you hear the one about the Lutheran Pastor and the Catholic Priest who joined a podcast?
Father Scott Bailey joins us again… this time to talk with us about the Catholic view of the Gospel and faith. It’s a fascinating discussion. Give it a listen…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#116: Peter: Denier-in-Cheif
Peter, the rock, crumbles when his commitment to Jesus is on the line. But he goes on to become one of the leaders of the early Christian church. Check out…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#115 Samson: The Flawed SuperHero
Samson, called by God, had little time for his call or his God. And yet, humbled, Samson turns to God one last time. How will God respond? This is a public…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#114: King David-Man of God or Predator
Tim and Jon start a new series looking at flawed heroes of the Bible. What does it mean that God uses flawed people? Does that mean that flawed people…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersBest Of: Is “Because the Bible Tells Me So” Enough?
We go back to one of our early episodes looking at the Bible. How do we understand it? Do we take it literally? If not, how do we best interact with God’s…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#113 All Things Work Together For Good... Until They Don't
28 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28, NRSVue) But… do we know that?…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#112: Does God Still Heal?
Tim and Jon look at the topic of healing, a topic fresh in Tim’s mind as his wife was not healed of her cancer. It’s a raw, insightful look at healing, our…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#111: Do I need to be baptized?
Tim and Jon look at what the Bible teaches about the sacred gift of love and grace God has for us through baptism. In him also you were circumcised with a…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#110 What Must I Do to Be Saved?
Tim and Jon tackle one of the biggies in their on-going series: Christianity 101—What must we do to be saved? It’s a question that puts a lot of pressure onto…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#109: Who is the Holy Spirit?
Who is the Holy Spirit? How can we be filled with the Spirit? What is the work of the Spirit? Tim and Jon dive into the life-giving power of the Spirit and the…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#108 Does the Church Matter?
Church is boring. The Church has hurt too many people. I don’t need a church to worship God. Does the Church matter? Tim and Jon look at what Jesus has to say…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#107 Who is Jesus? Part 2-Cosmic Jesus
In this week’s podcast we turn our attention to the stunning claim that Rabbi Jesus, was and is God come in the flesh. Tim and Jon look at how we might bring…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#106 Who is Jesus? Part 1
Who is Jesus seems like a fairly simple question to answer. But history tells us otherwise. Tim and Jon begin a look at understanding Jesus and his mission…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#105 Grief and Faith
Following up from last weeks re-podcast on grief, Tim and Terey offer a raw (emphasis on raw), insider’s look at grief: Terey from almost two years since the…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersGrief! Revisited
This past weekend we celebrated the life of my wife of 46 years, Jan, who passed away on May 3 after a 4.5 year battle with cancer. Terey lost her husband a…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#104 Christianity 101: Can We Trust the Gospels?
After looking at the big picture in the last two podcasts on whether or not we can trust the Bible, we turn to the stories about Jesus? With all of the seeming…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#103 Christianity 101: Can the Bible Be Trusted-Part 2
Tim and Jon get a bit more technical on the accuracy of the Biblical text while affirming that the Bible, as we have it, can be trusted. A few important…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#102 Christianity 101: Can the Bible be Trusted? Part 1
We’re launching a new series: Christianity 101, looking at some of the basic questions often raised about faith, Jesus, and the Bible. We begin a look at the…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#101 How a Murder Mystery Became a Gospel Story
Father Scott Bailey acted as a technical advisor on the movie, Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man, (which we reviewed in episode #89) advising on aspects of…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#100: Episode 100!
Tim, Terey, and Jon reflect on the first 99 episodes—what challenged us, moved us, and some of our favorite highlights. This is a public episode. If you would…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#99: Christianity Googled!
Jon did some research on the top faith questions people are asking online. Take a listen! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#98: Questions? We've Got Some Good Ones!
Jon brings us more awesome questions from his youth group! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#97: Why Would God Lead Us Into Temptation?
Tim and Jon review what we’ve talked about so far regarding the prayer Jesus taught us to pray and then move on to the final petition, which sounds a bit like…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#96 Jesus, Christianity, and Anti-Semitism
Dr. Michael Gurian joins Tim and Jon to talk about his experiences as a Jewish man dealing with anti-Semitism. The three also look at some of the history of…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#95 The Lord's Prayer: The Power of Forgiveness
Is Jesus suggesting, through the phrase, Forgive us our trespasses (sins) as we forgive those who trespass (sin) against us, that God’s forgiveness of me is…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#94 The Lord's Prayer-Daily Bread
Give us this day our daily bread. A simple phrase with profound depth. This week’s episode looks at the various levels of meaning behind the phrase. But more…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#93: The Lord's Prayer 2: What Does God's Will Look like for Me?
As we move into the second part of the Lord’s Prayer we look at the will of God, the Kingdom of God, and how those two phrases can shape our lives and our…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#92: The Lord's Prayer: Who is this Father to Whom We Pray?
Jesus offers us a radical invitation—to call God Father. What does that mean? Why is it so radical? How can it change your prayer life? When you are praying…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#91 If God Knows What I Need, Why Do I Need to Pray?
Prayer. The Bible talks about it all the time. Jesus practiced it regularly. And yet it can be so hard for so many of us. The podcast launches a new series…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#90 Amy Grant Has a "Love-Hate" Relationship with Parts of the Bible
Amy Grant recently admitted what many of us experience—she has a hard time with some of the Bible, especially the Old Testament. That such an admission is news…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#89 If God is so Loving... What's up with all the Wrath?
Tim and Jon take a Biblical look at the meaning of God’s wrath as opposed to God’s love and grace, and what the Wrath of God really means when it comes to…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#88 When Religious Leaders Fail
In light of author Philip Yancey’s (What’s So Amazing About Grace?) admission of an 8-year affair, Tim and Jon talk about how we as Christians can navigate the…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#87 Does the Bible Really Teach that Women Should be Silent in the Church?
Submit. Silence. Stay at home. These are the words often leveled at women using Scripture to back it up. But is it really Scriptural? Once again it’s important…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#86: The Bible, Christianity and Racism
For centuries Christians justified slavery using the Bible. Today, racism continues to flourish in our country. How should followers of Jesus respond? Tim and…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#85 Why the Bible Was Written-The Story of Ruth
We look at the Biblical Book/Story of Ruth and how it gives us insights into why the Bible was written. But Ruth said, “Do not press me to leave you, to turn…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#84: A Knives Out View of Faith
Tim and Jon take a deep dive into the latest Knives Out murder mystery (on Netflix) and its both challenging and deeply moving exploration of faith. This is a…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#83 The Gospel According to Mr Rogers
Tim and Jon are joined by Tim Madigan, author of, I’m Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers. During the episode Journalist Tim M talks about the…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#82 Grieving, Loss, and Christmas
Terey shares her personal experiences navigating her favorite holiday while grieving the loss of her husband. This is a public episode. If you would like to…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#81 The Epic Battle Between the Empire and Grace
Behind the sweeping beauty, imagery, romance, and magic of Luke’s telling the birth of Jesus stands a subversive, provocative, reckless challenge to the Roman…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#80 What's Up with the Virgin Birth?
This week we take a deep dive into Luke’s retelling of the birth announcement to Mary, the mother of Jesus. More than re-telling a story, however, Luke…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#79 Is There A War Against Christmas?
Happy Holidays. Holiday Trees. Snow flake cups. Commercialization. Are these all signs pointing to a concerted effort to remove Christ from Christmas? Or…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#78 The Blessing (and Potential Challenges) of Thanks-Giving
Paul’s invitation to 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#77 The Deep-Grace Diving Question Box #2
Jon brings us some more questions from his HS youth group. We spend most of our time looking at what it means for God to be in control of our lives. Really…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersThe Deep-Grace Diving Question Box
This episode turns to questions from a youth group Jon works with, including a question from Jon: Pastor Tim said that Jesus was wrong about something. Is that…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersHow Can I Hear God Speak Through the Bible without a PhD?
A few weeks ago Terey emailed Tim about a Bible verse that stood out to her. It was a promise made to the people of Israel thousands of years ago. She wondered…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#74 The Mark of the Beast
Today we take a look at the controversial book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible, and what God might be saying to us through the bizarre images and…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#73 You've Been Left Behind
Jesus promised he will come again. But is that a promise? Or a threat? We dive into what Jesus really says about his return. (Check out Tim’s Substack piece on…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#72 What Does Genesis Teach Us About God?
Tim and Jon take a look back at the insights into Scripture and God gleaned through our journey through Genesis. Book references: Better Ways to Read the Bible…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersEvil, the Will of God, and Forgiveness
The story of Joseph is one of the most iconic, gripping stories in all of Scripture. Not only that, it’s filled with insights in the character of God. Genesis…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersGod Calls a Woman?
From the opening verses of the Bible through to the end, God places a high and equal value on men and women. In some segments of Christianity, an unBiblical…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#69 What Kind of a God Suggests Child Sacrifice as a Test of Faith?
Isaac is the promised son who will carry out God’s promise to Abraham that he will be the Father of a great nation. But then… inexplicably, God demands Abraham…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersSodom, Gomorrah, and the H Word
God let’s Abraham in on a secret. Sodom and Gomorrah will be destroyed. But why? And what is the storyteller saying about God? And… what about the big elephant…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#67 Take My Wife, Please!
After being called to be the Father of the Hebrews, and told that through him all nations would be blessed, Abram and Sarai head to Egypt where, in a huge plot…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#66 Father Abraham
The first nine verses of Genesis 12 introduce us to Abram, who will be renamed Abraham. Those 9 verses have profound implications for the character of God…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#65 Tower of Babbling
At first glance, this seems to be a story about how languages and people groups came to be. But as is true with the other stories in Genesis 1-11, this story…