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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#64 The Big Boat and the Big Flood-Part 2
Building on last weeks’s podcast, Tim, Terey, and Jon go another round with the story of Noah and the Ark, trying to get their brains around what the…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#63 The Big Boat and the Big Flood-Part 1
Is God a genocidal manic who wipes out all of humankind out of anger? All is not as it seems in this favorite Sunday School Story. Tim, Terey, and Jon use this…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#62 Murder, He Wrote
Genesis chapter four uses the word, sin, for the first time, in the context of murder. In this episode we take a deep dive into the human condition and God’s…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#61 The Ultimate FOMO Story
We dive back into Genesis 3, often called the story of the Fall. But what we’ll find is that it’s really a story about grace. *** Genesis 3 Now the serpent was…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#60 A Snake, an Apple, and Two Naked People
It’s known as the Story of the Fall, although the Bible doesn’t use that language. This is an intriguing look into the first part of Genesis Chapter 3 as…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#59: The Mud-Man Comes to Life
No… it’s not a horror story. It’s a sacred story about the value God places on humankind. Genesis 2:4b-25 In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#58 Genesis: The Image of God
In this week’s Bible study of Genesis we wrap up our look at the first Creation story in chapter 1 by focusing on what it means to be created in the Image of…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#57 Genesis: The First Creation Story
We start a new Bible study this week, looking at the first book of the Bible: Genesis. Today’s episode looks at most of the first Creation story in Genesis 1…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersThe Story of Job for the 21st Century
Tim and Jon are joined by Daryl Potter, author of the book, Even the Monsters. The book chronicles the birth and raising of Daryl’s daughter, born with severe…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#55 Mark's Shocking Resurrection Story
In our final episode (not of the podcast) on Mark’s Gospel we turn to chapter 16, the final, concluding story of the Resurrection of Jesus—normally a story of…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#54 Why Did Jesus Have to Die?
In our penultimate episode in our Gospel of Mark study, we turn to the main focus of Mark’s Gospel—the crucifixion of Jesus and the million dollar question…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersMy Body, My Blood, Given and Shed For You!
Before Jesus heads to the cross he shares the Passover meal with his disciples—a meal of remembrance, re-experiencing the liberation of the Israelites from…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#52 Betrayed!
After three years of following Jesus, hearing him teach, watching him perform miracles, when Jesus needs them the most, they abandon him. Mark 14 10 Then Judas…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#51 The Costly Perfume
With Jesus just days away from the cross, a woman crashes a dinner party to anoint him with expensive perfume. She is then attacked by the party guests for not…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#50 Generosity Gone Too Far?
Tim and Jon look at a somewhat confusing passage about a woman who gives away her last penny, and Jesus seems to commend her for it. If you haven’t done so…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#49 Should Christians Pay Taxes?
The religious leaders set a trap for Jesus, one they hope will pit him either against the Jews or the Romans. But Jesus has a third option—one that can change…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#48 Bake Sales and the House of God
After poking the Roman Empire with his parade into Jerusalem, Jesus now sets his sites on the religious power brokers and the source of power: the Temple. Mark…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#47 The Parade to the Cross
Holy Week begins in the Gospel of Mark as Jesus intentionally rides into Jerusalem in fulfillment of a prophecy from the Old Testament. The political overtones…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersThe View from Rwanda
Tim and Jon recently returned from Rwanda and share some of their impressions and stories. Thanks for reading Tim Wright! Subscribe for free to receive new…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#45 Seeing Again for the First Time
Mark wraps up this section of his Gospel—a section centered around Jesus’ stunning revelation that he will be a Messiah who suffers and dies—with a story about…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#44 Camels and Needle Eyes
Jesus encounters a rich man who has a heart for living the God-life. But Jesus invites him into a God-life that doesn’t quite fit his expectations. Mark…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersThe Faith of Children
As Jesus continues his journey to the cross he allow himself to be interrupted by some very special people-children-and points to them as the model of faith…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#42 Greatness and the Cross
We’re hearing GREAT a lot these days. But Jesus turns the concept on its head. Mark 9:30-37 30 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#41 The Mountain Before the Cross
As Jesus moves closer to the cross, he has an amazing encounter with two heroes from his Jewish faith—Moses and Elijah. Embedded in this story are several…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#40 Dying to Follow
Jesus follows up his rebuke of Peter from last week by painting a picture of what it looks like to follow him. It has something to do with dying and crosses…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#39 The Million Dollar Fail
Last week Peter was the star of the show. The A student. He got the million dollar question correct. But in this week’s passage, he flunks the test… badly…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#38 The Million Dollar Question
Jesus put the question to his disciples: Who do you say that I am? The question continues to challenge believers in 2025. Mark 8 27 Jesus went on with his…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#37 Tree People
Similar to the story of the healing of the deaf man, Jesus heals a man who cannot see. Mark 8 22 They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#36 A Strange Way to Heal a Man's Hearing
The method Jesus uses to heal a hearing-impaired man is a bit of a head-scratcher. Mark 7 31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went by way of Sidon…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#37 Did Jesus Just Call that Woman a Dog?
Tim, Terey, and Jon tackle a seemingly cranky Jesus story. Mark 7:24-30 24 From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#36 Water Walking with Jesus
Tim, Terey, and Jon dive into the story of Jesus walking on water. Mark 6:45-52 45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#35 A Feast for the Multitudes
Tim and Jon D look at one of the most well-known of the Gospel stories—the Feeding of the 5000. Mark 6:30-44 (NRSV) 30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#34 When Life Meets Death
Tim and Jon D look at two stories of despair, faith, death, and life. Mark 5:21-43 (NRSV) 21 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#33 The Christmas Story
Terey reads the Christmas story for us as we celebrate the birth of Jesus. (Luke 2:1-20) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#32 Guess Who's Coming to Town
From St. Nicholas to Santa Claus, Tim shares the story of this influential follower of Jesus. For more information about St. Nicholas, check out this site…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#31 Jesus, Pigs, and the Madman
Mark 5:1-20 serves as Part 2 of the story we looked at last week as the disciples find themselves jumping from the frying pan (the storm on the Sea of Galilee)…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#30 A Bumpy Boat Ride
We turn to Mark 4:35-41 and a massive storm that traps Jesus and his disciples on the Sea of Galilee. The story raises some interesting questions about the…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#29 Jesus Has Lost His Mind!
Tim and Terey turn their attention to a very human story about Jesus and the difficulties he had with his family, and the new family he invites all of us to be…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#28 Scandal in the Synagogue
Tim and Terey look at the story of Jesus calling a man with a withered hand to the front of the synagogue, setting off a confrontation with the religious…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#28 Hanging With the Wrong Kinds of People
Tim and Terey dive deep into the story of Jesus at a dinner party with the kinds of people a respectable Rabbi would never associate with. Mark 2:13-17 13…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#27 The Power of Forgiveness
Tim, Terey, and Jon look at an intriguing story featuring the faith of four men, Jesus’s controversial declaration of forgiveness, and a healing. Mark 2:1-11…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersWe're Gonna Need a Lot of This This Week!
My friend, 5 time Grammy Award Winner, BJ Thomas (Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head; Hooked on a Feeling: Rock and Roll Lullaby) recorded this for us and with…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#26 Touching the Untouchable
Tim, Terey, and Jon turn to a story that show the radical nature of Jesus and his ministry. A man with a skin disease came to him begging him, and kneeling he…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#25 There's a New King in Town
Tim, Terey, and Jon turn to Jesus’s Mission Statement as he begins his ministry: Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the good news…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersMark Bible Study: The Baptism of Jesus
Our Bible reading for today: Mark 1: 9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And just as he was coming…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersBible Study: Gospel of Mark Beginnings
Today we launch a new direction of sorts in our podcast as Terey, Jon, and I take you on a study of Mark’s Gospel. Today, in addition to some background, we…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#22 Grief!
Terey is back! She shares the story of losing her husband, the grief she’s working through, and the faith that sustains her. This is a public episode. If you…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersWhen Bad Things Happen to Good People
This is one of the oldest questions in human history. And, as you’ll discover from this podcast, not an easy one to tackle. Tim is joined by Jon as they talk…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersDoes the Resurrection Matter?
Does it make any difference in terms of the Gospel story if Jesus didn’t rise from the dead? Did the resurrection happen literally? Resource mentioned by Jon…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#19: Is Forgiveness Conditional?
A couple of listener questions around forgiveness serve as the focus of this episode. I’m joined once again by Jon D. Burgess, filling in while Terey continues…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#18 Punishment, Eternity, and Grace
Jon Burgess joins Tim once again as we continue our look at Grace, Salvation, Hell, Eternity, and Christian Universalism. (Continue to pray for Terey as she…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey Summers#17 Hell Questions
Terey’s husband Jonathan passed away about a month ago. Please keep her in your prayers. A long time friend, Jon Burgess, joins Tim on this episode and asks…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersEpisode #16: Hitler in Heaven!? Count Me Out!
Tim and Terey look at what the Bible has to say about the eternal destiny of evil people. Notes: 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersEpisode #15: Hell!
Surprisingly, Jesus never once uses the word, Hell. Tim and Terey dive into the concept of Hell, where it came from, and what it really means. Notes: That All…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersEpisode #14: What If Someone Dies Unsaved? Part 2
Tim and Terey pick up the question from last week’s podcast and look at various Scriptures that strong suggest a God whose grace will have the final say… over…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersEpisode #13: What If Someone Dies Unsaved? Part 1
A listener writes in asking if there is any Biblical support for salvation after death. Tim and Terey do some work tilling the ground of conventional belief…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersEpisode #12: Christian Nationalism and Grace
Tim and Terey are joined by Phoenix Pastor, Caleb Campbell, who talks about his new book on Christian Nationalism called, Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersEpisode #11 Not Your Parents Sunday School Story-Part 2: The Big Fish
Tim and Terey take on another confusing Bible story as a way of better understanding how to read the Bible. Rather than a Sunday School story about a man in a…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersEpisode #10 Not Your Parents Sunday School Story-Part 1: God Demands a Life
Tim and Terey continue their look at how to read the Bible by turning to one of the seemingly most damning stories about God in the Bible. Could it actually be…
Deep-Grace Diving with Tim Wright and Terey SummersEpisode #9: Does Evolution Disprove the Creation Story?
The battle between Evolution and some interpretations of the Genesis 1 Creation Story have been going on for generations. But the two stories need not…