Whiskey and the Writings

Why do so many churches feel unsafe today? Why do they often resemble businesses more than organic communities of faith?

In this episode of Whiskey in the Writings, I want to offer a different starting point. Instead of reading the Bible like a rulebook or an answer key, we explore what it means to read Scripture thematically. Not rushing to finish chapters. Not hunting for verses to solve our problems. But slowing down enough to see the larger story the Bible is telling.

In this episode of Whiskey and the Writings, I’m looking back on our first full year together. We talk about why this channel exists, what worked in 2025, what didn’t, and what I learned along the way. From church hurt and doubt to growth, discipline, and community, this has been a year of wrestling with faith in the open.

In this Christmas special episode of Whiskey in the Writings, I want to walk you through a thought that grabbed me and would not let go. What if the birth stories of Jesus, and the early launch of his ministry, are intentionally echoing Genesis 1 and 2. Not as random Bible trivia, but as a theological claim.

In this episode of Whiskey and the Writings we slow down, pour a drink, and wrestle with a big question behind the nativity story. Was Jesus’ mission just about your “personal salvation” and getting you to heaven when you die. Or is the Bible actually telling a much bigger story about God healing his world and inviting us to partner with him here and now.

What if the earliest Christians saw power in a completely different way than most churches do today. In this episode of Whiskey in the Writings, we slow down with Philippians 2 and look at one of the oldest Christian poems about Jesus.

What does it really mean to think like the Messiah? And where did Paul believe he would go when he died? In this episode of Whiskey and the Writings, we continue our journey through Philippians and explore how Paul invites his community to adopt the mind of Christ. We look at why he refuses to sweat the small stuff, why he believes his life still has meaningful work to do, and why the way we live in public matters for the kingdom of God.

What does it really mean to be a servant of Jesus. Is it blind obedience or something deeper. In this episode we slow down with the letter to the Philippians and look at how Paul understood servanthood, prayer, wisdom, and love.