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The Parable of the Ten Virgins
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25 — and Abigail's initial read of the story was completely wrong in...
The Ancient Path You Stopped Walking
There are paths that have always led to life. Tried, proven, ancient paths — the kind that don't go out of style any more than a well-made shoe does. We know they're t...
The Parable of the Tenants
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through the Parable of the Tenants in Matthew 21 — and Jesus is not being subtle anymore. Coming right off the Parable...
Come and See
Most of us feel like we need to have all the answers before we can tell anyone about Jesus. The right words, the right theology, the right moment. So we wait — and the...
The Parable of the Two Sons
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through one of the shortest and sharpest parables Jesus ever told — the Parable of the Two Sons in Matthew 21. It's fo...
Do You Have Your People?
Most of us have friends. Acquaintances. People we like. But there's a different category — the kind of people who show up when everything falls apart, who know you wel...
The Parable of the Fig Tree
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through one of the shortest and strangest parables Jesus ever told — the Parable of the Fig Tree in Luke 13. It's only...
Rooted: What It Actually Takes to Stay Grounded
Life doesn't come at you in one big wave. It comes in a relentless series of them — and if you don't have something solid underneath you, you end up somewhere you neve...
The Parable of the Talents
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail dig into one of the most well-known parables Jesus ever told — and one of the most misunderstood. The Parable of the Talent...
The Gospel Was Always for Everyone
The disciples thought the good news was for their people. Their nation. Their tribe. They had to be pushed — sometimes literally scattered by persecution — before they...
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through one of the most unusual parables Jesus ever told — the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16. It's the only parable ...
A Different Kind of Power
After the resurrection, the disciples still had the wrong question. They wanted to know when Jesus was going to fix the world — when he was going to restore Israel, ri...
Parable of the Shrewd Manager
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail tackle what might be the most confusing parable in the Gospels — the Parable of the Shrewd Manager in Luke 16. A property m...
You Have Full Access
We say it so often it starts to lose its weight: Jesus died for your sins. But what does that actually mean? And what changed because of it? In week six of Foundations...
Parable of the Rich Fool
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail dig into Luke 12 and one of Jesus' most pointed parables — the Rich Fool. It starts with a guy in the crowd interrupting Je...
When God Came Close
For four hundred years, the Jewish people waited in silence for a Messiah — and every expectation pointed to power. A warrior. A political liberator. Someone who would...
Stop Settling for a Distant God
Most of us have a working theory about how God operates: follow the rules, hope you've done enough, and maybe he'll come through. It's functional. It's familiar. And a...
What Jesus Actually Teaches About Prayer
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail dig into Luke 11 — where the disciples ask Jesus a deceptively simple question: "Lord, teach us to pray." Jesus responds wi...
God Doesn't Have a Favorite. He Has a Family.
Most people have heard that Abraham is the father of the Jewish faith. Fewer people understand why — or what it actually means that God "chose" him. In week three of F...
The Parable of the Persistent Widow
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail dig into the Parable of the Persistent Widow from Luke 18 and what it teaches about prayer, faith, and God's justice. They ...
