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Parker and Elissa dive into the book of Romans, where the Apostle Paul delivers a difficult truth: we've all sinned, we've all fallen short, and none of us can earn our way into heaven.

Parker and Elissa dig into the Gospel of Luke and the picture it gives us of Jesus as a compassionate Savior for all. From touching the leper everyone avoided, to eating with sinners, to making a Samaritan the hero of the story, Jesus continually moved toward the people others pushed aside.

Parker and Elissa unpack the Gospel of John, why John builds his account like a case for who Jesus really is, and what Thomas teaches us about the complicated relationship between faith and doubt.

Parker and Elissa walk through the Gospel of Mark and a question that gets increasingly uncomfortable: Have we created a version of Jesus that looks suspiciously like us?

In Matthew, the disciples followed Jesus straight into a storm so terrifying that experienced fishermen thought they were going to die. Meanwhile, Jesus was asleep in the boat. This week we kick off the New Testament with Matthew and unpack what “Immanuel, God with us” actually means when life gets hard. Because faith doesn’t guarantee smooth sailing. The question is whether you really believe God is still in the boat when everything around you says you’re sinking.

In this episode of After Sunday: Digging Deeper, we get into the uncomfortable stuff: money, giving, screen time, priorities, sacrifice, and whether our lives actually reflect what we say we believe.

We've never been more connected, more productive, or more distracted. Thousands of years before smartphones and endless notifications, Haggai confronted people who claimed they were simply "too busy" to put God first. Sound familiar?

Everybody thinks Zephaniah is one of the darkest books in the Bible. Judgment. Wrath. Doom. But almost nobody talks about how it ends. What if the biggest takeaway isn't God's anger... but the fact that He actually rejoices over His people? This episode flips one of the Bible's most misunderstood books upside down, exposing why God's warnings might actually be proof of His love.

Thousands of years before smartphones, AI, and social media, the prophet Habakkuk warned about something surprisingly familiar: people creating things with their own hands... then trusting those creations more than their Creator.

Sometimes the biggest enemy to your faith isn't sin. It's believing you know who deserves God's grace. This conversation dives into the rise and fall of Nineveh, the warnings of Micah, and the uncomfortable realization that God's timeline, justice, and mercy rarely look like ours.

Everybody talks about the fish. Nobody talks about the prophet who wanted an entire city wiped off the map. Jonah exposes something uncomfortable about human nature, forgiveness, and why God's mercy often offends the people who know Him best.

This week, Hunter and Elissa dive into Obadiah, the shortest book in the Bible, and uncover a warning that's as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago. Why does God oppose pride so strongly? Why do we secretly enjoy watching people get what they deserve? And why does God always seem to side with the humble, the broken, and the overlooked?

A massive disaster. A nation distracted by comfort. Religious people going through the motions while ignoring what actually matters. Sound familiar? This week we're unpacking Joel and Amos, two ancient books that feel shockingly current. We talk about why people usually don't change until life falls apart, how prosperity can quietly pull us away from God, and why Amos says your faith should be impossible to hide.

What do Hosea, Hollywood, and modern celebrity culture have in common? More than you'd think. This conversation dives into why success can create distance from God, why humans are quick to write people off, and why God's response to broken people looks nothing like ours.

The pressure to fit in. The demand to conform. The fear of standing alone. Sound familiar? Long before dystopian novels and social media, Daniel was living it. Babylon offered power, influence, comfort, and success. All he had to do was compromise. This week, we're unpacking one of the Bible's most relevant stories and asking a hard question: What happens when the culture around you wants your loyalty more than your faith does?