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Placed For A Purpose

Placed For A Purpose

Auteur(s): Chris and Elizabeth McKinney
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 We want to love our neighbors, but we’re busy and sometimes don’t know where to start. In each episode, we’ll keep neighboring on your mind by encouraging you with simple ways to connect with those next door. Because your address is not an accident, and neither is your neighbor’s. Christianisme Pastorale et évangélisme Sciences sociales Spiritualité
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  • Wrapping Up the Parables

    Wrapping Up the Parables
    Oct 28 2025
    In this final episode of our “Neighboring Through the Parables” series, we reflect on how Jesus’ parables have shaped our understanding of neighboring, from letting go of grudges to celebrating the overlooked, being generous with our resources, and trusting that even the smallest acts can grow into something meaningful. We revisit key lessons from parables like the unforgiving servant, the mustard seed, the prodigal son, and the rich fool, and how they’ve shown up in everyday moments with our neighbors, whether through sharing a trash can, welcoming new dog-owning neighbors, or pushing past assumptions and scarcity mindsets. As we close out the series, we challenge ourselves (and you!) to take one step of generosity toward a neighbor, trusting that these small acts reflect the upside-down values of Jesus’ kingdom. ⁠Stories with Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus ⁠by Klyne Snodgrass ⁠Interpreting the Parables⁠ by Craig Blomburg ⁠Bible Project Podcast series on Parables⁠ in 2020 ⁠The Parables of Jesus: A 12-Week Study (Knowing the Bible) ⁠by Douglas O'Donnell CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: Follow this link to share your neighboring stories with us or tell us your thoughts on today's episode.
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    30 min
  • Parables on Prayer

    Parables on Prayer
    Oct 14 2025
    In this episode of our Neighboring Through the Parables series, we explore how Jesus uses everyday stories to reframe the way we approach prayer. Drawing from three parables, the friend at midnight, the persistent widow, and the Pharisee and the tax collector, we see a picture of prayer that is raw, relentless, and radically relational. These parables show us that prayer isn’t about polished words or perfect motives, but about persistence, dependence, and humility. Whether we feel powerless like the widow, desperate like the midnight guest, or tempted to rely on our own spiritual résumé like the Pharisee, Jesus invites us to come honestly and shamelessly before God, trusting that He is far more willing to respond than we imagine. Through storytelling and personal reflection, we’re challenged to pray boldly and consistently for our neighbors, not just once, but with a kind of gritty faith that doesn’t give up. ⁠Stories with Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus ⁠by Klyne Snodgrass ⁠Interpreting the Parables⁠ by Craig Blomburg ⁠Bible Project Podcast series on Parables⁠ in 2020 ⁠The Parables of Jesus: A 12-Week Study (Knowing the Bible) ⁠by Douglas O'Donnell CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: Follow this link to share your neighboring stories with us or tell us your thoughts on today's episode.
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    35 min
  • Parable of the Rich Fool

    Parable of the Rich Fool
    Oct 7 2025
    In this midpoint episode of our Neighboring Through the Parables series, we explore how Jesus’ story of the rich fool in Luke 12 challenges our assumptions about money, security, and abundance. Parables, by nature, are subversive and indirect, they stick with us and quietly reshape how we see the world, and this one pushes us to ask whether we have our possessions or our possessions have us. We wrestle with the tension between wise saving and deep dependence on God, and how easy it is to justify inaction when it comes to generosity. Through honest reflections and personal stories, we consider what it looks like to be “rich toward God” and how even small acts of generosity, especially when they cost us something, can be powerful ways of neighboring and living out the values of God’s kingdom. ⁠Stories with Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus ⁠by Klyne Snodgrass ⁠Interpreting the Parables⁠ by Craig Blomburg ⁠Bible Project Podcast series on Parables⁠ in 2020 ⁠The Parables of Jesus: A 12-Week Study (Knowing the Bible) ⁠by Douglas O'Donnell CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: Follow this link to share your neighboring stories with us or tell us your thoughts on today's episode.
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    35 min
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