In a world full of loud opinions and polished arguments, these readings ask a simpler, harder question: does any of this actually help people? This episode strips away religious performance and focuses on tangible action, like feeding the hungry, telling the truth, and showing up as “salt and light” in ways that genuinely strengthen our communities.
Have you ever noticed how often religion praises the appearance of goodness—belief, language, ritual—while quietly sidestepping whether anyone is actually being fed, protected, or treated with dignity? Sometimes it sounds spiritual or lofty, but underneath it all is a much simpler question: do our values show up in real life, or just in our words?
Welcome to Mythologizing the Bible, where we’ll be taking a look at three readings from the Christian Bible through the lens of “sacred myth.”
As we reflect on the readings for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we’ll explore the tension between performative morality and real, tangible care… the difference between saying the right things and doing the hard, human work that actually makes communities healthier.
In this episode, we’re asking a tough but necessary question: What if the real measure of “faith, character, or integrity” isn’t what we claim to believe but whether our lives actually make the world more livable for other people? Because right now, there’s no shortage of loud arguments or polished rhetoric, just a shortage of action that feeds the hungry, breaks unjust systems, and pushes back against apathy.
