What if you’ve been reading the Bible… the wrong way?

In this episode, John shares three unexpected tools for giving up condemnation:

lighten up
bring your shadow (your own capacity for failure)
read everything in the shadow of the cross

Drawing on insights from Phillip Cary and the story of Jonah, John challenges a common habit: reading ourselves as the “good” characters while judging everyone else.

Instead, we’re invited to identify with the ones who get it wrong.

You’ll learn:

why moralistic Bible reading fuels judgment
how humor and humility can disarm condemnation
what it means to “bring your shadow
how the cross reshapes the way we see others
why identifying with failure leads to freedom

Because the goal isn’t to prove we’re better than Jonah…

It’s to realize we’re not.

And that’s where grace begins.

And there is now no condemnation.

📚 Today's Resources:

Phillip Cary — commentary on Jonah

Classical references (via philosophy of literature): tragedy vs. satire/tabloid framing

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