We chat about the Gospel of Thomas, and whether or not it can tell us anything about Jesus. This is an ancient gospel that didn't make it into the Bible, but may have been a contemporary to the gospels that did. That is, it likely existed side by side Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Even more, it likely competed with them to become the dominant view of Christianity. Here's the thing, though. While it shares many sayings and parables with the Bible, there are many sayings that are very peculiar. We take a look at both the familiar and strange, and consider what Thomas can tell us about the Jesus of Nazareth who roamed the earth so many years ago.

We chat about the history between Palestine and Israel. Israel and Palestine are in another war...or rather, continue the war that began over 70 years ago. The history of between these two peoples is complicated. You wouldn't think that looking at the black and white versions of reality plastered all over social media. Merry and I explore the gray zone, the no man's land of the conflict. We sit within the tension. And we ponder what everyday-folk can do, if we can, indeed, do anything.

We chat about the Gospel of Mary, another book that didn't make it into the Bible. The book is a wee bit weird. It has language and symbols that are hard to understand. And then pages are missing, so we are left to fill in a lot of blans. But, it gives us a peak at the interesting, early centuries, religious movement we now know as Gnosticism. More importantly, this book tells us how important Mary (Magdalene?) was to the early Christian movements.