What does it really mean to “walk in victory”?

In this Ramblecast episode, I reflect on how we often misunderstand victory in the Christian life by projecting our own ideas of comfort, ease, and emotional relief onto it. Using the cross as the lens, I challenge the popular notion that victory always looks like a comeback, a breakthrough, or a sudden change in circumstances.

Jesus was never losing. Even in betrayal, suffering, silence, and death, He was walking in perfect obedience and unbroken trust in the Father. That wasn’t defeat—it was the plan.

This episode is an honest, unscripted musing on the victory of the cross, what Jesus actually endured, and how that reshapes the way we understand faithfulness, endurance, suffering, and perseverance today.

Victory isn’t always about feeling better or seeing things change.

Sometimes it’s simply not letting go of the Father while you keep walking forward by grace.

Raw. Reflective. Grounded in the cross.
Something to think about.

“Judge not” is one of the most quoted—and most misunderstood—verses in the Bible. In this verse-by-verse teaching through Matthew 7:1–6, we slow down and let Jesus say what He actually means.

This passage is not a ban on discernment, correction, or truth. Instead, Jesus exposes self-righteous, hypocritical judgment—the kind that forgets our own need for mercy while holding others to a standard we don’t meet ourselves.

As we walk through the broader context of the Sermon on the Mount, we see how this teaching flows directly from “Blessed are the merciful” and how Jesus uses vivid (and intentionally humorous) imagery to reveal the danger of spiritual pride. We also explore why mercy and correction are not opposites, why love sometimes requires hard truth, and why discernment must be guided by humility and the Spirit.

Finally, we wrestle with Jesus’ warning about pearls and pigs—why wisdom is required not just in what we say, but when and to whom we say it.

This teaching challenges us to remove the plank from our own eye, walk in gratitude for the mercy we’ve received, and help others with truth, gentleness, and love—without compromising the gospel or weaponizing it.

We take a closer look at a vivid and often misunderstood image in Isaiah 51:9: “Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the dragon?”

What exactly is this “dragon”? Is Isaiah talking about Satan, a mythological creature, or something else entirely?

Rather than jumping to assumptions, this episode walks carefully through the text in its biblical, historical, and literary context. We examine the titles used in the passage—the Arm of the Lord, Rahab, and the dragon—and trace how Scripture itself defines them. By comparing Isaiah with other Old Testament passages, including Ezekiel, we uncover how prophetic language, pagan symbolism, and real historical events intersect.

This episode emphasizes an important principle of biblical interpretation: letting Scripture interpret Scripture, and allowing context to guide meaning—while still acknowledging how Old Testament imagery can point forward in secondary ways without abandoning its original intent.

If you’ve ever wondered how to approach symbolic language in the Bible without forcing meanings onto the text, this episode will help you think more clearly and biblically.