What makes a testimony ready? In this episode, Josh walks through the life of Christian witness from beginning to end — from the psalmist's "come and hear," to Jesus's promise of the Spirit of truth, to Paul's sermon at the Areopagus, to Peter's call to give a reasoned account for the hope within us. Anchored by the story of Polycarp, the elderly bishop who stood before a Roman proconsul in 155 AD and answered, "Eighty-six years I have served him, and he has done me no wrong."

Where do God's people belong now that the tomb is empty? On the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Josh traces a single prayer — "Into your hand I commit my spirit" — from David's cry for deliverance, to Jesus on the cross, to Stephen the martyr at his stoning. Through Psalm 31, John 14, Acts 7, and 1 Peter 2, this episode follows a line from trust to promise to sight to identity, arriving at Peter's claim that believers are living stones being built right now into God's house. Includes reflections on the life and death of Josh's friend Stephen Troell, who both lived for, and gave his life, for the gospel.

In English, "pastor" and "pasture" sit a few letters apart because they come from the same root: to feed. During Scotland's Killing Times, hunted ministers led their flocks to literal pastures for illegal worship. This week, Josh traces the shepherd metaphor from Psalm 23 through John 10, Acts 2, and 1 Peter 2 — and asks where you're being fed and who you're feeding.