Most of us inherit a version of Jesus shaped by tradition, politics, church culture, family stories, and what we were told to believe. But what happens when we look more closely at what Jesus actually taught?
In Part 1, Britt looks at the Jesus behind the familiar image: the storyteller, the disruptor, the healer, and the teacher who challenged status, religious performance, social hierarchy, and the abuse of power. This episode explores how the earliest stories about Jesus were shaped through oral tradition and community memory before becoming the Gospel texts many people know today.
Through Mark, Matthew, Luke, John, and the broader world around these writings, this episode looks at Jesus’ uncomfortable and often radical teachings on mercy, justice, humility, service, forgiveness, enemy love, and the kingdom of God. It also asks why so many of these teachings have been softened, misunderstood, or used as weapons in modern religious and political life.
For skeptics, seekers, former church kids, spiritual outsiders, and anyone trying to understand Jesus outside of institutional control, this episode offers a more honest look at the teacher whose message still challenges power, certainty, and the way we treat each other.
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