The Extraordinary Story with Tom Hoopes

Set Your Hand to the Plow | S3 E10

Christ tells us how to behave when we have set our hand to the plow and how to treat our families. In this episode we consider the paradoxes of Jesus. We learn that the only destruction Jesus commands is the destruction of your paradigm. That love and sentimentality are very different things. And the only fire Jesus wants to set is the fire of love.

The Extraordinary Story is a podcast about the life of Jesus Christ, who entered the maze of our world to give us his Cross as a ladder up and out. The Extraordinary Story is produced by Benedictine College in Atchison, KS, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.

The Good Samaritan and the Laity | S3 E9

Jesus sends out seventy disciples to proclaim the Kingdom of God, and he tells the Parable of the Good Samaritan to answer a lawyer's trick question. The mission of the seventy and the story of a robbery victim both reveal the Church's "secret weapon" - laypeople who evangelize and minister to the world's lost and wounded.

The Extraordinary Story is a podcast about the life of Jesus Christ, who entered the maze of our world to give us his Cross as a ladder up and out. The Extraordinary Story is produced by Benedictine College in Atchison, KS, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.

The Good Shepherd | S3 E8

Jesus publicly announces that he is the "Good Shepherd," but this does not mean that he is a friendly farmhand. The Pharisees know this, and they attempt to silence him. If Christ is the Shepherd, who are the sheep who "know his voice?" 

The Extraordinary Story is a podcast about the life of Jesus Christ, who entered the maze of our world to give us his Cross as a ladder up and out. The Extraordinary Story is produced by Benedictine College in Atchison, KS, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.

 

 

The Man Born Blind | S3 E7

Jesus gives sight to a man who has been blind from birth. This miracle brings Christ into further conflict with the Pharisees.

We were all like the man born blind - lost in the maze of the world until we meet Jesus. When the blind man encounters the Lord, everything changes for him. Will we be like him, or like the Pharisees who are so entangled in their own egos they cannot see the works of God?

The Extraordinary Story is a podcast about the life of Jesus Christ, who entered the maze of our world to give us his Cross as a ladder up and out. The Extraordinary Story is produced by Benedictine College in Atchison, KS, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.

The Woman Caught in Adultery | S3 E6

Parental Advisory: This episode addresses contemporary sexual problems and behaviors. Listener discretion advised.

Religious leaders bring before Jesus a woman "caught in the act of adultery." They expect to trap Jesus in a moral dilemma with no solution. How does Christ respond the woman entangled in sexual sin? How does he react to the religious leaders? How does Jesus encounter us today, who are embroiled in a culture of sexual vice and addiction?

Join us for the Extraordinary Story, a podcast about the life of Christ. The Extraordinary Story is brought to you by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. Written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.

 

Revelation in the Temple | S3 E5

Christ travels from Galilee to Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles, where the he declares that he himself is Living Water. What is the Feast of Tabernacles (or Feast of Booths) and why does Christ choose it as the occasion to make this announcement? What is it about calling himself "water" at this feast that makes the scribes and Pharisees want to kill him? What is the significance of this Revelation in the Temple for our own lives today?

Join us for The Extraordinary Story, a podcast about the life of Christ. Jesus Christ, God Himself, entered the confusing maze that is our world to show us who we are and to give us his Cross as a ladder up and out. Brought to you by Benedictine College in Atchison, KS; written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.

 

Man vs. God | S3 E4

What is sin, and why does Jesus make such a big deal about it? How should we respond to our own sin and the sin of others around us? In this episode of The Extraordinary Story, we dive into several teachings of Christ that focus on themes of sin and forgiveness.

From Peter's famous question, "How many times should I forgive my brother?" to the "Parable of the Unforgiving Steward," Tom Hoopes illustrates how these stories in Scripture are timely guides for us today as we navigate the maze of sin in the world and in our own lives.

Become Like A Child | S3 E3

What is it about children that Jesus wants us to imitate? Many of us remember our childhood selves and ask: "What happened to that person full of wonder? What happened to my childhood dreams?" 

In this episode of The Extraordinary Story, we dive in to Matthew 18 and discuss how God, the source of endless surprise and joy, can help us to "become like a child" once again.

The Extraordinary Story is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes, and brought to you by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.

A Demon Who Requires Fasting | S3 E2

In this episode, Tom Hoopes examines the story of the boy with a demon in which Jesus puts on a master class in what it takes to cast out demons through faith, hope and love.

The Transfiguration | S3 E1

The Extraordinary Story returns. In our first episode of Season 3, Tom Hoopes discusses The Transfiguration.