The Discerning Leader Podcast Are You All In For The Kingdom? | Season 39, Episode 2
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Feb 24, 2026 
Matt Scott, leader of a 40-day Lectio and Visio Divina experience, and Suz Skinner, artist creating contemplative Visio Divina images, explore six parables that invite wholehearted devotion to God. They discuss praying the parables, how grouping them reveals fresh insight, the power of visual theology to enliven Scripture, and the call to choose God’s kingdom over the kingdom of earth.
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40-Day Lectio and Visio Divina Practice
- Matt Scott describes a 40-day reading plan using Lectio and Visio Divina to pray the parables of Jesus.
- He reports personal transformation as people slow down, read the parables, and reflect deeply with the provided resources and weekly emails.
Parables Repeatedly Invite Being All In
- The six parables grouped here repeatedly use the word all to press an invitation to be all in for God's kingdom.
- Suz Skinner notes each parable (yeast, hidden treasure, pearl, net, storehouse, unmerciful servant) highlights total commitment and God's all-in nature.
Stay With One Parable To Deepen Insight
- Slow, repeated attention to a single parable yields deeper insight; you can stay with one parable for 40 days to discover new meaning.
- Suz Skinner advises using the grouped reading plan but also suggests lingering with one text to repeatedly glean more.