A few months ago, a friend sent me a book of wisdom, The Prophet by Khalil Gibran. That led me to another of Gibran's works: a collection of fictional accounts from people who encountered Jesus of Nazareth, written to capture his humanity.

But as I read it, I kept feeling something I did not expect.

The accounts felt — ethereal. Like they kept reaching past ordinary human experience toward something else entirely.

And I found myself asking: this man set out to write about Jesus' humanity. But why does it feel kinda divine?

That question is what Episode 4 is built around.

Last time, we sat with a Name so holy that an entire nation fell on their faces when they heard it spoken. A Name that Israel protected behind fence after fence of reverence until it was almost inaccessible.

Today, we follow that Name to where it went.

Into the Gospel of John, where a man from Galilee speaks words that cause crowds to reach for stones. Into a courtroom in Jerusalem, where a High Priest tears his robes. Into a garden at night, where armed soldiers fall to the ground.

And into a promise — that the Name would not stay in a Temple, or in a body walking the roads of Galilee. But would come to live inside the people who receive it.

This is ABA The Seed. A podcast for everyone who was told their questions were too dangerous.

My name is Aaron. And this is where we grow. 🌱