Dr. Wiles is back from Rome—and this week’s episode is part travel debrief, part church-life update, and part deep dive into worship.

The team swaps stories about jet lag, Super Bowl naps, and the behind-the-scenes “moose-level” logistics of leading a church pilgrimage through Rome. Along the way, Dr. Wiles reflects on one unexpected highlight: the remarkable hospitality of Roman Catholic priests and friars who welcomed a Protestant group with generosity—letting them lecture, tour, and even share the Lord’s Supper on sacred ground.

Back home, the conversation turns to what’s ahead at church: Ash Wednesday and the start of a Good Shepherd focus, a men’s retreat, Faith at Home (“Mission Possible”), and the kickoff of Ramadan gift bags—along with encouragement to engage Muslim neighbors with humility, prayer, and simple faithfulness.

They also honor the long-awaited retirement celebration for David Butts, celebrating decades of faithful children’s ministry and the lasting impact on families across the church.

Finally, they unpack Sunday’s sermon from Isaiah 6, exploring worship as a whole-life response to God’s holiness—one that confronts sin, heals what we can’t fix ourselves, and sends us back into the world with purpose: “Here I am. Send me.” Next week: John the Baptist.

With Dr. Wiles in Rome, Katie and Luke welcome Bud Houston, a First Baptist Arlington member who works with the Joshua Project maintaining data on unreached people groups worldwide. Bud, a former automotive technician with seven children (expecting an eighth named Conrad), previously worked with Global Gates before joining Joshua Project as director of people group data.

The conversation centers on the church's upcoming Ramadan outreach, explaining that Muslims fast from sunup to sundown during this holy month. Bud shares that Arlington has approximately 20,000 Muslims, primarily Arabs and Kurds from the Middle East, many of whom came due to persecution. He offers practical advice for engaging Muslim neighbors using what he calls the "F words" - asking about family, food, friends, fun, future, faith, and ultimately forgiveness. The key is building genuine relationships through proximity and presence rather than programmatic approaches. Bud emphasizes understanding honor/shame cultures versus guilt/innocence cultures, noting that Muslims often make communal rather than individual decisions about faith. The church's gift bag distribution serves as a catalyst for relationship-building, with the ultimate goal of positioning Christians to be available when God works in Muslims' lives through dreams and visions.

Join hosts Katy Reed Hodges, Dr. Dennis Wiles, and Luke Stehr for a special remote edition of Tell Me More, recorded during an ice storm that shut down the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Broadcasting from their separate homes (all within a 5-mile radius), the team shares candid stories about weathering the "snowpocalypse" with family while diving deep into Sunday's powerful sermon about Moses' calling and what it teaches us about finding meaning and purpose in life.