{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrad-thurston.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-banquet-challenge-s3eclN0z","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Banquet Challenge","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/928b8180-b57f-49dc-a827-65b6a9112d3b/93e010cc-6a4a-4229-83ba-c1ba65ec70de/80eed1a2-0298-45fa-ad78-4e2b1e0f4145.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/d7603fc0-2543-42a6-a68b-1a41a568e941\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Banquet Challenge\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Luke 14:1-24\nAgain, at a special banquet set to trap Jesus, he uses the opportunity to challenge his opponents. The question arises in my mind: does doing good merit evil responses? How do we as Christians respond to such deceptive and manipulative attacks on our faith when we encounter them?"}