We trade stories and laughs before getting serious about why Revelation’s language feels so blunt and why that bluntness can be a gift. We wrestle with defensiveness, conviction, and accountability, landing on a simple truth we need to hear: God corrects us to rescue us, not to shame us. • shouting out AJ Hempkins for leading the Area 51 Bible study at school • sitting with the tension between Western culture and biblical language • hearing Jesus’ warning to Pergamum ...