Vox Podcast With Mike Erre

What does it look like to be a people of radical honesty in a culture built on manipulation, spin, and social performance? In this continuation of the Sermon on the Mount Series, Mike Erre and Tim Stafford unpack one of Jesus's seemingly simple yet deeply subversive teachings: letting your "yes" be yes and your "no" be no. Using Matthew 5:33–37 as a launch point, they explore how oath taking in the ancient world functioned as a tool for verbal manipulation and how Jesus cuts straight through that tradition to call his followers into truthfulness rooted in love and trust. The conversation digs beneath the surface of swearing oaths to examine how modern Christians still cloak self-interest in spiritual language, project inauthentic personas, and often use "God talk" to avoid honesty and vulnerability. Along the way, Mike shares revealing insights on spiritual maturity, personal therapy breakthroughs, and what it means to speak truth in love—even when it's uncomfortable. This episode is a challenge and a comfort