First Baptist Arlington
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Sermon follow-through with church-office warmth.
Tell Me More is a conversational companion to First Baptist Arlington’s preaching rhythm, with voices returning to sermon themes, church events, and the church calendar. It mixes banter, staff-room asides, and careful biblical reflection without smoothing away the pauses and interruptions.
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Tell Me More is a church-rooted conversation about what remains after Sunday morning has ended. Its center of gravity is First Baptist Arlington: sermons, services, staff life, ministry calendars, and the shared work of keeping a congregation attentive. The show often begins with ordinary office energy. Someone is missing from the studio, a schedule has shifted, a joke lands sideways, or a local event needs naming before the larger topic can begin. Then the conversation widens. Episodes move into Holy Week, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, John’s Gospel, Acts, and the practical meaning of life in the Spirit. The result is not a formal Bible lecture. It is more like sitting near a table where people who know the church well are still thinking out loud. Short jokes give way to careful distinctions. A reflection on Easter music can become a meditation on worship, memory, and the many people needed to make a service happen. A St. Patrick’s Day aside can turn toward missionary courage and Christian history. A discussion of Pentecost can pause over the difference between what is authoritative in Acts and what is normative. The show is comfortable with that kind of turn. It trusts listeners to follow terms like Lent, Pentecost, incarnation, and life on the vine, but it also slows down enough to explain why those details matter. Its personality comes from the mix: warmth, church vocabulary, staff familiarity, and a willingness to let the conversation sound human. There are false starts. There are side comments. There is affection for the local church without pretending church life runs on polish. For listeners connected to First Baptist Arlington, it offers context and continuity. For others, it offers a close look at how one congregation talks through Scripture, seasons, ministry, and formation week by week.
Made for: Best for Christians who enjoy biblical teaching, church seasons, and local church conversation with a conversational feel. It especially suits First Baptist Arlington listeners who want more context around sermons and congregational life.
What sets it apart: The show’s strength is its lived-in specificity: theology, Christian history, staff banter, worship reflections, and ministry updates all share the same table. It feels less like a produced teaching series and more like a real post-sermon conversation allowed to keep breathing.
Tell Me More is a weekly podcast hosted by Katy Reed Hodges and Luke Stehr, where they unpack the Sunday sermon with Dr. Dennis Wiles. This podcast is designed on the premise that Dr. Wiles always has more to say than can fit in a 35 minute sermon - so we have fun discussing it here each week. We hope that in listening you are educated, encouraged and more connected to the pastor and his teaching!
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Sermon discussion becomes a grounded account of how biblical teaching moves through worship, congregational life, and global Christian mission.
Tell Me More lets church life and biblical teaching share the same microphone. Katie Reed Hodges and Luke Stehr bring Dr. Wiles into relaxed studio conversations that move easily from congregational updates to the ideas behind recent sermons.
Church staff banter meets a careful reading of Acts; your post-service questions can stay awhile.
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A conversational Pentecost episode that treats Acts as history, theology, and church memory.
This episode of Tell Me More leans into a conversational Pentecost discussion, balancing church banter with careful theological sorting. It keeps circling back to Acts, treating Pentecost as a significant, unrepeatable event while still asking how its patterns should be read…
A warm post-Easter church conversation about worship, gratitude, and what comes next.
Easter at First Baptist Arlington comes across as both a look back and a call to keep going. It follows the service itself, but it spends just as much time on the people who made it happen, from choir and orchestra to the staff and lay leaders behind the scenes.
A relaxed Holy Week conversation that turns practical.
The episode keeps Holy Week at the center, but it opens with a looser stretch of reality TV, a joke about not owning any cows, and a story about a first illustration that did not quite work.
A familiar return that turns Baptist talk into concrete stories of global work and witness.
This episode settles back into familiar company, with Dr. Wiles on hand and the conversation drifting from August banter and astrology confusion into the Baptist World Alliance gathering.
A plainspoken church conversation that moves from family updates into the church's turn toward fall.
This episode reads as a church family check in, moving from home life to students and young adults and then into the church's shift toward fall. It works because the speakers stay close to ordinary church work.
Two Bible translators unpack Scripture's hardest passages, from Revelation's 666 to the Witch of Endor.
Catholic arguments with pint-table warmth.
Daily headlines under Christian judgment.
Catholic homilies for the next faithful step.
Catholic teaching for ordinary discipleship.
Serious Bible questions, patiently reasoned.
Tell Me More opens in Eastertide with a conversation about Pentecostal people.
The conversation centers on Easter at First Baptist Arlington.
Katie, Dr.
John 14’s “Do not let your hearts be troubled” anchors Tell Me More’s conversation about Jesus’ final private teaching.
Tell Me More’s staff recounts the Ascent Summit, where leaders from different Christian traditions prayed over colleagues including Ashley Berry Hill and Michael Glenn.
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Hosts Katie and Kurt discuss Ash Wednesday and dive into John chapter 6, exploring its theological richness and pointing to Jesus.
The hosts discuss upcoming church events and introduce a new season of Lent at First Baptist Arlington.
The hosts and pastor discuss the Sunday sermon, church life, and honoring faithful members.
The hosts welcome Dr.
The hosts discuss the biblical story of Abraham sacrificing Isaac and reflect on suffering and testing, while also sharing personal updates about a church member's funeral.
Hosts Katy and Dr.
The hosts celebrate their 175th episode by discussing the incarnation and reminiscing about a tiara given by a friend.
Hosts Katy and Luke discuss the start of Advent and reflect on the Sunday sermon at First Baptist Arlington.
Hosts discuss a Sunday sermon and explore life on mission with God, featuring a guest from the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
Hosts discuss Engagement Month at First Baptist Church of Arlington and Dr.
Hosts discuss Engagement Month at their church, reflecting on the sermon and the work of the engagement team.
The hosts discuss the Sunday sermon and church resources like Global Kids handouts.
The hosts discuss the success of a church flourishing survey and preview the sermon topic about ants.
The hosts discuss the Sunday sermon, exploring themes of being a neighbor and friend in the context of Jesus and the church.
Hosts Katy and Luke catch up on church events and introduce the pastor for a discussion of the Sunday sermon.
The hosts and guests discuss recent sermons, church life, relationships, and a mission trip to Montreal.
The hosts discuss Genesis 3 with a guest theologian, exploring scripture and theology in a conversational format.
The hosts discuss church life and a sermon about control and mental health at First Baptist Arlington.
The hosts celebrate a co-host's anniversary and discuss how God intersects lives during difficulties, based on a Sunday sermon.
This episode discusses how life is harder than expected while sharing updates on church ministries and offering spiritual advice on mental health.
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Tanner hosts Katie Reed Hodges and Ryan Hodges in the studio.
This episode explores spiritual formation and seeking God's Kingdom through a conversation with associate pastor Kurt Grice, discussing its Catholic heritage and practical application in daily life.
The hosts discuss concluding a sermon series on character and virtue, preview upcoming topics on meaning and purpose, and talk about organizational changes within Ascent and its connections to Virginia Baptist groups.
This episode reflects on the Sermon on Colossians, discusses Mother's Day, and explores the nature of Scripture and love, while humorously recounting technical difficulties with a previous recording attempt.
This episode features an interview with Connor Torrialba discussing his background, involvement in College Grad Sunday, and topics related to character and virtue in the context of college life and faith.