A wedding invitation turns into a nightmare: a burned city, a room full of unexpected guests, and a man thrown out for wearing the wrong clothes. Is this really what God’s kingdom looks like? Peter Walsh and Elizabeth Garnsey wrestle with Matthew’s unsettling wedding banquet parable, exploring two different readings—and asking what happens when power gets in the way of God’s invitation. Their disagreement opens a deeper conversation about fear, faithfulness, and the God revealed in Jesus.