Podcast Episodes

My Last Breath Here Will Be My First Breath There

"Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you" (Ephesians 5:14).

My last breath here will be my first breath there.

Think …

3 years, 5 months ago

Peace if Possible. Truth at All Costs

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword" (Matthew 10:34).

Martin Luther, a 16th centu…

3 years, 6 months ago

Gonna Burn

"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and disso…

3 years, 6 months ago

Faith Equals a Blessing. Fear Equals a Burden.

"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in hea…

3 years, 6 months ago

God Gives You a New Name

Name change.

It happens after a significant event has occurred in a person's life. A woman's name changes after she becomes a wife. A child's name ch…

3 years, 6 months ago

Don't Get Bitter, Get Better

"See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no "root of bitterness" springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled" (…

3 years, 6 months ago

Your Jesus Is Just a Crutch

"Your Jesus is just a crutch."

It's an often-spoken phrase of ridicule toward followers of Jesus. Has it ever been said to you?

If so, how should you…

3 years, 6 months ago

Illustrative Alliterations

Alliteration produces soothing sounds, and is a common feature in poetry. Alliterative words are linked together thematically, spotlighting the subje…

3 years, 6 months ago

Flee Temptation and Don't Give It a Forwarding Address

"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil" (Matthew 6:13).

When Jesus taught his disciples to pray, temptation was something he spec…

3 years, 6 months ago

You Can't Hate Someone You're Praying For

"But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven" (Matthew 5:44-45)…

3 years, 6 months ago