Podcast Episodes

Shaping Our Character

How does God shape our character? We hate the answer but we know it to be true: affliction. 

If you say that God does not intend to use affliction, t…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

King

Picture in your mind’s eye an image of a great warrior, a renowned champion, returning home from far-off lands. His fame has long preceded him, and n…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Including the Animal Kingdom

The child-heart wants to know, “Will there be animals in heaven?” and the calloused grown-up heart dismisses the question as theologically unworthy. …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Few Ever Really LIVE

The most dangerous man on earth is the man who has reckoned with his own death. "All men die; few men ever really live." Sure, you can create a safe …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

A Beauty Worth Pursuing

The desire to be beautiful is an ageless longing. Beauty has been extolled and worshiped and kept just out of reach for most of us. (Do you like havi…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Peter Took a Swim

A week or two after the foot washing, following the cross and the empty tomb, Jesus appears on the shore just across from where the boys are fishing.…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

You Can't. But Jesus Can

We live in a world filled with beauty and wonder, adventure and laughter, but also too often filled with difficulty, fear, danger, and pain. Courage …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Seeds of Joy

Ignoring reality does not breed joy. Pretending that what is true does not exist is not holy defiance. The seeds of joy can only be firmly planted in…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Easter Morning

Jesus Christ is the forerunner for the Great Renewal, “the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead” (Colossians 1:18). He died, as everyone h…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Betrayal And Mutiny

You were the model of perfection,
 full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
 You were in Eden,
 the garden of God;
 every precious stone adorned you:
 ruby, …

4 months, 3 weeks ago