Podcast Episodes

You Will be Vindicated

The fire will test the quality of each person’s work. If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. (1 Corinthians 3:13–14)

You know your every sin is forgiven. So if you can rem…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

A "Propositional" Christianity

We have lived for so long with a "propositional" approach to Christianity, we have nearly lost its true meaning. As Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen says, "Much of it hinges on your view of scripture. Are yo…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

The Longing to Belong

Whatever else it means to be human, we know beyond doubt that it means to be relational. Aren’t the greatest joys and memories of your life associated with family, friendship, or falling in love? Are…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

A Fear of Passion?

Dare we forget King David? Yes, his passions got him in a heap of trouble—and gave us our book of worship, the Psalms. Sure, Peter was a hotheaded disciple always quick with a reply. Remember in the …

Published on 5 months ago

Carrying Others

Worry is only one of a hundred things that burden our souls. Genuine concern is just as dangerous, maybe more so because it’s grounded in something noble — your concerns for your aging parents, a sic…

Published on 5 months ago

A Glory We Were Meant For

The poet Yeats wrote,

If I make the lashes dark
 And the eyes more bright
 And the lips more scarlet,
 Or ask if all be right
 From mirror after mirror
 No vanity's displayed:
 I'm looking for the face I ha…

Published on 5 months ago

Failure is Ripe with Goodness

God drops things in our laps at just the right time. He puts barriers in our paths that look like roadblocks but are really gifts in disguise, beckoning us to take a closer look at what’s going on in…

Published on 5 months ago

The Stream of Healing

For this people's heart has become calloused;
 they hardly hear with their ears,
 and they have closed their eyes.
 Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
 hear with their ears,
 understand with their …

Published on 5 months ago

Dignity of Causation

One of the most crippling convictions held by believers today is the idea that everything that happens is the will of God. It is a poisonous belief that will destroy your confidence in God; you will …

Published on 5 months ago

Vanity Fair

"Don't be afraid of embracing the disappointment you feel, old or new. Don't be scared of the unreasonable joy either. They're the highway markers home."

We snort with disdain at such quaint sentiment…

Published on 5 months ago