Podcast Episodes

Choices to Love

We must come to face our style of relating, of course. As men, we look to where we are passive, and where we are domineering or harsh or violent. As women, we face where we are controlling, and where…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

A Revolution in Holiness

The Sermon on the Mount is a revolution in holiness. Jesus takes all the external issues and makes them first and foremost internal. He begins with a few examples of the most egregious sins: murder a…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

The Great Stories

Notice that all the great stories pretty much follow the same story line. Things were once good, then something awful happened, and now a great battle must be fought or a journey taken. At just the r…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

A Step Towards God

God gives us dozens of encounters every day, opportunities to be honest about what motivates us. What we do with them is up to us.

This is how he honors us. When God created each of us, he gave us a …

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

Your Heart and the Heart of God

Against the flesh, the traitor within, a warrior uses discipline. We have a two-dimensional version of this now, which we call a "quiet time." But most men have a hard time sustaining any sort of dev…

Published on 2 weeks ago

God is the Fuel

Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. The five who were foolish didn’t take enou…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

The Lord Is a Warrior!

I think even a quick read of the Old Testament would be enough to convince you that war is a central theme of God's activity. There is the Exodus, where God goes to war to set his captive people free…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

A Bid for the Human Heart

You will appreciate the mastery of Jesus only to the degree that you understand the minefield he walks. He is advancing against the prince of darkness in a bid for the human heart. The whole situatio…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

God’s Full Provision

Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our L…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

The Cry of the Heart

Some prayers just happen; they are “the Cry of the Heart.” No training is needed when it comes to this kind of prayer. I’ve uttered it thousands of times; I’m confident you have too. Like when the ph…

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago