Podcast Episodes

A Prayer for Mental Resilience

Mental resilience begins when we decide to take hold of our thought life. 

Navy SEAL training includes teaching the recruits positive self-talk. Appar…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

To Harden Our Hearts

What makes the Day of Judgment so unnerving is that all our posing and all our charades will be pulled back, all secrets will be made known, and our …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Neglecting Our Soul

It’s human nature to want our problems to simply go away. Be honest now — how many of us have heard a troubling tick, tick, tick or thump, thump, thu…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

God is with Us

Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Be strong and very courag…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Upside Down and Inside Out

Jesus’ movement will disrupt the Jewish system very, very profoundly. He is going to turn things upside down and inside out. The world will never be …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Salvation is a Process, Not an Event

The longing for things to be good again is making us vulnerable to all sorts of compromises. I can help you with this.

First, let’s remove the shock a…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Artist

Sunlight on water.

Songbirds in a forest.

Desert sands under moonlight.

Vineyards just before harvest.

These all share something in common — they reflec…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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 …

7 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, "M…

7 months, 3 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 associate…

7 months, 3 weeks ago