Podcast Episodes

Battle of the Flesh

There is a civil war waged between the new heart and the old nature. Romans 7–8 describes it quite well. Part of me doesn’t want to love my neighbor—…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Eden Glory

When you think of what Desolation looks like, picture a barren desert. Desolation wants to make everything a wasteland.

So what is the opposite of a …

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Behind Enemy Lines

For some reason we keep forgetting that Jesus, in the Gospels, is operating in enemy territory. We project into the Gospel stories a pastoral backdro…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Missing the Most Important Thing

We take folks through a discipleship program whereby they master any number of Christian precepts and miss the most important thing of all, the very …

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Answer His Call

Life has a way of wearing on a person. Under the weight of losses, pressures, failures, and endless demands, something in our souls begins to wither.…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Practice All You Have Learned

Dear friends, I hope you see clearly that more of God is our greatest need, our greatest joy, our only rescue. This isn’t optional. He’s the source o…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Beauty and Affliction

Simone Weil was absolutely right—beauty and affliction are the only two things that can pierce our hearts. Because this is so true, we must have a me…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Beauty Is Not A Number

God says our latter glory will exceed our former. To our great loss, in our society we no longer value the wisdom and expertise that comes through li…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Following Him into the Unknown

Either we wake to tackle our “to do” list, get things done, guided by our morals and whatever clarity we may at the moment have (both rather lacking …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Wholehearted

“‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death ‘or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.’ …

9 months, 3 weeks ago