Podcast Episodes

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 …

4 weeks, 1 day 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…

4 weeks, 2 days 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…

1 month 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 …

1 month 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…

1 month 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…

1 month 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 …

1 month 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…

1 month 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…

1 month 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 di…

1 month, 1 week ago