Podcast Episodes

Ought Is Not Enough

When the going gets rough, we're going nowhere without desire. And the going will get rough. The world, the minions of darkness, and your own double-…

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Praying the Cross of Christ

“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world” (Gal. 6:14).

Th…

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The Promise Fulfilled

It's undeniable: the new covenant, accomplished through the work of Christ, means that we have new hearts. Our hearts are good. Or God's a liar. Unti…

1 year, 11 months ago

Fueling Your Hope

Where has Jesus come through for you? Really. Take a moment and remember. And then write it down. Remembering fertilizes our hope. It makes our faith…

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Swinging at a Piñata

The book “Killing Lions” is a conversation between John and Sam Eldredge about the trials young men face.

[Sam]  When we moved into our first place,…

1 year, 11 months ago

Our Hunger Deepened

We cannot know the plans of God for us beyond His promises that He is working for our good at all times. And often we are far from comfortable as we …

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Did Jesus Get Dirt on His Robe?

You might think that keeping Jesus all mysterious and heavenly is the proper thing to do, but consider this: When he came, he came as presented in th…

1 year, 11 months ago

Radiant Life

Most of you have heard of the famous Cross, the assurance of forgiveness (and Lord knows we’ll need buckets of that as we go along). In the Cross God…

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Prayer Isn't Just a Band-Aid

I never assume I know what the new prayer need before me requires. If someone asks me, “Pray that my mother and my father reconcile,” I don’t simply …

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Undoing of Evil

Satan has an ace up his sleeve — even if his captives want out of the POW camp, he has a legal claim to them. A claim that can be broken only by bloo…

1 year, 11 months ago