Podcast Episodes

Defiantly Joyful

We can have joy, because we can know God’s strength in our weakness. Because God’s mercies are new every morning. Because as we walk through this val…

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The Partial

You are going to have to come to terms with the partial nature of this life. Have you come to terms yet with the partial?

Are you able to hold on to y…

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The Assault on Our Desire

The battle of desire is not something that just takes place within us or even between us. It is also taking place against us, all the time. Our desir…

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Find God Where He Lives

Now — to find God, I have to look where God is. This might help folks who report that God “seems distant,” or as a friend recently commented (with a …

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Numbed

The way to render a man happy, is to engage him with an object that will make him forget his private troubles. — Pascal

Don't be fooled by the apparen…

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The Religious Spirit

I was reading the prophet Jeremiah a few weeks ago when I ran across a passage that referred to God as "the Lord Almighty." To be honest, it didn't r…

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A Valiant Strength

I think everyone prays at some point in their life, even if they’re not sure someone is listening. And I’ll bet that one of the most common prayers g…

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Exalting Ourselves

Years ago some kind soul sent me a book on the devil. It was rather dated, from the 1960s I believe, complete with little caricature drawings of Sata…

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The Warfare of Others

Spiritual warfare often tries to work like a computer virus — it loves to transfer around to as many people as it can, infecting whole households or …

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Genuine Goodness is Captivating

You can tell a lot about a person by his effect on others. What is Jesus like to be around? What is the aftertaste he leaves in your mouth? Is this s…

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