Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchForgetting Is No Small Problem
Right above my bed I think I shall hang a sign that says, GOD EXISTS. You see, I wake most mornings an unbeliever. It seems that during the night, I …
2 years ago
Jesus, What Should I Pray?
The single most significant decision that has changed my prayer life more than any other, the one step that has brought about greater results than al…
2 years ago
The Hunted Becomes the Hunter
Jesus’ manner can be appreciated only in light of a deeper river flowing in him, this fierce intentionality. Otherwise, you get those popular and rid…
2 years ago
Child-Like Heart
Our hearts long to recover a sense of wonder; it is one of the reasons only the child-heart can receive the kingdom. Remember now — we shall be as ch…
2 years ago
The Warrior Heart
I have in my files a copy of a letter written by Major Sullivan Ballou, a Union officer in the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment. He writes to his w…
2 years ago
Turning from Attachment to Desire
So much of the journey forward involves a letting go of all that once brought us life. We turn away from the familiar abiding places of the heart, th…
2 years ago
Benevolent Detachment
To make room for God to fill the vessel of our soul, we have to begin moving out some of the unnecessary clutter that continually accumulates there l…
2 years ago
It Must Be Small
When he left Rivendell, Frodo didn't head out with a thousand Elves. He had eight companions. Jesus didn't march around backed by legions of angels, …
2 years ago
Surrender
The time has come for us to quit playing chess with God over our lives. We cannot win, but we can delay the victory, dragging on the pain of grasping…
2 years ago
How Long, O Lord?
When God comes to call Jeremiah to be his prophet of hard sayings to Judah, Jeremiah protests, saying, "'Ah, Sovereign LORD ... I do not know how to …
2 years ago