Podcast Episodes

Deeply and Truly Loved

I am loved. Deeply and truly loved.“I have loved you with an everlasting love” (Jeremiah 31:3).

If all the pain of the world were gathered together, …

2 years, 7 months ago

We Happy Few

Once more, lend a mythic eye to your situation. Let your heart ponder this:

You awake to find yourself in the middle of a great and terrible war. It i…

2 years, 7 months ago

The Story's Central Character

Does God have a good heart? When we think of God as Author, the Grand Chess Player, the Mind Behind It All, we doubt his heart. As Melville said, "Th…

2 years, 7 months ago

Rushing the Field

A friend of mine wanted to teach English as a second language in an Asian country, as a way of becoming a sort of undercover missionary. A beautiful …

2 years, 7 months ago

Christ Within Us

First, where does Jesus Christ now reside, in the life of the believer? Inside us; more precisely, in our hearts: “For this reason I kneel before the…

2 years, 7 months ago

Redemption, Not Destruction

Many people have the vague but ominous idea that God destroys the current reality and creates a new “heavenly” one. But that is not what Scripture ac…

2 years, 7 months ago

A Nice Guy

And then, alas, there is the church. Christianity, as it currently exists, has done some terrible things to men. When all is said and done, I think m…

2 years, 8 months ago

Evil Defeated

“All mankind will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior, your Redeemer.” (Isaiah 49:26)

Once upon a time the earth was whole and beautiful, shimmering…

2 years, 8 months ago

Find a Few of His Friends

Hopefully you will find a few folks who walk with God to also walk with you through the seasons of your life. But honesty — and Scripture — forces me…

2 years, 8 months ago

In Defense of Discontent

By the grace of God, we cannot quite pull it off. In the quiet moments of the day we sense a nagging within, a discontentment, a hunger for something…

2 years, 8 months ago