Podcast Episodes

An Invitation

The story of Cinderella turns upon an invitation.

Up until the moment that the courier from the palace arrives at her door, Cinderella’s life seems set in stone. She will always be a washerwoman, a c…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I Will Go Before You

I will go before you
 and will level the mountains;
 I will break down gates of bronze
 and cut through bars of iron.
 I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that y…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Knowing Your Moment

Of course we are nearing the end of the age. Jesus seemed pretty frustrated at his contemporaries’ refusal to understand their times. “Fools,” he called them. Because knowing your moment matters. Kno…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Awakening of Our Hearts

We must open our hearts to all the other ways God is bringing beauty into our lives. The beauty of a flower garden or moonlight on water, the beauty of music or a written word. Our souls crave Beauty…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Journey or Homestead?

Every great story involves a quest. In J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins ran from the door at a quarter till eleven without even so much as a pocket handkerchief and launched on an adventu…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Great Falling Away

Giving up has always been a struggle for frail humanity. But when Jesus urges us to ask for strength to escape, he has something particular in mind, something he sees coming: “At that time many will …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Essence of Healing

As we explore the many beautiful and intimate ways Jesus comes to heal our inner being, keep in mind that whatever the damage may be, in any realm of your inner being, the essence of healing prayer i…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

What God Sees in You

Your sin has been dealt with. Your Father has removed it from you "as far as the east is from the west" (Ps. 103:12). Your sins have been washed away (1 Cor. 6:11). When God looks at you he does not …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Breaking the Stronghold

The Ephesians passage warns about spiritual strongholds created in our lives when we let “the sun go down” on something. Note that in this case that something isn’t necessarily sin. Paul says, “in yo…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

First Things First

Doing things for God is not the same thing as loving God.

Jesus loves the poor — so, movements have arisen that make service to the poor the main thing. Even though Jesus never said that being poor wa…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago