Podcast Episodes

Experiencing Jesus

As a wise old sage was praying with me through some of the painful memories of my life, I was immediately reminded of the time in middle school when my first girlfriend broke my heart. These wounds c…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Our Story

Our life is a story. A rather long and complicated story that has unfolded over time. There are many scenes, large and small, and many "firsts." Your first step; your first word; your first day of sc…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

His Intimate Allies

God created us in freedom to be his intimate allies, and he will not give up on us. He seeks his allies still. Not religion. Not good church people. Lovers. Allies. Friends of the deepest sort.

I will…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

A Wallet and a Phone

Today’s Daily Reading is an excerpt from Morgan Snyder's new book, Becoming a King

“What does a man need to survive?” I posed this question years ago to my very young son as we were headed out on an a…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Beauty to Unveil

"The King is enthralled by your beauty." Psalm 45:11

Lovely little six-year-old Lacey was visiting our ministry headquarters the other day, going from office to office, swinging on the door frame and …

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Life

The word I choose to describe Jesus is life. Pure, lush, exuberant Life. Life that proves to be unquenchable, unstoppable, indestructible. As John summarized the whole affair, “In him was life, and t…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Spirit Sighs

I had my own tin-foil-brain, fried-soul kind of day. My rescue didn't take place until I had thrashed through most of the calamity. It was the kind of day when everything seems to go sideways from th…

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What Will We Cling To?

Life is a journey of the heart that requires the mind—not the other way around. The church sometimes gets this backward and makes knowing the right things the center of life. It’s not; the heart is t…

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Loving Others

Love your neighbor, Jesus urged, as you love yourself. (Which, as C. S. Lewis pointed out, is a pretty sick command if we are to hate ourselves.) How you handle people is the second great test of you…

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Validation

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

[Sam]  I know so many of us long for words of validation, but few ever hear them. An acquain…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago