Podcast Episodes

Life Is a Story

Life, you'll notice, is a story.

Life doesn't come to us like a math problem. It comes to us the way that a story does, scene by scene. You wake up. What will happen next? You don't get to know — you …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

It Changes Everything

Jesus will return. Swiftly, unexpectedly. Any moment. His return will usher in the renewal of all things. That includes the execution of justice, rewards, the feast, your “estates,” your appointed ro…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

The River of Life

Our God has provision for us!

I know, I know — most of you think that what you need right now is three months at the coast. Walking on the beach, drinks on the deck, and with all my heart I hope you f…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Healing is a Journey

“Healing prayer,” said Leanne Payne, “is not the ‘instant fix,’ nor the bypassing of slow and steady growth. It is that which clears the path and makes such progress possible.” This type of prayer is…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Choose the Kingdom

Another way to begin to seize hope with a good, firm grip is to ask yourself, What have I done with my kingdom heart? Where am I currently taking it? You have a heart for joy — where is your hope for…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Your First Hope

When our hopes are in their proper places, attached to the right things, not only do we flourish better as human beings, but we are rescued from a thousand heartbreaks. For not all hopes are created …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

An Invitation to Desire

This may come as a surprise to you: Christianity is not an invitation to become a moral person. It is not a program for getting us in line or for reforming society. It has a powerful effect upon our …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

What Is God Up To?

Several years ago I went through one of the most painful trials of my professional life. The story involves a colleague whom I will call Dave, a man I hired and with whom I had labored several years …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Have a Story Worth Telling

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

[John]   I was watching a remarkable documentary on the Dorobo hunters in southern Kenya. Thei…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Reason and Emotion

The mind takes in and processes information. But it remains, for the most part, indifferent. It is your mind that tells you it is now 2:00 A.M. and your daughter has not returned, for the car is not …

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago