Podcast Episodes

An Epiphany

This is the point of encountering those things in your life you cannot handle — you are forced to turn to Christ. Did you really think you could be k…

3 years, 5 months ago

If Only...

As I was praying about my disappointments the other day, I noticed something lingering beneath the surface. I realized that somewhere along the way, …

3 years, 5 months ago

Prayers and Pleadings

The book of Hebrews describes the prayer life of Jesus in the following way: “While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a…

3 years, 5 months ago

Beauty Is Absolutely Essential

I (John) just let out a deep sigh. That we even need to explain how beauty is so absolutely essential to God only shows how dull we have grown to him…

3 years, 5 months ago

From Formula to Relationship

Our false self demands a formula before he'll engage; he wants a guarantee of success; and mister, you aren't going to get one. So there comes a time…

3 years, 5 months ago

The Soul's Deep Thirst

The religious technocrats of Jesus' day confronted him with what they believed were the standards of a life pleasing to God. The external life, they …

3 years, 5 months ago

Fierce Mastery

Let's come back for a moment to original glory, the glory of God given to us when we were created in his image. So much light could be shed on our li…

3 years, 5 months ago

Crack the Shell

When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table. But the Pharisee, noticing that Je…

3 years, 5 months ago

A Loss of Heart

It was to the most religious people of his time that Jesus spoke his strongest warnings about a loss of heart.

It is tragic for any person to lose tou…

3 years, 5 months ago

Twisted Theology

It is simply diabolical, despicable, downright evil that the heart should be so misunderstood, maligned, feared, and dismissed. But there is our clue…

3 years, 5 months ago