Podcast Episodes

Safety in Distance

This is why we accept the false reverence — it’s like having a relationship with someone out of state. It doesn’t intrude into your life like a spous…

3 years, 8 months ago

The Way a Man is with a Woman

There is something mythic in the way a man is with a woman. Our sexuality offers a parable of amazing depth when it comes to being masculine and femi…

3 years, 8 months ago

Your Truest Self

Then from on high — somewhere in the distance there's a voice that calls — remember who you are. If you lose yourself — your courage soon will follow…

3 years, 8 months ago

Reviewing What We Have Encountered

Allow me, then, to review what we have encountered. First, our lives are not a random series of events; they tell a Story that has meaning. We aren't…

3 years, 8 months ago

Belief is a Choice

I don’t think we’ve admitted to ourselves just how much belief is a choice.

Some mornings you wake and feel God is near; the day looks hopeful. Next m…

3 years, 8 months ago

Conversations with Kindred Spirits

The right words at the right time can prove a valuable lifeline. We thought it would be helpful to spotlight some key conversations we've had on the …

3 years, 10 months ago

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…

4 years 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, …

4 years 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…

4 years 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…

4 years ago