Podcast Episodes

You Have A Choice

Personally, I find one of the most startling things Jesus says tucked away at the end of the fourteenth chapter of John. He is preparing his closest friends (and soon-to-be-successors) for his depart…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

We've Bought the Lie

After his resurrection, Jesus sends us all out to do what he did: "As the Father has sent me, so I send you" (John 20:21 NRSV). And he gives us his authority to do it: "All authority in heaven and on…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

An Aching Abyss

Consider the natural human longing to be loved and admired, how deep it runs in you. It is practically an aching abyss. Remember how rare it is for love and admiration to come to any soul in this jea…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Dividing the Men from the Boys

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

[John]  A man faces many forks in the road as he journeys through his life — each choice det…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

A Love Affair

Francis of Assisi was called “the second Christ” because his life was so totally given over to expressing the life of Jesus. What can we learn from this man devoted like no other? “As Saint Francis d…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

You Want To Know Her Story

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

[Sam]   I feel like I blunder into success as much as I blunder into downfalls. That Susie re…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

This is a Love Story

This is a love story, dear friends. God is love, the apostle John tells us, and then he says it again so that we don’t forget, “God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God” (1 John 4:16…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

A Love Affair of the Heart

For above all else, the Christian life is a love affair of the heart. It cannot be lived primarily as a set of principles or ethics. It cannot be managed with steps and programs. It cannot be lived e…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

He Longs For You

What is it that God wants from you?

He wants the same thing that you want. He wants to be loved. He wants to be known as only lovers can know each other. He wants intimacy with you. Yes, yes, he want…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Christianity or Church Culture?

You must understand an important distinction — there is Christianity, and then there is church culture. They are not the same. Often they are far from the same. The personality conveyed through much …

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago