Kidnapped, enslaved, and forgotten—until God spoke in a dream. The story of Patrick isn’t just history; it’s an invitation. What happens when we say yes to God, even when it leads us back to the places we’d rather avoid?
All the Bible is infallible and equally inspired by the Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16), but I find it incredibly important to put my main focus on Jesus while reading all of the Scriptures. Soaking myself in the four gospels teaches me to read the whole Bible in the light of God incarnate. When we…
Carrying around titles based off of mental decisions do not automatically make us good examples of that title. In fact, without action we may very well ruin that title for others. Here’s an example from my own life: I used to carry the title of “child sponsor.” A pastor spoke at one of my college…
In the Silmarillion, Tolkien pictures God singing a song and Satan trying to improve on it until he’s ultimately offering a different song. Paul sees something similar in the song of order being sung in Eden and the song that humanity has sang instead via Sin. We talk more about that in today’s episode as…
There’s a strange story in the Bible where God decides to tell Abraham what he’s up to and then allows Abraham to speak into the situation. Their conversation goes on to display God’s grace, as well as his concern for righteousness and justice. Check out today’s episode and then join us on our Discord channel!…
New believers still have so much to learn and do after getting saved and we have effectively truncated their life in Jesus and belittled Christianity if we have taught them that their religion is no more than saying the sinner’s prayer. John Wesley knew this kind of simple-minded Christianity could happen in ministry and worked…
What’s up with God coming down to earth with some angels to see if Sodom and Gomorrah are as bad as the reports have made them out to be? Strangely enough, this isn’t the only case where angels seem to be operating as policemen in the Bible. Let’s talk more about that. Check out today’s…
Unless God performs the rare miracle of instant virtue on a new believer we should expect that they will need lots of time to grow. Occasionally this miracle happens, but not often. I recall hearing a testimony at a conference where a young man spoke about his past porn addiction. He shared about how deep…
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The church has a little bit of a problem with patience towards weaker Christians when it comes to righteousness and the fruit of the Spirit. We think they should arrive at the fullness of fruit immediately by their own effort. Brennan Manning frames the problem well: There is a myth flourishing in the Church today…
One day a woman across the street from our church called me and asked me to come by and talk to her son about Jesus. I didn’t really know who she was or what exactly I was getting into, but in due time I found myself on her porch. I became increasingly uncomfortable when she…
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