What if Eden wasn’t just a garden—but a mountain where Heaven and Earth collided? Scripture hints at a forgotten cosmic geography that reframes humanity’s purpose. From ancient mountains to the mission of Jesus, discover how Eden becomes a blueprint for renewing the entire world.
In today’s podcast we talk about peacemaking and violence. Violence is accepted by most in some way, shape, or form, but the Scriptures show us how Jesus refuses to endorse it and even goes so far as to disarm Christians. If we can embody this kind of radical peacemaking, then we’ll be ready to make…
In 1990, Voyager 1 left our solar system. As it departed, scientist Carl Sagan asked NASA to turn the camera around and take one last picture of the earth from its position 3.7 billion miles away. This famous photo was entitled, The Pale Blue Dot. In reflecting on this picture, Sagan stated, It has been…
Jesus proposes the generous life to a man wondering how he will inherit eternal life: You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’” And he said, “All these I have kept from my youth.” When Jesus heard this, he said to…
With the new realization that Gentiles would be entering into Christianity, the early Christians had to become generous enough to partner with the Holy Spirit and give their faith away to outsiders. Since most of us are not Jewish, but Gentile, this seems like a petty detail to us, but it wasn’t at the time.…
Psalm 117 says, “Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!” That wasn’t just a verse from Psalm 117—that was Psalm 117. Not only is it the shortest Psalm in the Bible, but it’s also…
I always struggled with praying and singing the Psalms, especially the more vindictive ones. In order to address today’s question, I share a bit from my own life and work off of C.S. Lewis’ book, Reflections on the Psalms, as well as the Lexham Bible Dictionary. Check out today’s episode on 1208GREENWOOD’s webpage or simply…
I was always taught growing up that promises were big deals and that if you made one, you were expected to follow through. Outside of promises, however, I’ve found words to be cheap. Unless a person promises me they’ll be at something, it seems that I never know what exactly to expect until the day…
I absolutely love the Sermon on the Mount. Everything Jesus says there is radical, unapologetic, and to a certain extent, incomplete. In his preaching he does not stop to explain the fine details of what he is saying, he just says it. There are so many what-if questions we want to ask him, but he’s…
Working off of Brian Fikkert and Steve Corbett’s book, When Helping Hurts, and his own experiences, Jamin explains the importance of empowering people. Poverty comes into our lives in many other ways and if we want to bring wholistic healing to each other, we must look beyond financial issues to find the deeper roots at play.…
Sometimes we lead people to Christ, feel good about ourselves and then back away and never talk to them again, effectively turning them into a project. But as Bill Johnson says, “Who wants to be the project of some religious zealot so he can feel good about his devotion to God? No one wants to…
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