In the previous episode of the podcast we talked about the finality of what Jesus has accomplished- that He has resolved every sin issue we have.
“It's done,” Jesus said...
If you consider Jesus your high priest, you disqualify the Law. If, on the other hand, you qualify the Law, then you disqualify Jesus.
Sounds strange, I know. So let me back it up, and...
In this episode of the podcast I want to tell you about something we just did with our kids, something that applies to me and to you…
There’s a great passage tucked in the end...
Life must be lived forward. But, it only makes sense when we learn the lessons of the past.
The final week of the year is a time when a lot of people sit down, assess the previous 365 days,...
Grace doesn't just erase your past mistakes and give you a clean slate. It does far more. Jesus takes what the devil stole, redeems it, and then returns it to you with interest.
Let me explain...
...There’s a phrase I used to hear a lot when I played sports: “It’s not over ‘til the fat lady sings.”
I know. That statement is not politically correct. Still,...
If it seems that you sometimes "don't fit in," that's probably a good sign, right? Follow me here...
One one extreme, a lot of people believe that this world is winding down, that the...
Someone told me that the Gospel is simply “one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread.”
On the surface, that sounds right. It connects to the idea that:
- The one who has...
Sin isn’t just a “bad” thing, it creates a distortion of our unique form, of the greatness we were given from the very beginning. In other words, it's not about legality (Jesus...
True abundance isn’t the result of hard work or ingenuity (though it involves both). True abundance taps into the resources of the kingdom.
In other words, true abundance isn’t...
It’s easy to “spiritualize” the promises of God- and relegate them to another time and place where they have little bearing on our physical lives today. One area we do this is...
Work changed after the Fall. Creative labor (that’s what work really is- or should be, right?) no longer had the ease to it that it had before sin entered the equation. In a real sense, the...