[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5922016/height/90/width/600/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/570535/custom-color/06287b” height=”90″ width=”600″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] It is tempting in the life of faith to seek “mountain top” experiences – those moments when we feel nearly at one with God and alive with passion. We get the sense in those moments that we are being truly “spiritual” (which is the...
Category: Biblical Studies
God, Self & Other – Luke 24: Releasing the Fantasy of Easy Victory
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5914553/height/90/width/600/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/570535/custom-color/06287b” height=”90″ width=”600″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] At last Jesus’s disciples seem to be understanding him! Jesus asks his inner circle: “Who do you say that I am?” And Peter responds for the team: “The Messiah of God!” Finally, Jesus’s full identity is being recognized!…except that Jesus then...
God, Self & Other – Luke 23: The Feeding of the 5,000 and Other Acts of Miraculous Provision
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5897683/height/90/width/600/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/570535/custom-color/06287b” height=”90″ width=”600″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] One of the hardest lessons of the life of faith is…faith – trusting that God will come through on his promises. We can all point to events in our lives and the lives of others in which it seems God failed...