Dec 25, 2024
It's Christmas time so it's time for a more light-hearted episode! In this potpourri I work through: my favorite and least-favorite Christmas music, my favorite and least-favorite Christmas food, my best-ever Christmas present, Jesus' first-century audience and their worldview, the snare that the Democrats laid for...
Dec 18, 2024
Dismayed in prison and puzzled by Jesus' military restraint, John the Baptist sent an envoy of disciples to ask Jesus, "are you the One or should we look for another?" Jesus answers their question, and then some! (And by his answer we learn still more about the way Jesus thought about himself.) Then Jesus added, "Truly,...
Dec 11, 2024
"If you had the faith of a mustard seed you could say to that mountain, 'be cast into the sea,' and it would be done for you," Jesus said three different times in the Gospels. Across my life that is one of the more terrifying phrases Jesus ever uttered, and that's why I take more time than in most of my shows to address...
Dec 8, 2024
In a recent Tik Tok video, Russell Brand, a believer now for eight months, asked a probing question, "are we saved by faith or grace?" I thought, "man, that's a great question!" So, on a lark, I decided to answer his 1:22 second question with a 4 minute 45 second answer. Christians should not be afraid to ask any...
Dec 4, 2024
In the same sermon wherein he told us, "love your enemies," Jesus said, "do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before swine." Why would a loving Jesus teach us to call someone a pig? In this episode I work through the Old Testament, First Century Jewish, and Jesus-ian layers of this strange...