God Talk

A Slow March to Nothingness

We are looking at over the next few weeks some powerful and impactful quotes from Dietrich Bonhoeffer. This episode deals with a march to nothingness in the West. God created something out of nothing and we are reversing that and taking something and making it nothing.

Pride (“Weak Links” Week 5)

Today’s topic is possibly the most important one in our lives. C.S. Lewis once wrote that “Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere fleabites in comparison.” What sin, what weakness is so powerful that lust, anger, greed, and drunkenness would be fleabites next to it? PRIDE. “Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind.” Yet we dismiss it so casually! In some areas, we CELEBRATE it. To be clear, there is a massive difference between taking pride in work well done vs. being proud, and today we’ll explain where to draw that line, as well as how and where pride infects us, so we can deal with it at its root.
Scriptures Today: Proverbs 6:16-17 // James 4:6 // Psalm 101:5 // Proverbs 16:8 // Exodus 18:6, 13-24 // Matthew 7:3-5 // Matthew 23:12 // James 4:10 // 1 Peter 5:6
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Christian Cults: The Best of the Rest

Bethel church movement, Oneness Pentecostalism and the modern liberal church. We will delve into each of these, and look to see if in fact they count as Christian cults.

Weak Links - Patience

The Bible has all kinds of encouragements and warnings about the power of patience. Let's explore them together!

Are Jehovah Witnesses a Cult?

They come to our homes and knock on our doors to convert us, but it isn’t to Christianity. Listen to some of the beliefs that make Jehovah Witnesses a Christian Cult.

Anger (“Weak Links” Week 3)

Last week we talked about Bitterness and Resentment, and if you missed it, you should absolutely go back and catch it. Today, though, we’re moving from embers to flames: ANGER is the topic, and we all need to talk about it. From lashing out in fury to quietly simmering and acting out in spite, there are tons of issues that anger can cause, and we’re going to explore biblical examples of how to handle each of them now.
Scriptures Today: Proverbs 16:32 // James 1:19-20 // Ephesians 4:26 // Colossians 3:8 // Romans 12:17-19
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Why Mormonism is a cult

Do you know what Mormons really believe? In 25 minutes I cover some of the most disturbing and heretical teachings of the Mormon church. Listen to this podcast and pass it along to your Mormon friends so they can be aware what their church teaches too!

Bitterness and Resentment (“Weak Links” Week 2)

Bitter people are like porcupines: there are a lot of cool things about them, but they can be hard to be around, and they are certainly hard to stay close to. The interesting thing is that they may not even be wrong, per se: they can be completely justified by their story, ENTIRELY in the right… but the feelings that they carry have changed them as a person, resulting in that painfully prickly exterior. This is not how God has called us to live, and we certainly don’t mean that as an admonishment, but as an encouragement: there is more, there is better, there is fulfillment for the bitter person, and today we want to explore God’s promises around what happens when we trust Him enough to let go.
Scriptures Today: Genesis 4:2-8 // Genesis 25:28 // Ephesians 4:31 // Hebrews 12:14-15 // James 3:13-15 // Deuteronomy 32:35 // Luke 6:27-28
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Is that something in your teeth?

We have as a society become hyper afraid to offend people we won’t even call those things out that are utterly ridiculous.

Depression and Despair (“Weak Links” Week 1)

You are not alone. The struggle to make it through is sometimes dwarfed by the struggle to even *see* the other side, but you are not alone. In fact, some of the greatest people to ever walk the Earth (David, Elijah, and Jesus) struggled with depression and despair. Of course, their journeys highlight important steps to making it out alive, so today let’s explore what they did and what we can learn from their mighty examples.
Scriptures Today: Psalm 0:1-2 // Psalm 22:1-2 // Mark 14:34 // Psalm 34:17-19 // 1 Peter 5:6-7
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