Behavior Modification is Not Needed! We all wish people would act better in society. And if we are honest, we all have a standard by which we live and could easily impose that standard on others. God has written the standard in His law, so why don’t we just start there? Well, because we can’t…
Reading vs Interpreting Scripture | A Few Short Thoughts Primer
Interpreting Scripture Well, as you know the Bible can be intimidating and at times we can read something within the pages and wonder what we have seen as if it were in another language. While this is true, I believe it stems from the error of thinking that we have to “interpret” every portion of…
Your Baby is Ugly | 3 Minute Podcast
Calling a Baby Ugly is Dangerous. This brief podcast discusses the idea that we all have theological and religious “babies” that we love too much and often get angry when someone calls them ugly. We appreciate your listening and look forward to seeing this podcast get off the ground with great force. By the Lord’s…
I Hate My Testimony | Quick Daily Podcast
People Get Angry When Asked… about their testimony or the gospel. Now you may say that is normal but I’m talking about professing Christians. They get all upset and begin to belittle, moan, yell, and sometimes get physical. I’ll never understand it. Let’s look quickly at the response that is given us on this issue…
Stop Agreeing With Preachers | 3 Minute Podcast
Make sure that what they teach is contextual… Be A Berean. This podcast supposes that people just agree with what suits their intellectual pallet and that they should begin to study and test everything they hear. Acts 17:10–12 [10] The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived…
Preaching the Full Counsel of God | 4 Minute Podcast
When we preach the full counsel, we don’t skip parts. There is a short supply of expositors in our day. Much more is the scarcity of those who will not ignore difficult doctrines (teachings) in Scripture. One point that proves this is how so many pastors will preach ‘from’ the Bible or “use” the Bible…
Preachers are not Always Teachers | Podcast Daily
Most preaching isn’t teaching…! There is no office of “preacher” in the New Testament. No such role exists. While “preaching” does happen, the Pastor is one who oversees and rightly teaches the church. He guards them and guides them through the right contextual exposition of Scripture. So often though we confuse preaching with teaching. We’ll…
The Error of Personalizing Scripture | Straight Outta Context
The Scripture isn’t Always to ME! The Bible isn’t always written to me, so why do so many people insist on personalizing verses in a way that changes the meaning? In this podcast number 000b, we are still priming the pump on the foundations of proper thinking with relation to understanding how to rightly read…
Pastors with Facebook Fame
This podcast briefly considers the current trend of so many pastors who are always want to be known, famous or have an online following at the cost of their current shepherding. Pastors need to be faithful and put away things that remove their heart’s focus from the local church. “No matter who’s looking at us, God…
The Lessons of God
What is God Teaching Me? I get this question often as so many times people think that the experiences they live through continue until they “learn” the lesson God is trying to teach them. Scripture alone is the source of learning from God and there are no other means through which God will teach. Now,…