Meeting the three beings in the shack evokes a number of emotions in Mack. First is relief that the note was not sent by the murderer so he will not need his gun. Next is wonder at the strange creatures who are obviously holy; in fact, Mack is quickly convinced that he is in the presence […]

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We pick up our study of the Shack this week.  In previous weeks, we discussed our purpose in studying the book, as well as how the story is a metaphor for what happened in the author’s life. This week, we discuss the backdrop of the story … the introduction of Mack, as well as how […]

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I’m back! After a VERY long absence, I decided to return to podcasting. Where have I been? What have I been up to? What is the future of the show? Hear all about it! Click to Listen “The Return” Show Notes No Show Notes for this week. “The Return” Episode Resources   No resources for […]

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We’ve talked in general about The Shack and why we are studying the fictional book. In this episode, I want to get the author’s perspective of his side of the story. Knowing why an author wrote the book is a huge benefit to understanding the book.  Once we understand this, we have a better grasp […]

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I’ve wanted to talk about The Shack for quite some time. The first time I read this book, it healed me of so many wounds in my life. We start up a study of the book, followed by Baxter Kruger’s book on the theology of The Shack But before we begin, I want to talk […]

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We end our study (for now) on the issue of self-worth and why we struggle in life. In this episode, I want to hit upon the topic of renewing the mind. What is this? Can we detail it to make it practical and get away from “religious answers” on this? I detail a lot of my […]

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I’ve always struggled with why I struggled after salvation. And I’ve equally struggled with a good analogy for how I saw truth now. In this episode, I share one of my own whacky analogies … a whacky computer analogy … of who we are in Christ and what our flesh is. I have posted the […]

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Bill Gillham has been a great influence on me in my understanding of “flesh.” I thought it would be good to hear him explain it in a rare teaching by Bill that I don’t believe is available anywhere. Last week we discussed what “flesh” patterns are. This week we hear from Bill Gillham about the structuring of […]

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In our study of self-worth and significance in God, we started last episode to look at the issue of why we struggle.  Why is basing our identity upon what God says about us SO difficult? The reason is because of the flesh. Last week we discussed what the Bible means by the word “flesh.” This week […]

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In our study of self-worth and significance in God, we want to now turn to the issue of why we struggle.  Why is basing our identity upon what God says about us SO difficult? The reason is because of the flesh. But here we get into trouble.  What is the “flesh” that the Bible talks […]

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