BeachCast.TV: Bible Exploration, Apologetics and Church History with Dr. Chase A. Thompson:

How important is happiness? Many preachers have extolled the benefits of joy, while considering happiness a more fleshly pursuit. The Bible, however, seems to speak of both of those terms in the same way, and on today's podcast the mighty man of faith George Muller is going to show us how to be happy in the Lord on a daily basis.

If you've grown up in the church, you've very likely heard at least one - perhaps many - sermons based on Paul's instructions to women in 1 Timothy 2 to dress modestly. Why are these commands in the Bible, and what is Paul meaning in his use of the word 'modest?"

Paul calls Timothy (and Christians) to "fight the good fight." COnsidering that Jesus taught Christians to turn the other cheek, this command raises some important questions: Who should Christians fight and how should they fight? Is Paul using figurative language hear to reveal a deep spiritual truth, or should we all be looking for somebody to punch in the nose?

We all know that Jesus was compassionate and taught His followers to give to, sacrifice for and care for the least of these - the hungry, the poor, the naked, the alien/stranger/foreigner, etc. Today we consider that there is a surprising exception to the command to feed the hungry in Scripture. The apostle Paul commands that members of this one particular group must not be fed - can disqualify you from being a recipient of food help from the church??

Daniel 6 contains one of the best known and most iconic stories in the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's den. In this story, a pagan king is tricked into signing an execution warrant for the righteous Daniel. God rescues Daniel in an amazing and miraculous way. A second near miracle in the passage is perhaps less well-known. Why is it that the pagan king Darius was so worried and concerned for Daniel, and what does that teach us about how to be good Christians in the workplace?