Beside Still Waters

The spiritual life is ill affected by competing "loves" of increasing riches, pursuing novel pleasures, or overwhelming our lives with worry about circumstances we cannot alter. This podcast examines the dynamics of competing loves and the way they rob the spiritual life of its vitality

This podcast views spiritual development in the human heart from the starting point of 'intent to believe' to the end point where external forces influence believing and behavior - a brief examination of germination, growth, and decline in the spiritual life. 

This podcast examines the 'Wayside' human heart from the Divine, "top down view" - this heart's condition demonstrates a distaste for eternal themes or topics with no evident relish for spiritual matters. We will take a brief look at the reasoning process.

What if God gave a private view into the conditions affecting and influencing our hearts and our life decisions? What would you do with this privileged view so as to change the trajectory of your life? This podcast explains one of the the puzzling decisions that Jesus made during the peak of his successful ministry and how that decision impacts our success or failure in the spiritual life. 

Christ's followers aspire to foster cultural change while utilizing generic and modern methodologies. The Most High has but one method: a regenerated human being indwelt by, filled with, empowered by the Holy Spirit of the Son of God. 

What is cultural change in society? How is it effected? Is change fostered through traditional methods congressional communication storming of phones, emails, and offices? Is public picketing, and civil disobedience the most effective method? The early Christians impacted and fostered change without attempting to challenge and override the ruling authorities but rather by introducing one element into the cultural framework: salt. Lives infused with the Presence of Christ in life, heart, thought, and devotion. They lived Christ and drove change throughout the Roman Empire. This podcast presents opportunity for all to become Counter Culture Agents of Change.

This podcasts addresses the need for having our hearts healed so as to see through spiritual darkness, and apprehend the glory of God and His presence in our lives

What is faith based on? Faith is a catalyst which, when mixed with the promises of scripture and embraced from one's heart, invigorates the human spirit, soul, mind, and body with the power of the Holy Spirit of God Himself. The (disciple) is moved to accomplish God's will by the grace and working of the Holy Spirit in the inner man. This symbiotic relationship is a mystery because the doer becomes blurred in the union of God working His will in and through the human entity.

This podcast examines how faith works or does not work. The key question is "how to make faith grow?" or "How to prevent faith from being ineffective?".  We will examine how the internal dialog exhibits itself and what we can do to strengthen our faith. 

This is part and parcel of Jesus teaching about matters that require 'Seeing Eyes'. There are two gates which are the entrances to the rest of your life and eternal destiny. There are also personages that are urging you to choose one of the paths. It behooves us to know the prophet's life. What does he gain or lose with your choice? Know the nature of the path, its obstacles, challenges, and ultimate reward or loss at it's end, and lastly, the character of the prophet - The Path, its characteristics, and the Prophet points to the end result.