“What does the Advent or Christmas have to do with self-deception?” In this final Advent post on Christmas Eve, I want to peel off a thick layer of confusion or misunderstanding about the Advent, which religion has used to divide our world into sinners and saints. Be warned. Anyone who is unwilling or unable to […] The post 323-The Advent for Hypocrites appeared first on Keven Winder.

“What do you know about Samaria? How did such a city come to believe Jesus was the savior of the world?” In today’s podcast and post we camp for another day in the story of the Samaritan woman. This time, I will dive into biblical history so that we can all see the message which […] The post 322-The Advent from Samaria appeared first on Keven Winder.

“What is the Advent season? And what exactly are we waiting for? For so many in our world, the Advent is like waiting for the Amazon truck to arrive. It’s the anticipation for something that which change our present circumstances. In today’s podcast and post, I will challenge this assumption and reveal that this isn’t […] The post 321-The Advent in our Unspectacular Life appeared first on Keven Winder.

“What does it mean to spend a day in the courts of the Lord?” Today we continue or ongoing series of Psalms Greatest Hits with an exploration of the 84th Psalm. This famous little song has been used in modern worship pieces because it draws us into a value proposition and an evaluation of our […] The post 320- The Eighty-Fourth appeared first on Keven Winder.

“What is the “City of God” and where is it? Some of you might call this place Heaven, or imaginary, or symbolic, or spiritual. Others are convinced this city is in a dimension far, far away from this broken world. In Today’s podcast and post, we arrive at the conclusion of our study in Hebrews […] The post 319-14-The Emerging City appeared first on Keven Winder.

“If you could have Soren Kierkegaard over for Thanksgiving, what do you suppose he would say?” In todays special Thanksgiving podcast and post, I use a little creative license to describe three levels of thanks which I have expunged from Kierkegaard’s work; “A Sickness Unto Death.” Strap on your existential thinking cap, because the turkey […] The post 318- Kierkegaard at Thanksgiving appeared first on Keven Winder.

“Does it really matter how we live our lives? You’ll be amazed at the number of people who will answer this by saying; “so long as you don’t hurt yourself or others…” In today’s podcast and post, we wind down our study of Hebrews by reflecting on the author’s admonishment’s on how we should live. […] The post 317-13-Living the Long Game appeared first on Keven Winder.

“What is the point of having faith? Why do any of us need it anyway? In today’s podcast and post I will show that the way we answer this question reveals our fundamental assumptions and definition of faith. Since we each possess so many assumptions, the net result is that our faith ALWAYS puts us […] The post 316-12-Therefore…AND…Trajectory appeared first on Keven Winder.

“Have you wondered why religions invalidate the faith of other religions as if there is a competition between whose god will ultimately win?” When the world places it’s faith into a “faith system” the result is exclusionary, competitive religions which all think they have the only true belief. In today’s podcast and post we deconstruct […] The post 315-11-The Faith Beyond Religion appeared first on Keven Winder.

“What is your threshold of evidence or proof that something is ultimately real? Most of our modern world would appeal to science and only trust empirical data or randomized, double blind clinical studies. In today’s podcast and post I’ll reveal why empiricism is ultimately an arbitrary assessment of reality, and we’ll consider another way which […] The post 314-10-Substance and Proof appeared first on Keven Winder.