The Christian walk is not one of triumph and power, as Prosperity preachers would have you believe, but one of weakness and daily reliance on God; and embracing the shame of His gospel.

We're talking about what happens the moment you die.

We're talking about our experiences with parachurch ministries and seminaries, and the very real issue of mission creep.

We are hitting four points in scripture about having the fear of the Lord, a vital characteristic of enduring faith.

We're ranting about a clip from 2011 Veritas Forum, in which Tim Keller accurately represents the grave state of the western church.

We're continuing in Individual Eschatology with a discussion on physiological death and conceiving of it biblically.

We're talking about lessons we've learned as we've preached through various books of the Bible and as we've pastored.

We're beginning our discussion on Eschatology, and specifically Individual Eschatology which starts with death.

We're talking about celebrity culture, Canada's Bill C-3, church planting, the turmoil at Bethlehem Baptist, a new movement within the Muslim community called the "Insider Movement," and the overall climate of the Church in North America.

We're introducing our new subject in Systematic Theology III: the study of last things. So, why should we study this?