Finding Clarity

When a person comes in faith to Jesus for salvation, he or she is giving Jesus Christ the control of their life. The problem is that the concept of "giving my life to Jesus" is very vague in North American Christianity today.

Here is the 83rd episode, "What Does It Mean To Surrender to God?"

As followers of Jesus Christ, our biggest struggle is having to deal with our own sinfulness. We struggle with the encouragement of scripture to stop sinning. Is it possible?

Here is the 82nd episode, "Is It Possible To Stop Sinning?"

As we try to cope with the guilt and the shame of our sin, we are often encourage to forgive ourselves.

Here is the 81st episode, "Are We Supposed To Forgive Ourselves?"

Baptism is the outward expression of the inward reality of the salvation that we have experienced through faith in Jesus Christ. But there are times when a believer finds himself needing to get his life back on the right track with the Lord.

Here is the 80th episode, "Do I Need To Be Baptized Again?"

Jesus tells us that believers are the "Salt of the Earth." While that proclamation seems simple in its meaning, there is confusion concerning what exactly was Jesus saying about his followers.

Here is the 79th episode, "What Does It Mean To Be The Salt Of The Earth?"

We struggle with the reality of suffering in our lives. We try to make sense of it. We plead with God to remove it. We want to know "WHY?"

Here is the 78th episode, "Why Do We Suffer?"

We live in a time marked by cool Christian slogans. They are usually hip and easy to remember. And we try to live our lives according to them. The difficulty is that sometimes we may know what they truly mean. That is especially true when we try to live by the statement "In the World, But not of It?"

Here is the 77th episode, "How Can I Be In The World But Not Of It?"

We live in a time where a growing consensus in North American church culture has emerged that views living for Jesus not requiring that I have to turn way from sin. Jesus accepts me the way that I am. The difficulty is that the Scripture communicates something entirely different.

Here is the 76th episode, "What Does It Mean to Backslide?"

We are often bothered by not knowing for sure what the Lord wants us to do. If only he would give us a sign?

Here is the 75th episode, "Is It Okay To Test God?"

It is very easy to be very critical of other people. In fact, if we are not careful, we can become enslaved by a critical spirit.

Here is the 74th episode, "How Do I Overcome a Critical Spirit?"