Five To Thrive

Mark 10 teaches us not only the temptation to elevate things above God, but also the solution. What are you holding onto today that has become so important that you just couldn’t see how you could live without it?

How do we deal with pain? Do we suppress it? Ignore it? Remove it? In this episode, I briefly explore how the gospel of Jesus Christ offers us the only lasting hope amidst our pain.

Why do we fear the unknown? In this second episode, I briefly explore how death and the afterlife has unfolded across Scripture.

I break this down into two parts:

• Death and the Afterlife in the Old Testament
• Death and the Afterlife in the New Testament

Dive deeper into the full study here:https://www.staffandstones.com/a-theology-of-death-the-afterlife-part-2/

Resource acknowledgment: Gregg Allison’s "50 Core Truths of the Christian Faith," pp. 357-63.

In this video, I explore the idea of dying daily in the Christian life. For more resources, visit: https://www.staffandstones.com/category/die-daily/

In this episode of Five to Thrive, I introduce a practical, 5-question framework designed to provide more clarity of God’s Word. It’s easy to lose sight of the broader message: the overarching storyline of redemption. This framework provides a basic roadmap to equip you in your pursuit of God.

Click here for the full study and resources: https://www.staffandstones.com/

Why do we fear the unknown? In this episode, I explore a biblical and theological perspective of death and the afterlife. We often view death as a natural end, but biblically, it is an unnatural consequence with a specific purpose.

I break this down into two parts:

• The main themes of the "Intermediate" and "Eternal" statess
• Why death is actually necessary within God’s holy and just nature.

Dive deeper into the full study here: https://www.staffandstones.com/a-theology-of-death-the-afterlife-part-1/

Resource acknowledgment: Gregg Allison’s "50 Core Truths of the Christian Faith," pp. 357-63.

In this episode, I explore the often-avoided topic of death and mortality. It is interesting that while we all face this reality, rarely does anyone enjoy discussing it. We’ll dive into this conversation here and continue the series in more episodes in the future.

In this podcast, I explore the practice of reading your Bible first thing in the morning.

In this episode, I explore an interesting parallel between gravity, inertia, and friction and the Christian life.