Our focus question today is “Did Jesus ever address homosexuality?” And I’m going to cut to the chase: One narrative that makes the rounds is that Jesus did not, in fact, address it. And he did. And we’ll address that after we do our NT segment.

Today could we just focus on our spirits? And I don’t mean that aspect of our souls, per se. I mean out attitudes, approaches to life and love…and the focus question that we’ll get to in today’s psalm, today’s wisdom segment, when we ask, “How is faith in God vindicated?”

As we kick off Isaiah today (and spend a good bit of time there in the coming days), we’re going to hear plenty more oracles of judgment. Indeed, the OT in general has plenty of war and ugliness and, yes, prophets calling the people out. The NT, of course, is really clear about the gravity and consequence of sin, but if you or someone you know has wondered if the God of the OT is just a mean old dude, you’re not alone. Today’s focus question — Is the God of the OT mean? — is another where we’ll help you answer that question for yourself and others.

A common objection you will hear (and maybe have had yourself): If Jesus is the only way to salvation, what about those who have never heard about him?

What is “salvation history?” The Bible…makes it clear that God has a unified plan for all of history. Listen for it in both the OT and NT passages today.

The story of Jesus walking on water is one of better known miracle stories in the Bible, but this also makes it one of the better stories in which to look for deeper meaning by way of today’s focus question…What are the hidden lessons in the “walking on water” story?

A bit about the context of trust

NOTE: Today is a day I TOTALLY went off-script. Not that this is a script. But if you read this as a blog post and don’t listen to the podcast, you’re missing out. Or maybe not. LOL

And a warning…today gets you a big ol’ belly laugh in the middle.

Could you commit the unforgivable sin of blasphemy? After all, such a sin would mean eternal separation from God, and that’s reeeeally sobering if we pause to contemplate it.

Today, as we’ll see in Matthew 11, doubt is experienced by the most surprising of characters. And even though doubt has not been part of my journey, I actually think that many, if not most, people have doubt from time to time. And that’s today’s focus question — is that doubt ever okay?