Informed and Inflamed

In this episode we will begin a series on God's Big Story! We will begin taking a look at the overall storyline of the Bible, and the acronym CRACKER JACK will help us discover the cohesion between the various parts of Scripture and how it all fits together.

In this episode we talk about two things every person desperately needs navigating all the difficulties of life in a broken world: a tough hide and a tender heart!

In this episode we continue our discussion of parenting and sexuality. There are countless challenges that can arise in this area, but the Lord promises that we can always find help at his throne in our time of need (Hebrews 4:16)!

In this episode we talk about the weighty task of parenting and discipling our children when it comes to the topic of sexuality. There are many challenges in this area, but God is faithful to help us and has given us everything we need to fulfill our responsibilities in this area (2 Peter 1:3)!

In this episode we talk about the importance of having both a ministry of ears and a ministry of tears in the way we care for others! These often-neglected ministries offer unique opportunities to extend care and compassion to others in the church and in the world, and they both have tremendous power to bring healing and hope into people's lives.

In this episode we unpack 5 essential ingredients of repentance! Genuine, biblical repentance is a call to relent, return, receive, resolve, and repeat. May the Lord give us grace to grow in these things and to live a life marked by the pattern of repentance!

In this episode we are talking about the Netflix series Stranger Things! This is a fun episode that seeks to present a cultural evaluation of a few elements of this fun show from a Christian worldview. This can be done with anything in culture, and it's a helpful way to grow in discernment, cultural engagement, and connecting with the culture for the sake of evangelism.

In this episode we will take a look at four different approaches to how we grow spiritually: (1) God, then me; (2) God, not me; (3) God, plus me; and (4) God in me. The first 3 miss the mark somehow, but the last one - God in me - captures the beauty and mystery of all that Scripture says about how God works in us and how we work to grow into maturity in Christ!

In this episode we reflect on the transaction and the transformation the gospel brings to sinners who turn away from their sins and trust in Christ alone for salvation!

In this episode we will think about the delightful yet exhausting, glorious yet grueling responsibility and pursuit of family discipleship!