Langdon Palmer

This podcast is part of our series “Honest to God: The Bible, The Enneagram, and Why you do the things you do” Today we explore the Peacemaker, a way of being in the world that has many good attributes and a strong need to avoid conflict. We turn to the story of Jonah as a helpful example of this personality type and then turn to 1st Peter for beautiful helpful words for those who are wired this way.

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Today is the first in our series “Honest to God: The bible, the Enneagram, and why you do the things you do” The goal of this series to help you get a better understanding of yourself and others, to see what things truly motivate and control you, and to learn how to walk away from old unhealthy patterns into the full life God is calling you to. Today we explore our first Enneagram personality type – The “Challenger.” See the show notes for more details. See https://levpres.org/enneagram-and-christianity-resources/ for the whole series

In the middle of an impeachment, issues of authority, power, justice, and hierarchy are involved. What should a Christan’s stance toward social structures and hierarchy be? Today we look at some difficult verses at the end of Chapter 3 that deal with this before moving on to finish Chapter 4 and so the Book of Colossians. Join us as we cover a variety of subjects in Colossians 3:18-4:18 and discover – there is a good reason to hold your head up.

What does it mean to take off my old self and put on the new self that Jesus offers me ? One of the clearest signs that I am a sinner is how annoyed I get when people talk about sin. I don’t want to hear it. I want to change the topic. I start to question their motives, tell myself they are judgmental and self righteous. Paul has waited till chapter 3 to talk about sin because he wants his hearer’s to know that he cares about them, that he wants to seem them succeed, that he is for them. It is exactly because he wants them to flourish that he warns them about the destructive nature of sin. Join us as we dig into the hard, difficult, beautiful, hopeful message of Paul in Colossians 3:1-17

Have you ever met people who acted super spiritual ? They were so confident and lived so differently that it made you wonder about your own measly faith ? They subtlety sent the message that they were one of the “real Christians” as opposed to all the average Christians… like you. And yet something in your spirit told you there was something not quite right about them and their faith. Today Paul shows us three different ways that people drift from the freedom and the beauty of the gospel into the ditch of man-made religions that look Holy but are actually bondage. Join us as we meet Larry the lawmaker, Harry the Hippie, and Martha the minimalist. The easy part is seeing people you know who are just like them. The hard part is admitting which one is most likely to seduce you!

As we begin a new year, we begin a verse by verse study of the book of Colossians. Join us as we discover not only the true nature of Jesus, but also a four part prayer that changes us and the people we pray for.

We wonder how these old Christmas stories, in this old dusty book called the bible, could be of any help in building a better future. And yet, just like Dr. Who’s Tardis, the bible is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. This Christmas Eve we walk with Lucy from the Chronicles of Narnia into the wardrobe and discover a light still shining in the darkness.

Ever wish your own average life could be more like what you see in the bible – where people saw miracles and signs, and God spoke, and it was clear which way was the right way to go ? Join us as we walk with Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist towards Christmas Eve.

What if our current ability to send each other text messages could help us understand how God could speak to us through the bible ? What does that famous verse mean “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was God ?” Join us as we dig into the gospel of John for the first Sunday of Advent. And as you might guess, it all starts with a conversation about Stromboli...

One of the greatest joys of life is helping another person experience the good news of the Gospel - helping them to know the joy of following Jesus. But how do you do that without being preachy, self-righteous, and annoying ? Also, some of us are still unsure about following Jesus ourselves. We don't want to be blind sheep, we have doubts and questions. If I had a conversion what proof would there be that it was actually real ? Whether you are a seeker or someone who wants to help seekers experience God, join us as we look at two key moments when very ordinary people encountered the presence of Jesus the Christ.