“I want to give a general update about our church life the last several weeks.  Most of you know that we sold our old property and moved out earlier this spring.  It all happened so fast after waiting such a long time.  May 22 was our last Sunday on Liberty Road, but our new building … Continue reading #28 Update on Liberty Church (What is a Church Anyway?)

I’ve recently been helping my five year old daughter memorize Psalm 23.  The other night, we started again at the top of the poem: I said, “The Lord is my shepherd.” She said, “I shall not want.” I said, “He makes me lie down…” She said, “… in green pastures.” I was about to say, … Continue reading #25 – Is Christianity the Death of Happiness?

Steve Jobs said, “I like to think that something survives after you die….that maybe your consciousness endures.” Even a brilliant, technological mind like Steve Job’s wanted to believe in life after death. That would mean that God is there. Is He? Another celebrity would disagree… (8:50 min.) Tagged: Jesus Christ, Julianne Moore, Sandra Bullock, Steve … Continue reading #24 – Steve Jobs, Julianne Moore, and Spinning into Space

For December 12, 2014 The night sky is the backdrop for starlight. Black velvet is often the backdrop for diamonds. A stage-play has a backdrop for the set, a place for the stories to play out. What is the Backdrop of Christmas? (7:22 min.)   HT:  Ken Renfrow Music:  If you like the music on the podcast, you can … Continue reading #22 – Is Christmas a Myth? Pagan? or True?

For January 15, 2015 Are you looking forward to the future? One of the most anticipated films of 2014 was about finding a good future to live in. Before I get into the what that film was, I feel like I have to justify why I’m about to talk about science fiction…. (7:28 min.)     … Continue reading #23 – Interstellar, Science Fiction, and the Future

For November 7, 2014 A couple weeks ago, a freshman in high school told me he felt a peer pressure at school. He said there were a lot of atheists there, and he didn’t know really how to think about that or what to say to them…. (7:40 min.)   Tagged: atheism, atheists, christianity, God, pantheism, […]

For November 21, 2014 Hunger is a primal pain that people will do almost anything to avoid.  Just read or watch survival stories. But Jesus said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which proceeds out of the mouth of God.” (Matt. 4:4) Here, He is saying there is a hunger … Continue reading #21 – Tryptophan, Thanksgiving, and Spiritual Hunger