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"The Enterprising TARDIS" wasn't available, but hopefully you'll enjoy this classic Doctor Who fan fiction piece entitled "Quarantined"

The origins of TJL....kind of

Or: How to know our faith is based on a real hope.

From the earliest days in Christian history, encouragement to believers who faced hard times and persecution meant that faith, and the expectant hope of our future was in question. Peter addressed these doubts, and today, Keith takes a look at the situation in this solo episode.

The Passage

1 Peter 1:3-9,13

3 Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to His great mercy, He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead 4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, uncorrupted, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.

5 You are being protected by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 You rejoice in this, though now for a short time you have had to struggle in various trials 7 so that the genuineness of your faith

more valuable than gold, which perishes though refined by fire may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

8 You love Him, though you have not seen Him. And though not seeing Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 because you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

13 Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be serious and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

We refer to hope in a lot of different ways, but such hope is often little more than a desire or a wish.

We hope for

* a winning season;

* that rain doesn’t ruin the picnic,

* our vacation is relaxing this summer.

The Bible offers a different perspective on hope, one that is far greater and far more certain.

Biblical hope is grounded in the same thing as biblical faith: Jesus Christ. Our faith is focused on a sure hope.

Resurrected into Living Hope.

1 Peter 1:3-4

The concept of hope:

* Based on Jesus resurrection

* He defeated evil and death

* He provides a guarantee that all evil will be judged.

* Our inheritance through Jesus is

* A certainty that cannot be taken away when times are hard.

* A solid truth that withstands even the heaviest of storms.

* Since we can have confidence in Christ’s victory over death,

* We can have assurance of His power over every kind of pain or sorrow.

* This is our firm anchor in times of trouble a mighty foundation for hope.

Looking on what Christ did for us in the past, enables us to face the future with confidence.

Faith in Power Through Struggles.

1 Peter 1:5-7

God’s protection and power can be a sensitive issue for those who’ve suffered or grieved over difficult circumstances.

In those extreme times, Peter reminds us to focus on our salvation in Christ,

* The result of faith, rather than on our current suffering.

* In this life, it’s our genuine faith that endures.

* We tend to look to faith as a last resort when all else fails.

* Faith should come first. It’s the driving force of life.

* We may not understand our suffering now, but we’ll find clarity with the appearance of Jesus at the end of time.

Have you seen faith tested and strengthened because of a trial?

Joyful Faith.

1 Peter 1:8-9,13

Have you experienced the connection between faith and joy?

What Difference Do trials Make in strengthening faith?

Hope in Christ can impact:

* health,

* relationships,

* finances,

* work,

* future.

The actions Peter recommended

* Be sober-minded and serious, with our minds in a state of readiness.

* Set our hope in the salvation that comes through faith in Je...

A solo episode, in which Keith manages to stretch a 10 minute Bible devotion into a 30 minute episode.

Guest commentators show up in pre-recorded form, by Nathan Cauldwell and Jay Vernon McGee. To answer the question, “how long will this go on?“ We look at these passages:

Habakkuk 1:1-4; Psalm 6; Hebrews 11:6

To further round out the show, Keith adds in a few musical bonuses. Enjoy.

In the style of that first day back at school, where the teacher has each student report on what they did during their time off in the Summer, we take turns giving our own reports.

Chris leads off to tell about medical updates, missed doctor appointments, broken vehicles, broken bones, helping around Church House studio, and more. All that, and from somebody who claimed to not be doing anything much.

Transitioning to Nathan, we learn about his time with working his full time job, preaching, and volunteering a week at camp. He also tells about releasing audio dramas on his podcast on Protectors of the book. What about the next installment of Dangerous Christian? It’s slow in coming, but donations to help inspire voice actors might speed things along. Visit Nathan’s Patreon page to contribute.

Finally, Keith rounds out the show with a word on his training at the Hines Central BRC. Getting checked in, goals for the training, who can go for training, and the various areas Keith went to be trained.

The areas can be cuxstomized for the needds of the veteran, and include: Mobility (a fancy word for walking around), computers, living skills, manual skills, and even visual skills (not everybody who is blind, is totally blind).

Besides the serious class work, there were plenty of other activities.

* Golfing. Visit this link for more details on how blind guys golf: Golf outing Idlewild

* VFW Bingo.

* Concert.

* BBQ, picnic, etc. For the 4th of July.

* Fishing.

* Horseback riding, and tandem biking.

Keith also touches on equipment issued. For a blind person, the various items are a prosthetic, not just a convenience. They serve to improve the quality of life, and help equalize life with others in the everyday world of life and work.

There’s also a hint that there could be some extra Retrobot drama in the future.

Updating the news on all of Protectorate Productions line of shows. Will answer questions if anyone shows up to ask.

What happens from there? We will just have to wait and see!

No Classic Episode this time, as it is a live recording. (unless they have a way to let me do that...then all bets are off, and I'll go classic crazy!

...in a good way.