Pioneer Memorial Church Audio Podcast

Chosen? Maybe. But on what basis? And for what purpose? The answers make a huge difference in what it means to be chosen.

Sometimes God chooses in ways that seem so politically incorrect. But choose He did, back then; and choose He does, today! "It is a fearful thing to be chosen," especially so if all we want is to be accepted.

Was your conception unplanned, your birth an "accident"? Are you handicapped? Too young to contribute, or too old to make a difference any more? Ah, but if you only knew what it took for you to get here, and what it means that you've been chosen! That discovery marks the first step toward determining your destiny - your special place and role on earth.

We all live in four spaces - public, social, personal and intimate. The ideal: harmonious development in all four spaces. Understanding this may explain why the best way to close the back door is to build a front porch.

"We are a nation in search of a front porch." Values are influenced and shaped on a front porch. Lives are changed on a front porch. Which could be why following Jesus always leads to a front porch.

The Front Porch: "We Are Many, But Are We Much?"

Many Americans, including members of the church, are surfing the tsunami of personal debt. Here's two simple strategies to learn how to move from a life of slavery to indebtedness to a life of freedom and contentment.

The Ambitions of a Middle Class - II

American society is pretty open about most things. It's acceptable, even fashionable in some circles, to talk about one's addictions to alcohol, drugs, even sex. But there's at least one taboo left, something hardly anyone wants to talk about; yet the Bible treats it as a big deal!

The Ambitions of a Middle Class - I