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This week's episode is the third in our six-part series of studies in the Book of Romans: "Saved by Grace; Powered by Love." Most of this week's study focuses on Romans 5 and 2 Corinthians 5, in which the Apostle Paul teaches that we are "ambassadors" for Christ in this present world.

This is the second part of our six-part series of Studies in Romans: Saved by Grace; Fueled by Love." 

This is the first of a six-episode series exploring the New Testament Book of Romans. In this first episode I begin with a short introduction to the series, then another short intro to Paul's letter to the Roman church, and follow with a study in the first three chapters of the book. That's where Paul lays out the condition of all mankind--each individual--as a sinner. However, there is hope, and Paul does not disappoint. Be sure to listen to this episode--or go to the blog website and read it there: https://goodlifenews.life. 

My book, My Seven Essential Daily Prayers tells how I learned to build a prayer "firewall" every morning to survive spiritual conflicts. I pray these seven prayers will also enrich your journey with Jesus--all the way into the Kingdom!

Have you every been mystified by the descriptions of Ezekiel, the Old Testament prophet? His visions can sometimes be positively strange! But in this week's episode I take a closer look at his "wheels within wheels" vision found in chapter one. What can this vision tell us about how God works in the world to accomplish his purposes? Be sure to tune in to find out!

Teams and teamwork are found everywhere. There's good reason--that's the way the whole Universe works! In this episode I cite several fascinating examples from nature, and show how the church works best using the spiritual gifts God gives to empower his work on earth.

It has become necessary to postpone Episode 21 (scheduled to post tomorrow morning, September 20, 12:00 a.m.) for one week. I explain in the short recording, and on the GoodlifeNews! Blog. 

I apologize for this little hiccup in the posting schedule!

Hope everyone has a great week ahead. I'll be here (Lord willing!) a week from tomorrow with the episode originally scheduled for tomorrow.

Loren

There's an old saying that runs, "You may be the only Jesus that someone else will ever see." So, we have to ask ourselves this question: What kind of Jesus do we want others to see in us? The question is certainly worth exploring for a few minutes--and, I think you may enjoy hearing a once-in-a-lifetime experience I had as a young missionary in Taiwan, back in the early 1970s. God bless. 

Lee Strobel was a tough-minded no-nonsense court reporter for the Chicago Tribune, when his world turned upside down. His wife, Leslie became a Christian! This development drove Lee to "prove her wrong" by conducting a two-year thorough investigation of the evidences for Jesus. The outcome was that Lee himself accepted Christ as his own Savior and Lord. The Case for Christ is the story of Lee's journey of faith through this deep investigation through reading, interviewing a variety of "expert witnesses," and carefully analyzing the inescapable conclusion that Jesus of Nazareth was, in fact, the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament, the Son of God. In the intervening 40 years since his conversion, Strobel has written over 40 books, and has become one of America's foremost Christian apologists.

What is our real witness for Jesus as his followers? In this episode I share the story of a little incident from my teen years when I got into a heated verbal argument with my brother. In the course of that "fight" I used some pretty bad language, and he rightly--but kindly--confronted me about it. I think you may enjoy hearing the story and the eventual outcome, plus a few life lessons for living the Christian life.