Salvation and Stuff

In the second and final part of "Irena", we continue the story from when she is arrested by the Gestapo and placed in the infamous Pawiak Prison. Her life and the lives of countless children lie in wait as she undergoes starvation, beatings, and interrogations. Will the young 33 year old survive and what might we learn from her story and the story of those she saved?

This five minute devotional is the last of five that explores the sermon "Love Becomes", largely drawn from "Irena" (Episode 10). In this last devotional we look at second Corinthians 5:21 and what it might mean for us to become the righteousness of God in Christ!

This five minute devotional is the fourth of five that explores the sermon "Love Becomes", largely drawn from "Irena" (Episode 10). This episode continues answering the question, Why did Jesus become a man and what does it mean that He became our High Priest?

This five minute devotional is the third of five that explores the sermon "Love Becomes", largely drawn from "Irena" (Episode 10). In this Episode we consider why Jesus became a Man and how we can take comfort in that.

This five minute devotional is the second of five that explores the sermon "Love Becomes", largely drawn from "Irena" (Episode 10). In this Episode we consider the Zeitgeist.

This five minute devotional is the first of five that explores the sermon "Love Becomes", largely drawn from "Irena" (Episode 10). In this episode we consider boldness.

If this young Polish Social Worker is captured by the SS, the lives of thousands of children will hang in the balance. Listen to how Irena Sendler saved lives among the dying of the Warsaw Ghetto in WW2 and how we can learn from her example today.

See how a Communist spying for the Soviet Military Intelligence came to break from the Party and how God’s creation led him to flee a political system of darkness and death into a Kingdom of light and life.

The Christian's Witness through death. “If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.” Paul from Romans 14:8

It’s more than just being polite - the truth is that I’ve lost and gained friendships by peoples choice’s to either communicate with or without manners in our world of tech-talk. If you’re someone who has a clue, it should be evident that the manners of common sense or common courtesy have been generally abandoned in the arena of conversation and communication in general. That I, of all people am writing on manners of communication proves just how bad our culture has gotten. As a result, the purpose of this podcast is not to encourage us to rebuild the greatness of 18th century articulation of everyday dialogue from French culture, but to merely crawl out of the grammatical hole it seems we have buried ourselves in. Hopefully we can start communicating to each other as if we actually gave a rip.

Some might say that I'm considering manners to be more drastic than they should be,

Maybe they're right. But maybe they’re wrong, Maybe the emphasis on manners isn't drastic enough. For I pose to you that manners, at the very least, are graces of God given to all, that allow us to practically and continually show love to each other and at the most, a tool that God has given His children to build up and enlarge His Kingdom. If our love of God can be measured by our love for one another, shouldn’t we place a drastically high value on manners?