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Why and how do we celebrate Easter during times of chaos? When there is war, a pandemic, restrictions, economic hardships, and so much more, what are we to do? In today’s podcast Episode, I tackle that question and look at the hope that Easter offers us during chaos, confusion, and uncertainty.


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 Doubt is an interesting conversation around Christians. Some openly embrace and encourage times of doubt and questioning. While others openly are against and discourage such times. For many Christians, the truth is that we have doubt from time to time, whether we want to admit it or not. 

The reality is that we have questions. We wonder. We think about alternatives. And sometimes we aren’t sure of things in our Christianity. Thankfully we have a faith that allows for those questions, and we can see, going back to the original disciples, that asking questions is part of the faith itself. 

The men who walked side-by-side with Jesus had questions, they had things that they did not understand, they had times when they doubted. It’s important that we follow the example Jesus and the Bible sets regarding doubt. He answered and taught them the right way forward. 

 

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Do Not Steal What Exactly? Most of us know the Commandment, “Do Not Steal”, even non-Christians have heard it, but many may not have taken into consideration the full meaning of this incredibly powerful commandment. It’s easy to look at the others and make a quick comparison. After all, I know for sure that I have never murdered someone, so I get to have the positive ego check of telling myself I’m doing well.

But, what exactly does do not steal encompass? Well, it encompasses an awful lot more than many might realize at first glance. And there is a reason it covers so much more than we might think.

When we look at this verse, it is one of the short ones, simple Do not steal, or you shall not steal. Notice what’s missing. In Exodus, where the ten commandments are written, there isn’t a list of what you cannot steal. There isn’t even a hint of what you are forbidden from stealing. And that means only one thing. You cannot steal anything that belongs to, or is part of, another person.

Our first thought is always to jump to material goods, to not stealing the stuff, the possessions, of someone else. And yes, that is absolutely covered here. You are not to steal the property of someone else. From their land, to their livestock, to their house, to anything in the house, and anything else they own; if it is their private property, you cannot steal it. That seems pretty cut and dry.

However, the commandment does not stop with material goods, and that’s where we need to really think about this one. Like I said earlier, it’s easy to say I’ve never broken the commandment about murder, but maybe I have to understand this commandment on a deeper level before I confidently say I’ve never broken this one as well.

Do not steal is, in fact, so all-encompassing that some commentators say it could be a summary of all the commandments on the second tablet. So what exactly are we not allowed to steal? 

 

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One conversation I have often with men is that of a man and his purpose, his calling, his very reason for living. As we begin working through this giant topic, I want to start with some questions - when does your individual purpose even begin? Is it when you’re an adult? When you get married? When you become a father? Your first job? If you’ve been created for a purpose, when does that happen?

In today's episode, I tackle the big topic of Finding Your Purpose. 

 

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Jesus. His name alone raises intense emotions. His name alone causes people to react. There is no other name like his, in all of human history. And in our modern history, people love to assign Jesus to a current political party or to a current political position.

In posts, articles, and videos I’ll see people sharing how they are positive that if Jesus was walking beside them today, that He would vote for person X or party Y. Of course, it just happens to be a coincidence that people also put themselves in the group that would vote for person X or party Y. It never seems to be the case that people think Jesus would vote differently from themselves.

In my work, I’m open with what I believe. I don’t hide it. I am a Christian man. I am an imperfect man who makes mistakes all the time. I believe that I need forgiveness for my sins. I believe in Jesus Christ, the son of God, who died, was buried, and rose from the grave three days later. I believe in Him. He is my lord and my savior. I believe in the Bible. I believe in the clear right and wrong that Jesus taught.

And today, many of those things are considered inappropriate to state. Especially when it comes to the clear right and wrong that Jesus taught. Today we live in a world of the idea where there is no singular truth, and that everyone can have their own truth. We live in a world where the idea of clear right and wrong is frowned upon.

We live in a world where you either agree with the popular view, or you are to be quiet. We live in a world where you either go along with the politically correct view, or you keep things to yourselves. Disagreement is not allowed. And if you disagree with the wrong thing, you can be ostracized, or even lose your friends, your family, and your career.

One thing Jesus never was, was quiet about issues. Jesus was frustrated with the Zealots, the Pharisees, the Sadducees, and others – and I think he would be frustrated today as well.

Jesus did not worry about offending people. Jesus did not worry about disagreeing with people. Even those in power, those who were popular, or those who had influence over others, at the time. He spoke the truth. The absolute, black and white truth.


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We'll call him Joe, but he could just as easily be you or me.

Joe was a nice guy and he was a good guy. He was always willing to help others, there was always a smile on his face... he was the guy who would say yes when you needed someone to come and help you move into a new house.

Joe would give you a ride when your car was in the shop. He would agree to go to the movie you wanted to see, even if he didn't want to see that one.

Joe was a nice guy. And he never saw it coming.

 

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The Prosperity Gospel sounds so good, it sounds so appealing, and that’s one reason it pulls in so many people (it pulled me in for a few years myself – I was all-in on this). But the prosperity gospel is not just false, it’s dangerous. And in this Five Minute Friday I’m going to break down why I hold that position.

Now, it is not that the word prosper, or the idea of prosperity, or the idea of blessing, it’s not that they’re not in the Bible, clearly those words and ideas are. Rather, it is in how people in Western culture (and in some mega churches where this is preached) have decided to interpret those words and verses.

And the way we interpret this makes a world of difference...

 

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The questions that haunt many men may sound simple, but to those of us who are seeking more out of life we know these are anything but simple questions. Are we really men? Are we doing what men are supposed to be doing? Are we living the lives God created us to live? And, how do we measure ourselves as men?

Now often the answers come down to our stuff; so we measure ourselves by the cars we drive, the homes we live in, the vacations we take, and the toys we buy for our family, our friends, and ourselves. 

This is an easy way for us to measure ourselves, because each of these things, all this stuff, is very easy to see and identify. We can visually see the difference between a Ferrari and a Ford. We can visually see the difference between a mansion and a shack. All men can see these differences, and this makes for an easy and quick way to measure success.

However, measuring ourselves by our things leaves a hollow feeling inside, and never really answers those haunting questions we have deep down inside. Measuring by things simply confuses the situation.

Which then raises an obvious follow–up question; since that is so hollow, and since the stuff never really works and leaves men empty inside, how should a man measure himself? How do you measure your success as a man?


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 How and why should you pass through the pearly gates? 

Death is inevitable. Despite some protest against this reality, we all know it to be true. One day, we are all going to die. We are all going to facing that moment of truth. We are all going to stand at the pearly gates and we’re going to have to give an account of our lives.

We are going to explain what we did, why we did what we did, and it might expose some stuff we had hoped would have stayed hidden. It might reveal some times when we treated someone poorly, or when we spoke - not words of inspiration - but words of destruction to someone else. It might reveal all sorts of things that we wish we never said or did.

And of course we look forward to all the positive moments being revealed as well. The times we helped those less fortunate, when we gave of our money, our time, and our possessions to others who we knew needed those resources more than we did. Or the times when we stood up to an injustice that we saw taking place, even when standing up cost us friends. Or the times when we did the right thing, even though no one was looking, no one saw what we were doing, and we didn’t post about it on social media.

All of that will be taking place there at those pearly gates. But then, there might be an interesting question posed towards you. You might get asked about the question of how and why it is that you should pass through the gates at all.

And this could be a tricky question for you, though it’s not meant as a trick question. When you think about that question, why you should pass through, how it is that you should be one to pass through, where do your thoughts go at first?


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There is a common thread that runs throughout the Bible. That common thread is a message that we need, more than ever, these days. That common thread is one that seems very counter-cultural in the world we live in right now. And what is that common thread that we need? It is God telling us to Fear Not.

As humans, we’re fragile. We get hurt. We get sick. We die. We get cuts, and scrapes, and bruises. We’re not a very physically strong species, especially when compared to others roaming and swimming around on this pale blue dot we call home.

Beyond that, we have politicians and leaders who are telling us to be afraid and who benefit personally when we are afraid. They tell us to fear the changing world, to fear funding cuts, to fear funding additions, to fear temperatures getting colder, to fear temperatures getting warmer, to fear the other political party, to fear more and more – and of course they themselves are the ones who have the solutions, if only we would vote for them and give them our hard earned money.

And beyond the political and physical, we have insecurities. We have doubts. We have questions. We get worried, and concerned, and upset, and depressed, and anxious. We wonder what other people think about us. Our minds can often be a battlefield of these thoughts.

It is to this physical fragility, to this mental and emotional fragility that the common thread is the antidote. Our LORD tells us, over and over, and over again, to Fear Not. God tells us to not be afraid, angels appear and tell people to not be afraid, Jesus tells men and women to not be afraid.

Why is this so common? Why does the message of not being afraid run through the pages of the Bible? And how does this apply to our lives today? Is there a point beyond just telling people to fear not?


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