A new episode

A new episode

We long for the perfect Christmas with peace, joy, and love, but that often not the Christmas we have. Christmas is about God’s intervention into the brokenness and pain of life.

Christmas is a season of generosity, which is wonderful, but it is possible to give with selfish motives. God’s main concern is our hearts and who we are, not what we do.   “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward […]

Jesus calls us to not only love our friends and families, but to also love our enemies. The world’s love is based on merit, only loving those who can provide something in return, but our love should not be that way. “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate […]

Religious people like to focus on the rules that define actions as right and wrong as well as the punishments others should have for breaking them. Jesus teaches that followers of Christ should be focused on love and humility instead of getting justice. “But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is […]

Lying has become a cultural trait of America. Jesus teaches that the cure is to attack the problem at the heart level. “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ But I say to you, Do […]

Marriage is designed to be irreversible. Any attempt to separate what God has brought together will always lead to pain and destruction. So, do the hard work of protecting your marriage. “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that everyone who […]

Jesus’ teachings about sex in the Sermon on the Mount may seem to reinforce the culture’s idea that Christianity is anti-sex. However, God is not anti-sex. He was the one who designed it, and Jesus’ teachings help protect our hearts from anything that would destroy His wonderful gift. “You have heard that it was said, […]

Do have unresolved anger against anyone? Jesus teaches that if we harbor anger against someone, we are guilty of the attitude that God prohibits in the sixth commandment: thou shall not murder.   “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the […]