Part of Augustine's premise for why we have free will concerns God's right to punish sin. But what does scripture say about the punishment we deserve? That's what we discuss in episode 3 of "Jesus, Don't Take the Wheel."

"Jesus, Don't Take the Wheel" is a podcast series that explores the balance between our will and the sovereign will of God. Just how free is our will independent of God, and what does it look like to come back under the direction of God's will in a way that doesn't compromise the sovereignty of our personhood? These are the issues that we'll explore in this new podcast series from "The Construction Monk".

J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk".

You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com

In this exploration of God's sovereignty and are free will, just how free is our will? Find out in this second episode of the podcast series "Jesus Don't Take the Wheel.

"Jesus, Don't Take the Wheel" is a podcast series that explores the balance between our will and the sovereign will of God. Just how free is our will independent of God, and what does it look like to come back under the direction of God's will in a way that doesn't compromise the sovereignty of our personhood? These are the issues that we'll explore in this new podcast series from "The Construction Monk".

J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk".

You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com

Are we culpable in our own sin, and therefore deserving of punishment, or are we helpless in our sin-sick state, and needing God's rescue through Jesus Christ? Which road are we on concerning the balance between our will and God's?

"Jesus, Don't Take the Wheel" is a podcast series that explores the balance between our will and the sovereign will of God. Just how free is our will independent of God, and what does it look like to come back under the direction of God's will in a way that doesn't compromise the sovereignty of our personhood? These are the issues that we'll explore in this new podcast series from "The Construction Monk".

J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk".

You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com

What does it mean to enter into new life with God? In this final episode of the series "Vessel", we learn how to begin to hear God, and take chances like a mad scientist experimenting in the lab of life.

"VESSEL" is a 4 part series that explores the process God takes us through in order to cleanse and prepare us for His dwelling in us.

J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com

Why is the Kingdom of God inside out and upside down? Because the reality of the Kingdom has to do with what's inside us, which then flows outward to affect the world around us.

"VESSEL" is a 4 part series that explores the process God takes us through in order to cleanse and prepare us for His dwelling in us.

J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com

As God does the work to purge and purify our vessel, how does death, burial, and resurrection play a part?

"VESSEL" is a 4 part series that explores the process God takes us through in order to cleanse and prepare us for His dwelling in us.

J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk".

You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com

We are the temple of God. We have an inner sanctuary that God wants to make His own. We are vessels meant to be filled, more and more, by the indwelling presence of God.

"VESSEL" is a 4 part series that explores the process God takes us through in order to cleanse and prepare us for His dwelling in us.

J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk".

You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com

What does the church look like in the Tower/City system, versus the Garden/Mountain paradigm of God?

"Sojourning" is a podcast series that explores and contrasts the two systems prevalent in the world, God's and Satan's. The more we can recognize both, the better we can learn how to enter into life with God.

J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk".

You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com

Going into the desert to encounter God's reality of Garden/Mountain

"Sojourning" is a podcast series that explores and contrasts the two systems prevalent in the world, God's and Satan's. The more we can recognize both, the better we can learn how to enter into life with God.

J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk".

You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com

What does heaven look like on earth, and how can we be a part of making that happen?

"Sojourning" is a podcast series that explores and contrasts the two systems prevalent in the world, God's and Satan's. The more we can recognize both, the better we can learn how to enter into life with God.

J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk".

You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com