Back to sitting at the feet of the persecuted church. Today we hear the story of a couple in rural Mexico that suffered kidnapping and beatings for their stand for Christ. Are we willing to be ostracized from our culture for the sake of the kingdom? Let God say to you what he will and encourage you in the work he's called you to. Enjoy!

A concept so irritating to the Pharisees that they instantly went into planning mode for how to kill Jesus over it. We forget this to our peril but Jesus littered the Gospels with this teaching. For what reasons do we neglect the justice and love of God? In a few words: greed, wickedness, covetousness. Christ's Kingdom works totally different. Listen in to see how! Enjoy!

The story of a man called by God to live and minister in a mosquito infested part of the world where the very air itself is poisonous. What can we as foreign saints in this world learn from this mans example? A simple lesson; our life is not our own. Karai and Meredith go right at the heart of what keeps many of us from progressing onward into maturity and usefulness in the Kingdom: covetousness. (For more on coveting, see the episode "A Wake Up Call On Coveting: The Sin That Kills Soft and Slow").

Karai and Meredith here to talk about Christian maturity as the call of God on each of our lives. Using Job, King Lemuel's mom in the Proverbs, and Paul's letters we prove that God's intention for his people is excellence of moral character that embraces suffering for the sake of the Kingdom. A thunderous pulse check that is much needed in todays lukewarm and fearful Christian culture. Enjoy!

A short meditation on Hell followed up by my most in-depth Gospel presentation yet. Don't let the world lie to you and say that God's love prevents Hell's existence. The truth is quite foreign to this world but man is it so much better. Enjoy and be transformed!

A much needed encouragement in the area of loving our "enemies." It's a command of Christ that brings the teeth and power of the cross into this world in a way that the outside world does not even desire to replicate. Be challenged by the story of a pastor praying for a suicide bomber during service and baptizing him as well as a trip through Matthew and Luke's sermon on the mount content. I hope this stirs you to be more like the Master in your active love for people in your life this week. Enjoy!

The Duggars, family behind 21 Kids and Counting, have been the subject of controversy of late due in part to the teaching that the family held to. Karai and Meredith share thoughts on and around the topic of the show and the family. We use the Duggars and Bill Gothards teaching as a case study in two of the prominent dangers of hyper-conservative theology: 1) Believing any earthly might stands a chance against Satan and 2) Forgetting the mercy of the Father and the Son.

We meditate on the faith displayed by a bible smuggler in India and those who travel long distances to get them. We consider our part to play in the drama of salvation includes giving of what we have to lift struggling saints and I challenge all of us to consider financially supporting some foreign missionary work as responsibly as we're able. Above it all, I challenge us all to get real about the cost to follow Christ and be unashamed as we preach repentance and eternal life to a dying world.

Coveting is one of those sins that we hear rumor about at most in our day in America. It's quite possible to exist as a Christian for a long time and not hear clear teaching on the danger of coveting. This episode is not an exhaustive study by any means but I hope it turns the light on in all of us to take this sin as the lethal sleeper agent that it is. You want to be usedul in the Kingdom. Start putting this to death.