So, let me ask, what is your first reaction to the word repentance? I mean, did you just cringe a little bit? I don’t know about you, but I find that, too often, this word is one of the big, bad, negative words in the Christian vocabulary. When it is one of its most positive words.

To see this will mean that we need to look at this through the same lens of what it means to be a Christian. Which is a following of Christ that involves a relationship leading to studentship leading to a life lived from what is learned. All three altogether, not one or the other. But all are intrinsically linked and in balance with each other.

Scripture referenced:
2 Corinthians 7:10 ~ Godly sorrow brings repentance, leading to salvation.
Luke 3:8 ~ Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.
Acts 26:20 ~ Repent and turn to God and repentance is shown true by what you do.
Luke 24:47 ~ Repentance leads to the forgiving of sins.
Acts 3:19 ~ Sins are wiped out, forgiven, when we turn to God, that is repent.
Mark 1:4; 4:12; Luke 3:3; Acts 2:38; 5:31; 8:22; and even Old Testament 2 Chronicles 7:14 all share repentance comes before forgiveness.


Here are some links to:
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My favorite online church service: Alistair Begg
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Hello,

Welcome to the Simple Not Shallow Podcast. My name is Charles, and this is the Coffee Side Chat series. So named because of this amazing cup of coffee sitting on the counter right beside me. We are coming to you from the hallowed halls of Mykitchen University. The kitchen counter is the perfect place to stand, talk, laugh, and learn together while sipping on a cup of beautiful coffee.

Let me ask you a question. Why is forgiving others so important to our faith? Well, let’s kick this around while looking at it through the lens of what it means to be a Christian and see what we come up with. Now, this lens is a following of Jesus that involves a relationship leading to studentship leading to a life lived from what is learned. All three altogether, not one or the other. But all are intrinsically linked and in balance with each other.

So, forgiving others… Why is it so important?

Matthew 6:9-15 ~  The Lord’s Prayer, forgiveness linked to forgiving others. And Jesus saying that if we do not forgive others God will not forgive us.

Matthew 22: 36-40 ~ The 2 greatest commands ever given and Jesus saying that these 2 from the basis for all other commands.

1 John 4:8, 20, 21 ~ If we do not love we do not know God.

Proverbs 10:12; 1 Corinthians 13:5; and 1 Peter 4:8 ~ Love forgive, covers over sin.

Proverbs 17:9 ~ Forgiveness promotes love.

Here are some links to:

My favorite YouTube apologist: Mike Winger
https://www.youtube.com/@MikeWinger

My favorite online church service: Alistair Begg
https://www.youtube.com/@truthforlife1

For more of my stuff:

To this episode on our website: leave comments here.
https://www.simplenotshallow.com/the-sns-podcast/114

My Podcast:
https://www.simplenotshallow.com/podcast-home-page

The Simple Not Shallow website:
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To the internet home of Mykitchen U:
https://www.simplenotshallow.com/mykitchen-u

If you like what you have heard and would like a memento... or at least a coffee mug.
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In this episode, we will do this by delving into the common experience of feeling that God has withdrawn from us as Christians. Many of us have encountered this feeling where he seems so distant, though there was a time when we felt so close to him. What’s up with that?

In looking into this, I came up with two suggestions. I know there may be more, and please leave others in the comments section for me.

Scripture Reference:
Romans 8:11 ~ God makes his home in us.
Hebrews 13:5 ~ God promises he will never leave or forsake us.
Psalm 22 ~ King David feeling that God was distant.
Psalm 44 ~ Son of Korah, the Psalmist, feels God is distant.
1 Kings 19 ~ Elijah feels God is distant.
Matthew 27:46 ~ Jesus feels God the Father is distant.
Isaiah 59:2 ~  Our sin hides God from us.
Luke 9:1-6; 10:1-11; Mark 6:7-12 ~ Jesus "letting go of the disciple's hands" and sending them out two by two.
Matthew 10 ~ A third mention of Jesus "letting go of the disciple's hands."

Other interesting videos on this.

1. Reformed Theological Seminary
https://youtu.be/Gcb6hM0TzCU?si=AMJq_Bgjsx9xjRUN
2. Capturing Christianity:
https://youtu.be/PMrsFqBZgWI?si=A4EL-0J-uGdkNQVP

3. HTBB Church
https://youtu.be/ZJfaIVulEgI?si=th-t9M5cXbtZU1lO

4. Tim Keller
https://youtu.be/4Gj3x8C5umk?si=Stbb-5XHJkIq9M_d

Here are some links to:
My favorite YouTube apologist: Mike Winger
https://www.youtube.com/@MikeWinger

My favorite online church service: Alistair Begg
https://www.youtube.com/@truthforlife1

For more of my stuff:

To this episode on our website: leave comments here.
https://www.simplenotshallow.com/the-sns-podcast/113

My Podcast:
https://www.simplenotshallow.com/podcast-home-page

The Simple Not Shallow website:
https://www.simplenotshallow.com

To the internet home of Mykitchen U:
https://www.simplenotshallow.com/mykitchen-u

If you like what you have heard and would like a memento... or at least a coffee mug.
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In this episode, we are going to look at the best and worst parts of Christian life. And we are going to do this while looking through the lens of what it means to be a Christian, which is a following of Jesus that involves a relationship leading to studentship leading to living a life based on everything learned. Indeed, it is only as we look through this lens that we can see these parts as being fully the best and fully the worst.

Let’s start with the best part. I like to start on the positive side of things. Don’t you? Oh, and before beginning, I may not mention them while we chat, but all Scriptures referenced will be listed in the description area of this podcast. Do take a moment and let me know if there are others I could have referenced. Thank you.

Scriptures Referenced:
John 3:16ff ~ Jesus only came because God loved. With no love, Jesus would not have come.

1 Corinthians 13; 1 John 4:17, 18; John 14:27; Ephesians 3:17-19;                  1 Corinthians 13:4-8 ~ what love does in us, for us, and through us.

John 13: 34,35 ~ How others know we are followers of Jesus.

John 15 ~ how we stay connected (abide in) with God.

Matthew 22:34-40 ~ The 2 greatest commandments and they are the basis for all other commands.

John 13:34; Romans 12:10; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:12, 17; 1 Thessalonians 3:12; 1 Peter 4:8; 2 John 1:5; 1 John 3:23; Galatians 5:13; 1 Peter 3:8 ~ Ten times love one another is listed.

1 John 4:8, 20, 21 ~ No love = no know God.

Romans 14:22-23 ~ Sin is what is not from faith.

James 2:19 ~ even demons believe God is the One True God and tremble.

James 2:8-19; 1 Corinthians 13 ~ Tieing love to faith.

Mark 7:15, 20-23 ~ Jesus telling us where sin comes from, within us.

James 1:14-15 ~ as we are tempted by our own evil desires.

1 John 2:1,2 ~ If we sin, Jesus is our advocate with God the Father.

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In this episode, we are going to talk about the question: Who is Jesus? I know. In a fairly short video, are we going to explore this question fully? Yeah, no. But we are going to talk about a framework you can use while pursuing your relationship with him while learning who he is.

So, what comes to mind when you hear the question, who is Jesus? You might be saying, “He is God.” Yes, but is that all we know about who he is? What else can you think of? “Lord and Savior?” Yes. What else? “Son of God, Our redeemer?” Yes, what else? “He died on the cross and was raised for our sins?” Yes, that is what he did, but who is he? “You going to keep asking that question or get on with the chat?”

Alright, I’ll move on. But the reason I ask is that, well….

Scripture references:
John 1:1-18 ~ Jesus is God, the Word of God through his being the One and Only God
John 15:13,14 ~ He is our friend.
Hebrews 2:9-18 ~ He is our brother.
Acts 17:7, Revelation 1:5 ~ He is our King.
Hebrews 3:1 ~ Our High Priest and intercessor.
2 Timothy 4:1, Acts 10:42, John 9:39 ~ Our Judge.
John 16:12,13 ~ Jesus not overwhelming us with information.
John 1 - whole book. I find this book to be the best for learning who Jesus is.

Other Resources:
A.W. Tozer’s books: The Attributes of God, vols. 1 and 2

Here are some links to:
My favorite YouTube apologist: Mike Winger
https://www.youtube.com/@MikeWinger

My favorite online church service: Alistair Begg
https://www.youtube.com/@truthforlife1

For more of my stuff:

To this episode on our website: leave comments here.
https://www.simplenotshallow.com/the-sns-podcast/111

My Podcast:
https://www.simplenotshallow.com/podcast-home-page

The Simple Not Shallow website:
https://www.simplenotshallow.com

To the internet home of Mykitchen U:
https://www.simplenotshallow.com/mykitchen-u

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In this episode, we are going to consider the questions: what is prayer, and why is it so important? Many have talked about prayer, going into depth on the hows and whys of it all. 

So… what can a man, even one standing in these hallowed halls while chatting over a cup of coffee, contribute to the insights of such heavy hitters as these and other thoughtful scholars? I don’t know, but what better place to kick around an idea than at a kitchen counter over coffee? 

Scriptural example of Prayer:
Matthew 6:9ff ~ The Lord’s Prayer

Resources for Payer:

Dallas Willard’s book, Hearing God, 

Andrew Murray’s The School of Prayer

Resources for getting to know God:

A.W. Tozer  The Attributes of God  vol.1 & 2

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In this episode, we are going to consider the question, what is Christianity? Or to phrase it another way, what does it mean to be a Christian?

I mean, the goal here is to view every topic discussed through the lens of what it means to be a Christian. We should probably discuss what it means to be a Christian. Right? 

Here’s what I have found while looking through the Bible. Christianity is following Jesus. Now, before you say, “Gee, Captain Obvious, can you be any more obvious?”

Why yes, yes I can. But follow me for just a second as I add a little more depth to this obvious statement.

Scripture:
It is a Relationship:
 Revelation 3:20 ~ I stand at the door and knock, if anyone opens the door, I will come in. I will dine with him and he with me. (The relationship begins. Doesn’t say, learn from me or do these things for me and I will dine [spend time] with you. Just open the door).
 Ephesians 5:1 ~ we are called beloved children.
 1 John 4:7-21 ~ Those who do not love (love is always relational) do not even know God. (So the relationship must first be established before all else).
 Matthew 22:34-40 ~ The greatest commands are to love. (Relationship is a must.)

Involves Studentship (Discipleship):
 Matthew 11:29 ~ Take my yoke upon you and LEARN from me. (The relationship means to be learning.)
 Matthew 28:19 ~ Tells us to go make Disciples, not converts. We are to be teachers and trainers; this implies the studentship that is part of the relationship. Yes, this is a very brief look at the Great Commission, and I do not mean to remove any other aspect from it. But I am simply highlighting the studentship aspect that is integral to it.
 John 15:15 ~ Jesus calls us friends because we know (have learned) what he has taught and made known to us.

Involves Doing, the Religion aspect:
 James 2:17 ~ Faith without works is dead. It is not faith at all. A loving relationship that does nothing is not a loving relationship at all.
 James 1:27 ~ Religion is a way of life, not mere church-time worship.
 John 15:10 ~ Doing results from abiding in love (actively pursuing a relationship with God). If you abide, you keep the commands. Interesting that the command then given (v.12) is to love each other as he loves us.

Examples of studentship and doing religion without a relationship:
 John 5:39 ~ Pharisees and Scribes pore over scriptures and miss out on Jesus.
 Luke 11:42; Matthew 23:23 ~ Doing religious things but neglecting what is really important.
 1 Corinthians 13 ~ This chapter shows the true value of trying to study and do things without love. Without a relationship to Jesus, they are worthless.

Can you love without doing?
 James 2:14-25 ~ No.

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I’m Charles, and this is the Simple Not Shallow Podcast.

In this episode, I want to introduce our new series of Podcast episodes. Entitled the Coffee-side Chat series. So named because of this cup of coffee on the counter right beside me. And we’re coming to you from the hallowed halls of Mykitchen University. The kitchen table is the perfect place to sit, talk, laugh, and learn together. While sipping on a cup of beautiful coffee.

I have found that too often, the lens we use tends to be a favorite aspect of faith or lesson that…. Let me put it this way: We can get so focused on that one aspect, that one tree, if you will, that we lose sight of that tree's place in the great and dense forest that is the Christian faith. I guess you could say that I want to help us see not only that one tree but that tree's place in the rich dense forest as well.

And yes, we will take God and his love very seriously, not ourselves. 

One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned is to not take myself too seriously. In fact, you could say that I take myself with a grain of salt. And, as a Christian, I’m supposed to treat everyone as I would wish to be treated, right, the Golden Rule. So, I promise I will take you with a grain of salt as well. And perhaps that way we will get some wonderful conversations going about our faith. 

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After our last conversation, it took Old Man Tom a few days to get back by the house. But as old as he is, his memory is tack sharp. Indeed, it was he who reminded me that he had wanted to follow up and share what our last conversation had inspired. 

He started off by saying, “Good morning, Charles. Hey, have you heard the rumor about the butter?”

“The butter? No.”

“Oh, I’m not going to spread it.” Now, I may have grimaced just a little bit. Because he began to laugh even louder.   

Once he stopped laughing, he said, “Do you remember how we left off our last conversation?”

“Oh, yeah. But I’m not going to spread it.”

Ok, that’s what I wish I had said. What I actually said was, “Um, you said that there was something that your thoughts on being perfect brought to mind. Correct?”

“You remember!”

I simply smiled; well, no sense in telling him just how barely I remembered. And then, I said, “Tom, come on in, brother, and I’ll put the coffee on. 

Now, if you haven’t met Old Tom just yet, despite his being full of such ‘quaint’ jokes, he is a man with uncommon clarity of thought. You might say he is a man blessed with more common sense than many a drug store has pills. Also, as he is usually a man of few words, I find it is generally well worth the listen when he does say something. So, I was genuinely interested in hearing him out. 

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The other day, as I was sweeping off my front porch, Old Man Tom came by and asked me something that caught me slightly off guard. He started simply enough by saying, “Good morning, Charles.” 

 But it is what he said next that caught me off-guard. He said, “Did you know the earth is 70% water?”

“Had no idea.”

“It is. And as importantly, all that is uncarbonated.”

I stared at him for a moment. Then hesitantly asked, “And?”

“Well, technically, then, it is flat.”

I had to ask. Sometimes, there is not enough coffee in the whole world.

And I am not sure what he found funnier, his joke or my reaction. Either way, he was laughing so hard that it was a good 20 minutes before he could say anything else.  

Finally, he said, “Ok, I also have a serious question for you. May I?”

“A question, not a joke.”

“Yes.”

“Sure, what is it.”

“Has anyone ever called you perfect?” 

I had to ask.

“Well, I was once called a perfect goofball, does that count?”

He laughed some more, shook his head, and said, “No. No, it doesn’t.”

Now, if you haven’t met Old Tom just yet, for all his dad jokes, he is a man with uncommon clarity of thought. You might say he is a man blessed with more common sense than a drug store has pills. Also, as he is usually a man of few words, I have found that it is usually well worth the listen when he does have something to say. 

Knowing this, I said, “Tom, this is going to take at least a full pot of coffee to talk about, isn’t it?”

He smiled big and said, “Oh yeah, at least one.”

I said, “All right, come on in, Tom, and I’ll put the coffee on.”

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Located on Amazon,
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