In this episode, we consider the questions: Does having faith in Christ mean that you stop thinking? Does my emphasis on God’s love and our love for him mean that I agree with this? The answer is, not so much; to both questions. For to love authentically involves thinking. Thinking involved in learning about God, what he teaches and how those teachings apply to my daily life. If you are not thinking you are not fully loving. I know, right? My name is Charles. Grab yourself some coffee and let’s talk. 

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Scripture Passages referenced:

Matthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-31 ~ the greatest commands ever given.

1 John 5:13; 1 Timothy 3: 14,15; John 20:31; and Luke 1:4 ~ these are a few that deal with Scripture having been written so that we know and believe.

1 John 4:1 ~ test the spirits.
2 Corinthians 13:5 ~ examine and test yourselves.
1 Thessalonians 5:21 ~ test all things.

1 Corinthians 13:8-13 ~ The primacy of love and how our partial knowledge will pass away.



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Christianity isn’t merely a religion. How can I say it isn’t? That is not what I said. I said it is not merely one. For authentic Christianity is a relationship that leads to religious practice. While Christianity works itself out in religious practices, these are not all that is to be found in Christianity. These are not even primary to the Christian faith. For, Christianity is primarily a relationship with Christ. This is what we talk about in this episode.

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Scripture Passages referenced:

John 15:9,10 ~ Jesus remains in the Father's love.
John 17:20-23 ~ Jesus and the Father are one and Jesus prays we will be one in them.
Matthew 15:14 ~ The Pharisees are the blind leading the blind.
Luke 22:40-44 ~ Jesus not excited at Gethesmane.
James 1:27 ~ What God considers pure and undefiled religion.
James 2:8 ~ The Royal Law is to love your neighbor as yourself.
Matthew 22:34-40 ~ Greatest commands and them being the basis for all biblical teaching.
1 Corinthians 13 ~ Lacking love we are obnoxious and worthless.
Matthew 5:20 ~ Our righteousness needs to surpass that of the Pharisees.
Matthew 23:27 ~ Jesus calling them whitewashed tombs.
Matthew 15:14 ~ Jesus calling them the blind leaders of the blind.
John 5:39, 40 ~ They diligently searched Scripture and missed out on Jesus.
1 John 5:1 ~ To believe equated to Loving.
1 John 4:7-21 ~ If we do not love, we do not know God, for God is love.



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One of the most amazing things I find in the Bible is just how messed up, how ordinarily human, the people in it truly are. Why do I find it amazing and even comforting? The last thing I’d expect in the holy book of any religion is for it to be full of those who, considered to be heroes of the faith, are as flawed as the Bible’s are. No matter where you turn, those, listed as the paragons of faith, are portrayed as fully human as I am; full of faults and fears and missteps. This is what we explore in this episode.


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Scripture Passages referenced:

Hebrews 11 ~ known as the Faith Hall of Fame.


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When is it best to avoid asking the question, “Is ‘this’ a sin?”  Did you know that by asking it, you can actually keep you from growing in Christ? Why do I say this and what is a better alternative? Grab your coffee and let’s talk about it. I find the answer to be when it’s taken you as far in growth as it can. Kind of like riding a bicycle; for training wheels can only take you so far. They are useful and needed for a while. But then you outgrow the need for them. And if you don’t get beyond them, you never get the full enjoyment of riding. The same is true with this question.

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Scripture Passages referenced:

Matthew 22: 34-40 ~ Loving God with entire being and neighbor as self.


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Can we have Christianity without Christ? Now, before you say, “You have been in quarantine way too long!”  Listen to why I ask. How I find that some Christians seem to love their religion much more than they love Jesus. We discuss how this actually prevents them from experiencing the abundant life Jesus came to give. This is not a criticism of any particular group of Christians, it is a sharing of concern over a trend I see in Christianity today. One to settle for a Christian religion that has been sweetened to our taste rather than one that develops our spiritual palate to enjoy the profound richness found in a French press style of faith. 

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Scripture Passages referenced:
John 5:39, 40 ~ Pharisees not seeing Jesus in Scriptures even though they did study them intently.
John 10:10 ~ Jesus came to give life in abundance.
Luke 24:13-32 ~ Disciples on road to Emmaus finding Jesus.

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In this episode, we talk about the tenderness Jesus shows his disciples in John 16:12. Here he says that he cannot share more things with them because they are not ready to hear them. Knowing and acting on the difference between teaching and dumping information is the mark of humble tenderness and compassion. Jesus cares enough about you to take you right up to that line and he cares enough to never cross it. That is beautiful, that is loving, that is the profoundness of his tenderness. Join me as we talk about this.

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Scripture Passages referenced:
John 16:12


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In this episode, I share a profound connection I made with Jesus while reading my devotional. This from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. I do not talk about what Chambers wrote, but I do talk about what profoundly affected me during the reading. Something that made Jesus even more personal to me and made me question whether I was living in such a way that would cause Jesus to ask me, "Have I been with you so long, and you don't know me?" That is humbling to contemplate.


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Scripture Passages referenced:
John 14:9


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Does being a good person count for anything with God? Doesn't it matter to God whether or not we are good people? God wouldn't turn a good person away from heaven, would he? These are important questions to talk about. Is being a good person all that matters to God or is there something else, something deeper that truly matters? So, what is the deal with God and good people? That is what we are going to explore in this episode. 

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Scripture Passages referenced:

John 3:16 ~ God loves us all. 
Galatians 2:6; Colossians 3:25; Ephesians 6:9; Romans 2;11; Acts 10:34,35; and many more ~ He plays no favorites.
Romans 3:23 ~His love betrayed by us all.
Romans 3:10~ Once we betrayed, we ceased from being good.
Mark 10:23-27; Matthew 9:23-26 ~ God telling us we cannot do this on our own. Only God can do this for us.
John 3:17 ~ He came to save not condemn.
Romans 3:22 ~Through faith in Jesus alone.
Ephesians 2:8-10 ~ Paul sharing how we are not good enough.


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So, here is a question for you, is your God big enough? No, seriously, is your God big enough? Big enough for what? And why is that important? That is what we are going to explore here in episode 17. Here is why I ask. I have found that people only ever practice their religion based on who they understand God to be. Which is to say, how they allow themselves to relate to God and how they put that relationship into practice in their daily lives. Which, by the way, includes how they relate to other people.

If you always know exactly what other people have to do, what you don’t have to do, and what makes for an authentic religious experience. And you know that any experience not matching your own must be suspect. Perhaps your God, your understanding of God, is too small. Anyway, that is what we kick around in this episode.

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So, how do we not worry?  I have always found worry to be a very great nuisance; a highly troublesome companion that is rather hard to get rid of. And, how is that even done? I mean not worrying about things?  That is what we are going to explore here in this episode, number 16. We will explore how this is not done through having a good job, attaining some lofty goal, or by anything that we can do by ourselves. That it is only as we choose to focus on where we are and not on where we are not, that this is made possible. Where we are is the key.  


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