New Testament teaching tells us if we have a relationship with Jesus, we are now His temple, no longer an ark or a building. That brings the story of Jesus clearing the temple in all four Gospels into a brand new light. In this episode, we take a deeper dive into that legendary story and how it applies to our lives today.

When we look at manger scenes and watch Nativity reenactments, most people pay no attention to Joseph. But the few Scriptures we have about him are so rich and full of lessons to learn from the man who God hand-picked to raise His Son—the sinless Savior of the world. No matter what time of year you listen to this episode, I promise Joseph's story will be inspiring to you.

In the US, we go through this strange transformation from October to December, from celebrating Halloween to Christmas, changing our focus from darkness to light, from fear to hope. Nestled right in between these two holidays is Thanksgiving. In today's episode we talk about making the choice of gratitude versus the decisions that can bring us guilt.

We all have regrets about choices we have made. No one escapes that dilemma. But the amount of time we spend looking back, reflecting on failure can have a devastation effect on where we are and where we're going. In today's episode, we're going to take a look at the purpose of the rearview mirror vs. the windshield as a metaphor for our choices in how we live day to day.

Every day, we produce trash in our lives—stuff we decide we don't need, don't want, or have to get rid of. In cat some of it starts to stink if we let it sit too long. Every day, we also sin—we disobey a holy God. But just as we have to choose to throw stuff away, we have to choose what we will bring before God. Today's episode uses a common metaphor to help us better understand confession and forgiveness of the trash we produce in our lives.

As we walk through life and mature as Christ-followers, we are going to have to deal with "gray areas," the places where we aren't clear on what we should do or how we should handle an issue. Today's episode offers some practical advice on approaching this dliemma.

After having celebrated 39 years of marriage, while certainly not claiming to be an expert on the subject, in this episode, I thought I would share ten principles that I have challenged myself to hold to over the years. Whether you're married a long time, newly married, divorced, remarried, or single hoping to one day be married, I hope these can encourage and inspire you in the one relationship that God can constantly use to make us into the men He desires for us to be.

Anytime you are involved in any of your circles of influence, your mind and body are present, regardless of your level of engagement. But what about your spirit as a Christ-follower? Is that aspect of you engaged as well? How does this work and what might God do if we paid more attention to this amazing and available gift from Him?

We all have to have some contracts in our lives, but, as Christ-followers, we also need to understand the biblical concept of covenants. Where men want a contract in place, God desires a covenant, which we see throughout both the Old and New Testament. This episode talks about the difference in the two dynamics and invites you to take an inventory of your covenant life.

The question of "Who is your pastor?" is a really interesting one for us all. There are some valid life questions and some deep truths for us to get from considering the strategy we have for a crisis. Today's episode asks that question of you and then offers some challenging thoughts for you.