When God created  light and life in Genesis 1, He was pointing to the spiritual truth that, in the fullness of time, Jesus would be the true Light and Life of the world.  Now He shines through us. And even though others may not understand the theology, they must be able to see the Light … Continue reading John 1:4-5 Light and Life (Podcast) →

Vickie and I have been blessed with 15 very unique and very wonderful grandkids. We recorded this conversation in order to try to communicate to them the critical importance of making our (and their) lives all about Jesus. Stay in the Battle! Steve To find and subscribe to Steve’s podcasts on ITunes (all subscriptions are … Continue reading From Nana & Grandpa to Our Grandkids: The Most Important Thing →

Secular Humanism is a popular religious worldview (especially among our cultural elite) that is a significant competitor to Christianity for the hearts and minds of people. In some ways, it is a stealth worldview. Many who have embraced it would not self-identify as Secular Humanists, but as Christian. Biblical Christians must develop the discernment necessary … Continue reading Veritas Presentation 6–Secular Humanism (Podcast) →

Many people do not accept that our Lord Jesus Christ is God the Son, come in the flesh, who died for our sins and rose from the dead. So what do they believe about Him? We consider that here. This podcast contains the audio portion of a Veritas Slideshow Presentation that was shared in the A5B … Continue reading Veritas Presentation 5–Who is Jesus? (Podcast) →

The manuscript evidence for the New Testament is truly incredible, especially when compared to other famous writings from roughly the same time period. In addition to the manuscripts of the New Testament documents themselves, we have powerful evidence from the history of the first few centuries of  the early church.  God has seen fit to … Continue reading Veritas Presentation 4–Evidence from Manuscripts and Early Church History (Podcast) →

In this study: The uniqueness of the Gospel of John The purpose of the Gospel of John The amazing life of the Apostle John How “the Word was with God” and “the Word was God” point us to the Trinity Common, but deadly serious, misconceptions about the nature of God (e.g., Tritheism [Christians are often accused … Continue reading John 1:1-3 God is Triune (Podcast) →

In this study: Jesus exposes the religious leaders’ fear of the crowds Jesus tells a parable of two sons that illustrate two kinds of sinners in need of repentance Jesus tells the parable of the vineyard to show that the amazing, incredible patience of God finally ends Jesus, and later the apostles, points our attention to … Continue reading Matthew 21:24-46 Rejecting the Cornerstone (Podcast) →

The first 22 minutes of this podcast is a discussion of my “little birds” dream. The study of Matthew 21 begins at 22:30. In this study: A brief review of the first 18 verses of Matthew 21 The significance of Jesus being hungry The withering of the fig tree The significance of fig trees to … Continue reading Matthew 21:18-23 Jesus Requires Fruit (Podcast) →

Archaeologists have found a lot of amazing things that make a strong case that the Bible is historical, not mythological. Fulfilled prophecies make a strong case that the Bible is God’s Book, certainly not a merely man-made book. This is the audio portion of a Veritas slideshow presentation I shared with the A5B class at … Continue reading Veritas Presentation 2–Evidence from Archaeology & Fulfilled Prophecy (Podcast) →

God has chosen to leave us some powerful evidence for the benefit of those who might find it difficult to believe that Jesus could have literally risen from the dead, but who are searching for the truth and willing to consider the evidence. In these days of the increased secularization of our culture, it is … Continue reading Veritas Presentation 1–Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus (Podcast) →