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414-Marriage Tune Up 2- Establish or Empty Oneself

“If I could show you how to avoid the pain of a bad relationship, would you actually consider my advice? Well, I can…but will you?

In today’s podcast and post we reach part 2 of our Marriage Tune Up with a comparison between two opposite philosophies about marriage. In one the focus is the development of self, the other is the death of self.

Join me now as we see why the real divorce rate is almost as high as the marriage rate, and I offer a five minute fix to every marriage that almost no one will try.

413-Marriage Tune Up 1- The Living Divorce

“If you were to grade your marriage, would you give it a ten out of ten? If not, what are your assumptions about why it’s not better than it is?

In today’s podcast and post we start our New Year with a new series that will transform our marriages. Whether you are considering marriage, new to marriage, or have been married a long time, this series is one you’ll want to share with others.

Join me now as we explore whether we are experiencing a marriage or if we are a living a divorce.

412-The Advent of Unbelief

“Have you ever had a question or doubt about your religion or its view on the world? Have you ever felt oppressed or hurt by your system of faith?

In today’s podcast and post we conclude the second half of our Advent series by discussing how Christ appears to us through what religion calls…unbelief

Join me now as we see beyond the manipulative power plays that religion hoists upon us and explore how the Gospel never puts us into religion, and instead, the advent of Christ becomes that voice which leads us out.

411-The Dynamic Advent for All

“Is the goal of the advent season to reflect upon the birth of Jesus and prove its historical validity? If so, then there is no possible way for us to experience it.

In today’s podcast and post I challenge the assumptions behind the traditional advent season and prove that the advent of Christ is not a static event limited to just a few in human history, but a dynamic unfolding of events.

Join me now as we see beyond the nostalgia of advent trapped in religious history and discover that the advent of Christ is still coming to everybody every day.

410-9-The Church of Children

“What does it mean to become like a child?” 

In today’s podcast and post we consider Jesus’ blueprint for His Church with the prerequisite that we become like a child. So how did religion become dogmatic about what is required to go to heaven, without really understanding Jesus’ teaching?

Join me now as we see beyond “childlike faith” and consider a text that if understood, would never have allowed religion’s version of heaven to exist

409-8-Relearning the Temple Tax

“What does the ‘temple tax’ have to do with being an outsider to religion?

In today’s podcast and post we continue our exploration for Jesus’ blueprint for his Church, when he visits his own home town and is faced with the temple tax. You’ll learn precisely why Jesus is considered an outsider or a foreigner to his own religion.

Join me now as we see beyond institutional power plays and learn why the community Jesus is building could never have become an institutional religion.

408-7-The Church of Little Faith

“Do you believe “faith healers” are for real, or have most of them been proven to be a big scam?”

Today we continue our series deconstructing church history with a look at one of the biggest promises in the bible; that with just a little faith we could literally move mountains. What does it say about our modern faith, if Jesus own disciples couldn’t heal a sick boy?

Join me now as we see beyond the common assumptions as to why modern churches lack miracle working power, and discover that healing isn’t a gift bestowed for our spiritual stature, but a function of finding ourselves in God.

407-6-Transfiguration and the Church

“What does the story of the transfiguration have to do with your Church?”

The transfiguration is a portal through which we can gain an important piece of the infrastructure for the Church Jesus said he would build. So often we are taught that the institution of the church has the authority over people’s lives, but as we’ll discover, this may not be the case.

Join me now as we climb a high mountain and glean some light from this miraculous event, which now becomes foundational for the true Church today.

406-One Hundred Nineteenth – Aleph

“What is your immediate, gut reaction if I say I’m going to talk about the commandments of God? Do you feel a sense of inner resistance?

In today’s podcast and post we interrupt our other series to return to our ongoing series entitled “Psalms Greatest Hits” with a look at Psalm 119. Not only is this the longest Psalm but nearly every verse of it talks about the commandments of God.

Join me now as we look at the first eight verses of a chapter that evokes within us either profound indifference or inexplicable love.

405-5-The Church of Self Denial

“When Jesus said: “I will build my church…” did he envision a comfortable place? Or a place to make people feel good about themselves? Or a place with a strict process for joining?

In today’s podcast and post we peel back another layer in our series where we examine Jesus blueprint for the Church, as we consider the biblical requirements for membership.

Join me now as we discover that joining Jesus’ true Church is less like a celebration or a ceremony, and more like a death.