Have you been able to keep Christ in your consciousness since our last post, or have the currents of this world swept you away again? There is no need to be ashamed of that or even afraid because of it.  Remember that our human nature remains native to this world even while our regenerate soul … Continue reading Podcast #32: Poor in Spirit, and an Easy Yoke

Can ambassadors be swept up in the currents of thought and busy-ness of the foreign land in which they serve?  Of course, and so much more easily when our human nature has its origins in that foreign land. The consciousness of our mind never actually changes and so remains bound up in this world. (Just … Continue reading Podcast #31: Renewal in Scripture: New and Old Wineskins

As ambassadors of the kingdom of heaven, we are called and we desire to share the good news.   But it can be a real challenge to communicate it. The gospel that we share is often reduced to forgiveness and faith. What are the limits of that, and what else does the Bible have to say … Continue reading Podcast #30: Sharing the good news

https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=15598148 Now that we have seen models for two vastly different worldviews and considered how that affects the meaning of words we use, it is time to take up our work as ambassadors for the kingdom of heaven. First, let us consider the advantages of the kingdom to which we belong and represent as ambassadors. … Continue reading Podcast #28: Being Ambassadors for the Kingdom of Heaven

The assumption that each of us has a free will is powerful … but is it true?  The idea of a free will is attractive and popular because it promises people happiness in the choices they make.  I would like to assert that this notion is deceitful and a trap, and not where true joy … Continue reading Podcast #27: Do we really have a free will?

If there is a God, and God is good, why is there evil in the world?  That is the premise of the problem of evil, and it's overwhelmingly why people move in the direction of atheism.  But I'll challenge that idea by considering life through the lens of different worldviews. https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=15397136 What challenges do you … Continue reading Podcast #26: The Problem with the Problem of Evil