Beatitudes #1 – Blessed are the Beggarly

Episode 200: We approach the mount and begin our climb – Blessed are the poor in the Spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Tune in as I break this verse down and explain what this means for the Christian today.

Questions of the Day:

  1. Who was the meekest man?
  2. Is there a lost book from the Bible that talks about reincarnation?
  3. Is there any reason to read the apocryphal books found in some Bibles?
  4. How many plagues were there in Egypt?

Beatitudes – Introduction (part 2)

Episode 197: We draw ever closer in our approach of the single most significant declaration of what it means to be a citizen of the kingdom of Christ. In this episode, I lay the final groundwork in understanding the Beatitudes. Tune in as I give further observations of this monumental text.

Question of the Day: Is the Holy Spirit God?

Beatitudes – Introduction (part 1)

Episode 196: The introduction to the greatest sermon ever preached will be my text for the next several episodes. Tune in as I explain the context of this sermon as a whole but especially of the first several verses we know as the Beatitudes.

Question of the Day: Can we receive miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit today?

Scotland, Syria, & Persecution

Episode 182: Mark McGivern, tabloid journalist who writes for the Daily Record in Scotland, is on the war-path against the church of Christ in Scotland. Today I’m calling him out and taking him to task, while simultaneously presently the Biblical perspective on persecution the world over. How should we view it when it takes place? Tune in as I show what the Bible says.

McGivern’s Smear Campaign – Here, here, and here

Air Force cracking down on Christians

Syrian Rebels Force Conversions

Question of the Day: Is belief in God necessary to go to heaven?

Pope assures Atheists – Belief in God unnecessary to go to heaven

Mars, NSA, & VMAs

Episode 174: A little bit of everything today. A brief look at a new theory of how life came to be on earth; a look at the news sotry of how Evangelical Christians and Catholics are on the religious extremist list of the NSA; and a breakdown of the Miley Cyrus VMA controversy.

Earthlings are really Martians

Pentagon classifies Evangelicals & Catholics as Extremists

Question of the Day: When were the gospels written?

The Cross of Christ

Episode 161: Recently, archaeologists in Turkey dug up a chest which supposedly contains a piece of the cross that Jesus died on.  So what does this mean? Tune in as I break down how when an idol’s-a-tree that is really gross idolatry.

Did Archaeologists Find Jesus’ Cross?

Other Ancient Relics

Question of the Day: Where does it say you have to go through Christ to get to God?

Enemies of the Cross of Christ

Episode 137: “Many…walk as [the] enemies of the cross of Christ.” (Philippians 3.18). What did Paul mean when he wrote this? And what does it mean for us today? We’ve probably got some idea of what we think it means, but are we willing to confront the brutal truth contained in this passage? Tune in as I dive into this text.

Question of the Day: Was Peter the first Pope?

10 Political Things You Can’t Do While Following Jesus

Episode 134: Once again, Mark Sandlin is at it again with a recently published article about political things Christians cannot do if they claim to follow Jesus. In my humble opinion, you can’t claim to follow Jesus and support this liberal progressive agenda, but I try to find what few redeeming qualities I can. Tune in and see what you think concerning Mr. Sandlin’s assessment.

Political Article

Question of the Day: Do you need to be baptized to be saved? What about the thief on the cross?

10 Things You Can’t Do While Following Jesus

Episode 133: Presbyterian minister Mark Sandlin recently published an article entitled “10 Thing You Can’t Do While Following Jesus.” In today’s episode I walk through the article point-by-point and offer agreement or disagreement with Biblical passages. Tune in to see where you fall with Mr. Sandlin’s points.

Mark Sandlin’s Article

Question of the Day: Can we pray to Jesus?

NSA Leaks

Episode 132: So Edward Snowden is on the run because he has leaked national security secrets about the government seizing phone records from major phone providers. So what does this have to do with the Christian? Actually, our conversations have been “leaked” to Almighty God. Tune in as I explore this “leak” and what needs to happen.

New Segment! Question of the Day: How was Cain’s wife a descendant of Adam & Eve?