Episodes
Friday Apr 29, 2016
Command #28 - Believe in Me
Friday Apr 29, 2016
Friday Apr 29, 2016
Jesus does not stop with commanding belief in general, not even belief in God. He zeroes in with yet more precision and specificity by also commanding belief in him. This further dismisses the notion that Christianity may be equated with being a kind person and trying to do good in the world. Those are good things. But they are not Christianity.
Thursday Apr 28, 2016
COA #20 - Don't Worry
Thursday Apr 28, 2016
Thursday Apr 28, 2016
The command not to worry--both from Jesus' lips and from the pens of James, Paul, Peter, and John--is probably the single most difficult biblical command for me to lay hold of and simply obey.
Wednesday Apr 27, 2016
Command #27 - Believe in God
Wednesday Apr 27, 2016
Wednesday Apr 27, 2016
We find ourselves looking at a series of Commands subject to widely varied interpretation as we attempt to navigate the conundrum between the temporal and spiritual components of the Christian life - Love God, Love man... Give to the poor, Believe.
Tuesday Apr 26, 2016
COA #19 - Be Thankful in All Circumstances
Tuesday Apr 26, 2016
Tuesday Apr 26, 2016
I'm sure you've had the experience of rediscovering a treasure from former times, or one thought to be lost. I often find this happening with ideas as well as possessions.
Monday Apr 25, 2016
Command #26 - Believe
Monday Apr 25, 2016
Monday Apr 25, 2016
From probably the most down-to-earth, if we may even phrase it thus, a most unspiritual among Jesus' Commands, we turn to one of the most spiritual: Believe.
Friday Apr 22, 2016
Command #26 - Believe
Friday Apr 22, 2016
Friday Apr 22, 2016
From probably the most down-to-earth, if we may even phrase it thus, a most unspiritual among Jesus' Commands, we turn to one of the most spiritual: Believe.
Thursday Apr 21, 2016
COA #18 - Stand Strong and Courageous in God
Thursday Apr 21, 2016
Thursday Apr 21, 2016
Many kinds of courage have been required by Jesus' followers at distinct seasons in the history of Christendom.
Wednesday Apr 20, 2016
Command #25 - Give To the Poor
Wednesday Apr 20, 2016
Wednesday Apr 20, 2016
Observe how much of Jesus' time was spent among the infirm, sick, destitute, crippled, blind, and demon-possessed.
Tuesday Apr 19, 2016
COA #17 - Keep Watchful and Alert
Tuesday Apr 19, 2016
Tuesday Apr 19, 2016
In considering the Commands of Jesus, we discovered that the Lord's most frequently given injunctions in the gospels were not what we would perhaps consider the most "spiritual."
Monday Apr 18, 2016
Command #24 - Care For the Suffering
Monday Apr 18, 2016
Monday Apr 18, 2016
Imbalance has always been the Achilles heel of Christianity. It might truly be said that imbalance in following the Commands of Jesus is responsible for the greater share of the unbelief in the world. Does anyone doubt that if every Command of Jesus had been sacrificially lived by his followers, not only would the world have been largely converted to Christianity, life would be a good and pleasant thing for most of its inhabitants. There is enough food, enough water, enough provision, enough happiness, enough love for all.