Episodes
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Command #32 - If Part Of Your Body Sins, Get Rid Of It
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
It has been mentioned before that Jesus occasionally uses overstatement and exaggeration to get his point across. This is obviously again the case here. No one seriously believes this Command is to be obeyed literally. None of Jesus' own disciples, to our knowledge, obeyed this Command as it stands, nor did Jesus expect them to.
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Chapter Twenty-Five: A God to Call Father
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
"This is and has been the Father's work from the beginning--to bring us into the home of His heart." -- George MacDonald.
From God a Good Father by Michael Phillips. Read by Michael Kimball. More information on this and similar writings may be found at Father of the Inklings. Visit Amazon to purchase God a Good Father and other books by Michael Phillips.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Command #24 - Care For the Suffering
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
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.
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Command #22 - Give When Asked and Do More Than Required
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Most are familiar with the tradition behind Jesus' words in the above passage. Many sermon illustrations have explained the right of Roman soldiers in Palestine to compel any citizen to carry their equipment for a mile. To enforce the practicality of the life he would have his hearers lead, Jesus said to carry the burden two miles instead.
Thursday May 28, 2020
Chapter Twenty-One: The Second Lie of Genesis 3
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
"This is and has been the Father's work from the beginning--to bring us into the home of His heart." -- George MacDonald.
From God a Good Father by Michael Phillips. Read by Michael Kimball. More information on this and similar writings may be found at Father of the Inklings. Visit Amazon to purchase God a Good Father and other books by Michael Phillips.
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Command #21 - Be Humble
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Humility in our day has fallen on hard times. Such can be said for most of the attributes of Christlikeness. But humility is especially embattled. The contrast between the world's perspective and that of Jesus is drawn with yet starker clarity when we substitute the word Jesus used to describe humility--meekness.
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Command #19 - Apply Yourself To Think, Learn, Understand
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
One of the fascinating exchanges in the New Testament is recounted in the eighth chapter of Mark's gospel. In it we get a picture of Jesus' frustration with the disciples for not applying themselves to understand. To grasp it, we have to remember the storm at sea that took place after the feeding of the five thousand.
Thursday May 07, 2020
Chapter Eighteen: Fatherhood Requires Childness
Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
"This is and has been the Father's work from the beginning--to bring us into the home of His heart." -- George MacDonald.
From God a Good Father by Michael Phillips. Read by Michael Kimball. More information on this and similar writings may be found at Father of the Inklings. Visit Amazon to purchase God a Good Father and other books by Michael Phillips.
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Command #18 - Be Clear-minded, Thoughtful, Mentally Diligent
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Ours is a lethally superficial age. In an era of superhuman technological achievement, the facility to think judiciously is on the endangered skills list. Our computerized culture has rendered us dependent on machines to do our thinking for us.
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Chapter Seventeen: Looking Beyond to Perfect Fatherhood
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
"This is and has been the Father's work from the beginning--to bring us into the home of His heart." -- George MacDonald.
From God a Good Father by Michael Phillips. Read by Michael Kimball. More information on this and similar writings may be found at Father of the Inklings. Visit Amazon to purchase God a Good Father and other books by Michael Phillips.