I Am Responsible and Accountable (Ezekiel 18:1-32)
We are accountable to God for our motives, words, and actions in this life. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

We are accountable to God for our motives, words, and actions in this life. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
We, as citizens of both our local regions and of the world, must avoid getting sucked into the vortex of acrimonious speech and hate-filled rhetoric. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
ob’s incredible and awful experience of suffering and redemption becomes an invitation for you and me to have a more expansive view of what a relationship with the living God truly looks like. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
The genuine spiritual life is always a tricky and risky combination of devotion and confrontation toward God. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
The old system is obsolete, because of Christ. Jesus has brought a new and better way. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Jesus is a priest and king, like Melchizedek. Therefore, Jesus is superior to Abraham, Levi, Aaron, and all of the Levitical priests. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Living by faith is the only real option we have. All other options leave us in an existential angst, sliding toward nihilism. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
It could be that God talking of Leviathan – this big uncontrollable and unpredictable creature – is one way of helping us come to grips with our divine/human relationship. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
When God shows up, it usually isn’t in a dramatic whirlwind; God typically comes in the form of the person right in front of me. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Good guys don’t always win in this life, because having faith typically means we will actually suffer, rather than not. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Christians must support and promote the idea of political office as a public service; and the concept of being a citizen as serving the common good of all persons, not just some persons. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
The God of Holy Scripture hates injustice, and wants all people everywhere to extend basic human kindness and goodness to one another without prejudice or favoritism. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Acceptance of others is more than a nice idea; and it doesn’t mean that we overlook differences of convictions or dogma. It just means that we choose to focus on what is most important. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
The friends simply assumed Job was sinful, because they presupposed that anyone undergoing such terrible suffering is being punished by God. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Mercy and judgment are not two contrasting concepts and actions; they are two sides of the very same coin. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
To affirm God’s inherent power and goodness, smack in the middle of grinding hardship and ill health – and truly mean it – is the genuine article of faith. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Pain cannot be relieved unless it is acknowledged, affirmed, and addressed by both the one who suffers and the community who surrounds them. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Job's friend Zophar sounds like one of those guys who always has to win an argument. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
There is a chunk of people in this world who think that everything either works, or ought to work, according to Cartesian coordinates. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Through it all, Job never lost his attachment and faithfulness to God. But he did lose his old view of the world. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Job’s faithfulness to God could not make sense between his agonizing suffering, the loss of property and family, and God’s silence and purpose in it all. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Neither marriage, nor singleness, is what really counts. Faith, expressing itself through love, is what actually counts. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Marriage, at its heart, is a deliberate and volitional decision to serve the other person This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Justice and righteousness are at the heart of God’s concern for humanity. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
If someone loves money, it will not end well for them. If someone loves God and doing God’s will, then there is life and peace. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Each of us is responsible for our moral and spiritual integrity. We bear the responsibility to give and receive love. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Stories can be hard, because life can be hard. Listening is hard, because it hurts to hear another’s pain. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
"Don't get tired of helping others. You will be rewarded when the time is right, if you don't give up." (Galatians 6:9) This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Esther was the right person for the right time. She evidenced a solid character, a listening spirit, and moral sensitivity. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Esther staked out her identity and faith, and risked her life for an entire nation of people. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/