These hymns, Christian songs, are classics. They have been loved by new converts and mature believers for many years, in some cases, for centuries. Learn about these hymns, including ‘Amazing Grace,’ ‘Great is Thy Faithfulness,’ and others.
The birth of Jesus is something to celebrate. But the Bible puts more emphasis on the death and resurrection of Jesus than on his birth. Find out why.
Years ago, someone asked this question: “where does my help come from?” Today we might ask it this way: “where can I find encouragement?” For the answer to this important question, we explore Psalm 121
How can the church help those who feel lonely or discouraged? Our host and a Christian counselor talk about small groups as well as other ways to encourage those who may be struggling in this season.
Especially In the holiday season, many people feel lonely. A Christian counselor explains why we must give one another the freedom to express those feelings. We must also give ourselves grace.
Every sin listed in the Bible can be contrasted to its opposite. So the sin of pride can be contrasted to the godly virtue of humility. Listen to several Bible verses which show the vast difference between these two.
Though all sins are bad in God’s sight, some sins have more deadly results than others. Find out why one particular sin tops the list as the most “deadly” of all sins.
Coronavirus, politics, and protests are decreasing our joy and increasing our stress. On top of those things, we have to deal with personal struggles. From the book of Philippians, we’ll learn how to increase our joy.
We share insights from a best-selling book about friendships. Increasing transparency, speaking more warmly, and performing small acts of kindness, are among the practical things we can do to deepen our relationships.
It’s not really about the quantity of friends you have, but the quality of your friendships. In this episode we consider how to deepen friendships that you already have. We suggest five things you can do right now to deepen your existing friendships.
How many friends do most men have? Not too many! At least not many close friends. But for emotional health and for spiritual growth, men need better male friends.
Following up on our most popular episode, “Online Dating,” we dig deeper into the topic. Many believers advise single adults to just “Let go and let God” in order to find someone special. What might be wrong with that advice?
If you are a believer in Jesus, and you believe that God is calling you to marriage, should you try “online dating”? Though there are some risks to keep in mind, the benefits seem to outweigh those risks. Many Christian husbands and wives have met their spouses by being introduced to each other through an online service.
In many churches, so-called “personal testimonies” are usually quite dramatic. Yet the vast majority of believers come to faith as they are raised by believing parents in the context of a Bible-believing church. Though their testimonies might sound a bit boring, yet God’s grace to them is just as amazing as any other kind of testimony.
In one of our more provocative episodes, Randal explains why he cannot call himself a Christian anymore. Hint: it has something to do with the meaning of the word ‘Christian” as it is used today in North America. Also, we will discover from the Bible that there are other, better words, to refer to ourselves as those trusting in Jesus as Saviour. Get ready to be provoked!
As with all areas of knowledge and learning, we sometimes have to learn some big words. And some difficult concepts. So it is with the Bible. Thankfully, most of the words and concepts are fairly easy to understand. But some words and concepts require more effort on our part. In this episode we learn two fairly difficult biblical words. And it is very easy to confuse them. Once we learn them, however, these words will provide us with good encouragement in our following Jesus.
In all religions, people must do something to show their “god” that they are worthy of being saved. They must demonstrate something about their good heart, or their loving works. Even for us, today, it is easy to think that in some way we must show to God that we deserve salvation. But the shocking truth of the Bible is that God freely gives us salvation, without our deserving it at all. It comes to us as a gift, freely given to us, as we simply trust in Jesus.
In certain episodes you can listen as God’s Word, the Bible, is read to you. This is one of those episodes, entitled “God’s Word ...” Listen as God speaks to you about the beauty of His grace and His wonderful plan of salvation for you. Be reminded that no one or nothing can ever cancel God’s love for you in Jesus. That love of God will be yours in this life and in the life to come. The readings are selected from Ephesians chapters 1, 2; Romans chapters 1, 3, 8; and Revelation chapters 21, 22....
In this episode, we learn about the most basic biblical teaching about being saved. It’s a radical teaching, something that indeed turns us and our world “upside down.” You see, we are not saved by trying to be better people or by trying to improve our morals. We are saved only as God credits us with the righteousness of Jesus. This is amazingly good news!
To be saved by Jesus, we need to put genuine faith in him. In this episode, we explore three elements of genuine faith in Jesus, the kind of faith we need to be saved. Surprisingly, real faith is not based on extensive biblical knowledge, nor is it always a strong faith. At times, genuine faith will be mixed with doubts about some things. This episode will help you know if your faith in Jesus is real.
Sometimes people make a conflict between God’s eternal plan to save people and their responsibility to trust in Jesus. Instead of setting these two aspects in conflict, the Bible teaches both of them. Just as a train rides on a railroad of two tracks, tracks which run parallel, so our salvation has those two aspects—God’s plan, and our responsibility to respond to Jesus. The church has the duty to proclaim Jesus to everyone. Everyone who hears the good news then is expected to respond—either in ...
Before we will be able to understand the “good news” found in the Bible, we must know the “bad news.” It is this: the root of our personal failures runs deep into our hearts, down to our most basic desires. We not only say and do wrong things, but we fail to love our Creator God above all, and we fail to love people. Only when we understand how bad the “bad news” is, can we appreciate how truly amazing is the “good news” found in the Bible.
Continuing with Acts 2:42, we explain the four “must haves” for any good church. These are biblical teaching (doctrine), biblical fellowship, biblical breaking of bread, and biblical praying. In this talk, we particularly focus on the last three items in that list. As we seek more biblical churches, we surely will be “turned upside down” in our thoughts and our actions.
Many people are “shopping” for a good church. In this episode, we identify four “must haves” for any good church. First and foremost is that a good church must have good teaching from the Bible. Probably every church will claim it has biblical preaching. This podcast will help you identify the main features of proper biblical teaching.
According to one expert, a good story must accomplish one or all of these things: it must broaden our perspective; it must cause us to act beyond that which has imprisoned us; it must empower us to live more of our potential. In this episode we show how the story in the Bible does all three of these things—and more! We also learn how our Creator calls people not only to love Him, but also to love other people in helpful and practical ways.
In this launch of our podcast, Randal introduces himself to our listeners. In these podcasts, we are attempting to explain what it means to follow Jesus and to be part of His kingdom. At times we will provoke our listeners, challenging some of their beliefs and traditions, but at all times we seek to be humble. As we will learn, the good news about Jesus can turn the world upside down.
