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Growing as a Christian

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail This week I learned a lot about growing as a podcaster, so I wanted to take a spiritual angle on growth. Support the show

"Postmodernism" - Monopisode

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

Today, I dig deeper into the ideas of postmodernism, looking not only at the downfall of such ideas, but the danger of trusting in man's ability to decide truth.

Psalm 52

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

This psalm shows a stark contrast between the wicked- 52:1-4 - and the righteous- 52:6-9. In vs. 5 four verbs are used to emphasize that God will bring the wicked down. The wicked are broken down, snatched up, torn away, and uprooted. 52:1-5 speaks in second person and addresses the ungodly man. 52:6-7 speak in third person describing the ungodly. 52:8-9 David speaks in first person and describes his trust in God's lovingkindness. The psalm contrasts the ground of the wicked's trust (vs. 7) with the ground of the trust of the righteous (vs. 8). The psalm uses an agricultural image to describe

"Postmodernism" - Scott

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

Our world is all over the place, denying the truth and the God who gave it. But it is a world we must know and teach. Understanding more about postmodernism can help us understand how we can start conversations with the world regarding truth. Join Shane Scott as he helps us better understand "postmodernism."

S2 E45 - Guest Episode with Kenny Embry

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail We are currently on vacation! But that's not stopping the podcast thanks to a few good friends. Today, Dr. Kenny Embry from the Balancing the Christian Life Podcast takes the microphone up. He shares with us a story about pulling up their carpet, taking everything out, and learning what needs to be put back in. Who knew that something as simple as replacing your carpet could teach us such profound lessons about Jesus and his Kingdom? You won't want to miss this! Be sure to tune in next week as well for a second guest, Hal Hammons from the Citizens of Heaven Podcast. #SetYourMi

THE SEA: Separation from God. "Raise the Titanic!" "There is a Sea." Oceanos.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! The sea represents the edge of the inhabited world. It’s deep, cold, mysterious, intimidating — not to be trifled with. This week we talk about the sea that separates us from God, and what God’s doing about it; Clive Cussler’s take on the Titanic story — better than James Cameron’s in my book; a pair of seas from the Bible and from our hymnbooks, one of which one may represent you; and the best scuba diving experience you will ever find that’s made out of cardboard. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ i

Are heaven and hell really real?

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Dear Younger Me

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! What would you write if you had the chance to pen a letter to your younger self? What changes would you make? Would you try to avoid bad decisions? Would you direct yourself to lucrative investments? Okay, cool. But what if it risked what you have now? Would it be worth it? We are going to dig in on all of those questions today. To help guide us through, we will be reading and considering the lyrics from the Mercy Me song, "Dear Younger Me." I have added the lyrics to the song below. It takes a surprising, and somewhat hu

Negative self-talk, and how to fix it...a conversation with Kylie Sipe and Phil Robertson

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail So do you ever doubt yourself or struggle with self-esteem? This is about what it means to have a Godly perspective on the internal dialogue we have with ourselves and what we should believe. There's another perspective in this I wasn't expecting...the importance of meditation. Support the show

Difficult Passage - Romans 7 with Hal Hammons

Jeff · Working with the Word

In Romans 7:14-25 Paul describes an inner conflict with sin, one in which he wants to do right but is unable to do so. This passage may seem straight-forward enough on the surface, as we all can relate to this inward battle. But read in context with the rest of Romans, big question emerge. Why does Paul say he is enslaved to sin? What is he saying about the "law"? Is he describing his experience before or after becoming a Christian. Hal Hammons joins us for a round-table to tackle these questions. Be sure to check out Hal's work at Citizens of Heaven podcast, Twenty Pages a Week reading plan,

Psalm 51

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

This is David's great confession after his sin with Bathsheba The historical event is recorded in II Sam. 11-12. We read more of David's grief over his sin in this psalm. It will take us more than one podcast to cover it.

Psalm 51 B

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

51:1-2 Plea for mercy 51:3-6 David confronts how horrible his sins are 51:7-9 He pleas for complete forgiveness 51:10-12 Create in me a clean heart 51:13-17 God wants a whole hearted repentance 51:18-19 He asks God build Zion The things David requests: God's mercy, blotting out of sins, washing, cleansing, created anew all find their greatest fulfillment in Jesus

"Free Will" - Monopisode

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

We take a look at James 1 and his description of how sin is born. This has everything to do with the way we understand free will.

S2 E44 - Now I Broke My Computer

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail I keep breaking things. This time, it was my computer. I have tried and tried with Windows computers, but they all seem to give out after just a few years. So finally, after asking for some help from some computer experts, I made the switch to a Mac - something I had shrugged off for years. My friends, I am NEVER going back! I didn't realize how good it can be, my MacBook Pro is far superior. I just wish I had made the switch sooner. Well...this is not all that different than our journey to faith. We all had heard about Jesus, but we simply shrugged it off. We were content whe

"Free Will" - Banning

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

David Banning and I discuss the concept of free will, a fundamental concept that affects just about every other aspect of our Christian faith. David particularly focuses on the role of free will and its relationship to suffering. Listen in.

THE EARTH: Stewardship. "State of Fear." The meek inherit. Habitats.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! We follow up on last week’s “Creation” episode by talking about the land we inhabit and the role God gives us while we do so. We will discuss the nature of our stewardship, and its implications for our own bodies; the folly of thinking we can every really know what we’re doing; what it means for the meek to “inherit the earth,” and how we can act responsibly with an uncertain future ahead of us. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetown, Texas. He is the host of the Citizen of Heaven podcast. Yo

Everyone has a holy book. What makes the Bible so special?

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

The Beginner's Gift

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Do you remember what it felt like to start something amazing? Do you remember the first day of marriage? Or what it felt like to be washed in the blood of the Lamb? Wow, that was truly the best. For those who are exploring new things and feeling the joys of discovery, drink in every ounce of that! As for the rest of us, let's not give up the dream of daily joy and the emotions of gratitude. To enjoy the gift of fresh and excited eyes, we need to identify the qualities we once had and reach for them again. To help with thi

Pursuing love...a conversation with David Osteen

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to pursue love and why is it a big deal for Christians to do exactly that? This week we talk to David Osteen about how both balance and pursuit are essentially to loving God and each other more. Support the show

"Legalism" - Monopisode

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

We probably all struggle with this a little, especially when you consider how many ways we can be guilty of legalism. Study Matthew 23 with me as we look at "phariseeism."

"Legalism" - Robertson

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

So many people have been offended by being called "legalistic," but do we even know what the term means? Is it wrong to be legalistic? Where are the verses about that? Join Phil Robertson and myself as we discuss this oft used term.

CREATION: Something from nothing. "The Lie." Theistic evolution. Cascadia.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! This month is all about God’s power over the physical world — starting with our Evidence talk with the Appian Media guys last week, and continuing this week with the world we inhabit and how it came to be. We will discuss making something from nothing, both in the world and in our own lives; the great lie our enemies are telling, and how we can defeat it; the problems with squeezing the Bible into a model built by atheists; and why God’s ecosystems work so much better when we aren’t in them. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewood

S2 E43 - I Broke My Shovel

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail We left putting a fence in this week to the professionals, on account of how rocky and hard our ground is. However, I thought I could manage putting in some bushes. On my last one, I went to lift up and *snap* my shovel split into two pieces. I had gotten underneath an unyielding massive rock, and it was not going to budge. Well...Jesus warns that our hearts can be like this. Lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, our hard hearts are unyielding. We don't allow God's Word to cut us deep or mold us, but we resist his will. As a result, our faith is shallow, and we cannot

Be Secretly Incredible

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! First, special thanks to Kinsey Fountain for a terrific idea! Second, thank to Bob Goff for his quote and life and work. There is a deep and different richness when our value is connected with our acts of kindness, not what people say about our acts of kindness. We all crave validation, and we live in a social media age, where likes amount to value for a great many things in our lives. But what if we figure out how to Be Secretly Incredible? Maybe you can be more loving and generous, for the sake of the act and the people

Has science eliminated the need for God

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark