Episodes

  • Is There Good Magic and Edifying Sorcery?

    Is There Good Magic and Edifying Sorcery?
    Feb 3 2025
    Do the signs and wonders in Scripture justify using righteous magic in fiction? Pastor John helps us discern the kinds of stories that serve our sight of Reality.
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    15 mins
  • How Do I Become Happy in God?

    How Do I Become Happy in God?
    Jan 30 2025
    Sometimes, the story of another Christian’s joy in God serves to kindle our own. Pastor John takes us to a remarkable moment in the life of Hudson Taylor.
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    14 mins
  • If God Pastors Me, Why Do I Need Pastors?

    If God Pastors Me, Why Do I Need Pastors?
    Jan 27 2025
    God could have designed the world so that all the help we need comes from him directly. Instead, he often ministers to us indirectly through other people. Why?
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    12 mins
  • How Do I Apply Bible Stories to My Life?

    How Do I Apply Bible Stories to My Life?
    Jan 23 2025
    How can we begin to grasp the meaning of biblical narratives and their application to life? Pastor John offers an example from the story of Joseph.
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    17 mins
  • One Believer Dies, Another Lives: On Reading Providence

    One Believer Dies, Another Lives: On Reading Providence
    Jan 20 2025
    In Acts 12, God allows Herod to kill James, but he thwarts the king’s plan to kill Peter. What might this chapter teach us about God’s providence?
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    10 mins
  • The Pleasure That Defeats Pornography

    The Pleasure That Defeats Pornography
    Jan 16 2025
    How does a promise about the future help us fight for purity today? Pastor John unpacks the power of the greatest pleasure purchased at the greatest price.
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    13 mins
  • Does God Believe in Atheists?

    Does God Believe in Atheists?
    Jan 13 2025
    People for millennia have said, in one way or another, “There is no God.” Pastor John describes five ways we suppress the knowledge of God’s existence.
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    12 mins
  • Is Heaven a Real Place Right Now?

    Is Heaven a Real Place Right Now?
    Jan 9 2025
    Is heaven a physical place that exists right now? As Pastor John answers, he encourages us to focus mainly on the relational, not the spatial, aspect of heaven.
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    16 mins