Acorns of Fire (Remastered)
Resurrection as a Way of Life E4 — In this fourth teaching of a five-part series, Tim explores 1 Corinthians 15, one of the most important c...
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20 of 140 episodesA Living Hope (Remastered)
Resurrection as a Way of Life E2 — In this second episode of a five-part series, Tim explores 1 Peter’s opening paragraph and its themes of...
A New Vision (Remastered)
Resurrection as a Way of Life E1 — The topics of resurrection and new creation in the teachings of Jesus and the apostles are crucial for ho...
Sharing Grace (Remastered)
Why Church Matters E2 — Why is sharing our stuff so hard? And how does church play a critical role in helping us form this habit? In this se...
A Life of Learning (Remastered)
Why Church Matters E1 — When people think of Christians, openness to new ideas is not usually the first thing that comes to mind. That's bec...
A Renewed Creation (Remastered)
Heaven & Hell E4 — Everything we learn in the Bible about heaven and hell comes from a series of complex, ancient images, and it’s easy to m...
Divine Judgment and Resurrection Hope (Remastered)
Heaven & Hell E3 — The definitions of human life and death on pages 1-3 of the Bible are based on the idea that humans can live in a state o...
Heaven and Zombies (Remastered)
Heaven & Hell E2 — The biblical authors didn’t see death as something that just happens to you at the end of your physical life. Rather, bot...
Life and Death in Genesis 1-3 (Remastered)
Heaven & Hell E1 — Popular culture and the media show us many misconceptions about heaven and hell. For example, it may be surprising to lea...
Come, Holy Spirit
The phrase “Come, Holy Spirit” has deep roots in the Christian Church, across many centuries and traditions. It’s a phrase regularly used bo...
Praying and Acting (Remastered)
Practicing Faith E3 — In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus models for us how to daily bring our requests to God. But implied in its words are ways of...
10th Commandment: Do Not Desire Your Neighbor’s Possessions
The 10 Commandments E13 — We’ve arrived at the 10th and final commandment, which feels very different from all the ones that came before it:...
Feasting and Fasting (Remastered)
Practicing Faith E2 — In the lives of Jesus and the apostles, we discover the twin practices of fasting—-that is, withholding food from your...
Solitude and Community (Remastered)
Practicing Faith E1 — In the Gospels, we find moments when Jesus steps away from the crowds for times of solitude to reflect and pray. What...
A Renewed Heavens and Earth (Remastered)
New Testament Themes E6 — Some people reject Christianity or the Bible because of something they hear about the end of the world, final judg...
A Community of Good News (Remastered)
New Testament Themes E5 — The New Testament shows us that a church is meant to be a group of disciples calling out the best in one another a...
A Generous Gospel (Remastered)
New Testament Themes E4 — In the Apostle Paul's mind, the good news about Jesus becomes most persuasive when his followers live with incredi...
Protecting the Witness (Remastered)
New Testament Themes E3 — In the New Testament, “witness” is what Jesus' followers do together as they live, committed to one another and to...
The Cost of Following Jesus (Remastered)
New Testament Themes E2 — Many who are intrigued by Jesus of Nazareth have a difficult time balancing his overwhelming generosity and grace...
The Kingdom of God Has Arrived (Remastered)
New Testament Themes E1 — When we open the New Testament and start reading about Jesus, his message, and his mission, it’s not what most peo...