Since a pulse doesn’t mean you’re alive, this podcast is about the vitality of firm faith, pursuing personal integrity, and consistently keeping the main thing the main thing in practical ways day-by-day. It includes feature topics, interviews, expository sermons and more.
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It was once described as a place where everything sad will come untrue. This episode debunks some myths and presents several details about heaven from Scripture. It is from a sermon in 2019. If you're not hungry for heaven, you've been misinformed. Enjoy!
Our culture lies to us every day: "You're not enough! You can't keep up! There's something missing in your life!" The world can bark like a mad dog, but if you are in Christ, you have eternity. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode), unpacks Psalm 32 and some reasons to be very, very glad.
We've become accustomed to rushing, not beholding. Are we better off for it? Join in with this prayer of beholding...
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog." True, but there's something else that's needed if we are going to persevere over the long haul. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) is a summary of our series on 1-2 Peter. Keep fighting.
"Disclosure Day" (by Steven Spielberg) has a lot happening, including conversations about the intersection of aliens, humans, faith, God, and maybe even demons. Here are some thoughts.
It's easy to get discouraged about what is happening in our world. However, there is good news. The future is beautiful. This isn't a word we usually associate with Jesus' second coming, but it can be. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode), studies 2 Peter 3:1-13, the restoration of Eden, and who we are called to be in the meantime.
Are younger Christians becoming more "progressive" or "evangelical"? The new Lifeway-Ligonier study shares some surprising results. What is happening, and why?
J.I. Packer said: "Bad theology hurts people." This is a reminder we desperately need in an age of increasing subjectivity. "What's true to you isn't necessarily true for me." Sometimes, but not always. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) takes us through 2 Peter 2 and Peter's warnings against false teachers.
We sometimes use the word 'rebel' to describe other people. 'What a rebel.' But it's also a word we could use to describe ourselves. Join in with this short prayer from a service on July 5, 2026.
In the ancient world, humility wasn't really a good thing. But in the Bible, it's massive--and good. Here are some biblical examples and a definition for those seeking to be like Jesus on the narrow path.
We often fail. And we do so in a world that sometimes seems to be throwing in the towel. And yet, we are called forward in Christlikeness. In this sermon (also released as a podcast episode) we unpack 2 Peter 1 and what he says about the "ladder of faith." We also remind ourselves that we are ever-desperate for grace.
Can the Devil use pride and focusing too exclusively on yourself to inflate worry in your life? Yes. He can, he does, he will. Worry loves to make you question the past, fear the future, and doubt God in the present, so that you are forever frantic and mentally somewhere else. However, by focusing on […]
It goes back to the early days of the church. Some say it, some don't. What is it, and why? This post and podcast explains. These statements are hills worth dying on. And many have.
There is a great hunger for prayer. Tim Keller writes: "Prayer is awe, intimacy, struggle--yet the way to reality." Join in with this prayer I led at a worship service. "Come, Holy Spirit..."
What do we all have in common? Death, taxes, the need for air? Yes, yes and yes. But also suffering. We may not like it, but it's true. What does the apostle Peter have to say about suffering in a way that honours God? This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) explores just that as we study 1 Peter 4.
Has Canada "banned the Bible"? Not really. But what does Bill C9 actually say, what is it supposed to do, and is there a threat to religious freedom or expression in Canada?
Jesus wasn't "meek and mild." He was radical. So too his followers, in more (and sometimes different) ways than you think.
You are Lord of all (not just some). Join in with this prayer of both praise... and confession.
We live in a digital culture which can be very polarizing. This has to do with algorithms, echo chambers, profit margins (and more). This post and podcast episode includes one suggestion that should help.
The fisherman-turned-apostle said we should honour everyone, including tyrannical emperors. Did that include blind obedience? Definitely not. He also talked about the relationship between slaves, masters, husbands and wives. What if instead of avoiding tough passages, we dealt with them head-on with the goal of glorifying God no matter the situation we're in...
Haidt has earned the right to be heard. He cares about his kids, and yours too. His recent comments deserve more attention. This post (and podcast episode) briefly explores the threat of silicon valley doing another experiment on your kids, to their detriment. Will we live with eyes wide shut, or open?
How do you be at your best when some people put you at your worst? It helps to not be naive about what love means, and to know what Jesus meant by love.
"Holiness" can make us think of unattainable moral perfection or a lack of joy. But this is a mis- (or partial) understanding. To be holy is to be set apart (distinct) for God's special purposes. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks 1 Peter 1:13-2:12 and foregrounds 4 aspects of holiness that stand in contrast to our culture today.
"The lies start by whispering and swell to yelling..." Join in with this short prayer to the God of hope who owns the future.
When tough things happen we can ask, Why me? But there's another perspective too: How might God be refining me, and how might this help a future version of me? This sermon on 1 Peter 1:1-12 (also released as a podcast episode) looks at these questions, the apostle Peter, and the God who brings good out of bad.
