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Send us a Text Message.My thoughts on being a pastoral presence with those who are turning to God, particularly LGBTQIA individuals. A look at Acts 15 and the implications on helpful and meaningful ministry with people moving from conversion into sanctification and discipleship.

Send us a Text Message.In Dante's Divine Comedy there are people in hell and heaven who were involved in heterosexual and homosexual sin. Understanding what the Bible teaches about sexual sin is critical to living a flourishing and fruitful life. Our sexual choices and actions matter for time and eternity.

Send us a Text Message.In this podcast I look at Act 10 and Acts 15 and how the Apostle's had to figure out how to handle all these pagans getting filled with the Holy Spirit and getting baptized. What now? How do you instruct them? What does a born again pagan do now? Stop fornicating and drinking blood was part of the answer!

Send us a Text Message.Dante deals with homosexuality in The Inferno and Purgatory in surprising ways. In this episode I explore how his discussion about the sin, punishment and purification of sexual sin is refreshingly different than how most conversations on the subject go.

Send us a Text Message.In Purgatorio Canto 19 there is a profound and provocative dream that Dante has that I think provides a lot of help to anyone struggling with the sins of the flesh, temptations, pornography, lust and the shame and slavery they create.

Send us a Text Message.We make our way into the 3rd level of the Inferno and we encounter the mythic beast Cerberus who's an embodiment of the multi-headed sin of gluttony. Join me as we explore the many ways we give ourselves to the incessant barking and growls of gluttony of body and soul.

Send us a Text Message.The second level of Hell is for those given to the sin of incontinence...no, it's not that, its the old world idea of those who have a 'lack of self-restraint' or allow their reason to be subject to their lusts, desires and passions.

Send us a Text Message.Reflections on my journey raising pigs from pen to plate.

Send us a Text Message.Canto 4: I discuss the opening lines of the Canto that describe Dante's physical experience of the supernatural world. We dig into the citizens of the 'rim' of Hell or Limbo where the "good people" go that's neither punishment or paradise. I discuss the issue of babies in hell and what the NT teaches about the subject. We end on the subject of the ancient world and the place of the 4 cardinal virtues and the 3 theological virtues of the the Christian tradition.

Send us a Text Message.The Sad Souls that we encounter just pass the Gates of Hell are those who were neither Rebels or Faithful. We live in an era where indecision is the preferred decision, the mushy middle. In this Canto Dante faces the gates of Hell, the boatman of the river Acheron and the Bad Seed of Adam.

Send us a Text Message.Everyone who is called to some kind of adventure, challenge, change or new endeavor will wrestle with courage. Many come to this point and talk themselves out of following through on their vision, obedience or dream.  Fear and anxieties can steal from us the new season God has for us. Trust in Heaven's Help is critical in the journey of faith.

Send us a Text Message.Dante is lost in the dark wood of his midlife. He's facing beasts that want to devour him and he's in deep need of a help. So begins the epic journey of the Inferno. A poem that confounds many and is often misunderstood or never experienced with helpful guides. These podcasts hope to help you discover the meaning in the medieval macabre and see that the truths explored and experienced are true for us all in the many seasons of our lives.

Send us a Text Message.LeeElla and I share our story about the challenges and opportunities discovered in parenting prodigal children. With the recent surrender of our eldest son to Jesus, we thought we would share our side of that decade plus journey. We hope to encourage friends and families who are working through these difficult chapters of life and see that God can do great things in us all, though it all.

Send us a Text Message."Every story of conversion is the story of a blessed defeat." -C.S. Lewis

Send us a Text Message.This is a sermon I preached at the Union Gospel Mission Men's Shelter on April 11th, 2023. Aaron LeBlanc gives the intro reading. There's some significant keys to experiencing the freedom of Jesus in this message for anyone seeking breakthrough in this season.

Send us a Text Message.Sermon Supplement: King Solomon's Alliances and how we get out of step with the Holy Spirit in our lives.

Send us a Text Message.There's a lot of confusion about the work of the Holy Spirit in the Church and a lot of it comes from failing to talk about the work of the Spirit in biblically clear ways. In this episode I share some of my own journey with the Holy Spirit and give three explanations of the the work of the Spirit that might be helpful to people struggling to understand what has happened to them or what might be waiting for them.

Send us a Text Message.If you receive the Holy Spirit when you are born again should you expect anything more from the Spirit after salvation? What is the baptism of the Spirit? Does the Spirit come upon us today? Why did the disciples need to wait for the Spirit in Jerusalem for the power of the Spirit if they were believers, trained by Jesus, did miracles in His name, had experiences of Divine encounter on the mount of transfiguration and had Jesus "blow upon them to receive the Holy Spirit" before Jesus Pentecost? Listen for more on this subject.

Send us a Text Message.Let's talk about what God is or isn't doing at Asbury University.

Send us a Text Message.The Levites slay 3000 of their own people at God's command, is it moral and just? Let's talk.