Resident Strangers

Welcome to a very spooky episode of Resident Strangers - just kidding. How should Christians think about Halloween? We're breaking that down as today's episode is being released on October 31st. Are you someone that turns off your lights when trick-or-treaters come around or do you engage your neighbors and participate in a God-honoring way? Both viewpoints are discussed and shockingly t...

Steve and Rich continue last week's discussion on the atonement. If you didn't listen to last week's episode, we would highly recommend you do that before diving into this week's conversation. As the listener you hopefully understand that the atonement accomplished reconciliation with God and purification and cleansing from sins. Some common questions are, why did Jesus even ha...

This week, Steve and Rich are talking about the fact that Jesus died for us and for our sins. It's the atonement. What it accomplishes is reconciliation with God and purification and cleansing from sins. Rich goes over some theories on how it is that Jesus' death brings these things but what is important to remember above everything else is that when Jesus died, He died in our place as a...

Let's face it. Even as Christians and followers of Jesus, we don't always get along. There can be different viewpoints within the Christian faith, and it can sometimes create confusion and division. Does all theology have the same level of importance? Steve and Rich get into that today on our 10th episode of Resident Strangers. We can do our very best to study and figure out the right an...

This week's discussion on Resident Strangers starts with asking the question, "who is Jesus to you?" Was Jesus just a good teacher? A good man? Or was (and is He) more than that? In essence, was He a liar, lunatic or Lord? Rich takes us from the personal aspect of Jesus to the deeper theological reality. So much of what differentiates Christianity from other belief systems is what t...

Tuesday is here which means it is time for another episode of Resident Strangers! This week Steve and Rich are diving into one of the most important points on our doctrinal statement (linked below) as they discuss who Jesus is. This is such an important topic to talk about because as Steve says if you get the truth of who Jesus is wrong you are going to get it all wrong. To begin, how do we unders...

This week on Resident Strangers Steve and Rich answer a few questions they received about last week's episode on the Holy Spirit. Sarah actually kicks off the episode with a question and story about an old college roommate who was questioning her salvation because of a perceived lack of work of the Holy Spirit. The question being, is speaking in tongues the only evidence for salvation and the...

The part of the trinity that can feel like the hardest to understand is the Holy Spirit. That is what Steve and Rich are tackling this week on Resident Strangers. Who is the Holy Spirit? Is it even a person? How is it present in our lives? What does it mean for those of us who have relationship with Jesus? These questions are answered, and the discussion ultimately turns toward how the Holy Spirit...

Steve and Rich continue the conversation this week on who God is. Both have received many questions about God and who He is over the years but the one that is the most common is how to know the will of God for our lives. The majority of the conversation is spent on how to know God's will and how to live that out each day, even if you feel like you've made a wrong decision. Rich wraps up...

This week on Resident Strangers Steve and Rich do their best in answering a pretty big question: who is God? This is the second item that appears on the Doctrinal Statement of Desert Springs Community Church (you can click to link below to view the full doctrinal statement). Right away Rich gets into what the trinity is. Whether you've heard the egg analogy, water analogy or any other kind of...

This week on Resident Strangers Steve and Rich answer a few questions they received about last week's episode on the Bible as well as common questions they have received throughout their years of preaching and teaching. You'll be amazed at how many questions were covered in less than 25 minutes! Questions discussed are: How did we get the Bible? How did the New Testament come about? Did...

We are looking forward to diving into our first theological topic here on Resident Strangers - The Bible! Steve Engram and Rich Holland kick off their conversation with Sarah Schalow by starting with defining what the Bible is. This is the first item that appears on the Doctrinal Statement of Desert Springs Community Church (you can see the full doctrinal statement below). A big controversy in our...

Welcome to the first episode of Resident Strangers! Our hosts Steve Engram and Rich Holland are joined by Sarah Schalow as they lay the groundwork for what this podcast will be. You'll get to know Steve and Rich on a personal level, but they pretty quickly jump into how to think like a Christian in this foreign world that we live in. The year 2020 was unknowingly a catalyst for wanting to cre...

Christian thinking in a foreign world.  Join us every Tuesday starting August 8th as we discuss important theological topics and how to think about the world through a Christian lens. Hosted by Steve Engram and Rich Holland.