Visceral Reflections

Seven principles and practices to finish the Christian journey in a faithful way, to endure to the end as the Lord Jesus has called us!

Today we are speaking about dependence on God and the balance between Dependence and Discipline!

Today we are discussing the importance of cultivating an eternal perspective and giving up an ego-centric approach to life for a Christo-centric approach to life. We also speak about world-views and the hope that comes from a Christian Worldview.

Based on the book by Dr. Ken Boa, this episode discusses relational spirituality so that we can Love God, Embrace our Eternal Identity, and Love Others with Compassion.

This episode is a summary of the book, Conformed to His Image by Ken Boa. Dr. Boa has written on 12 facets of the Christian faith that help us grow into our ultimate calling of Romans 8:29, the Christ be formed in us. This is the book being used for our summer study at the C.S. Lewis Institute.

Today we are speaking about Bible translation methods, the various translations and the importance of knowing scripture.

Today we talk about the 9 fruits of Galatians 5 and the 3 additional fruits found in the original language. We speak about the work of the Holy Spirit in cultivating these fruits in us, the Being in our disposition of fruit bearing that takes place before the Doing of fruit bearing.

This is part one of two on the question of bearing fruit. Today we discuss the conditions and practices that lead to bearing fruit. In part two we will discuss the specific fruits.

In this episode, we talk about how to have a good eternity and offer an invitation to pray and receive faith. We also discuss the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. In addition, we start out by talking about what it means to have a renewed sense of wonder and the importance of having a tolerance for mystery.

Explanation of Palm Sunday, and a review of the scriptures that speak to Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Resurrection Sunday.

The discussion on Top Down Formative Worship vs. Bottom up Expressive Worship. John 4:23-24; Jeremiah 6:16; Romans 1:20; Colossians 3:10-16.

This episode begins with a quick review of the liturgical calendar, then we go into lessons being learned in this season.  The episode ends with an intercessory prayer for spiritual growth and healing. 

A brief history of Lent, a reading from the Book of Common Prayer for Ash Wednesday, a Reading from Luke 4, recommended books for people new to liturgical worship, and a overview of a personal plan for Lent. 

The last part of Brokenness, part 3 on this last Sunday of Epiphany as we head into the season of Lent.

Continuing on with the comparison between the prideful and the humble with a brief history of St. Valentine.

Examining characteristics of Brokenness, those growing in humility vs. those growing in pridefulness. 

Part 1 of the 2023 Reading Plan reviews the Life Verse Chapters that we will learn from January to April which includes a chapter or two and a Psalm along with memory verses.  As we go, we will see that these chapter are building a Biblical Theology as we internalize these passages. 

In this episode we continue our discussion on Discipleship and talk about prayer, posture of our hearts, rightly ordered loves, and some ideas for reading plans in 2023.

This episode is in follow-up to our previous episode: The Gospel, our invitation to forever.  In the last episode, we spoke about the Gospel of Jesus Christ, now we are discussing Discipleship to help people get started walking with God. 

In this episode, we are sharing a gospel message to those who are receiving faith for the first time, as well a call for those who have wandered away to return home and be welcomed back by the Lord.  This episode includes an invitation to pray and receive faith.

Here we discuss what the posture of our heart should be before God and people.  Topics include gratitude, a content heart, a divided heart, and double-mindedness.

In part 2 of Affection for the Bible, we discuss Identity and the Bible and How to Test Yourself to see if you are in the faith. 

Sharing a lot of scriptures on why we should read the Bible everyday and also take a brief look at how God views His word.

Discussing the difference between Dating and Courting, Being Equally Yoked and the making of a God Honoring Marriage.  Includes the purpose of vows, the importance of prayer, and sexual intimacy in Marriage. 

Discussing the dynamics of life and how we respond when life changes unexpectedly.  Whether the change is good or bad, how do we respond, do we react or respond, how do we keep an eternal perspective, and what is our perspective and the impact on our faith.