Christian Podcasts - Learn the Bible with Mike Mazzalongo

I met an unpleasant man the other day. We didn't speak, only shook hands but his body language and the manner of his grip told me that he wasn't interested in speaking or knowing me. This wouldn't have been so bad except that he was serving as a greeter at a congregation I was visiting.

I once knew a lady who abandoned Christ for golf. She played after work and then began to skip mid-week services to play, and soon was absent on "sunny" Sunday mornings as well.

Mike continues the introductory material by providing brief summary descriptions of the main characters as well as the purpose and style of possible outlines for this book.

The tornado missed my house by several miles. Storm chasers described its wicked course while reporters chronicled the destruction and death in real-time images that mesmerized viewers huddled around their TVs, unable to look away. A familiar spring ritual in Oklahoma.

I sat at Dudes for my regular burger and fry as a group from the local high school rolled in. They weren't any different looking than the other teens who populated the place at lunch hour.

Mike begins this series by examining the introductory features of the book of Job including its possible author, date of writing and several purposes in which this work has served believers through history.

She's ironed my shirts now for over thirty years. It's not a big thing, but each time I go to my closet and see them neatly pressed and hung in a row I remember the early years.

Time magazine once published a section devoted to the newest computer products. As I leafed through the latest gadgets and gizmos, I realized that the world and its technology was getting just beyond my grasp.

In this lesson, Mike explains why Jesus is uniquely qualified to be the head of the church.

There's a "For Rent" sign in front of a house near my home. It's for rent because the young mother who lived there with her husband and two young children committed suicide recently.

In this lesson, Mike articulates the advantages of the Christian faith not found in other major religions in the world.

This lesson expands Jesus' brief teaching parable by revealing the unique features that give the Pearl of Great Price its value.

In this lesson, Mike cuts through the many human and cultural views of John the Baptist in order to reveal the true character and mission of this important Bible personage.

The final class describes the most challenging step in loving our enemy, love bombing.

In this second to last session, the group will discuss how bringing God into the equation will affect the people in conflict with one another.

Mike discusses the newest religion of the 21st Century and its impact on society as well as the Christian response to society's latest attempt to replace God with a deity of its choosing.

Mike discusses the working out of aggressive good in actively seeking peace with our enemy.

In this session, Mike lays out the type of action that convinces our enemies of our goodwill towards them.

Mike calls on Christian women to revolutionize how they are seen by themselves and secular society.

In this lesson, Mike reviews the reasons why we should never take revenge when dealing with our enemies.

In this video, Mike goes over some of the key components to organizing a full or graveside service.

Mike talks about the role that empathy plays in the process of loving our enemies.

The first step in putting God's strategy to work requires a change in what we think and say about the person we hate.

Mike provides a practical strategy for Christian parents struggling with children who have lost their way.

In this session, Mike lays out God's practical and doable approach to loving those we can't stand.