Clark's Compelling Catwalk

God has given every one of us great potential that He is seeking to draw out of us to develop and help us realize.

Some people in our society today think that all shame is bad. That is not true. There is Destructive Shame and Constructive Shame. All Destructive Shame is bad. But, we have forgotten that Constructive Shame is very beneficial to us as individuals and to our society as a whole. What's the difference?

In America, we don't like pain. We run away from it. We go to great extremes to avoid it. But, in doing so, we often make our pain worse, rather than better. What is a better way to deal with our pain?

In the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8, God is telling us that we need to Be Open, Be Curious, and Be Flexible.

After Jesus' resurrection from the dead on Easter Sunday, He returned to talk to His disciples about the mission He wanted them to go on after He returned to heaven. What did He say? And what does that mean for the mission He wants us to go on today?

The Easter story is true. Jesus Christ really was resurrected. He actually came back to life from the dead. What happened on that first Easter Sunday? And what does it mean for us today?

When Jesus rode into Palm Sunday on a donkey, people cheered wildly. They were so excited to see Him. But, after they heard what He had to say, many lost interest. What was Jesus' Palm Sunday message and what does it mean for us today?

In John 17, Jesus teaches us to pray

After the Last Supper, before He was arrested, Jesus spoke to His disciples about Who the Holy Spirit is. The two main verbs He used were that the Holy Spirit convicts us and guides us. Listen to this episode to hear why this is important and what difference this makes in our lives today.

In John 15, Jesus said, "I am the vine and you are the branches and apart from me, you can do nothing. In this chapter, He tells us that we must stick with Jesus, we must love one another, and we may be hated by the world.

In John 14, Jesus answers four questions for us: 1)Who is He?, 2)Where is He going?, 3)Why does this matter?, and 4)Will you believe in Him?

The story of Jesus' Last Supper with His disciples before His crucifixion, and the story of Judas Iscariot leaving that meal to betray Jesus, has some interesting insights on how God wants us to live our lives today.

What does it mean when Jesus says you are the salt of the earth and you are the light of the world?

Part of participating in the mission of God means loving the city where God has placed us.

Hinge Moments are times of major change that we go through in our lives, where the consequences of those moments affect us for years to come. They may be doors that close in our faces or new doors that God opens for us for new opportunities. The Bible gives us some key Hinge virtues to help us navigate these important times of change.

Romans 8 gives us some insight about the power of God that is available to everyone who believes in Him as we look ahead to the new year.

Today's podcast is about the story behind the Christmas Carol "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" and what the message is that it seeks communicate to us.

What is the story behind the Christmas carol O Holy Night? What is the message of the song? And what does it mean for us today?

One of the classic pieces of Christmas music is Handel's Messiah. What is the story behind this great piece of music? What is its message and how does it inspire us to live for Christ today?

In light of the poverty in our world, how does the Bible teach us to manage our money? When God blesses us with finances, how do we best steward it for the life of the world?

What are you thankful for? What are the habits of gratitude that we can practice on a daily basis? And what are the benefits of living a grateful life?

Sacrifice is not a popular word in our culture today. But it's a word that is at the core of the Christian faith and it's an action that is at the center of meaningful lives. Why is sacrifice so important? And how we can we live it out as part of our daily lives?

In this episode, we look at four of the keys ideas that we find in the Bible related to generosity.

We come to the end of our series on Shaping our Souls. We have been walking through the Old Testament book of 1 Samuel, looking at the lives of the prophet Samuel and King Saul. In this message, we look at the tragic end of King Saul's life. He started off with so much potential, but he never reached it. He fell short. What held him back? What did he struggle with? And what lessons can we lear...

In the Old Testament, King Saul that going through religious rituals was more important than obeying God. He was wrong. He tried to control God through these rituals rather than submitting to His commands. Many people today are trying to do the same things. These stories are shared to help us avoid the mistakes that King Saul made.