Gospel Rant

This is Part 5 of our series: The Church the Holy Spirit Built. I’m continually amazed by the transformation of Peter. Who told him he could heal a crippled man? What if it hadn’t worked? What if he became a public joke? Wouldn’t it have been safer—and more practical—to just start a GoFundMe for the guy? And yet, there he is. Bold. Unfiltered. Taking a wild, Spirit-le...

This is Part 4 of our series: The Church the Holy Spirit Built. What we see here is the visible DNA of Jesus and His Spirit—actively moving through and motivating ordinary people. Because of His presence, these regular folks—people just like us—began to show signs of something radically new: A deep and undeniable devotion to the gospel ( proskateresis )—a prioritization tha...

This episode features Chapter 4 of my new book, Before the Couch —specifically Tip #3: “You Can’t Do It!” Before the Couch is now available on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible. It’s not another “try harder” marriage book—the kind you’ve probably already read if your marriage has been struggling. And honestly, how’s that worked out so far? This...

Thanks for the great feedback from the last show on Chapter 2 of my newest book, Before the Couch. It is available now on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible. It is not meant to take the same approach as so many other books that, if you are a struggling marriage, you;’ve probably tried. And how’s that going for you. The approach in Before the Couch has helped lots of Christian couples that cam...

I’m taking a quick pause in our current series to share some exciting news: my brand-new book for struggling Christian couples, Before the Couch , launches October 1st on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible. Over the next three episodes, you’ll actually hear three of the most practical and encouraging chapters from the book—right here on the show. My prayer is that this becomes a trusted...

This is the third in our series “The Church The Holy Spirit Built.” The 120 Jesus-followers each individually had some entity that looked to eye-witnesses like tongues of fire come upon them as they were praying at the first of three daily prayer times, during the annual feast of Pentecost. They were crammed into an upper room in the Jerusalem area. Where, according to eyewitness testi...

This is the second in our series “The Church The Holy Spirit Built.” Theophilus has contracted Luke to document from living sources what was it in the first thirty years of this new Jesus-movement that caused it to explode throughout the known world in a variety of cultures, demographics, and countries equally—especially among the downtrodden, overlooked and oppressed—that...

Dr. Bill is beginning a new series on the very important first five chapters of the book of Acts. We call it "The Church The Holy Spirit Built.” Luke is writing the historic overview of the church likely under a commission from a wealthy supporter, Theophilus (God-Lover). Why was Theophilus interested? Because the story of the church in those first months and years was unprecedented, the liv...

Do you want to experience more of the love of God for you today? Tomorrow? The next day? Bill is joined by Dr. Blane Despres, retired University of British Columbia professor. They will be unpacking John Calvin’s Institutes of Christian Religion Book 3, on the Holy Spirit for the next three podcasts. Calvin header says, The Benefits of Christ Made Available To Us By The Secret Operation of t...

Welcome to our new God’s Love for the Unlovable and Gospel Rant series and format. We are calling the series Vagabond Diaries. We want it to be fun, informative, and life-changing—something that you would find valuable to pass on to others and laugh and cry together a bit.   This is a lady who I highlight in my third Dance Daughters of the Most High book. Most people have just nev...

Do you want to experience more of the love of God for you today? Tomorrow? The next day? Bill is joined by Dr. Blane Despres, retired University of British Columbia professor. They will be unpacking John Calvin’s Institutes of Christian Religion Book 3, on the Holy Spirit for the next three podcasts. Calvin header says, The Benefits of Christ Made Available To Us By The Secret Operation of t...

Do you want to experience more of the love of God for you today? Tomorrow? The next day? Bill is joined by Dr. Blane Despres, retired University of British Columbia professor. They will be unpacking John Calvin’s Institutes of Christian Religion Book 3, on the Holy Spirit for the next three podcasts. Calvin header says, The Benefits of Christ Made Available To Us By The Secret Operation of t...

This is the very last Vagabond Diaries left—at least for now. Beginning Aug 17, I have a three part dialogue with long time friend, Dr. Blane Despres on John Calvin’s remarkable and overlooked thoughts on the role of the Holy Spirit.  Beginning in September, I will look at the first five chapters of Acts, in a series called, The Church The Holy Spirit Built. Lots of fun. In today&...

Two Vagabond Diaries left. Thanks for all of the positive feedback and interest in the approach. We had fun creating them. Today, meet Bob and Carol, Christians who struggle in a difficult marriage. They are having that dreaded final meeting with the pastor. What can be done? You’ll see. This is a part of my newest book on Christian marriages, Before The Couch which will be published in Sept...

WHAT IF HUMANISM REALLY HAD ITS WAY? Welcome to  God’s Love for the Unlovable and Gospel Rant series and format. We are calling the series Vagabond Diaries. We want it to be fun, informative, and life-changing—something that you would find valuable to pass on to others and laugh and cry together a bit. In today’s Vagabond Diary, a tip of the hat to Bunyan’s Pilgrim&rsq...

ARE YOU CURIOUS WHEN EXACTLY JESUS WILL RETURN? BE CAREFUL. Welcome to God’s Love for the Unlovable and Gospel Rant series and format. We are calling the series Vagabond Diaries. We want it to be fun, informative, and life-changing—something that you would find valuable to pass on to others and laugh and cry together a bit. In today’s Vagabond Diary, a tip of the hat to Bunyan&rs...

SO HOW SHOULD WE PRAY? Welcome to our new God’s Love for the Unlovable and Gospel Rant series and format. We are calling the series Vagabond Diaries. We want it to be fun, informative, and life-changing—something that you would find valuable to pass on to others and laugh and cry together a bit. In today’s Vagabond Diary, we will go to Peter’s great question to Jesus, How s...

In today’s Vagabond Diary, we will go back to the Last Supper and have some fun—well actually, Vagabond Diaries imagines what it might have looked like if it was done with modern sensibilities. You may be surprised. Welcome to God’s Love for the Unlovable and Gospel Rant. Support The Show: https://www.gospelrant.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire a...

Welcome to our new God’s Love for the Unlovable and Gospel Rant series and format. We are calling the series Vagabond Diaries. We want it to be fun, informative, and life-changing—something that you would find valuable to pass on to others and laugh and cry together a bit.   Meet Randall, a good Jew who goes to hear this new itinerant Rabbi on a nearby hillside and it tosses his l...

Welcome to our new God’s Love for the Unlovable and Gospel Rant series and format. We are calling the series Vagabond Diaries. We want it to be fun, informative, and life-changing—something that you would find valuable to pass on to others and laugh and cry together a bit.   Today’s Diary is about Yuri, a retired gruff former Russian spy. He has questions for his former neme...

Welcome to our new God’s Love for the Unlovable and Gospel Rant series  Vagabond Diaries. We want it to be fun, informative, and life-changing—something that you would find valuable to pass on to others and laugh and cry together a bit.   In today’s Vagabond Diary, we will join breaking news for a Heavenly press conference. We did this a while ago, and thought it would...

Welcome to God’s Love for the Unlovable and Gospel Rant series and format,  Vagabond Diaries. In the last Rant I shared something special and valuable to you in your Christian walk. I said that ever since the Fall, humanity, all sexes, races, all socioeconomic category, whether you’ve had an easy life or hard, each us is born with a deep relentless drive for one thing. It is how w...

Welcome to God’s Love for the Unlovable and Gospel Rant series and format,  Vagabond Diaries. Today I want to share something special and I hope very valuable to you in your Christian walk. Did you know that ever since the Fall, humanity, all sexes, races, all socioeconomic category, whether you’ve had an easy life or hard, each us is born with a deep relentless drive for one thin...

Welcome to our new God’s Love for the Unlovable and Gospel Rant series and format. We are calling the series Vagabond Diaries. We want it to be fun, informative, and life-changing—something that you would find valuable to pass on to others and laugh and cry together a bit.   Great new yarn about a mysterious woman evangelist in today’s Afghanistan. How do you think her messa...

Welcome to our new God’s Love for the Unlovable and Gospel Rant series and format. We are calling the series Vagabond Diaries. We want it to be fun, informative, and life-changing—something that you would find valuable to pass on to others and laugh and cry together a bit.   Some believe that the oldest manuscript in the Bible is the book of Job. Have you ever read it? It is highl...