Guitars and Theology Podcast

Glenn is a missionary driven by the conviction that Jesus meant what he said...

Glenn is a missionary driven by the conviction that Jesus meant what he said...

Glenn is a missionary driven by the conviction that Jesus meant what he said...

Glenn is a missionary driven by the conviction that Jesus meant what he said...

Glenn is a missionary driven by the conviction that Jesus meant what he said...

I'm on a bit of a warrior theme for a bit.

Once I told the Lord, "I'm such a mess! I need SO MUCH inner healing." Instantly he shot back, "Don't believe the lie." I pondered that one for a while before I realized that resistance is a part of the fight for vocation. Even Jesus was tempted and faced resistance from within and without...

From Colossians 4

This chat explores the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. I consider this one of the most important biblical truths I have learned.

Some of us just want God to tell us what to do. But he's not interested in that sort of relationship.

We can easily forget that we always represent Jesus in all we say and do. This chat is a reminder to remember the mystery that what we're doing is impossible -- therefore pray! And to remember the mission. We are here for the kingdom. The text of the day is Colossians 4:3-6 3  And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Chri...

Everything in your spiritual life will either thrive by prayer or wither and die without it. This talk is rooted in Colossians 4:2. "Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful and thankful."

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 “At...

The centerpiece of Christian spirituality is a surrender to love. We cannot rise above our level of faith in God's love for us. It doesn't happen. We MUST learn to spend time listening to Jesus, and allowing his perspective to wash ours, changing us at the deepest level. It's time to get fed up. And dig our own well. We were made for more. We were made to be the beloved of God.

The issue of slavery is important and challenging! It would be so easy to read the New Testament anachronistically, through our modern lenses. It would be easy to take the instructions to slaves and masters in Colossians 3:22-4:1 out of context and thus miss how the gospel moves the ball forward. Placing these instructions in their time and place, and understanding our time and place, may enable u...

"Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged." (Colossians 3:20-21)

I wrote this song to express an ache I sensed from God toward me, an invitation to simply relate to Him in regular conversation; friendship.

In this talk about marriage and the Bible's instructions for husbands and wives (based on Col 3:18-19) we talk about a lot! -biblical interpretive methods -Roman Patriarchal Culture -17th century New England Puritan Patriarchal culture -Four major views on gender relationships -some of my own personal experiences

What is sacred? What is secular? Is the world evil? Is the world good? What counts as spiritual? This chat is based on Colossians 3:17.

Finally we describe Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs (Col 3:16) in more detail. Here's the quiz from the end: 1.) T/F The Psalms were originally chanted in unison a capella by priests. 2.) This biblical King is credited with bringing about Israel’s “golden age” of musical worship… a. King Josiah b. King Louie from Disney’s The Jungle Book c. B.B. King d. King David 3.) What local grassroots orga...

How did music come to be a contentious issue among Christians? And some ways forward.

God's people sing , always have, always will. Our songs express the unity of the faith . Our songs are active worship, not passive consumer goods. Our songs are for God . Our songs glorify God AND edify the church . Our songs both express and form our faith. Our songs give us borrowed words . Our songs are our travelling songs .

This talk is from Colossians 3:16

Do you go to church or ARE you the church? And other assorted chatty concepts.

A Sunday talk from Colossians 3, especially verses 14 and 15.