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I met Samuel at a party. He was homeless and he sang us a song. The song starts at about 30 seconds in. Luke 14:13, Proverbs 19:17, Leviticus 25;34

I grew up in a conservative background, but here are my thoughts after my first semester in a liberal seminary. Psalm 11:3, Isaiah 40:8

Moms are such champs! Thank your mother for all the unsung worth she's added to your life! Proverbs 31, Proverbs 19:26, Matthew 15:4-6, motherhood, mother's day.

This might be the best, and yet the most tragic story I've heard in all of my homeless interviews. Isaiah 58, Luke 14:13, Proverbs 19:17

A story of birth of a promised king, the only one among a dark skinned nation with silver eyes. Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6, Numbers 24:17, Jeremiah 31:15, Hosea 11:1

Response to my blog on Boundless "Give Us Guys a Break". So maybe meeting for coffee doesn't always have to be a date.  Relationships, romance, Christian romance, coffee dates.

What to say and do when a friend comes out to you... Matthew 22:39, Mark 12:31, John 8:7-11, Romans 1:26-28, Galations 5:14

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Although he was the nicest pirate, and the most generous, why did he decide to stay stranded on an island in order to keep his gold? Matthew 6:19-20, 

If we expect homosexuals to give up love and sex for their life, we need to ask ourselves if we would be able to give up the same. And if we claim the sanctity of marriage, do we treat our marriages as if they are sacred? Jams 4:12, Hebrews 13:1-5, John 8:7-11, Romans 1:26-28, Galatians 5:14, Jude 1:5-8, 1 Timothy 1:8

A man learns the hard lessons on a "perceived reality" TV, that we learn during Lent. Psalm 51, Joel 2

This story of heaven was inspired by a friend who recently passed away. John 14:2-4, Colossians 3:1-7, Revelation 7:13-17, Revelation 21:4-8, Revelation 22:3-7, Revelation 22:5-9, Matthew 22:29-33

This "relationship" with God doesn't seem like any of my other relationships. I can't see him. He doesn't always answer. It's easy to ask, is this any relationship at all?  John 1: 10-13, Revelation 3:20, Jeremiah 29:11, 1 John 3:1

I asked an Ethiopian Pastor why he wants to bring Evangelical Christianity, brought by Americans, into his culture which has long held beliefs, customs, and religions that have worked for them for millennia. Matthew 16:15, 1 Peter 3:15, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 4:4, Mark 16;15, 1 Corinthians 1:17, Romans 1:16, Matthew 

The sad story of how one boy not being kind to another led to a drastically different outcome in life. 1 Corinthians 13, Isaiah 41:10

Prodigal Son gone awry. If we're already forgiven, Is getting into heaven perhaps a choice of if we want to obey God's will? Luke 15:11-32  See more at RawSpoon.com/getting-into-heaven

How God evolved the symbol of snake and tree, from sin to resurrection. The snake moved from the ground upward, From Adam and Eve on the ground, to Moses and Aaron, to Hezekiah, to Jesus lifted on a tree. Genesis 3, Exodus 3, Exodus 4, Exodus 7, Numbers 21:4-9, 2 Kings 18:4, John 3:14

Explanation of how the Old Testament God and the New Testament God are still the same. Psalm 83:4 Zechariah 12:9 Isaiah 49, Judges, Joshua,  Deuteronomy 2:32-34 Deuteronomy 3:4-6, Deuteronomy 7

What if we were able to picture God as not only a close and intimate friend, but also a huge and powerful, holy force. Would I finally be drawn toward righteousness? Exodus 19, 20

A story that illustrates God being with us even when we don't feel it. 

A modern retelling of the Christmas story, with an added issue relevant to today.

This is the first episode! It's a story about where we get our validation. Sorry for the flawed reading, especially as I good at this, but it's either I get them read with some flaws, or I probably never get them done. So enjoy!