Real Hope Community's Podcast

This morning we're talking about rest. The world is pretty weary right now. Yet there is also a lot of work to be done in a world where God's rightness is hard to find. How do we do the first well so that we can do the second with God's energy and power?  Rest is one of the biggest themes in the Bible. Find out why.

Did you know the Ten Commandments aren't really called commandments in the Bible? They're called "words." The important words of God to begin his new community on the right footing, both with him and with one another. They're pretty good words for a new beginning. Mayne in our new beginning, we should learn from them.    God uses ten words in a few places, too. He uses the...

This week: Thou Shalt Not Murder.  Well, we kind of know that, right? And most of us have probably not done that one. But what if, maybe, God means a little bit more than simply not killing one another? Are there ways we kill our fellow humans without actual physical death? Do we kill souls, spirits, hearts, or other parts of a human made in the image of God? What would it means to look at this co...

What do you think of when you hear "The Ten Commandments"? I either think old movies with giant stone slates and thunder or courthouse battles. But what if we saw them instead as a blueprint for a new community? A new group, learning to be free people in a new, changing world? Kind of like ours right now? What would it mean for us to re-learn how to not take God's name in vain, for...

Our culture looks for certain qualities in a leader. But are they the right ones for long-term success? And what about those of us who like being lone rangers--and don't like competition? What then? How do we release others to use their gifts for the kingdom in the best way we can?