Reclaiming the Faith

Episode 11 is a special episode, where I’m give the listener an audio version of chapter three of my book, New: Wineskins and the Simple Words of Christ . The title of this chapter is: John Wayne and Jesus, where I examine the way our various traditions and preferences that filter our view of Jesus and His teachings affect the way we approach Jesus’ command to love our enemies. I also discuss how...

In Episode 10, I’m going to be discussing the vital need for Christians to believe in the power of regeneration. It’s one thing to say we’re born again, but what does that mean for us in a practical day-to-day sense. I’ll also touch on the subject of homosexuality and Jesus’ interaction with a disabled man in John 5.  If you’re blessed by this episode, I’d really appreciate it if you’d leave an ho...

In Episode 9, I’m joined by one of my best friends, Adam Hawks, to have a discussion about evangelism, discipleship, and our calling to imitate Jesus Christ. Adam is currently the Student minister at Sugar Land First United Methodist Church and has a Masters in Youth Ministry from Asbury Theological Seminary.  If you’re blessed by this episode, I’d really appreciate it if you’d leave an honest rev...

Episode 8 is a special episode, where I give the listener an audio version of chapter two of my book, New: Wineskins and the Simple Words of Christ . The title of this chapter is: Sepia Jesus because I believe that every Christian comes to faith in Jesus with various traditions and preferences that filter his or her view of Jesus and His teachings. Jesus, however, calls us to make Him the lens by...

In Episode 7, I’m going to be discussing a heartbreaking, fate-based, false dilemma that I believe musician Derek Webb is currently walking through. Many of you will recognize Derek from his outstanding solo albums, as well as the many years he spent as a cofounder of the Christian band, Caedmon’s Call. If you’re blessed by this episode, I’d really appreciate it if you’d leave an honest review on...

In Episode 6, I’m going to be joined by my beautiful wife, Stephanie Baker, to have a discussion about adoption. Three years ago, Stephanie and I adopted two siblings that were ages 10 and 5 at the time. Stephanie is the author of the blog, Adopting His Heart, which you can find at adoptinghisheart.blogspot.com . Generally, the early Christian quotes I use can be found on the CD-ROM version of the...

In Episode 5, I’m going to discuss Matthew 5:48, where Jesus commanded His disciples, “Be perfect as your heavenly father is perfect.” How does the context surrounding that verse help us understand what Jesus meant? I’ll also look at how modern teachers have used the hyper grace message to disregard this command of Jesus, and finally how the earliest Christians embraced Jesus’ teaching on this mat...

In Episode 4, I’m going to share with you the first chapter of my book, New: Wineskins and the Simple Words of Christ . In this chapter, I talk about what it means to truly make Jesus the Lord of our lives. And I also give a couple of quotes from the earliest Christians that clearly demonstrate how they believed that Jesus is God, and that we should therefore relate to Him as Lord in all that we d...

In Episode 3, I’m blessed to be joined by one of my best friends, Tyler Bryan, who has been in youth ministry for nearly a decade. On the shores of Lake Travis in Austin, TX, we discuss youth ministry from an early Christian perspective, and particularly the role parents play in shaping their kids’ spiritual development. If you’re blessed by this episode, I’d really appreciate it if you’d leave an...

In episode 2, I discuss how to hear from God, and how to make room for Him to speak on both an individual and corporate basis. And like always, I’m going to be doing this from an early Christian perspective, with testimonies from the leaders of our faith during the first three centuries of the Church sprinkled in to help frame the conversation.  The Martyrdom of Polycarp Listen on iTunes  and subs...

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