Redemption HOU podcast

In the face of yet even more “unprecedented times” where is God? And what does hope and victory look like right now? Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/redemptionhou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RedemptionHou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redemptionhou.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

How do we trust in God’s goodness in times of chaos when evil seems to always win? What does this look like? It involves us letting go and leaving justice up to God. He declares in no uncertain terms that he is not indifferent to evil and the suffering it causes. Even in the midst of declaring that he will bring judgment on evil, he promises to be a safe place to those who come to him. Instagram:...

In a world complicated by endless demands and distractions, what does God truly require of us? Today we'll dive into Micah 6:6-8 and explore the timeless and transformative call to "do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God." We'll uncover how these basic principles can simplify our spiritual journey and align our lives with God's heart. Join us as we strip awa...

The book of Jonah tells us of two groups of people: a practiced, knowledgeable Israelite and outsiders who know nothing of Yahweh. It may surprise us to see that throughout this book, knowledge about God does not lead to communion and encounter with God. Through this, God reveals the tension between knowledge about a system of beliefs and trust in God. Sometimes knowing doesn't lead to closene...

What is God’s idea of justice and how does this square with what Jesus is doing in our lives? The prophet Amos gives us insight into the profound depths of injustice and how the path to justice is not as obscure and unfamiliar as we might think. Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/redemptionhou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RedemptionHou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redemptio...

How do we make sense of a loving God who also judges and seems to punish people? The prophet Joel helps us reimagine all the contours and nuances of this great and terrible day of judgement known as “The Day of the Lord.” Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/redemptionhou⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RedemptionHou⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redemptionhou.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

One of our foundational ideas about God is that He is a reciprocating God, a God of karma. Yet the Book of The Twelve leads with Hosea's depiction of a God who stops at nothing to be with us. Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/redemptionhou⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RedemptionHou⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.redemptionhou.com⁠⁠⁠

The often-overlooked story of Hagar is a shocking revelation of God. He finds the social outcast in the wilderness and identifies himself with her—transforming her status to become the woman who named God. Whoever and wherever you are, God sees you and comes to find you.

The love of God offered to the world in Jesus will mean nothing short of dismantling the powers of darkness. What that looks like may surprise us. Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/redemptionhou⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RedemptionHou⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.redemptionhou.com⁠⁠

Does a Jesus centered life mean that wives should submit to their husbands? The answer is surprisingly political, subversive, and down right punk. Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/redemptionhou⁠ Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RedemptionHou⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.redemptionhou.com⁠

After a weekend of chaos, we are reminded of our great hope. The Spirit of the living God is here, even in the darkness, renewing all things. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redemptionhou Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RedemptionHou Website: https://www.redemptionhou.com

Jesus' resurrection does not magically whisk us away to a better place, nor does it magically transform this world. Jesus' invitation into His radically different story might just mean this is the worst timeline. Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/redemptionhou⁠ Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RedemptionHou⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.redemptionhou.com⁠

How does Jesus resurrect our ideas of what it means to be human? It starts and ends with love.

A Jesus centered life is far more than morality. Jesus invites us to join in His redemptive work in the ways we physically and bodily show up in the world. And this makes all the difference

You have an important job to do. Being a church goer with church going friends is fine. But what difference does that make to you or to the world? Jesus invitation is an invitation into a risky, exciting and deeply meaningful way of life. Jesus has given you a vocation.

Easter Sunday | This Tear-Stained HopeThere really is something beyond the relentless violence and meaninglessness of this reality. Something more robust than the ego defending toxic positivity, or thin optimism. A robust hope exists that all things will be well, and that we are deeply loved.

Passion Sunday | Ephesians 3:13-3:20Jesus final week offers the central story and pattern of life for Ephesians’ new creation community.

Why We Can’t Ditch The Church | Ephesians 2:19-3:13We’re not merely rescued by God, not merely included by God, and not merely recreated by God. We are God’s sacrament to a dying world

Inclusion is the fruit of the Spirit | Ephesians 2:11-18God’s divine embrace extends to the far off, yes even you. Once we realize this, we also realize that we are called to be an active part of that embrace, seeing, including, and loving the ‘other

You have been created to co-create | Ephesians 2:8-10The surprising reality of God reaching down and re-humanizing us has a plot twist. In our re-creation, we are made co-creators by God. We call this Church.

The Antidote to Shame | Ephesians 2:4-7Many of us have come to understand that we need to be saved from God's wrath. But Ephesians tells a starkly different story, one that will deeply transform our sense of self if we will let it be our story.

Is God in Control? | Ephesians 2:1-3Ephesians lays out a dynamic picture of a cosmos in need of God’s re-ordering. This complicates overly simplistic clichés about what Jesus is up to among us. And leaves us with a much richer story to make sense of our lives.

Spiritual but not Religious | Ephesians 1:15-23Do we need church to believe in and follow Jesus?

Are we predestined by God? | Ephesians 1:1-6Has God predestined us? The confounding opening of Ephesians does not attempt to pose an interesting theological question. Rather, it makes a striking claim, redefining the very core of your existence.

The Gift of Lament | Psalm 13:1-6We don’t need 2024 to go a certain way for us to be okay. We can experience God’s goodness right where we are. Through the practice of lament, even our deepest pains and doubts can be transformed into resilient joy.