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Join me as I sit down with Pastor Brock Cain from Lutheran Church of the Pines to discuss the Third Article of the Apostles' Creed, focused on the Holy Spirit. In this episode we focus on the Church and it's role in our lives. There's a lot of harsh realities that have shaped how many view the Church and the local congregation. We try to address them all head on. Join us and let us kno...

Join me and Scott as we talk about the benefits of facing the world with courage and confidence, based on Jordan Peterson's book, "12 Rules for Life."

Meet my friend Scott Lewis! He shares his unexciting journey to faith in Jesus, as well as how he stumbled upon the work of Jordan Peterson. That's important because Scott and I will be looking at Jordan Peterson's book "12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos." Join us!

Brock is back for a brief introductory conversation about the Holy Spirit and the crucial role the HS plays in our path to faith and salvation in Christ.

Join me as I sit down with Pastor Mark Renner, author of "Curious Cases: A Series of Short Pastoral Case Studies." We're taking some selections out of his book and pondering some of the challenging situations we face in ministry and in the world. We jump all over the place and I think there are some topics we should probably dig deeper on in future conversations. But the heart of the...

Join me as I sit down once again with Pastor Brock Cain to pick up where we left off a LONG time ago with the Apostles' Creed. We talk primarily about the "new obedience" and how we live in response to a salvation won for us and given to us freely as a gift.

Join me as I sit down with my friend, Bruce Jaeger! He is the brains behind our new book, "Open ARMS: Connecting People to Jesus." Listen in as we talk about his background, experience, and the inspiration for this practical guide to living a life focused on witnessing to the love of God for all people in Jesus Christ.

Join me as I sit down with friend, pastor, and now AUTHOR, Mark Renner. He has a new book out filled with case studies of actual, real life situations that have occurred in his life and ministry, and others he has known. It will help Christians everywhere be better equipped for facing the messiness of life and ministry. But as you'll hear, Pastor Mark also hopes it will help us reach people ou...

Here are some thoughts I had in response to some conversations I've been having with people about Christian mission and Multipli, an organization that is helping train people to reach others with the love and good news of Jesus.

Join me and Brock Cain as we talk about the redemptive work of Jesus and our need for rescue. The episode gets cut short rather abruptly. Our apologies! But some time duty calls! We'll pick back up again soon. Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

Join me and Brock as we pick up with the Second Article of the Apostles' Creed. This one's all about Jesus. Who is he? What is he made of? Is he just some dude looking to stir up trouble with some provocative teaching? Or is he more than that? We get into all kinds of cool stuff here. Loki even makes an appearance, if you happen to be a Marvel fan. But it all is ultimately about Jesus beca...

Join me and Pastor Brock Cain as we finish up our discussion on the First Article of the Apostles' Creed. This is about recognizing our dependence on God, being thankful, serving, and a dirty word in our day and age, "obedience!" Join in as we wrestle with these important aspects of the Christian faith. We pray you will be as blessed to listen in as we were to have the discussion.

After an extended break, Brock is back and we are wrestling with suffering. If God is provider and protector how do we deal with the fact that life is so full of pain and misery? This is an important topic for Christians and skeptics alike. Tune in and see how important it is for us all. If you have comments or questions, please email us at: jesusissweeter@gmail.com

Join me as I hear about how the Lord rescued Sidney Dusang for planting the seeds of Christ's Kingdom!

Join me and Brock as we continue our analysis of the Apostles' Creed. We engage a little bit with the somewhat controversial topics: God as Father (as evidenced by the "Sparkle Creed" from a couple of weeks ago), death as an enemy, evolution as a weak, flawed, and incomplete theory, and science in general as wholly inadequate for explaining life as we know it. It's a wild ride, b...

Brock is back and we are tackling the Apostles' Creed. This is mostly an introduction to the Creed. But we tackle all kinds of interesting topics that come up as we consider its place in the life of faith. Join us as we explore things like the Trinity, how we worship, and the humility all Christians should have when we consider the truths we hold dear.

Hey Y'all! Listen in as my daughter interviews me and my wife about our recent publication. I have so much more to say about why we did this and the connections to what I believe the future of church work looks like. But this is a good start for now. Plus it was fun for me, Heather, and the kids. Maybe they have a future in podcasting! :) Nobody's Nola is out on Amazon now and available in...

Join me and Pastor Brock Cain as we tackle the least pleasant topic there is: judgment and hell. Honestly, I think we both hated this and assume many of you will too. But is God the one with the problem? Or the Bible? Or are we the ones with the problem? Does our worldview fall apart without this? How can a loving God "send" people to hell? I don't know for sure. I'm not sure Bro...

Join us as we get to the end of the Ten Commandments and turn back to the real issue behind them all - our hearts. Coveting is an unhealthy inclination of the heart to have what others have.   Coveting disrupts the contentment God desires for us.  Join me and Pastor Brock Cain as we explore this topic together.

Pastor Brock is back and we are talking about reputations and words. Reputations are far more precious than we may realize.  The 8th Commandment tells us to be careful what we say.   When we speak we hold our reputations in our hands.  When we speak about others, we hold their reputations in our hands. Join us as we explore this topic and see how it applies to our everyday lives.

Join me as I sit down with two phenomenal brothers in Christ. We talk about the sweetness of God's patience, the Way of Jesus, and true worship. Their ministry helps people grow in worship of the Lord by gazing on him and being transformed. Their lives and their ministry certainly testify to the transforming power of Christ for people around the world.

Join me and Pastor Brock Cain as we take a look at the 7th Commandment - You shall not steal. As usual, we found a way to talk about things we never would have guessed related to this.   But looking back, we think you'll see some important connections with this Commandment and our daily occupation, the hassle of being an honest customer,  struggling to make ends meet, being generous, and...

Join me as I sit down with Joy Hartley. Joy is a member at Open Arms Church in Slidell.  She wanted to share how Jesus is sweet even when he completely obliterates your plans with his. She thought she had her life figured out.  But then a sudden relocation for work came along. After wagging her finger at God for messing up her plan, she soon realized how good it was for her to be back cl...

Let's talk about SEX! Pastor Brock is back to continue walking through Christian basics.  We're up to the Sixth Commandment. Perhaps it's a bit of an uncomfortable and awkward topic.  But an important one! Join us as we do a deep dive on God's gift of sex. 

It feels like it's been a while since I've recorded a podcast!   But December felt even longer this year.  I was surrounded by so much sadness, despair, and death that the year couldn't end fast enough. That's when I had a realization and made a major "Dad Pronouncement" about our family's Christmas celebrations going forward. Tune in to find out what!