Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study

Do you find yourself comparing your sins to others? Are you a pretty good person—compared to others? Learn these signs that you might be moving away from grace from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) as he continues our series My Favorite Verses with https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+7.47&version=ESV (Luke 7.47). Interested in more content lik...

Anger isn't always bad—God gets angry—so what makes our anger usually different from his? Learn how God saved us and how we can extend grace to others from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) as he continues our series My Favorite Verses with https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+3.1&version=ESV (1 John 3.1). Interested in more content like...

Is the church responsible for racism? Is the church becoming too woke? How do race and religion fit together? Learn from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastors Keith Simon) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick Miller) as they discuss this topic and address these questions. Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more resources an...

Struggling under the weight of your sin? Find freedom in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16.6-7&version=ESV (Mark 16.6-7 )as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon )continues our series on My Favorite Verses. Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/has-my-sexual-sin-made-me-unsavable-questions-yo...

Experiencing emotional numbness? Struggling to relate to others or feel your own feelings? Try this practice that helps https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller), based on https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+20.5&version=ESV (Proverbs 20.5), as we continue our series on My Favorite Verses. Interested in more content like this? Check out https...

After Georgia passed new voting laws the MLB and politicians on both sides seem vested in keeping using it to keep both sides angry. Who wins in this deal? Hint: it’s not you Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more resources and related episodes, including https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/are-all-christians-conservative-guest-interview-with-dr-kristin-kobes-du-mez/ (Do...

Does Christianity feel empty? Are you feeling drained and burnt out? Get hope and meaning from https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+2.10&version=NIV (Ephesians 2.10) as guest speaker https://vufaith.com/about-2/ (Matt Gordon) of Veterans United continues our series on My Favorite Verses. Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/ho...

Feeling dissatisfied with your life? Disappointed with your life? Find out why from Keith Simon as he delves into Psalm 73.25 to continue our series on My Favorite Verses. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! Outline 0:30 - The Christmas...

Christians talk about heaven a lot, but what will it actually be like? There are a lot of misconceptions. Learn what heaven's really about from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller )as he explains https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+3.21&version=NIV (Acts 3.21) to continue our series on My Favorite Verses. Interested in more content like this...

NYT Bestseller https://untamedbook.com/ (Untamed) restyles the philosophy of an old, dead white dead in the chic new fashions of social justice and feminism. Like Jean Jaques Rousseau, Glennon Doyle preaches and lives out the gospel of self-expression as the way to happiness. She teaches her readers how to be Cheetahs: wild and set free from the cages of society. But does her advice lead to a life...

Guest host Jensen Holt McNair shares her memories growing up as a Christian, and how easy it is to become numb to the power of the Bible. Do you follow us on https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast (Twitter)? Now's a great time to start: https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast (@tmbtpodcast). Want to follow https://twitter.com/PatrickKMiller_ (Patrick) or https://twitter.com/KeithSimon_ (Keith)? Check them out he...

We know to trust Jesus with our salvation, but should we give him more than that? Keith shares his all-time favorite Bible verse, and how it’s changed his life. Do you follow us on https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast (Twitter)? Now's a great time to start: https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast (@tmbtpodcast). Want to follow https://twitter.com/PatrickKMiller_ (Patrick) or https://twitter.com/KeithSimon_ (Ke...

Are we cosmic accidents? DNA propagation machines? Do love and hate, good and evil, or justice and injustice have any real meaning? Patrick opens our new series “My Favorite Verses” by exploring his battle with depression, and the existential breaking point that almost took his life. Do you follow us on https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast (Twitter)? Now's a great time to start: https://twitter.com/tmb...

How can a rational, intelligent person believe that Jesus rose from the dead? J. Warner Wallace, a Dateline featured cold-case homicide detective, asked this question as an atheist in his 30s. He hoped to disprove the resurrection by using the skills he developed solving unsolved murders. Instead, he proved the opposite. In this episode, he shares his journey and the evidence he found that led him...

Does the brokenness of this world weigh you down? Are you struggling for hope in your own life? Find hope in the Resurrection from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon )as he continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/mark/ (Mark). Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-hand...

Are faith and reason really at odds with each other? What makes Christianity believable? Find out why https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) believes in the Resurrection as we continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/mark/ (Mark). Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-we...

Cities and states are beginning to decriminalize polygamy and recognize it as a union. Last week, Andrew Solomon wrote a https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/22/how-polyamorists-and-polygamists-are-challenging-family-norms (long piece in The New Yorker) normalizing polyamory by telling real-life stories. What does the Bible say about polygamy? How should Christians respond? We explore the cu...

What makes Christianity different from every other religion? The Resurrection. It happened thousands of years ago but still applies to our lives now. Hear how from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) as he continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/mark/ (Mark). Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossi...

Couldn't God just forgive us? Why did Jesus have to die? Get answers to these questions and more from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) as he continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/mark/ (Mark). Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/why-jesus-had-to-die-learning-to-f...

Over the last century, we've baked politics, masculinity, and religion together. In this episode, Keith interviews https://kristindumez.com/ (Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez) about her book https://kristindumez.com/books/jesus-and-john-wayne/ (Jesus and John Wayne). She explores how evangelical concepts of masculinity and political playbook merged together to bring about the rise of Donald Trump. If you...

Sometimes certain sins don't seem all that bad. Compared to something big like murder, is envy really a big deal? Learn how God sees sin from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) as he continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/mark/ (Mark). Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/...

Would you ever deny Jesus? None of the disciples thought they would, but they all did. Dig deep with https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) as continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/mark/ (Mark). Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/why-we-are-tested-learning-to-follow-j...

What would you do if your political opponent shoveled your driveway? Search for ulterior motives? Give them cookies? You know something's wrong when you can't say thank you to some one who disagrees with you politically, and yet that's exactly what the https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-02-05/trumpite-neighbor-unity-capitol-attack (L.A. Times is publishing on its opinion page). In this epi...

Why was Jesus so distressed in the Garden of Gethsemane? Was he scared of the cross? Find out what really troubled him from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) as he continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/mark/ (Mark). Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/why-jesus-had-to-d...

What does your faith look like to the rest of the world? How do you display it? See how this woman showed her devotion in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+14.3-9&version=ESV (Mark 14.3-9) as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/mark/ (Mark). Interested in more content like...