The Foreign Saint's Podcast

A trifecta of healings done by Jesus and a quotation by Matthew about the suffering servant of Isaiah 53. What's it all about? Your redemption. From the leprosy quarantine laws to a centurion's humility, it's all to teach the theology that Jesus has the authority and desire to save all who come to him with repentance. Enjoy and be blessed!

The finale of the sermon on the mount! Jesus ends this sermon with a warning against false prophets and the occult practices forbidden in the Law of Moses. I discuss the inherent dangers involved with being completely open to any and all spiritual forces while challenging Christians to abandon any occult practices they take part in and be totally faithful to Jesus, the prophet like Moses we will b...

"Judge not" is one of the most weaponized phrases against Christians of all time. What did Jesus really mean by this and how do we walk this out in our lives? Additionally, how does the golden rule impact our understanding of God the Father's involvement in our prayer lives? The answer is literally life-changing for the Christian. Enjoy, and be blessed!

The Alabama Supreme Court has just given a verdict that has been heard around the world concerning IVF. What is it all about? Is IVF compatible with the Gospel? Are barren women in the scripture like Sarah, Rachel, or Hannah good positive examples for IVF or are those stories picturing a grander truth? Be blessed and enjoy!

What is the value in storing up treasure in heaven rather than on earth? We have a way of avoiding really thinking about this topic deeply because we're afraid deep down of God making our materialism more clear to us and having to do something about it. I would much rather see us all under servitude of King Jesus instead of the living in anxiety under the tyranny of our toys. Enjoy, be blessed...

Hypocrisy exists everywhere in and out of church. Today Jesus asks the question, "Is it in you too?" The sermon on the mount moves on to religious hypocrisy and Jesus gives us a framework to think about hypocrisy through and challenges us to put hypocrisy to death in us wherever it may be found. Be blessed and enjoy!

Finishing chapter 5 of Matthew today, piercing meditation on how we as God's people treat our marriages too lowly. It's a part of the sermon on the mount some of us tend to ignore or theologize our way out of. Also, giving some teaching on what the eye for an eye laws in the Torah really were and what that has to do with loving our enemies. Be blesssed!

Did Jesus have an issue with the Old Testament or not? Can you be saved by obedience to the law or is there another way? Jesus is on the warpath in the sermon on the mount to prove that no one is righteous enough for the kingdom, that all need rescue, and his first proof is our penchant to insult and venomously ridicule people made in the image of God. It leads people into violent sin and eternal...

The final five beatitudes and instruction on what salt of the earth and light of the world mean as titles for the community of disciples. Handling misconceptions such as "What's with the laws on mixed fabrics?" and what exactly the answer to that has to do with "Blessed are the pure..." Why does Jesus place you and I as his followers in the same sentence as the prophets of...

Parallels between Moses and Jesus abound! That shouldn't be a surprise to anyone reading Matthew, though. He goes out of his way to make the similarities clear. Karai expounds on Moses being Jesus's shadow in the Old Testament. Then, in the 2nd half, the first four beattitudes of the sermon on the mount are opened up as Jesus commands all to repent and find in him a new way to happiness an...

Perhaps my most controversial episode released EVER...so far anyway. We start by discussing the situation of Brittany Watts: is she being tried for miscarriage? If not, then what is really going on and how can the Proverbs guide us? After that, Karai shares the stance on abortion that this podcast takes as the discussion turns a favorite topic: social justice. Be blessed and convicted! Enjoy!

The importance of the Gospel is reinforced via prophecy from Isaiah this week. The planning and mercy of God on display in the miraculous ministry of Jesus starting in northern Israel, the land of two tribes with rebellious history. See how God was not content to leave them in shame and came to redeem! The road to Sermon on the Mount is heating up. Be blessed and enjoy!

Welcome to 2024 my fellow foreign saints! Got a juicy story out of North Korea about a man that used to serve in their military but defected to South Korea and was saved by Jesus Christ! Be challenged to lay your idols at the feet of Jesus and commit yourself to the renewal of the mind by the Scripture and Spirit so you can better live the spiritual and social vision of the true Jesus! Enjoy and b...

Why was Jesus baptized? A question that has stumped many a Christian for many an age. A question with an answer that will bring you to worshipful gratitude for what your King did for you! Also, the three temptations of Christ: what can we learn about Jesus from them? What can we learn for our own battles against tempters in our own lives? All that and more in this episode of The Foreign Saint'...

First half we learn from Josephs life a pattern for working through godly decision making, useful for all of us just trying to live wise in service of King Jesus. Second half we begin to learn who John the Baptist really was, the last and best of the Old Covenant Prophets.

Meredith returns in this episode to talk about the trendy talking point of default parenting: the idea that mothers have the unfair share of the load in child-rearing no matter how responsible the husband may be. We share some of our experiences as married folk and in the 2nd half I show the similarities between stay-at-home mothers and the Levitical priesthood. You don't want to miss this one...

The Old Testament is more artistic and profound than we ever fully appreciate. In our quest to prove everything we neglect what God says through poetry and the artistic: spoiler alert-it's the Gospel!

Tough teaching this week on the cost for Joseph and Mary having baby Jesus. Our lives won't be easy as there will be a social cost to anyone who wants to be a Foreign Saint, a follower of Messiah. Additionally, learning from the magi how God deals with people who have no access to the scripture or organized Christianity. Hopefully this blesses you!

Story from Mexico that should embolden us to live hopefully and optimistically as foreigners for the kingdom here in this age! Learn what awaits all of us from our family of faith who suffers and see how the Lord is with them. Keep fighting the good fight and see what your God will do as you endeavor to build the kingdom.

Starting a verse-by-verse teaching through the gospel of Matthew to know Jesus better, confront myths about him, and to understand how Jesus is the literal and thematic subject and fulfilment of the entire bible. This will be a really fun ride. Hopefully you're blessed by it.

I am blessed to be able to have my long-time friend and brother in Christ, Sammy, on the podcast to talk about a church plant he is a part of in Charleston, South Carolina: Harbor City Church. We discuss church planting and he shares about God building his kingdom in that city. Later we talk on John 17 and what it means to know God. For those interested in a local church home visit Harbor City Chu...

The second in an on-going series called "Answering" where I take an entire podcast episode to answer questions and objections to the faith. Be warned, I also strike back with my own questions as well. This episode is for my buddy Zachary and any who has his same objection: that man tampered with the bible unknowingly through bias.

We have returned to the web! Starting a new ongoing series called Answering where I take one entire podcast episode to answer questions, objections, and concerns from Christians and or non-Christians, usually friends in my life who I have conversations with over different social media platforms. I hope to encourage my brothers and sisters in the faith to engage people in love online and in person...

Karai tells the story of God's love rejected by Sodom and Gomorrah. So often the story is only their homosexuality. I do my best to pull the curtain back a bit more on their other sins and show God's loving pursuit of them in Genesis. We ought to learn from their example that God's love is the option to take over predatory covetousness and perverse sexual pleasures. Also, an argument u...

Back to sitting at the feet of the persecuted church. Today we hear the story of a couple in rural Mexico that suffered kidnapping and beatings for their stand for Christ. Are we willing to be ostracized from our culture for the sake of the kingdom? Let God say to you what he will and encourage you in the work he's called you to. Enjoy!