The North Parkway Podcast

Jesus talked a lot about money, but not a lot about tithe. How much are Christians expeted to give? In this week’s talk, we’ll look at the bigger issue, and how following The Way affects the wallet.

There’s a disconnect between God’s gospel and the American church’s, and it’s a gap so wide it drives people away. In this week’s talk, we’ll look at the Good News the way Jesus described it, and what our role in it should look like.

Life is hard enough as it is - you sure don't need to raise the difficulty! In this week's talk, we'll show you how to avoid a common mistake that adds unnecessary challenges to your spiritual life.

Most Christians want to read the Bible more often, but it’s hard to add yet another “to-do” to an overloaded calendar. In this week’s talk, we’ll look at the surprisingly scientific approach God gave to help people engage with the Bible.

The term, “Christian” can apply to anything from what you believe about God, to a government, to a genre of music, but what should it mean? In this week’s talk, we’ll learn why the early church used a different term, and what that teaches us about following Jesus.

The goal at North Parkway is not just to learn about God, but to experience Him - but what exactly does that look, sound, and feel like? In this week's talk, we'll learn how to keep dry seasons of faith from becoming distant seasons.

Are some things okay for some people and wrong for others? If so, how do you know the difference? In this week’s talk, we’ll look at things that are sometimes wrong, and how to balance freedom and wisdom.

The Bible’s full of rules, but if Christians are saved by grace, do you still have to follow them? In this week’s talk, we’ll look at the laws from the Old Testament and explain which ones still apply in 2026.

Goals in life are great as long as you’re making progress, but what about the times when you’re not? The gap between tomorrow’s goal and today’s grind can be demoralizing. In this week’s talk, we’ll look at how to navigate it better.

We all know the disappointment of falling short of a goal, but sometimes failure becomes a crisis of faith. In this week’s talk, we’ll look at the gap between intention and action, and how to respond well when you blow it.

Let’s face it: sometimes the Bible seems out of touch with the modern world - but the truth is still the truth. In this week’s talk, we’ll look at the gap between the Bible and culture, and how you can navigate it better.

There are few things in life more frustrating than being misunderstood, and yet - it happens all the time. In this week’s talk, we’ll look at why that is, and share one simple strategy to close the gap between what you say and what they hear.

There’s no gap you feel more than the space between what you want and what you have. God wants to fulfill your heart’s desires, but probably not in the way you expect. In this week’s talk, we’ll look at the secret to living a fulfilled life.

Life is full of gaps between where you are and where you want to be. God can help you get where you’re going, but that means crossing the hardest one first - the gap between His standards and your life. In this week’s talk, we’ll show you how to get there.

We all want to fit in, but sometimes the only categories available don’t leave room for us. In this week’s talk, we’ll look at how “normal” sexuality is defined, and what it actually takes to be accepted by God.

In this bonus episode, we address 2 questions: "If God made people and doesn't make mistakes, why would He blame someone for being gay or lesbian?" "Is it okay for a Christian who believes homosexual marriage is wrong to attend a wedding between same-sex people?"

God designed sex, which means only He can define it, but that doesn’t stop us from offering our own take on the matter. In this week’s talk, we’ll look at God’s definition of sex, and how He expects us to respond to it.

Sex is a fundamentally social experience, but that’s not always how it’s approached. In this week’s talk, we’ll look at the promise and the payout from making a social thing into a solo thing.

Sex is more than just a physical activity - it’s a bonding experience, for better and for worse. In this week’s talk, we’ll look at the science behind why sex has strings attached, and how you can avoid getting tangled up.

There’s probably not a topic more awkward to talk about in church than sex. But, is that what God intended? In this week’s talk, we’ll look at what the Bible has to say about the value of sex, and why we need a wholistic view of sexuality.

All of the Christian faith hangs precariously on one historical event. If that’s not real, then none of the rest even matters. In this week’s talk, we’ll tell you what that event is, and why there’s more evidence for it than you think.

Pastor Chris responds to questions inspired by session 4 of the series, Science & Faith. This week's questions: Why have people replaced the name of God, YHWH, with other terms like "God," or "Lord?" Can we trust texts that do that? Enoch was a good man - why was his book removed from the Bible?

Faith that’s built on the Bible is only as solid as the Bible itself. How can you know you can trust it? In this week’s talk we’ll look at observable, measurable data that supports the Bible as a reliable document.

Pastor Chris responds to questions inspired by session 4 of the series, Science & Faith. This week's question: Did the flood described in the Bible (Noah's ark, etc) happen literally? If so, how can we reconcile the Bible's account with observable scientific data?

When science and faith overlap, how do you know which one is right? In this session of “Science & Faith,” we’ll address a few of the most common battlegrounds between the Bible and the microscope by explaining what kinds of truth each source focuses on.