Take It Personally | Episode 242

Barry walks us through Psalm 109, pointing out a message that applies to its author, the Messiah and you and me. We may not be as significant as the other things God is doing, but we are to him.     Scriptures: Ps 109, 69 Acts 1:15-20 Lk 22:47-53 Matt...

Self-Reference Done Right | Episode 238

Barry covers Psalm 108 where David seems to have a conversation with his former self as he is faced with holding onto both faith and struggle at the same time. The end result is taking up his harp and lyre to sing of what he knows will come to pass.    ...

10 Commandments (Not Those): Part 9 | Episode 235

Barry covers a “commandment” that may be the most juxtaposed to our culture. While we wouldn’t expect to be grateful for suffering (as that would necessitate a change to the word’s definition) we can be grateful for our endurance of it. Barry talks us through this...

10 Commandments (Not Those): Part 7 | Episode 233

Barry covers our seventh maxim, which encourages us to consider two questions in a particular order before we decide on an action. Honoring this order for these particular questions is especially important in two situations: 1) when faced with decisions in our...

Suffering Is Not an Afterthought in Christianity

A long wooden footbridge crosses an alcove of White Rock Lake. Pedaling across it one day, something coming from behind breaks the surface of my peripheral vision, head height, about 10 yards to the right, over the water. About a half-mile back I saw for the first...