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Sep 17, 2017 1:00 PM America/Chicago
When asked why they waited too long before they went to see a doctor, most people replied “Because I didn’t want to hear bad news.” We can’t get better if we are not willing to face reality, to look at what our vital signs tell us versus what we w
Sep 10, 2017 6:00 AM America/Chicago
The Fall Season is stretching out in front of us, waiting to see what we will do. Do you have a sense that it is time to make some changes in the way you do life ? Are there some habits that you would like to change ? Who are you supposed to be and what i
Aug 7, 2017 3:10 PM America/Chicago
Ever look out at life, and everywhere you look you see problems? It is fair to ask in such moments – “Where is God in the midst of all this ?” Today we look at fascinating verse in John chapter 10 that is often overlooked and yet yeilds a clue and a
Jul 30, 2017 6:00 AM America/Chicago
We have been brought up to be very suspicious of words like Dogma, Doctrine, and Orthodoxy. Many of us have an emotional reaction to those words - they sound rigid, unthinking, prejudice, old fashioned, the kinds of words that people with closed minds hol
Jul 23, 2017 6:00 PM America/Chicago
Do you ever struggle with depression or doubt ? Rollo May defined depression as the inability to construct a future. Our pastor recently had an encounter with the Lord where God used the psalms to paint a picture of the true future given to all those who
Jun 5, 2017 5:22 PM America/Chicago
Are the sexual morals of the bible outdated ? Or are they the very foundation that modern people can use to build a beautiful life ? Did Jesus really talk about sex ? What are we to make of it all? Join us as we jump into the deep waters of the seventh of
May 8, 2017 8:53 AM America/Chicago
Did you ever look at some aspect of your life and think “This is a mess – how did it ever come to this ?” Did you ever wish you could start all over, clean everything off the table and begin again? But if you did wipe the table clean, if you did get
Apr 16, 2017 6:00 AM America/Chicago
The New Testament basically says "Because the resurrection actually happened..., you should live this way..." Well, how should we live ? Where is the good life found ? Where can we find human flourishing ? What if the science of psychology is just now cat
Apr 9, 2017 6:00 AM America/Chicago
The writer of the letter of Hebrews has no small goal – he wants to help us understand the architecture of reality! He want to help us take a look under the hood of what we can sense to show us how things that happen in the physical world are connected
Apr 2, 2017 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Chapters 10 & 11 of the Book of Hebrews are filled with so many wonderful verses and insights that it is hard to know where to begin. This morning we focused on one main question from these two chapters : what exactly, does the word “Faith” really mea
Mar 27, 2017 2:41 PM America/Chicago
Hebrews Chapter 8 uses some difficult language comparing the old covenant of the law with the new covenant Jesus brings. We look at a crazy home improvement project to understand the difference. Each of us has a default contract with life. Jesus stands at
Mar 19, 2017 6:00 AM America/Chicago
In Hebrews Chapter 7 we encounter the mysterious priest Melchizedek who appears out of nowhere. The story, history, and geography are fascinating, but wilder still is how this ancient priest helps us understand who and what Jesus is. Our nerd quota is com
Mar 13, 2017 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Chapter 6 of Hebrews gives us an incredible insight into the very architecture of reality. Today we look the experiences of rock climbing and sailing as a ways to understand the profound truths this chapter reveals, and why we can have hope in a broken wo
Feb 26, 2017 5:00 AM America/Chicago
What is the bible really ? Is it something supernatural, or did a bunch of guys just make it up? Why try to apply something so old to today's culture ? Can hurried, scattered people like us actually experience true peace and rest in a hurried, scattered c
Feb 19, 2017 5:00 AM America/Chicago
We are constantly tempted to turn away from the very two people that the scriptures constantly urge us to turn towards - Jesus and our needy neighbors. It can get weary following Jesus when most of your culture looks at the effort as a sign of foolishness
Feb 12, 2017 5:00 AM America/Chicago
What if you had a spiritual coach who wasn't afraid to get in your face if he knew that was what was best for you ? The writer of Hebrews is such a coach and today he gives us his first warning - there is real danger in drifting away from the gospel. A cl
Feb 6, 2017 2:38 PM America/Chicago
#JourneyThroughTheBookOfHebrews What if we discovered an ancient manuscript that showed not only what the first Christians really thought Jesus was all about, but also gave us a glimpse into Heaven. We have. It is called the Book of Hebrews. Join us on th
Jan 29, 2017 5:00 AM America/Chicago
Our last FRED Talk deals with the hardest question of all: If God is all powerful and all loving, how could God possibly allow the horrible things that happen in this world ? Why doesn’t God stop them ? This talk looks at the various ways people have tr
Jan 22, 2017 5:00 AM America/Chicago
Is Religion what we need, or what we need to get rid of ? When people say “Religion is the reason we have wars and hatred and intolerance…” – are they right ? Does Religion set people free or does it oppress them ? Does religion cause human flouri
Jan 15, 2017 5:00 AM America/Chicago
If you want to hear some grumpy people, just go to a web site where they are debating Creation versus Evolution. The one side asks “How can you believe in the primitive myths of Religion when Science can show you what is actually true about the world ?
Oct 23, 2016 6:00 AM America/Chicago
There are two ways to ask that question - 1. You can be married to someone and wonder 'is this as good as it gets ?' or 2. You can wonder if Marriage is really the ultimate in relationships - the ideal we are all called to, God's best. Today we laugh and
Oct 21, 2016 8:04 AM America/Chicago
We are sometimes tempted to look at other families who appear to have their act together and think - "Why can't my family be like that ?" Family Dynamics can feel as complicated than a Nuclear Reactor, and sometimes it is just not clear what we should do.
Oct 2, 2016 6:00 AM America/Chicago
All of us want great friends, but as Emerson said, “If you want a good friend, be a good friend.” How do we do that ? And how do we know when friends are doing us more harm than good ? What does it mean to have healthy friendships that last ? We look
Sep 29, 2016 8:21 AM America/Chicago
What should you do when people drive you crazy ? What is the right way to deal with difficult people ? How do you dance with a porcupine ? Today we look at a practical set of exercises that can really help you deal with difficult people in a godly way. We