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Jun 14, 2009 2:53 PM America/Chicago
Why is that the love relationships that seem the very best blessings of life can turn into the very things that can break our hearts, fill us with remorse, and leave us feeling half dead? And what's the scoop with sex? Are Christians uptight, do we need t
Jun 7, 2009 5:16 PM America/Chicago
If you had to rank the ten commandments in order of importance, which one would be #1? Most people choose Thou Shall Not Kill. But that simple four word phrase opens us up to some of the most divisive issues of our day: The death penalty, Abortion, War, S
May 31, 2009 5:49 PM America/Chicago
What would you think of a God who gave only 10 rules to live by and the one he spent the most time on was the command to rest, relax, and cease from your toil? We explore practical ways to return the Sabbath rest of God to our lives as we look at Deuteron
May 24, 2009 5:07 PM America/Chicago
What if the ten commandments are not about rules but about learning the ways of the master craftsman of living life well - Jesus? As a matter of fact, the 2nd Commandment warns us you can be too religious! But why were idols such a big deal and why does s
May 17, 2009 1:22 PM America/Chicago
Does your life ever feel like a mess? If you could wipe the table clean, start your life all over again, what is the first thing you would put back on the table? Why in the world is the 1st of the Ten Commandments the 1st? We look at how resturant tables,
May 10, 2009 6:06 AM America/Chicago
Why would Honor your Father and Mother make God's top 10 list of most important moral commands? What does honoring our parents really mean when we didnt have the greatest parents? How can we be the kind of parents that raise their kids well, parents worth
May 3, 2009 7:57 AM America/Chicago
Is there a way to live the simple life in our busy world? How does life in a constantly changing high tech cyber world of facebook connect to something as ancient and unmoving as the 10 commandments? Are the 10 commandments for today? Are Christians to li
Apr 19, 2009 3:26 PM America/Chicago
How can I read the bible to really understand what it says? What do I do with parts of the bible that make no sense to me? Is the bible so open to interpreation that it can mean pretty much anything? Is it accurate? Are all bible verses created equal? We
Mar 8, 2009 3:47 PM America/Chicago
Does the church ever drive you crazy ? Do you ever wonder if you will find a spiritual home? Is there such a thing as a church that holds on to the absolutes of the faith, yet is all about freedom, compassion and welcome? Is there such a thing as a genero
Feb 10, 2009 8:49 AM America/Chicago
How do we move from a bunch of beliefs in our head to a vibrant, joyful, living faith? In this last part of our Christianity 101 series, we encounter the 5th revelation which is the gateway from belief to life. It turns out the Sci Fi movie THE FIFTH ELEM
Feb 1, 2009 12:28 PM America/Chicago
Have you ever come to a point where Christianity went from being a possibility to being your identity? There comes a moment when we become aware that God is present and a decision must be made now. Each of us must choose if we will bow before the king. It
Jan 25, 2009 12:22 PM America/Chicago
Do you ever feel like the world is beautiful but there is a tear in it's fabric ? Do you ever feel like there is a rip in your own heart that you just cannot mend? Why did Jesus go to the cross and what really happened there ? In the 3rd revelation on the
Jan 18, 2009 4:06 PM America/Chicago
Which is worse - to call someone evil or to call them sinful? There are five great revelations that form the heart of Christianity and today we explore the one we dont want to talk about - the nature of our own sin. The second great reversal in how we see
Jan 11, 2009 3:42 PM America/Chicago
Does God Exist ? Can you prove it ? What is God like? How can you believe God is like a loving parent when you see all the human suffering in the world? What is the difference between reason and revelation? Instead of the four spiritual laws we look at fi
Sep 28, 2008 1:18 PM America/Chicago
Here's an overview of the flow of the Lords Prayer that focuses on it's final phrase. Why is this phrase in the prayer if Jesus didnt say it? We turn to Psalm 145 to find out - it turns out these are not words to be lightly spoken
Sep 7, 2008 4:28 PM America/Chicago
Is it God who leads us into Temptation? What does Jesus mean by this line in the Lord's Prayer? What is temptation and where does it come from? We look at James 1:12-17, the scholar Diogenes Allen, and the Band Casting Crowns to find answers. We conclude
Aug 31, 2008 4:21 PM America/Chicago
Trying to actually forgive someone who wronged you is no small potatoes. What does it mean to forgive? How do we do it ? Should we forgive people who dont say they are sorry? Jesus shows us the way in the book of Matthew in general, and in the story of th
Aug 24, 2008 5:37 PM America/Chicago
So which is it - trespasses or debts when I say the Lord's prayer? Today we actually find out! And we take a journery through the world religions and find ourselves standing at the cross....
Aug 17, 2008 7:06 AM America/Chicago
With this line Jesus creates a prayer that spans from the holiness of an almighty God to the earthyness of my kitchen table. Within this phrase is the gateway to a life of simplicity and dependance - a life present to the present rather than our anxious t
Aug 10, 2008 7:27 AM America/Chicago
Are the things we see happening in the world actually God's will? If not, why doesnt he do something about them? What is God's will for my life? Can we really know God's will? We take soundings in the deep waters of God's word to find some answers: Ezekie
Aug 3, 2008 5:49 AM America/Chicago
What does Jesus mean when he says "The Kingdom of God is at hand", or when he prays "Thy Kingdom Come?" Has it already come, or is it to come? Will there be a rapture? What is the Kingdom of God anyway ? Strangely enough, abandoned swimming pools and a bo
Jul 27, 2008 2:37 PM America/Chicago
Why does Jesus include the strange phrase "Hallowed by thy name" in his prayer? This phrase turns out to be even wilder than what first meets the eye. Join us on this journey into the Holiness of God! We look at the second line of the Lords Prayer in ligh
Jul 20, 2008 7:01 AM America/Chicago
Is it possible that the Lord's Prayer is so familar, we have become so comfortable with it that we have forgotten how powerful and how dangerous it is? This prayer will change the way we look at everything. The very first line of this prayer is a declarat
Jun 22, 2008 8:41 AM America/Chicago
Should you feel guilty about buying that thing you have been thinking about - or is material prosperity a sign of God's blessing ? How should a Christian think about Money ? We tend to view our spiritual life and our finances as unrelated, but it turns ou