2016-02-24T01:42:03-08:00

Let it first be said that I have a deep and ongoing respect for law enforcement officers.  I’ve had friends who are police officers and I know and understand the pressures and responsibilities that they work under every day, and I honor them for that. That being said, I was recently walking across the street to get to a comedy club I was working at, when this police officer put his car into reverse and hit me! When I... Read more

2016-02-23T11:57:29-08:00

Suzanne Lederer leads us in connecting with God through Lectio Divina. Psalm 103 1 Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Check out suzannelederer.com for a deeper look into the age old worship practice. Read more

2016-02-19T02:16:24-08:00

Andy Bannister is the Director and Lead Apologist for RZIM (Ravi Zacharias International Ministries) Canada.  He speaks around the world and has a PhD in Islamic Studies and authored An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qur’an.   Andy and I start off our discussion by addressing the Gnostic gospels.  Now, while author Dan Brown (DaVinci Code, Angels and Demons) has asserted the idea that there has been some kind of conspiracy behind the availability of the Gnostic Gospels, the truth is that... Read more

2016-02-23T03:15:15-08:00

What is a religious spirit?  A Religious spirits breeds bondage. It produces condemnation and blocks true liberty (see Galatians 5:1; Romans 8:1.) Religion creates only a form of godliness. This comes through regimen and repetition, not grace. We are to avoid people with forms of godliness (2 Timothy 3:5).  Religion corrupts and perverts. It holds up an unrealistic standard that cannot be attained because of the flesh. The laws of God are now written in our hearts and not... Read more

2016-02-24T04:09:35-08:00

We’ve been talking about the age of your child when the divorce happens so that you know how to best help your little one.  The age of the child is of concern for how to help your child to cope with the divorce and the changes in their surroundings.  Even babies sense things are not right when there is tension between his parents. What a baby needs from you is different from what a preschooler needs so knowing how... Read more

2014-07-16T17:03:57-08:00

To purchase the entire Summit Lecture Series, Vol. 1 on DVD, go to: summit.org Truth is a matching between thought and reality. To illustrate this, consider a podium and a ball-point pen.  The podium exists and it has certain attributes.  It’s brown.  It’s rectangular.  It’s four feet tall.  It weighs 40 pounds.  These are all attributes that are true about the podium.  Not only that, but all these attributes are true independently of any other object. Likewise, my pen has attributes: ... Read more

2016-02-23T22:48:23-08:00

This is Confessions of a Closet Christian, the podcast that explores Christianity from a 20-something perspective, relaying modern trends, discoveries, struggles, and pop culture references.  I’m Jana Elizabeth – now Doughty – yes, about that name change. You may have guessed it.  I managed to get married.  It’s the best thing to ever happen to me and this is coming from the girl who is completely career-oriented and who didn’t want to get married and bear obligatory children until... Read more

2016-02-23T04:35:00-08:00

Today, we’ll look at the second half of 1 Samuel chapter 2 and its applications to life today.  Right off the bat, we see that young Samuel has been placed under the care of Israel’s priest Eli.  Now, Eli already has a couple of sons, so why is Samuel allowed adoption into Eli’s family? We see the answer to this question in 1 Samuel 2:11-12 11 Then Elkanah returned home to Ramah without Samuel. And the boy served the Lord by assisting... Read more

2016-02-24T01:39:01-08:00

From the UK Daily Mail:  How a healthy husband equals a happy marriage: Couples argue more if a man is ill – but a woman’s wellbeing has no effect at all. Scientists believe the same characteristics in wives play less of a role in limiting conflict between couples who have been together for a long time, however. ‘Wives report more conflict if their husband is in poor health.  If the wife is in poor health, there doesn’t seem to... Read more

2014-07-09T11:07:44-08:00

After retiring from the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, I wanted to go and get equipped so that God could use me in ministry.  Although, I didn’t really know what that meant, or where or how God could use a guy like me.  So, I went back to San Diego State to finish my undergrad studies and worked with Youth For Christ while there.  And, while God was using us to do some great things during that time, I realized that the... Read more

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