Are you SAD? Seasonal Effective Disorder is a real problem for many of us. In winter when the days are short and sunlight is blocked by clouds and the cold keeps us indoors, we may not get enough light and to produce the vitamin D we need. A lack of vitamin D can lead to…

When all else fails… and all else will fail… we go to Jesus for help. When our family is fractured, our marriage strained, our children in a desperate way, we can come and ask Jesus for a miracle. And like the father in the story in John 4, once we ask we may have to…

Hungry? Click here to listen to our conversation, “Really, Really Good Food.”

John the Baptist was having a bad day. This followers were bailing on him and running off to follow his cousin, Jesus. The religious leaders were accusing him of causing strife in the nation. And there was a brewing tension with Herod that would lead to his arrest and death. But in in the midst…

The core problems in our lives deliver really bad news: You and I are screwed up to the point that we need more than just a major fix, we need a complete “do-over.” In Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus recording in John 3 we too are forced to face the challenge… “You must be born again…”…

Jesus charged into the Temple in Jerusalem and chased out those who were swindling worshipers for their own benefit. Jesus’ zeal for God’s house meant that he would do anything to clean things up. We are all now God’s temple and the parallel here highlights our need for Jesus to charge into our lives and…

Jesus made vintage wine on purpose, as a way of solving a practical problem for real people in trouble, and also as a parable, a symbol of  the amazing richness that is about to happen in the world because he’s come. He still makes vintage wine, here and now, for you! Listen to our conversation…

“Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, “Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas” (which means ‘Peter’ or ‘rock’)” John 1:42.  Jesus let’s us hang out with him. But Jesus can be dangerous; he’ll expose your false identity and replace it with who he…

Click here to hear our conversation “Helping a Friend Reconcile with Destiny!”    This was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants from Jerusalem to ask John, “Who are you?” He came right out and said, “I am not the Messiah.” “Well then, who are you?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?” “No,”…

Click here to listen to our conversation “ID.” One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened, and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me…

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