An Empty-Handed Christmas
I want everything to be beautiful, sparkly, almost magical. I want to have good things to offer my family and want everything to be… perfect. Can you relate?
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Whom Did Jesus Die For?
Episode 596 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about the atonement, if Jesus preached the gospel to those who died in the Old Testament, discipleship, and if it is ever ok to lie.
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Will I Ever Obey God Like I Want To?
I'm writing to the Christian who feels depressed because they repeatedly fail to obey God's law. It's not that you want to disobey, but instead you say with Paul, "I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate" (Rom. 7:15). You love God but you don't love him perfectly.
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How to Answer Progressive Christianity
Episode 595 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about what it means to have faith, If Judas was saved or not, if repentance is still necessary, and Theological Liberalism.
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Why God Lets Us Hunger
Why does God let his people hunger? This doesn't just mean physical hunger for bread. It can be the lack of any good thing. This lack can tempt us to question God's goodness. In my case, I've ached for close friendship that was often elusive. There were times when I feared God was being stingy.
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Our Dirty Laundry and the Final Judgment
Episode 594 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about God's unmerited favor, the Final Judgment, communion, and the 10 commandments.
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Why Advent Is Every Day of the Year
No matter which way we feel about Christmas, as Christians we are looking forward to the arrival of a day and a gift far more wonderful than we can begin to imagine.
What to Say When God’s Judgment Does Not Seem Fair
Episode 593 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about speaking in tongues, what it means to "be above reproach," God's judgment, the soul, and what it means to abide in Christ.
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Hope For Our Children
As a young mother and new believer, I might have claimed Proverbs 22:6 as my life verse: "Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." Parroting the unhelpful parenting literature I consumed in excess, I declared to patient friends: "This is a promise."
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Sharing Our Faith: On Billboards or Through Relationships?
Episode 592 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about Abraham's bosom, if pastor's should receive a salary, the Apocrypha, the prosperity gospel, and billboard evangelism.
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When the Merry Is Missing: the True Tidings of Joy
Are you dreading the Christmas holidays? This article is for you.
What Does Worship Look Like on a School Night? With Special Guests Keith & Kristyn Getty
Episode 591 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier are joined by special guests Keith and Kristyn Getty to answer questions about worship.
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