42 - DEscriptive vs PREscriptive Scripture

46 - Wizard of Oz Christianity, Part 4 - No Courage

Last episode of this series. We discuss not merely having courage to stand up for Christian values in society, but also having courage to stand up when your "tribe" (political party, etc.), does, sends, or supports something unbiblical - even if you agree with the rest of what they do.

45 - Wizard of Oz Christianity, Part 3 - No Heart

Part 3 of this series. In this episode we begin by looking at how evangelical Christians can be viewed as not caring about poverty issues because we're more concerned about things like eradicating abortion. But the fact is that we should be concerned about BOTH, and we can be - without giving up convictions about either. Here are some ways to display that concern.

44 - Wizard of Oz Christianity, Part 2 - No Brain

THANKS for your patience as we've had a sporadic publishing schedule of late, due to an unforeseen medical emergency. Lord willing, we'll be back to our regular schedule very soon! Part 2 of this series, this time talking about the need for Christians to be people who use the brain God gave them - and not be duped by others who want to manipulate and use them, especially in the political realm.

43 - Wizard of Oz Christianity, Part 1 - No Home

During some sermon research a while back, Brian came across a message from another pastor that referenced "Wizard of Oz Christianity," which talked about various aspects of the Christian life impacting society around us. Josh and Brian take that theme and run with it a bit, hoping to challenge the Church of Jesus to be intentional about having a church home, using the brains God gave us, having a heart for the people around us, and taking courage to speak up and act in ways that honor Christ and bring positive impact.

42 - DEscriptive vs PREscriptive Scripture

When Scripture tells of something that happened or that someone did, does that mean WE are supposed to do that or have that happen to US? Not necessarily. In this episode we take a look at four examples of Scripture that people have claimed to be applicable to us, and why that is not handling Scripture correctly.