by St James Lutheran Church | Feb 16, 2022 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
Just about every human agrees that being a good person – doing kind things for others, being honest, working hard, etc. – is important. And this is true! But the problem is when we begin using these good things as a way to give ourselves value and try to locate our...
by St James Lutheran Church | Feb 1, 2022 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
Worship, or the act of ascribing worth, is a universal human activity. Every human being has something that he or she counts as the highest value in their life. These values will inevitably manifest themselves in worship activities: rituals, meals, economic activity,...
by St James Lutheran Church | Jan 19, 2022 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
The Bible claims that God loves all the world. Every ethnic group, language group, and nationality; men and women alike; both rich and poor as well as young and old, are welcomed into the family of God. In other words, Christianity is the most inclusive group in the...
by St James Lutheran Church | Jan 5, 2022 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
The Bible claims that the creator God is a God of order and purpose, but everyone agrees that life frequently seems to be out of control. But God’s sovereign rule doesn’t always mean that life will be comfortable, prosperous, and orderly. In fact, God’s order and...
by St James Lutheran Church | Dec 22, 2021 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
The death of Jesus of Nazareth, by crucifixion, is an irrefutable historical fact. But what his death means, if anything, is the subject of much debate. On one level, Jesus was the casualty of Imperial Rome’s claims to universal power – his claim to be in some sense a...
by St James Lutheran Church | Dec 8, 2021 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
We see lots of angels portrayed in religious art, and there are even television shows and movies that revolve around the activity of fictional angels, but what does the Bible say about angels, who they are, what they look like, and what they do? In this episode Chuck...
