by St James Lutheran Church | Jun 30, 2026 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
Hebrews 6:1-6 seems to imply that if someone who was once genuinely converted loses that salvation they are not able to repent and return once again to the Christian faith, but how does that fit with stories of apostasy and restoration from Scripture and from the real...
by St James Lutheran Church | Jun 16, 2026 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
A common urban myth about Christian origins sometimes gets passed around when people talk about the Bible is that no one can really know what the Bible says since the translations we have now are just translations of older translations. The Bible says that all of...
by St James Lutheran Church | Jun 2, 2026 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
The Bible teaches that at the end of this current age, when Jesus returns, God will finally and eternally judge all people. But what is the actual basis of that judgment? What does it have to do with our lives right now? And how can we know where we stand? For...
by St James Lutheran Church | May 19, 2026 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
In Mark 10:15, Jesus says that anyone “who does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” This text has been misunderstood in different ways through the years since Jesus has said it. One listener who had grown up with the King James Version...
by St James Lutheran Church | May 5, 2026 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
Justification is one of the most important words in the Bible because it’s one of the most important aspects of humanity. The quest to find a reason for one’s existence – in other words, “to justify” oneself – is irresistible. In a culture which separates...
by St James Lutheran Church | Apr 21, 2026 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
While the Bible acknowledges that anger can sometimes be righteous—specifically when its target is evil and injustice—hatred is generally forbidden. Jesus calls his people to do good to their enemies and love those who hate them. However, this creates a tension:...
