by St James Lutheran Church | Aug 12, 2025 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
In our cynical culture, doubting everything has become a default mode. For Christians who believe that being made right with God happens through trusting Jesus, these doubts can precipitate an existential crisis. Some Christians feel guilty for having doubts, but...
by St James Lutheran Church | Jul 29, 2025 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
We humans feel like we have the ability to make any choice, but the reality is that we can only make any choice we want to. In other words, humans are bound to their own wills – it’s not possible to choose to do something you ultimately do not want to do. Every...
by St James Lutheran Church | Jul 15, 2025 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
Different branches of the American church have different ideas about miracles – the more rationalistic branches of Christianity don’t place a high value on miracles, while more charismatic churches consider miracles to be a vital part of their Christian life....
by St James Lutheran Church | Jul 1, 2025 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
The great redemptive event of the Bible is the exodus from Israel out of Egypt. God’s plan and actions to rescue his people from slavery form the foundational backdrop for how we understand his heart. But then why do so many texts in scripture seem to accept slavery...
by St James Lutheran Church | Jun 17, 2025 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
The Gospel is the proclamation that God has triumphed over sin and death through the work of Jesus. Every Christian sermon has to proclaim this Gospel by announcing the death and resurrection of Jesus. Since the whole text of Holy Scripture centers on Jesus’ death and...
by St James Lutheran Church | May 29, 2025 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
The Bible makes it clear that the Holy Spirit is still active in the life of Christ’s church. But what does this mean, and how does this look? For some, the Holy Spirit speaks directly in a miraculous way; for others the Holy Spirit guides by opening doors. How do we...
