Pip: Welcome to Preacher's Point — where the big questions about authority, government, and who's actually in charge get answered with scripture and, occasionally, a restaurant metaphor.Mara: preacherspoint takes on one of the oldest tensions in political theology today: if God is the ultimate authority, what exactly is government supposed to do — and where … Continue reading Podcast Episode: Who Is The Final Authority?
Who Is The Final Authority?
When someone goes to a restaurant, they want to see a smile on the waitress's face. They desire a server who is friendly, professional, clean, knowledgeable about the menu, and quick to notice that drinks are running low. Now, instead of a waitress coming to your table to take your order, here comes the dishwasher. … Continue reading Who Is The Final Authority?
Podcast Episode: Forty Years of Bricks
Pip: Preacher's Point this week takes a World Cup detour that ends up somewhere very far from a soccer field — and very far from 1984.Mara: That's right. preacherspoint uses the World Cup's wave of international visitors as a springboard into a firsthand account of life behind the Iron Curtain, and what that contrast says … Continue reading Podcast Episode: Forty Years of Bricks
Forty Years of Bricks
I am not a fan of what the rest of the world calls “football.” I cannot tell you the score of any game played during the World Cup. However, I do love America, and I have loved seeing hundreds of short reels from people around the world talking about how great America is. I’ve watched … Continue reading Forty Years of Bricks
Podcast Episode: Signs of Backsliding
Pip: Preacher's Point has a question for anyone who's been showing up, going through the motions, doing all the right things — and feeling like something quietly went missing anyway.Mara: That's the territory preacherspoint covers this week: what backsliding actually looks like, and how the path back begins. Let's start with the signs themselves.Signs of … Continue reading Podcast Episode: Signs of Backsliding
Podcast Episode: The Call
Pip: Preacher's Point is the rare corner of the internet that asks you to sit with a question before it hands you the answer — and this week, the question is about how you actually know what you're supposed to do with your life.Mara: That's exactly the territory preacherspoint covers this week — a deeply … Continue reading Podcast Episode: The Call
Signs of Backsliding
The story of the Prodigal Son is the go-to story of a backslider in the Bible. The man demands his inheritance early. Dad gives it to him, and he is off to the party life. Wine, woman, and song become the norm. Eventually, the money runs out, and the fellow finds himself working on a … Continue reading Signs of Backsliding
The Call
I’ve written a lot recently, encouraging Christians to follow the steps in Romans 12:1-2 to “prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Those steps are being a living sacrifice to God, not being conformed to this world, and being transformed by the renewing of your mind. I’ve been asked, “What … Continue reading The Call
Podcast Episode: Knowing God’s Will For Your Life
A summary of this week's Preacher's Point - Knowing God's Will For Your Life. Pip: Welcome to another pass through Preacher's Point, where the questions are eternal and the answers, it turns out, require some homework. Mara: preacherspoint tackles one of the most searched questions in Christian life this week — how to actually know … Continue reading Podcast Episode: Knowing God’s Will For Your Life
Podcast Episode: Faith, Prophecy, And Calling
A summary of Preacher's Points that were posted during the last 30 days. Pip: Forty-one years of Sunday sermons, a mortgage burning, and a creek too cold for baptism — Preacher's Point has had a month. Mara: preacherspoint covers a lot of ground this episode: what the church's anniversary reveals about calling, where current events … Continue reading Podcast Episode: Faith, Prophecy, And Calling
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