So often we want to help but do not know what to do or to say. Brandon explores the role of the Holy Spirit as comforter in our lives and practical ways to give peace and hope to the hurting. https://media.blubrry.com/legacyumc/p/content.blubrry.com/legacyumc/Comforting_Those_Who_Mourn.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Read more…
As much as we want to ignore it, we will all face death. Yet with Jesus we have hope beyond death. Brandon explores the life of Lazarus and two keys to dying well. https://media.blubrry.com/legacyumc/p/content.blubrry.com/legacyumc/The_Art_of_Dying_Well.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
Our imaginations can lead us to possibilities and hopes we never expected or to incredible anxiety. How do we allow them to be shaped by God? Brandon enters the world of Calvin and Hobbes one last time to find out. https://media.blubrry.com/legacyumc/p/content.blubrry.com/legacyumc/Imagination.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Read more…
Whether or not we have our own children, every Christian has an impact on whether kids or students will follow Jesus. Brandon explores how parents can encourage and respect children as well as how children can honor their parents. https://media.blubrry.com/legacyumc/p/content.blubrry.com/legacyumc/Children_and_Parents.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Read more…
One day, Jesus said you must have faith like a child to enter the kingdom of heaven. What does that mean? Brandon explores the qualities of Calvin and Hobbes that connect with Jesus’ challenge. https://media.blubrry.com/legacyumc/p/content.blubrry.com/legacyumc/Faith_Like_a_Child.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
We don’t just want to survive life, just get by but we want to thrive! We want to live life to the fullest as Jesus promised us. Don introduces the highly creative and imaginative Calvin, a 6 year old boy with a stuff tiger named Hobbes and the intersection of Read more…
The religious leaders tried to trap Jesus saying something he should not. Brandon explores one of their attempts and the challenge to consider our true, ultimate allegiance. https://media.blubrry.com/legacyumc/p/content.blubrry.com/legacyumc/Pay_Your_Taxes_and_Give.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
After an amazing miracle and the declaration that Jesus is the Messiah, Jesus turns to the crowd and says deny yourself, take up a brutal instrument of death and follow me. What now?! Don unpacks this passage for our lives today. https://media.blubrry.com/legacyumc/p/content.blubrry.com/legacyumc/Take_Up_Your_Cross_Daily.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Read more…
Everyone admires Jesus but we’re called to actually reflect him, live like him in all our actions. Brandon explores Jesus’ incredibly hard challenge to model broad and generous lives even to our enemies. https://media.blubrry.com/legacyumc/p/content.blubrry.com/legacyumc/Love_Your_Enemy.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
There are some things Jesus said we wish he didn’t because our lives would be easier, right? But he did. Brandon explores Jesus challenge to live right-side-up with the words of the Beatitudes. https://media.blubrry.com/legacyumc/p/content.blubrry.com/legacyumc/Upside-Down_Blessings.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS