Not only can we overindulge in food and drink but also with technology and any of the fads that arise. Brandon explores Jesus’ challenge to focus on what truly matters in life through the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. https://media.blubrry.com/legacyumc/p/content.blubrry.com/legacyumc/Gluttony_vs_Moderation.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Read more…
Of the 43 parables, stories with a lesson Jesus shares, 27 of them are about wealth and money. Greed has the power to completely consume us. Brandon explores Jesus’ teachings on generosity and the rom-com It Could Happen to You. https://media.blubrry.com/legacyumc/p/content.blubrry.com/legacyumc/Greed_vs_Generosity.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Read more…
Anger, in and of itself, is not sin; how we respond and manage it can lead to good and bad outcomes. Don dives into the Scripture and the film What about Bob? to learn how God expects us to practice patience in our lives. https://media.blubrry.com/legacyumc/p/content.blubrry.com/legacyumc/Wrath_vs_Patience.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window Read more…
We live in a world where we want other people’s friends and jobs and families and houses and stuff. Brandon explores the connections between Cain and Abel and Toy Story as God seeks to build contentment in all of us. https://media.blubrry.com/legacyumc/p/content.blubrry.com/legacyumc/Envy_vs_Contentment.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Read more…
We need weekly and daily reminders that there is a god and we are not it. Worship, prayer and Scripture reading grow humility and gratitude in us for all that God does and works in our lives. Brandon explores King Uzziah and Tony Stark as we spend the summer at Read more…
We can have simplistic understandings of suffering that are not even close to what Jesus teaches. Kermit unpacks the reality of suffering in our lives and how Jesus redeems the worst things that can ever happen to us. https://media.blubrry.com/legacyumc/p/content.blubrry.com/legacyumc/Suffering_the_Worst_Thing_can_be_Redemptive.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Read more…
We can love everything from movies to food to our favorite movie. But that’s not the kind of love that changes us so that we can go out and impact the world. Brandon explores the next simple idea that’s been changing people and the planet for 2,000 years: love. https://media.blubrry.com/legacyumc/p/content.blubrry.com/legacyumc/Love_the_Religion_Jesus_Requires.mp3 Read more…
Christians understand creation differently than others. God didn’t create the world and stand back but is involved constantly creating beautiful people, music, art and the list goes on. Don explores how beauty leads us to a deeper intimacy with God. https://media.blubrry.com/legacyumc/p/content.blubrry.com/legacyumc/Beauty_the_key_to_understanding_God.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Read more…
Centuries ago in Britain, people assumed they were Christian because they were British. Yet another group of people arose, influencing the first Methodists, that said every person can have a personal encounter with Jesus today. Brandon explores this simple religious idea and how it changed and continues to change the Read more…
Some think religion has only done harm in the world. Yes, while some have done horrific evil in the name of religion, there are simple religious ideas that have changed the world and still change it today. Brandon explores the notion that work, our normal day job, can show our Read more…