This episode centers on a discussion which my wife Julie and I had about a question from one of her Bible Study women. They read Jen Wilkin’s book “None Like Him” about God’s attributes He does not share with us (Omni-present, omniscient, etc). Julie got a question from someone in her study asking, in essence: … Continue reading "What Do We Do With God’s Unshared Attributes?"

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What Do We Do With God’s Unshared Attributes?

Episode 119 centers on a discussion of the Lord Jesus’ parable of the wheat and the weeds found in Matthew 13:24-30 as well as the explanation given by the Lord in Matthew 13:36-43. Two specific applications look at the question: “Why doesn’t God remove evil from the world?” as well asking us to expand our … Continue reading "Reflections on the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds"

Reflections on the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds

Audio-Post-11 is a reading of an article on my original blog School of the Solitary Place. In this post, I discuss several graces available to us in our time and place, particularly, for English speakers, the grace of having multiple translations of the Bible available to us in English. The article can be found at … Continue reading "Taking Advantage of a Great Grace"

Taking Advantage of a Great Grace

Episode 118 explores some examples of those who realized that they needed to take their faith and walk in Christ more seriously. What they did, to use a sports phrase, was to “step up their game.” A link to John Piper’s lesson on how George Mueller (1805-1898) [pictured above] took his faith practice to a … Continue reading "Stepping Up Our Game"

Stepping Up Our Game

Episode 117 centers on how our culture’s collective mindset is largely Christ-absent. The influence of Christ would largely be seen as irrelevant to our real-world, everyday lives. The episode also feature a discussion of several biblically-based, purposeful practices which a follower of Christ can do to keep Christ in our thoughts.

Be Wary of a Christ-Absent Mindset

Finding Hidden Treasure returns after a long absence. Episode 116 is a discussion of how easily we are distracted. The 17th century theologian and philosopher Blaise Pascal observed how we are distraction-seekers, even to our own hurt. The discussion looks at some modern examples of this. It concludes by encouraging us to recognize our capacity … Continue reading "Living A Christ Focused Life – Episode 116"

Living A Christ Focused Life – Episode 116

Episode 115 is the audio of a prayer written by Pete Greig and the 24-7 Prayer Movement (www.24-7prayer.com). #prayer #coronavirus A pdf of the written prayer can be found at https://www.restoringthecore.com/wp-content/restored/A Prayer for Delivery from the Coronavirus.pdf

A Prayer for Deliverance from the Coronavirus

Episode 115 is the audio of a prayer written by Pete Greig and the 24-7 Prayer Movement (www.24-7prayer.com). #prayer #coronavirus A pdf of the written prayer can be found here

Episode 114 presents us with a question and a challenge. Are you willing to accept grace?

Are You Willing To Accept Grace?

Episode 113 is a personal reflection on the treasure we find in Psalm 23; The Gospel Coalition has a great article on two ways of life: Psalm 23 and the Anti-Psalm 23 .

Comfort from the Psalms – Psalm 23

In this episode, Walt and Zack discuss the meaning behind the brief prayer “Restore Our Souls.”

Restore Our Souls

This episode centers on a discussion of some factors in promoting biblical literacy for ourselves and others.

Some Thoughts About Biblical Literacy

My son Zack joins me on Episode 110 to discuss the need to find identity in Christ in every generation, including his and mine. Every generation of believers must come to understand who we are in Christ. This episode is intended to be an encouragement, particularly to the Millennial generation, to not let something or … Continue reading "The Need for Identity in Christ in every generation"

The Need for Identity in Christ in every generation

Promoting the four core practices of Classic Christianity

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