Don't Blame Jesus

Archive for November, 2008

Well here we are with another podcast.  Today Rich and I talk about how we can know the will of God.  It is a constant battle we face learning to walk by faith and not by sight but in the end, it is what God has called us to.

We discuss how God’s will won’t violate the truth as revealed in His Word, the Bible, and how sometimes God shuts one door to get us to a different one.  We also talk about how the Bible is for us today in our day to day lives and how in order to hear the voice of our Lord we must spend time quietly seeking Him.  Above all we reveal that we are to be flexible because God’s leading may take us along a winding path.  Being rigid is the surest way to get broken.  Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be broken.

We also read an email we got from our friend Rob.  His encouraging words are much appreciated, thanks Rob.

Podcast 04 - Knowing the will of God. [ 33:08 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (3)

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Ken has been swamped at work, having to put together a computer animated TV commercial. As for me, I am still selling insurance and trying to minister where ever I get to. Whether it is simple as praying with a co-worker over lunch, or identifying myself as a believer in the businesses that I am working in.

Today I was thinking about you. Those faithful few who have been checking out our podcasts and those that are checking us out for the first time.

Upcoming topics are as simple as:
1. Why do we even believe in God?
2. How do we experience God in our lives?
3. How do we grow in our relationship with God?
4. How do we share our relationship with God with our friends?

So expect though in the next few weeks.

Ken wanted to this week, but was hammered for time.

Take care this week. As Thanksgiving is coming, we have a lot of be thankful for. Remember to Thank God for all the ways that He blessed. May you have a great time with friends and family.

Rich

Podcast 3 is finally here after a week long delay while I moved my office (which houses the recording gear).  Rich and I talk about the Anti-Christ, or better said, the fake-Christ.  We talk about his revealing, his rise to power and the circumstances surrounding this period of history.

Don't Blame Jesus - Episode 3 [ 0:01 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (4)

Please feel free to send us your questions or comments to show (at) dontblamejesus (dot) com.  We would love to hear from you.  And if you have the ability to record a short voice comment send us that too.  We would love to hear from you and perhaps play it on the show.

It was interesting, about a year ago, I was checking out lists on Amazon, and there was this goofy list of “songs that always make me cry.” Just curious, I wanted to see what songs were listed. Then I came across this song that I had never heard of called, “Never Went To Church” by The Streets. The Streets is a English rapper. Not that I am really into rap, but wanted to give this a listen. He talks about how his dad died, and he is faced with an emptiness. That even though he was never brought up going to church, he knew that there was something that he was missing.

Interesting as well, I don’t know if any of you are fans of the show “Numb3rs”, but one of the lead characters is faced with his own emptiness in life that he can’t sort out on his own, and the last scene of the latest episode he walks into a synagogue to go to God to deal with that emptiness.

Pascal, the famous french philosopher, math expert, and theologian (Who the computer language Pascal was named after) said, “In every man, there is a God shaped vacuum.” Vacuum, void or hole, but you know the feeling.

C.S. Lewis wrote something similar. Paraphrased by me “Since I have tried everything, and nothing satsifies in this world, So I come to understand that I was made for somewhere else.” That somewhere else is heaven.

Pascal also wrote “Between heaven and hell, there is only life half-way, which is the fragilest thing in the world.”

Maybe you have experienced this half-way kind of life. It seems like something is missing. Nothing seems to be cracked up to what it is supposed to be. You finally arrive at the top of the heap, and the satisfaction that you thought would be there isn’t, and you are empty still.

Jesus promises something else. In John 10:10, which you have heard me quote before, Jesus says, “The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy, but I (Jesus) have come that they might have life, and that abundantly.”

The abundant life is not about the most toys, but a full contentment in relationship that only comes from God, regardless of the situation you presently find yourself in. And it finds its ultimate fulfillment, in eternal life in Heaven in the presence of our savior.

Speaking of the presence of God, I was talking to a friend of mine, who has been realizing the presence of God in his life. God has been doing little things, drawing him to Himself. God does so many things to show us that He is there, and that He cares for us. Sometimes we just need to slow down and think about all the ways that He has blessed us, and thank Him for that.