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#1319: Are we living in the end times? | Acts 1:12-2:47

#1319: Are we living in the end times? | Acts 1:12-2:47

Today we hear Peter make his case for Jesus as Lord and Messiah by quoting the prophet Joel -- with crazy references to the last days and dreams and visions? What does that mean for us?

#1316: What earthly reason was why Jesus was crucified? | Luke 22:39-23:25 | 2 Chronicles 7-8

#1316: What earthly reason was why Jesus was crucified? | Luke 22:39-23:25 | 2 Chronicles 7-8

The Jews wanted the death penalty for Jesus for blasphemy, but the State didn't care about that. So what earthly, legal reason was Jesus crucified?

#954: 1 Timothy 3-4 | Are you? Are they? Should we? | Proverbs 16:10-20

#954: 1 Timothy 3-4 | Are you? Are they? Should we? | Proverbs 16:10-20

Did you know that the word “Christian” was originally intended to be derogatory? In a new study just released by Barna, there’s another word that similarly carries a lot of baggage these days. Today we look at that, what it really means, and how to talk about it.

#923: Romans 11-12 | Life hermeneutics | Proverbs 11:1-13

#923: Romans 11-12 | Life hermeneutics | Proverbs 11:1-13

Hermeneutics is the art and science of biblical interpretation. When it comes to kefuffles like John MacArthur’s comment about Beth Moore, how might we apply “life hermeneutics?”

Questions to ask: How do I talk to someone addicted to their phone? Insight from @RZIMhq's @NathanGBetts

Questions to ask: How do I talk to someone addicted to their phone? Insight from @RZIMhq's @NathanGBetts

The world is noisier than it has ever been. And as a guy who has taught people how to communicate with technology, it has often grieved me that a contemporary response to the noisy world is to simply complain about “kids who don’t look up from their phones.” There has to be a better way to approach this, and that’s one aspect of yesterday’s session with RZIM’s Nathan Betts that was refreshing.