Finding Clarity

Salvation is often thought of in terms of forgiveness and one's destiny in heaven. Yet, the nature of salvation deals with the transformation of a believer into a child of God. Here is the 91st episode, "What Does The Bible Mean When It Says Believers Receive A New Heart?"

We are constantly bombarded with conflicting thoughts about our lives everyday. Yet we are often unsure concerning how to be led by the Holy Spirit. Here is the 90th episode, "How Can I Know When God Is Telling Me Something?"

It is easy to find yourself at the point where you are very indifferent to spiritual things and Jesus. Here is the 89th episode, "How Can I Overcome Spiritual Apathy?"

You will occasionally hear that as a believer you have authority in Jesus Christ. What exactly does that mean? Here is the 88th episode, "What Is The Authority Of The Believer?"

It is not unusual to find yourself drifting into a period of spiritual emptiness. You desperately want to sense and know the movement of God in your life again; but you don’t know what to do. Here is the 87th episode, "How Can I Overcome A Feeling Of Spiritual Emptiness?"

We often feel that living according to the religious rules of strict fundamentalism is someone's else's problem. Surprisingly, anyone can fall into the trap of legalism. Here is the 86th episode, "How Can I Avoid The Trap Of Legalism?"

Each of us wants to live for Jesus. We want to be faithful followers of Christ. Sadly on a practical level, we are not sure what that means. Here is the 85th episode, "What Does It Mean To Truly Follow Christ?"

We are told to give thanks to the Lord. While the command seems simple enough, it is extremely difficult as we live in a world filled with pain. Here is the 84th episode, "Why Is Giving Thanks Important?"

When a person comes in faith to Jesus for salvation, he or she is giving Jesus Christ the control of their life. The problem is that the concept of "giving my life to Jesus" is very vague in North American Christianity today. Here is the 83rd episode, "What Does It Mean To Surrender to God?"

As followers of Jesus Christ, our biggest struggle is having to deal with our own sinfulness. We struggle with the encouragement of scripture to stop sinning. Is it possible? Here is the 82nd episode, "Is It Possible To Stop Sinning?"

As we try to cope with the guilt and the shame of our sin, we are often encourage to forgive ourselves. Here is the 81st episode, "Are We Supposed To Forgive Ourselves?"

Baptism is the outward expression of the inward reality of the salvation that we have experienced through faith in Jesus Christ. But there are times when a believer finds himself needing to get his life back on the right track with the Lord. Here is the 80th episode, "Do I Need To Be Baptized Again?"

Jesus tells us that believers are the "Salt of the Earth." While that proclamation seems simple in its meaning, there is confusion concerning what exactly was Jesus saying about his followers. Here is the 79th episode, "What Does It Mean To Be The Salt Of The Earth?"

We struggle with the reality of suffering in our lives. We try to make sense of it. We plead with God to remove it. We want to know "WHY?" Here is the 78th episode, "Why Do We Suffer?"

We live in a time marked by cool Christian slogans. They are usually hip and easy to remember. And we try to live our lives according to them. The difficulty is that sometimes we may know what they truly mean. That is especially true when we try to live by the statement "In the World, But not of It?" Here is the 77th episode, "How Can I Be In The World But Not Of It?"

We live in a time where a growing consensus in North American church culture has emerged that views living for Jesus not requiring that I have to turn way from sin. Jesus accepts me the way that I am. The difficulty is that the Scripture communicates something entirely different. Here is the 76th episode, "What Does It Mean to Backslide?"

We are often bothered by not knowing for sure what the Lord wants us to do. If only he would give us a sign? Here is the 75th episode, "Is It Okay To Test God?"

It is very easy to be very critical of other people. In fact, if we are not careful, we can become enslaved by a critical spirit. Here is the 74th episode, "How Do I Overcome a Critical Spirit?"

Our culture of toleration demands that we accept the actions of our friend even if it is wrong. This means that it is totally unacceptable to tell anyone that they are sinning Here is the 73rd episode, "Is It Unloving to Tell Someone They Are Sinning?"

Conventional wisdom expresses that everyone is a child of God. Yet, there is a level of uncertainty concerning what exactly does that mean. Here is the 72nd episode, "Are We All God's Children?"