These are the teachings of Josh Crain in 2011. We invite you to enter into the Scriptures with us. To hear older archived podcasts, subscribe to our Podcast Feed, or subscribe using iTunes. For each podcast you can listen in the audio player provided or download the file to listen to it later.
The Subversive Baby 12/04/2011
When we send Christmas cards they often include the vocabulary of the season: merry, joy, peace, good will. Perhaps we should expand that vocabulary to include: rebellion, revolution, subversive, and insurrection. Download the file or play below:
The Best Story 11/27/2011
The Christmas story is both the beginning of a new epic of human history and the finale of another story that’s told in the Hebrew Scriptures. Josh walks us through the Old Testament so that we can more clearly understand the significance of the birth of Jesus Christ. Download the file or play below:
Life With God 10/30/2011
Too often in our churches we are selling others on a weak, watered-down version of Christianity. What would it look like to begin truly living our lives with God? Download the file or play below:
Jesus and the Sociopath 10/09/2011
We live in a society that encourages blatant selfishness and materialism. How does the continual reinforcement and encouragement of sociopathic behavior prohibit us from living in radical community? Download the file or play below:
God and the Problem of Evil, Pt. 4 09/11/2011
The variables of prayer, the limited nature of our freedom, and the important role of joining God in spiritual warfare. Download the file or play below:
God and the Problem of Evil, Pt. 3 09/05/2011
God’s gift of free will means we have the capability being either very good or very evil. Freedom, once given, cannot be arbitrarily taken away. Download the file or play below:
God and the Problem of Evil, Pt. 2 08/28/2011
God has chosen to set up a world of free-will beings out of a loving desire. His ultimate end is worth the risk. Download the file or play below:
God and the Problem of Evil, Pt. 1 09/05/2011
Josh Crain teaches on the difference between a “Blueprint” worldview and a “Warfare” worldview. The implications of our biblical understanding of God’s providence are far-reaching. Download the file or play below:
The Gospel and Pluralism 08/14/2011
Consider the pluralistic nature of religion in the United States of the 21st century. How did our culture arrive at this conclusion and what are followers of Christ to do with it? Download the file or play below:
Salvation is Bigger Than That 07/31/2011
What if the typical conception of salvation in Christ is so much smaller than what we find in Scripture? Josh Crain takes us from Genesis to Revelation in order to better understand what it means for God to “save”. Download the file or play below:
Does Love Win? 07/24/2011
When Rob Bell released his new book “Love Wins” the Christian world was set ablaze with questions and debate about heaven, hell, and the eternal destiny of everyone who has ever lived. Josh Crain discusses the phenomenon and teaches on Milestone Church’s position. Download the file or play below:
Atheism for Lent: Karl Marx 04/03/2011
Josh teaches about the atheism of Karl Marx and asks us to consider where his critiques are true in our own life. If Jesus has overcome the world, why is it that our faith often fails to make a difference in how we live and love? Download the file or play below:
Atheism for Lent: Friedrich Nietzsche 03/27/2011
Josh teaches about the atheism of Friedrich Nietzsche and asks us to consider where his critiques are true in our own life. Is our faith sometimes used for the purpose of looking down our noses at others while building ourselves up? Download the file or play below:
Atheism for Lent: Sigmund Freud 03/20/2011
Josh teaches about the atheism of Sigmund Freud and asks us to consider where his critiques are true in our own life. Is our faith sometimes simply the product of our own “wish fulfillment?” Download the file or play below:
Atheism for Lent: Introduction 03/13/2011
Josh teaches about the atheism that lies at the heart of Christianity; the fact that we must constantly be nominating and then denominating God. Download the file or play below:
Relationslips: Peril in the Fairy Tale 02/27/2011
Josh Crain teaches about the love and war that are so crucial to the human experience. We are acting out a story that is bigger than we are. Download the file or play below:
Relationslips: Why is Marriage so Hard? 02/20/2011
In week 2 of our ongoing series, Relationslips, Josh Crain teaches about the disappointment of marriage that can only be remedied through the seeking of God. Audio includes a 15-minute discussion between Josh and Emily Crain about the disappointing surprises of their own marriage. Download the file or play below:
Relationslips: Jesus, Sex, and Hugh Hefner 02/13/2011
In week 1 of our ongoing series, Relationslips, Josh Crain teaches on the necessity of letting go of our own power to enter into relationships with other people. Sometimes the most powerful words we can hear are, “Me, too.” Download the file or play below:
First Corinthians 10:1-14 01/30/2011
Josh teaches on the dangers of falling at the feet of false idols. Download the file or play below:
First Corinthians 9:24-27 01/23/2011
Josh teaches on spiritual formation and running for the prize. Download the file or play below:
First Corinthians 9:19-23 01/16/2011
Josh teaches on the importance of love and context in the discipline of sharing Christ with others. Download the file or play below:
First Corinthians 9:1-18 01/09/2011
Josh continues our study through the book of 1 Corinthians. In 9:1-18 Paul discusses freedom and money. Download the file or play below:
First Corinthians 8 01/03/2011
Josh continues our study through the book of 1 Corinthians. In chapter 8 Paul has some interesting things to say about where we get our food. Download the file or play below:
