"Dear Christianity..."

David Zahl's newest book, The Big Relief, contends that in and outside Christian circles, everyone seems thirsty for relief. He says the only reliable remedy is through God's mercy, grace, and goodness through Christ and the gospel. This is our second discussion, and I find David to be uniquely thoughtful, insightful, and quite pastoral in the way he sees contemporary culture and does theology. www.mbird.com

Podcast discussion with Dr Devin Brown of Asbury College. We discuss Lewis' Narnia and his love of fairy stories.

Discussion with my friend Greg Curtis of Eastside Church in Anaheim about his approach to helping churches grow by thoughtfully engaging with visitors by treating them like humans with grace and kindness. Greg's website: www.assimilayas.com

Good Friday sermon: It is finished - The last words of Jesus 

CS Lewis essay re prayer - he wrote very much on prayer, including his final book before his death, Letters to Malcolm, Chiefly on Prayer.

Essay from CS Lewis, "Does Prayer Work?"

Comparing contemporary Christianity with scripture, logic, and personal experience.

My letter to contemporary Christianity

Truly delightful conversation with Justun Terry of Oxford's Wycliife Hall. He responds to the data regarding the crisis of Christianity's decline in the US, and he also shares how to preach the gospel to real human persons. 

Data regarding the mass exodus of persons in the US leaving either Christianity or the church - in historic numbers since the mid-1990s

Preface of Martin Luther's Commentary on Romans

A look at the consequence of presuming that Christian maturity is the same as moral progress.

Intro to Dale Westervelt and overview of Dear Christianity podcast