Southern Reverend

Episodes

1. 11

   Heaven Came Down - Love

   1 Corinthians 13 isn't usually a passage for Advent or Christmas, but it's more relevant to the birth of Christ than you might think. Y'all have a blessed and merry Christmas!!

   Dec 23, 2022

   7m
2. 10

   Heaven Came Down-Joy

   Luke's gospel tells us that shepherds were sent to visit Jesus the night he was born, but why is this significant? What does this tell us about the nature of this New King & His coming Kingdom? Why does it give anything to rejoice about today? Listen to find out.

   Dec 16, 2022

   8m
3. 9

   Heaven Came Down-Peace

   When the Wise Men visit Jesus, they bring Jesus all of the same things that He wants from us: our treasure, our worship, and our mourning. In exchange for all that we bring, Jesus gives us peace. This is the second in a series through Advent, called Heaven Came Down. Read more of my reflections…

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   Dec 9, 2022

   8m
4. 8

   Heaven Came Down: Hope

   Luke 1:68-79. Advent is a season that invites us to pause and wait on the arrival of God in the child Jesus. It is a time to reflect on what God has done and to hope in what God will continue to do. In this episode, we take a few minutes to explore what that might mean for us, wherever we are and...

   Dec 2, 2022

   13m
5. 7

   An Opportune Moment (Can I Get A Witness Episode 03)

   Acts 3:12-19 Peter's speech to those gathered around to see the aftermath of a miracle tells us a lot about what it means to really be a witness. He recalls history, he appeals to people's identity, and he brings to bear his own past as a man ignorant of God's purposes through Christ--all for the...

   Apr 21, 2021

   15m
6. 6

   Unity Through Grace (Can I Get A Witness Episode 02)

   Acts 4:32-35 The early church in the Book of Acts was a strange new thing: a community oriented to the needs of others, who were kind and generous to those on the edges of society, a group of people united not by their ethnicity or their politics, but by their common belief in a risen Christ and...

   Apr 13, 2021

   12m
7. 5

   In Every Nation, Anyone (Can I Get A Witness Episode 1)

   Episode one of Can I Get A Witness centers around a man learning to minister to those who would be his enemies. It begs the question, "How often do I turn away from others because they are the wrong kind of people?" This episode is taken from Acts 10:34-43. You can listen and read more from...

   Apr 6, 2021

   8m
8. 4

   The Burden of My Song (Can I Get A Witness Prologue)

   The gospel arrives from the unlikeliest of places, in the unlikeliest of circumstances, to and from the unlikeliest of people. The stories in this series come from the Book of Acts; they all show the gospel of Christ breaking through barriers and confounding expectations. This good news isn’t...

   Apr 6, 2021

   8m
9. 3

   The Resurrection (Eastertide 2021)

   The resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth is the turning point of human history; it's the event that orients our calendar. But it's also a story that is told inconsistently across the four gospel accounts. In this episode, I give a quick reflection on why that actually isn't as problematic as it…

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   Apr 5, 2021

   15m
10. 2

    Divine Sabotage (Good Friday 2021)

    Good Friday is a strange name for a day commemorating the death of Jesus, but it is fitting; everything about Jesus' life is an inversion of what we expect. God almighty living not as a king, but as a carpenter. The Son of God making friends not with the righteous, but with sinners. The Messiah...

    Apr 2, 2021

    12m
11. 1

    The Second Line

    It is Holy Week, the week in the Christian calendar that commemorates Jesus' last week on earth before his betrayal, his crucifixion, and his resurrection. It's a week of contradictions, of inverted expectations, and it begins with Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. This past Sunday I…

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    Mar 29, 2021

    23m