1. When You're Attacked By The "What If's"

    book
    10/13/23
    18 mins
    By Erick Sorensen
    Finding rest in God when the “what ifs”come calling
    When You're Attacked By The

  2. Confessions of a Tim Keller Name-Dropper

    book
    05/23/23
    13 mins
    By Erick Sorensen
    Tim wanted everyone to know to the deepest part of their being that they were justified by Christ alone.
    Confessions of a Tim Keller Name-Dropper

  3. How God Loves Us: God is Love, 1 John 4:15-21

    book
    02/17/23
    14 mins
    By Erick Sorensen
    To believe God is love and thus loves you is a miracle wrought by the Holy Spirit.
    How God Loves Us: God is Love, 1 John 4:15-21

  4. What If My Dreams Don't Come True?

    book
    01/03/23
    16 mins
    By Erick Sorensen
    The nefarious thing about idolatry is that just about anything can become your idol: career, family, fame, wealth, status, spouse, you name it, any good thing can become a ‘god-thing” with ease. 
    What If My Dreams Don't Come True?

  5. 1 John 4:15-21: Staying In Love

    book
    10/14/22
    14 mins
    By Erick Sorensen
    The love mentioned in 1 John 4:15-21 fourteen times (!) is a love that needs no apology but is determined at all times to sacrifice for the other.
    1 John 4:15-21: Staying In Love

  6. Christmas in Isaiah: Thy Kingdom Come

    book
    12/25/21
    10 mins
    By Erick Sorensen
    What we are asked to believe as we ponder the birth of this child is that in his coming, a new creation has dawned.
    Christmas in Isaiah: Thy Kingdom Come

  7. The Gospel According to Norm

    book
    09/15/21
    12 mins
    By Erick Sorensen
    Just like in the previous interview, I had to rewind to make sure I was hearing all this right. Yeah, that's actually what he said.
    The Gospel According to Norm

  8. Good Guys and Bad Guys

    book
    09/08/21
    26 mins
    By Erick Sorensen
    But the biggest problem with the Pharisee’s prayer is that he judges himself compared to other people, rather than to God. Our natural tendency is to do just this.
    Good Guys and Bad Guys

  9. That's a Good Question: Can We Know When Jesus Will Return?

    book
    08/16/21
    14 mins
    By Erick Sorensen
    The grace of God does not save us at the beginning only in order to keep ourselves in his good graces by our good enough readiness.
    That's a Good Question: Can We Know When Jesus Will Return?

  10. Hiding Our Shame

    book
    06/22/21
    11 mins
    By Erick Sorensen
    God invites you to confess the skeletons in your closet so that he might bury them in the grave for good.
    Hiding Our Shame

  11. The Heavens Declare the Glory of God (and That’s Not Enough)

    book
    05/31/21
    9 mins
    By Erick Sorensen
    God daily broadsides us with his abundant power and glory as we observe nature around us. And yet, as glorious as this book of nature is, it is not enough.
    The Heavens Declare the Glory of God (and That’s Not Enough)

  12. Something is Driving You

    book
    03/17/21
    15 mins
    By Erick Sorensen
    Though envy whispers to us that peace can only be found by “keeping up,” Jesus whispers to us a better word: “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.”
    Something is Driving You
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