Audio Transcript Welcome back to the podcast. Welcome to June. It’s June 1, a Thursday — our first Thursday episode in a long time, but now part of our new routine here on the podcast, at least for the season ahead. You can now expect APJ episodes on Mondays and on Thursdays. No more sermon-clip…
Category: Health
The song of love.
The song of love. Posted by appolus on May 31, 2023 The desire of my soul is for your name And with my soul I have desired you in the night With my whole heart I have longed for you For the one who restored my very sight Just one single touch and I fall down…
Mercy Swallows Any Sorrow: Struggling Beside a Sea of Blessing
I imagine the short paragraph from Jeremiah Burroughs landed like it did that morning, in part, because my 2-year-old had just thrown an entire bowl of cereal on the floor — again. An exceedingly small affliction, to be sure, but not an exceedingly small mess (or an exceedingly rare one, for that matter). Unbeknownst to…
You are our open door.
You are our open door. Posted by appolus on May 30, 2023 You are our majesty, this and so much more You are our bright and morning star, to us an open door An open door to glory that leads us to your throne So as we walk this lonely road we are never quite alone…
How to Train Up a Child: Three Subtle Parenting Shifts
With five children between the ages of 19 and 8, my wife, Julia, and I are nearly two decades into our journey as parents. When you add two dogs, two cats, and an “Alexa” to the mix, the kitchen often feels like feeding time at a zoo, in the middle of a nightclub. Yet beneath…
Living in the eternal now.
Living in the eternal now. Posted by appolus on May 29, 2023 Mat 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Due to my still healing hip, my wife helped me this weekend with painting the deck. It occurred to me…
The light prevails.
The light prevails. Posted by appolus on May 29, 2023 No matter the darkness the light prevails Just as we saw in the thorns and the nails Victory in Jesus as the darkness drew near Victory over hell and death and fear The world may languish and be spiraling down Yet victory belongs to the…
The Beginning and the End: Enjoying the God-Centeredness of the Bible
Do you want to know an inside secret about sermons? You may have noticed it already. If you haven’t, you probably will from now on. Here’s the secret: Preachers often like to begin with an image, story, word, phrase, or Bible passage, and then return to it at the end of the sermon. Those bookends…
Hope for the Fragile and Fragmented
Audio Transcript Welcome back to the podcast on this Memorial Day here in the United States, a day when we remember and honor soldiers who died while serving in the armed forces. War has been on the forefront of many minds here in the past fifteen months. No matter how close or far we are…
Not Dead Yet: Fighting Nine Fears of Old Age
I need to join you in the fight against the fears of aging by faith in future grace. I have nine fears we will walk through together, and I’ll give you biblical antidotes for those fears. These antidotes will work through faith, and without faith they won’t work. But by faith they will work, and…