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Real Life Christianity. This podcast is for those who seek a practical application of the Christian message into our everyday relationships, circumstances and daily life. We want to step down out of the clouds, and see how the Gospel speaks to a living faith, alive and vibrant, in our contemporary culture. Deacon John is a business man, husband, father, author, educator, counselor and Deacon. Join him as we invite the power of the Gospel into our lives.
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Monday Dec 28, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
The bible's primacy of grace. When is it we or God who pursues and seeks?
Is it possible that the best prayer is when we're not doing the praying?
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
An acquaintance of Deacon John was sentenced to a long prison term for a terrible crime. In the Gospel of Matthew chapter 25 Jesus tells us where to find him, in the distressing disguise of the poor. In this story, Deacon John goes to his most distressing setting for ministry... prison.
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
In this passage in the gospel of Luke, Jesus is asked how to pray. Deacon John walks us through an exercise that uses our imagination to put us in this Gospel scene.
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Explore the dual nature of what is coming. How we are to receive it and how bad it is to miss it.
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
"This is getting the best of me" ...This is a common statement Deacon John has encountered in 2020.
In 2020, how is God revealed to us as that which does not change nor is contingent on the times or any other being? Rather, God is revealed as being itself.
St Teresa of Avila, "Let nothing disturb you, let nothing make you afraid, all things are passing. God alone never changes. Patience gains all things. If you have God you will want for nothing. God alone suffices."
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Where does the unredeemed ego get it's power?
How is the unhealthy ego tamed?
How do we loosen this grip on SELF?