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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.
Episodes
Jan 6, 2021
Jan 6, 2021
7 min
Grace is not controlled by us but we can walk and wait upon it. We receive in a variety of ways, sometimes, dramatically.
Dec 28, 2020
Dec 14, 2020
Dec 14, 2020
7 min
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?
Nov 25, 2020
Nov 25, 2020
15 min
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.
Nov 23, 2020
Nov 23, 2020
7 min
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.
Nov 11, 2020
Nov 11, 2020
8 min
Explore the dual nature of what is coming. How we are to receive it and how bad it is to miss it.
Nov 9, 2020
Oct 6, 2020
Sep 29, 2020
Sep 29, 2020
18 min
"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."
Aug 20, 2020
Aug 20, 2020
18 min