Jesus approached the disabled man and asked a curious question: Do you want to get well? The answer seems obvious—of course, he wanted to get well! Why else would he be lying there at the side of a pool that offered the hope of healing? Why wouldn’t the man want to get well? He didn’t respond with sarcasm but...

I think I have shared some about my lawn mower struggles (yes, first-world problems). Welp, we have experienced a fresh batch of these struggles in the Dembowczyk home—actually, in the yard to be more precise. Last weekend, our riding lawnmower died (again). It wasn’t starting a few weeks ago, so I had just put a new battery and solenoid...

Did Jesus violate the Sabbath? That’s the question we’re discussing on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: Why people went to the pool at Bethesda hoping for healing at allWhy Jesus chose to heal on the SabbathWhat the negative responses of the Pharisees can tell us about their understanding of Jesus’ claims about His identityHow...

How much did sin affect creation? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: How sin’s effect on creation makes sense of everything that is wrong with the worldThe relationship between sin and serious societal problemsHow this doctrine relates to the gospel and how we live in the world...

What in the world is wrong with the world? When we look around and see the death, destruction, sickness, and sorrow that never seems to stop happening, we have to wonder how things got the way they are. How did the world end up as bad as it is, and is there any way for things to get better?...

Life isn’t easy. Things happen. Look at Jairus and the woman who suffered from bleeding. Mark 5:22 says Jairus was a synagogue leader. He was a community leader. Everyone knew him. He was well off. Then his daughter got sick. And as time went on, she grew worse and worse until she was at the point of death. As...