BP 214 If you and I love Jesus, we will live our earthly lives in a constant tension. Why? We are living in this world, but we are not of…

BP 213 Need. . . Neediness. . . I need you. . . You are needy. . . I need others more than they need me. . . The experience…

BP 212 Have you ever thought about death? Most of us have entertained at least fleeting thoughts about our end in this world. Have you ever felt like you didn’t…

BP 211 Why am I here? Many would say that this question is the most important one humans can ask while they live out their years on this planet. Have…

BP 210 Who are you? What is your identity? What does it mean for you to be self? Psychologists and philosophers have been asking these questions for at least 150…

BP 209 What do you think is the most difficult thing to do on this planet? Completing an Ironman Triathlon? Riding a half-crazed, 1500-pound Braham bull for six seconds? Climbing…

BP 208 Do any of you remember the 1974 song, Cat’s in the Cradle? Many of you were not even born yet in ’74! Harry Chapin sang this popular folk…

BP 207 The key to life is simple. You must only solve two problems during your years on this planet: how to fill the emptiness in your soul and how…

BP 206 “Sin is more relational than behavioral,” writes Matt Smethurst in his book, Before You Share Your Faith. He also quotes Psalm 51:3-4 to support a second assertion that…

BP 205 “We inhabit a universe where atoms are made in the centers of stars; where each second a thousand suns are born; where life is sparked by sunlight and…