1 John 5. Series: Real Life Christian. Part 7. When all is lost, it's not over. "The 7 Most Common Questions about the Christian life, the real Deus Ex Machina, why you shouldn't be afraid of roaches, putting the lion back in a lion, and Apostle John's final words." 12-16-12

1 John 4. Series: Real Life Christian. Part 6. He loves so we love. "The time I got in a fight with a homeless guy on the street, Three Obstacles to Loving People, how to treat your friend with a broken thumb, what to say when your husband or wife comes home late, and loving the weird and impossible." 11-25-12

1 John 4:1-6. Series: Real Life Christian. Part 5. Discerning, then doing. "The Four Levels of human conversation, meeting an actual thoughtful person with real thoughts in their head, the day I discovered time travel, how William Wilberforce is like Peter Parker, when a town fought the Nazis and rescued more Jews than their own population, to be the one guy who actually speaks up for truth, and Peter with his red ruby slippers versus the Storm." 11-18-12

1 John 3. Series: Real Life Christian. Part 4. The Infinite Gap between ideal and reality. "When you exercise again and feel the Gap between what your body WANTS to do and what it CAN'T do, the constant awkward icky discomfort with yourself, sympathizing with Cain, the infamous dilemma of getting a million dollars with the condition of one person dying, and hearing those words, 'I'm proud of you.'" 11-11-12

1 John 2:12-29. Series: Real Life Christian. Part 3. This world ain't it. "Thinking that high school is the last place in the world, the fleeting demands of college/career/marriage/kids/retirement, losing God by Monday at 3pm, the academic oppression of Asian-American Culture, what to do with words like swag, total freedom from what people think about you, and worshiping at the black church Memorial Brown on 22nd Ave." 10-28-12

1 John 2:1-9. Series: Real Life Christian. Part 2. Why do we follow God's commands? "The time I almost beat a kid on the street with my baseball bat named Otis, Twelve Ways to Ruin Your Children, what we do with Old Testament commands, the embarrassment of failed Martial Arts demonstrations, and how to know God without knowing Him." 10-21-12

1 John 1:1-2:2. Series: Real Life Christian. Part 1. What is a Christian? "The time I saw a pastor at the strip club, the Five Landmarks of an Authentic Christian, the hidden assumption when someone asks, 'You go to church?', throwing out your Rehearsed Cover Story, owning 100% of the 1% of your responsibility, and tell-all midnight conversations with best friends." 10-14-12

Ephesians 6:13-18. Series: God Wins. Part 5. God's Armor. "When you use the wrong blocks in a fight, when you compete with 'Nuh uh my-daddy-says,' the back-and-forth Warfare of Discouragement, what it means to have a radical augmentation of spiritual character, and The Warrior's Prayer." 10-12-12

Ephesians 6:10-13. Series: God Wins. Part 4. Beating Satan. "The Cosmic Struggle of Humanity in rush hour traffic, the Devil's (Lame) Playbook to beat us, what The Bourne Identity says about demonic deception, the cashier who beat up the unarmed robber, the biblical power of taking a nap, Satan's backroom meetings about you, and how to piss off Satan." 9-30-12

Matthew 16. Series: God Wins. Part 3. The church is you. "The most important question that God will ever ask you, the Three Purposes of the Church, when someone says 'the church hurt me and is full of hypocrites,' the critical-judgmental-negative heart during worship service, Satan's mind-tricks to divide the church, and the undercover Christian in disguise." 9-23-12

Matthew 21. Preached at CCF in Gainesville, FL. How the Christian life really is. "The Stutter-Start-Stop Pattern of the Everyday Christian, the lazy preacher tactics of Guilt/Fear/Shame, how church can be like a bad relationship, when the preacher says penis, and actually hanging out with the Real Jesus." 9-14-12

Isaiah 40. Series: God Wins. Part 2. The gloriousity of God. "The guy who rolls up frying pans with his bare hands, how God is overweight, the overused word 'Awesome,' Lebron James versus the Grand Canyon, and visiting your True Home." 9-16-12

Exodus 14. Series: God Wins. Part 1. Our life is an Exodus. "The ocean-ripping power of our Glorious God, the very first day of a freed slave after the Emancipation Proclamation, a Japanese soldier who fought for 30 years after WWII ended, and an Israelite's thoughts when he first saw the Promised Land." 9-9-12

Proverbs 24. Series: Seeing From God's Side. Part 6. When you just want to quit everything. "Putting God on pause to go crazy-nuts, the Four Inevitable Reasons You'll Want To Quit, a time-travel interview with David, the system of linear A-B-C thinking we've all bought into, and how to preach God-sized strength to yourself." 8-19-12

Proverbs 17, 27. Series: Seeing From God's Side. Part 5. The four biblical cornerstones of friendship. "The Friendship Fail Test (tell them you've been shot, wait for reply), the awkward moment when your friend cries over something you'd never cry about, how Jesus is the Perfect Friend, and how to handle when you get rebuked." 8-12-12

John 13. Miami Revival. To love like Jesus. "Sixth grade crushes and bullies, the revenge you plan when you're rich and famous, how to sell yourself short of God's Glory, Kanye West's amazing Twitter, breaking Judas' toe, a real life moment over coffee, and how rush hour makes you demon-possessed." 8-10-12

Proverbs 4. Series: Seeing From God's Side. Part 4. The heart's two directions. "When the world says garbage like 'Follow Your Heart,' how to rip yourself in half, when the sun explodes the night sky, Three Excuses why we don't turn back to God, the stupid-memory twitch, the endless joy of chicken soup, and Our Dear Rob." 7-29-12

Proverbs 3. Series: Seeing From God's Side. The hardest part of faith: trusting God. "The zombie graveyard prank that went wrong, the devastation of the Prosperity Gospel, the death-grip of Control-Methods that kill, Adam and Eve's first clothes, and the Final Project that you know you're going to fail." 7-22-12

Proverbs 2. Series: Seeing From God's Side. Part 2. Free from condemnation and temptation. "The two Voices we hear everyday, exploding the Vampire-Lie in the sun, my future-wife who loves/hates me, when a white van with no windows offers you ice cream inside, and the deceitful electricity of flirting and sexting." 7-15-12

Proverbs 1. Series: Seeing From God's Side. Part 1. How we are made. "The huge twist ending of Proverbs (Spoiler: It's about Jesus), when my dad saved my brother out of the swimming pool like Yoda, scars from falling off trees, and dying a thousand little deaths." 7-8-12

Mark 2, 10, John 8. Lake Yale Retreat 2012. Part 3 of 4. Why do we follow God? "When the preacher tells you not to be like that filthy pagan loser Bill, if Jesus and the Pharisees had a freestyle battle, if my future-wife gained 250 lbs, the Laotians questioning Jesus stilling the storm, and Before-Jesus/After-Jesus." 7-4-12

John 4. Lake Yale Retreat 2012. Part 1 of 4. Our infinite thirst; the infinite God. "When my dad nearly killed a dude with a samurai sword, your three options when a gun is pulled on your head, the crying kid at VBS, and when a pug explodes from overeating." 7-2-12

Isaiah 53. Lake Yale Retreat 2012. Part 2 of 4. Freedom from ourselves. "The hopes and dreams of our brother Kyle, having your name in the 'Acknowledgements' of a book, ordering the steak with a side of lobster, the threats we yell out the car window, and biblical lessons from The Avengers." 7-3-12

Acts 2:42-47. Lake Yale Retreat 2012. Part 4 of 4. Honesty and compassion. "How the church is a bunch of jagged deformed rocks, why calling out hypocrites is hypocrisy, trying not to flinch when someone unloads a crazy confession, and brotherhood in the ghetto versus the church." 7-4-12

John 13:34-35. Alabama Revival, Part 4. Love is a command. "Giving $400,000 and 40% of your life away, if I had to wash the feet of Judas, how God is seen through you, and how Jesus spoke brutally honest truth in love." 5-13-12

Philippians 3:12-16. Alabama Revival, Part 3. Taking hold of Christ's calling, for real. "The opposite of sinning (it's not not-sinning), Apostle Paul's Rocky-comeback from a rock in the face, how to make the most of YOLO, and the American slaughter pen of Sweet Tomatoes." 5-12-12

Isaiah 40. Alabama Revival, Part 2. The overweight bigness of God. "The missing whale from Sea World, God doing a cannonball in the swimming pool, falling off a cliff in the Grand Canyon, and Over-Dramatizing Five Seconds of Your Life." 5-12-12

Ephesians 2:1-10. Alabama Revival, Part 1. God the hero saves us from us for Him. "Ordering Kung Pao chicken against your will, blinging out your dump truck with diamonds, trading in trinkets and toys for truth and Jesus, and life lessons from Burger Monger." 5-11-12

Hebrews 13:1-6. Series: Overcoming Emotions. Part 6. Victory over people-pleasing."The Five Types of People-Pleasers, the suppression of creativity in 6th graders, the time I met Matt Redman, dressing up a pig (but it's still a pig), and how Tim Tebow and Jeremy Lin keep it real." 4-29-12

Hebrews 3:7-15. Series: Overcoming Emotions. Fighting through numbness and intensely seeking truth. Part 5. "Selling yourself short for a hijacked brain, falling in love with tomato juice, life lessons from Metallica, and how we'll see each other in Heaven." 4-22-12

Lamentations 3. Series: Overcoming Emotions. When it's just crazy. Part 4. "The game of life called Jenga, when break-ups cause Desperation Mode, the right time to whine, the crazy rush of cooking for your friends, and the dash on your tombstone." 4-15-12

Philippians 3. Preached at the 30 Hour Famine on Good Friday. Taking hold of God's Call. "The gracious God who will jackslap you upside your head, why I feel sorry for good-looking people, trading in your bike for a Dodge Viper, and our lives a billion years from now." 4-6-12

Matt. 18:21-35. Series: Overcoming Emotions. To be like Jesus is to forgive. Part 3. "Leaving the knife in yourself, the annoying loud people behind you in church, the Floppy Disk Kill List, and the father who held his son's murderer's wedding." 3-25-12

2 Kings 5, James 4. Series: Overcoming Emotions. What to do with anger? Part 2. "The best internet meme (U Mad?) the $100 massage, why God is always angry, going Liam Neeson on the kidnappers, and why you shouldn't care about that speeding ticket," 3-18-12

Philippians 3. Series: Overcoming Emotions. Called for more. Part 1. "The too-predictable Plot Twists of Life, the Devil's Script, from Saul to Called to Paul, the 35 year old beer pong guy, and why Bathing and Bells won’t work in Heaven." 3-11-12

When we become a super-spiritual transformed church at the expense of God's Dirty Discipling Mission. The disconnect between Internal Prayer-Praise-Scripture and External Going-Making-Giving. Nine minutes. 3-6-12

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Genesis 42-50. Series: God Is In Your Face. He's got this. Part 7. "Almost driving into a cop and the guy he’s chasing, taking things Out Of Context, preaching the whole Bible, the War Cry of Our Generation, and the EKG heart monitor of our lives." 2-26-12

Gen. 37-41. Series: God Is In Your Face. Rising above it. Part 6. "How my friend broke someone's arm on the street, the size of the dog in the fight, the trials of Jeremy Lin, the passive Asian, the Cost of Compassion, and How To Donate $10,000." 2-19-12

Genesis 32-33. Series: God Is In Your Face. God never stops pursuing you. Part 5. "The amazing baby who can do no wrong, the awkward joke-killer, the Embarrassing Meltdown, and how celery and an Angry Birds doll shows us God’s painful grace." 2-12-12

2 Peter 3. Series: Finishing Your Faith. The Bible's conclusion. Part 5. "The token prophet who declares doom in the ghost-disaster-conspiracy movie, the problem with Jesus' miracles, breaking in the Kingdom of God today, and Jesus the cannibal." 2-3-12

Genesis 6-9. Series: God Is In Your Face. His grace is His wrath. Part 4. "The nicer older brother who snaps and loses it, the Doomsday Clock, what's more scary than following God, growing up off the boat, and your Life Sentence."1-29-12

2 Peter 2:12-22. Series: Finishing Your Faith. Exposing the ridiculous. Part 4. "A movie (supposedly) based on a true story, breaking up with someone over text, the Problem of Pain versus Pleasure, the religion of celebrities, and a culture of collision." 1-27-12

Genesis 3. Series: God Is In Your Face. How it really is. Part 3. "Epic road rage dancing, being caught on YouTube in your worst moment, Trying Hard To Be Good versus Just-Good-Enough, and having the ear of God." 1-22-12

2 Peter 2:1-12. Series: Finishing Your Faith. How idols cheat on us.  Part 3. "The college professor venting his ideology, reading Noah and Lot like cute symbolic metaphors, and how God’s love rips you out of yourself." 1-20-12

Daniel 6. Series: Never Not Faithful. What to do with opposition. 5 of 5. "When to roll hard against some clowns, the story of Jesus found in Daniel, the crazy lady screaming at prayer group, and how God flexes His fruits in opposition." 1-13-12

Genesis 2:15. Series: God Is In Your Face. We are on mission for Christ. Part 2. "The boring Pre-Life before your (so-called) exciting Real Life, our specifically designed framework, the Gospel Package, and old school Nintendo games." 1-15-12

Genesis 1:26-27. Series: God Is In Your Face. You are His image. Part 1. "The Epic Beginning of Human History, the Burden to Love God's Ideas, trying to imagine your teacher having a private life, waking up from the bad dream of life, and our True Selves." 1-8-12