The Failure We Foster

Erik October 8th, 2007

Many Christians live in a prison of failure. They aren't free and they don't succeed because they don't think they deserve it.

A misunderstanding of success, humility, and the law mixed up with bad psychology and worse theology have produced churches full of guilty people with a guilty preacher standing in the pulpit, telling the guilty people that they should feel guiltier. Can you think of a better recipe for failure?

Join Steve Brown for the Scandalous Freedom Podcast #24 a … (Read More)

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The Way to Boldness

Erik September 17th, 2007

How did some Christians end up being such cowards? And how can they get their mojo back? Real boldness comes from the freedom of having nothing left to lose.

Join Steve Brown for this week's Scandalous Freedom Podcast as he reminds us of the truth, the unsaved, and "the threat," and how they point us back to boldness.

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The Boldness We Fear

Erik September 10th, 2007

Some Christians are on the verge of irrelevance. But those who have discovered they don't have anything to protect and nothing to lose, who have learned that Jesus is in charge and that it doesn't matter what others think about them or do to them…those Christians are dangerous.

Check out this week's Scandalous Freedom Podcast to hear Steve talk about the fact that Jesus didn't die to make Christians nice. Deal with it!

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Homosexuals and the Church (Re-Air)

Erik July 6th, 2007

This weekend, radio stations across the country will be re-airing the previously broadcast episode of SBE titled, Homosexuals and the Church. If you missed it, hit play below or download the mp3 and listen later. Don't forget, you can get each week's SBE delivered free by hitting the "Subscribe" button in the header of this page.

Steve's on vacation (first blogging now this…the end is surely near). But never fear, before he left, we pre-recorded some fresh SBE f … (Read More)

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Muslims, Christians, and Jews…Oh My!

Erik June 29th, 2007

Steve Brown and Tony Campolo are on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but they usually get along just fine. However, when they get to talking about Israel and Palestinians, the discussion can get a bit heated. There's nothing like the Middle East to get people fighting.

Is Israel the greatest threat to peace in the world today? With injustice on both sides, is there moral equivalence in the Middle East? Do Christians have anything unique to bring to the table? Don't miss th … (Read More)

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