Being Jesus in Nashville – Jim Palmer on SBE

Erik Guzman May 18th, 2012

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Jim Palmer is our guest this week. He says that he is Jesus. That should be enough to get you to listen.

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Jim Palmer is the acclaimed author of Divine Nobodies and Wide Open Spaces. He's a former big-time pastor who walked out on institutional church and organized religion to find out what was real about his relationship with God. According to a major Christi … (Read More)

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Is Christ the Center in Your Life?

John H. Armstrong April 17th, 2012

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One of the chapters in my widely-discussed book, Your Church Is Too Small, is taken from the title of a book by the famous German theologian and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Christ the Center. I argue that the Christian faith is first about Christ. "Who do you say that I am?" asked Jesus. Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Before we argue about the doctrine of the church, the nature and seat of authority or even about the … (Read More)

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God's Not Mad at You – Steve Brown & Susan Isaacs on SBE

Erik Guzman March 30th, 2012

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For too many (inside and outside of the church), Christianity is seen as a self-help program designed to ensure that God isn't mad at them.

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Join writer, actor and comedienne Susan Isaacs on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about how the obsession with getting better isn't unique to Christians and discuss the solution to the universal problem of self-righteousnes … (Read More)

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Three Free Sins – Steve Brown on SBE (Re-Air)

Erik Guzman March 9th, 2012

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Nothing gets Steve Brown into more trouble than when he gives people three free sins (a practice that started on this talk show). So what does he do? He jams a stick in the hornet's nest and writes a book about it.

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Join big-time pastor and author, Tullian Tchividjian, as he hosts this edition of Steve Brown Etc. and intervi … (Read More)

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Amazing Gifts – Mark Pinsky on SBE

Erik Guzman March 2nd, 2012

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Mark Pinsky has gathered stories from churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples across the country, "stories of people with disabilities and the congregations where they have found welcome." Mark tells some of those stories today on Steve Brown Etc. and talks about why it's so important that we listen.

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Sacrilege – Hugh Halter on SBE

Erik Guzman February 24th, 2012

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"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."

- Mahatma Gandhi

I get what Gandhi was talking about in that quote. I'm a Christian who's not very much like Jesus at all, and I'm certainly not alone. What's up with that? Hugh Halter says it's because Christians aren't sacrilegious enough. Huh?

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