Westlight Podcasts

Christians are called to live in between the realities of the cross (Friday) and the hope of the resurrection (Sunday).

What keeps us from seeing Jesus in our daily lives? Our ego!

Are modern-day Christian churches the most inclusive communities in the world? What happened? What decisions did the Apostles make to ensure that churches remain inclusive? [Acts 15:1-35]

Sometimes, a gracious God seems unfair and even threatening. [Luke 14]

Paul shared his faith with an underlying assumption about Jesus. [Acts 13:13-52]

Why Did Saul change his name to Paul? As it turns out, he didn't. He always carried two names. But Luke made it look like he changed names. Why?

How did the first-century church expand? It wasn't through programming, but through the diverse make-up of the church, the way in which the church sought the Holy Spirit, and how they lived out the implications of the Resurrection. [Acts 13:1-12]

Why does God grant some prayers but deny others? It is normal for us to be curious about how God works. [Acts 12]

As the church grew in the first century, we see so many examples of people looking, smelling, and feeling like Jesus! [Acts 11:19-30]

The People of the Circumcision were offended by Peter because they held on too tight to the Old Covenant. When we mix covenants, Christianity becomes needlessly unattractive. [Acts 11:1-18]

As God continued inviting outsiders into His kingdom, Peter needed to change over and over to keep up. [Acts 10]

While our goal should be to reconcile with difficult people, it should not be our responsibility to do so.

In most cases, allowing God to transform our hearts prior to meeting difficult people is required. God's kindness can transform our hearts!

What does it look like to walk through the process of reframing the other person? What does it look like to have empathy and grieve together?

The reason we dread being with "difficult people" is because we see them with lenses that were tinted by our past experiences. We must reframe our views of these people so we see them as God sees them.

"Ripples" is the theme for 2022! Jesus came to this world to start spreading TSEDEQAH to repair humanity, and we are all participants!

What does it mean for God to love us so much that He would send His Son to us?

The joy from God does not suppress or ignore our sorrow. Rather it reminds us that God is with us through the darkness.

Before we can create peace around us, we must first become peace!

Hope in the Bible does not depend on circumstances. Rather, the biblical authors look to the character of God.