What Did Jesus Mean About Oaths and Promises?
Contrary to popular teachings, Jesus did not ban either oaths or promises in the Sermon on the Mount. He is going to something much...
What Did Jesus Mean About Marriage and Divorce?
You will find a wide array of standards ad positions when it comes to the issue of divorce in the church today. What did...
Did Jesus Give An Impossible Standard for Lust and Adultery?
When Jesus talked about the issues of lust and adultery, he went right for the jugular. Most religious approaches to these issues look at...
Dealing with Anger and Hate
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus went to the roots of issues like anger and hate. These words were not meant to condemn....
Jesus Despised Religion
Jesus despised religion. That's one of the key messages he brings home to us again and again throughout the Sermon on the Mount and...
The (REAL) Enemy of the Kingdom of God
The enemy of the Kingdom of God is not what you think it is. Think about this for a moment. In an era when...
Why Did Jesus Call His Followers the Salt of the Earth?
After finishing with the value statements of the Manifesto of the Kingdom of God, Jesus begins to describe the citizens, His people. They are...
Blessed Are the Peacemakers
The Kingdom of God is not like the kingdoms of this world. Power and warfare are inescapable aspects of the kingdoms of this world....
Blessed Are the Pure In Heart
Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God. That's the apex of these value statements which are traditionally called the beatitudes...
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
The beatitudes, or what we are calling the value statements, within the Sermon on the Mount are more than just pithy statements and proverbs....
Blessed Are the Meek
Who are the meek and why did Jesus esteem them so highly in His teaching from the Sermon on the Mount. In this episode...
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
How can mourning be a blessed state? As we continue through the value statements of the Manifesto of the Kingdom of God, or what...
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit
As we jump into the area of the Sermon on the Mount, traditionally referred to as "the beatitudes," we are renaming them. These are...
Government in the Kingdom of God
When it comes to government in the Kingdom of God, it's pretty simple. God is King. You and I are not. Throughout history a...
In the Kingdom, Everything Comes Back to the Heart
In the Sermon on the Mount, and with so much of Jesus' teaching, we learn that in the Kingdom of God, everything comes back...
The Setting of the Sermon on the Mount
In episode 2 of our series “The Manifesto: Life, Politics, and Reality in the Kingdom of God,” we look at the setting and cast...
The Setting of the Sermon on the Mount
In episode 2 of our series “The Manifesto: Life, Politics, and Reality in the Kingdom of God,” we look at the setting and cast...
Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount – Manifesto of the Kingdom of God
In episode 1 of this series, JB Shreve presents and introduction to the sermon on the mount. What we traditionally refer to as the...
Isaac and Ishmael: Origins of the Middle East Conflict, or a Religious Myth?
For the last 80 years, a popular teaching has emerged that states the conflict between Israel and the Arabs is Biblical in origin. According...
The Legacy of David – The Days of David Episode 13 (Finale)
Our story of the Days of David concludes in this final episode (part 13). This episode is called The Legacy of David. In the finale...
The Tabernacle of David – The Days of David Episode 11
We've covered a lot of the big and famous events in the story of King David's life. If we were to track down the...
The Kingdom of David – The Days of David Episode 10
The Kingdom of David is finally established as we turn to episode 10 in our podcast series. In this episode, we meet several interesting...
The Mighty Have Fallen – The Days of David Episode 9
Today's episode in our Days of David podcast series tells the dramatic and tragic story that inspired the Song of the Bow. This song...
David’s Mighty Men and Many Women – The Days of David Episode 8
The action starts to heat up in our podcast series on the life of David. This week’s episode looks at the building of David’s...
David’s Outlaw Years – The Days of David Episode 7
David's life on the run from King Saul begins in this episode as we look at David's outlaw years. Highlights of this story include...
David and Jonathan – The Days of David Episode 6
The tragic parts of the story of David begin in this episode from our Days of David podcast series. In this episode, we look...
David and Goliath – The Days of David Episode 5
In this podcast episode, we meet the hero of your story - the young David. From his anointing as king to his time playing...
The Philistines and the Fall of Saul – The Days of David Episode 4
In part 4 of our Days of David podcast series, we look at the Philistines and the fall of King Saul. For those reading...
The Rise of Saul – The Days of David Episode 3
The rise of King Saul is the story of a man called but a destiny lost. It’s the story of a good man and...
Samuel, the Last Judge of Israel – The Days of David Episode 2
Sometimes, what we perceive as the worst day of our life, is really the day we are born into the purposes of God. That...
The Origin Story – The Days of David Episode 1
Our podcast series epic on the Days of David begins with a look at the times and heritage that David was born to. This...
The Defining Moment of Grace
There are moments in life that define us. In this natural realm, they may appear as mere random moments, opportunities, or forks in the...
How To Block the Energy of God
Can we block God’s energy? Can a man or woman really do that? The answer is a resounding yes! And that is something we...
The Nature of Grace
Recognizing the grace of God is the first step to securing the benefits of His energy in our life - but it goes further....
Ways to Access the Grace of God (3 More)
In our last episode, we looked at three ways to access the grace of God, His divine energy that Christ secured for us to...
Accessing the Grace of God
Christ alone has gained us access to the grace of God. There is nothing we can add to what He already did. But there...
The Two Powers
Episode 4 in our Grace - The Energy of God podcast series looks at the two different energies operating today. There is the energy...
Christ Broke It Wide Open
In part 3 of our series, Grace - The Energy of God, we look at how Christ broke everything open for us. Christ is...
The Age of Grace
When Christ completed His work at the cross and the resurrection, He ushered in a new age of grace. This episode considers what grace...
Discovering Grace All Over Again
What do you think of when you think of grace? Unmerited favor? Forgiveness? Charity? This episode is the first in a new series we...
Obed Edom – A Rich and Obscure Story
If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
Then you will understand the fear of the LORD,
And find the knowledge...
The Heart Is Deceitful? – Jeremiah 17
In recent posts in this series on the heart, I have noted how God places the heart as a central piece of the human...