Amusing Ourselves from Death

Sorrow and joy are not just sequential emotional states: first sorrow, then joy. Miraculously, we can experience overflowing joy in the midst of deep sorrow. 

How can we delight in the good work we do while keeping our work in its proper place? Pastor John situates daily work within God’s larger purposes. 

Does human evil really call for infinite punishment? Pastor John confronts the ultimate sin of ignoring God’s infinite value. 

Wearing masks, not wearing masks, and all the mixed emotions that have come with the coronavirus reveal that—as a society—we lack freedom from the fear of death. Maybe you know someone who has died from the virus, or someone who lost their livelihood due to the lockdown. Many are ... Show More

Christ died once and for all. Not for his own sins, but for ours so that when we die, we don’t have to die again. 

Pastor Fouad Kahwagi shares from Isaiah 52-53 on the need of the world for a savior, one that defies every preconceived notion of a superhero as Isaiah portrays him, a man of suffering who took upon himself our punishment that deserved death that we might live. يشارك القس فؤاد قه ... Show More

Are You Chasing Death, Or Is Death Chasing You? We say that the person who is destined to die is keener on meeting death than death is eager to meet him. Learn more about death in this week's English Quran Tafsir. 

In this episode we go deep discussing life, death, and what happens to the soul as the body inevitably disintegrates and disappears. There are some key ideas and concepts that are worth pondering as we all will, without exception, experience physical death. Romans 6:23.