Send us a text A painting becomes a portal, a ship cuts the waves, and suddenly we’re charting a voyage that maps the soul as much as the sea. We stay with Caspian, Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace, but our real subject is the inner life: transformation that costs, temptations that reveal, and a homesickness for a country where the sea grows sweet. This is a story about sanctification that refuses to be cosmetic—because dragon skin doesn’t peel off with effort—and a pilgrimage that doesn’t mistake a...
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Send us a text A painting becomes a portal, a ship cuts the waves, and suddenly we’re charting a voyage that maps the soul as much as the sea. We stay with Caspian, Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace, but our real subject is the inner life: transformation that costs, temptations that reveal, and a homesickness for a country where the sea grows sweet. This is a story about sanctification that refuses to be cosmetic—because dragon skin doesn’t peel off with effort—and a pilgrimage that doesn’t mistake a...
Send us a text A painting becomes a portal, a ship cuts the waves, and suddenly we’re charting a voyage that maps the soul as much as the sea. We stay with Caspian, Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace, but our real subject is the inner life: transformation that costs, temptations that reveal, and a homesickness for a country where the sea grows sweet. This is a story about sanctification that refuses to be cosmetic—because dragon skin doesn’t peel off with effort—and a pilgrimage that doesn’t mistake a...
Send us a text What if you returned to a place you loved and found its heart deleted? We step into Prince Caspian to explore how a culture forgets its stories, how power polices memory, and why the ache for wonder is really a longing for the true king. From the ruins of Cair Paravel to the whispers that awaken a young prince, we follow the thread of worship, memory, and courage—and ask what it means for our own disenchanted age. We dig into the Bible’s rhythm of nearness and neglect—Exodus f...
Send us a text A lamppost in snow. A wooden door that shouldn’t be a doorway. A world frozen under the words “always winter, never Christmas.” We step through the wardrobe to explore why The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe still feels like a living parable—one that sneaks past our watchful dragons and ignites a deeper hunger for grace. We start with the mythic power Lewis wields so well: ordinary objects as sacraments, a lamplight as a promise, and a season turned into theology. From wartim...
Send us a text A wardrobe opened 75 years ago, and the way we see reality has never been quite the same. We’re pausing our current theology series to celebrate Narnia’s diamond milestone and to ask a bigger question: why does C. S. Lewis’s world still captivate believers, skeptics, and the just-plain-curious? We dig into Lewis’s own view of fairy stories and myth—not as childish diversions but as serious vehicles of truth that awaken sehnsucht, the deep longing for more than the surface of th...
Send us a text The unchanging nature of God stands as one of Christianity's most fundamental doctrines, yet how we understand divine immutability profoundly shapes our entire theological framework. This episode delves into the fascinating tension between philosophical conceptions of God's timelessness and the Bible's rich portrayal of divine relationship. We begin by examining what Scripture actually means when it declares "the Lord does not change." Rather than abstract metaphysics, biblica...
Send us a text Divine immutability stands as one of theology's most captivating mysteries. What exactly do we mean when we say "God cannot change"? This question takes us on a fascinating journey through biblical revelation, philosophical speculation, and even modern physics. The living God experiences time in ways utterly foreign to our own experience. For us, time brings aging, decay, forgetting – but the Father, Son and Spirit know no such limitations. Yet philosophers and theologians thr...
Send us a text What does it really mean when we say God doesn't change? Does it mean the Trinity exists completely outside of time, or is something else at work? This meditation takes us deep into how the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit experience time—not as something to escape, but as something they experience in a profoundly different way than we do. While we are rushed, limited, and eventually worn down by time's passage, Scripture reveals a God who experiences both vast stretches of time a...
Send us a text The doctrine of divine immutability stands at the crossroads of biblical revelation, church history, and philosophical speculation. What does it truly mean when Scripture declares that God "does not change"? This theological exploration takes us on a journey through the biblical foundations of God's unchanging nature, revealing how Scripture consistently emphasizes the trustworthy character of the Father, Son, and Spirit. Their promises remain unshakably reliable—a rock-solid ...
Send us a text The unchanging nature of God stands as one of Christianity's most profound and practical truths. Far from being a dry philosophical concept, divine immutability offers genuine comfort and security in our chaotic, ever-shifting world. Throughout this thoughtful exploration, we unpack what Scripture reveals about God's unchanging character. Psalm 18 presents Him as our Rock and Fortress—imagery that conveys absolute dependability when everything else proves unstable. Malachi's d...
Send us a text Divine immutability—the teaching that God doesn't change—sounds simple enough. Yet beneath this straightforward concept lies one of theology's most contested battlegrounds. What exactly remains constant about the Father, Son, and Spirit? Is God's unchanging nature a philosophical abstraction or a life-transforming truth revealed in Scripture? We journey through three distinct perspectives on divine immutability, beginning with the Bible's fundamental portrayal of God as utterl...
Send us a text The human mouth—seemingly simple yet profoundly complex—reveals extraordinary theological insights about our relationship with God and each other. In this thought-provoking exploration, we unpack how this single body part performs multiple critical functions that define our humanity: breathing, eating, speaking, and connecting intimately. What makes our examination particularly revealing is how Scripture consistently emphasizes the mouth's power, especially through speech. Whi...
Send us a text Have you ever considered that your nose might be the most theologically significant part of your body? Tucked away in Genesis 2:7 is a profound revelation—the first human body part specifically mentioned in scripture is the nose, as God "breathed into his nostrils the breath of life." This isn't coincidental but foundational to understanding our relationship with our Creator. The humble nose serves as more than just a facial feature we often feel insecure about. It functions a...
Send us a text Have you ever considered how profoundly your eyes shape your spiritual life? Far beyond mere physical vision, your eyes function as gateways that determine what enters your inner world and ultimately forms who you become. The podcast begins with Jesus's striking metaphor: "Your eye is the lamp of your body." This isn't poetic flourish—it's a profound reality that what we choose to look at literally fills our body with either light or darkness. Our eyes regulate what enters our...
Send us a text What if our ears were designed for more than just collecting sound? The human body reveals profound spiritual truths when examined through Scripture's lens, and our ears tell a particularly fascinating story. The ear emerges as a multifaceted organ with significance far beyond its obvious biological function. Scripture affirms the ear's role in beauty and adornment, with God Himself metaphorically placing earrings on Israel in Ezekiel's vision. This divine endorsement challeng...
Send us a text Your forehead reveals more than you think. Beyond housing your eyebrows and fronting your brain, this prominent feature of your anatomy holds profound theological significance. Looking deep into biblical references to the forehead unveils a rich tapestry of spiritual meaning about determination, focus, and spiritual orientation. When Scripture speaks of "hard foreheads" and faces "set like flint," it's addressing the profound human capacity for determination and focus. The for...
Send us a text Your hair tells a story—one that God reads with more attention than you might imagine. From the elegant symbolism of the Nazarite vow to Jesus' profound statement that "every hair on your head is numbered," Scripture reveals surprising truths about this seemingly mundane aspect of our physical existence. This exploration of hair in biblical theology uncovers how our physical appearance connects to deeper spiritual realities. We examine how hair functions as both glory and auth...
Send us a text What does it mean to be made in the image of God? Is your body merely a functional machine, or something far more sacred? The latest episode of Christ-Centered Cosmic Civilization challenges our modern mechanistic view of the human body. While contemporary culture reduces our physical form to computational processes (even suggesting AI could achieve consciousness through sufficient processing power), Scripture reveals something profoundly different. The human body isn't just a...
Send us a text What happens when an atheist architect builds a cathedral? Antoni Gaudí's journey from skeptic to saint-in-the-making reveals how sacred spaces can transform not just visitors, but their creators. The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona stands as perhaps the most extraordinary example of theology expressed through architecture in the modern world. As we explore Gaudí's masterpiece, we discover how this intensely committed artist approached his craft – studying natural forms and incor...
Send us a text What truly happened at the Council of Nicaea? Cutting through centuries of misunderstanding, our final episode on this pivotal gathering reveals how the bishops who assembled 1,700 years ago were driven by a profound love for Jesus Christ rather than abstract philosophical concerns. The council's unanimous condemnation of Arius focused on his denial of Christ's eternal deity. When they declared Jesus "begotten not made, of one essence with the Father," they weren't engaging in...
Send us a text What if the most revolutionary aspects of the Council of Nicaea had nothing to do with the divinity of Christ? While most Christians know about the Nicene Creed, few realize the council also issued practical rulings that would challenge most modern Christian assumptions about money, worship, and relationships. The council's prohibition against clergy charging interest stands in stark contrast to our interest-based economy. When Christians needed money to start a business, they...
Send us a text A painting becomes a portal, a ship cuts the waves, and suddenly we’re charting a voyage that maps the soul as much as the sea. We stay with Caspian, Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace, but our real subject is the inner life: transformation that costs, temptations that reveal, and a homesickness for a country where the sea grows sweet. This is a story about sanctification that refuses to be cosmetic—because dragon skin doesn’t peel off with effort—and a pilgrimage that doesn’t mistake a...
