VC Hour

Don't miss this first episode which tells us why the letter of Titus starts the way it does.  In this new series on Titus, the VC illuminates the letter Paul wrote to his co-laborer and child in the faith.

In this special episode, the VC addresses a question he received concerning the role of good works.  There is no doubt the Scriptures commend them, and yet we know we cannot be saved by them.  So what is the Biblical role of Good Works.  The VC answers these and other questions on this episode.  

In this special episode of the VC Hour we take a look at the arrest of Jesus in the Garden.   The VC brings to life the information from the text that the 1st century reader would have known instinctively so that the modern listener can experience this Gospel story as it was intended.  

In this series, the VC looks at case studies of successes and failures in leadership which we find in the Bible and helps to draw important lessons for us.  In this episode, he looks at Herod Antipas who was placed in a moral dilemma through his own failings as a leader.   Listen to all the episodes to hear how the Lord is working in different examples of leadership in the Bible.

In this series, the VC looks at case studies of successes and failures in leadership which we find in the Bible and helps to draw important lessons for us.  In this episode, he looks at Pontius Pilate and the role he played in the conviction and execution of Jesus.   Listen to all the episodes to hear how the Lord is working in different examples of leadership in the Bible.

In this series, the VC looks at case studies of successes and failures in leadership which we find in the Bible and helps to draw important lessons for us.  In this episode, he looks at Joab who was David's General during most of David's life.   Listen to all the episodes to hear how the Lord is working in different examples of leadership in the Bible.

In this series, the VC looks at case studies of successes and failures in leadership which we find in the Bible and helps to draw important lessons for us.  In this episode, he looks at Barnabas, who was a respected and instrumental leader of the early church.   Listen to all the episodes to hear how the Lord is working in different examples of leadership in the Bible.

In this series, the VC looks at case studies of successes and failures in leadership which we find in the Bible and helps to draw important lessons for us.  In this episode, he looks at King Saul, who responded very differently to challenges than his son Jonathan from the previous episode.  Listen to all the episodes to hear how the Lord is working in different examples of leadership in the Bible.

In this series, the VC looks at case studies of successes and failures in leadership which we find in the Bible and helps to draw important lessons for us.  In this episode, he looks at Jonathan, who overcame great obstacles and prepared a way for the future.  Listen to all the episodes to hear how the Lord is working in different examples of leadership in the Bible.

What's the harm in being a pacifist?  Many people assume that nonviolence can never be harmful, but the Bible speaks of teachings like these quite differently. In this episode, learn more about why the VC thinks it's worth our time to really consider the truth about the Bible and violence.

Scripture forbids private revenge as a response to injustice, but we should not assume that we are left as sheep among wolves.  In this episode, the VC covers how the Scripture teach about the role of government to restrain and punish evil and what that means for us in this present evil age.

With so many extraordinary events in the New Testament, a reader might come to the conclusion that God doesn't work through ordinary methods.  In this episode, the VC looks at a passage where Jesus emphasizes a regular way of life even as His own life is about to take an extraordinary turn.

Many assume the teachings of Jesus suggest that violence of any type for any reason violates kingdom principles.  Often the assumption is that violence ended with the Old Testament.  But Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies the day he cleansed the temple.  Listen to this episode to learn more about how Jesus connects the Old Testament and New and what that means for his actions in the temple that day.

The Christmas story is full of answered prayers.  In this episode, the VC turns our attention to how prayers are answered according to the Scriptures.  

Of all the surprising things that Jesus says in His Sermon on the Mount, his address of the Lex Talionis ("an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth") remains one of the most interesting.  Listen to hear what Jesus teaches and what that has to do with us as believers.

The teachings of Scripture are very clear that we are to sacrificially love our neighbor.  The Christian should ask themselves how to do that in a world full of sin and misery.  In this episode, the VC works through the Scriptures to help illuminated the call of loving neighbor and how the Bible applies that in all the Scriptures.

Jesus clearly says His kingdom is not of this world.  He was telling us something about the nature of His kingdom.  Pacifists assert that this has to do primarily with the nonviolent nature of His kingdom, but is that a sufficient explanation for the information?  Was Jesus setting up a rival earthly kingdom but through alternative means or was His kingdom radically different in every way?