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What's actually giving you confidence right now? Maybe it's what you own, what you've accomplished, or what people think of you. And if you're honest, those things matter more than you'd like to admit.

We all do it. We build our lives around what we have, what we do, and what others think. And when it's going well, it feels like living. But here's the problem: we're all one mistake or misfortune away ...

There's a version of life we all picture. More joy. More peace. More of those moments where you think to yourself, this is living. But if we're honest, most of us feel something else: striving after something that never quite satisfies, surviving a season that won't end, or just going through the motions wondering if there's more.

In Part 1 of This Is Living, we open in the most unlikely place -- a jail cell. The Apo...

Of all the questions people submitted for this series, one came back more than any other.

This one: if God is good and God is powerful, why is the world this broken?

It's the question that has ended more faith journeys than probably any other.

In this final episode of Questions for Jesus, Chris doesn't offer a neat theological solution. Because there isn't one. What he does instead is take an honest look at what Jesus act...

We all have questions when it comes to faith. This week, we take some of the questions you've submitted throughout this series and have a conversation with Chris about them.

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If God is all-powerful, why couldn't he just forgive without the cross? Why did Jesus have to die at all? And honestly, given the state of the world, was it even worth it?

These are some of the most common questions we received, and they're good ones. In Part 2 of Questions for Jesus, Chris Podlich tackles them head-on by reframing the question most people are actually asking.

It turns out forgiveness has never been free. Som...

We all have questions about faith. The kind that keep you up at night. The kind you hope nobody asks you. And maybe the kind that brought you here in the first place.

In Part 1 of Questions for Jesus, Chris Podlich digs into one of the most common questions we received: Are the Gospels actually reliable accounts of real historical events?

From ancient manuscripts to non-Christian sources, from P46 to why a first-century Galilean peas...

Most people have heard the Easter story. Fewer have heard it told through the eyes of someone who refused to believe it.

Thomas was one of Jesus' closest followers. He watched the crucifixion, went into hiding, and when everyone around him started claiming Jesus was alive again, his response was basically: prove it. Dead people don't come back. He wasn't being dramatic. He was being rational.

In this Easter message, Chris...

Most people have a version of this story. God created, things went wrong, Jesus died, believe and go to heaven. It's tidy. It's familiar. And according to the Apostle Paul, it's missing the point.

In this Good Friday episode, Chris Podlich makes the case that Jesus didn't go to Jerusalem simply to forgive sins. He went there to pick a fight with death itself. And he won.

Paul described it in first-century warfare lang...

Most of us have a version of Jesus that's pretty convenient. And maybe that's the problem.

He's there when you need him. A bit of comfort when life falls apart, maybe a quick prayer when things get desperate. And when everything's fine? He can wait.

But what if the people who actually knew Jesus, who spent years with him, eating with him, travelling with him, watching him do things nobody could explain, what if they w...

The writers of the New Testament consistently pointed out that Jesus's primary role was a king who had come to establish God’s kingdom on earth. Not to rescue people out of the world, but to transform the world itself.  And everyone is invited to participate in it.  Not someday in heaven, but right now in their families, workplaces and communities.

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The writers of the New Testament consistently pointed out that Jesus's primary role was a king who had come to establish God’s kingdom on earth. Not to rescue people out of the world, but to transform the world itself.  And everyone is invited to participate in it.  Not someday in heaven, but right now in their families, workplaces and communities.

👉 Plan A Visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beyondchurch.com.au/new⁠⁠⁠⁠

👉 Discover more abo...

The writers of the New Testament consistently pointed out that Jesus's primary role was a king who had come to establish God’s kingdom on earth. Not to rescue people out of the world, but to transform the world itself.  And everyone is invited to participate in it.  Not someday in heaven, but right now in their families, workplaces and communities.

👉 Plan A Visit: ⁠⁠⁠https://beyondchurch.com.au/new⁠⁠⁠

👉 Discover more about...