Raw Spoon

I met Roland while walking around downtown Chicago. In exchange for some more money, I was able to interview him. Here is the interview.  Luke 14:13, deuteronomy 15:11, Proverbs 19:17  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

What if the story of the prodigal son is a better parable for heaven and hell? Luke 15:11-32, Matthew 25:31-46 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

An interview with a man experiencing homeless in our  church community about his background, beliefs, and love of poetry. Homelessness, homeless, Isaiah 58:7, Matthew 25:34-40, Proverbs 14:31, --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

If men are just filling the roles as leaders that have been set out before them, what went wrong? And I think it might be this. We men have not led as servants. Titus 2:1-5, Mark 9:35, Matthew 20:25-28, James 3:1, 1 Peter 3:1-22 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

Some fun and often surprising results of a dating survey conducted a group of single and married adults in the Bible Belt. Philippians 2:5-11, Psalm 119:9, Philippians 1:9-11 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

We're supposed to trust that our creator knows what’s good for us better than we do. For some reason God thinks there is something really significant about becoming “one flesh." 1 Corinthians 6:18, Colossians 3:5, Ephesians 5:3 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

Singleness can be powerful, especially when coupled with a servant's heart and a passion for God's kingdom.  Matthew 19:12, 1 Corinthians 7:7, 1 Corinthians 7:1b, Matthew 22:30, Jeremiah 16:2 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

I once dated a self-proclaimed feminist. But one day she surprised me when she said she also thinks submission to a husband is absolutely essential.  Ephesians 5:21-33, Proverbs 31, Proverbs 12:4 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

A poem about the truth behind the church doors.  Blessed is the man who goes to AA meetings despite who he knows will find out.  1 Corinthians 10:13-14, 1 John 2:16, James 4:7 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

She’s warning me because she loves me! She’s a good friend and is doing her best to care for me. This is an imperfect metaphor but it’s kind of how I think Christians who believe gay marriage is wrong should treat the issue. Matthew 7:1-5, Luke 6:37-42, Genesis 2:24 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

Is it God, or is it maybe our Christian culture that has established certain rules to abide by? 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4, 1 Corinthians 6:18, Colossians 3:5, Galatians 5:19-21, 1 Peter 2:11, 2 Corinthians 12:21, Ephesians 5:3 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

I met with some mormons today. They taught me they believe we are on a path to become gods. While I don't think I can become like God, maybe there is something we can learn about looking forward to what we can become, instead of as much about the sinners we used to be. Isaiah 43:10, Isaiah 44:6, --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

This is what makes me think God really does live in people. She was able to forgive the shooter that took her loved ones in the Charleston shooting. Ephesians 4:32, Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:15 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

Whit Matthies was a classmate, but drugs and bipolar disorder took him through the gutters. Now, even though he still has struggles, he is giving back to the community he got to know too well: the homeless. Luke 14:13, Proverbs 19:17, Leviticus 25:34 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

I met Samuel at a party. He was homeless and he sang us a song. The song starts at about 30 seconds in. Luke 14:13, Proverbs 19:17, Leviticus 25;34 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

I grew up in a conservative background, but here are my thoughts after my first semester in a liberal seminary. Psalm 11:3, Isaiah 40:8 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

Moms are such champs! Thank your mother for all the unsung worth she's added to your life! Proverbs 31, Proverbs 19:26, Matthew 15:4-6, motherhood, mother's day. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

This might be the best, and yet the most tragic story I've heard in all of my homeless interviews. Isaiah 58, Luke 14:13, Proverbs 19:17 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

A story of birth of a promised king, the only one among a dark skinned nation with silver eyes. Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6, Numbers 24:17, Jeremiah 31:15, Hosea 11:1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

Response to my blog on Boundless "Give Us Guys a Break". So maybe meeting for coffee doesn't always have to be a date.  Relationships, romance, Christian romance, coffee dates. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support