Depravity Episodes

Confession: I was the guy who wrote the articles about the seeker and the wanderer. At the time, I felt I was absolutely correct. Today, I see things differently. Truth be told, that day, when I wrote those articles, was not so long ago and those old tracks, though not completely fresh, are still there. That is what today’s deep dive is about. Forging new trails. Fortunately, there is a trail blazer ahead of you. Keep an eye on him... The Singletrack: Following the Trail Christ Left When you’r...

We had some fun with this chapter and I think you'll find the written narrative worth the download. If you consider the nature of teaching and learning in the 1st century, they weren't all sitting around reading scrolls. They couldn't just grab their phone, load up their favorite Bible app (we like BlueLetterBible.org). The were telling and recounting stories. So we took the Chapter of Matthew 18 and created a telling of a story as if the narrator was sitting near a 21st century campfire with h...

The word "WORD" is heavier than at first glance. I heard this stated in a video. "A word is the way the inside of one person reaches the inside of another." There is a thought locked inside your head right now that nobody can see. It has no shape, no color, no sound. Then you speak and suddenly that invisible thing is in the room, crossing the air, landing inside someone else's mind. They know what you were thinking. The hidden became visible. The silent became heard. That is what a word does...

You have heard this one preached as encouragement. Be salty. Shine bright. Make a difference. That is not what is happening on that hillside. Look at who is standing there. Matthew tells us exactly who came. The sick. The tormented. The demon-possessed. The lunatic. The palsied. They came from Galilee and Decapolis and Judaea and from beyond Jordan. Matthew names their afflictions and he names where they came from. He names no rulers. No elders. No men of standing. And two verses earlier He h...

A man can go forty years without doing the thing he wants to do. Fear will hold him. Reputation will hold him. Consequence, conscience, the people who'd be hurt — all of it holds. And every one of those holds the hand. Not one of them touches the wanting. He isn't free. He's a man leaning on a door that never stops pushing back. This episode is about what it would take for the pushing to stop. Article for The Regression of Sin Episode Link: https://www.rabbitholesandmeditations.com/the-reg...

We approach a very common story in John 8. It is the morning after the Feast of Booths. Jesus is up early and still teaching. The pharisees detect and opportunity to trap Jesus. They bring out a woman they claim is an adulteress and the story unfolds. I don't think it's a surprise to those listening to this podcast that we use AI to help dig deep into scripture. Just so you know that none of these podcasts are a one-way AI conversation, today, we left the commentary and the challenges intact....

I've been working with AI daily for a couple of years. I use it in my work to augment the digital capabilities of my business. I use it to create this podcast. I've seen the amazing things it can do, and I've been down rabbit holes that have caused me to wake up to AI's inherent flaws. If you were to take a poll among senior AI engineers and developers, the overwhelming consensus is that AI will be the end of humanity. We take a look at this and discuss something that none of these AI guys ar...

I think typically when this debate comes up in conversation it is initiated by someone who is worried about stumbling. So, let's get that off the table even before we begin the debate. We all sin! I think that your response to sin is the deciding factor. Do you sin in defiance? Do you have regrets? Do you want to fix what you did wrong? The fact that a person is worried enough to ask the question is a good sign! That person's response should be to confess to Christ and ask for forgiveness, which...