What Does It Mean to Be Iconic?
What do you want your life to represent? This is an important question to ask on multiple levels. We all want to leave a legacy—to contribute something meaningful and enduring with our lives—and this existential desire prompts us toward clarity about what we hope that legacy will become. A more basic level of this question […]
The Quiet Work of God
Beneath the quiet surface, a hidden work was unfolding. It is the work that only God perceives, the silent shaping of the soul.
Banished from Paradise
If Genesis 1 begins with a triumphant trumpet blast, then Genesis 3 begins with a more ominous overture. “Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God actually say, “You shall not eat of any tree in the […]
Episode 324: Grab Bag!
In the occasional Grab Bag! feature of the podcast, Jared and Ross come prepared with two surprise questions for the other. No prep, no warning — just unfiltered, off-the-cuff responses to each other’s curiosity.
Episode 322: Patriotism
An American and a Scotsman walk into a podcast studio . . . It’s not just the start of an obscure joke; it’s the start of this conversation about patriotism. Is it a sin? Is it biblical? How should Christians think through national patriotism in a way that still maintains their allegiance to God above all?
Episode 321: FTC Mailbag
It’s another installment in the FTC Mailbag feature, where Jared and Ross answer listener-submitted questions. This week’s topics include pastors keeping in contact with previous churches, preaching “balance,” whether churches should lock their doors during services, the purpose of the trees in the garden of Eden, and suprisingly influential books.
Episode 320: Favorite Biographies
From two guys who don’t read a lot of biographies comes a list of favorite biographies. On this week’s ep of the For The Church Podcast, Jared Wilson and Ross Ferguson discuss the Christian biographies that have impacted them the most.
Christ Is an Unconquerable Savior
Nobody gets out of here alive. Even the Christian must die. But dying isn’t the worst thing that can happen to you. Dying after you die is the worst thing that can happen to you. But for those who are united to Christ by faith—we have unconquerable, eternal life.
On Life and Doctrine
There’s one, often overlooked, verse that has captivated me more than any other. I reflect on it often, returning to it again and again as a compass for my life and ministry. I do so because of the stark warning and promising reward this verse contains.
Episode 318: Humor
One thing Jared and Ross share is sarcasm as a love language. So on this week’s ep they’re revisiting the subject of humor — sarcasm among friends, mockery on social media, the pros and cons of humor, the ins and outs of humor sensitivity, and what the Bible says about it all.