• The blissful consequences that are ours because of Christ’s sacrifice
    Apr 6 2023

    In this, the final episode of Season 1 of When the Stars Disappear, Mark and KJ wrap things up by explaining how our accepting Christ’s work through faith results in renewed fellowship with God and how Jesus’ bodily resurrection assures us that behind the sin, suffering, and death that we see lies a greater and much more glorious reality that will be revealed on the day when Christ returns.

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    35 mins
  • The righteousness of God revealed
    Mar 16 2023

    Mark and KJ wrap up their discussion of the suffering that we may experience because of our first parents' rebellion by showing what is wrong with prosperity preaching and then turn to begin exploring the last two parts of the whole Christian story: redemption and consummation.

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    36 mins
  • Why has this happened to me? Part 2
    Mar 2 2023

    After Mark suggests that the language of Scripture should become so familiar to us that we naturally speak it back to God in prayer, he and KJ then go on to discuss how the book of Ecclesiastes can help us to understand and endure our suffering.

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    35 mins
  • Why has this happened to me? Part 1
    Feb 16 2023

    In this episode, Mark and KJ discuss how Robert Dabney and C. S. Lewis maintained their faith in the midst of profound suffering and then turn to consider what Psalm 90 can teach us about life’s frailties caused by human sin.

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    30 mins
  • What is Suffering and how does it affect us? Part 3
    Feb 2 2023

    Mark and KJ examine a second way in which suffering—and especially profound suffering—affects us by disrupting our stories and thus blotting out virtually all of the stars we have been relying upon to guide us in life’s way.

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    32 mins
  • What is Suffering and how does it affect us? Part 2
    Jan 19 2023

    Mark explains how his suffering prompted him to depend more on God, and then discusses with KJ whether some of our Lord's words in the Sermon on the Mount suggest it is misleading to talk about "Christian flourishing" in this life.

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    32 mins
  • What is Suffering and how does it affect us? Part 1
    Jan 5 2023

    Mark offers a way to characterize all kinds and degrees of human suffering and then explores with KJ how this can help us to live better, more deliberate, and more courageous Christian lives.

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    29 mins
  • Christmas Greetings
    Dec 15 2022

    Mark highlights the full Christian story by reading John Julian's hymn, "Hark! The voice Eternal," and then reflecting on human history's central turning point: Jesus' resurrection.

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    7 mins