J.s. Park - The Way Everlasting Podcast

Romans 8:31-39. Faith Struggle. Part 4. The anxiety of getting approval and acceptance. "Waiting for 'likes' on your Facebook profile picture, the desperate race of 'Validate Me,' when YOLO used to be popular, that time I didn't get stabbed, deciding who gets thrown off a boat to save the others, and what to do when the whole world hates your guts." 9-1-13

2 Samuel 11-12. From PAPC in Seattle. The Joy of Following God. Part 6. Total honesty. "Finding out later to your dismay that you've been stabbed, when you don't really need prayer but just a nap and a snack, how King David is not so good at the math, Four Words That Could Save Your Life, how to cheat your taxes the Christian way, and finding your Nathan." 8-25-13

John 4. From PAPC in Seattle. The Joy of Following God. Part 5. What satisfies the burn in our heart. "How to respond when you're held at gunpoint, the romantic sitcom-tragedy of the Woman at the Well, the one lie that Self-Pity whispers in your ear, that infinite bottomless itch in our souls, and a Spoken Word performance." 8-23-13

Ephesians 2:1-10. From PAPC in Seattle. The Joy of Following God. Part 4. Given life to give life. "Deciding the last thoughts on your deathbed, life lessons from hamburgers, The Greatest But of the Bible, how we grade funerals, and when other Christians think you're too Christian." 8-23-13

The famous snake story. Preached at PAPC of Seattle. 8-23-13

Titus 2:11-14, 1 Timothy 1:12-17. From PAPC in Seattle. The Joy of Following God. Part 3. Grace is our safety and motivation. "Those Christian Horror Stories that scare you into religion, balancing the contradictory tension of God's grace and God's wrath, the first sermon I ever heard, and how an African tribe punishes their criminals with love." 8-23-13

Hosea 6:1-3. From PAPC in Seattle. The Joy of Following God. Part 2. The joyful pain of obedience. "The mom who clotheslined her troublemaking kid in the neck, the one guy who always creeper-stalks girls, a generation raised on tacos, the death of porn addiction, and the Gospel according to your piano teacher." 8-22-13

John 15:9-17. From PAPC in Seattle. The Joy of Following God. Part 1. What our faith comes down to. "That weird feeling when you wonder if the church is what God really had in mind, the only time I ever caught a football, the toxic explosion when the church culture mixes with Asian culture, sharing those awkward embarrassing life-moments during a sleepover, the God who sneezes, and the dad you always wanted." 8-22-13

1 John 3:1-3, Romans 7. Series: Faith Struggle. Part 3. The anxiety of never being enough. "The first time you exercise in a long time (and the horrible pain the next morning), the one sin that no Christian would ever admit, God the Cosmic Cheerleader, being made of both dust and stars, actively seeking a rebuke gut-punch, and when God brags about you." 8-11-13

Hosea 1-3. Series: Faith Struggle. Part 2. Motivated by grace or by guilt. "What church service looks like to an atheist outsider, why Jesus loves everyone except Bill, manipulative preacher tactics and guilt-trips, the prophet Hosea as a Korean Drama, how my first pastor uppercut my stubborn heart with grace, and how grace wrecks both the prideful and those in pain." 8-4-13

John 13:34. Series: Faith Struggle. Part 1. Love is easy until you try it. "Three Reasons why it's so hard to love people, when pastors get road rage, why God has commands for sex and money, Jesus breaking Judas's toe, and God ripping off the roof of your church." 7-28-13

Philippians 3:12-16. From the Refuge FG Retreat. Going all in for God. "The power to edit your own life-movie, God's Script vs. the Devil's Script, wanting to slap an old friend who is still living like a kid, Four Obstacles That Stop Us From Total Passion For God, why the Christian life is not just beating sin, how to raise $20,000 to fight human trafficking, and sitting in a theater with Jesus watching a replay of your life." 7-10-13 (The first half of the audio is slightly distorted because of the rain outside.)

John 3:25-30. Preached at Refuge Full Gospel. To glorify God: the most important thing you can do with your life. "The one awkward guy who always kills the joke, that time in sixth grade I told the prettiest girl in school that I liked her, the alien's criticism of our TV shows, two sure-fire ways to glorify God, a spoken word performance, and that moment Jesus comes back with a sword out his face and his head on fire." 5-31-13

John 15:9-17. Preached in Huntsville, Alabama. Jesus is not only Savior, Lord, and King — but also our brother and friend. "The time my dad saved my brother from drowning on a tricycle, my one conclusion from visiting 14 churches in two months, how the homeless helped me love Jesus, that time Jesus busted a drug ring, and the greatest Christian I ever met." 5-12-13

Quitting porn addiction. Part Four: Your Brain On Porn. The science of porn addiction, three things that porn does to your brain, rewiring your brain cells, a clip from the TED Conference, fighting a Taco Bell culture, and a response to an anonymous hate mail. 18 minutes. 4-21-13

Ephesians 4:26, Philippians 2. Preached at Full Gospel Church of Tampa FL. Victory over (and through) anger. "Yelling at old people in traffic, why Jesus flipped tables at a megachurch, the only difference between a superhero and supervillain, airlifting a spoiled kid to Somalia, how to instantly stop lust and any other emotion, and the heartbreaking story of Gina." 3-1-13

Quitting porn addiction. Answering three anonymous questions about how to quit. "Throwing away your laptop, running out of the house, finding your specific calling, and real one-on-one discipleship." 12 minutes. 2-20-13

The Christian's first week in quitting porn addiction. The second after you fall to temptation, dealing with triggers, breaking cycles of guilt, and the self-aware confidence. 7 minutes. 2-9-13

The Christian's first week in quitting porn addiction.  Expecting withdrawal symptoms, making porn-appointments, Christianese cover-ups, getting gritty with God, and the first step forward with a friend. 12 minutes. 2-8-13

Proverbs 4. A short seven minute sermon preached at The Bridge in Chicago, a ministry that serves ex-convicts, gang members, and those recovering from addiction. The topic: Listening to advice.  1-15-13