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Stumbling on a Stone | Romans 10:1-4
What did the Jewish people do wrong? Why aren’t the 1st Century churches filled with Jewish followers of the Messiah, Jesus Christ? Join us this week as we explore what...
Why Hope Loves College Students
In 1996, I had the privilege of being the founding pastor of Hope Community Church, which we purposely started right by the University of Minnesota. I was told not to do this as college students are very transient and do not have any financial resources to help fund...
Adam, Where are You? | Romans 9:30-33
If God is in control of anything, what part do we play in this life? Do we have any free will at all? Or, is God to blame for everything? This week on Romans Untangled, we...
It is Not As Though God’s Word Has Failed | Romans 9:6-29
Why were so few Jewish people becoming Christians at the time of the writing of the book of Romans? Join us this week as we start to explore how God’s word has not failed...
The Tension: God’s Promises and Israel’s Reality | Romans 9:1-5
This week, we begin our journey through chapters 9-11 of the book of Romans. These chapters answer a whole slew of relevant questions to us, but ultimately, the biggest...
Season Three Intro & Recap
Romans untangled season three begin soon! This episode will give you our very short 6 1/2 minute intro to this season and recap of the last two seasons. For more resources...
A Personal Story
When I shared my story with Cor, and he invited me to share it with Hope, I went back and forth for months if I wanted to do it. I grew up in the evangelical church, with messages about purity culture being thrown at me often, the main being don’t have sex before...
Threats to the Gospel of Freedom (With Special Guest Norm Meyer)
Join us for a special one hour bonus episode interviewing Romans Guru, Norm Meyer. Norm has influenced me more than any other scholar in my understanding of Romans over...
If God is for Us, Who Could be Against Us? | Romans 8:31-39
Sometimes when things go wrong in our lives, our minds try to convince us that God is out to get us. Perhaps we have let him down just one too many times, and now, all...
Groaning for Glory | Romans 8:18-30
Groaning. It is one of those onomatopoeia words – the word sounds like the thing. GROOAANNIINNG… It is seldom seen as a positive thing. If you were to groan in Ireland,...
Flesh vs. Spirit – Part 2 | Romans 8:5-17
This week, on RU, we will summarize Romans chapters 6 through 8 with a simple four letter acronym that will point us to the Gospel-Centered, Spirit-filled transformational...
Flesh vs. Spirit | Romans 8:5-17
There is a cage match going on between the two realities of humanity – the flesh and the Spirit. Join us this week as we start to unpack this dilemma in our two part...