In-Ministry vs In-Christ
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A Praying Church
Paul speaking to pastors and church leaders at the Bethlehem Read More...
An Introduction to the J-Curve
This is a video recording of Paul's teaching on the Read More...
In-Sports vs In-Christ
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In-Harvard vs In-Christ
This episode continues our series on the J-Curve, looking at what it means to be "in Christ." “My sister Rosanne got into Wellesley College up in the Boston area and Read More...
Marketing the Self
This episode continues our series on the J-Curve, looking closer at what we tend to do instead of the J-Curve: marketing ourselves and trying to climb the failure-boasting chart. “The Read More...
All of Life Is a Gift
This episode explores the idea that gift-giving is deep in the structure of the universe... reflecting the heart of our gift-giving God. “You’re driving in heavy traffic, and someone coming Read More...
The Love J-Curve of Christmas
This episode continues our series on Paul's latest book, J-Curve: Dying and Rising with Jesus in Everyday Life. “As Americans we have a whole declaration of no limitations, but the Read More...
"I'lll Never Do This Again!": How the J-Curve Helps
This episode begins a new series on Paul's latest book, J-Curve: Dying and Rising with Jesus in Everyday Life. In the video above, Paul and Kim share the same story Paul Read More...
J-Curve Study, Unit 1 Video Library
This video library contains two "albums," one focuses specifically on the charts in the J-Curve Study, Unit 1: United with Christ, the other contains videos of Paul teaching some of Read More...
How Jesus Became a Missing Person, Part 3
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How Jesus Became a Missing Person, Part 2
Sign up here to receive an email with highlights each time we add a podcast. This episode continues our conversation about how Jesus became a missing person. “In classical Greek literature, Read More...
How Jesus Became a Missing Person, Part 1
Sign up here to receive an email with highlights each time we add a podcast. In this episode, we begin a conversation about why paying attention to how Jesus interacts Read More...
Jesus Greets Mary Magdalene (John 20)
Sign up here for an email update every time we release a new episode.In this episode, we look at how Jesus greets Mary Magdalene in John 20. “Jesus is the Read More...
Interview with Tyler Johnson
In this episode, we interview Tyler Johnson, Lead Pastor of Redemption Church in Arizona, about how seeing Jesus has made a difference in his life. “The biggest thing that pressing Read More...
Why Not Just Write Books?
This article is also available as a PDF download I was recently asked, “Why is seeJesus a mission? Why don’t you just write books?” These are important questions. It would Read More...
The Structure of Jesus' Beauty
Sign up for an email update every time we release a new episode. In this episode, we reflect on the two scenes studied thus far and begin to see some Read More...
Conversation with Pilate: The Beauty of Jesus
Sign up for an email update every time we release a new episode. In this episode, we continue our study of Jesus' conversation with Pilate in John 18. “Jesus enters Read More...
Conversation with Pilate: Jesus the King
In this episode, we continue our study of Jesus' conversation with Pilate in John 18. “What Jesus does in response to Pilate’s mock is classic Jesus. He asks Pilate a Read More...
Conversation with Pilate: The Mock
In this episode, we shift our focus to Jesus' conversation with Pilate in John 18. “Pilate asks Jesus, 'Are you the King of the Jews?' Almost everybody takes that at face Read More...
Foot-washing and the Perfection of Love (John 13)
In this episode, we conclude our study of John 13 by looking at the theme of perfection. “One of the things we’ve mentioned in our look at the foot-washing is Read More...
A Teaching We've Neglected in the Evangelical Church
Paul traces the origins of the J-Curve, and how it has come to be a neglected teaching in the evangelical church. Read More...
How the J-Curve Frees us from a Victim Mentality
In this video, Paul shares how the J-Curve can free us from a victim mentality. Read More...
What is the J-Curve?
In this video, Paul responds to the question, "What is the J-Curve?" Read More...
Foot-washing and the J-Curve
In this episode, we return to our study of the foot-washing in John 13, focusing on Peter's response. “I love Peter’s reaction to Jesus washing his feet. It is Read More...
J-Curve Virtual Appendix
I ran out of room for everything I wanted to include in the J-Curve book, so additional resources are in this virtual appendix. Each item below includes either a hyperlink Read More...
Special Episode: Remembering David Powlison, Celebrating Friendship
In this episode, Paul shares some reflections on friendship, on occasion of the death of his good friend David Powlison on June 7, 2019: “When I was 38, I Read More...
Foot-washing and Beauty (John 13)
In this episode, [JESUS] 2. Footwashing and Beauty, we look at the foot-washing in John 13. Paul draws our attention to a number of details in the story, including Read More...
What It Was Like to Be David Powlison's Friend
Paul wrote these reflections at the request of The Gospel Coalition on the occasion of David Powlison's death on June 7, 2019. We share them here as a window into Read More...
The Missing Person of Jesus
A Theological Issue Many Christians are so aware of Jesus’ divinity that they have forgotten he’s also a man. They love him but know little about what he’s like as Read More...