Resources
"A Praying Church" is Here!
"A lot of us are asking the question, How do Read More...
Prayer is Not Flossing But Breathing - with Guest Steve Estes
Steve Estes, author and pastor at Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA, joins Paul, Jon and Liz to talk about A Praying Church. Read More...
Management by Prayer - with Guest Lyle Caswell
Lyle Caswell, Senior Pastor of Christ Community Presbyterian Church in Lakeland, FL, joins Paul, Jon and Liz to talk about A Praying Church. Read More...
Remembering Who We Are
In this introductory episode, Paul Miller, Jon Hori and Liz Voboril talk about some broad themes from Paul's A Praying Church book and set the stage for the interviews
A Time to Shut Up
"Sometimes we’re strangely surprised when we've given someone an honest word and they don’t say ‘Oh, thank you for that rebuke. I have felt pride welling up in my heart all morning and I've just been waiting to be humbled.
The Anticipatory Waiting of Advent
The most easily missed person in the Christmas story is the last one mentioned. Where did the gift of Jesus, which led to the destruction of all evil and to a new heavens and earth, begin? With Anna in the temple praying. Of course, the gift of Jesus began from all eternity, and yet, it needed a human instrument, a conduit. Anna’s praying was one of the sparks that led to the incarnation... Read More...
God Sees You & Has Compassion
When missionary, Tracey Eide, arrived in Krakow, Poland, she was asked if she'd be willing to start a Bible study for moms. The group of Ukrainian refugees, some believers and some not, used the newly Russian-translated "Person of Jesus" study. Read More...
No Pretense
Paul, Jon and Liz continue their conversation about Jesus’ honesty, looking in particular at what we can learn about Jesus and honesty from the disciples he chooses.
5 Simple Ways to Teach Anyone about Jesus
I try to adapt Bible study materials so that people affected by disability can go beyond where they ever have before in studying the Bible. I want to make sure all of “the gang” (as I lovingly call the kids and adults I teach who are affected by disabilities) can learn the Bible. Read More...
Honesty & Our Cultural Context
The podcast team continues their new series on Jesus & Honesty, looking at honesty in our cultural context.
The Gift of Honesty
We’re at the start of a new podcast series called “Jesus & Honesty.” In these episodes, we’ll be focusing on Jesus’ stunning, others-centered honesty. In today’s conversation, we start by looking at this strange “Gift of Honesty.
Marinating in A Praying Life
As we experience ongoing growth and new opportunities, we are very pleased to announce a much-needed addition to the "A Praying Life" team! Adam Barker has joined us as our new Southwest Coordinator. Read More...
J-Curve, Radioactive Gophers, and “Flexing” as Modern Boasting
In this episode, Jon, Paul and Liz round up some J-Curve related conversations and themes. These excerpts are from items Jon shared in the conversation.
Prayer in the Old Testament, Praying Our Questions, & the Influence of Secularism
In this episode, recorded late last Spring, Paul, Jon and Liz reflect on some aspects of the "A Praying Church" material that resonated in recent conversations and events.
"The Person of Jesus" with Robert Row on The Local Youth Worker Podcast
Our Student Ministries Coordinator, Robert Row, was recently featured on The Local Youth Worker, a podcast from
On Knowing Christ and the Power of His Resurrection
For many years, my favorite Bible passage has been the Apostle Paul's words in Philippians 3:10 - "I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death."… But somehow, in the blindness of my flesh, I forgot or ignored the words which told me how my Father in heaven would make it happen. Read More...
Self-Care as a Window to Love Others (POJ 1.11)
Paul, Jon and Liz continue their discussion of Jesus’s compassion, looking at what he teaches in the ‘golden rule.'
Mini-incarnation: Entering Someone Else’s World (POJ 10)
We’ve been focusing on compassion and how it’s a movement toward people that begins with looking. We’ve looked at enemies of compassion: judging, self-righteousness and legalism.
How the Law Illuminates Grace (POJ 1.8)
Paul, Jon and Liz continue the conversation about Jesus & Compassion and take another look at the problem of legalism they discussed in the last episode.
Legalism (Part 1)
We continue our discussion of Jesus & Compassion and explore how legalism affects our relationships.
Why seeJesus?
This short video explains why we target the imagination and Read More...
Relational Legalism
We continue our series on Jesus & Compassion by looking at two stories that highlight how we get legalistic in relationships — starting with Mary & Martha.
Seeing with Jesus, In Portrait Mode
Reading the Gospels over, it is clear that Jesus could see in portrait mode. Of course, he could also take in a panorama! But over and over again, as Paul Miller points out, we see him “see” people, move toward them in compassion, and act on their behalf. Read More...
New Battlefields
As a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard, Ross Burns, seeJesus' new Military Trainer, desires to bring Jesus' hope into the military. "It's a rough time in the military, for sure," shares Ross. The service men and women of the United States need the refuge of Jesus. Read More...
The Beauty of the Gospel is Jesus
With secularism on the rise, youth groups are one ministry that still draws people from outside the Church. Veteran youth pastor, Christian Graham, recently joined seeJesus as Mid-Atlantic Student Ministries Coordinator, and the heart of his ministry is to connect students with the Person of Jesus. Read More...