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Ask a Pastor Ep. 79 - Can Christians Use Marijuana?
This episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, Joel Haldeman and Mike Hatch sit down to have a conversation about the topic of marijuana usage, if Christians should use it and what the bible has to say about being not being mastered by anything.
Better #4 - Careful Words
Strip District Campus Pastor, Joel Haldeman, teaches on the Book of Proverbs regarding the words we carefully construct in our daily lives.
Ask a Pastor Ep. 78 - Running a Business as a Christian
This episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, Joel Haldeman and Mike Novak sit down to have a conversation about some questions related to running a business as a Christian.
Ask a Pastor Ep. 77 - The Church and Systematic Racism
This episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, Joel Haldeman and JoAnn Adams sit down to have a conversation about racism. It it too political for the church to handle? Does systematic racism exist in America? What should the church do about past sins and what should we be doing now?
Ask a Pastor Ep. 75 - Mega vs. Micro Churches
This episode Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, Strip District Campus Pastor, Joel Haldeman, and Director of Young Adult Ministry, Josiah Leuenberger, have a conversation about the differences between mega and micro churches and the pros and cons of each.
Conspiracy of the Religious
Strip District Campus Pastor Joel Haldeman tells a tale of the Magi and Herod the Great from the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew.
Ask a Pastor Ep. 70 - Kanye West and Christianity
This episode Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, Joel Haldeman and Dan Shields sit down to have a conversation about Kanye West's conversion to Christianity, his new album "Jesus is King", and his influence in our culture.
100 Feet Ahead
You and I need summits in our lives. But sometimes the going gets tough and we want to give up. All we can see is the end and the end seems so far away. But what we can do, is look at something not too far away and work toward it.
Controversial Jesus #14 - Eternity
Strip District Campus Pastor Joel Haldeman continues in the series on the book of John and looks at the physical resurrection and the eternal life that we are given through Jesus.
Ask a Pastor Ep. 55 - Fear, Healthy Marriages, Church Gender Demographics
This episode our Strip District Campus Pastor, Joel Haldeman, talks with Life Stage Pastor and Director of Men's Ministry, Mike Hatch, about fear, healthy marriages, and church gender demographics.
Ask a Pastor Ep. 54 - Personal Devotions, Cremation vs. Burial, Managing Wealth
This episode our Strip Disctrict Campus Pastor, Joel Haldeman, talks with Butler County Campus Pastor, Brady Randall, about having personal devotions and quiet time, the debate between cremation vs. burial, and managing your wealth.
Ask a Pastor Ep. 36 - Slavery and Polygamy
This episode our Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, talks with Strip District Campus Pastor, Joel Haldeman about the topics of slavery and polygamy.
New Year's Resolutions
I write this blog from a condo on the beach of the Gulf of Mexico. Do not be too jealous. I’ll spend New Year's Day driving my family of five 988 miles. I promised myself I would not make New Year’s Resolutions this year. That’s cliché. Instead, I came up with 4 things that I am resolving to do in 2019.
When Time Touches Eternity
By living for the future, we sacrifice the present. We are like a runner whose finish line is always half a lap away. It is in Christ, that our minds are trained to stop worrying about the future or regretting the past.