Podcast – Coffee Stains on my Bible: Recent Episodes
Christy Tennant Krispin
Devotions to cultivate the practice of prayer, study, meditation and application for spiritual formation
“With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you.” Jesus is quoted as saying this three different times. As I think of it, I’m reminded of something else he said about treating others the way we would like to be treated. What does this mean… Continue reading #013 [PODCAST] Weights and Measures In the Kingdom of God (Mark 4:21-34)
On Sunday, I guest preached at All Saints Church in Seattle. Pastor Bill Berger has become a friend and invited me to speak during his church’s series on Proverbs, specifically, to address “the fear of the Lord,” which is mentioned several times in Proverbs and elsewhere in scripture. Click the link above to listen to… Continue reading #012 [PODCAST] The Fear That Leads To Flourishing (Proverbs 3:5-6, 9:10, 16:6)
Today I share four observations or conclusions from Mark 4, the parable of the sower. First, we are to be sowers of God’s word. Second, we are to sow broadly and generously. Third, when the seed lands in “good soil,” there is evidence. Fourth, over time, through cultivation, soil can be changed. Click here to read the full text of this… Continue reading #011 [PODCAST] My Job? To Sow. And Sometimes Cultivate. (Mark 4:1-20)
Whenever I read this passage, I get a little uncomfortable. Doesn’t it sound like Jesus is dissing his mom and siblings? Today, as I read it, though, it occurred to me that perhaps I could focus not on the apparent “diss,” but instead on the implications for everyone else (including me!)—”Whoever does the will of God, he… Continue reading #010 [PODCAST] Brother? Sister? Mother? Friend. (Mark 3:20-21 & 31-35)
When I was about twenty-five years old, I got together with a good friend and prayed through a spiritual inventory aimed at breaking strongholds in your life. We went through my life history, and I dealt with a lot of things through prayer. The process took a few hours, and involved confession, repentance, forgiveness (as… Continue reading #009 [PODCAST] Spiritual Warfare and Freedom Through Prayer (Mark 3:22-30)