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Lately, my new wife and I have been having some financial difficulties. We have spent the beginning of our new marriage make some tough choices. However, we wouldn’t trade it for the world. Following God and relying on him to provide is difficult but not impossible. Read more → The post Ep 15: God Still Takes Phone Calls From Hell appeared first on » The Old Marquee.

I remember the first time I fasted and I found it to be a difficult task because I loved eating back then and honestly I still do. I read stories of people in the bible fasting for forty days I don’t know that I could do that but God has called us to fasting. I just hope it is not… Read more → The post Ep 14: The Unpopular Disciplines Part 3 appeared first on » The Old Marquee.

When I was a child I hated being alone because I was always sacred something bad could happen. However, as an adult and a bit of an introvert I have found that I enjoy it quite a bit but is being alone really a spiritual discipline?   The Old Marquee is a Clements Media Podcast. For more information, please visit theoldmarquee.com… Read more → The post Ep 13: The Unpopular Disciplines Part 2 appeared first on » The Old Marquee.

When I think of meditation I often wonder if it is merely a weird eastern religious practice or if it holds so importance in our faith as well. Don’t forget to check out Richard Foster’s book “The Celebration of Discipline.” The Old Marquee is a Clements Media Podcast. For more information, please visit theoldmarquee.com Clements Media clementsmedia.org Read more → The post Ep 12: The Unpopular Disciplines Part 1 appeared first on » The Old Marquee.

While teaching the youth group a few weeks ago and interest comment stirred my curiosity. In all my time growing up in church I don’t remember a large amount of teachings on this mysterious thing called gluttony. I wonder what the bible really has to say about it. And if I am guilty of it?   The Old Marquee is… Read more → The post Ep 11: Self Image Is Not as a Important as His Image appeared first on » The Old Marquee.

Growing up in church I used to compete against other young Christians to see who had learned more facts about the bible. I believe that in Church we have begun to believe that spiritual maturity works exactly the same way. The Christian with the most facts memorized is the most spiritually deep person. However, this is not the case. The… Read more → The post Ep 10: A Seed Only Needs Water and Sunlight to Grow appeared first on » The Old Marquee.

Grace and righteousness seem to be terms that have a hard time coexisting. In churches we offer so much grace to members who struggle with lying and other forms of “Lesser” sins but have little grace to offer our leaders and those who deal with greater temptations. Grace in the fundamental attribute of our faith and we simply cannot ignore… Read more → The post Ep 9: Let the One Without Guilt Cast the First Stone appeared first on » The Old Marquee.

The other day I spent the entire day with my fiancé watching movies and just relaxing and we both just rested from our exhausted weeks. Sometimes we just want rest and we just get tired of fighting the daily struggle. Jesus always overs of us grace and this is our rest.   The Old Marquee is a Clements Media Podcast.… Read more → The post Ep 8: Happiness Is an inside Job appeared first on » The Old Marquee.

This week I came to a realization that American Christians have made for themselves Idols. In the form of Christian Celebrity Pastors we have spent investing in them and not in our own relationship with God. We have continually invested in separating ourselves from God while also having a relationship with Him.   The Old Marquee is a Clements Media… Read more → The post Ep 7: A Man on His Knees in Prayer before God Can Stand before Any Man appeared first on » The Old Marquee.

The Old Marquee is a Clements Media Podcast. For more information, please visit http://theoldmarquee.com Clements Media http://clementsmedia.org Read more → The post Ep 2: If the Outlook is bleak, Try the Up-Look appeared first on » The Old Marquee.

      The Old Marquee is a Clements Media Podcast. For more information, please visit http://theoldmarquee.com Clements Media http://clementsmedia.org Read more → The post Ep 1: In The Dark? Follow the Son. appeared first on » The Old Marquee.

My heart is broken for lost people. Particularly those in the American cultural context. It is so easy for anyone Christian or otherwise to get caught up in the happiness its claims to offer. I hope through humility and prayer the church can begin to challenge these ideas. Above all we ought to be people of peace, humility and love.… Read more → The post Ep 6: A Closed Mouth Gathers No Foot appeared first on » The Old Marquee.

My job once again supplies the catalyst and inspiration for this week. As a Christiana living in America how should I live differently to honor God? How should I live as an American Christian? What has God called me to? And I hope that you will search the bible with me and seek to understand what God has called us… Read more → The post Ep 5: A Bible that is Falling Apart Usually Reveals a Life That Isn’t appeared first on » The Old Marquee.

When I stub my toe sometimes the pain overwhelms me and I think I have experienced suffering. However, this last week I witnessed true suffering and it began to frame my thinking about my faith and the suffering of others. It challenged me in ways I have finished sorting out but I hope you will take a piece of this… Read more → The post Ep 4: Questioning God? He Made the Brain Cells You Think With. appeared first on » The Old Marquee.

I work at a Psychiatric Facility and the patients amazed me recently when I watched how they choose to show kindness to a very annoying patient. This challenged my thinking about loving others. How willing am I to love the unlovable? How often do I dismiss people simply because I don’t understand them? What has God called me to and… Read more → The post Ep 3: Be Ye Fishers of Men…You’ll Catch Them, He’ll Clean Them appeared first on » The Old Marquee.