Conversations with Ray Martinez
My podcasts vary from interviews with people, storytelling of my past experiences, and sharing other stories that are uplifting, caring, and sensitive topics most people don't want to engage in, but listen to with interest and concern. Some of the podcasts contain Christian connotations and current events at the time of the podcast. The intent is for uplifting moments while sharing life lessons and reasonable thinking.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 10 minutes
- Episodes
- 370
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Crucified with Christ, why? | Gal 2:20
Paul is speaking in this passage of the fact that when Jesus died, he had Paul and Paul’s sin in his own body. Paul owed a great penalty for his own grievous sin, and Jesus paid it. Paul’s sin was im…
Why apologetics? | Phil 1:7
The English word "apology" comes from a Greek word which basically means "to give a defense." Christian apologetics, then, is the science of giving a defense of the Christian faith. There are many sk…
Is Liturgical worship for Christians? | Acts 2:44-47
Several New Testament passages do give us important ingredients that should be part of a healthy local church. While some churches are labeled as "liturgical" because of their very formal and predete…
Rank Choice Voting, a bag of tricks
Our City Council wants Rank Choice Voting in the City of Fort Collins, CO. Why? What's the matter with the way they were voted into office? This should be an initiative from the people, not the Co…
Are there consequences for sin? | Eph 1:7
The Bible gives the good news that Jesus paid the price for our sin (Ephesians 1:7), yet in many ways we still suffer the consequences of our sins. Coming to Christ does not erase the temporal effect…
The Power of the Gospel | Mat 9:35-10:8 15.15 MB | 15:41
Have you ever read a portion of the Bible and felt absolutely captivated by it to the point where you can’t get it out of your head? At times words we read enthrall our every waking moment. That's th…
What does it mean to be poor in spirit? | Matthew 5:3
Some propose that Jesus is speaking of financial poverty, that He is advocating being poor so that riches and possession don’t come between us and God. While it is true that Jesus elsewhere warned ag…
Who is a false prophet? | Jer 23:16
The concept of knowing whose word to pay attention to has precedent in Scripture. “False prophets” are still with us. “Experts” dispense advice while ignoring God altogether or twisting His words to …
What is family, Community & Unity? | Gal 3:7-14
In India, animals are worth more than the human. In Hatti, people think they are cursed. Anyone can curse another with Voodoo. What do you do if you feel like you are cursed? Everyone who doesn’t tru…
Have you committed the unpardonable sin? | Mark 3:28-30
The "blasphemy challenge" is an internet-based project that invites young people to submit videos to Youtube or other video internet hosts, in which they record themselves blaspheming or denying the …
The apprentice | Mark 1:16-18
The call of Jesus was straight forward….come and follow me. Another way to translate that is “come and be my disciple." In the first century world, Discipleship was the apex of the Jewish education …
Curt Brian Moore Eulogy | April 23, 2022
My cousin, Curt Moore, passed away on April 3, 2022 @ 11:20pm. The family asked me to deliver the eulogy, which I am very grateful about, for the Mass that was held April 23, 2022 at 1:00pm. Cousin…
Mind your own business | Col 3:2-3
The average person has more than 6,000 thoughts in a single day. That’s a lot of thinking! There are so many distractions in our lives. Even with the chaotic pace of our days, there are quick and sim…
Living the dream--a new life | Rom 6:4-10
The believer’s power over sin and the ability to lead a new life stem from identification with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. From God’s perspective, Jesus’ death to sin is ours as well. H…
When is the rapture? | 1Th 4:13-18
The timing of the rapture in relation to the tribulation is one of the most controversial issues in the church today. First, it is important to recognize the purpose of the tribulation. According to …
Reach out and touch someone | Mark 1:41
Experiments, and research has uncovered an astonishing number of poor health outcomes that result when we are deprived of touch. The correlation between anxiety, depression and stress and touch is la…
Are miracles in the bible literal? | John 2:23
Yes, the miracles of the Bible are to be taken literally, just as all Scripture is to be taken literally, except those portions which are clearly intended to be symbolic. Each of the miracles in the…
What's in your wallet? | Psalms 119:11
You've undoubtedly seen the ubiquitous Capital One ad campaign featuring celebrities asking that now famous question “What's In Your Wallet?” The company wanted to use the quote because it's an inter…
Do this for one another | Rom 15:5-8
Being and serving one another is scripturally based for sure. Let’s think of some other scriptures, from the Words of Jesus, that discusses the idea of “one another”. If we don’t know how to comfor…
Correcting our ways | Phi 4:8-9
Five other times in Scriptures the word “fix” is used by God to give us direction. God gives us a clear direction to keep our focus fixed upon His will; for us to permanently maintain our focus, our …