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Teachings, messages, vital life learning, irrelevances, and other musings about the Bible from The Salvation Army's Captain Roger McCort. Life has few guarantees, but here's one: You will find something new or interesting in every message or you can reach out to me and I will provide you with additional new and interesting facts, free of charge. Guaranteed.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 356
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Walking in Forgiveness
Is God a cranky old man just waiting for you to get out of line so he can zap you with lightning and send you to hell?
That's sure not how Jesus puts it...
Walking with a Nose Full of Quail
Gratitude might be something easily forgotten when one little thing doesn't go the way you want it to...
Walking in our Own Direction
The weird tale of two priests who tried to hide God from the people and why it matters to you.
Walking into the New
How often have we ever said something like, :I can't wait for things to go back to what they were before"? That's certainly a normal thing to say - it's what Israel said when they asked Aaron to make…
Walking Into the Wilderness
God used Moses as a messenger to the Pharaoh, but he also used him as a messenger to his own people and to the Egyptian people. What kind of a walk would any of them have after he was done bringing t…
Walking in Dreams
God uses what he needs to in order to get our attention and get us walking with him. for one guy, that meant walking in dreams...
Walking with God: Abraham and Isaac
There are some horrible stories in the Bible, but few are as disturbing as God telling Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. Is there something we can take from this story which will help our walk with God? Or…
Walking with God
Adam, Enoch, and Noah all walked with God. How about you?
Christmas: Jesus Past and Future
A short devotional thought from Christmas Day.
Grace and peace to you all!
Advent 5: Immanuel
What does it mean that God is with us? Better question: What COULD it mean?
Advent 3: Cosmic Playlist
Today, three songs that point to the Messiah!
Except two aren't songs and the third one is more of a parody...
Well, whatever, you want to hear this!
Advent 4: The Light in Our Darkness
When the Light of Jesus came into the world, what did it reveal? And What does it show us now?
Advent 2: God is in THIS World
When you hear a story as often as we hear the Christmas story, we tend to forget what would be going on inside the characters, behind the scenes, and between the lines.
The birth of Jesus was the grea…
Advent 1: Slow Down and Pay Attention!
Where is the joy of Christmas? Is this drawn out celebration anything more than a month-long grab for our money and attention?
Captain Roger looks at the Advent story in a whole new way by looking at …
What if the Hokey Pokey Really IS What it's all About?
Although it might be hard to tell if you listen to certain brands of teaching, God's message to us is NEVER, "Repent, Sinner!"
Can I back that up? Yes, I can.
The Gates of Hell Belong to You
The mouth of Hell seems like a place you would want to stay away from, but Jesus brought his followers inside.
Why?
Listen to this episode explaining a passage from God's Word that isn't usually examin…
Prayer (and Garlic!)
Is prayer boring?
YES! If you're doing it wrong.
IN this message from TSA-Napa we examine what it is that makes prayer worth doing, what makes it something you might want to do, and why garlic, which h…
27,000 (or so) Salvations
"I've been saved!"
Oh, yeah? What exactly does that mean and why do you think it matters?
In this message from TSA-Napa, we dissect one of the fundamental beliefs of a modern Christian faith: Salvation…
Bible Horror Stories: The Revenge - Take My Wife, Please!
Some stories in the bible seem to start bad and get worse.
Judges 19 is one of those.
Why would God let people put this dark and twisted tale into his book?
Find out when you listen to this message from…