Apologies for falling behind on the podcast (and posting in general) recently.  The election ate up a lot of my emotional energy at the end of last month, and my class schedule has been quite full since then.  However, I hope to get back onto my target schedule soon (1 podcast every two weeks, 2-3 posts a week).

I'm currently taking "Intro to Biblical Doctrine" with Stephen Venable at FSM, and I can't recommend it highly enough.  It is being recorded on video as he teaches, so it should be available on IHOP-KC's eSchool soon. (It is $50 to audit a course using the audio lectures, or $150 to audit using video).

Stephen Venable - Loving God with All Our Hearts
Stephen Venable has become my favorite teacher at IHOP-KC. His message is consistent: intimacy with Jesus must be the focal point of true Christianity; we grow in intimacy with Jesus by increasing our relational knowledge of Him; and the way we increase that knowledge is by meditating on the stories of His life in the inspired record. It is simple, but it is profoundly powerful and profoundly neglected in the American Church today. In this message, Stephen looks at the First Commandment and provides a practical grid for how we engage our affections in loving Jesus wholeheartedly.