Chris Larson
Appearances
Renewing Your Mind
Reading the Bible Existentially
I'm so thankful to stop by and to mark this occasion of 30 years. It was soon after Renewing Your Mind started to air that I first heard Dr. Sproul's broadcast driving home from college class one night here in Orlando. And so this takes me right back to those early days. So I am enjoying this week's broadcast just as much, I'm sure, as our listeners are.
Renewing Your Mind
Reading the Bible Existentially
And I thought it'd be interesting to turn the tables on you, Nathan, a little bit. You're the one usually asking the questions here as the host. But I don't know how many of those listening are know that you're approaching 13 years serving here at Ligonier and your journey to come to Ligonier, it was a little circuitous. It was a little different.
Renewing Your Mind
Reading the Bible Existentially
And I'd love for you to tell a little bit of that story.
Renewing Your Mind
Reading the Bible Existentially
And not only did he bring himself and his family in suitcases, but he brought me a special gift, a boomerang. That's right.
Renewing Your Mind
Reading the Bible Existentially
That's a great story. Listeners will have heard that you didn't grow up as a Christian. Can you tell our listeners how the Lord brought you to faith?
Renewing Your Mind
Reading the Bible Existentially
It's an amazing story. It's beautiful. What's your favorite part of hosting Renewing Your Mind?
Renewing Your Mind
Reading the Bible Existentially
Well, you're doing it so well, and we're grateful for this season at Renewing Your Mind, and we're grateful for your stewardship of the program. So you've been hosting now for about a year and a half, and this was a transition that we had planned and discussed for many months, but there was something that happened in your life where you almost did not become the next host of Renewing Your Mind.
Renewing Your Mind
Reading the Bible Existentially
That testimony of God's sovereignty and His grace and His goodness in your life is something I'm sure that all of our listeners can relate to. It's where we understand that theology is not a dry and dusty academic pursuit. Theology leads us to life, which leads us to worship.
Renewing Your Mind
Reading the Bible Existentially
And the way that you express that, I think this is exactly why we exist, is to help more Christians to discover the God of the Bible, so that they can be born up during these seasons of challenge and adversity. So if there is one thing that you think listeners of Renewing Your Mind need to know, what would that be?
Renewing Your Mind
Reading the Bible Existentially
Well, press on, brother, and I look forward to tuning in tomorrow. Thank you, Chris.
Renewing Your Mind
The Barber Who Wanted to Pray
So do you advocate for children to be able to have this nighttime habit of prayer? Oh, yes. And so should the parents allow their children to pray these prayers, as you say, maybe not verbatim? Right.
Renewing Your Mind
The Barber Who Wanted to Pray
So for children to be able to hide God's Word in their heart, and this is something that you would advocate. Very much so. How deep should parents go in their explanation of terms like Protestant Reformation?
Renewing Your Mind
The Barber Who Wanted to Pray
How important is it to teach children about posture in prayer?
Renewing Your Mind
The Barber Who Wanted to Pray
And so what can we as parents or even grandparents be doing to teach children to pray beyond reading this story?
Renewing Your Mind
The Barber Who Wanted to Pray
Thank you so much for the gift you've given here in this retelling of this story.
Renewing Your Mind
The Barber Who Wanted to Pray
Thank you, R.C., for reading that story today. Tell us, where did you first hear the story of Master Peter and Martin Luther?
Renewing Your Mind
The Barber Who Wanted to Pray
So what made you decide to write a children's book about Master Peter and Martin Luther?