Welcome to “The Chaplain’s Chair,” a thought-provoking podcast about religion, faith, family, and yes, even some politics sprinkled in from time to time!

Bible Study Episodes

April 26, 2024

Can I Know God? What is God Like: Part II

Today we’re going to be wrapping up that series of podcasts “Can I Know God: What is God Like?” by looking at those qualities or attributes that He shares with US, humans. The last podcast we looked at those attributes …

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April 13, 2024

Can I Know God: What is God Like?

We have seen the all too common and well-worn out image of God being this cosmic grandfather—this gentle old man—in His glowing white beard and glowing white robe, sitting on some glorious marble throne in some far-off heavenly abode. And …

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March 30, 2024

He is NOT here! The Empty Tomb

This is my special Easter podcast where we will be learning about the RESURRECTION of the Lord Jesus Christ. This may be review for some of you, or it may be new knowledge for some of you. It might be …

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March 24, 2024

The Passion of Jesus Christ

This week’s podcast is going to look at the climax of Passion Week, the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ, and what that means for us. I limit the application to Jesus’ suffering in Gethsemane, His betrayal, arrest, faux trial …

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March 17, 2024

Can I Know God? More Basic Truths

Continuing our studies in Biblical doctrine and practical theology in this podcast, which is a fancy way of saying "What does the Bible teach and how does it apply to my life?" We started out with why the Bible is …

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Jan. 27, 2024

Can I Know God? General Revelation

Can you know? Or are all of us just taking a guess? Is it a cosmic joke, with a council of deities in the heavens having a big laugh at us groping around for the answer? Are we playing a …

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Jan. 19, 2024

Why is the Bible Important to Your Life?

We can teach and preach “theology” all day long but if we can’t discover how it applies to your life—how it looks in real life and what it means to YOU—the study of it isn’t going to amount to much. …

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July 26, 2022

Our Great Salvation: Jesus Christ

Salvation. What is it? There is no gray area in that question in the Christian faith; there is no neutrality on this issue—we must have a position on this as Christians. And this is an area where I think holding …

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July 19, 2022

Practical Christianity: Reject the World and Change Your Thinking

This is part two of Practical Christianity, where we examine the answer to the question: What does it mean to “live” as a Christian? In last week’s podcast we examined offering up our lives as a “living sacrifice, which was …

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July 12, 2022

Practical Christianity: Serving God Out of Gratitude

What does it mean to “live as a Christian?” We hear that question asked all the time. And we hear various answers, too. Many of them erroneous. I read recently on a meme something to the effect of “I don’t …

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May 13, 2022

None One Likes a Liar: Part 2

The Bible tells us about lies...and gives us the truth. The Bible tells us about two sources of information—information that has its origin in God’s revelation to us, and information meant to deceive us and turn us away from God’s …

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May 4, 2022

No One Likes a Liar: Part I

The Bible tells us about lies. The Bible tells us about two sources of information—information that has its origin in God’s revelation to us, and information meant to deceive us and turn us away from God’s revelation, which would be …

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April 27, 2022

Understanding the Bible: Some Simple Tools

The Bible is God's revelation to man--to ALL men. It was intended to be understood. Think of the Bible as God's conversation with YOU. This podcast presents some basic approaches to understanding the Word of God as it was intended--as …

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April 20, 2022

Life's Most Meaningful Pursuit: Knowing God

Consider this absolute truth: everything in life comes from God. There can be no meaning in life apart from God. God wants us to know Him, invites us, in fact, to know Him. Who is God and what is He …

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April 17, 2022

The Cross and the Empty Tomb: What it Means

Many people go to church on Easter Sunday to only hear the story of Christ’s resurrection. Yes, the resurrection of Jesus Christ is central to the Christian faith. In fact, the Apostle Paul said there is no faith without it. …

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