Are science and religious beliefs at war with each other? There are three different ways that people see the relationship between science and God. The

Is there credible evidence that shows that the Biblical story is in harmony with secular history? Unlike other religious literature, the Bible is not centered

How do we know that the Bible is truly God’s written revelation? It’s a legitimate question. This question always seems to come up in our

How well do we know ourselves? How well do we understand the deep longings of the heart? I believe that the better we know ourselves,

Where is God in the midst of our pain and our suffering? Is it possible that God has a much different view of pain than

If there is a loving God, if He is kind and loving, why is there so much pain and evil and suffering in this life?

In celebration of Father’s Day today, Richard‘s guest is Jeremiah Castille, University of Alabama football legend and All American, who went on to play for

With Father’s Day coming soon, I wanted to share this talk to fathers and daughters. I believe one of the most important responsibilities that we

The greater the power anything has for good, the greater the power it correspondingly has for evil. This is called the Principle of Double Effect.

What does the farmer expect from the fruit trees he plants? To bear fruit, of course! Today I want to look at the parable of

What is the role of truth in our lives? I believe we must learn the importance of finding out what is true – because truth

What has shaped your ideas about life and about God? Where did you get those ideas and beliefs? Where did you get the perspective that

What is the object of life? And what are you hoping to achieve in this life? American Trappist monk, Thomas Merton said this, “If you

How great is my desire to know God and to truly find Him as a living reality for my life? For many people, God is

Today Richard joins Dr. Michael Easley of Michael Easley InContext to discuss Biblical Manhood in a Man-Hating World. Dr. Easley’s experience in ministry spans four

HG Wells was one of the great historians to have ever lived. He was not a Christian nor a religious man, but in his book

Is the hope of Easter real? 11 Corinthians 4:16 says, “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we

How can the events of Easter transform the heart? Let’s consider the events that took place on that first Good Friday and that first Easter

When thinking about manhood or what really defines what a man is; what do you usually think of? Money? Success? Women? Today Richard joins Brett

I believe we have a tendency to live out the future in our imagination before it arrives. For many of us, our lives are truly

You are what you remember. I believe that what we remember affects who we are and what we experience in this life. Many people are

What is the value of living a humble life? Life for most of us is all about what we do and how successful we are.

Do you need help with your relationships? Donald Miller says, “…the words alone, lonely and loneliness are three of the most powerful words in the

Is your sexuality sacred to you? I contend that one of the most meaningful and powerful sources of joy in this life is our sexuality,

Do you need wisdom for your finances today? Blaise Bascal once said, “Human beings find life to be unsatisfying and incoherent as time goes by,

What will life in heaven really be like? Will we just be spiritual beings floating around in heaven? The Bible teaches that heaven is a

Do you know what life is like if there is no God? ​It’s kind of like the view that John Lennon wrote about in his

What is the purpose of work? Jeffrey Salkin in the Wall Street Journal said this, “Americans work so hard that we often put work at

What is the modern secular view of life? You might say it is the same as Solomon’s conclusion in Ecclesiastes – if there is no

“Do you find yourself unsatisfied with things in your life?” Warren Wiersbe asks in his commentary on the book of Ecclesiastes. He continues, “If so,

Today my guest is Dr. Michael Green, bringing us a message from Acts 18, to begin the new year with renewed hope and courage. Lift

Jerry Leachman of Leachman Ministries joins us again today to share a special message about Christmas. His focus is on the shepherds, the first people

What are you living for? A few years ago USA Today did a poll, asking their readers this one question, “If you could ask God

How much of your life have you wasted trying to impress others? How much different would your life be if you were delivered from the

If you could live your life over again, would you do anything differently? As I meet with men every day, I find that there are

Are we in the land of the living? Actually, we are in the land of the dying. My guest today, Jerry Leachman, would tell you

What gives meaning to life?How do we treasure God and people? What is God’s unique purpose for me, and then how do I wisely invest

Today my guest is Ken Boa, President of Reflections Ministries. This is Part 2 of his 3 part series on Transitioning Well – Living this

Today my guest is Ken Boa, President of Reflections Ministries. He is teaching a 3 part series on Transitioning Well – How to take the

Are you walking through a difficult time in your life? Today Richard‘s guest is Tom Bradford, President of the National Christian Foundation of Alabama. Tom

Do you have the right kind of wealth? In other words are you rich in the things that really matter? Do you possess spiritual riches?

Where do you find contentment in life? I believe that true contentment has nothing to do with what you have or don’t have. Contentment is

There is one thing that each of us need – if you have this, it will make your life. Tragedies and heartbreak will come, but

Have you ever thought about the ideas you have and how they shape your life? The philosopher Dallas Willard says “Our ideas are the assumptions

Today’s podcast is from a group Bible study I am teaching about the principle of sowing and reaping. I believe that for every person who

Today we’re finishing the parable of Lazarus and the rich man. This parable reveals something about eternity. Many people don’t realize the fact that in

Today’s podcast is the second part of my Bible Study series on Jesus’ parable of the rich man and Lazarus. This parable is found in

Today’s podcast is from a Bible Study series I taught at The Center. We’re looking at one of Jesus’ parables that I think is very

Today I’m honored to share a talk with you that my good friend and former NFL chaplain Jerry Leachman gave at a large men’s breakfast

Faith. Culture. Hope. Life. Longtime journalist and commentator Billy Hallowell has covered thousands of the biggest faith and culture stories. Today I am honored to

Today’s podcast is a message that I’ve been sharing for over 25 years, and about 10 years ago, it made its way into a book.

Today I am discussing the struggles that men deal with. Life is difficult. I don’t care how talented you are, how wealthy you are, how

Today I welcome back my friend, Drayton Nabers. This time he is speaking on praying for your business life. Nabers says that, “Prayer connects us

Today I’d like to share a principle that I believe is the most important principle in all of life. I want to start with a

If you were to Google the question “What is the good life?”, you’d be overwhelmed by the response. Some of the answers are shopping, consumption,

 My message that I’m sharing with you today is, I believe, one of the most important messages to anyone that I would describe as

 Today I want to continue discussing the heart of a man as we look at this question: What is it that men really want?

 How well do you know yourself? How well do you understand yourself? In John Calvin’s massive work called The Institutes of the Christian Religion,

 Today I’d like to start by sharing with you how I came upon this message. At The Center, we do a lot of one-on-one

 Many scholars would agree that probably one of the most thoughtful books written in the last 30 or 40 years is Ernest Becker’s Pulitzer

 Today I have a special guest, Drayton Nabers, speaking on the role of Christ in the life of business. When we’re doing business, we

 How can I live a life that has purpose and meaning? That is the topic of today’s podcast, Part 3. In Part 1, we

What is it that satisfies the thirst of the soul? In Part 1, we talked about how many people see happiness as a feeling. We

I truly believe that many adults experience great unhappiness in life. A lot of them experience depression, which is not something that people want to

So much has been written on the issue of evil, but today I’d like to take all that I have read over the last six

Today I’d like to talk about something that’s very important to me – I call it the Great Paradox of Life. The apostle Paul addresses

The topic that I want to address this morning is fascinating. And, I believe that it will be of real benefit to you.One would think

What is it about the human condition that causes us to want to “one-up” someone else all the time? What is it that causes us

Today I am discussing Jesus’ parable about the pearl of great value, taken from Matthew 13:44-46. “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden

Today is the last message in my 4-part series on pride and humility. I want to look at how God has special regard for the

This morning, I want to share a few more words with you about pride so that we can truly see how destructive it is in

Today I want to look at the pitfalls of comparison. Comparing ourselves to others impacts our lives, our behavior, our relationships with others, and ultimately

Today I am starting a new series on the issue of pride and humility. In the first two episodes we’ll look at the issue of

Today I’d like to share my Good Friday message I gave last weekend, focusing on Isaiah 53. It is interesting to note that chapters 40-55

Easter weekend is really different from all other weekends and holidays on the calendar. Because if you think about it, we’re commemorating two of the

 Download audio How can we find real peace? Physician, futurist and author Richard Swenson‘s work focuses on what he calls, “cultural medicine.” I’d never

A couple of years ago, I noticed something in the Bible that I had never recognized, and in the book of John, whether you are

Why did Jesus’ death change everything forever? What did He mean when He said, “It is finished?” Well, the answer glimmers all through scripture, but

When Jesus speaks, everything He says that’s recorded in the Gospels is significant. Some of the things he says are parables, or stories with symbolic

Today I’d like to share a message by Dr. Tim Keller, which he gave at The Center’s Mens Breakfast in November 2019 here in Birmingham,

Why is our world so broken? I believe the world is broken because of the spiritual condition of man. The Bible describes our natural condition

Throughout history, one of the intellectual debates that seems to come and go is this question, “Is mankind intrinsically good or is he intrinsically evil

Was Jesus more than a man in history? Was he just a great moral teacher? Great moral teachers don’t make the kind of claims that

Back around 1984, I came to the conclusion that I had committed my life to a religious faith that had as it’s source, a book.

Have you given much thought to the big questions of life: Why am I here? Why do I exist? Author Peter Kreeft observed that, “We

Today I want to discuss the evidence I have found for the existence of God. Christian author Tim Keller said, “Though you may not realize

Today I am going to address a very important question: Is Christianity the only valid religion, or are there other paths to God? As we

Today I’m going to tackle a very difficult topic – to tackle this in 45-minutes is difficult because of the nature of the content. If

In today’s podcast I share about two different meetings with 2 different men, both who had some type of belief in God and Jesus, but

Today I want to continue discussing the relationship between wisdom and the principles of life. In Part 1 we discussed the Principle of the Path.