CounterPoint

CounterPoint – new sister site

CounterPoint is now focused a hosting twice-yearly men’s event under the name WildHeartSTL. As such the posts and podcast on this original site is static for the foreseeable future. Please visit our sister site.

BootCamp 2021

CounterPoint is a proud supporter of WildHeartSTL BootCamp 2021. The event is Oct 14-17 and limited to the first 100 men to register. Registration is now open at the wildheartstl website.

S2:E5 Soul Keeping

Life hinges on the care of your soul Life is BUSY. No duh, you say. So busy most find it impossible to care for their own soul. Always running…and running fast. Things to do, places to be, people to see! Have you ever slowed down enough to ask “why?” you are busy? Ever wondered why […]

S2-E4 Knowing Your Faith

“Belief” does not equal “Knowing” Most of us have a “faith”…sometimes it is a Christian faith and sometimes not. But, how well do you actually know your faith. Can you clearly articulate it? Can you explain it? Can you defend it? Can you support the case for the Christian faith. Tune it today as Stephen […]

S2:E3 Letting Dreams Die

Do you live with unfilled dreams? Some dreams live and prosper, some die when you breath your last and other dreams die when you choose to open death’s door. Let a dream die so the Lord can bring life. Predictability Listen to it today

S3-E1 About New Year’s Resolutions

S2:E2 Where Do You Find Joy?

Joy: do you have it in your life? Not talking about happiness, which is fleeting, but experiencing a true JOY from the depths of your heart, soul and mind. Find what brings you joy and do that. Sounds simple. Is it? Tune in. Subscribe on iTunes for more of the “I was Just Thinking” podcast […]

Why Doesn’t God Always Heal the Sick? by Dr. Sam Storms

“Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this [thorn], that it should leave me. But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’” 2 Corinthians 12:8–9
God loved the Apostle …

S2:E1 Entering A New Year

The New Year is upon us and I dislike “resolutions”. There is another way to get your feet under you as we enter this new year. Tune in and invite a friend to the podcast

Masterpiece: A New Humanity by Erwin McManus

Masterpiece: A New Humanity The hard work of a life well lived May the world I touch be more beautiful and better off for my being here. May my life be a work of art, and may I always live as an artist at work. May my life be a mosaic: a work of art […]

Episode 024 – Passover and Easter

Passover and Easter are two of the most significant memorials in two of the largest mono-theistic religions of all time. Passover for the people of Judaism and Easter honors the resurrection for the Christian. Both carry significance for two very different religions yet both symbolism redemption and freedom. Subscribe for more “I was Just Thinking” […]

Episode 023 – Lies We Hear and Speak

What are the voices in your head saying about You? What is the recurring image, picture, or perception which plays like a broken record? No, you are not crazy. These are LIES! What you are experiencing is the work of the evil one seeking to disrupt, distort, and destroy God’s creation life. The Apostle John […]

Interpretation: Translation of Life by Erwin McManus

The hard work of changing our perspective Begin a process to investigate how you see the world. Make two lists: everything good in your life; everything bad in your life. Now examine your lists. Which list is longer? Which list came more naturally? Is it easier for you to be pessimistic or to be optimistic? […]

Episode 022 – Who are You?

How do you respond when someone asks “what do you do?” A simple, and cultural normal greeting, but isn’t the question somewhat limiting. Are you only identifiable as your vocation? Is your identity limited to your career? True, your vocations may tell me quite about about you but it will never reveal who you truly […]