Welcome to the MHB Podcast. This is Michael Baun. And welcome to my sixty ninth episode. Tonight, I want to present a sermon on the first sixteen verses in Matthew chapter five. Please enjoy. If you have your Bibles you may turn with me to Matthew chapter 5, beginning with verse 1 and finishing with …
MHB 68 – Isaiah 16
Welcome to the MHB Podcast. This is Michael Baun. And welcome to my sixty eighth episode. Tonight we are picking back up with our study of the book of Isaiah. This will be chapter 16. And this is the second part of the message for Moab. Remember that chapters 13-23 in Isaiah are oracles of …
MHB 67 – Blaise Pascal: Beyond the Wager
Well good evening everyone and welcome to my sixty seventh episode. In the previous episode, I discussed Pascal’s wager and explained why I think it is a problematic way of approaching Christianity. Tonight, I want to address Blaise Pascal’s thoughts in a broader sense. I want to go beyond the wager. If you’ve been following …
MHB 66 – Pascal’s Wager
Well good evening everyone and welcome to my sixty sixth episode. In the previous episode, we talked about a biblical perspective on suffering and grief. I made the case that there is no single solution for grieving which can be prescribed universally, but that there are wrong ways that should be universally avoided. Tonight, I …
MHB 65 – A Few Words on Suffering and Grief
Well good evening everyone and welcome to my sixty fifth episode. In the previous episode, I took a look at Isaiah chapter 15 as part of my study of the book of Isaiah. Tonight, I want to step back from that study and say a few things about suffering and grief. This is a topic …
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MHB 64 – Isaiah 15
Well good evening everyone and welcome to my sixty fourth episode. In the previous episode, we finished our study of Isaiah chapter 14. Tonight I want to take a look at the next section in the book of Isaiah. Chapters 15 and 16 are a message for Moab. Moab was a nation east of the …
MHB 63 – Isaiah 14:12-32
Well good evening everyone and welcome to my sixty third episode. In the previous episode, I outlined what I consider to be a divide between science and the church. I spoke about what I think causes this divide and why the divide is not necessary. I also discussed a possibility of bridging this divide by …
MHB 62 – Reductionist Materialism, Total Reality, and William James
Well good evening everyone and welcome to my sixty second episode. In the previous episode, I began to break down Isaiah chapter fourteen by examining the first eleven verses. Before we finish that study, I want to take an opportunity to explain more about how I understand the nature of the biblical text and the …
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MHB 61 – Isaiah 14:1-11
Well good evening everyone and welcome to my sixty first episode. Tonight, I want to resume our study of the book of Isaiah by looking at the first eleven verses in chapter 14. This chapter continues with Isaiah’s prophecy of judgment against Babylon, and it also includes a message about Assyria and Philistia. I’m going …
MHB 60 – The Basic Message of the Bible
Well good evening everyone and welcome to my sixtieth episode. Tonight, I want to bring you something a little bit different. I’m going to attempt to lay out the basic message of the Bible. I want to paint you a picture that allows you to have a basic understanding of the entire grand narrative. But …