The Living Waters Podcast

Is there a point at which a person goes too far for God to forgive them? Ray, E.Z., Mark, and Oscar explore whether anyone can truly be beyond God's reach, beginning with the fears that prompt people to wonder if they have crossed a line or lost their salvation. The guys point to the hope found in Christ and explain that being alive means God is not finished with you. They di...

What if the comfort we thank God for quietly becomes the thing we trust instead of Him? Ray, E.Z., Mark, and Oscar examine how comfort becomes an idol, starting with the abundance many Americans experience. The guys explain that comfort itself is not sinful; the danger arises when it pushes God to the background. They explore common idols and offer a revealing test: what happ...

What if the desire to do everything ourselves is keeping us from trusting God? Ray, E.Z., Mark, and Oscar explore the difference between biblical responsibility and self-reliance, examining how people look for strength, security, and relief elsewhere rather than in the Lord. The guys discuss how self-reliance can even disguise itself as devotion, as people seek relief through...

What happens when we deny that sin is part of who we are? Ray, E.Z., Mark, and Oscar examine the dangers of denying original sin, beginning with the biblical teaching that Adam's disobedience brought sin and death into the world. They explain why the doctrine matters as people increasingly view humanity as basically good. They trace the idea from Pelagius through Locke, Rouss...

Everyone has done something so dumb they wish they could erase it from history, but sometimes those failures make the best stories and teach the most memorable lessons. Ray, E.Z., Mark, and Oscar look back on some of their most embarrassing mistakes, from mistaken identities and awkward encounters to Ray accidentally taking someone else's car and Oscar putting himself in seri...