Our Resolute Hope Podcast

Nico LaHood’s Story – Part 2

Nico continues his story, focusing this week on the challenges he faced to deal with forgiveness, particularly concerning his brother’s murderer; to love and shepherd  family; and to live a life that he describes as ‘bat shit crazy’ about Jesus.

Nico LaHood’s Story – Part 1

Nico is a leading criminal defense attorney in San Antonio, TX.  Beginning with his brother’s murder in 1996, Nico’s story describes his journey of faith, one he describes as a ‘faith born out of need’  He puts feet to that faith now through several outlets, including the podcast ‘R-Rated Christianity’.

Tim Chalas’ Story

Tim serves as Lead Pastor for Grace Life Fellowship in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  He discusses his hybrid Greek Orthodox/Southern Baptist upbringing, his issues of fearing God, his understanding of Christ as his life, and some new opportunities that God placed before him.  Tim recently coauthored a new book with Andrew Farley, entitled ‘The Perfect You:  God’s Invita

Frank Friedmann’s Story – Part 2

Frank’s story continues with discussions of his early life as a pastor, the crises that led him to ‘crash and burn, and the ways in which knowing Christ as his life has changed his ministry.

Frank Friedmann’s Story – Part 1

Frank begins his story by discussing his early home life, the loss of his father, the ways he handled that loss, and his pursuit of athletics as a source of value and worth.

John Russin’s Story – Part 2

John continues his story and discusses with Frank his early emphasis on knowing about Christ rather than knowing Him, the circumstances that led him to his growing understanding of Christ as his life, and his journey since that revelation began.

John Russin’s Story – Part 1

John begins his story, focusing on his Roman Catholic upbringing, his fatherless home, his fear and  his shame, and his first encounters with Jesus Christ.

Law & Grace: Reign in Life, part 2

Frank and John conclude their conversations on reigning in life by focusing on a single key point.  Jesus is our example, not for the acts He did but for the method He used.  His was a life of total dependence on His Father.  They discuss the importance of being a dependent child with God and of leaving behind the mindset of ‘adult achieving’ and embracing the attitude of ‘childlike receiving’.

Law & Grace: Reign in Life, part 1

This week, the guys begin to wrap up their discussion of Romans 5:17 with the capstone truth that Christ makes it possible for us to reign in life.  How did Jesus do what He did?  Not because He was God, but because He relied dependently on His Father.  They discuss the importance of Jesus not serving as our model but as our Life.

Law & Grace: The Power of Sin, part 2

Frank and John continue their conversation on the Power of Sin, focusing this week on the battleground where the Power of Sin wages war … our minds.  They discuss Sin’s never-ending efforts to undermine our new sound mind, our mind of Christ, and to entice us to walk according to our flesh and to turn from Christ as Life.