A Stranger in the House of God
A Stranger in the House of God is the Podcast of award winning author John Koessler. Growing up the son of agnostics, John Koessler saw a Catholic church on one end of the street and a Baptist on the other. In the no-man’s land between the two, this curious outsider wondered about the God they worshiped—and began a lifelong search to comprehend the grace and mystery of God. John's podcast addresses fundamental questions and struggles faced by spiritual seekers and mature believers.
Podcasting since 2019 • 98 episodes
A Stranger in the House of God
Latest Episodes
Blue Christmas: The Cure for Christmas Melancholy
The cure for Christmas melancholia is not, as a popular song tells us, that we “need a little Christmas right now.” Nor is it necessarily Puritan austerity or renunciation of all observance of Christmas. The cure, strange as it may seem, is goo...
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Mary's Lullaby
I used to think that lullaby carols were odd. Why place so much emphasis on the baby Jesus? But this year, I began listening to Christmas carols in July in connection with a new book I was writing. I see them differently now.
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Insatiable Desire and World Weariness: Signs We Were Made for Eternity
I have heard more than one Christian express reservations about what we can look forward to in the age to come. What is it about Heaven that makes some of us nervous?
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Slow Faith: Lessons About Belief From the Disciples
When Jesus called the two disciples on the Emmaus Road "slow to believe," he was describing many of us as well. The disciples' struggle to believe provides insight into our own slow faith.
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The Rediscovered Country: Heaven is More Familiar Than We Think
Shakespeare called death “the undiscovered country.” But its environs may be more familiar than we think. The landscape of the undiscovered country is not as alien as we thought. Nor do we have to wait until we pass through the gate...
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Fan Mail
Hi John...Melvin Hugans here, July and Larry Ray's Son-In-Law. I was listening to your podcast while exercising this morning. Great message.... “The truth of the Nativity is not just seasonal, it is Theological and we depend on it!”
Thomasville, Georgia