In this podcast episode, we’ll talk to Dr. Thomas Childs, founding pastor of LifePoint Fellowship in Haslet, Texas.
Pastor Thomas is probably the wisest individual that I personally know. He has shed light into some deep questions that I have. For instance:
- Why am I here?
- What is the point?
- How do I find my purpose in life?
I invite you to listen to this take with an open mind. He is a pastor, so yes, we will talk about God. Does believing in God in general even make sense to us? Is there more in this world to being born, living and dying? Is this all there is?
Deep stuff. Pastor Thomas would say: “Bring your brain”.
Listen to the podcast
What you will learn
- Pastor Thomas Childs’s background. He is a musician by trade, but early in his career decided that he didn’t want the life of a professional musician. He thought about being a physician, like many of his family members, but ended up becoming a pastor. He’ll tell us how and why that happened.
- We’ll dive into how do we find peace? Why are we in this earth? What are we supposed to be doing with our lives? And, where are we headed?
- We’ll discuss why power, pleasure, money, and stuff are a short lived hollow promise to finding happiness.
- And finally, we’ll talk about how to fill the emptiness and loneliness in our hearts.
Books Mentioned
- Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis.
- The Case For Faith by Lee Strobel.
- Christian Logic 1 by Dr. Thomas Childs.
- Christian Logic 2 by Dr. Thomas Childs.
Contact Dr. Thomas Childs
- Website: www.lifepointfellowship.com
- Podcast: Pastor Thomas Childs’s sermons are available to download for free through the LifePoint UMC Podcast
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Yezmin – Most people don’t know this about me, but this month I will “celebrate” the 10 year anniversary of my attempted suicide and my subsequent return to life….or, better yet, the beginning of my life. This miracle (and I really do count it a miracle!) happened via LifePoint UMC and Pastor Thomas. Like you, the “normal” stuff of life was not working for me, and I was deeply sad and very unhappy…no joy, no peace….just emptiness and always, questions. Questions like you asked yourself: What is the point? Where do I find peace? Why am I even here? And, like you, I found the answers to those questions and so very much more through a small Methodist church and its pastor, Thomas Childs! I cannot count the times Thomas and I have met over the years. He was/is so patient and no question went unanswered. We still meet, and I still have questions, but the past 10 years have been the happiest, joy-filled, contented years of my 62 years on this earth. So… thanks very much for the podcast(s) and for being unafraid to broach the “subject” of our God. I’m so happy to have you in our Sunday school class and in our church, and even happier that you, too, are finding THE answers in life!!!
Hi Susan! I didn’t know. I appreciate you being so open about it. I am glad you have found your path and I agree, Pastor Thomas and LifePoint have provided me too with great guidance!
Thanks for listening and for sharing your story!
Great! Thanks for this podcast and thanks to Pastor Thomas for sharing! Its why we love our church home!
Thank you Jennifer! Would you mind leaving me a review on iTunes? You can do it by going on this link and clicking on the podcast picture, followed by the reviews/comments section.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/one-take-podcast-yezmin-thomas/id1185407506?mt=2
Awesome!! Thank you.
Thank YOU James!!!!!