THE WISDOM AND POWER OF THE CROSS Part 2

THE WISDOM AND POWER OF THE CROSS Part 2

May 5, 2026 · 23 min · Season 5 · Episode 16

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Michael Durham explores the deeper implications of the cross in Christianity, challenging the notion of self-improvement and confronting personal identity.

Send us Fan Mail The cross doesn’t flatter you—it confronts you. It dismantles every instinct you have about fixing yourself, proving yourself, or saving yourself. What if the greatest obstacle to your salvation isn’t your failure, but your confidence that you can overcome it? In this episode, Michael Durham presses past surface-level religion and exposes the deeper issue: not what you do, but who you are. If Christianity is merely self-improvement, the cross makes no sense—but if it demands ...

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