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This podcast approaches life from a Christian perspective. We will discuss apologetics, Bible issues, and more - from a simple, pragmatic approach.

Dane Cramer


    • May 19, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 24m AVG DURATION
    • 96 EPISODES


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    Saved by Faith?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 19:46


    This message was given as an impromptu sermon on May 18, 2025 at Mt Olivet Country Church of Fairhope, PA. I had planned to preach from a different text but changed when I sensed a call to preach on a different subject just minutes before stepping up to the pulpit. Text: Matt 25:31-26

    How Long Do You Keep Us in Doubt?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 24:01


    This message was delivered on May 11, 2025, at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: John 10:22-30

    Jesus & the Elephant

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 28:40


    This message was delivered May 04, 2025 at Amity Reformed UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: John 21:1-19

    That Donkey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 27:10


    This message was preached on April 13, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Luke 19:28-40

    Extravagant Worship

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 27:36


    This message was delivered on April 06, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: John 12:1-8

    Longing for Redemption

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 24:27


    This message was delivered March 30, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Luke 15:1-3; 11b -32

    The Galilean Massacre and You

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 25:24


    This message was delivered March 23, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA Text: Luke 13:1-9

    Temptation’s Power Over Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 28:25


    This message was delivered on March 09, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Luke 4:1-3

    Getting Slapped on Both Cheeks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 26:18


    This message was delivered on Feb 23, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Luke 6:27-38 (see also Matt 5:38-48) See also Dirk Willems.

    The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 24:22


    This message was delivered on Feb 16, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Luke 6:17-26

    Offensive Preaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 27:11


    This message was delivered on Jan 26, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Luke 4:14-21

    The Family Photo Album of Acts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 26:39


    This message was delivered on Jan 12, 2025 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Acts 8:14-17

    Christmas Comes to These

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 10:34


    This message is dedicated to anyone who is struggling with Christmas. It was presented on Dec 22, 2024 at Mt Olivet Country Church Christmas Candlelight Service. Text: various

    Offended? Repent!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 27:09


    This message was delivered on Dec 15, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Luke 3:7-18

    When Christmas Becomes Icky Goo

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 21:51


    This message was delivered on Dec 01, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA Text: Luke 21:25-36

    Jesus: First or Last?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 25:53


    This message was delivered Nov. 24, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: John 18:33-27  

    The Pharisaic Weakness – A Widow’s Strength

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 24:33


    This message was delivered on Nov 10, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Mark 12:28-44

    Bearing the Image of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 32:37


    This message was delivered on Nov 03, 2024 at Mt. Olivet Community Church. Text Mark 12:13-17

    History of the Protestant Reformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 40:55


    This message was delivered on Oct 27, 2024, at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Notes: Reference Notes

    The Rich Young Ruler

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 29:31


    This message was delivered Oct 13, 2024 at Garrett Community Christian Church in Garrett, PA. Text: Mark 10:17-31

    Cast Out Demons – Not People

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 23:51


    This message was delivered Sept 29, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Mark 9:28-50

    Go Ahead – Be Great

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 31:41


    This message was delivered on Sept. 22, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Mark 9:30-37

    Food For Eternal Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 25:10


    Preached August 18, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: John 6:51-58

    Becoming Creatively Generous

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 27:01


    This message was delivered Aug 04, 2024 at Mt. Olivet Community Church in Fairhope, PA. Text: Luke 16:1-10  

    The Good, The Bad, The Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 28:09


    This sermon was delivered on July 14, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Note: during this sermon I wrongly recognized Dirk Willems as being martyred. Willems was martyred, but the person I described was Michael Sattler. I am very sorry for making this mistake.

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    Rejected in Nazareth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 32:18


    Preached July 7, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale PA. Text: Mark 6:1-13

    Designed to Grow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 28:41


    This message was delivered June 16, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Mark 4:26-34

    The Smell of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 30:55


    This message was delivered on Sunday, May 05, 2024 at Amity UCC. Text: John 15:9-17

    Why Do You Believe?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024


    This message was delivered on April 14, 2024, at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Luke 24:36-49

    He Saw and Believed

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 25:53


    This message was delivered on March 31, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale PA. Text: John 20:1-18

    The Significance of the Resurrection of Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 27:40


    In 2013, I was interviewed by the editor of our local newspaper  – The Somerset Daily American – about the Resurrection of Jesus. This is the audio portion of that interview.

    The Ultimate Antivenom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 25:13


    Text: John 3:14-21 This message was delivered on March 10, 2024 at Amity UCC Church in Meyersdale, PA.

    Jesus: Flipping the Tables On Worship

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 29:37


    This message was delivered on March 03, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: John 2:13-22

    Be the Walking Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 25:32


    This message was delivered Feb. 25, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text is Mark 8:31-38  

    He Gets Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 23:00


    This message was delivered on Feb. 18, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Mark 1:9-15

    My Passion for the Outdoors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 13:44


    Join me for this lighthearted talk that I delivered on Feb. 03 2024 at the Annual Wild Game Dinner at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church in Somerset, PA.

    Jesus Found Philip

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 28:10


    This was a message I delivered on Jan 14, 2024 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA. Text: John 1:43-51

    Baptism – A Radical Event

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 21:09


    This message was delivered on January 07, 2024 at Amity UCC Church in Meyersdale, PA. Text: Mark 1:4-11 & Acts 19:1-7.  

    Following Yonder Star

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 31:56


    This message was delivered on Dec 24, 2023 at First Christian Church in Somerset, PA.  

    To Know God

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023 27:21


    This is part of my Sermon-Series podcasts. Preached Dec 17, 2023 at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA.  

    The Values of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 25:07


    This is a message I delivered on Sunday, Dec 10, 2023; the Second Sunday of Advent. Delivered at Amity UCC in Meyersdale, PA.    

    Prepared to Wait

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 35:47


    This is a message that I delivered on Nov 26, 2023 at Midway Mennonite Church in Columbiana, OH https://enadpodcast.s3.amazonaws.com/S4E2.mp3 Dane Cramer is a backpacker, follower-of-Jesus blogger, jail chaplain, amateur filmmaker, Podcast host, and author of two books: Romancing the Trail and The Nephilim: A Monster Among Us

    “Behold, We Go Up to Jerusalem”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 21:34


    This is a message I delivered at the Somerset Community Lenten Service on Feb. 24, 2021. Scripture: Mark 10:32-45.

    A Coming Antichrist?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 33:02


    Is there a coming world ruler who will institute a cashless society and force everyone to receive the Mark of the Beast? Join me in this podcast for my thoughts on this controversial subject.

    Deception, Plandamic, Satan, & The Book of Revelation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 35:12


    This is one of the most important podcasts that I’ve ever released. I believe something evil has been going on for sometime – and it seems to be increasing. Deception is creeping up on us and I’m afraid many of us are being caught unaware. Keep an open mind as you listen to this podcast […]

    Can a Christian Eat Any Kinds of Food?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 25:46


    Do Christians need to follow dietary restrictions, or are we free to eat anything? This is a question I get asked a lot in my ministry. Join me in today’s podcast for an answer.

    COVID-19 & The Kingdom of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 16:57


    Tune in to listen to some of my comments and suggestions regarding the Coronavirus pandemic.  

    Is the Coronavirus an Indicator of Christ’s Return?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 19:17


    Does the Bible indicate that diseases like the Coronavirus reveal to us that Jesus is going to return soon? Join me as we look at this topic and some verses from Matthew 24.

    Special Edition Podcast – The Corona Scare

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 17:07


    The Corona Virus is causing a lot of panic and fear. In today’s podcast I want to take on the fear and dread that is abundant everywhere. How is a Christian to react? How are we to live?

    The Eucharist and John 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 31:36


    In a previous episode I introduced the subject of the Eucharist and whether the elements literally become the body and blood of Christ. In today’s episode I want to take this topic one step further and discuss Jesus’ discourse in John 6, which appears to deal with this subject.

    Is Jesus Literally Present in the Eucharist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 18:40


    Is Jesus really and literally present in the elements during the Lord’s Supper? Or, is He present in the elements in a figurative way? Tune in to this podcast to walk through these questions with me.

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