P3 Hub Podcast

Lance Peppler

The P3 Hub Podcast In this podcast is based on the writing of Lance Peppler - P3: Prayer, Power and Proclamation and The Acts 8 Moment.

  1. 2d ago

    Ashes Before the Throne - Chapter 16

    In this emotionally gripping segment, we follow Thomas as he navigates the harsh realities of a freezing London afternoon, clinging to a fading sense of survival. Seeking brief refuge in a greasy spoon near Tottenham Court Road, he confronts his failing health before collapsing on the steps of a Victorian church near Covent Garden. Just as the first snow of the "Beast from the East" begins to fall, an unexpected encounter occurs. Grace, his daughter—having discarded her clinical, "Ice Queen" persona—finds him. What follows is a powerful, raw confrontation between a father consumed by guilt and cynicism, and a daughter offering unconditional forgiveness and a path home. The Struggle for Survival: Thomas’s desperate attempt to stoke the embers of his failing body in a bleak London café. The Legal Terminator vs. Grace: Thomas attempts to use his old, lethal cynicism to push Grace away, but his defenses are dismantled by her vulnerability. A Daughter’s Grace: Grace's transformation from a detached professional to a daughter offering a warm bed, antibiotics, and total forgiveness for the past. The Unfinished Ledger: The breakdown of Thomas’s belief that life is merely a series of equations and balanced variables that can never be righted. A Glimmer of Regret: For the first time, Thomas’s isolation stops feeling like an inevitable sentence and begins to feel like a deeply regretted choice. "I used to think the world was a ledger. A series of equations and balanced variables. But I was wrong. I was so blind, and now I just want you to come home." — Grace "You’re not saving me, Grace. You’re just a terrified girl trying to balance a ledger that can’t be balanced." — Thomas "You aren’t the monster you’ve convinced yourself you are. You’re just a man who forgot he was loved." — Grace If you enjoyed this episode then let me know by emailing lancepeppler@gmail.com. Buy Ashes Before the Throne here.

    Ashes Before the Throne - Chapter 16
  2. 6d ago

    The Father of Everyone (Who Lied About His Wife Twice)

    He's the father of everyone in Matthew's genealogy. He also lied about his wife. Twice.Episode 1 of The Guest List — a 22-part walk through the family tree at the start of Matthew's Gospel, one name at a time.Abraham gets called the father of faith, but Genesis refuses to tidy him up. A voice, a promise with no paperwork, and a seventy-five-year-old man walking towards a pronoun. Then Egypt. Then Abimelek. Then a slave woman named Hagar, sent into the desert — who becomes the only person in the Old Testament to give God a name. Then twenty-five years of waiting, a laughing woman, and a three-day walk up a mountain that the text will not shorten for anyone.Three threads run through every episode of this series: grace (who gets let in, and on what terms), power (who has it, and what it costs the people underneath), and providence (the hidden hand that almost never announces itself).⛰️ Next time: Jacob. The promise passes through the hands of a con artist.📖 The series comes out of the book The Family Nobody Would Have Chosen — the long version, name by name: - In print on Amazon: https://shorturl.at/BcFmH - In eBook on Kobo: https://shorturl.at/5VfAL💬 One question to carry out: where in your life are you being asked to trust a promise you can't verify? Tell me in the comments — I read them.Subscribe for a new guest every week.#Bible #BibleStudy #Genesis #Abraham #Matthew1 #BibleTeaching #Christianity #OldTestament #Genealogy #TheGuestList #FaithJourney #ChristianYouTube

    The Father of Everyone (Who Lied About His Wife Twice)
  3. Jul 25

    Ashes Before the Throne - Episode 15

    In this moving installment, we dive into Chapter 15 of the ongoing narrative, following the profound spiritual and moral evolution of the former demon, Azarothiel. Confronted with the rapidly declining health of Thomas Sterling on the cold streets of London, Azarothiel faces a pivotal choice: rely on his old instincts of coercion and manipulation, or embrace the agonizingly slow, invisible power of gentle influence. Through a single, uncredited act of guiding a stranger toward empathy, a long-dormant warmth is reawakened, fundamentally changing his understanding of human connection. The Breaking Point: Thomas Sterling’s battle with a severe chest infection reaches a critical climax on the cold facade of Oxford Street. The Trap of Productive Evil: Azarothiel grapples with his old baseline instincts to use fear, guilt, and malice to achieve quick results, finding it a "ludicrously slow" process to wait on human kindness. A Lesson in Empathy: Rather than forcing compliance, Azarothiel uses a "scalpel instead of a blunt instrument," momentarily lifting the veil of distraction from a busy executive named Eleanor to reveal a shared mortality. The Power of the Gift: Experiencing the profound difference between a transaction and a genuine gift, and the unexpected spiritual nourishment that comes from anonymous service. "Why wait for the agonizingly sluggish gears of human kindness to turn? ... It would be clean. It would be efficient." — Azarothiel "He realized that brute force, whether demonic or angelic, was a blunt instrument in a world that required a scalpel." "For the first time in ten thousand years, he was beginning to understand the difference between a transaction and a gift." If you liked this episode then let me know by emailing me at lancepeppler@gmail.com. Buy Ashes Before the Throne here.

    Ashes Before the Throne - Episode 15
  4. Jul 18

    Ashes Before the Throne - Chapter 14

    In this gripping chapter, we follow Azerothiel’s unceremonious return to the mortal realm. No longer a towering prince of shadow, he finds himself in the gritty, cold reality of a London alleyway, inhabiting a diminished five-foot form. This episode explores Azerothiel's struggle to adapt to his new, restricted nature as he attempts to "fix what he broke". Key Highlights: The Descent: Azerothiel’s return is far from celestial; he lands in a Soho alleyway, sprawling among bins that smell of sour milk and old rain. A New Form: Once a pillar of smoke and shadow, Azerothiel is now barely five feet tall, described as a "wispy, tattered silhouette of gray ash". He no longer feels the "hollow" vacuum in his chest, replaced instead by a quiet, heavy stillness. The Mission: Tasked with fixing his past mistakes, Azerothiel’s first challenge is Thomas, a homeless man huddling in a refrigerator box, on the verge of succumbing to the cold. Learning the Rules: Azerothiel discovers that being "good" is remarkably difficult under his new restrictions. His attempt to start a fire for Thomas results only in a freezing gust of wind that worsens the man's situation. Small Acts of Service: In a moment of restraint, Azerothiel chooses not to cause chaos for a stressed businessman named Julian. Instead, he uses a tiny nudge of will to prevent Julian from dropping his phone, marking his shift from a "wolf" to a protector. The Battle of the Alleyway: When two muggers threaten the unconscious Thomas, Azerothiel, unable to use his old powers of dread, orchestrates a chaotic "pigeon attack." By projecting a vision of a celestial hawk to local pigeons, he triggers a frenzy that drives the muggers away. A New Perspective: The chapter concludes with Azerothiel sitting in the soot beside Thomas. For the first time in ten thousand years, he doesn't feel like a parasite, but rather exactly where he is supposed to be. If you enjoyed this episode then email me at lance.peppler@gmail.com. Buy Ashes Before the Throne on Amazon here.

    Ashes Before the Throne - Chapter 14
  5. Jul 11

    Ashes Before the Throne - Chapter 13

    In this moving episode of Ashes Before the Throne, we follow Grace Sterling as she grapples with the terrifying aftermath of an encounter in a Soho alleyway. As a medical professional, she attempts to categorise her experience through the lens of psychology, only to find her neatly constructed world shattered by the reality of the supernatural. Her journey leads her to a quiet Anglican church, where a confrontational yet compassionate conversation with Father Mark facilitates a radical spiritual awakening. The Struggle with Rationalization: Grace’s initial attempt to diagnose her experience as an “acute stress disorder” and her struggle to reconcile her clinical knowledge with the raw, spiritual reality she witnessed. The "Ice Queen" Defense: Father Mark’s deep insight into Grace’s life, revealing how she used her medical career and even her religion as a "titanium shield" to keep God at a distance and avoid the pain of her past. A Shattered Fortress: The emotional moment when Grace’s "internal geometry" of concrete and logic finally shatters, allowing her to release years of suppressed grief for her mother, Sarah, and her father’s struggles. The Presence of the Holy Spirit: Grace’s first genuine encounter with the presence of God, described not as a metaphor or an emotional spike, but as an "ancient living power" that transforms her entire being. A New Perspective on Darkness: How Grace’s transformation changes her view of the world—where shadows are no longer threats but "places where the light hadn't arrived yet". "You want a God of mathematics because a God of mathematics doesn’t require you to forgive the man who broke your world." — Father Mark "I’m exhausted from being perfect." — Grace Sterling "Go back into the dark, Grace. But this time, don’t go as a judge. Go as a witness." — Father Mark If you enjoyed this episode then email me at lancepeppler@gmail.com. Buy Ashes Before the Throne on Amazon here.

    Ashes Before the Throne - Chapter 13

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The P3 Hub Podcast In this podcast is based on the writing of Lance Peppler - P3: Prayer, Power and Proclamation and The Acts 8 Moment.