Social media gives you an awesome advantage over previous generations. I am delighted by the depth of inspiring information you can discover everyday on the internet. In this lesson, I encourage you to enhance your life, gain insight, and see things from a new perspective. Don't be content to just survive life. Really drink deep and take full advantage of social media. Social media is a two edged sword. It will support you and take you to greater levels in life, or it will bring you down and mak...
Apr 11, 2024•29 min•Season 2Ep. 104
What causes Christians to sit on the sidelines and do little of nothing to fight the good fight (1 Timothy 6:12)? The answer involves much, but the solution is easier to identify. Inner motivation can often be found in falling in love with God with a burning passion that simply cannot sit idle. Motivation can often be found in being part of a local church family, being part of a team that shares a love for God and stirs up love and good works (Hebrews 10:24). Time is limited. The clock of life i...
Mar 20, 2024•9 min•Season 1Ep. 103
You were not born a hero, but you can become a hero. No, it is not easy. Becoming a spiritual "Navy SEAL" is one of the toughest things you will ever do, and yet love it more than anything you have ever done in life. The depth of satisfaction cannot be described to the inexperienced. That language of inner victory simply does not resonate with those whose hearts are not set on the winner's circle. There is a paradox here. Few make it, but all are fully equipped to make it. You are equipped. It i...
Mar 18, 2024•28 min•Season 2Ep. 102
What is Truth? Every generation ponders this question as though it were the unsolvable mystery of the universe. You would think that the mystery of quantum physics was easier to solve than the discernment of truth. In an age when many people believe, "Your truth is your truth, and my truth is my truth," the simple answer is inconvenient. The answer is so simple, that everyone know the truth from a lie almost instantly when they catch someone in a lie. Almost everyone know the truth from a lie wh...
Mar 13, 2024•12 min•Season 2Ep. 101
When did America dismiss God and ask Him to leave? When did America assign God a place far back in the background? Obviously ideas vary and I believe that many people possess various pieces of the truth. It is a big complex picture, and this podcast gives you insight from my particular conservative angle. I believe that God is a gentleman, and when America asked Him to step into the background, He respected our request. Unfortunately, we did not consider the consequence that unavoidably result. ...
Mar 11, 2024•32 min•Season 2Ep. 100
Satan and all his various immoral forces are just waiting to attack you and your family, in some manner or another. Satan does not mind if you are religious and play church as long as he has bumped you off the straight and narrow road. So what is your defense? How will you protect yourself? Spiritual self-defense is a necessity. You need a plan, a strategy, and in this podcast I offer you the beginning of a great plan to leave Satan frustrated and defeated.
Mar 06, 2024•13 min•Season 2Ep. 99
Interesting and quirky things happen when people do what is right in their own eyes. Judges 17 gives us an example of the odd directions self-approval can take people. Micah is a Levite, yet his interpretation of the Law in interesting spin. thus we can see why Solomon would later write, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof if death," (Proverbs 14:12). Or, "He he trust in his own heart is a fool," (Proverbs 28:26). I hope yo enjoy this trip into the long ago past and th...
Mar 04, 2024•20 min•Season 2Ep. 98
There is a battle between the flesh and the spirit (Galatians 5:17). The enemy is constantly trying to incorporate fleshly desires as substitutes for spiritual pursuits. The enemy, Satan, takes advantage of man's ability to twist and spin lies in to fools gold and misleads many (see Proverbs 14:12 and Jeremiah 17:9). The key to winning this battle is to keep one's eye and heart upon the Word. The strategy is fairly simple, the attitude of, "They word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my pa...
Feb 28, 2024•15 min•Season 2Ep. 97
Meditation is part of Christian practice according to Paul in Philippians 4:8. I suspect that real meditation does not receive the amount of practice that Paul intended. Part of the challenge is that there are many ways to meditate and frequently little teaching on meditation. Often, in Christian circles, mediation is viewed as an unacceptable pagan practice. It is time we take back ownership of meditation and bring it into our daily practice and reap the joyful benefits, spiritually, mentally, ...
Feb 26, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 96
God doesn't want any to perish. That includes you! I think that is awesome. In fact, God made the way as easy as possible. However, that does not mean totally effortless. If everyone goes to heaven then heaven is just earth 2.0. In this podcast, we focus on the ease God put in His plan of salvation. So, while there is a paradox here between the path to heaven being easy and straight and narrow, we can be assured that God is on our side. He wants us to win. We wants us to live in victory now and ...
Feb 23, 2024•27 min•Season 2Ep. 95
Within the straight and narrow road there is more depth and satisfaction than can be fully consumed in a lifetime. Walking in the footsteps of Jesus sounds limiting to many people, but there are people that discover that there is boundless joy and wonder available to those that stay strictly in the pattern of Jesus' footsteps. Obviously, all roads do not lead to heaven, at least not according to Jesus (Matthew 7:21-23). The boundaries of Jesus' teaching are not a bad thing. The restrictions of c...
Feb 20, 2024•15 min•Season 2Ep. 94
Placebo or the Real Deal? Religion is full of con artist just out to get your money. How can you enjoy the spiritual life and avoid the cons? Most of us have spiritual longings. Religion is never going away. Even as people are leaving Christianity, they are not leaving their hunger for the spiritual. They are simply sick of all the fakes and frauds that have no back bone and simply preach to make a profit off the people. Fortunately, there is a way to satisfy your spiritual hunger without creati...
Feb 06, 2024•11 min•Season 2Ep. 93
Jesus said, "But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. For by your words, you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." (Matthew 12:36-37) I sometimes call that the scariest passage in the Bible. Think about all the words you say. You speak somewhere between ten-thousand and twenty-thousand words a day, and Jesus said that we are accountable for each and every word that comes out of our mouth....
Jan 25, 2024•34 min•Season 2Ep. 92
The sweetest victories come after the toughest fights. Thus, the reason there is inexhaustible joy in Christianity, because the victories are tough, hard fought, difficult, and only the most persistent reach the sweet taste of victory over and over again as they keep pressing on to higher and higher ground.
Jan 23, 2024•31 min•Season 2Ep. 91
God made humankind stewards of this planet. It is a blessing and a privilege, but some people miss the deeper purpose. Why did God do this when He could have easily took care of it Himself. Why did God create all that we see just to erase it with fire some future day. That sort of sounds like a waste of our stewardship efforts, or is it?
Jan 11, 2024•31 min•Season 2Ep. 90
In the Bible it is possible for a person to confess, repent and still be lost. I know it sounds crazy to the casual reader, but the Bible even gives cases of people that confessed their error and changed their course and were still lost. So, what's up with that?
Jan 09, 2024•28 min•Season 2Ep. 89
“What shall I do to inherit eternal life?” What a wonderful question. God involves us in the process. He does not choose our eternity for us. Thus, Jesus came to seek and save the lost. He reaches out to us, not wanting any to perish. Christianity offers such an abundant life (John 10:10), and the rich young ruler was just a couple of steps away from entering that phenomenal life in Christ.
Jan 08, 2024•19 min•Season 2Ep. 88
The distance between where you are and where you want to be, is the journey you need to take. The first step is to look at the map, self-exam, and understand where you are at this time. Then we ponder potential next steps, which is simply to say that we ponder changes we can make. Many of these changes will be quit simple, maybe your next step is less social media and more instructional media. Maybe your next step is less play time and more prayer times. The various options are almost endless, a...
Dec 22, 2023•14 min•Season 1Ep. 87
The excitement of youth often rests in the potential of the future. It lies in the hopes and dreams that are up ahead somewhere, but we don’t know exactly where, but we know that one day we will look back and find ourselves much further ahead in the game of life. As the years advance it is a great feeling to look back and count the improvements, the milestones, the victories that have been enjoyed. It’s also great to look ahead at a future that is still brighter yet. The best is yet to come. Joy...
Dec 21, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 86
The emotional life of Jesus is puzzling to many people. They have trouble seeing Him as being able to relate to our daily lives. Many people see Him as living in a sort of a protective bubble. Instead of mere assumptions, lets look into what Scripture reveals.
Dec 20, 2023•14 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Jeroboam, of Old Testament Bible fame (book of 1 Kings) felt that God was asking too much. God set a standard. God ask for compliance. Jeroboam thought it would never work. Jeroboam is an example of people today. They look at the Bible teachings and think that God is asking too much. They think it is impossible to live the bible life. They just can't see themselves living it out. The changes see too demanding. Many people never really think it through. They are like a child looking at a new vege...
Dec 19, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Serving others is the secret to the deepest and most satisfying life possible. Jesus gave us the secret in Acts 20:35 when he told us that it is more blessed to give than to receive. Jesus showed us the way to the top, when he left heaven, took on the form of a servant, and even served us unto death. And now he has the name that is above every name. We can share in this same mysterious life. It is a mystical path as far as many are concerned, but it is the way of basic bible Christianity. When w...
Dec 15, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Christians sometimes view modern technology as inherently evil. I think we are called to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves, meaning we should use technology is a wise way. Let it help carry our lives and work forward to greater development. We live in a wonderful time. We have abundance today at a level no other generation could even imagine. Yet, if we are not wise this blessing can become a weight that drags us off course. I want you to excel and be the best you can be taking advantage...
Dec 14, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Simple bible Christianity packs a wonderful blessing. One of the greatest gifts, a top ten blessings, is the key to unlocking the way. It's what everyone dreams about. Sure people seek it with extremely different methods, some moral and some immoral, but once you get past the surface, we are all seeking the same thing. God understands this. He has given us the recipe, the map, to the success we desire. For many of us, there is just one key element lacking. An element that you have complete contr...
Dec 13, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 81
God's seems so mysterious, so far away, and unreachable. Even more mysterious is His plan for your life. What has God called you to do? What does He want to work and achieve through your life? What is God's blueprint and game plan for your life. Most people wish they had been born with a book explaining what they are suppose to do, when they are suppose to do, and the people they should team up with along the way. It doesn't seem to work that way, or does it. Is it possible that the answers to a...
Dec 12, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Noah's story is timeless. The underlying problems of his day resonate with the challenges of today. Noah's focus and walk with God demonstrate the keys necessary for success today. Noah's story stirs practical questions and spiritual questions. It is always a good choice for those that desire to get a step closer to God. I pray that this podcast will be a blessing and a little joy in your day.
Dec 11, 2023•12 min•Season 1Ep. 79
We all would like more enjoyment in life. We would like to feel more and more that we are on top of our game and making progress. Ingratitude for some things at some times is appropriate, but beyond those few times, it is a negative energy that just draws us deeper and deeper into a lifeless blackhole that sucks the life and joy out of us. Why in the world would anyone intentionally enter that dark emotional place? Why would someone choose that on purpose? I'm not sure, but I do know that many p...
Dec 08, 2023•11 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Christmas is a mixed bag of joy and stress. The trick is not to eliminate the stress completely, but to end up with more joy than stress. If you do that, then you are a winner. You were successful, on top of your game. This podcast we look into how to use the well-known bible teachings as a tool for gaining the most joy possible out of your Christmas holiday season.
Dec 07, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Why ahs Christianity survived for 2000 years? Why do people still find value in this ancient religion? Even now, when the trend is toward "spiritual but not religious" the Bible is still the central source for many, many seekers. What are they discovering amidst all the confusion and corruption in the wider Christian scene? What "gold" are they finding that keeps them coming back for more?
Dec 06, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Christians, let's lock arms and fight the good fight. Let's do your generation proud and stand our ground for God's truth, holding forth the light and making a difference in the world around us. We might not spark a global revival, but we can transform our own lives and the lives of our loved ones. We can make a difference and pass the torch forward to the next generation. We can leave the stage set for victory.
Dec 05, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 75
