Everyone wanted to know what this newly minted, thirty-year-old rabbi had to say about marriage. Was it valuable to Him, or could the marriage covenant be broken at any time for any reason? Listen to this week's episode to hear the answers. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the T...
Jun 04, 2023•17 min•Ep. 219
Most of us will never do battle with the intentional, hateful decision to kill another person. Thank God for that. Most likely, most of us will never face the dilemma to take another human life to defend our own. Thank God for that. But all of us daily do battle with the war of how to wield our words. Listen to this week's episode to hear the answers. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Co...
May 28, 2023•11 min•Ep. 218
The sixth commandment from God to humanity was "Thou shalt not kill" (Exodus 20:13). But does that mean we can't a deer on a hunt or a fly on a windowsill? What about a burglar in self-defense? Listen to this week's episode to hear the answers. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at t...
May 21, 2023•15 min•Ep. 217
Honor your father and mother. But how do we honor a parent who doesn't honor God? How do I honor a mom or dad I don't know? Do I still honor my parents when I'm a parent? Enjoy this week's episode to hear the answers. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audi...
May 14, 2023•16 min•Ep. 216
Sometimes the most spiritual thing we can do is take a nap. God created rest, and God created us to rest. God created the Sabbath day to remind us to rest and to trust. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible...
May 07, 2023•15 min•Ep. 215
Two generals tell the story of how to carry out the third commandment: to carry the name of the Lord our God the right way. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible Purchase the devotio...
Apr 30, 2023•14 min•Ep. 214
The first word was "no other gods." It dealt with whom we worship. This second word from God to Moses to Israel to us is "no graven images." It covers how we worship. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible a...
Apr 23, 2023•15 min•Ep. 213
First words matter. What would God's first word be? Would He give them turn-by-turn directions to help them wander through the wilderness? Would He teach them how to mine for water in the wilderness? Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at ...
Apr 16, 2023•15 min•Ep. 212
Barabbas heard words he never dreamed in a million sunsets he'd ever hear. "Barabbas, you're free to go." Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible Purchase the devotional Simplify—which...
Apr 09, 2023•15 min•Ep. 211
We lived in a land of party lines, long distance, collect calls, and my personal favorite, person-to-person calls. We were trying to save money, but Jochebed was trying to save much more than money. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at t...
Apr 02, 2023•13 min•Ep. 210
Two of Joseph's friends in prison told Joseph their dreams, and those dreams paved the way for Joseph to make his way from the prison to the palace. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Aud...
Mar 26, 2023•14 min•Ep. 209
One day, Joseph would be the boss. God gave him a dream that his dad, stepmom, and all eleven brothers would bow to him. He knew God gave him a destination, just not an ETA. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Au...
Mar 19, 2023•15 min•Ep. 208
Jacob and Esau were only minutes apart, maybe seconds apart, because they were twins. Although they were born on the same day with the same DNA, these twin brothers could not have been more different. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at...
Mar 12, 2023•16 min•Ep. 207
I'd love to know how that conversation went between ninety-nine-year-old Abraham and his ninety-year-old Sarah when she told him she was carrying their son. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Word...
Mar 05, 2023•14 min•Ep. 206
Our theme song was a country song: it was “Heads Carolina, Tails California. I had just turned seventeen a few weeks earlier. My friend Ben and I had saved us about $300 each and we wanted to go somewhere on spring break before we both went off to college. We just didn’t know where we wanted to go. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandmen...
Feb 26, 2023•16 min•Ep. 205
They had the same business plan, they spoke the same language. They were going to build a tower to scrape the sky. With that level of unity and devotion, God knew they could do anything. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Comma...
Feb 19, 2023•13 min•Ep. 204
After a year on board a boat with seven other family members and a literal boatload of animals, it was all over. Noah disembarked from the ark to live life after the flood. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Aud...
Feb 12, 2023•10 min•Ep. 203
There's something about building something that's never been built before that makes you look silly when building it and genius when it's built. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible...
Feb 05, 2023•14 min•Ep. 202
The first career day was a smashing success. Two sons. Two careers. Mom and Dad were happy, both brothers were happy. But that didn't last long. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible...
Jan 29, 2023•15 min•Ep. 201
God designed and built Adam's first home. It was paradise in paradise. But one tree and one choice changed it all. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible Purchase the devotional Simpl...
Jan 22, 2023•15 min•Ep. 200
On day six, God created His crowning creation: you and me. The psalmist wrote it right that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible Purchase the ...
Jan 15, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 199
The design in our world is breathtaking. Could it all have begun by chance, or is it fine-tuned because there is a Fine-tuner? Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible Purchase the devo...
Jan 08, 2023•12 min•Ep. 198
Lee had life right where he wanted it until the day his wife told him she was a Christian. She committed her life to Jesus. The Jesus she and Lee did not believe in now followed Jesus. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Command...
Jan 01, 2023•11 min•Ep. 197
Step with me into the stable. Keep a close eye on the shepherds. They have just held the tiny hand of the One who knit them together in the womb. They have just heard the voice of the One who spoke "Let there be," and there was. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Te...
Dec 25, 2022•9 min•Ep. 196
For grownups, gift giving and gift receiving can be difficult. It can be more difficult to receive the wrong gift than it is to give the right one. We don’t want to appear ungrateful, but we also don’t want to appear dishonest. So, we adults have worked hard and come up with a code phrase that makes Christmas morning safe. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical L...
Dec 18, 2022•13 min•Ep. 195
While Malchus held the side of his head as blood soaked his hand, Jesus looked at Malchus with mercy. In the middle of a high-profile arrest, Jesus took time and touched the servant of the high priest and healed his ear. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words:...
Dec 11, 2022•13 min•Ep. 194
As the sun woke over Jericho, he set up shop on the side of the road. The people who called Jericho home couldn’t remember a day he wasn’t sitting there on the side of the road. He had nothing to lose, everything to gain, and he started yelling out. People stopped for a second. What's gotten into Bartimeaus? Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten ...
Dec 04, 2022•12 min•Ep. 193
Sometimes the people closest to us don't always get it. That's nothing new. It happened to my father, Lloyd, and it happened to my Father, Jesus. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://penteco...
Nov 27, 2022•16 min•Ep. 192
We were practicing our Easter drama in Longwood, Florida to get ready to present to our church and city. The drama walked the audience from Jesus’ very first sermon on the side of a mountain all the way to the empty tomb in Jerusalem. Our director picked a handful of miracles and parables to showcase what Jesus did and said. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-w...
Nov 20, 2022•13 min•Ep. 191
On one seemingly ordinary sabbath day, worshipers crowded into the synagogue like they had done hundreds of times before and like their parents had done thousands of times before. But on this sabbath, there was a guest speaker—Jesus from Nazareth. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story. Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible a...
Nov 13, 2022•9 min•Ep. 190
