Psalm 4 While Psalm 3 was clearly a morning prayer, Psalm 4 is most definitely a bedtime prayer. Edwin and Andrew talk about some of the great hindrances we face to prayer because we simply don't recognize the great need we have for God in order to survive and have safety. They also discuss advice for maintaining a prayer habit. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMee...
Sep 21, 2020•15 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Psalm 3 Psalm 3 has some very literal application to how God sustained David through the night of his flight from Absalom. Edwin and Andrew look at how God worked in response to David's prayer and through David's plans. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a...
Sep 18, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Psalm 3 Edwin and Andrew love to sing. One of their favorite songs is "A Shield About Me," which is based on Psalm 3. They talk about God as a shield and also how this shows a flow from Psalm 1 to Psalm 2 into Psalm 3. Oh yeah! And you get to hear Edwin try his hand at an Irish accent. Enjoy that! Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook com...
Sep 17, 2020•15 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Psalm 3 It is frightening when many enemies are breathing down your neck. David was on the run from many enemies. Edwin and Andrew talk about how having God on your side puts you in a better position than your enemies, even when there are many, many, many, many of them. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversa...
Sep 16, 2020•15 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Psalm 3 According to the heading found in the manuscripts, this was written while David was fleeing Absalom. This was a time in which David was clearly being disciplined by the Lord. And David knew full well he deserved every bit of the suffering he was experiencing. Yet, he still prayed for mercy and deliverance. WOW!!! Edwin and Andrew talk about this exercise of faith in the midst of being disciplined. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what ...
Sep 15, 2020•17 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Psalm 3 Why turn to the Lord even when things seem awful, perhaps hopeless? Because even if I'm not sure He will give me salvation, I know the only place salvation can be found is in God. Why would I turn anywhere else? Edwin and Andrew talk about our only hope of salvation in this episode. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community ...
Sep 14, 2020•15 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Psalm 2 The apostles quoted Psalm 2 as they prayed in the face of persecution. Why did that fit? What does this say to us about the applications of Psalm 2 even in our own walk with the King? Edwin and Andrew wrap up the discussion of Psalm 2 looking at the apostles' use of the psalm. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and jo...
Sep 11, 2020•15 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Psalm 2 Though each psalm is an individual literary unit which can be studied on its own merit and in its own self-contained context, Psalm 2 and Psalm 1 clearly complement each other. Edwin and Andrew talk about how these two psalms can be taken together and what that means for our pursuit of wisdom today. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Fa...
Sep 10, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Psalm 2 Edwin and Andrew discuss the layers and levels of the psalms. What did Psalm 2 mean when to its original readers? What does it mean now that Jesus has come? What does it mean in our own lives today? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among ...
Sep 09, 2020•14 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Psalm 2 Have you ever thought about God as a laughing God? Edwin and Andrew talk about God's laughter and other emotions on today's episode. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. Click here to find o...
Sep 08, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Psalm 2 The kings of the world may plot against God and His anointed King, but there is always one king I have to be most careful about letting rage against the counsel of God. Can you guess who that "king" is? Edwin and Andrew talk about all the different kings who rage against God in this episode. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook c...
Sep 07, 2020•14 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Some highlights from our week in Psalm 1. Please, remember to rate and review Text Talk on your favorite podcast platforms. And don't forget to recommend Text Talk to your friends.
Sep 05, 2020•2 min
Psalm 1 The Lord doesn't simply know the righteous. He knows the way of the righteous. Additionally, the wicked won't simply perish, the way of the wicked perishes. Again, the imagery of the psalmist reaches much farther than we commonly imagine. Dig deep and see just how great the way of the righteous is and how awful the way of the wicked is. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTa...
Sep 04, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Psalm 1 Edwin and Andrew discuss how the statement that the wicked won't stand in the judgment or in the congregation of the righteous means so much more than simply they won't be counted innocent. Find out how deep this judgment goes on today's episode of Text Talk. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversatio...
Sep 03, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Psalm 1 The person who meditates on God's law is like a tree planted by the water. What does that picture represent? Edwin and Andrew talk about the Garden, the Law, trusting the Lord, and the tree of life. It is all wrapped up in this picture. Find out what it means for you today. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join ...
Sep 02, 2020•15 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Psalm 1 Law. Not usually something we delight in. Edwin and Andrew talk about the Law and why we can delight in it. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. Click here to find out more . Michael Eldridg...
Sep 01, 2020•17 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Psalm 1 It's all about blessing. Who does God bless? What are His blessings? Do you want to be blessed? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. Click here to find out more . Michael Eldridge wrote and ...
Aug 31, 2020•13 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Acts 28:30-31 What a weird way for Luke to end his book? Why would he end it with the main character in so much limbo? Why not let us know if he is executed or released? Why have him end up in chains? That sure doesn't seem to bode well for the message. Or does it? Edwin and Andrew discuss how Paul is in chains, but the main character of Acts is not. Find out more about that in today's episode. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are lea...
Aug 28, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 140
Acts 28:23-28 Paul quotes Isaiah 6. No doubt, one of the oddest prophecies to our ears. What is God telling Isaiah? What does Paul mean by quoting it here? Edwin and Andrew answer these questions in today's podcast. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a gue...
Aug 27, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Acts 28:17-22 The Jews in Jerusalem decided to leave Paul alone. They didn't send any warning to the Roman Jews about him. However, these Jews knew Christ's church, the Way, was spoken against everywhere. Edwin and Andrew discuss the nature of walking the Way and how folks will feel about it when we are walking on it. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. ...
Aug 26, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Acts 27:11-16 As Paul neared Rome, brethren came out from Rome as much as 40 miles to meet him on the road. And he was encouraged. Who knew that Paul needed encouragement from brethren? Edwin and Andrew discuss Paul's need for encouragement and our need for it as well. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversat...
Aug 25, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Acts 28:1-10 The Maltans see the viper sink its teeth into Paul. They assume he must be a really, really bad criminal whom Justice would not allow to escape. But then nothing happens. So they call him a god. And Paul says nothing. What's that about? How could Paul just let that go? Edwin and Andrew talk about reading this story in the context of the entire book of Acts and make some interesting applications to other principles and teachings throughout the book. Read the written devo that goes al...
Aug 24, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 136
Acts 27:39-44 God says He is going to save the sailors. But, it sure looks like they save themselves. They swam and grabbed the flotsam and jetsam (listen for these words especially). Who saved the sailors and how does this parallel our own spiritual salvation? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by c...
Aug 21, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Acts 27:33-38 Paul is in the middle of a devastating experience. The ship is going to be wrecked. Everyone is just barely going to survive. And in the middle of this, he pauses to thank God for a meal. You can imagine all the sailors probably thought it was going to be their last meal. Yet, he stops and thanks God even for this small blessing. What can we learn from this? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions ...
Aug 20, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Acts 27:27-32 God had already promised the sailors they would be saved. But then Paul goes and tells them if they disobey God, they can't be saved. What's that about? How does it parallel our deliverance from spiritual shipwreck? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet...
Aug 19, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Acts 27:13-20 Paul is a faithful Christian. Why would God let him go through a shipwreck? Why does he let us go through awful experiences? What's the point? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. Clic...
Aug 18, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Acts 27:9-12 Paul said there would be great loss of life, but there wasn't. This gives us some great insight into the nature of Inspiration. What is the difference between claiming Paul was inspired versus the Scripture was inspired. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to ...
Aug 17, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Acts 26:24-32 Paul reminds us of his goal, what drove his every decision. It wasn't social justice. It wasn't fixing the world. It wasn't changing Roman politics. Edwin and Andrew discuss saving souls and making disciples. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. B...
Aug 14, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Acts 26:16-23 Why does Luke keep repeating the account of Paul's conversion? Don't we already know all we need to about that event? Edwin and Andrew discuss Luke's rhetorical point and structure which drives home one of his main themes: the coming judgment on the Jews for rejecting Jesus and the gospel. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebo...
Aug 13, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Acts 26:12-18 Whatever you're going through, don't fear that Jesus is missing it. If you're His disciple, whatever is happening to you is actually happening to Him. He does see, He does hear, He does know. He will respond. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. B...
Aug 12, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 128
