When Life Brings Your Massive Thing, You Only Have Two Choices This episode was inspired by a letter I received from a listener. We talk about suffering and hope, and it will help you. Scripture : Isaiah 48:10, II Corinthians 1 Books : Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart by Gordon Livingston and The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O'Connor PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Leave a comment or question for the upcoming "Ask Me Anything" Episode at this link: https://www.speakpipe.com/drlee...
Sep 21, 2023•37 min•Season 8Ep. 99
It's Mind Change Monday! Today, a plan for what to do when life thrown The Massive Thing at you. Here's how to develop a plan so that you're more resilient to life's troubles, starting today. Scripture: Ephesians 4, Philippians 4:6-8, Romans 12:2 Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose ! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain ...
Sep 18, 2023•30 min•Season 8Ep. 96
It's Frontal Lobe Friday! The first episode in a new series about how to get the different parts of your brain working in the way they're designed to take control of your thinking, change your mind, and change your life! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose ! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up f...
Sep 15, 2023•20 min•Season 8Ep. 94
Trailer for the Dr. Lee Warren Podcast, Season 9 New season premiers September 22, 2023!
Sep 14, 2023•1 min
What Do Grief, Loss, Hope, and Faith Have to Do With Quantum Physics? (Adapted from Season 1, Episode 7 for Throwback Thursday) Life is uncertain. You can observe that in the real world, and you will. But it takes a quantum view to really see what’s happening down deep. And it’s beautiful, and terrifying, and hard to understand but it explains everything. Losing my son was awful and horrifying and never stops hurting. But my work that was birthed from that pain has saved lives. And your pain can...
Sep 14, 2023•24 min•Season 8Ep. 93
What Does God Say When We're Hurting? Join Lisa and me for a conversation with Tommy Walker and his daughter Eileen Walker about how to hear God's voice when things are hard, what worship does to help us re-center when life knocks us down, and how to live in the place where grief and joy co-exist. (Adapted from Season 5, Episode 31) Music by Tommy and Eileen Walker. Click here to play their latest album, Highest Praises (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license ...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 8Ep. 92
Defined or Refined? A short talk about how to answer the question of whether suffering will define us, or refine us. Scripture: Isaiah 48:10, Romans 5:3-5 PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose ! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here !...
Sep 12, 2023•24 min•Season 8Ep. 91
Mind Change Monday: A Thread of Hope A long talk about 9/11, the value in connecting the dots of your life, and the hope found in the long arc of a story. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose ! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here !...
Sep 11, 2023•55 min•Season 8Ep. 90
When life hits you hard, sometimes you don't know what to do next. In this episode, we'll find out. Music by Tommy Walker PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose ! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here ! (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is au...
Sep 10, 2023•40 min•Season 8Ep. 89
A short talk about recent tech problems, and a simple request for you. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose ! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here !...
Sep 09, 2023•12 min•Season 8Ep. 88
Recurring Negative Thinking Can Harm Your Life Today, some self-brain surgery tools to help you learn to be kind to yourself. Scripture: Psalm 28, Psalm 143, Psalm 139, II Samuel 12 PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose ! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newslet...
Sep 08, 2023•28 min•Season 8Ep. 87
What Do You Stand On When the World Gives Way Under Your Feet? Today, we talk about how we find our way back to hope, meaning, purpose, and maybe even happiness again when the world falls apart. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose ! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Su...
Sep 07, 2023•42 min•Season 8Ep. 86
If Making Dramatic Changes Sounds Intimidating, Here’s an Alternative Here's a short talk about a great idea for September. What if we just made one good decision every day? How would that change our lives? Scripture Mentioned: Proverbs 3:5-6 Psalm 37 Psalm 34 Books mentioned: Run with the Horses by Eugene Peterson A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson A Great Work by Jon Swanson Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hop...
Sep 04, 2023•26 min•Season 8Ep. 83
Our physical bodies are intimately linked to our mental and spiritual health. Join me for another incredible talk about how to come fully alive with author, speaker, and radio host Susie Larson! She’ll help you understand the complex interplay and connections between your emotional, spiritual, and physical health. This is one of the best conversations I’ve ever been a part of, and I’m excited to share another dose of hope from one of the best Christian writers alive, Susie Larson! PLEASE SUBSCRI...
Sep 02, 2023•49 min•Season 8Ep. 82
It’s Time to Take Charge It’s September 1, and it’s time to take command of the incredible ability we all have to change our own minds. Today, we talk about self-directed neuroplasticity , what we can learn from Augustine of Hippo , and how to be a good self-brain surgeon. Things to remember in September: What got me here won’t get me there I’d rather be the first domino than the last one What I am actually doing is what I am getting better at I will either take charge of shaping my brain, or it...
Sep 01, 2023•28 min•Season 8Ep. 81
It’s Time to Radically Examine Our Worldview Do you know where your worldview came from, and who influenced it the most? Was it “caught,” or “taught?” Is it Biblically based, influenced by Augustine or Freud or culture? It’s time to radically examine how we think, how we live, and to decide whether it’s working for us or not. And if we want to change our lives, we have to change our minds first. That’s what we’re doing in September. Scripture: Psalm 37:4 Click the link below to access the Hope I...
Aug 31, 2023•29 min•Season 8Ep. 80
It's Time to Pick Up the Hammer and Get After It! All-In August is almost over, and it's go time. Here are some thoughts about how God rejoices when we start today. Scripture: Zechariah 4:10 Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Music by Patty Loveless (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose ! H...
Aug 30, 2023•14 min•Season 8Ep. 79
It’s Tuesdays with Tata! Today, Tata takes us through the arrival of three visitors at Abraham’s house in Genesis 18. It’s a great talk about the kind of relationship we should all seek with God. Tata points out that Abraham was so close to God that he: Immediately recognized him Immediately was hospitable and welcoming to the presence of God in his life Comfortable telling God what he was worried about, how he felt, and what he needed Sought God’s help and protection for others Trusted God’s go...
Aug 29, 2023•29 min•Season 8Ep. 78
If You Keep Making the Same Mistakes, Don't Give Up! Quiet time around mistakes. Colossians 3:13 PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen! Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose ! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book! Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here ! Music by Unspoken (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorize...
Aug 28, 2023•12 min•Season 6Ep. 6
It’s Mind Change Monday! Today, a quick run through the Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery. If you want to change your life, you have to change your mind first, and these ten ideas will help you get it done. Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose ! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!...
Aug 28, 2023•12 min•Season 8Ep. 77
Today, we talk about the difference between feelings and faith. Scripture: Proverbs 3:4-5, James 1:6 Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose ! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!...
Aug 27, 2023•26 min•Season 8Ep. 76
An Inspiring Story of Overcoming Moral Injury The Covid pandemic of 2020 caused all of us problems, and cost many people their lives. We are still counting the costs as a society, and there are innumerable questions about the different ways the disease AND our individual and governmental responses to it that may never be fully answered. But one thing is certain: healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, medics, chaplains, and many others) paid a high price, often with their personal safety and emot...
Aug 26, 2023•39 min•Season 8Ep. 75
Today, we’re talking about how getting your theology right is the key to changing your mind and changing your life. Scripture: Isaiah 55:11, Galatians 5 Books mentioned: The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer Another Gospel? by Alisa Childers Live Your Truth and Other Lies by Alisa Childers The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey What’s So Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancey Help is Here by Max Lucado Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!...
Aug 25, 2023•51 min•Season 8Ep. 74
These are troubling times. It helps to have a pastor. Today for Throwback Thursday, I’m bringing back a conversation I had with New York Times Bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado from 2020. We talked about managing anxiety during times of stress, and it’s as relevant today as it was then. Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose ! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on You...
Aug 24, 2023•40 min•Season 8Ep. 73
We all have a response to the challenges we face in life. The question for today is: is your baseline response serving you well? We talk about the self-brain surgery seen in Psalm 73 and Psalm 77, some lessons from my new book, and how to change our own minds. Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose ! Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new b...
Aug 23, 2023•22 min•Season 8Ep. 72
Psalm 73 is a perfect example of self-brain surgery in the Bible Today, a great look at the thought biopsy technique, lousy attitude lobotomy, and better thought transplant operations we can learn from Asaph in Psalm 73. Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs! Hope Playlist Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Be sure to check out my new book...
Aug 21, 2023•19 min•Season 8Ep. 70
A New Self-Brain Surgery Operation for Sufferers “Pain is inevitable. But suffering is optional”Haruki Murakami Today, a very personal talk about how to reframe our thinking about long-held narratives, God’s answer to our prayers, and the difference between pain and suffering. (Replay of a previous episode) “After all, man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those gas chambers upright, with the Lord’s Prayer or the Shema Yisrael on...
Aug 20, 2023•32 min•Season 8Ep. 69
Where is God when we need Him the most? Join me for the first of two incredible talks about God’s loving presence in our lives with author, speaker, and radio host Susie Larson! This is one of the best conversations I’ve ever been a part of, and I’m excited to announce that Susie will be back on the show again in two weeks! A double dose of hope from one of the best Christian writers alive, Susie Larson! Susie’s new book is stunning, important, and will help you feel closer to God in your life. ...
Aug 19, 2023•44 min•Season 8Ep. 68
What Happens When Life Launches You Out of the Path You Thought You Were On? Here's a talk about those unexpected events that change our lives dramatically and unexpectedly, those "massive things," as we call them. I believe that how you survive and learn to live again depends on the quality of your theology. What does that mean? Listen to find out! Scripture: Hebrews 6:18, Psalm 16:8, Romans 8:28, Psalm 34:18 Music from Eileen Walker Click the link below to access the Hope Is the First Dose pla...
Aug 18, 2023•25 min•Season 8Ep. 67
The Laws of Physics Help Us Navigate the Zone Between Suffering and Hope Life is hard, and either suffering or joy will fill your heart eventually. The good news is, you get to choose which. And physics teaches us how to make the choice. In this episode, we look at three writers' explorations of how to make joy out of any circumstance. Jeremiah, Paul, and Viktor Frankl all come at the problem from different angles, but we can learn a lot from each of them. Click the button below to access the Ho...
Aug 16, 2023•29 min•Season 8Ep. 65
