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What does pride look like?  What do patience and humility look like?  In this chapter, see if you can spot both.

Chapter 4 of Esther and the second part of verse 14 are the most quoted from this book.  "And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" Well, we are in some kind of times, are we not?  What are you ready to do?  Maybe it is time for us to fast and pray ourselves.  Could you skip a meal and pray instead of eating during that time?  Maybe fast for one day...

Well, our second main character comes on the scene.  What a guy.  Things look bad for the Jews.  Does COVID-19 have you down?  Can God make a difference?

Chapter 2 of Esther takes us through 4 years really quickly, and we meet Esther and her cousin Mordecai.  Susa today is the city of Shush, Iran.  King Ahasuerus is one name I never say right... oh well, it will be fun to make fun of me trying to say it right... Look how these two, Esther and Mordecai stick together and look out for each other in very hard times. Parents have fun explaining virgin,...

Family storytime.  Maybe best for kids 5 and older, maybe even pre-teens and teens. The book of Esther is an amazing story.  I love telling this story.  I will read most of the chapters, and give some commentary.  Go to my Facebook page to leave comments.  Bushnell Project @BushnellProject  Let me know how you like it.

Easter is a powerful time to focus on truth.  We often don't know history, so we repeat the mistakes that were made before.  Here i ramble a little to bring hope. Also, moving forward, I will tell the story of Esther from the Old Testament.  Gather the family and friends to listen... while practicing social distancing:)

My fellow Christ-followers, let's look at Romans 12 and talk about how we should act in times such as this. I read from the ESV for those who are wondering.

These are trying times for families, especially I believe for those with young families.  In this long podcast, i have my first ever guess, my son Levi.   Levi askes a few questions as we give advice on how to press on through this all. Prayer Heping our neighbors Creating consistency for our children setting proper expectations.

I have loved teaching through this letter of the New Testament.  Trust it has been good for you as well.

The final verses are read today, but we will wrap it up next time with a quick overview of the whole letter.  Here I touch on some of the practical applications we can get from this glorious closing. Prayer really matters. Dependence of God That we need to hear and respond properly to hard truths about ourselves, and that God's grace is enough to help us do just that.

We are a part of the body of Christ.  He is the head, and He has told us how to worship.

Chapter 12 ends with "...let us offer to God acceptable worship"  Then 13 unpacks for us three key elements to our worship. 1. A genuine love of others 1-3 2. Our own holiness 4-6 3. Following only true teachings (Doctrine matters) 7-17

We need to realize our place with Jesus. Even when we are treated wrong because of our faith, we need to be kind, do good, and love our enemy.

Your leaders who speak grace into your life.  Do you speak grace into your disciple's lives?  Your wife's life?

The Lord is my helper; I will not feat; what can man do to me?  well, he could kill you...  How big is your God (god)? By the way, I say NOTHING about Valentines day today:)

Money, it's all I need to be happy... or not. Money is not the problem.  Your love of money is... and or your spending habits.  Spend LESS then you make.  

This is my theme verse, what started it all.  So much to say here, so little time. How we have neglected this key aspect of the Christian life. Its a fight we much fight.

Do you pray for the persecuted church?   Do you think through what it might be like to be separated from your family, from those you trust and love, and to have no control over anything in your life?  When you might eat again, or get to see daylight, or see a family member again?   You should, and you should then pray for our brothers and sisters who are experiencing that right now.  don't th...

These next five verses have 5 very key ingredients to the Christian life, and the first two I talk about today. 1. Brotherly love 2. Hospitality to strangers 3. Praying for and remembering those who are in prison and mistreated (for the faith) 4. Marriage to be held in honor among ALL and the marriage bed undefiled 5. Be content ("keep free from the love of money")

The warning continues

Warning to gain control of our fleshly desires.  What a serious warning we find her in Hebrews... 

God's grace is amazing, and even in the community that is being persecuted by those who use to worship with them, they are told not to grow bitter.  God's grace is enough. What are you doing to make sure your spouse and your children walk fully in the grace of God?

God is so faithful, bringing us healing from our own sin, and giving us peace.

This is a great section that helps us know we are God's and gives us more insight into parenting... the lost art.

The team with the proven mid-game, mid-quarter ability to make adjustments to the game, wins...