Walking the Word

This is a meditation on Colossians 1:15-20, which says: 'He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For everything was created by him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and by him all things hold together. He is...

Here's a recap of our family missions trip to Puerto Peñasco, Mexico. Also, you'll be challenged and encouraged by the biggest take-home lesson for us - all about defining success! Learn more about 1Mission: https://www.1mission.org/

Do you experience anxiety? Obviously, in our modern culture, EVERYONE experiences anxiety on some level. We've just learned to live with and self-medicate it instead of deal with it. In this 5-part series, you’ll learn what the Bible says about anxiety. You will be equipped with the biblical tools to know where to go, what to know, what to do, and how to be. As a bonus, you’ll learn how to kil...

Do you experience anxiety? Obviously, in our modern culture, EVERYONE experiences anxiety on some level. We've just learned to live with and self-medicate it instead of deal with it. In this 5-part series, you’ll learn what the Bible says about anxiety. You will be equipped with the biblical tools to know where to go, what to know, what to do, and how to be. As a bonus, you’ll learn how to kil...

Do you experience anxiety? Obviously, in our modern culture, EVERYONE experiences anxiety on some level. We've just learned to live with and self-medicate it instead of deal with it. In this 5-part series, you’ll learn what the Bible says about anxiety. You will be equipped with the biblical tools to know where to go, what to know, what to do, and how to be. As a bonus, you’ll learn how to kil...

Do you experience anxiety? Obviously, in our modern culture, EVERYONE experiences anxiety on some level. We've just learned to live with and self-medicate it instead of deal with it. In this 5-part series, you’ll learn what the Bible says about anxiety. You will be equipped with the biblical tools to know where to go, what to know, what to do, and how to be. As a bonus, you’ll learn how to kil...

Do you experience anxiety? Obviously, in our modern culture, EVERYONE experiences anxiety on some level. We've just learned to live with and self-medicate it instead of deal with it. In this 5-part series, you’ll learn what the Bible says about anxiety. You will be equipped with the biblical tools to know where to go, what to know, what to do, and how to be. As a bonus, you’ll learn how to kil...

You can never know freedom if you've never been bound. You can never know healing if you've never been broken. You can never know forgiveness if you've never been hurt. There would be no resurrection if there were no crucifixion. We have to learn to live in the contrasting tension of what is and what we hope for. In this episode, you'll learn how to live in the tension and learn wh...

From the moment we are born into this world we are being marketed to. We never have a chance to actually see reality or understand it in order to make our own decisions, because we only see the illusion of what others want us to see, think, feel, and choose. These illusions use fear to create and feed habits, addictions, spending, understanding, and so much more. Industries profit from these illus...

This episode gives you a bit of an insight into my Baptist childhood and our Sunday rhythm as a family. From Sunday School to "Bus kids" and worship songs I despise to weird "Christianese" phrases, I talk about it all. By the end I unpack this phrase (also the title of a popular worship song some unnamed people despise): "honey in the rock" found in Psalm 81:16. Here's the passage: 'But he would f...

In John 2, Jesus gets angry and overturns the money changers' tables and drives out everyone and every animal in the temple - on Passover weekend, the biggest festival of the year in Jerusalem. Needless to say, he ruffled some feathers. But I think His anger has just as much to do with us as it did the religious leaders. Here's the passage: 'The Jewish Passover was near, and so Jesus went up to Je...

This chapter of Psalms gives all of us hope, because it points to how a perfect God embraces imperfect people. Here's the passage: 'Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord ? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not appealed to what is false, and who has not sworn deceitfully. He will receive blessing from the Lord , and righteousness from the God o...

I love how David writes this Psalm and uses imagery and nature to make a powerful point of how we should live our lives. It's such a great passage. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do talking about it. Here's the passage: 'The heavens declare the glory of God, and the expanse proclaims the work of his hands. Day after day they pour out speech; night after night they communicate knowledge. There is...

How do you go through life "unshaken"? Psalm 15 has some insight. Here's the passage: ' Lord , who can dwell in your tent? Who can live on your holy mountain? The one who lives blamelessly, practices righteousness, and acknowledges the truth in his heart — who does not slander with his tongue, who does not harm his friend or discredit his neighbor, who despises the one rejected by the Lord but hon...

Have you ever felt like you were under attack? Not because you were in the wrong per se, but because you felt like the world was out to get you? This message is for you, my friend! Here's the Scripture: ' Lord , how my foes increase! There are many who attack me. Many say about me, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah But you, Lord , are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up m...

What does it take for a man to be truly happy? Psalm 1 is all about what it looks like for a man to be happy and what it looks like for a man to be unhappy. In this episode, we walk through this short chapter, explain what it means, and then apply it to our everyday life. Here's the Psalm: 'How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or s...

I recently sat down with my three daughters to ask them some candid questions about their experience under my spiritual direction in the home. Needless to say, I learned a lot about what I could be doing better! Hopefully this will encourage you to have some conversations about faith and life with your kids too!

Darrell Waller was the pastor of Winchester Church of God for 41 years and led the church to grow from 50 members to over 2,200+ members by the mid 2010s. Not only is he my father-in-law, but he's a godly example of faithfulness to the Lord. Follow him below! https://www.facebook.com/pastorwaller/

When you determine in your heart to take a stand for what's right - to be who God has called you to be - His favor follows you. And you know what? Favor ain't fair! God's favor will position you for purpose and to make an impact in your world. It takes discipline and courage, but faithfulness always precedes favor. We see this come about in the life of Daniel and his three Hebrew friends. Want to...

This is my favorite miracle of Elisha, and he's not even alive to see it happen! A dead man is thrown into his tomb and bumps into the bones of Elisha. The man comes back to life! It's a crazy story that has implications for how we live our lives today. Here's the scripture: 'Then Elisha died and was buried. Now Moabite raiders used to come into the land in the spring of the year....

Practicing this one principle will remove 99% of the problems in your life. Are you up for the challenge? Here's the Scripture: 'The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please notice that the place where we live under your supervision is too small for us. Please let us go to the Jordan where we can each get a log and can build ourselves a place to live there.” “Go,” he said. Then one sai...

You have a dream, a calling, something God has called you to that's bigger and greater than where you are right now. Maybe you have a need, and you've asked God to fulfill it. The next step God asks you to take might look like it's in the opposite direction of your dream or in violation of your need. Take the next step anyway, because your calling and your provision depend on it. The t...

In this episode: Article about King Saul: ⁠https://www.frtrnty.com/blog/life-is-rigged⁠ Email us: ⁠podcast@frtrnty.com⁠ Do you feel like God's called you to something greater than where you are right now? Maybe it's a life-long dream, a different job, a different location, or a big risk. You need to burn the plow . 3 things we learn in this episode: Be faithful where you are today Bless ot...

Do you ever feel stuck? Stuck in a relationship, stuck financially, stuck in a job, stuck in your head? We all have invisible fences constructed in our minds that keep us stuck! Elijah deals with this in the book of 1 Kings - yep, it's been happening for a looooong time. We're looking at the same scripture again in this episode, but this time we're focusing on the conversation between...

Do you ever hear from God? What if He's always speaking, but we just aren't close enough to hear Him? In 1 Kings 19, there's a story about Elijah hearing from God. There's a whirlwind, an earthquake, and a fire. We often look for God in the big, bold things of life too. But God wasn't in them. Then he heard the sound of a gentle whisper, and God was in the whisper. Here's t...