Renewed Mindsets: Don't Conform-TRANSFORM

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Renewed Mindsets , Rick unpacks the simple yet powerful truth behind the statement “God is.” Instead of viewing God as someone who acted in the past or will act someday in the future, this conversation focuses on recognizing God’s active presence right now in everyday life. Rick challenges listeners to shift their thinking from fear, doubt, and isolation to a re...

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Send us Fan Mail Available on Amazon https://a.co/d/h9N33uZ Support the show Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/renewedmindsets Renewed Mindsets can be found on Facebook, Twitter (X), Threads and Instagram as Renewed Mindsets. Our website is  renewedmindsets.com   Leave a voicemail message, yellow microphone on every page, I might just use it on a future episode. If you like what you h...

Send us Fan Mail The world keeps turning up the volume, but Jesus turns up the standard. We walk through Matthew 5 to uncover how real change starts beneath the surface—where anger, lust, and compromise hide. Instead of feeding the outrage economy, we choose reconciliation over performance, integrity over image, and covenant faithfulness over convenience. That shift, from hands to heart, is how a...

Send us Fan Mail A quiet chill is spreading through hearts, and we refuse to pretend it isn’t there. We name the cold for what it is—spiritual hypothermia—and trace how hurt, bitterness, and unconfessed sin slowly numb the soul until passion fades and love hardens. Using vivid images of frostbite and exposure, we explore why stepping out from God’s covering, community, and spiritual disciplines le...

Send us Fan Mail Feeling wrung out by headlines, hot takes, and the pressure to react to everything? We’re taking a brave step in the opposite direction—away from performative outrage and toward clear, quiet, rooted faith. Rather than letting the world set our pace, we slow down enough for God to renew our minds and steady our hearts. We start by naming a cultural lie: if you don’t react, you’re n...

Send us Fan Mail A quiet temple scene flips the world on its head: a child in his mother’s arms, two elderly prophets, and a promise big enough for every nation. We close our Advent journey by tracing a beam of hope from Isaiah’s “Arise, shine” to Luke’s account of Jesus presented in the temple, where Simeon and Anna testify that God keeps His word in real time, among ordinary people who choose ob...

Send us Fan Mail What if the most familiar verse in the Bible is only the beginning of the story we need right now? We sit down with Lauren to read John 3:16–21 and linger on the parts we often rush past—how love moves first, how light reveals without shaming, and how belief is less a pop quiz and more a doorway into rescue. Across a short but heartfelt conversation, we unpack what it means to slo...

Send us Fan Mail Holiday noise is loud, but the quiet moment at a well in John 4 speaks louder. We step into Day 22 of our Advent journey and sit with the Samaritan woman as Jesus offers living water—an inner spring that never runs dry, even when life feels thin. Rick hosts solo today, reading John 4:7–14 and guiding us into a slower rhythm built around breath, Scripture, and expectant hope. We ta...

Send us Fan Mail A small town, a tired couple, and a promise that refuses to break—our Christmas Spectacular brings Bethlehem close enough to touch. We open with warmth and laughter, then step into a vivid journey where Mary and Joseph grapple with fatigue and fear while holding fast to a word that will not fail. Through dramatic scenes, playful banter, and timeless carols, we explore how humility...

Send us Fan Mail What if the fastest way to real hope is a slower heart? We pause the holiday rush and lean into a short but seismic reading from Philippians 2:5–11, unpacking how the mindset of Christ reorients our desires, our pace, and our posture toward others. With Lauren back on the mic, we read the text aloud and sit with its audacious claim: the Lord of all chose the path of a servant, tra...

Send us Fan Mail Some moments feel ordinary until you realize time itself has been leading to them. We open Galatians 4:4–7 and discover why the “fullness of time” wasn’t poetry but a planned rescue: Jesus enters history to redeem, adopt, and name us heirs. With Lauren joining for the weekend, we read the passage aloud, let the words breathe, and explore how adoption changes prayer, identity, and...

Send us Fan Mail What if the hope you’re searching for has already stepped into your world? Day 19 of our Advent journey lingers in John 1:1–14, where the story of Christmas begins not with a stable but with eternity. We read the passage aloud with Elena and let the language of “Word,” “light,” and “life” reframe our pace, our priorities, and our expectations for the season. We explore how Jesus,...

Send us Fan Mail A king rages, a family runs, and hope refuses to be silenced. We open Advent Day 18 with a calm breath and a clear reading of Matthew 2:13–23, then trace the fierce tenderness of a God who guides through dreams, shelters promise in exile, and fulfills ancient words in ordinary places. With Lauren joining Rick, the passage comes alive in three movements—guidance, obedience, and res...

Send us Fan Mail A star rises, a city shakes, and a few travelers choose joy over fear. We open Matthew 2:1–12 and trace the Magi’s long road to a small house in Bethlehem, where worship changes everything. Along the way, we sit with the tension between Herod’s grasping power and the quiet courage of those who follow a light they don’t fully understand yet. We read the passage in full, then unpack...

Send us Fan Mail A quiet night, a hillside, and a sky suddenly alive with glory—our Advent journey lands on Luke 2:8–20 as we read the shepherds’ story and trace the path from fear to joy. We welcome Danielle to help bring the passage to life, letting the angel’s words, the sign in the manger, and the chorus of heaven sink in. What starts as a startling interruption becomes a personal invitation t...

Send us Fan Mail A quiet reading can still shake the soul. Day 15 of our Advent journey centers on Luke 2:1–7—the spare, stunning account of Jesus’ birth—and invites us to slow our pace, steady our breath, and notice how hope slips into the world through ordinary doors. We trace the path from a royal decree to a rural manger, from census lines to covenant promises, and we let the contrast soften o...

Send us Fan Mail A quiet yes can change everything. On day fourteen of our Advent journey, we open Matthew 1:18–25 and step into Joseph’s world at the moment his plans fall apart. He faces shame, uncertainty, and a decision that will define not just his life, but the story of redemption. Then an angel speaks: the child is conceived by the Holy Spirit, his name will be Jesus, and he will save his p...

Send us Fan Mail Hope doesn’t drift in; it arrives like dawn. We open Luke 1:67–80 and sit with Zechariah’s Spirit-filled song, where covenant and mercy move from ancient promise to present comfort. As we continue our Advent rhythm, we pause long enough to hear how redemption rewrites the heart—rescue from enemies, freedom from fear, and a life set apart to serve in holiness and righteousness. Thi...

Send us Fan Mail A quiet room, a fragile voice, and a story that still shakes the hills: we read Luke 1:57–66 and trace how the birth of John the Baptist turns private promise into public awe. Elizabeth’s courage to say no to tradition and yes to a new name meets Zechariah’s written agreement, and at that moment his voice returns. What unfolds is a living portrait of Advent—waiting that leads to o...

Send us Fan Mail A quiet room in Judea, two expectant mothers, and a surge of joy that still echoes across centuries. We open Luke 1:39–56 and step into the meeting of Mary and Elizabeth, where recognition happens before explanation and blessing rises before certainty. Elizabeth names the miracle at work, and Mary answers with the Magnificat—an audacious hymn that dares to say the humble will be l...

Send us Fan Mail A startled greeting, an honest question, and a quiet yes—Mary’s encounter with Gabriel in Luke 1:26–38 still speaks to anxious hearts and hurried days. We slow down for Advent and read the text aloud, letting the angel’s words land with fresh weight: do not be afraid, the Lord is with you, nothing will be impossible with God. We dig into the scene in Nazareth, exploring how divine...

Send us Fan Mail A shaken priest, a startling angel, and a promise that refuses to fit inside human limits. We continue our Advent journey with Luke 1:5–25, walking through Zechariah’s encounter with Gabriel, the sign of silence, and Elizabeth’s unexpected joy. This is a story about more than a miraculous birth; it’s about how God prepares a people, turns hearts, and grows hope in places we had wr...

Send us Fan Mail Start here if you need two things at once: a deep breath and a holy nudge. Day eight of our Advent journey takes us into Malachi’s vivid promise of a messenger who prepares the way and a refiner who restores worship to its true center. We read the passage aloud, sit with the language of silver and soap, and talk honestly about why hope that never asks anything of us rarely changes...

Send us Fan Mail A brief prophecy with a vast horizon: Jeremiah 33:14–16 names a future where justice is not a slogan but a person, and safety is not fragile but secured. We slow our pace for Day Seven of Advent, breathe together, and let this promise reshape our expectations for hope, holiness, and everyday courage. With Lauren back on the mic, we keep it simple and honest—no drumroll needed—just...