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Two generals tell the story of how to carry out the third commandment: to carry the name of the Lord our God the right way. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten...

The first word was "no other gods." It dealt with whom we worship. This second word from God to Moses to Israel to us is "no graven images." It covers how we worship. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpubli...

First words matter. What would God's first word be? Would He give them turn-by-turn directions to help them wander through the wilderness? Would He teach them how to mine for water in the wilderness? Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandm...

Barabbas heard words he never dreamed in a million sunsets he'd ever hear. "Barabbas, you're free to go." Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical...

We lived in a land of party lines, long distance, collect calls, and my personal favorite, person-to-person calls. We were trying to save money, but Jochebed was trying to save much more than money. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandme...

Two of Joseph's friends in prison told Joseph their dreams, and those dreams paved the way for Joseph to make his way from the prison to the palace. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products...

One day, Joseph would be the boss. God gave him a dream that his dad, stepmom, and all eleven brothers would bow to him. He knew God gave him a destination, just not an ETA. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecost...

Jacob and Esau were only minutes apart, maybe seconds apart, because they were twins. Although they were born on the same day with the same DNA, these twin brothers could not have been more different. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Command...

I'd love to know how that conversation went between ninety-nine-year-old Abraham and his ninety-year-old Sarah when she told him she was carrying their son. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/...

Our theme song was a country song: it was “Heads Carolina, Tails California. I had just turned seventeen a few weeks earlier. My friend Ben and I had saved us about $300 each and we wanted to go somewhere on spring break before we both went off to college. We just didn’t know where we wanted to go. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIF...

They had the same business plan, they spoke the same language. They were going to build a tower to scrape the sky. With that level of unity and devotion, God knew they could do anything. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  http...

After a year on board a boat with seven other family members and a literal boatload of animals, it was all over. Noah disembarked from the ark to live life after the flood. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecosta...

There's something about building something that's never been built before that makes you look silly when building it and genius when it's built. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten...

The first career day was a smashing success. Two sons. Two careers. Mom and Dad were happy, both brothers were happy. But that didn't last long. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten...

God designed and built Adam's first home. It was paradise in paradise. But one tree and one choice changed it all. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a...

On day six, God created His crowning creation: you and me. The psalmist wrote it right that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen...

The design in our world is breathtaking. Could it all have begun by chance, or is it fine-tuned because there is a Fine-tuner? Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to T...

Lee had life right where he wanted it until the day his wife told him she was a Christian. She committed her life to Jesus. The Jesus she and Lee did not believe in now followed Jesus. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https:...

Step with me into the stable. Keep a close eye on the shepherds. They have just held the tiny hand of the One who knit them together in the womb. They have just heard the voice of the One who spoke "Let there be," and there was. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Pract...

For grownups, gift giving and gift receiving can be difficult. It can be more difficult to receive the wrong gift than it is to give the right one. We don’t want to appear ungrateful, but we also don’t want to appear dishonest. So, we adults have worked hard and come up with a code phrase that makes Christmas morning safe. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.co...

While Malchus held the side of his head as blood soaked his hand, Jesus looked at Malchus with mercy. In the middle of a high-profile arrest, Jesus took time and touched the servant of the high priest and healed his ear. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Loo...

As the sun woke over Jericho, he set up shop on the side of the road. The people who called Jericho home couldn’t remember a day he wasn’t sitting there on the side of the road. He had nothing to lose, everything to gain, and he started yelling out. People stopped for a second. What's gotten into Bartimeaus? Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo co...

Sometimes the people closest to us don't always get it. That's nothing new. It happened to my father, Lloyd, and it happened to my Father, Jesus. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible...

We were practicing our Easter drama in Longwood, Florida to get ready to present to our church and city. The drama walked the audience from Jesus’ very first sermon on the side of a mountain all the way to the empty tomb in Jerusalem. Our director picked a handful of miracles and parables to showcase what Jesus did and said. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   Purchase my newest book T...

On one seemingly ordinary sabbath day, worshipers crowded into the synagogue like they had done hundreds of times before and like their parents had done thousands of times before. But on this sabbath, there was a guest speaker—Jesus from Nazareth. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpubli...