As Bold As Lions Podcast

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a "Christmas Edition" bonus episode to the Hymns That I Love series which debuted this past summer 2022.   Join me as we again dive into the background, context, and timeless truths of a beloved hymn.      ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH (HYMNS THAT I LOVE)   Angels We Have Heard On High Music:  to the tune of “Gloria” (traditional French song of unknown ori...

Send us Fan Mail Christmas is a time in which we can be distracted by many things.  The trimmings around us, the presents, the lights, even the busyness...it can all distract us from what this day means.  Beyond that, we can move away from the significance in Christ's advent by not connecting it to the cross and to the free gift of salvation.  Christmas does point us to the cross.  It helps u...

Send us Fan Mail And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them.  I kept my heart from no pleasure for my heart found pleasure in all my toil, and this was my reward for all my toil.  Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun.  Ecclesiastes 2:10-...

Send us Fan Mail In the concluding episode of this series, I (Derek) share my own testimony and salvation experience in Christ.  Along with this, the journey of faith and ups and downs along the way are discussed.  A lot of personal insights and lessons learned are shared in the hopes that someone else will be strengthened and encouraged in their own walk with Christ.  Jesus is the reason for the...

Send us Fan Mail The Lord will fulfull His purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.  Do not forsake the work of Your hands.  Psalm 138:8 One of the things I find myself thankful for is my own meaning and purpose that have come through a relationship with Jesus Christ.  If you had asked me even a few years ago, I may have said I'm not thankful...really I was looking for id...

Send us Fan Mail Starting out a new series for the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving.  For myself (Derek) I find it good to ponder what it is I am truly grateful for in this season.  One thing that quickly comes to mind is my family.  My wife and kids are a blessing from the Lord and a component of my life that I have to express praise and thankfulness over.   This episode looks at the fact that fa...

Send us Fan Mail As it can be somewhat of a "deep dive" to examine the Psalms in just one 40 minute episode, Derek looks at an overview of what the book has taught him.  In recent weeks, studying the 150 different chapters included in Psalms have been eye-opening and revealing.  This episode attempts to pull together some of the main themes (at least from recent study) and put them into...

Send us Fan Mail Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send?  And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I.  Send me!”  Isaiah 6:8 Prayers can be brief and really any interaction in which we respond, inquire, ask, or wait upon the Lord is a prayer.  The statement "Here am I. Send me!" that Isaiah utters in Isaiah 6:8 is one such prayer.  It is a response to the Lord...

Send us Fan Mail From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.  He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.  From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry.  Jonah 2:1,2 One of the most interesting places for a prayer to take place comes to us from the Book of Jonah.  In Jonah 2, Jonah offers a prayer from the belly of a whale.  It...

Send us Fan Mail So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed its setting almost a full day.  There has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord listened to the voice of a man, because the Lord fought for Israel. Joshua 10:13,14 This week we are starting a 3-part series titled "Prayers Of The Bible."  These passages are real life stories we can glean instruction and...

Send us Fan Mail Today's podcast dives into how we use what we have for the glory of God.  The platform we have to proclaim His truth can take several forms.  Some of this is directed at those on the stage.  Some of it is not.  You may never take a “stage” so to speak and that is ok.  But much of this applies in general terms to the ones you do affect.   As we begin, here are some thoughts an...

Send us Fan Mail In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.  Psalm 4:8 Today's podcast episode encourages us to consider:  are we able to sleep well in the fire that burns around?  Are we able to walk with quiet confidence in God, knowing He holds the future and the battle belongs to Him?  If that is a struggle, consider what you are inputting int...

Send us Fan Mail And I [Nehemiah] looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them.  Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.” (Nehemiah 4:14) I have come to LOVE the story of Nehemiah.  Going through it in my yearly Bible reading this year, I...

Send us Fan Mail Each podcast in the Hymns That I Love series will feature a hymn from Derek’s latest release Hymns Vol. 1.  Join me all series long as we dive into the background, context, and timeless truths of these beloved songs.     TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS (HYMNS THAT I LOVE)   Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Words/Music:  Helen Howarth Lemmel (1922)  O soul, are you weary and troubled? No light...

Send us Fan Mail Each podcast in the Hymns That I Love series will feature a hymn from Derek’s latest release Hymns Vol. 1.  Join me all series long as we dive into the background, context, and timeless truths of these beloved songs.     THE OLD RUGGED CROSS (HYMNS THAT I LOVE)   The Old Rugged Cross Words/Music: George Bennard (1912) On a hill far away, stood an old rugged Cross The emblem of suf...

Send us Fan Mail Each podcast in the Hymns That I Love series will feature a hymn from Derek's latest project, "HYMNS VOL. 1".  Join me all series long as we dive into the background, context, and timeless truths of these amazing songs.    NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD (HYMNS THAT I LOVE) Nothing But The Blood Words: Robert Lowry (1876) Music: PLAINFIELD What can wash away my sin? Nothing b...

Send us Fan Mail Each podcast in the Hymns That I Love series will feature a hymn from Derek's latest project, "HYMNS VOL. 1".  Join me all series long as we dive into the background, context, and timeless truths of these amazing songs. I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY (HYMNS THAT I LOVE) Words: Katherine Hankey (1866) Music: William G. Fischer (1869) I love to tell the story of unseen thin...

Send us Fan Mail Each podcast in the Hymns That I Love series will feature a hymn from Derek's latest project, "HYMNS VOL. 1".  Join me all series long as we dive into the background, context, and timeless truths of these amazing songs.    HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW (HYMNS THAT I LOVE) Words: Civilia Durfee Martin (1905)  Music: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel Why should I feel discourage...

Send us Fan Mail Finishing up this Summer of Psalms series, we look at Psalm 139, a passage that centers upon the greatness of God.  In these verses, David not only exalts God as the One Who knows us...he goes on to explain exactly how God knows us.  And the depth of that knowledge is too vast and too lofty for David to begin to attain it.  David brings us to a place where we see a right view of G...

Send us Fan Mail How much can be said in just 5 verses?  Well, quite a bit actually.  And that is all there is to Psalm 100; a Psalm of thanksgiving.  Within these verses we find a call to shouts of worship and to serve the Lord with glad hearts.  We find identity -- both the Lord's and ours.  We see Him as Creator and sustainer of life.  Beyond all of this, we find the Lord as good, loving,...

Send us Fan Mail Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.  Psalm 63:3 Psalm 63 is the next installment in the "Summer Of Psalms" series.  It is a Psalm that David wrote while being in the desert; probably while on the run from King Saul.  But as we look at the contents, we see no desperation on behalf of David.  No imminent abandonment of the Lord.  Rathe...

Send us Fan Mail The arc of Psalm 34 is something that reminds me of an old Gospel tune or spiritual.  Really.  It starts out with a "I'm gonna praise the Lord" feel.  It quickly moves into "This is what the Lord has done for me" testimonial.  From there it proclaims "This is what He'll do for you too!"   It's all there and as we kick off this series, t...

Send us Fan Mail "Lord, to whom shall we go?  You have the words of eternal life.  We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God."  John 6:68,69 When the followers of Jesus experienced a teaching that was hard, many deserted and left finding things too difficult to bear.  Jesus' teachings are difficult and they must be taken on faith -- to believe He truly is...

Send us Fan Mail When Jesus encounters the woman in Luke 7 who anoints his feet with perfume, things get awkward really fast.  The owner of the home, Simon (a Pharisee) does not understand this woman's offering of worship and how Jesus does not know her identity.  There is disbelief and disdain for what she has done.  But Jesus blesses her and uses the moment as an opportunity to reveal what...

Send us Fan Mail The weight of the call on the believer is a real thing.  It shouldn’t feel burdensome as a nagging obligation, but sometimes it does feel that way.  And I think there are other Christians feeling this way because life has changed so much in a relatively short period of time.  Cultural decline is one thing.  The church not being the church is another.  Seemingly a falling away has...