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Join Braden Pedersen on Back to the Bible Daily as he examines Nehemiah 2–6 and the challenge of staying faithful to God's call amid distraction, opposition, and fatigue. This episode highlights how prayer, planning, and steady focus allowed Nehemiah and the people to finish the wall—and how that example encourages us to keep doing the work God has given us. Read — Nehemiah 2–6 Reflect — Ask: What...

Join Braden Pedersen for a short Back to the Bible Daily reflection on Ezekiel 14:3. Braden explains how idolatry isn’t just statues but anything in your heart that takes God’s place—security, control, approval, comfort, success—and challenges you to re-center your life on God with practical, heart-level application. Read — Slowly read Ezekiel 14:3 (ESV): “These men have taken their idols into the...

Join Braden Pedersen on Back to the Bible Daily as he centers today on James 1:5. If you’re facing a meaningful, uncertain decision, this episode encourages you to ask God for wisdom, explains how wisdom is often directional rather than exhaustive, and reminds you that God gives generously and without shame. Read — Read James 1:5: "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously...

Join Braden Pedersen on Back to the Bible Daily as he reflects on Hebrews 12:10–11 and reframes discipline not as punishment but as God’s shaping work—meant for our good and to produce “the peaceful fruit of righteousness.” This episode explores how God’s correction, restriction, and pressure refine our hearts, why discipline requires response, and practical steps to move from resisting to being t...

Join Braden Pedersen on Back to the Bible Daily as he tackles a quiet, often-overlooked struggle: spiritual numbness. Using Lamentations 3:19–23 as the anchor, Braden names the flatness we sometimes feel toward Scripture, prayer, and worship—and shows a practical, hope-filled way forward: don’t wait for feeling, call truth to mind and return to God with disciplined faithfulness. Read — Read Lament...

Join Braden Pedersen on Back to the Bible Daily as he walks through the Book of Jonah, exploring what happens when we try to run from God’s call. This brief devotion looks at Jonah’s flight, the storm, God’s patience, and unexpected mercy—reminding us that grace pursues us, even when we resist. Listen for a clear, pastoral challenge to turn back to God with trust rather than fear. Read: Jonah 1–4...

Join Braden Pedersen on Back to the Bible Daily as he unpacks Acts 3:19 and clarifies what repentance looks like in Scripture. Not merely feeling bad or saying sorry, repentance is a directional change—a change of mind that leads to a changed life. This episode explains how repentance involves honest confrontation with sin, the hope of sins being blotted out, and the invitation of grace rather tha...

If your mind feels restless today, join Braden Pedersen on Back to the Bible Daily as he centers our day on Isaiah 26:3 and invites you to find steady, sustained peace in the middle of life’s noise. This short devotional points you to God’s promise of “perfect peace” when your mind is fixed on Him, offers a simple way to slow down and refocus, and includes a brief prayer to help you return to trus...

Join Braden Pedersen as he explores what the Bible says about control through James 4:13–15. This short devotion challenges the illusion that we can manage every outcome and invites you to plan with humility—saying “If the Lord wills” as a posture of dependence. Expect practical encouragement to trade anxious striving for trust, clear scripture insight, and a gentle call to release what only God c...

Braden Pedersen centers our day on God’s Word in this Back to the Bible Daily devotional about starting again after failure. Drawing from Proverbs 24:16, Braden reminds listeners that the righteous fall and rise again — failure isn’t final. If you’ve felt like you blew it, this short episode offers biblical encouragement to confess, receive grace, and take one forward step toward restoration. Read...

Join Braden Pedersen on Back to the Bible Daily as he reflects on Elijah’s moment of burnout in 1 Kings 19. After a dramatic victory, Elijah is exhausted and discouraged—God meets him first with care (sleep, food, rest), then with a quiet word, restored perspective, and a next step. This short devotion offers hope for anyone feeling depleted: God notices your weariness, addresses the physical, spe...

Braden Pedersen explores Ephesians 2:8–9 to explain what grace really is — unearned favor, a gift from God that removes the need to earn acceptance. This short devotional shows how grace changes our daily motivation (from proving ourselves to living from acceptance) and encourages obedience out of joy, not performance. Read — Read Ephesians 2:8–9. Optionally read the whole of Ephesians 2 to see th...

Feeling worn out—physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually? In this Back to the Bible Daily devotion, host Braden Pedersen centers us on Jesus’ invitation in Matthew 11:28–30 (ESV): “Come to me… and I will give you rest.” He gently reminds listeners that rest for the soul isn’t found in escaping responsibility but in coming closer to Christ and learning to carry life’s burdens with Him. Sh...

Join Braden Pedersen for a short, powerful devotional unpacking what the Bible says about comparison through Galatians 6:4–5. Braden explains how comparison quietly shifts your perspective—making you feel behind, inferior, or even superior—and how Scripture redirects you to own your calling and bear your own load. This episode offers a fresh, practical way to move from distraction and discontent t...

Join Braden Pedersen on Back to the Bible Daily for a brief, encouraging devotional about spiritual dryness rooted in Psalm 42:1–2. If you’ve ever opened Scripture and felt nothing, this episode gently reframes that dryness—not as failure but as an invitation to turn toward God, deepen your hunger, and root your faith in truth rather than feelings. Practical encouragement to open Scripture, pray,...

Welcome to Back to the Bible Daily with Braden Pedersen. In this episode, Braden walks through the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Daniel 3, highlighting what it looks like to have faith when obedience comes at a real cost. Faced with pressure to conform and the threat of a fiery furnace, these men refused to compromise, choosing faithfulness over safety. Be encouraged to stand firm in...

Welcome to Back to the Bible Daily with Braden Pedersen. In this episode Braden unpacks the Bible’s answer to the question “Am I enough?” by walking through Romans 3:23–24 and Romans 5:1. He explains justification as a legal declaration—how Christ’s righteousness is credited to us, guilt taken by Him, and peace with God secured. Listen to be encouraged out of performance-based faith and into the f...

Join Braden Pedersen on Back to the Bible Daily for a short, encouraging devotion rooted in Hebrews 12:1–2. If your faith feels more like endurance than inspiration today, this episode reframes the Christian life as a race God has set before you—one that calls you to lay aside what slows you and fix your eyes on Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith. Practical, hope-filled, and scripture-c...

Join Braden Pedersen on Back to the Bible Daily as he tackles one of the hardest seasons of the Christian life: waiting. This episode explores what the Bible actually teaches about waiting on the Lord—how it’s not passive resignation but active trust, how waiting stretches faith and prepares us for what’s next, and how God often does deep work in the in-between. Drawing on Psalm 27:13–14 and Isaia...

In this Back to the Bible Daily message, Braden Pedersen offers hope for anyone who feels "behind" in goals, growth, or faith. Using Philippians 1:6 as the anchor, he reminds listeners that spiritual life begins with God’s initiative and that God, not our performance, will bring the good work in us to completion. The episode balances the call to faithful obedience with the invitation to trust God’...

Join Braden Pedersen for a short devotional on Joshua 6 that looks at Israel before the walls of Jericho — a visible obstacle between them and God’s promise. Braden explores how victory often begins not with strategy but with steady obedience: the repeated, faithful acts that feel small until breakthrough arrives. If you’re facing a seemingly immovable wall, this episode encourages perseverance, t...

Join Braden Pedersen on Back to the Bible Daily as he explores what it means that God is sovereign. Using Psalm 103:19 and Romans 8:28, Braden steadies the heart amid uncertainty—unexpected news, unanswered prayers, and painful loss—by explaining that God rules over all, overrules evil, and weaves suffering into His redemptive purposes. Read — Read Psalm 103:19 and Romans 8:28 slowly. Notice phras...

Welcome to Back to the Bible Daily with Braden Pedersen. In this episode we center on Colossians 3:23–24 and what it means to “work heartily, as for the Lord.” When tasks feel routine or go unnoticed, this episode reframes ordinary responsibilities as acts of worship—giving practical encouragement to bring sincerity, integrity, and steady purpose to your job, relationships, and daily routines. Rea...

In this episode of Back to the Bible Daily, Braden Pedersen explores what the Bible says about identity — not as something we build by performance or public opinion, but as a gift received in Christ. Using 2 Corinthians 5:17 and 1 Peter 2:9, he explains how being “a new creation” and “chosen” reshapes how we live, grow, and relate to others. If you’re tired of defining yourself by roles, failures,...

In this Back to the Bible Daily episode, Braden Pedersen explores Luke 16:10 and the power of being faithful in the small things. If you’re tempted to wait for a big opportunity before you prove yourself, this message redirects you to the ordinary tasks, quiet obedience, and behind-the-scenes integrity that shape character and prepare you for greater responsibility. Drawing on biblical examples li...