Building Great Lives Podcast

Send a text message to the show! Welcome to episode #91 of the Building Great Lives podcast!  This inspiring episode titled "The Perfect Place to Start," explores the concept of starting anew, whether it's embarking on a new goal, career, personal transformation, or spiritual journey.  Drawing from personal experience and biblical narratives like the Prodigal Son and the sinful woma...

Send a text message to the show! Welcome to episode #90 of the Building Great Lives podcast!  This episode, The Promise Is Greater Than The Peril, will discuss the contrast between perilous times and the promises of God.  This encouraging episode draws from biblical narratives and personal anecdotes to illustrate how God's promises are greater than the challenges we face.  From the perilous t...

Send a text message to the show! Welcome to episode #89 of the Building Great Lives podcast!  This insightful episode, How to Walk Through the Valley, explores the metaphorical valleys of life, drawing inspiration from biblical passages and personal experiences to offer practical guidance on navigating life’s most challenging seasons.  From the valley of the shadow of death to the depths of despai...

Send a text message to the show! Welcome to episode #88 of the Building Great Lives podcast! Life can be unpredictable, one moment it’s going great, the next thing you know, everything can change. Along with all the joys in life, there will also be times of struggle, heartache, disappointment and tears. At times, we can feel so courageous. At other times, we struggle with fear. There are moments o...

Send a text message to the show! Welcome to episode #87 of the Building Great Lives podcast!  This episode "Dealing With Distraction",  will take a deeper look into the topic of recognizing and overcoming distractions.  Distraction is one of Satan's most effective weapons. This episode will proved biblical and practical insights on overcoming spiritual, mental and physical distracti...

Send a text message to the show! Welcome to episode #86 of the Building Great Lives podcast!  This episode, “Gifts From God”, unwraps the timeless significance of God's greatest gifts. Thankfully, as revealed in this episode, God’s gifts are still available for us today.  Thank you for listening. Please subscribe and share this message of hope with others! Let’s keep building! Feel led to par...

Send a text message to the show! Welcome to episode #85 of the Building Great Lives podcast! Life is full of storms. I don’t mean actual weather, like thunder, lighting, wind and rain. The storms I’m referring to are the many difficulties we face. In Matthew 5:45, the Bible says, the sun rises on the good and bad. The rain falls on the just and on the unjust. In other words, none of us are exempt...

Send a text message to the show! Welcome to episode #84 of the Building Great Lives podcast! Change, both good and bad, brings a certain amount of uncertainty with it. We all desire as much certainty as possible. Since we all desire safety, security and predictability, we all experience, to varying degrees, fear of the unknown.   Fear of the unknown is essentially the fear of anything beyond our c...

Send a text message to the show! Welcome to episode #83 of the Building Great Lives podcast!  The subject of a wounded spirit is an important one, as it affects so many people. Many don’t even understand what it is, or how it affects us.  At some point everyone will endure certain sicknesses, possibly suffer from a physical infirmity or decline in health. While sicknesses are difficult, they are o...

Send a text message to the show! Welcome to episode #82 of the Building Great Lives podcast!  This special Thanksgiving episode is dedicated to you the listener.  We, at the Building Great Lives podcast, would like to thank you for listening to and sharing this podcast.  In 1998, when God called my family I to global missions, I could have never imagined podcasting would be part of the global call...

Send a text message to the show! Welcome to episode #81 of the Building Great Lives podcast!  There are many things in this life that leave us brokenhearted. Situations and circumstances such as: the death of a loved one, a lost relationship, a broken marriage, broken trust, a loved one struggling with sickness, disappointments and letdowns of life in general and mental, physical and spiritual tra...

Send a text message to the show! Welcome to episode #80 of the Building Great Lives podcast!  As a person that desires to overcome, I want to understand why some succeed and others do not.  I want to learn to overcome as well. While some people have certain advantages and others do not,  God desires for all of us to overcome!  Romans 2:11 says, “for God shows no partiality”. He is no respecter of...

Send a text message to the show! We all have people that we look up to. People that motivate us to become better. It’s natural to desire good qualities we see in others and to model some areas of our lives by the example of people we admire.  However, our goal should be to become the best, most authentic, version of OURSELVES, not to copycat someone else. The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 10:12, tha...

Send a text message to the show! In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about how to increase your spiritual capacity. Regardless of who you are or how long you’ve been living for God, it’s crucial to know that God has more for you.  Your potential doesn’t have to be limited by your upbringing, your exposure, financial standing or where you were born. Spiritual growth is possible. The ceiling on...

Send a text message to the show! We can be our own worst enemy. Sometimes we set unrealistic expectations and then criticize ourselves when we don't live up to them.  While we all have room for improvement, there’s a huge difference between self-evaluation and self-criticism… Self evaluation is a normal reflective process where an individual assesses themselves to gain a better understanding...

Send a text message to the show! In this episode, we will discuss the two sides we have. The outward man that people can see and the inner man, known only to us. Psalms 44:21 says, God searches and knows our heart. God knowing our heart might seem frightening to some, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s comforting to know that even though God knows us completely, He still loves us wholly and desires t...

Send a text message to the show! Without a doubt, there’s a battle going on for our mind. The devil desires for worry, depression, anxiety and a poor self-image to be constant companions in your life. Winning the war for our thought life is absolutely key to our mental, emotion and spiritual well-being. Thoughts are seeds that bear fruit. We need to recognize damaging thoughts so we can stop them...

Send a text message to the show! Even though we strive to do right and learn from our mistakes, there are times we find ourselves struggling with the same things over and over again.  It can be a vicious cycle that leaves us discouraged and feeling disappointed in ourselves.  The good news is, God is not finished working on you. God is longsuffering toward us. In Ephesians 2:10, Paul said, “For we...

Send a text message to the show! The psalmist Asaph declared, in Psalms 77:11, “I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.” In Psalms 103:2, David said, “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:” Through these psalmists, we are reminded to never forget the wonders of the Lord. Thinking back over the times God has made a way for us encourage...

Send a text message to the show! In today’s episode we’re going to reveal the secret to true happiness! When we think about being happy, it’s natural to think of happiness in terms of a special location, memory or an achievement.  People even jokingly refer to “finding their happy place”. Truth be told, happiness is much more than a special location, memory or an achievement.  Happiness can be def...

Send a text message to the show! In today’s episode we’re going to talk about temptation. What is it and how we can overcome it. Temptation is the testing of man's faithfulness and integrity.  It’s something we want that we don’t need or doing something we know we shouldn't. Although it’s much easier to blame the devil, not all temptation comes from him. The truth is, because of sin, man...

Send a text message to the show! Each of us have strengths and weaknesses. While it is easy to embrace our strengths, we naturally tend to struggle with our weaknesses. It is important that we take note of our weaknesses and do our best to prevent them from being a hinderance in our lives.  Naturally, we spend more time reinforcing our strengths and often, to our own disadvantage, ignore our weakn...

Send a text message to the show! Although avoiding conflict altogether is impossible, the Bible teaches us we should pursue peace. We should do our best to live in a manner that avoids creating or stirring up conflict.  Scripture, overwhelmingly, teaches us to live peaceful with those around us, including our family, our neighbors, our community and according to 1 Timothy 2:1-2, government powers....

Send a text message to the show! This episode is not an attempt to discredit or demean anyone nor is it an attempt to debunk any specific so called “conspiracy theory”. Outside of scripture, I’m not here to tell you how to think or what you should believe.  With so many conspiracy theories spreading throughout our world, my desire is to help equip you, so you can respond in a biblical and balanced...

Send a text message to the show! In today's episode we're going to talking about surviving setbacks. A setback is an event that delays progress or may even reverse some of the progress.  No matter how carefully we plan, sometimes, things still go wrong.    Setbacks can occur in all areas of life. Setbacks at our jobs. Setbacks in our health. Setbacks in physical projects. Setbacks in our...