Daily Thunder Podcast

This is the seventeenth installment in the DT fall series entitled Daring to Do as Stanley Dale. In this episode, special guest Dan McConnaughey weighs in on one of his key passion points — readiness.  For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit: https://ellerslie.com/. If you have been blessed by Ellerslie, consider partnering with the...

This session unpacks spiritual lessons from Darlene Deibler’s amazing experiences as a missionary and prisoner of war.  Using examples from Darlene’s story, Leslie explores what it means to cultivate an attitude of unconditional availability to God, experience the comfort of the Holy Spirit during our greatest trials, and the tap into God’s enabling grace to endure hardship as a good solider...

As Christians, our lives are to be rooted and grounded in love—not in an emotion but in God Himself, for He is love. But what does it mean for us to find our stability, security, and survival in Christ? In this expositional message, Nathan Johnson explores this concept and unpacks what Paul means in Ephesians 3:17—that we should be rooted and grounded in love.  For more information...

This is the fifteenth episode in Eric Ludy’s epic fall Daily Thunder series drawing on the boldness and bravery of the fearless missionary ventures to Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) during the twenty-five years from WW2 up until the massive harvest of souls in the 1960’s. In this episode he discusses the idea of the “stand-in” in Scripture. Someone who is willing to do the hard work thoug...

Christ is to dwell in our hearts THROUGH FAITH. So what does it mean to walk by faith and live in light of eternity? In this expositional message of Ephesians 3:17, Nathan practically discusses the topic of faith and what it means to live as believers who trust God regardless of the evidence that surrounds us. For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Soci...

This is the fourteenth episode in Eric Ludy’s epic fall Daily Thunder series drawing on the boldness and bravery of the fearless missionary ventures to Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) during the twenty-five years from WW2 up until the massive harvest of souls in the 1960’s. In this episode he explores the idea of “spiritual showdowns” in Scripture and how that same “showdown” mentality mus...

This is the thirteenth episode in Eric Ludy’s epic fall Daily Thunder series drawing on the boldness and bravery of the fearless missionary ventures to Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) during the twenty-five years from WW2 up until the massive harvest of souls in the 1960’s. In this episode he explores the rough beginnings of the man, Stanley Albert Dale. And then he demonstrates how t...

This is the twelfth episode in Eric Ludy’s epic fall Daily Thunder series drawing on the boldness and bravery of the fearless missionary ventures to Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) during the twenty-five years from WW2 up until the massive harvest of souls in the 1960’s. In this episode he investigates the powerful training institute God raised up in this time to train, equip, and inspire...

Christ is to dwell in our hearts through faith, declares Paul in Ephesians 3:17. But this is not a call for salvation but for Christ to be central and preeminent in our lives. In this stirring expositional message, Nathan Johnson unpacks three things what Christ dwelling in our hearts does NOT mean, in order to help us understand what it does.  For more information about Daily Thund...

This is the eleventh installment in the epic fall Daily Thunder series entitled Daring to Do as Stanley Dale, which draws on the boldness and bravery of the fearless missionary ventures to Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) during the twenty-five years from WW2 up until the massive harvest of souls in the 1960’s. Leslie Ludy joins as a special guest in this episode and unpacks the principle of developi...

The emphasis of Paul’s incredible prayer is the life and love of Jesus Christ demonstrated and experienced in the depths of every believer. The heart of the prayer is found in the phrase “strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man.” In this expositional message, Nathan Johnson explores this profound and essential concept of which the rest of the prayer flows from. As Chr...

This is the tenth episode in Eric Ludy’s epic fall Daily Thunder series drawing on the boldness and bravery of the fearless missionary ventures to Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) during the twenty-five years from WW2 up until the massive harvest of souls in the 1960’s. In this episode he discusses the incredible ability of missionaries throughout history to move towards challenges as oppos...

This is the ninth episode in Eric Ludy’s epic fall Daily Thunder series drawing on the boldness and bravery of the fearless missionary ventures to Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) during the twenty-five years from WW2 up until the massive harvest of souls in the 1960’s. In this episode he investigates the astounding spiritual courage and boldness of men and women of God throughout these pas...

This is the eighth episode in Eric Ludy’s epic fall Daily Thunder series drawing on the boldness and bravery of the fearless missionary ventures to Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) during the twenty-five years from WW2 up until the massive harvest of souls in the 1960’s. In this episode he discusses the ethics of foreign missions. Is it our job as Christians to poke our noses into the cultu...

In Ephesians 3:16, Paul declares that he prays “according to the riches of God’s glory.” While we know prayer is important, many of us don’t know the posture, position, or person of prayer like Paul did. In this expositional message, Nathan Johnson talks about what it means to pray according to the riches of God’s glory and gives you three important questions that have the potential to d...

This is the seventh installment in the Daring to Do as Stanley Dale series with special guest, Leslie Ludy. In this episode, Leslie shares some powerful audio excerpts from Darlene Diebler Rose’s testimony - a missionary in the interior of New Guinea for 46 years.  Leslie explores three spiritual lessons we can learn from Darlene's example of faithfulness, surrender, and long-suffering for th...

Paul tells us that every family in heaven and on earth derives its name from the Father. But what does it mean that we are “named” from the Father? In this expositional message, Nathan Johnson not only explores this incredible concept of “name” in Scripture but also gives the secret for how our lives can reflect the heart, character, and image of our God. For more information about Daily...

This is the sixth episode in Eric Ludy’s epic fall Daily Thunder series drawing on the boldness and bravery of the fearless missionary ventures to Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) during the twenty-five years from WW2 up until the massive harvest of souls in the 1960’s. In this episode he unpacks the theological mindset that the missionaries of this past century shared that led them to radi...

This is the fifth episode in Eric Ludy’s epic fall Daily Thunder series drawing on the boldness and bravery of the fearless missionary ventures to Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) during the twenty-five years from WW2 up until the massive harvest of souls in the 1960’s. In this episode he unpacks the extraordinary providence of God as shown both throughout Biblical history and in Chris...

This is the fourth episode in Eric Ludy’s epic fall Daily Thunder series drawing on the boldness and bravery of the fearless missionary ventures to Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) during the twenty-five years from WW2 up until the massive harvest of souls in the 1960’s. In this episode he explores the unique enthusiasm and passion that missionaries of the past have had for heading out...

Paul’s second prayer in Ephesians (3:14-21) isn’t a causal or simple prayer—it is an intense and focused prayer for the fullness of Christ in the lives of Paul’s readers. While we often don’t place much significance on the posture of prayer, Paul emphasizes that this prayer is done on his knees before the Father. In this expositional message, Nathan Johnson talks about the biblical postu...

This is the third installment in Eric Ludy’s epic fall Daily Thunder series drawing on the boldness and bravery of the fearless missionary ventures to Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) during the twenty-five years from WW2 up until the massive harvest of souls in the 1960’s. In this episode he explores the concept of being spiritually readied and toughened by the Spirit of God for the c...

In this new series, Nathan Johnson explores Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3:14-21 and the abundant life made available to us in Christ Jesus. Paul begins his prayer by declaring “for this reason”—building upon what He has written so far in Ephesians. Join Nathan in this study where we review Ephesians 1-3 and what reason Paul is praying on behalf of believers.

This is the second episode in Eric Ludy’s epic fall Daily Thunder series drawing on the boldness and bravery of the fearless missionary ventures to Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) during the twenty-five years from WW2 up until the massive harvest of souls in the 1960’s. In this episode he dives into the strange and perplexing concept of spiritual taste buds. When we enter the Kingdom of He...

This is the very first episode in Eric Ludy’s epic fall Daily Thunder series drawing on the boldness and bravery of the fearless missionary ventures to Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) during the thirty-five years from WW2 up until the massive harvest of souls in the late 1960’s and 70’s. In this episode he explores the way God intentionally builds His men and women for the key swings in hi...