Jacobs Ladder Podcast

S   Recent election has me thinking about freedom.  I have a thing where I got through the list of countries in the world and share little factoids with my Mom each day as a way to share something new.  It's been really informative for me and has really made me appreciate even more how unique and special our country is and how blessed we are to have both the freedoms and the financial abundance an...

What You'll Hear: Ken  started out mowing lawns, pruning Christmas trees and working at McDonalds Ken  grew up as a Chreaster, going to church on Christmas and Easter because his Grandma said they should   Ken 's Dad decided to accept Christ after hearing a sermon, and everything changed for  Ken  and his family   Soon after that, at age 16,  Ken  accepted Christ as his Savior, but it took a while...

From Brian Biggers, Lambs Chapel, www.tlcalive.com First Light-1/13/21   The Miracle in the Pot     Jesus said to them, "fill the waterpots with water". And they filled them up to the brim. John 2:7     It was the first miracle that Jesus worked when He walked on earth. Truth is that it seems such an odd thing for Him to do. Totally out of character with the other miracles He performed, such as he...

What You'll Hear: First jobs included lawn mowing and at Christmas Tree lot, and in college worked for ESPN for $11 Got saved between 2nd and 3rd grade at VBS. Rededicated my life in Junior High and High School Went to college at Oral Roberts in Tulsa, OK.  They offer 65-70 majors. I started out Pre-Law but fell in love with Accounting It's a great place to hear God's voice and follow in it Recent...

S See link for article "Trust the Plan?" by Todd Bennett from ShemaYisrael.net https://cfe37ed8-7854-4a74-9ba0-067fa4cb39cb.filesusr.com/ugd/6e064f_327e8680eaf248f0b3de9b618a38fc36.pdf Also video "The Truth about Donald Trump, the Capitol Riots and His Impeachment" on the TruthUnedited Youtube Channel or on TruthUnedited.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg_jKztS-Rw   E   Reminder that how you d...

What You'll Hear: Raised Southern Baptist, profession of faith at age 9, committed to Christ in late 20's Worked for the Federal Government in IT. Was the Federal Manager for the first  Unix systems and the founding webmaster for EPA.gov I was the token conservative in the group, they certainly knew where I stood with regards to my faith and social issues I looked for opportunities to put a pebble...

S Is high stakes but pales in comparison to the stakes for every individual when it comes to their eternal destination. Our country seems divided right down the middle politically and it would be easy as conservative Christian to say this divide lines up with the sheep and the goats, I.e. Trump supporters are going to be saved and the rest will not , that's not true of course and the fact that it'...

What You'll Hear: First job was cleaning dirt out of back hoes, then had a paper route Was baptized at a young age, but counts putting his faith in Christ when he was at Harvard He had a 22 year career at Continental Airlines including as Senior VP, then worked for the FAA for the Obama Whitehouse Martin Luther began formulating the Priesthood of all believers and all of life being sacred Thinking...

S From Justin Camp, Wire Devotional [ 1 min read ★ ] The Lord is my helper; I will not fear— Hebrews 13:6 We have an enemy, brother, and he is a liar. He "fills the world with lies" ( John 8:44 MSG ). He doesn't tire of his work . . . and he is clever. He reserves certain lies, holding them, waiting for the right time and for the right men. For he knows that some of his lies are more persuasive at...

S   First Light 12/11/20-The Order of Love The Order of Love    Teacher, what is the greatest commandment? Jesus said "you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind. The second is, you shall love your neighbor as yourself". Matthew 22:36-37  Probably every believer knows that to "love God and love your neighbor" is the chief of all commands. Why then does it so seldom happen?...

What You'll Hear: I became a Christian in my '40's just before 9/11.  I called upon the Lord for my security First job was for my cousin as a bus boy in a bowling alley at age 16 to help pay for tuition at a Catholic school Raised in Rochester, NY and went to school in Buffalo, later transferring to Northern New York in Clarkson Univ and got a Civil Engineering degree First job built highway bridg...

S Star Trek episode " TNG Chain of Command Part 2 " Captain Picard is captured by the Cardasians and tortured physically and pyschologically.  To break him the torturer tells Picard there are 5 lights in front of him even though there are 4 lights and he continually presses him to admit there are 5 lights.  Picard refuses to give in despite promises of a life of ease for him if he would just admit...

What You'll Hear: My mother died when I was a teenager, and I ran from God I went to college at Texas A&M and did things I shouldn't have done, and in my senior year met with future wife Angel We separated, I heard a radio show about God's grace and love called Rejection Junkies I went to a Christian Counselor that began a journey of discovery, leading to getting back together with my wife. It's b...

S There's a lot of anxiety among many Christians today about the potential for a Biden/Harris administration and in particular what it will mean for social issues they care about like Abortion and the LGBT agenda, but also what it will mean for freedom of religion.   So let's talk about the issue of Freedom from a Christian perspective.  (First Light received 11/13) Freedom and Responsibility    "...

What You'll Hear: Became a Christian at a young age, and his first job was a bag boy at Tom Thumb grocery store Went to College at Univ of Texas at Denton, studying graphic design Considered going to Seminary but took his first job as a graphic designer at a Baptist church, he knew at that point he had the made the right career choice, worked there 2 years and started fee lancing graphic design, l...

What You'll Hear: S The End from the Means The Election - is Trump winning this election an end or a means, have you fallen in love with Trump and he's the end, is he a means to the end of his policies that you agree with, but are his policy preferences an end or means, if the "end" we're pursuing is God's Will and the advancement of His Kingdom, are conservative policies perfectly in line with Hi...

What You'll Hear: He wanted to be a writer but didn't have mentors in that area, he got a degree in Journalism from the Univ of GA and then a Masters Became a Christian during a revival service at age 14 at their mega church in Roswell, GA First job was mowing lawn Go teach for a couple years, it's formative, you learn to speak He wrote and edited for a magazine then started his own business and s...

What You'll Hear:   S First, update on my last  Selah  episode briefly, then talk about Being a Man Hebrews 12:2 - "looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of  our  faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." Proverbs 24:17 "For a righteous  man  may fall seven times And rise again, But the wic...

What You'll Hear: Works at a University in Texas in financial education PhD in Adult Education Grew up in 2 parent household, raised in church, lot of conflicting messages,  He wasn't macho as a child and people called him gay, the enemy was trying to implant in him at an early age His Dad was not horrible, but distant and worked a lot, he didn't know how to operate in love In Middle School Terran...

S Today I'm going to challenge you to identify something that is demanding a lot of energy, time and emotion from you which is, at the same time, something you have within your power to reduce or eliminate from your life.  I'm going to ask you to be honest with yourself about exactly how much this thing is demanding of you, why you're letting it take up some much of your life, what harm it's causi...

What You'll Hear: We think we're no going to share our faith out of fear, but that's a symptom, the real problem is they are not learning how to sharee their faith and no-one is teaching it 83% of people who have come to Christ have done so through direct involvement with a friend or neighbor, not a church or pastor Most Christians are not sharing their faith What makes you successful in evangelis...

S First Light sent 9/29/20-Living on Purpose  "Teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts to wisdom." -  Psalm 90:12 -  No one ever raised a great family by accident. No one ever built a great contributing business by chance. No one ever became a gifted musician accidentally. Nothing great is ever accomplished by sheer luck. That is why we are taught in scripture to "apply our hearts...

What You'll Hear: We transition to different jobs much more than in the past, this can be good or bad It's good to be looking over your shoulder to be ready for a transition There's a learning curve and so it's good to stay in one position long enough so that the time invested in you learning your job results in a return in terms of your performance In "The Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith, he bro...

2000 downloads in August first time ever, and this is the 100th episode of this Podcast, I give God all the glory and I thank each and every one you sincerely for listening to what and others I interview have to say about faith and work S Hitting Home Dr Force email 8/23/20 referring to blog article in 2015 https://hittinghomeministry.com/true-love-assumes-the-best-i-corinthians-137/ E Mr. Rogers ...

What You'll Hear:   The festivals are commonly called the Jewish Feasts but the Bible calls them the Feasts of the Lord, it means appointed times Leviticus 23 is the source text, there generally are 7 Feasts Quick overview: 1. Passover, celebrated at Easter, when the Jewish people were saved with the blood of the lamb over the door posts 2. Unleavened Bread 3. First Fruits - first day of the week...