Keep the Heart

Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where you'll hear the most popular episodes from the previous season. Are you feeling spent? Bone weary and bone dry? The condition of spiritual dryness can happen for a variety of reasons, but most of those reasons are tied to events that have gone on for too long, or changes that we don't like. Sometimes the issues of life are like bad garments ordered on Amazon. Yo...

Build Your Bible habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 17 on the 17th, etc.).  God bless you and keep you in this journey of building your Bible habit. A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs chapters are listed in the left sidebar here:  Keep the Heart Audio Proverbs Library Visit  The Shop at Keep the Heart

Build your Bible habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 15 on the 15th, etc.).  God bless you as you build a habit that draws you closer to Him and makes you wiser. A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs chapters are listed in the left sidebar here:  Keep the Heart Audio Proverbs Library Visit  The Shop at Keep the Hea...

Have you ever read anything in Scripture and wondered how that could have been possible? Or have you ever thought that our outrageous situations are entirely too big for God to handle? Jeremiah the prophet spoke these words that remind us that the maker of Heaven and earth is never stumped or stuck: "Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out...

Build your Bible habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 10 on the 10th, etc.).  God bless you as you meet with Him in His Word daily! A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs chapters are listed in the left sidebar here: Keep the Heart Audio Proverbs Library Visit The Shop at Keep the Heart

Build your Bible habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 8 on the 8th, etc.).  God bless you with wisdom and understanding! A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs chapters are listed in the left sidebar here: Keep the Heart Audio Proverbs Library Visit The Shop at Keep the Heart

Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where you'll hear the most popular episodes from the previous season. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of self-indulgence is “excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims.” Here are some signs that you may be struggling with self-indulgence: You have an income but no money because of your spending habits You...

Build your Bible habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 3 on the 3rd, etc.).  God bless you with wisdom and understanding! A convenient list of the Audio Proverbs chapters are listed in the left sidebar here: Keep the Heart Audio Proverbs Library Visit The Shop at Keep the Heart

Build your Bible habit with the popular daily Proverb system. Read one Proverb daily, corresponding with the day of the month (chapter 1 on the 1st, etc.).  Make a goal of reading without missing a day for 90 days, and at the end of that time, you will have read the book of Proverbs three times. The wisdom and understanding gained will be noticeable, and your relationship with God and others will...

Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where you'll hear the most popular episodes from the previous season. This episode, "Trusting God with Trust Issues" was a bit of a jab to the ribs. Teachers are also full-time learners, and I saw some new "trust issues" that had crept in since this episode first aired, and these issues needed exposure. It's understandable when we have trust issues as a side effect of...

BONUS BIBLE SERIES: This is the final chapter in the book of Proverbs. If you started at chapter one, you have now read the entire book. Bravo! I suggest you buy yourself a new Bible. Digital and audio are great, but you can mark and take notes in a printed Bible. We have a few in the shop at keeptheheart.com , if you need ideas.  Even though this chapter is often referred to as the pattern for th...

SPECIAL GUEST HOST EPISODE: When Francie doesn't have a podcast-worthy voice, she calls her favorite replacement! You will love the sound of this buttery radio host from Faith Music Radio  and their program for women, eleven2one . Do you have a passion for the Bible? Your passion will increase after listening to this very inspiring episode! Our guest host, Janice Wolfe, from shares her story in su...

Have you ever dragged your feet on forgiving someone because you thought they deserved to suffer? Or were you so hurt by their words or actions that you felt they deserved punishment? Human nature is painful like that. We don’t like people to hurt us, but we’ll cancel that rule when we’re hurting someone in revenge. We’re not the first to struggle with the issue of not wanting to forgive. Listen t...

BONUS BIBLE SERIES: Welcome to Proverbs chapter 30 on Build Your Bible Habit. Chapter 30 is unique in that it begins with an introduction from a man named Agur. Strong’s concordance translates his name as “gathered,” but also calls it a “fanciful name for Solomon.” The chapter opens with notable humility, and closes with a warning not to “lift ourselves up.” Many important life observations are in...

Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where you'll hear the most popular episodes from the previous season. Today’s episode, "When You Can't Talk About It," is still being downloaded at a rapid rate, even a year later. Going through things that seem unusually hard and uncommon doesn't mean that we're the first ones to walk the rough road. Tough problems and embarrassing circumstances are as old as the Old...

BONUS BIBLE SERIES: Welcome to Proverbs chapter 29 on Build Your Bible Habit. This chapter reminds me of a class in character-building. When we are growing in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we grow in wisdom and understand, which improves our integrity, personality, and even our disposition. Without spiritual growth, we run the risk of developing destructive habits...

Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from the previous season. “Backsliding Looks Like This” received thousands of downloads over the year. I wonder if it's because backsliding is such a common temptation? It could happen to any of us. Have you been making changes in your life that are weakening your faith and causing you to question biblical living? The process of...

BONUS BIBLE SERIES: Welcome to Proverbs chapter 28 on Build Your Bible Habit. This chapter shows the contrasts between the wicked and the righteous. The term “wicked” means someone who is “criminal” and “hostile to God,” but it also carries the meaning of someone who is guilty of sin against God or man. That could be any of us! It is possible to stray into a zone that is very hazardous for our spi...

Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where you'll hear the most popular episodes from the previous season. Today’s episode, “How to Give Wise Counsel” was meant to guide those of us who are not trained counselors. We never know when someone may come to us and say, “Can I talk to you about something?” In fact, maybe we’ve been the ones to approach a friend for guidance with a tough situation. Giving couns...

BONUS BIBLE SERIES: Welcome to Proverbs chapter 27 on Build Your Bible Habit. This is one of my favorite chapters in the book of Proverbs. Did you know that the word “friend” occurs 53 times in 49 verses within the Old Testament, and 5 of those are in Proverbs 27? We could call this the friendship guide, but it also has additional instructions, including financial advice at the end of the chapter....

Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we replay the most popular episodes from the previous season. "Signs of a Controlling Person" was downloaded thousands of times over the past year. Could it have anything to do with the reality that this is a common struggle? The desire to control the outcomes and people in our lives truly is a frequent temptation. It’s a flawed thread that runs throughout the f...

BONUS BIBLE SERIES: Welcome to Proverbs chapter 26 on Build Your Bible Habit. This chapter is filled with commentary about the fool. The term “fool” seems harsh, but it’s more like a diagnosis than a label. One of the plagues of a fool is imagining that they are wise.  Did you know that the word “fool” also carries the meaning of an arrogant person? We tend to think of a fool as someone who is a s...

It’s becoming so common to live broken down spiritual lives that spiritually healthy people are often seen as unusual and maybe even slightly abnormal. We keep trying to fix the surface things in our lives, failing to see the connection to what’s going on inside our hearts and minds. The more we try our self-help techniques and experiments, the less money and time we have, but we’re still living b...

BONUS BIBLE SERIES: Welcome to Proverbs chapter 25 on Build Your Bible Habit. This chapter reads like an instruction manual on how to interact with others, both in public and private situations. The key to benefiting from Proverbs is to put these verses into practice. Wisdom without application keeps people stuck, but when wisdom is applied to daily living, that’s when we see positive changes. Are...

Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we replay the most popular episodes from the previous season. Proverbs 27:4 makes a statement and then asks a question: "Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?" Who is able to stand before envy? No one. Compared to wrath and anger, envy comes up as the hardest of the list. It’s like a self-inflicted gunshot wound, causing...