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In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund and Brady Randall sit down to discuss boycotting companies. Should Christians be involved in these boycotts? How are Christians to think about spending their money? What message are we sending if we publicly announce a motivation to boycott. Perspectives addresses culturally relevant topics in our world and brings a Biblical perspective to them. We will focus on...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 22 looking at a reminder for us to not resent obscurity, whether it is us or others who are in the midst of it. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 22:29 (ESV) - Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Bib...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 22 looking at the danger of uncontrolled anger. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 22:24-25 (ESV) - Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encouragement and wisdom. Th...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 22 looking at a sense of warning about people who can have a negative influence on us. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 22:10 (ESV) - Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encouragement and wisdom. This show is a p...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 22 looking at some comments on managing our money and pursing justice with the resources we have been given by God. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 22:22-23 (ESV) - Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate, for the Lord will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them. Five Good Minutes is a short de...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund begins Proverbs 22 and looks at one of the most famous proverbs on parenting. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 22:6 (ESV) - Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encouragement and wisdom. This show is a part of Orchard Hill P...

Jonathan Thiede sits down with Katie Thomas to discuss the book Show Them Jesus by Jack Klumpenhower. Buy the Book - https://www.amazon.com/Show-them-Jesus-Teaching-Gospel/dp/1939946395 The goal of Best Books is to be a resource for you to know what books are worth your time through discussions with Orchard Hill staff. New episodes every month! Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - Get to Know Katie 9:05...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 21 which talks about a variety of things that are destructive in our lives. Today, he discusses the attitude of self indulgence. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 21:17 (ESV) - Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Bibl...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 21 which talks about a variety of things that are destructive in our lives. Today, he discusses the attitude of quarrelsomeness. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 21:9 (ESV) - It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 21 which talks about a variety of things that are destructive in our lives. Today, he discusses the attitude of apathy in life and toward the things of God. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 21:5-7 (ESV) - The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. The getting of treasures by a lying tong...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 21 which talks about a variety of things that are destructive in our lives. Today, he discusses the difference between diligence and and being a sluggard. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 21:25-26 (ESV) - The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund beings Proverbs 21 which talks about a variety of things that are destructive in our lives. Today, he discusses the idea of self-righteousness and autonomy separate from God. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 21:2 (ESV) - Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in yo...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 20 talking about how we aren't as clean as we often think we are and not resent the process of aging. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 20:29-30 (ESV) - The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair. Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts. Five Good Minutes is a...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 20 talking about how we respond to mistreatment says a lot about our faith in God. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 20:22-23 (ESV) - Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you. Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 20 talking about the wisdom of giving people the benefit of the doubt. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 20:14 (ESV) - “Bad, bad,” says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encouragement and wisdom. This show is a part of Orchard Hill Plus where...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 20 talking about looking past what people say, assuming the heart's motivation, and the value of faithful friends. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 20:5-6 (ESV) - The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out. Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find? F...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund begins Proverbs 20 talking about the dangers of alcohol as well as other over-indulgences to ourselves and the people around us Today's Key Verse Proverbs 20:1 (ESV) - Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encouragement an...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 19 talking about the wisdom to sparingly rescue people in our life from bad decisions or circumstances so they they don't experience the consequences. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 19:19-20 (ESV) - A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again. Listen to advice and accept instructio...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 19 talking about having good sense and avoiding slothfulness. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 19:15 (ESV) - Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encouragement and wisdom. This show is a part of Orchard Hill Plus where...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 19 talking about speaking truth to power and how not all power is corrupt. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 19:12 (ESV) - A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encouragement and wisdom. This show is a par...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 19 talking about three ways that may yield short term results but won't work out well and one way that is positive. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 19:9 (ESV) - A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encourage...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund begins Proverbs 19 talking about choosing integrity over wealth and prudence over haste. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 19:1-2 (ESV) - Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool. Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way. Five Good Minutes is a short devotio...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, Dan Irvin, Katie Thomas, and Mallory Schreffler sit down to discuss parenting kids through LGBTQ topics, particularly transgenderism. We don't have all the answers but are approaching this conversation as parents who are in the midst of working through these difficult topics. Perspectives addresses culturally relevant topics in our world and brings a Bibli...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 18 discussing the theme of security. Today he talks about the importance of maintaining our inward spiritual life. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 18:14 (ESV) - A man's spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear? Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encouragement and w...

In this episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues Proverbs 18 discussing the theme of security. Today he talks about how marriage is one of the best securities we can have. Today's Key Verse Proverbs 18:22 (ESV) - He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encouragement and wisdom....