Renewed Mindsets: Don't Conform-TRANSFORM

Send us Fan Mail Start here if your soul needs quiet. Day Six of our Advent journey lingers over Isaiah 53, reading the whole passage aloud and letting its stark beauty do the work: a Servant with no impressive form, carrying grief that isn’t His, trading His wounds for our healing. We invited Lauren to voice the text so you can simply listen, breathe, and receive what this “Man of Sorrows” still...

Send us Fan Mail What if comfort is not a cliché but a command that reshapes how we wait? We open Isaiah 40:1–5 and sit with words that ask us to speak tenderly, clear obstacles, and expect God’s glory to be seen by all. This short Advent reflection traces the thread from ancient prophecy to John the Baptist’s voice in the wilderness and on to the hope that centers our everyday lives. I read along...

Send us Fan Mail A small village and a world-sized promise—today we pause our pace and sit with Micah 5:2–5a, where Bethlehem is named as the birthplace of a ruler whose origins reach into the distant past. We read the passage, reflect on the wonder of fulfilled prophecy, and share why Advent invites us to slow down, breathe, and live watchful and prayerful with real hope. We walk through how a sc...

Send us Fan Mail A quiet moment can change the tone of an entire day. We set aside a few minutes to breathe and read Isaiah 9:2–7 aloud, letting an ancient promise speak into a modern ache: a people in darkness see a great light, burdens break, and joy returns like harvest time. Instead of more noise, we listen for names that steady the soul—Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Pri...

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Send us Fan Mail When the world speeds up, we choose to slow down. Our Advent journey opens in an unexpected place—Genesis 3—where a whispered lie fractures trust, shame rushes in, and humanity starts to hide. Yet even there, a seed of hope appears: a promise that an offspring will crush the serpent’s head. We sit with that promise and let it shape how we prepare for Christmas and how we live as p...

Send us Fan Mail What if your life is simply following your strongest thoughts? We open with an unfiltered look at the real you—beyond the cleaned-up version—and show how a renewed mind becomes the engine of lasting change. With Scripture as our anchor, we unpack why God starts with your thinking, how your eyes and ears act as gates to your soul, and why daily truth is not a garnish but the founda...

Send us Fan Mail A nation can feast and still miss the feast’s heart. We open the door to a deeper Thanksgiving—one rooted in remembrance, forged in hardship, and sustained by a God who has been faithful in every generation. From Plymouth’s fields to a divided Civil War, gratitude wasn’t about plenty; it was a public act of praise in the middle of pain. That same posture still transforms homes tod...

Send us Fan Mail The loudest voice isn’t always the truest. We dive into what it really means to know the shepherd’s voice in a world saturated with takes, trends, and almost-right messages that trade conviction for comfort. Drawing from John 10 and the imagery of the sheepfold, we unpack how recognition flows from relationship: time in Scripture, prayer that lingers until peace returns, and obedi...

Send us Fan Mail A quiet morning, a harsh light, and a question that won’t let go: when you look in the mirror, do you see Christ—or just your brand? We start with that jolt and follow it through Scripture, culture, and conscience to expose how self-worship can hide in ministry clothes. Paul’s warning to Timothy, Luke’s call to the cross, and the sting of Revelation’s Laodicean letter help us name...

Send us Fan Mail The doorbell rings, the porch glows orange, and culture says “lighten up.” We refuse to rename darkness. Rick and Lauren take us straight into the tension many believers feel around Halloween: warm memories and social pressure on one side, the clarity of Scripture on the other. With Ephesians 5:11 as our anchor, we trace the roots of Samhain, the attempted religious rebrand, and w...

Send us Fan Mail What if the most dangerous witchcraft isn’t in dark corners but on bright stages and glowing screens? We confront the slow drift that turns deception into entertainment and performance into a substitute for presence, naming how culture, church trends, and technology can rebrand the ancient lie: you can be like God, you can control the outcome, you can bypass surrender. From manife...

Send us Fan Mail The ground beneath our routines is shaking, and the timeline for “someday” just ran out. We open a clear path from empty religion to a living relationship with Jesus—one marked by surrender, transformation, and Spirit-filled community. Drawing from Matthew 25, Romans 10, Hebrews 9:27, and Isaiah 53, we lay out why preparation matters more than platitudes and why “soon” in the king...

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when heaven itself goes quiet? We open Revelation 8:1 and step into the half hour of silence—no thunder, no choirs, no motion—just a charged pause before the trumpet judgments. That hush isn’t empty. It’s mercy held open, judgment at the door, and a summons to listen while there’s still time. We unpack why this silence reveals the gravity of sin and the strength of...

Send us Fan Mail The celebration turns into a siren. Two years into Renewed Mindsets, we look at a world that feels eerily aligned with Scripture and ask a hard, honest question: are we awake at midnight, or marked by compromise? We trace the signs—Israel’s place in prophecy, shifting alliances, the surge of digital identity and surveillance, and a culture where language flips light and dark—to fr...

Send us Fan Mail What's quietly destroying the church from within? Long before the mark of the beast arrives, another mark is already conditioning believers – the mark of compromise. This powerful episode exposes how everyday choices to bow to culture are training Christians to surrender when greater tests come. The mark of compromise shows up in seemingly harmless moments: staying silent at...

Send us Fan Mail When tragedy strikes our politically divided nation, how should Christians respond? The assassination of Charlie Kirk has unleashed waves of grief, anger, conspiracy theories, and even celebration across America—revealing the dangerous ways political identity can overshadow our identity in Christ. This episode carefully examines what we know about Kirk's death while addressin...

Send us Fan Mail A destructive force is tearing through modern churches, and its name is familiar to Bible readers throughout history: the Jezebel spirit. This isn't about one woman from ancient Israel but a demonic influence that continues to seduce God's people into compromise, false teaching, and rebellion. When Jesus addressed the church in Revelation 2:20, He wasn't angry at th...

Send us Fan Mail The counterfeit spirit has slipped into our pulpits, praise teams, and pews—looking spiritual, feeling good, and sounding holy, but lacking the true power of God. Satan's greatest deception isn't showing up with horns and a pitchfork; it's disguising himself as an angel of light, creating spiritual experiences that comfort without cleansing. What happens when church...

Send us Fan Mail Freedom isn't found in managing symptoms—it's experienced through complete deliverance in Jesus' name. This powerful episode tackles the critical yet often neglected ministry of Pentecostal deliverance, revealing how the authority given to believers on the day of Pentecost remains our inheritance today. Rick confronts the stark reality of our current spiritual lands...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever considered what regret sounds like after death? In Luke 16:27-31, Jesus delivers one of Scripture's most sobering warnings through the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. This episode dives deep into this passage where we witness a chilling reality: a man who ignored God during life suddenly becomes desperately evangelistic after death—when it's eternally...

Send us Fan Mail The ancient text ignites with new life in "Walk with Luke: A Church on Fire," a groundbreaking podcast that transforms how we experience the book of Acts. This isn't Scripture as dusty history—it's the roar of prison doors opening, the rush of wind at Pentecost, and the thundering voice of truth that turned the world upside down. Launching this September, this...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when everything you've depended on vanishes overnight? When your security, plans, and comfort suddenly disappear? In this thought-provoking exploration of Mark 5, we step into unfamiliar territory by examining the biblical account of demon possession and deliverance from the perspective of the pig owner—the unnamed person who lost their entire livelihood when Jes...

Send us Fan Mail The world isn't just changing—it's racing toward spiritual deception at an alarming rate. While many still debate whether we're approaching the end times, Scripture provides unmistakable warning signs that demand our attention. The "great falling away" described in 2 Thessalonians isn't some future event—it's unfolding before our eyes as countles...

Send us Fan Mail The digital revolution promised connection and convenience, but what if it's silently preparing humanity for the ultimate deception? In this powerful examination of technology and biblical prophecy, Rick delivers an urgent wake-up call about "The Algorithm of the Beast" – the subtle ways our devices, apps, and digital dependencies are discipling us away from God and...