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This is Steve and welcome back to another segment of Press On. This is called Expected Healing. Remember what Jesus said in Matthew 6:34  “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  There is no doubt about it the Bible addresses worry and anxiousness because its a real issue and is see as detrimental to how God made us. And what Paul said in: Philippian...

    Mike a 67-year-old man who lives in North Carolina with his wife of 45 years Ann. He has four grown children. He worked thirty-five years in the Internet and Telecom industries. He was involved in 5 startup companies one of which was purchased by a fortune 15 company for several billion dollars. After leaving the high-tech world he started a consulting company helping small...

Hey this is Steve and welcome back to another segment of Press On. This is called Facing Towards God. Apostle Paul in a letter to the church in Phillipi writes this: Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Paul lays out a course to counter abnormal levels of anxiety…it’s...  Through the intentional acts...

This is Steve and welcome back to another segment of Press On. This is called Worried Sick. One of the largest growing illnesses in the USA is anxiety disorder. Yet, Paul the author of: Philippians 4:6 calls on us to: Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. National Institute of Mental Health reports  A...

This is Steve and welcome back to another segment of Press On. This is called Is it Well With Your Soul? Have you ever faced trouble, heart break and tragedy that you thought there was no coming back from? From time to time you hear stories that stop you in your tracks. They leave a mark and make your own personal struggles seem small. So it is with the the story of Horatio Spafford a successful l...

Hi this Steve and welcome back to another segment of Press On. This is called What are You Worried About?  I often think how much easier it would be if I were a kid again...I mean just think, very few responsibilities to worry about. Care free...right!  Wrong...I remember in elementary school standing next to my teacher when another teacher came up and asked “is he a worrier” and she res...

This is Steve and welcome to another segment of Press On. Over the last 2 years with the pandemic, and lockdowns relationships have decoupled and attitudes have soured whether there is an intentionally to this time will tell.  So lets you and I set a goal for 2022 How about this one... our attitudes. This is called GRUMPY I remember a friend of the family once telling the story of how sh...

  As children I remember my mom setting up the manger scene. It included magi riding on these chrome looking camels. With five kids in the house they all had seen better days. Some had their legs glued on. One of them was missing a leg…they all seemed like they had been on an incredibly long journey involving great risk. The Magi traveled a great distance. It’s believed that their journe...

This is Part 2 of the Journey to the Divine…Its called  “I Have Waited So Long” Later After Jesus is born He is taken to the temple for ceremonies required for a new born.  Luke as part of the birth narrative takes interest in a story of a women at the temple. It’s interesting that Luke would record this story. It seems to be almost lost by the story of Simeon before but there’s somethin...

Why Us: The Story of Shepherds not Religious Rockstars that were given the honor of hearing the news, seeing and then heralding the birth of the Messiah . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show Me The Way What you just heard was a scene from the iconic 1946 film “Its A Wonderful Life where the enterprising George Baily has reached the end of his rope and begins to consider suicide believing that his life is worth more dead than alive.  In 1977, the Independent reported this revelation from Stewart regarding that scene…as I said it "I felt the loneliness, the hopelessn...

Ryan is a man who knows a lot about a lot. He is a man who has seen a lot...things most of us would shudder to see, or even stomach the experience to begin with. To have walked where he has, requires nothing short of the most robust constitution, respect for the values and lessons he carries that enables such a lasting strength of character. Listen in on his story and learn what it takes to face l...

This is Steve and welcome back too another segment of Press On. This called amazed. My wife and I were reflecting back when several years ago I endeavored to build a train lay-out for our son for Christmas. But not just any where, this one would run the perimeter of his room about a foot and a half below the ceiling. The track would run along the edge of the shelf for maximum visibility. Buildings...

Hi this is Steve from Restless The Podcast, it's hard to believe but Christmas is upon us. Are you ready? For what exactly? Here at Restless we are always thinking about what really matters in life…and asking you to do the same. We do that through the stories of others, to their trouble past struggles and transformation through faith and Hope. Special series such as Resolute, that took you to Jeru...

Thanksgiving  We have Liftoff This is Steve and welcome back to another segment of Press On produced by Restless the Podcast.  This is called Thanksgiving We Have Lift Off. For my family Thanksgiving conjures up a host of memories. In the 60’s and 70’s my brothers and sister I learned to be content in small things. In a way unbeknowning to us we managed our expectations.  The relati...

Hi this is Steve and as you know the Press On series is produced by Restless the Podcast. Its purpose is to provide a short segment that encourages you to think and consider matters that are life impacting while lifting your spirit at the same. In the gospel of Luke I’m reminded what the writer says about Mary “But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” The context in...

Hi, This is Steve and welcome back to another segment of Press On. This is called Can Do. As I look back at my growing up years I realize that they are a collection of experiences in relationships with others whether positive or negative.  Despite the hardships that our family endured we through the examples of my mother and grandparents were ingrained with the spirit of CAN DO. My grand...

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What Well Do You Drink From? A year and a Half ago Im retired after 35 years During that course of time I developed several good relationships with co-workers that became friendships.  Back in the 80’s as a relatively young man I had energy to spare, yet as time rolled on I slowed down, When energy drinks came on the market it became the quest of my friend Dennis and I to find an elusive oran...

Hi this is Steve and welcome back to another segment of Press On. This is called Knots I started thinking about Christmas and while the weather is still tolerable putting some lights in our Holley Tree. Thinking about it-sparked a memory of a few years back when decorating that same tree…I pulled out the lights to find them all tangled up…   After spending what seemed like an hour untangling...

Portrait of God This is Steve and welcome back to another segment of Press On. This called Portrait  Take a look at some of pictures hanging on the walls of your house...why are they there, what to they communicate to you or who do they represent? When my wife and I go to colonial Williamsburg the historical actors will sometimes say “would you like to have a quick portrait done with me”...

Hey this is Steve and welcome back to another segment of Press On. This is called SAD I love the summer…the long days of sunshine, warm temps and variety of colors…it feels like life.  Sure the real hot days makes me uncomfortable like most but it’s during this time of the year that my body thrives.  At the end of summer I play The Beach Boys song Summers Over as a sad good bye. As the d...

This is Steve and welcome back to another segment of Press On.  This is called Hold It Together. I’d like to ask you a question…What holds you together? No really what holds your life together?  Seems like a simple question but is it? Almost everyday I come across stories of individuals and families that are struggling...the word chaos comes to mind. Look around and listen...it’s not har...

Hey this is Steve and welcome back to another segment of Press On. This is call Paul Paul Revere. Not long ago my wife and I along with our good friends hiked a trail between Lexington and Concord Yes, that trail was a portion of the route that Paul Revere took on a dark April night in 1775. As we hiked that trail an image that came to mind...one of a guy who braves the possibility of being c...

This is Steve and welcome back to another segment of Press On. This is called Butter Beans. Growing up our family faced a number of challenging problems not unlike many families in the 60’s.  As a family of 7 there was financial hardship. The majority of my clothing was clothes worn by my brothers the year before. During the summer time meals from the the garden was common such as butter...