Rinse and Repeat with Carol Eskaros

Little do we tend to know, it lies right at their FEET! Today's portion of the armor, "shodding our feet with the preparation of the Gospel of peace," is real power for every believer. This part of the armor takes us over rough terrain and prepares us for every eventuality. This is not just about the Gospel saving us - an ESSENTIAL tenant of our faith - it is about the Gospel keeping...

Follow your heart... To your own heart be true... You have my whole heart... The heart is the subject of many cliches and much sentimentality. Today on Rinse and Repeat, we learn how the breastplate of righteousness is designed to protect the core of our being, especially the heart! In particular, we learn how God's righteousness (doing things God's way) protects us from sin and cleanses u...

"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." C.H. Spurgeon's quip holds true, especially in our age of social media and sound bites. Truth can seem outdated and old-fashioned, and upholding Biblical standards may seem out of sync with the times. Ephesians 6:14 tells us, " Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of...

"The first step on the way to victory is to recognize the enemy" -- Corrie Ten Boom Today, we embark on a new series for a new year, exploring the armor of God as described in Ephesians 6. We will learn how to recognize the enemy's tactics and how to be strong in the Lord and the power of His might. Most of all, we will learn how to strengthen ourselves in the Lord, that we might STAND in the batt...

In the first episode of 2025, we complete our series on surrender by understanding what it means to submit to one another in the fear of God (Ephesians 5:21). Looking at various human relationships, like our relationship with authority, parents, and within marriage, we learn God's design for godly submission. Understanding what such submission is and what it isn't is remarkably important to not mi...

What makes a good man a GREAT good man? On this special Christmas episode, we look at Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, a man called by God to do the impossible. How do you father the very Son of God? How do you provide for Him and His mother? Today, we will explore Matthew 1:18-25, when Joseph hears from the angel about the coming of Jesus, a passage that isn't most commonly taught at Christma...

God never asks us to surrender anything unless He has something greater in store, either in this life or the one to come. This simple principle of surrender is proven over and over again in Scripture. We see it in Hannah surrendering her son, to see God turn him into a priest before the king and in God giving her sons and daughters. We see it in Jesus, surrendering His life for the salvation of th...

What are we willing to do in our surrender to Christ? Will we sacrifice time? Talents? Money? Relationships? Comfort? Jesus commanded that all who would come after him would need to deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Him. Today, we examine what a life of that kind of surrender looks like, which one young missionary described as a life with "No Reserves. No Retreats. No Regrets." (RAR...

Today, we embark on a brand new series here on Rinse and Repeat, a series exploring what it means to live fully surrendered to Christ. So often, I am asked, "I don't feel anything in my Christian life. I don't feel what I once felt in my walk with the Lord." The Christian life is so often NOT about what we feel, but rather about a life of deep, abiding surrender. In this first message in the serie...

For all who are hard on yourselves... For all who are over-achievers or perfectionists... A word on Biblical self-care and above all, mercy!! (RAR2024EP48)

The Bible refers to us as MORE than conquerors (Romans 8:37). Have you ever wondered what makes us MORE than conquerors? In today's episode, we conclude the book of Esther, as we see the Hebrew people MORE than conquering their enemies within the Persian empire. The Hebrews defeat their enemies with the means their enemies had devised for the Jews' destruction! That is just one example of being MO...

Sometimes, we can experience a traumatic event that we fear will change the course of our lives forever - moments that will mar us in unforgettable ways. All hope can seem lost - but not so with God. In a moment, God can turn things around. He can restore lives, He can revive hope, He can raise the dead to new life. Today, we see the Jews facing a law that spells their death, and yet, God hands th...

Today's episode zeroes in on not one, but TWO women filled with God's remarkable Spirit of wisdom (Ephesians 1:17). As we turn to Esther 7, we will see the wisdom that God gave Esther not to blurt out everything she needed to say, as though she was giving the king "a piece of her mind." Instead, she exercised wisdom in WHAT she said and HOW she said it. Likewise, we look at Abigail in 1 Samuel 25....

You pray and pray and PRAY over something, and nothing seems to happen. You are desperate for a situation to change but matters only worsen the more you plead with God about them. Today on Rinse and Repeat, we see a night when at first, nothing seems to be happening at all. A king, in his chambers, has insomnia and calls for a boring history book to be read to him, that he might fall back to sleep...

Stand on a chair. Is it easier to pull people up to you or for you to be pulled down to them? The illustration serves. It is much easier for us to be pulled down into all sorts of things, so who we choose to be with is ever so important. Haman’s friends prove the point perfectly, as we see in Esther 5. That, and so much more, today on Rinse and Repeat.

When faced with something serious, we can agonize (become anxious, panic, sorrowful), we can avoid (numb things, deny how bad it is), or we can appeal to God for real help for real trouble. In Esther Chapter 4, we see examples of each reaction - agonizing, avoiding, and appealing - and we stand to learn how to appeal to God when faced with difficulty. So many practical lessons in this historical b...

It is natural to want people to like us. But people-pleasing and the need for other people’s constant approval can quickly become an idol. Today in Esther 3, we see Haman grow enraged when one man, Mordecai, will not bow to him. The rest of the kingdom bows, but that’s just not good enough for Haman. And that’s how it is with approval addiction. So many people can love us - but once one person doe...

Sometimes it’s hard to stand up for what’s right. We want to, but we don’t always know how to. Or sometimes we are simply afraid. Or, if we are honest, we don’t want to offend or make the wrong impression. In today’s episode, I talk about taking a stand to do what is right, and being unashamed of who we are as believers - of the Gospel - because it is the very POWER of God. And yes, we learn this...

Sometimes in our lives, a simple answer "no" is not just a no. It speaks so much more. Today, we have just one of those situations, and from it we stand to learn so much about what God has to say about our relationships - all ahead on Rinse and Repeat! (RAR2024EP39)

Love one another. Jesus speaks about love over 14 times in the New Testament, and He specifically commands us to love one another four times. On today’s reprise episode, I explore Jesus’ words and how they really do change everything! Join me for this special redux episode, Love One Another. (RAR2024EP38)

When people asked me if there was some sin in my life when I was diagnosed with lupus, I knew they meant well. They wanted me to confess my sin and be made whole. In today's lagniappe episode, I tackle the subject of generational curses and generational sins. Can we get sick, have addictions, and experience failures because of the sins and failures of our ancestors? Building on last week's...

You hear a lot about generational curses these days. About us experiencing the stronghold of generational curses of the father's sins visited upon the children... But did you know that knowing God breaks the bonds of generational curses? That is the testimony of my life, and it is the testimony of the life Naomi and Ruth, as we see in the conclusion of the book of Ruth today. On today's pr...

How many things do we do (or NOT do) simply because we are afraid? How much does our fear influence our decisions? Today, we complete our look at Ruth 3, when Boaz, the type of Christ, exhorts Ruth, saying, "Do not be afraid." We come to understand that God's presence with us is why we need not be paralyzed by fear, even when terrifying things lie ahead. We never go alone. Turn to Ru...

Security. Every single human being wants it, in some form. Today, Naomi talks to Ruth about finding security in the Kinsman-Redeemer, Boaz. In the relationship between Ruth and Boaz, we learn more about God's original intent for marriage, and also about God's provision for His bride, the Church. Join me today in Ruth 3 as we learn even more about the remarkable parallels between the Kinsma...

It's one of the greatest promises in the Scriptures: "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him." 2 Chronicles 16:9a In today's program, we see how God acts powerfully on behalf of Ruth through Boaz, the Goel, Kinsman-Redeemer. We learn how God sees us, and we can be encouraged to seek...