Rinse and Repeat with Carol Eskaros

We are all familiar with the story of David and Goliath, but a fresh look at the text in 1 Samuel 17 reveals incredible new applications! For example, there is an important lesson here about reigning our spirit and our tongue - So many battles are won or lost on this battleground! I also learned the remarkable similarities between David and the Son of David, Jesus, who fights our enemy, and WINS!!...

Today's episode begins with an important testimony from my own life, a testimony of the INCREDIBLE work of God's Spirit among His people! I share it to contrast how the Spirit indwells us now, versus how He came and went in the Old Testament. Also in this episode, we take a close look at David's character, and above all, how the Lord was with him, and how that made all the difference in David’s ev...

If you have ever been excluded or misunderstood, especially by your loved ones, today's episode is FOR YOU. Today we see how David was a nobody, overlooked by his father and others, but not by God, "For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7). God's words to Samuel the prophet are instructive to...

An exciting new week for Rinse and Repeat as we embark on a brand new series - this one on the life of David!! God said, "‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will'" (Acts 13:22b). The question is, how can David, a man who lied, committed adultery, and murdered be called a man after God's own heart? Join me as we answer this critical...

Do you ever have a passage of Scripture that has just changed you forever? Isaiah 43 is one of those passages for me: “But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: ‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When...

“ I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." In John 15:5 Jesus declares Himself to be the vine, with each of us, His disciples, as the branches abiding in Him, and He in us. What is the significance of Jesus being the TRUE vine? Why did God use the emblem of a vine, as opposed to something else? And what is th...

As someone who is directionally challenged, I am so incredibly grateful to have a husband who knows how to find his way pretty much anywhere. That's because we are so much LESS likely to need the Maps app or to get lost. Jesus doesn't just TELL us the way to God or to heaven. He doesn't just SHOW us the way. Jesus IS the way. When we are lost, He is the way. When we are stumbling around in darknes...

Sometimes we get the blues. Sometimes those blues turn into a deeper funk. Sometimes that funk becomes a depression. And sometimes - the worst of times - that depression can morph into seasons of despair, crushing anxiety, and deep darkness. But the fact of the matter is, God has never meant for us to live in darkness, EVER. In fact, as I keep saying over and over again to myself and to others the...

Have you ever been so consumed with sorrow that you began believing lies you simply KNEW were lies? That was the situation I found myself in as I prepared to record this week’s program on Jesus, the Resurrection and the Life. In John 11:25-26, Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never d...

We all have low points in our walk with the Lord, but do we find ourselves faking it most of the time? This week, I spent time with young people at Cross Camp, and we grappled with real questions of whether we are PRETENDING in our Christian life. Do we raise our hands in worship, but our hearts aren't in it? Do we serve in ministry, but only because it is expected of us? Do we go to Bible studies...

Jesus said, "I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture" (John 10:9) and “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep" (John 10:11). In these passages we see that Jesus offers His people a picture of true Biblical freedom, where we can come in and out, and find pasture, where we live free, because He has given His lif...

During Hurricane Ida and the weeks that followed, I learned many critical lessons as we lived without electricity. One of the most important lessons we learned is that many things lurk in the dark - and in fact, many things can GROW in the dark - namely, ugly, harmful black mold. Which leads me to the question - what is growing in our dark? Today we read, "Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘...

What does bread do, other than potentially cause weight gain if we don't eat it moderately? It nourishes. It sustains. It grows. And so it is with Jesus, the very Bread of Life. Join me as we journey through John 6, and explore how Jesus, the Bread of Life, gives us everything pertaining to life and godliness, and what it takes to grow as believers! (RAR2023EP22)

What can a jammed garbage disposal possibly teach us about obeying the authority of the Great I AM??? Today, I share a rather embarrassing story of my antics and inept way around machines, and my gratefulness that someone GREATER THAN ME exists around machines! And with that, I begin a brand new series on the I AM statements of Jesus, given in the Gospel of John. In John 8:58, "Jesus said to...

Is your faith part of who you are, or IS IT who you are? Last week we concluded the program with this question, and this week we pick up with the same question. As we are faced with change, we need spiritual weapons for spiritual warfare - and the shield of faith is protection for the battle that so much change brings! In this week's conclusion to our Courage through Change special episodes, we ex...

What do you do when people around you seem to change? When a friend starts acting weird? When a boyfriend or girlfriend says it is over? In Part One of Courage through Change, I explore how David handled a difficult situation when people turned on him, and how we can take courage in God when people in our lives seem to suddenly change! (RAR2023EP19)

What would happen if we forgot about ourselves and what we can’t do, and remember what GOD is capable of doing? What would happen if Christians trusted God enough to be bold about their faith? To face spiritual enemies armed with spiritual weapons? To stand up for truth? Today, as we conclude our study on the women of the Bible, we turn to the woman loosed of her infirmity, and we see that Jesus w...

When faced with opposition and obstacles, are we tempted to quit? To throw our hands up and say- nah, this isn't working? Praying doesn't work! Living a life of faith just doesn't work! Today on the program we look at a woman's faith that was severely tested. Jesus did not give her what she asked for the first time she asked, and she persisted and remained worshipful in her asking. What happens ne...

"It's not that big of a deal," a teen might tell her parents. "Everyone's doing it," another may say. "My friend's parents let her. Why do you have to be so strict about EVERYTHING?!?" These are just a few of the things Christian parents may hear while raising kids - and while much of it is normal, it raises some questions. Who are our kids hanging out with? Who are WE hanging out with? Today's wo...

On today's program, we learn from the example of three women from Paul's epistles, Phoebe, Eunice, and Lois. Phoebe, the great servant and helper described in Romans 16, meant the world to Paul. Eunice and Lois, Timothy's mother and grandmother, offer models of how to train up a child in the ways of the Lord. One key verse is critically important for all of us in today's study. It...

On today's lagniappe edition of the program, I share personal stories from 20 years ago and just this past week, as I teach on what Jesus meant when He said, "Judge not, lest you be judged." Today's program will include terms like homosexuality, lesbian, and same-sex attraction (younger and sensitive listeners are cautioned). My greatest prayer is that we will learn what God'...

One writer tried to give Priscilla a title, and it went something like this: Christ follower, Tent Maker, Teacher, Encourager, Home Church Hostess & Leader, Devoted Wife of Aquila, and Faithful friend to Paul.    To that title, I would add based on Romans 13:3-4: Paul’s heroic life-saver! Today we embark on the study of a woman of MANY talents, and with that study, we explore the many roles that w...

What kind of legacy are we leaving?  How will they remember us? Today, we will learn not one, but TWO stories of resuscitation.  And, we will explore the life of a woman who leaves behind a legacy of faithful service and love, even though not one word she spoke was ever recorded. Join me as we study Tabitha, today on Rinse and Repeat. (RAR2023EP12)

A seller of purple, a successful businesswoman, and a persuasive individual, Lydia offers us several valuable lessons on today's episode.  We learn NOT to be self-sufficient, we learn about the importance of encouragement, and so much more. Today, we also glean the introduction of the remarkable story of Lillian Trasher, missionary to Egypt.  This woman stepped out by faith, and learned that indee...

One of the most significant aspects of our current Women of the Bible series is that we don't just study the "good girls" of the Bible, but also those who made some cataclysmic mistakes so that we can LEARN from them!  Today's lesson on Sapphira in Acts 5 is just such an example. Someone once said, "Once the love of money takes possession of a person, there is no evil that he cannot or will not do...