Rinse and Repeat with Carol Eskaros

She was a judge and a prophetess.  She was an exhorter and a leader.  A woman that teaches each of us so many things about hearing from God, and then DOING what He says. Her name of course is Deborah.  Turn your Bibles to Judges 4, as we study the life of Deborah on today’s edition of Rinse and Repeat. ( RAR2022EP36)

Ruth and Naomi's stories mean the world to me personally, because they are NOT stories based on perfection.  Naomi had become bitter as a result of losing her husband and her sons, and she confessed her bitterness openly.  Nevertheless, Naomi's bitterness was a moment in time - a season in her life - and it did not keep Ruth from following her to Bethlehem and it did not permanently mar...

“The liberty of those who have nothing to lose because they have nothing to keep.  We can do without anything while we have God.”  Lilias Trotter, missionary and artist, captures a profound truth we learn so clearly in Scripture, "Godliness with contentment is great gain" (1 Timothy 6:6).  From her life, and the life of today's woman of the Bible, Rahab, we learn the great feats tha...

What makes for a truly Biblical friend? Join me for this lagniappe edition of Rinse and Repeat, as we explore the friendship of David and Jonathan, and learn about REAL Biblical friendship!

Miriam, Moses' sister, was a prophetess and a leader of women, but she also struggled with envy.  She wanted what Moses had - his position, his clout, his power.  And the result was catastrophic. What happens when we struggle with envy?  What does it cause us to do, to say, to BE? And even more, what happens when we ask those the question that can divide marriages, friendships, and churches: WHAT....

One of the hardest songs for me to sing in church is "I Surrender All," because I just don't really believe that I do.  Think about it - do we really surrender ALL? Today we resume our study of the Women of the Bible with Jochebed, the mother of Moses, a woman who trusted God and who surrendered her baby in a basket up the river because she trusted God.   What are we holding on to - what...

The words NO ONE with anxiety wants to hear:  DON'T WORRY. As one who suffers with anxious thinking, I can attest.  Simply telling me NOT to worry does not help.  If I could simply just STOP, of course I would... no, I need stronger weapons of warfare against worry! In this last message in our Fear Not series, I explore prayer, thanksgiving, and encouragement as three key weapons to...

Pain actually has a PURPOSE. No one wants to hear that, but there it is. Pain has a purpose, and one of those purposes is to put anxiety in its place - believe it or not! Turn with me to a passage you all know well, 2 Corinthians 4:16-17: Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but...

I have FINALLY come to the passage we ALL have been waiting for on fear!!!   2 Timothy 1:7, For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. Throughout this episode, and with this passage, I hope to better understand our fears - the healthy ones and the unhealthy ones - and what God's Word has to say about them.  In particular, if God's Word tells...

This episode is incredibly personal for me, because it is about the role the church, the body of Christ, plays in helping us combat anxiety.  In particular, we look at how we as Christians can help and be helped by being part of a local church, as I can testify firsthand. Even if you have missed other episodes in our Fear Not series, do not miss this one, as we explore "When the Body Helps the Min...

“ And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever.” In John 14:16, Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit as our Helper, and in today’s program, we look at what that means for us in the face of our anxieties. Put simply, believer, the Holy Spirit is WITH you, no matter what you are facing.  Your fears may tell you you are alone or that no one under...

On the darkest night of Jesus' earthly ministry, He faced indescribable anguish. In the scene in the Garden of Gethsemane,  we can learn so much not only about how Jesus handled the horror of what lay ahead, but also about how He wants US to face similar anguish and fear. In our ongoing series entitled Fear Not, turn with me to Mark 14:32-42 as we explore today's message entitled "Jesus Faces Fear...

The character of God speaks to our every need and our every fear. Do you fear sickness?  God is Jehovah Rapha our Healer Do you fear not having enough?  He is Jehovah Jireh, our Provider. Do you fear not knowing which way to go?  He is Jehovah Raah, our God Shepherd, leading the way. Turn with me to Matthew 6:25 as we seek to deepen our theology, our understanding of God, and in so doing, to chall...

Today, we embark on a brand new series here on Rinse and Repeat.  This series is entitled "Fear Not," and will explore God's Word on the issue of anxiety.  We will explore God's presence in the midst of our fears, the role of Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the church amidst our anxieties, and much more. Today, by way of introduction, we will examine what our fears cause us to do.  In...

What do we do when we are overlooked, unloved, unwanted?   Leah wasn't as pretty as her sister. Leah's husband didn't love her. Leah went to great lengths to capture his attention, and still, was unloved. Turn with me to Genesis 29, for our last installment in Part ONE of the Women of the Bible, as we explore the story of Rachel and Leah, and learn that God sees us, even when no one else seems to!...

Sometimes we can just feel swallowed up by circumstances and situations, and we can't seem to see a way through the fog! On this special edition of Rinse and Repeat, we are going to look at Hebrews 10:35-39, and explore the truth that the "just shall live by faith." What does it mean to live by faith?  What does it look like practically, especially when life gets really, REALLY hard? Join me...

Today's podcast explores lessons from the life of Rebekah, wife of Isaac.  Her story starts of strong, as she models an incredible work ethic, but after the birth of her twin sons, Esau and Jacob, her life takes a turn.  Rebekah and Issac show favoritism, and Rebekah falls into chilling patterns of manipulative behavior. Rebekah teaches us to be incredibly mindful of what we do to get ou...

If God is for you, who can be against you? This profound truth from Romans 8:31 is the topic of today's episode of Rinse and Repeat.  We will explore what it means that God is FOR us, and how that truth changes how we face our enemies, and approach every aspect of the Christian life! (RAR2022EP19)

What's in your shoe?  What could that question POSSIBLY have to do with us learning the Word of God? Join me in this VERY special, and deeply important edition of Rinse and Repeat about committing our lives to learning God’s Word! (RAR2022EP18)

"Remember Lot's wife!" “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Jesus issued these two important warnings, and they lie at the heart of today's lesson on Lot's wife and daughters! Turn with me to Genesis 19, and we learn that we can lead lives that are saved, and yet sadly fruitless and largely wasted.   The warning is clear - there ought to...

Hagar's story is replete with lessons.  Lessons on NOT running from your problems. Lessons on waiting on God to fulfill His promises. Lessons that center on these remarkable words:  FEAR NOT, FOR GOD HAS HEARD. Today's podcast will pick up mostly on the second part of Hagar's story, since we explored El Roi so closely a few weeks ago.   Click here for that episode, and join me now f...

The Bible says that for as a man THINKS so is he (Proverbs 23:7). In other words, we ARE what we THINK. Think anxious thoughts, become an anxious person. Think hateful thoughts, become a hateful person. Today on Rinse and Repeat, we are taking a CLOSE look at our thought life, using Philippians 4:8 as our guide.  I am going to encourage us to: 1.  PUT YOUR THOUGHTS ON TRIAL - ask yourself - is it...

I have often wondered why Sarah went along with Abraham's plan to call her his sister (rather than his wife) not once, but TWICE.  If you recall Abraham did this with Pharaoh, and again with Abimelech.  Why did Sarah go along with this plan?  What examples in Scripture are there of wives who did not go along with their husbands when the plan involved disobeying God's Word?  In...

So often, when we face difficult or tempting circumstances, we can begin to develop some wrong thinking, which can then result in wrong actions. This pattern occurs in the life of Sarah, as we will see in today's episode of Rinse and Repeat, and in the lives of many other men and women in the Bible. And yet, despite Sarah's shortcomings, Sarah sees God's remarkable grace at work.  God brings her t...

Satan deceived Eve into believing God was holding out on her. Don't we all fall into that trap?  Feeling like somehow we are missing out on something - so much so that we are willing to move heaven and earth in order to NOT miss out... Today we conclude our study of Eve remembering that God wants us not to live under the cruelty of FOMO (the fear of missing out) but with the contentment of al...