Spiritually Fit Today

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole, and guest featuring Mrs. Thimijan. In this episode we explore the “spiritual seeds” that grow into lifelong roots. Mrs. Thimijan emphasizes listening, modeling kindness and manners, praising gifts, exploring interests, and the critical role of social-emotional skills for school success. Memory verse: Proverbs 22:6. 4 R Action Steps Read — Read Prov...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and his guest this week, Mrs. Thimijan. In this episode we gently explore how to support preschoolers facing divorce, death, or major family crises. We emphasize presence, listening, one‑on‑one prayer, and grounding little ones in the assurance of God’s care, using Proverbs 22:6 as our guiding memory verse. 4 R action steps: - Read: Read Proverbs 22...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Mrs. Thimijan. In this episode we address scattered adult attention, device distraction, and practical ways even the busiest parents and grandparents can create heart-anchoring moments that nurture a child’s spiritual growth. Take action with the 4 R’s - Read: Read Proverbs 22:6 aloud with your child. - Reflect: Ask together — Where do I n...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Mrs. Thimijan. In this episode they explore how to weave faith into a preschooler’s everyday life so it becomes a lasting heart-level foundation. Mrs. Thimijan emphasizes love first, using music, visual object lessons, daily small moments, and prayer to move faith from the head to the heart. 4 R practical next steps - Read: Read Proverbs 2...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Mrs. Thimijan. In this episode we explore how the everyday words and actions adults offer preschoolers can plant unbreakable confidence and early spiritual roots, anchored in Proverbs 22:6. Mrs. Thimijan draws on 43 years in Christian preschool ministry to share practical practices: give focused attention, eye contact, listening, specific...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Roy Moran. In this episode we unpack how the early church prayed for boldness, why disciple‑making movements thrive on prayer. Memory verse: "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations..." (Matthew 28:18–20). Read - Read Matthew 28:18–20 (the Great Commission). Reflect - Ask: W...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and Roy Moran. In this episode we unpack disciple-making as the everyday calling of every Christian — moving from supporting missions to actively helping others follow Jesus through simple, reproducible habits. 4 R action steps you can use right now Read — Choose a short passage like Matthew 28:18-20 or another Gospel paragraph. Read it slowly and g...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Roy Moran. In this episode they explore "holy ambition" — strategic compassion that moves ordinary believers beyond comfortable circles to love the unreached on purpose. Roy emphasizes relational, marketplace-centered disciplemaking, small-group multiplication, and obeying the Great Commission in everyday life. Memory verse: Matthew 28:18–...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole. In this episode Arnie talks with Roy Moran about the Great Commission as a daily, local calling — not just overseas missions. Learn to see the mission field in workplaces, schools, neighborhoods and everyday routines. Memory verse to read: Matthew 28:18–19 4 R action steps - Read: Read Matthew 28:18–19, and Luke 15 to see how Jesus frames the missi...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Roy Moran. In this episode Roy explores how Jesus’ authority in Matthew 28:18–20 reframes the Great Commission from a risky volunteer task into a confident act of obedience. Roy shares his journey into disciple-making. 4 R action steps Read — Read Matthew 28:18–20 (memorize verse if you can). Reflect — Ask: How does Jesus’ proclaimed autho...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole, and guests Bruce A., and Randy Lube. In this episode we wrestle with “news feeds vs. God’s feed”: how to stay anchored in Scripture, avoid being shaped by media narratives, turn anxiety into prayer-driven action, and become a shining light amid cultural chaos. Key takeaways: prayer for consumers and producers of news, soak in Scripture rather than...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole, and his guests Bruce A., and Randy Lube. In this episode we unpack media bias—what it looks like (story selection, omitted facts, loaded language, source choices, placement) and practical ways to spot and navigate it as followers of Christ. Randy and Bruce offer concrete tips: read original speeches and records, compare multiple outlets, watch for...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole, and guests Bruce A., and Randy Lube. In this episode we examine why news skews negative—“if it bleeds, it leads”—how fear and anger drive headlines, and practical Christian ways to protect your mind and soul. Learn the memory verse: “Test them all; hold on to what is good.” (1 Thessalonians 5:21). Try the Mental Diet Challenge: shorten your news in...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole. In this episode, Arnie is joined by Randy and Bruce, two former journalists, to hjav a practical conversation about truth versus spin in today’s media. They explain what journalism should be (verified facts, fair representation of both sides, accountability), how modern coverage often shifts into narrative-building driven by audience preference and...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole. In this episode Arnie is joined by Bruce A. and Randy Lube, two former journalists, for a frank conversation about truth versus spin in today’s news. They explain how narrative-building, audience preferences, and revenue pressures shape coverage, why truth matters for Christ‑followers (Jesus as the Way of Truth), and practical steps to avoid being...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Braden Pedersen. In this episode we unpack why spiritual fitness doesn't happen accidentally and how to design daily rhythms that help the light of Christ overcome darkness (John 1:5). Practical, research-informed guidance for busy lives—scripture, prayer, community, and evangelism—so you can grow in faith on purpose. Four R actions to pra...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today — a daily podcast with Arnie Cole and Braden Pedersen. In this episode Arnie and Pastor Braden explore daily confession as a spiritual discipline that trades shame for clarity and sustained spiritual health, rooted in 1 John 1:9. They explain why Christians avoid confession, how regular self-examination reduces shame, and offer a simple practice to try: a 60‑second...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Justin. In this episode Arnie and digital architect Justin explore how temptation thrives in unbroken loops and how inserting an early wedge can disrupt its power. Justin shares practical, research-backed strategies—small environmental changes, timers, moving apps, or simple physical interruptions (like a hand exerciser)—that help you inte...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and Braden Pedersen. In this episode we wrestle with the dark side of our thought life: how denial drains us, why fear keeps sin hidden, and how Scripture restores vitality (Psalm 32:3; Ephesians 2:10). Practical takeaways include the cost of unacknowledged sin, the power of confession and repentance, replacing destructive thoughts with Scripture, a...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today. Arnie Cole and digital architect Justin explore how innocent curiosity about technology can become a slippery slope into self-imposed captivity—how algorithms, passive scrolling, repetition, frequency/recency, and speed normalize temptation and make interruption harder. Practical guidance includes: don’t use social media to “unwind,” be actively aware, and choose...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and Pastor Braden Pedersen. In this episode we unpack the willpower myth and show how regular engagement with Scripture rewires our resistance to temptation. Pastor Braden explains why willpower alone often fails and why internalizing God’s Word—“Thy word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee” (Psalm 119:11, KJV)—becomes a lifelon...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Justin. In this episode Arnie and Justin unpack how personalization algorithms feed our weaknesses, train our desires toward temptation, and weaken self-control—contrasting fleeting engagement with lasting spiritual growth. They ground the conversation in Proverbs 14:12: "There is a way that appears to be right, but the end of it leads to...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole. In this episode Arnie and guest Pastor Braden Pedersen explore how temptation can masquerade as light (2 Corinthians 11:14), why we so often justify harmful choices, and how discernment, Scripture, and outside accountability help us refuse disguised bondage. Drawing on Daniel’s example of “purposing in his heart,” practical pastoral counsel, and re...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Justin. In this episode we dig into how algorithms and your smartphone reveal hidden desires, shape temptation, and influence your habits—then discuss practical steps to reorient your digital life toward spiritual health using scripture. Summary Arnie and Justin explore how digital patterns expose what we truly value, why human self-awaren...

Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Pastor Braden Pedersen. In this episode we explore how temptation begins in the mind, why noticing mental warning signs matters more than only treating outward behavior, and practical ways to intercept harmful thoughts before they become sin (James 1:14; 2 Corinthians 10:5). Listen, then act using the 4 R’s: Read — Read James 1:14 and 2 Co...