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Send us Fan Mail In this episode we go back again to the research and studies done on bible reading. See below for the Scientific Evidence for the Power of 4, which is the moral changes that come about through engaging in God's word four days a week. But what if even before we get to actually reading we try to understand what it REALLY is that keeps people from reading their bibles? Is it exc...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on the Power of FOUR which is the scientific backing that reading and engaging with God's word just four days a week has the power to change your life for the better. The encouragement in this episode is to be PEOPLE OF THE BOOK but in order to do that, we've got to open it and read it. Center for Bible Engagement - Power of Four Research https://w...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we continue our discussion on the Rhythm of Creation. In this episode we look at the life of Jesus and how he was able to find rest and refreshing while living a life of go, go, go.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on the REST that was coded into our DNA at creation. It is the norm these days to go, go, go and hurry, hurry, hurry. In fact, not only is it the norm but we boast about our schedule to keep and how hard we work! But, when is the last time you considered how important it is to REST? If it was important enough for God to REST after 6 days, then shouldn't...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we eat on this word YIELD, which means to slow down, concede the right of way, and to give up the advantage. We know what this word means when we are out on the road, but how are we doing with this word when it comes to life? In today's 44, we look to the life of Jesus and how He was "Master Yielder" in the way we Yielded to God and Yielded t...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode is a call to action to meditate on the " Wonderful works of God and to let your soul know it VERY well ." When is the last time you have been in awe of God's creation? If it's been a while, let that time be right now. Let it be today. And let your soul know it very well what a great God we serve!

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on Psalm 81:10-16 while prioritizing the idea behind vs. 10 which reads this way, "I, the Lord, am your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide and I will fill it." Oftentimes we can get to a point where our trust and our dependence upon God falls by the wayside. What a beautiful reminder in Psalm 81 that our lives shou...

Send us Fan Mail In light of Thanksgiving, today we eat on what it means to give an appropriate response of THANKS to any and all blessings we receive from the hand of God. In this episode we eat on the story of Hezekiah from 2 Chronicles and also the 10 lepers from Luke 17.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on what is in a name as it relates to the church (universal and local) as well as it relates to us as individual parts that make up the body. Does the bible speak to what we should call the church? Does the bible tell us what we should call ourselves? Let's eat!

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on "church shopping" and all the many things that people are looking for or shopping for when they are trying to find a church. Typically, people are shopping in such a way that they are trying to find a church that fits their desires and their preferences. But what if instead of shopping for the church of OUR choice we sought after the Church of G...

Send us Fan Mail Ecclesiastes 10:1 - "Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor." In this episode we eat on what Solomon meant by this as well as what our response needs to be when we open the lid of our life to a "little foolishness".

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on the Principle of Duplication which is the idea of multiplying or duplicating ONE (YOU a Christian) into other ONE’s…and doing it over and over and over again throughout your life. We take note of the life of Paul and the great lengths to which he went in his life and his encouragement to others to imitate Christ and duplicate.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on Psalm 23...      1  The Lord is my shepherd,          I shall not want.      2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;         He leads me beside quiet waters.      3 He restores my soul;         He guides me in the paths of righteousness         For His name’s sake.      4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,         I fear no ev...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on one of the most valuable aspects of the persona of Jesus and what we can learn from those moments where just like Him, what we see around us is frenzy and chaos. How did He handle those moments? What did He do? By looking at several of these examples in the gospel accounts, we see Jesus COOL, CALM and COLLECTED.

Send us Fan Mail With Hurricane Milton setting it's sights on Florida, I'd like to read/pray a beautiful prayer that was shared with me that gives such great perspective to these anxious moments before the storm.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on some things that we need as reminders when disaster strikes. Last week, Hurricane Helene devastated the SE. Disasters such as these can bring to life man questions like, why did this happen? Or maybe why didn't God stop this? And while those questions are natural for us, what we really need to remember is that... 1.) This is temporary. Keep your eyes...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on Jesus life and His example to us about living our own lives "off-script". Because we are such a schedule oriented people, sometimes we lose sight of just how often Jesus was interrupted and what we see in his example is that He was always open to those interruptions. What's even more interesting is how some of the most extraordinary stories...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on Jesus sermon on the mount from Matthew 5 and some fundamental things he says about how we should treat people and interact with them. As it was for them then, it still is for us today a challenge to treat people the way Jesus suggests here because culturally it is not the norm. And yet here it is... - Matthew 5:40 - "If anyone wants to sue you and ta...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on Jesus sermon on the mount from Matthew 5 and some fundamental things he says about how we should treat people and interact with them. As it was for them then, it still is for us today a challenge to treat people the way Jesus suggests here because culturally it is not the norm. And yet here it is... - Matthew 5:21-22 - 21 “You have heard that the ancients...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on LOVE. So often times we can come across these words in scripture that we have always known and are so fundamental to the Christian walk that we neglect it altogether. We overlook it. May it never be that we ever lose sight of the importance of LOVE being the center of all that we are and all that we do! Why? That is the example of Jesus!

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on 1 Timothy 4:7-8 and what it means for us to "train yourself to be godly. 8 “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.” What does your spiritual training regimen look like? How much effort do YOU put into training YOURSELF?

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on some lessons from the Tennessee Walking Horse and the way they walk when they are set free from the weights and the chains. In the same way, we are set free by Christ. We are given this freedom by Him and through Him and so the question becomes "what will we do with that freedom?" Will we go back to the weights of the world? Will we go back to b...

Send us Fan Mail In this last episode of a three part series we eat on UNITY and ONENESS one last part of being a part of the very thing that the Lord desires from us. In this episode we look at how true unity and oneness, while it is a together and a "we" kind of thing actually begins with "me".

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on church culture and UNITY. In Jesus high priestly prayer from John 17 we see that it was His desire that the church be ONE. So how do we do that? What are some things we should avoid to stay unified and remain ONE? In this episode we look at two things that can very quickly lead to division....Selfish ambitions/desires and Trashing the Leadership.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on church culture and UNITY. In Jesus high priestly prayer from John 17 we see that it was His desire that the church be ONE. So how do we do that? What are some things we should avoid to stay unified and remain ONE? In this episode we look at two things that can very quickly lead to division. Cutting Corners   Whining/Complaining