The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast

What Does the Bible Say About What We Say? Some thoughts on the wisdom of looking at the waveforms. (Adapted from Season 5, Episode 29) You can get up to six months of free access to my paid subscriber content for referring friends to sign up for my free Self-Brain Surgery letter! Click here to find out how! Scriptures Mentioned Proverbs 10:19 (AMP) When there are many words, transgression and off...

A story about what to do when life hurts and you can't understand how to make it stop. Scriptures: Psalm 34 Psalm 122:1 Music by Cody Carnes (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Hey, my new book is releasing July 18! Click on the book cover below to pre-order. Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supporte...

It’s a Miracle that You’re Able to Breathe, Read, and Listen to this Podcast! Join me for an incredible conversation with the authors of an amazing book, Your Designed Body , Steve Laufmann and Dr. Howard Glicksman. It’s perfect for Self-Brain Surgery Saturday! Scripture: Psalm 139:1 (From the book website, www.discovery.org ): In Your Designed Body , systems engineer Steve Laufmann and physician...

Is Humility is a Vanishing Virtue? Join me for an incredible Friday Conversation with renowned writer Richard Foster and one of his key partners in creating Richard’s new book, Brenda Quinn as we strive to understand humility. And surprisingly, Richard helps us see how humility can lead to hope! Richard’s new book is Learning Humility: A Year of Searching for a Vanishing Virtue .  Key scriptures m...

You can’t wait for hope to happen.  You can make it happen.  Hope is a verb: there’s two consistent things about biblical examples of when people feel hopeless, and what they do next, that are important to flesh out: Any time we’re faced with a seemingly hopeless situation, there’s movement and there’s memory. There’s action. There’s a choice made. You have to fight for hope, friend, because life...

You Did it Again: Now What? Sometimes, we make a decision or choice today that threatens our success, happiness, family, work, or health tomorrow. Lisa and I call this the “Tomorrow Tax.” This episode is in response to a listener named Julie, who asked me to prescribe an “Emergency Dose” for when we find ourselves paying that Tomorrow Tax again.  Listen to hear the four steps to take if you find y...

It's Tuesdays with Tata! Today, we talk about Romans 12 , to find the incredible hope that lies in changing our minds. (Adapted with additional material from TWT#56) My new book is releasing July 18! Click on the book cover above to pre-order. Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscri...

After Trauma and Tragedy, You Need to Heal It’s Mind Change Monday, and today we have a very special guest, Dr. Tim Murphy, Ph. D. Tim and I had a tremendous conversation about trauma, PTSD, and how the apostle Paul shows us how to heal. Tim’s new book is The Christ Cure: 10 Biblical Ways to Heal from Trauma, Tragedy, and PTSD. Tim Murphy, PhD, is a licensed psychologist; specializing in resilienc...

Father’s Day is Difficult for Some People If you have pain around the idea of God being a father because of your relationship with your biological dad, you need to hear some true things today.  I'm going to share with you a love letter, a message from God directly from his Word, just for you. (Adapted from YST069). And the bottom line of the message is this: You're special, and today is the day it...

Mei Lin Dye Has a Great Story of Reaching for Hope Mei Lin Dye is a proud Tennesseean and a recent graduate of Samford University. She is passionate about her family, growing in her faith, running, and building relationships with the people around her. Mei Lin will soon begin medical school at Quillen College of Medicine. Her greatest hope is to make a difference in her community and be a reflecti...

A Story from My New Book About How to See Your Life Again After Trauma or Tragedy If all you can see is The Massive Thing that happened to you, you’ll never be able to see all the other things that are still beautiful. Here’s how to change that.  Click the button below to access the transcript. Hey, my new book is releasing July 18! Click on the book cover below to pre-order. Music by Tommy Walker...

What would it be like to never be afraid? (Replay for Throwback Thursday, previously only for paid subscribers) In this episode, we find out. Books mentioned:  R ejoice and Tremble Rejoice and Tremble by Michael Reeves The Awe of God The Awe of God by John Bevere Scripture: Psalm 53 Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCA...

Going through something hard can be a sort of new creation story. (Adapted from Season 5, Episode 18) No matter what, your life after major trauma or tragedy will look different. Here are some thoughts from my new book, Hope is the First Dose , that will help find the light again, no matter what you're going through.  Hey, my new book is releasing July 25! Click on the book cover below to pre-orde...

It’s Tuesdays with Tata! Today, a great talk about how Daniel set his mind on obeying God, and that decision changed everything for him. Scripture: Daniel 1 Hey, my new book is releasing July 25. Click on the book cover below to pre-order! Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber....

It’s Mind Change Monday! Today, a lesson from a horse trainer, a prayer from Alicia Britt Chole , and some thoughts on making good choices.  Book Mentioned: The Night is Normal by Alicia Britt Chole. Scripture: Proverbs 4:26-27, Hebrews 12:12-13 Hey, my new book is releasing July 25! Click on the book cover below to pre-order. Music by Elevation Worship and Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Le...

For Season 8 of the Podcast, We’re Giving 100 Doses of Hope! Today, a new self-brain surgery operation based on the Quaker prayer/meditation technique called “palms down/palms up,” as a sort of Trust Transplant.  Book Mentioned: Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster. Scripture: Psalm 71:14, Psalm 34 Hey, my new book is releasing July 25! Click on the book cover below to pre-order. Music by T...

Derwin Gray is a Living Example of Transformation Join me for an incredible conversation with Dr. Derwin Gray, a former NFL player whose life was completely transformed by Jesus. He is inspiring, brilliant, and a powerful example of what happens when you find out who Jesus really is.  Derwin is a thought leader, incredible speaker and writer, pastor of one of American’s fastest growing churches, a...

It’s Tuesdays with Tata! Today, a great talk about a surprising example of self-brain surgery in the Bible- when the prophet Elijah to change his mind to change his life! Scripture: I Kings 18, 19; James 5:16-18 Hey, my new book is releasing July 25. John and Addison Bevere are two of my early readers/endorsers. Here’s what they had to say about Hope is the First Dose . Click on the book cover bel...

How do some people become “THE BEST” at what they do? Or, more importantly for most of us, what separates our very best moments from our average, routine ones? Today, we learn how to evaluate our performance so we can discern how to perform on a higher level all the time.  (Adapted from Season 5, Episode 20, courtesy of Harvey and Louis, who woke up at 4am today and kept me from recording a new ep...

In a hard world, we need hope every day. Dale and Jo Margritz join Lisa and me to talk about how to find hope in the midst of the worst thing a parent can face.  Episode #1 of a recurring series, Everyday Hope ! You can click on the cover below to pre-order my new book, Hope is the First Dose .  Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and supp...

When we fall, we have two choices (Adapted from Season 7, Episode 12, originally You Can Get Up ) We can stay down, or we can grab the hand of the One who wants to help us get back up.  Some thoughts on mind change, stumbling, getting up, and helping others. Scriptures: Proverbs 24:16, Zephaniah 3:17, II Corinthians 1:3-4, Psalm 34:18 Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podca...

Don’t beat yourself up too much if you keep struggling with the same issues! (Replay of Season 7, Episode 15) Today, we discuss why we’re so drawn to the past, even when it was harmful to us.  Book: Run With the Horses by Eugene Peterson Click the button below to pre-order my new book, Hope is the First Dose . Scripture: Jeremiah 31, 32, Isaiah 43:18-19, John 16:33, John 10:10 Music by Here Be Lio...

It's Tuesdays with Tata! We had a great talk about how we view ourselves, how we view God, and how there is no place in the past that holds the answers to your future. (Adapted from TWT #53) You can click on the cover below to pre-order my new book, Hope is the First Dose .  Music by Tommy Walker (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP licens...

There are some incredible lessons to be learned from Psalm 30 Here's a quiet time around the idea of letting God make joy come in the morning, by being willing to feel the sorrow tonight. The secret? Love tomorrow more.  (Adapted from Season 5, Episode 19) You can click on the cover below to pre-order my new book, Hope is the First Dose .  Scripture: Psalm 30  Music by Matt Maher (Music shared on...

I’ve Discovered Four Different Ways People Respond to the Hard Things Life Brings The question is, are you going to wait to discover how you respond to your massive thing, or are you going to try to build your life so as to predict a healthier response when it happens to you? This episode breaks down the four types of responses I’ve noticed after “The Massive Thing” or TMT happens. It doesn’t have...