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Every day leading up to Christmas we will be reading, studying, and reflecting on a chapter of the Gospel of Luke. There are twenty-four days leading up to Christmas and twenty-four Chapters in Luke. We are going to enter the celebration of the birth of Jesus with a full context of his life and ministry. My hope and prayer for each of us is that we fully experience a closeness to Jesus like never...

Every day leading up to Christmas we will be reading, studying, and reflecting on a chapter of the Gospel of Luke. There are twenty-four days leading up to Christmas and twenty-four Chapters in Luke. We are going to enter the celebration of the birth of Jesus with a full context of his life and ministry. My hope and prayer for each of us is that we fully experience a closeness to Jesus like never...

Every day leading up to Christmas we will be reading, studying, and reflecting on a chapter of the Gospel of Luke. There are twenty-four days leading up to Christmas and twenty-four Chapters in Luke. We are going to enter the celebration of the birth of Jesus with a full context of his life and ministry. My hope and prayer for each of us is that we fully experience a closeness to Jesus like never...

Every day leading up to Christmas we will be reading, studying, and reflecting on a chapter of the Gospel of Luke. There are twenty-four days leading up to Christmas and twenty-four Chapters in Luke. We are going to enter the celebration of the birth of Jesus with a full context of his life and ministry. My hope and prayer for each of us is that we fully experience a closeness to Jesus like never...

We are about to do something super cool between now and Christmas. Every day we will be reading, studying, and reflecting on a chapter of the Gospel of Luke. There are 24 days leading up to Christmas and 24 Chapters in Luke. We are going to enter the celebration of the birth of Jesus with a full context of his life and ministry. My hope and prayer for each of us, that we fully experience a closene...

It is all but guaranteed that someone at some point is not going to be happy with you. Someone will talk about you behind your back saying things that are untrue or unfair. I’m sure those memories are flooding back to you now or maybe you’re in the middle of that.  What do you do in those circumstances? What do you do when life is not fair? What do you turn to? Who do you turn to vent to?  There’s...

We wrap up our study in John 13. It’s not something that has been a deep study but there is enough here that will be split into three episodes. I encourage you if you haven’t to go back and listen to the first two parts to do that. We are diving into a passage in the book of John that documents Jesus washing the feet of the disciples at The Last Supper. We will read the same passage in these next...

We continue our study in John 13. It’s not something that takes a deep study but there is enough here that will be split into three episodes. I encourage you, if you haven’t to go back and listen to the first part. We are diving into a passage in the book of John that documents Jesus washing the feet of the disciples at The Last Supper. We will read the same passage in these next few episodes but...

There is a simple beauty in today’s verses. It’s not something that takes a deep study but there is enough here that will be split into three episodes. We are diving into a passage in the book of John that documents Jesus washing the feet of the disciples at The Last Supper. We will read the same passage in these next three episodes but we will have a different reflection in each one.  This is the...

Today's verses were submitted by  VERSED listener, Heather. It concerns one of the most frequent questions about God's character and that is God's wrath. Wrath is hard to justify and I have to admit it I felt the same way until I began studying the Bible more than reading it.  We return to the book of Romans today - written by Paul. Paul has expressed his willingness to come and pre...

In order to have salvation, there must be a need for it. Saved? Saved from what? Why? Isaiah prophesied to a nation that had turned a deaf ear to the Lord. Instead of serving Him with humility and offering love to their neighbors, the nation of Judah offered meaningless sacrifices in God’s temple at Jerusalem and committed injustices throughout the nation. The people of Judah turned their backs on...

Loneliness has a significant effect on our health,  diabetes, anxiety, depression, addictions, suicide. It also seems like loneliness is the perfect soil for sin to flourish. If I were Satan, that would certainly be my goal - to get people lonely and isolated.  Naturally, our hearts are prone to wander, to harden, and to sin. The allurements of the world never stop lying to us and calling us away...

Today’s verses are the response to a question from a friend of mine. She sent me a text that said this,  “Biblical question for you”   I said, “Go for it.”  She asks, “In Exodus 32, God declares he is going to murder all the Israelites down the mountain that are worshipping idols. Moses then pleaded with him & reminded him about his promises with Abraham, Issac and Jacob. Had God forgotten tho...

Do you ever get tired of sinning? Like you try your best but you get caught in this vulnerability and fall back in the trap of chasing your own happiness at whatever the cost right there at that moment. You may even recognize that you are wrong but you beat yourself up for continuing in your sin. You are weary and HATE yourself for it. Sometimes I get mad that I even HAVE to ask for forgiveness in...

We have to do what this Psalm says; humble ourselves, repent of our sins, pray, give thanks. When we do that, out of the abundance of God's love, He will hear us. But, that takes a move from us. This is the VERSED podcast; a daily pursuit to become more perceptive to what the Bible says.  If you would like to dive deeper into certain verses in the Bible, have a verse you would like to submit...

Psalm 32 is a maskil of David. Maskil is a teaching psalm - it means to teach or to instruct. It was written after David’s great sin with Bathsheba. If you don't know what that is, we will dive into that briefly.  Psalm 32  pairs with Psalm 51. 51, is David’s prayer for remorse and forgiveness, and mercy. 32, is after he is assured of his forgiveness and he wants to instruct others. This is t...

You won't see "SUBMIT AND GOD WILL GET THE GLORY" on coffee mugs, clothing, or on your Christian Girl-Boss Daily Planner. Instead, we see "BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS!" In today's popular verse, we study and read the full context of Joshua 1:9 where God is promising Joshua and you, courage and strength but that does not come without submitting to his ways.  This is the V...

Maybe you have heard people speak about God or specifically the “Old Testament God” as a "cosmic abuser". A vengeful, wrathful, murderer. Maybe you believe that yourself. I do have empathy for that point of view because at first glance it may appear that way, especially if we do what is often easy to do and filter the Bible through our own lens, insert ourselves into the narrative, inste...

The devil cannot make you sin. But what he will do is study your game film. He knows your tendencies like the back of his hand. He knows your distinctive weaknesses. He knows how to appeal to your evil desires so that you’ll be drawn away into sin. Sin that leads to death and separation from God. When we sin, we break that fellowship with God.  Today we are reading from the book of James and answe...

Have you ever wondered what the Bible means when it says do not love “the world?” or the things in the world? Today’s verse gives us an incredibly clear answer to what those things are and what they are not. If you would like to dive deeper into this, or other verses in the Bible, if you have a verse you would like to submit to have included in a future episode if have questions about the Bible th...

Some of society hates the idea of the biblical principle of the wife’s role in marriage as if it is a bad thing when if truly understood is beautiful. The husband’s role on the other hand is completely forgotten. So many guys have no idea and no example of how to be a man. What is a good husband? What kind of men has God called us to be? How do you do marriage in God's way? God’s call to husb...

Have you ever heard the phrase "God didn't demand a sacrifice, we did!" It’s a core tenant of the progressive Christian church. It’s in books, blogs, and podcasts all over the place. If you haven’t heard it yet, I’m sure you will. I wanted to study this further because it could be a nice heartwarming statement right? But there was something in me that felt like it didn’t pass the sn...

What burdens are you carrying because you can’t forgive yourself? If Jesus has forgiven you, do you also have to forgive yourself? Do you feel stuck there? Trapped in a cage of shame? I’ve been to therapy, I’ve been to counseling, and I was the host of a Christian radio show for 11 years. I’m attempting through this podcast to grow in Bible knowledge. When it comes to self-help, I’ve probably hear...

It is nearly impossible to avoid the pressure to be and to think like everyone else around us. It starts at the youngest age, we want to fit in! We don’t want to be singled out or targeted, we want to be loved and accepted, even if it comes at the cost of changing who we are like a chameleon. I think it’s fear at the core. Insecurities, anxiety, we fear being alone. And so all of us humans deal wi...

Are you satisfied with your prayer life? I don’t know too many people who are, I think most of us know that we fall short in this discipline. Even the most mature believers recognize their need for improvement, and one of the best methods for doing that is examining scriptural prayers and using them as a model. Several of Paul’s prayers are recorded in the Bible, and they provide great insights in...