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S2 E1 - Be A Watchman

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail The New Year started with a bang, but not the way we had noped. Tornado warnings were sounding off again as severe storms moved through the Midwest and South on New Year's Day. We ended up at some friends with a basement, glued to our TV as we watched a livestream of a meteorologist who was on the case. He sounded warnings as tornados were forming, helping give ample warning to those in it's destructive path to find safety. Well...just as he was a watchman for many, so we are called to be spiritual watchmen to those around us. We must sound the alarm and warn those of the judg

The keys to reading Paul in 2022

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Valley of Disappointment

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Well, here we are - 2022! Also, this starts seasons 4 of the ESM podcast! Thank you so much for your support. It has been fun. And I have high expectations for this year. Do you? I pray you have goals, aspirations, direction, and optimism. Today we will talk about the power of New Year's Resolutions if they are set up well and pursued with perspective and endurance. Let's talk about the valley of disappointment. Are you familiar with that? You are, I'm 100% sure of that. But have you identified it? Let's talk about what t

Looking forward to 2022

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail This is really a podcast episode about the podcast. I want to put "out there" what I plan to do this year so you can help keep me accountable. Maybe we can do the same for each other. Support the show

Episode #112 - All Things New

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Send us Fan Mail Can you believe that it's New Year's Eve already? To me it feels like we are still stuck in 2020, and I know many people feel that way. I know this past year has been hard for a countless number of people, and they look forward to a reset with the new year. Sadly, our problems don't magically disappear with a new calender year - they carry over in the next. Well...the newness we are seeking one day will happen, but not here. One day, God will make all things new, and there will be no more pain, sickness, dispair, or death. Just hold fast to your hope and to your faith, because

Episode #111 - I Cut, You Choose

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Send us Fan Mail Sometimes my podcast episodes are inspired by another podcast, and that is the case today. I was listening to Hal Hammons "Citizen of Heaven" podcast when he was sharing about a game called, "New York Slice". At the beginning of this game, one person "cuts" the slices, but must be careful, because they are the last to choose. The "I cut, you choose" method is effective, and teaches someone to not consider their desires, but others. Well...Jesus established this long ago when we gave us the golden rule. To serve others, even when you get nothing back from it, will change our re

Episode 137 - "Can We Just Move On?"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Open Yourself to Wise Advisors We made it! It's our final Cross Training episode and our last episode of another crazy year! Thank you for being part of this journey — we hope it has blessed you and your spiritual growth. This week we learn when "more is more," why Bob Evans' restaurants should have whiteboards, and how Google makes a dangerous doctor! It all ties in (somehow!?!) with the Scriptural directive to seek out good advice and choose carefully who we let influence us. We start by returning to Christ's childhood as a model of growing in wisdom by getting interested in the things of Go

Episode #110 - You Want What You Can't Have

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Send us Fan Mail Watching the kids play with all of their new toys is a ton of fun. Watching the kids fight over all their new toys is not so fun. It's typcial of a toddler, even if you get them exactly what they asked for, they still want what their brother or sister has. We are still teaching our children how to share, and be grateful for what they have. Well...I think we as adults also need this lesson. Jealousy, envy, and covetousness causes all kinds of problems with our lives. We need to learn to be grateful and content with what is ours instead of always demanding what belongs to somoen

Episode #109 - Inbox: 14,155

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail I am catching up on all of my work that I set aside to enjoy time with my family over the holiday, but now I have a lot to get busy doing. One of the things I was doing today was catching up on emails. Now, what my inbox says and what I actually need to check don't line up - because for the most part, I ignore so many emails because they're not important. Well...sometimes we do the same thing with God's Word. We just read and re-read the same things, because we don't see other parts as important. Nothing could be further from the truth. In this episode, I invite you all to joi

VISITORS: Hospitality. "The Tangible Kingdom." My guests. New York Slice.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Maybe it’s the holidays, Maybe it’s my new son-in-law. In any case, I’ve been spending a lot of time recently thinking about taking people on the outside and bringing them inside, creating blessings for host and visitor alike. This week we will discuss Biblical hospitality and Abraham’s example; barriers we may be erecting to keep brethren at a distance; the blessings that my guests have brought to the podcast; and how getting everything you want rarely comes from taking everything you can. In the spirit of the week, allow me to direct

A Second Look at the Birth of Christ

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Missions of Mercy

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! I need to appeal to your heart. Both your love for Christ and the nature of Christ's love within you. Jesus loves people so much. He loves those who are His and those who are not. Those who have left Him hurt Him and He wants nothing more than to find them and bring them home. But what does that have to do with you and me? We are His instruments of redemption. It is Christ's will that you go on Missions of Mercy to show kindness and Christ to people who are weak, people who have drifted, people Jesus yearns to have back.

Conversations and critical thinking..talking with Kenny Moorer

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail Moving from being a parent of young children to older children can be tricky. This week I talk to Kenny Moorer, an evangelist in Alabama and an old colleague from Florida College. The big themes we talk about in this is learning how to have a conversation, critical thinking, and being the parent of adult children. Kenny is just a great guy. I hope you learn as much as I did. Support the show

Episode #108 - Priorities & Neglect

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail One of my biggest pet peves is when shops & establishments that are not required to stay open during the Holidays still do so. Instead of giving their employees the time to be with their families, they make them come into the work unnecessarily and sacrifice that time. I was so happy to hear that our local coffee shops here in Danville were closing all day tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday. One owner said, "If you want to better serve your community, you have to first care for those in house who are serving your community." Well...we see the same admonitions given to us in Script

Episode 136 - "I Don’t Get It"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself Why do we tend to think we’re alone in our struggles, and how do we reconnect? If God knows me better than I know myself, and he also loves me more than I love myself — how do those truths change my commitments? And where do we find joy when it isn’t close at hand? This week we set Poetry in Motion with David’s extraordinary, intimate prayer in Psalm 139, learning to live as an open book before God. And in our opening discussion of Matthew 7:1-5, Bryan throws back to a nosy neighbor from TV’s Golden era while Ryan draws some observations from early dot

Episode #107 - I Wasn't Expecting That

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Send us Fan Mail Our daughter had surgery yesterday morning to remove her tonsils and adenoids. They took her back, our brave little girl, and told us they would come get us in 45 minutes when it was all over. However, only 10 minutes into the procedure, someone came out looking for us to deliver some news. Our hearts sank: what went wrong? What could have happened? We were petrified, but the news they gave us was nothing like we were expecting. Well...the same thing happened to a group of people 2000 years ago on Pentecost. A group that hung Jesus to the cross, then realized what they had don

Bible Study with Groups, With Marty Broadwell

Jeff · Working with the Word

Many of our Bible studies are done in a group setting, whether in a church Bible class or small group study in a home. While offering a different dynamic than individual Bible study, studying with others in this setting is just as essential. What makes a good (or bad) Bible class? How do we make the best of these times, whether we're the teacher or student? Marty Broadwell shares advice from years of experience teaching teachers to teach. Music Credits "Faith" by Vibe Tracks "New Year" by Bad Snacks "The Starry Night" by John Tadlock

PERSPECTIVE: Circumspection. More "Mutiny on the Bounty," Mars Hill, Mystery House.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Looking at things from different perspectives is the fair way to approach a situation. But it’s more than that. It’s about compiling all the relevant information, including information that challenges our way of seeing the world. This week we discuss circumspection — the skill of viewing things from other points of view. And then we practice it on subjects from last week — poor, unappreciated Captain Bligh; the enablers of Mars Hill; and the true spirit of cooperation in search of truth. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Dr

The Juggling Act

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Okay, how is that core value, that circle of importance, coming along? Have you identified and been vocal about who, or what, matters most in your life? Ranking your focus and values can give you clarity on what to do next and how. But... balance is tough! There are multiple things competing for your attention in any given week, day or even moment. This week we will look at Pat Gelsinger's book, "The Juggling Act." It is tremendous! This is less of a review, and more of a synopsis, but I hope you find yourself reading thi

The Parable of the Two Builders

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Christians in Crisis...thinking about the tornadoes

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail Did you hear about the tornadoes? This hit the area where I grew up, and it affected me a lot. If you'd like to help out, you can donate money here. Be good and do good. Support the show

Episode #106 - xoxo Mistletoe xoxo

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail What do you know about mistletoe? For most of my life, all I knew is that it was a Christmas decoration used for snagging some smooches. Well, it turns out that mistletoe is a parasite. It sucks the life and nutrients out of a tree. Once a seed sticks to a new host tree, it grows bigger and as it grows hurts everything around it. Well...sometimes those who join themselves to a church can be like this. Paul warns us to be on guard for parasites, those who would come in unsuspectingly and cause problems, killing the church from within. We must be aware, because not everyone is a

Episode #105 - You Are No Hero

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Send us Fan Mail There was a detial that went unnoticed at the coffee shop I mentioned in yesterday's podcast until my last day in town back home in Oregon. It was a saying that was printed up on the wall. It said, "You are the hero of your story." Now, we all love a good hero story, but is that actually true? Well...the Bible paints a different picture. We are no hero. In fact, we are the enemy and our own worst enemy. We cannot save ourselves, but there is one who can. The greatest hero story of all, and the only hero in our story, is Jesus. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

Episode 135 - "I Need My Fries!"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Desire and Seek God’s Goodness Make sure you eat before this week's episode or you might get hungry! Our discussion of hungering and thirsting for righteousness brought on a lot of food talk! We go from Michael Phelps' diet to Elf's Clause-o-meter, as 4 Proverbs encourage us to align our desires with God's, burn lots of spiritual calories, and stay hungry! We learn how to savor God's goodness and even to find the good in the bitter things of life. And some Through the Week challenges whet our appetite and lead us to some self-reflection about what these year has left us "hungry" for. It's a sm

Episode #104 - Just Three Guys Praying In A Coffee Shop

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Last week as I was back in Oregon, I had an amazing thing happen. As I sat reading my Bible in a coffee shop, another young man struck up a conversation and we visited together. He introduced a friend, and I shared with them the serious nature of my visit. That's when Daniel stopped and said, "Let's just pray together about it right now." Wow. Well...disciples, this is what we are called to do. To be alert and looking for opportunities to love others & pray for them. You cannot imagine how encouraging it is to not just tell someone you are praying for them, but to simply do it