Podcasts

Lies Senior Saints Believe About Growing Old

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Finding God's Way In Strange Places

Don Hooton · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Clicking here will take you to our webpage Click here to contact us Don Hooton uses Joseph as a biblical example of developing and growing in faith and trust in God and God's way.

Christian mentoring...a conversation with Keith Stonehart

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail Some people forever change your life by showing you better choices and giving you an example worth following. Having mentors and being a mentor is a blessing to many of us. Keith Stonehart is a friend whose Christian story has several incredible turns. He told his conversion story in episode 53. In this episode, he introduces us to a man who became an important friend and father figure at a time he desperately needed both. Support the show

Episode #40 - Don't Stop Dating Jesus

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail My absolute favorite day while we were back on the West Coast was when Kylie surprised me with a date, just the two of us. We went hiking at our favorite spot in Silverton, Oregon at Silver Creek Falls. It was so good to spent that time connecting, talking, and growing together without any distractions. Sadly, many couples stop dating each other and so they grow apart over time. Well...have you stopped "dating" Jesus? Has your relationship grown stagnant or plateaued? Or are you spending that one on one time to grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ? #SetYourMindAbovePodcas

God's Plan For The Sexual Relationship

David Banning · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Clicking here will take you to our webpage Click here to contact us David Banning discusses the terrible problems of misunderstanding the value and power of God's teaching on the sexual relationship.

Episode #39 - Patient & Kind: An Airport Story

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Airports try my patience, as they do with so many other travelers. As a result, I have the tendency to become stressed and snappy as a result. I was taught an important lesson by a little girl waiting patiently to board who turned and shared her toy with my daughter. The act of kindness convicted me, and reminded me to take better control of myself. Well...there is a marriage between patience and kindness - you cannot have one without the other. And just as love is a choice, and kindness is a choice, so patience is a choice in our lives. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

Episode 118 - "Not a Resting Place"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Prove Your Mettle in Difficulty From the Tokyo Olympics to the "wise man" who "built his house on the rock," this week we set our sights on character growth. When trials test our mettle, how do we respond? And how does hope fuel our perseverance? We answer those questions in a "character" edition of our recurring word-study segment, Heavy Words. Then we close the episode by looking in the mirror and discovering how God has pruned us, purified us, and pointed us toward greater patience. The Big Idea: If we never faced difficulties, we would miss the opportunity to show love, faith, courage, and

Hearing God's Voice

Ben Walker · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Clicking here will take you to our webpage Click here to contact us Ben Walker deals biblically and practically with the idea that God can still lead me with a nudge, feeling, intuition or even speak directly to me. Does God still do that?

Psalm 16

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

Psalm 16 Heading: A Mikhtam of David- Psalms 56-60 16:1-4 David trusts in the LORD vs. those around him who trust in other gods 16:5-6 The LORD is his portion, inheritance, cup, lot, and heritage 16:7-11 The LORD is at His right hand and He will not be shaken 16:8-11 is quoted in Acts 2:25-28, 31 by Peter and Acts 13:35-37 by Paul. Both of these speakers emphasize that these words did not have their ultimate fulfillment in David. David died and was buried and his tomb underwent decay. These words have their ultimate fulfillment in Jesus and His resurrection.

Episode #38 - Footprints On The Oregon Coast

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail One of our favorite outings on our trip back west was to the Oregon Coast. We found ourselves in Lincoln City as my Dad showed my daughter how to make footprints in the sand. They were clear and defined until the water would come up and wash them away. I followed suit, and though mine were even bigger, the water stilled washed them away. Well...death will come to all, no matter who you are, it is the great equalizer. Our memory on earth will be forgotten & washed away no matter what you've done, but how will your creator remember you in judgment? #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

Psalm 15

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

15:1 The Question: O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy hill? 15:2-5a The Answer: The character of the one who continues to be in God's presence vs. 2 Three participles describe him positively: He walks with integrity, works righteousness, speaks truth vs. 3 negatively he does not slander with his tongue, do evil to a neighbor, or take up a reproach against a friend vs. 4 He demonstrates who he is by the company he keeps and he keeps his word even when it is painful. vs. 5 He does not put out his money at interest and he does not take a bribe to strike down the innoce

The Way of the Righteous

Caleb Churchill · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Clicking here will take you to our webpage Click here to contact us Caleb Churchill works through Psalm 1, helping us see the opportunity before us and the challenge before us of choosing the path of righteousness.

Episode #37 - Are You Hungry?

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail We are finally back home! Traveling was a nightmare both there and back. On my flight to Boise, my 4-5 hour tripped turned into nearly a 24 hour trip. Instead of getting in at 11 am, because of mechanical failure I would not get in until well past midnight. Instead of one connection, I would make 3. The worst part, with how it all fell, I couldn't eat. By the end of the day I was starving, and I would have eaten anything. I needed food. Well...do we hunger and thirst for righteousness in the same way? Is Jesus something we need every day, or someone we go without on a regular

PARTNERSHIP: with guests Emerson Brown and Jeff O'Rear

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! My guests this week are brothers in Christ, brothers in labor, and brothers-in-law. Emerson Brown is the preacher for the Westfield church of Christ in Westfield, Indiana. Jeff O’Rear preaches for the Judson Road church of Christ in Longview, Texas. Together they host the Working in the Word podcast, an excellent resource for Christians who want to learn how to study the Bible better. We discuss being unequally yoked, cooperation in disagreement, and the possibility and/or desirability of reading one another’s minds. I’ve been preachin

The Church: Where We Find Relevancy

Josh Creel · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Clicking here will take you to our webpage Click here to contact us Josh Creel talks about relevance, and in a world where the church is out of step with modern morality and ideals, is the church still relevant?

Difficult Passages - Acts 19:1-7

Jeff · Working with the Word

What's going on in Acts 19:1-7? Why did the Ephesian disciples need to be baptized again? What's the difference between John's baptism and Jesus' baptism, and is it really that big of a deal? And what's the Holy Spirit's role in all of this? These are questions we'll tackle as we dive into our first difficult passage. Be sure to listen all the way to the end for a special and personal word of encouragement from Jeff. Music Credits "Faith" by Vibe Tracks "Cafe Terrace at Night" from John Tadlock's album The Sight of the Stars

It Doesn't Matter

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Welcome to calmness in a frustrating world! Okay, how about the PROSPECT of such a thing. I'm the kind of person who has immediate emotional reactions that often get me in trouble. I very often look back and think, "If I had just taken a moment to think about that, things would have gone so much better." And, there is a special little phrase that helps me do that. Today, I will share some personal issues and recent episodes that have discouraged me. I promise this isn't a call to pity, though I am pretty pitiful. But I ne

The Secret to Finding God's Way

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Learning to lead sheep...a conversation with Max Dawson

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail Learning to lead takes experience and wisdom. Even then, leadership in local churches can be tricky. Especially in the age of Coronavirus, we've all been learning about the limits of leadership.Max Dawson is one of the leaders of the Dowlen Road church of Christ in Beaumont, Texas, I've heard lots of good things about that group and found out some of their secrets to both caring for each other and communicating Jesus. Find out the difference between a shepherd meeting and a sheep meeting and how they use something called "Kingdom Performance Indicators." Support the show

Psalm 14

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

Psalm 14:1-3 The foolishness of living without God 14:4-6 The LORD is with the righteous 14:7 O that salvation would come out of Zion. The Hebrew word translated "there is no" as in "there is no God" is used 4 times in verses 1-3. The first time man in saying in his heart that there is no God to call him to account. The other 3 times this Hebrew word is used in vs. 1-3 is God's assessment of man: there is none good. The word is used twice in vs. 1 and twice in vs. 3. Psalm 14 is virtually repeated in Psalm 53. The small differences highlight a slightly different emphasis in these two psalms. P

Replay — "Act Like THE Man"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Programming Note: This week, we're replaying one of our favorite episodes from the past. We'll be back next week with a brand new episode. Embrace Your Role as Salt and Light This week we look at what it means to be a change maker in the world and the people around you, from a Biblical perspective. In our Finding Jesus segment, we deal with the cynicism that says, “what’s the use, it won’t make a difference” and the suffering that comes from the Lord. Then in today’s Scripture du Jour (1 Corinthians 16), we consider what it means to “act like a man” and Bryan makes some observations about the

Psalm 13

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

Psalm 13:1-2 How long, O LORD?? This psalm is a classic example of a psalm of lament. "How long" is asked 4 times with the questions surrounding it intensifying. 13:3-4 Rescue me now 13:5-6 I will praise the LORD The psalms of individual lament usually end in praise and the praise at the end of the psalm answers the plea expressed earlier in the Psalm.

"I Don't Know"

Jeff · Working with the Word

Are there any difficult passages you've run across in the Bible? If we're honest with ourselves there are many of them, so part of properly handling the word of truth is learning how to handle difficult Scriptures. When encountering a difficult passage what do we do? Why is saying "I don't know" a crucial first step? How do we get past "I don't know"? Music Credits "Faith" by Vibe Tracks "Cafe Terrace at Night" from John Tadlock's album The Sight of the Stars

BLENDING: Jews and Gentiles. "The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln." Singing. Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! If you noticed that we discussed men and women, respectively, over the last two episodes, you may already have an incorrect idea of what the Blending episode is all about. So let me be clear. Things God made to be distinct will remain distinct, despite our best efforts. But sometimes the whole becomes more than merely the sum of its parts. That’s true with Jews and Gentiles in the church, fact and fiction in books, different singing parts in a chorus, and even the occasional board game mashup. May God help us know the difference betwee

Psalm 12

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

Psalm 12:1-4 The wicked are consuming the godly 12:1 Help- NASB; Save- ESV 12:2-3 The wicked lips of the evil men 12:5-8 The LORD will preserve the poor and afflicted The LORD arises the save the righteous 12:6 The LORD's words are pure in contrast to the words of the wicked in 12:2-3. 12:7 The LORD will preserve them. 12:8 sons of men- this phrase appears in both vs. 1 and vs. 8.