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Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! We are all learning all the time. Spiritually, we learn when we study, when we worship, when we have discussions, or when we listen to podcasts. Does it ever feel like information overload? Maybe we think we should be learning less, since implementing it all seems so daunting. Well, there's a much better strategy than that! Learning and listening and reading stores up information in your mind you can pull from later. But how can you get all of that working for you? Simple: Just Pick One! Choosing one concept or idea or pa

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Podcast Oct 24, 2019

Ep. 80 - Memorize Hanlon's Razor

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Are you the kind of person who takes too many things personally? Maybe someone gives you a look or says something and you just assume: they are mad at me. Well, there is a much better and more peaceable way to live you life. In fact, with just a few adjustments in your thinking you can see all of your relationships improve. The key is in a philosophical statement called "Hanlon's Razor." This will help you not see problems where there are no problems and instead be more compassionate to others, instead of insulted. It's a

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Podcast Oct 24, 2019

Episode 37 - “The Big Mo!”

Ever get in a rut? Ever have a week, a month, or even a year when everything seems harder than it should be and you can’t seem to find your footing? This week we’re talking about momentum, starting what Jesus Said in Matthew 25:14-30. How do we get out of “autopilot” and become an expert in our lives? How can our surroundings and support system make all the difference? Join us as we try to figure out how to get on the right track and stay there! The Big Idea: Small, positive steps can turn around a downward spiral, but it takes patience, purpose, and faith. Weekly Challenge: Modify your surrou

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Podcast Oct 22, 2019

Baptized. Mark. Houston Astros. Azul.

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! I’ve been preaching … about whether you are baptized. Not whether you have been baptized, mind you — whether you are baptized. There is a difference. I’ve been reading … Mark, the gospel account that particularly emphasizes the power and authority of our Savior. Strange that those closest to Him had such difficulty with the concept. I’ve been hearing … about my Houston Astros going to the World Series. I’ll tell you how they made it, and how you can succeed in your faith by doing the same thing. I’ve been playing … Azul, probably the b

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Podcast Oct 21, 2019

Ep. 79 - Seven Days Left

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Imagine if, right now, there words appeared in the sky in fiery letters: Seven Days Left! And imagine that for the next 24 hours everyone on the earth saw it and investigated it and couldn't explain it. Then, it changed to Six Days Left. What would you do? Well, when the impending urgency of some heavenly event fell upon our world, there would certainly be three types of reactions: Dumb, Smart and Wise. Which one would you be? The answer may say something about the life you are living right now and how well prepared you a

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Podcast Oct 21, 2019

S1 Ep2 - The Landscape of Today's "Christian Media"

Appian Media · Inroads

The idea of "Christian Media" isn't a new thing... but what has it traditionally looked like and why is it working or not working. Craig & Stu founders of Appian Media and hosts of the inRoads podcast talk the good, bad and ugly of Christian media. Support the show

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Podcast Oct 17, 2019

Ep. 78 - Direction Not Position

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! It is great to celebrate achievements. Reaching goals feels great. But beware, present position is only that: a fleeting moment of stature and accomplishment. While position can indicate good behavior, it is not a behavior of itself. But direction, now that's all together different. Direction isn't focused on where I am, but where I am going. Direction isn't about stopping to take a picture, it is about moving forward to something greater. When we focus on who we are today, even in the best of times, it can become discour

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Podcast Oct 17, 2019

Episode 36 - "This Feeling of Ickiness"

If you’ve ever felt misunderstood or wrongly accused of something, you know how painful it can be. But how should a Christian respond? This week we begin with what “Jesus Said” segment focused on what Jesus DIDN’T say in Matthew 27:11-14 and then consider how we can learn to imitate his silence. Then we spend some time in a Poetry in Motion segment about a psalm David wrote while falsely accused. The Big Idea: If we live with simplicity and integrity, we’ll keep a clean conscience and unshaken confidence in God, even when under attack. Weekly Challenge: Consider challenging feedback you’ve rec

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Podcast Oct 15, 2019

Tolerance. Matthew. Slavery and the 1619 Project. Riverboat.

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! I’ve been preaching … about tolerance. We have fits tolerating pain and ill treatment in this life; why do we find it so easy to tolerate sin? I’ve been reading … Matthew, the first of the four gospel accounts. Matthew is all about the kingdom of heaven. And it’s like no kingdom you’ve ever seen before. I’ve been hearing … about the 1619 project and the role slavery has played in creating the America we know today. Is Jesus the problem? Is Jesus the solution? I say, none of the above. I’ve been playing … Riverboat, in which you farm yo

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Podcast Oct 14, 2019

Ep. 77 - Purpose of Education

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! "The purpose of education is to know God and make Him known." Do you believe that? I think when it comes to spiritual education, like Bible reading and sermons, we would say so. And there are important applications of this phrase upon how you and I are using the things we learn in study and at a church. But would you say this phrase holds true with schools? Is the purpose of science and english and math: to know God and share Him? Well, it used to be. Schools were founded on this purpose. Things have changed. But we can r

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Podcast Oct 10, 2019

Ep. 76 - Unifying Your Life

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! When we live our lives with behavior aligned with beliefs: peace happens. We get to have this tremendous peace in Jesus Christ, when we believe in His word and live like it. But when our behavior departs from our beliefs, the peace is taken away. In its place are things like anxiety, stress, worry, discouragement, hopelessness and fear. God does not want his people to live that way! Let's talk about how this dissonance happens and the easy steps we can take to make sure we live with unity in our lives in mind and body. -

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Podcast Oct 10, 2019

Episode 35 - "I Love Spreadsheets"

This week we counted down our Top 4 Proverbs on money, which brought some interesting discoveries! We learned how to “lend money” to God and how to make friends with eternal houses. We discussed how our weekly paycheck is like Confederate currency at the end of the Civil War. And we wondered, “What would we see if we got a quarterly report on our spiritual investments?” The Big Idea: We have investment opportunities today that will soon disappear, so manage your money for eternal gains. Weekly Challenge: Look over your finances and note how your spending honors God. Show Notes Jesus Said … Luk

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Podcast Oct 8, 2019

Storm shelter. Max Lucado. Greta Thunberg. La Isla.

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! I’ve been preaching … about our storm shelter. You can embrace the danger, ignore it, hope to escape it, or seek a shelter that guarantees your safety. You choose. I’ve been reading … Miracle at the Higher Grounds Café, by Max Lucado, Candace Lee and Eric Newman. If you could ask God anything, what would it be? I might ask, “Why aren’t Christians satisfied with reading the Bible?” I’ve been hearing … Greta Thunberg’s diatribes about climate change. Children should not be allowed to talk about serious matters in public. If that makes me

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Podcast Oct 7, 2019

Ep. 75 - Island of Icaria

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! The island of Icaria is an amazing place! Not just because of its beauty, but because people there "forget to die"! Yep, that's a quote from a resident there. This small island in the Aegean sea has the highest percentage of residents living on into their 90's and beyond! A full 1/3 of them do so. And they live fun, active, involved, and joyful later years! The island boasts much lower rates of cancer, heart disease, and cognitive issues than any other place on the planet! I tried to move there, but couldn't convince the

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Podcast Oct 7, 2019

S1 Ep1 - A Good Origin Story!

Appian Media · Inroads

Welcome to the inRoads Podcast! On this episode Craig & Stu discuss how Appian Media began and why they decided to start this non-profit media company. We'll talk about where the name "Appian Media" came from and how we got our first video series off the ground. Support the show

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Podcast Oct 3, 2019

Ep. 74 - Conversing with Balloons

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! I love great conversations! It feels awesome to listen and be heard. I love walking away feeling like I learned something and contributed. We are better friends now because of that interaction. HOWEVER, not all conversations go that way. In fact, many times they aren't rewarding at all! Why is that? Well, it turns out, there is a big difference in the elements of a good conversation verses a bad one. To help illustrate that, this episode will ask you to visualize a pocket full of balloons. As you blow one up and extend it

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Podcast Oct 3, 2019

Episode 34 - "Interveners"

This week a listener question about “interceding for others” raises lots of other questions for us. Like, how does it change us when we pray for our families, our enemies, and even strangers? When is it an empty gesture to say, “you’re in our thoughts and prayers”? And where do we get started, when everyone needs our prayers? Bryan sets it all up with a Jesus Said about praying for people who stand against us. Hope you’ll tune in today and then let us know your questions for a future episode! The Big Idea: Praying for others can make a difference in their lives (and ours!), but it’s not a subs

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Podcast Oct 1, 2019

God's lists of requirements. Union Theological Seminary. The Carter Scratch. Museum.

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! I’ve been preaching … God’s lists of requirements. The fact that they differ so much doesn’t mean I get to pick and choose; it just means I have extra reading to do. I’ve been reading … about Union Theological Seminary. You could search for God in a place where they confess sins to plants, or you could search in the Bible. You won’t be surprised which one I recommend. I’ve been hearing … the Carter Scratch. We can argue all day about the greatest lead guitar player ever. But we can all agree that the first one was a poor country housew

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Podcast Sep 30, 2019

Ep. 73 - She Was Gonna

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! I heard a powerful story recently. A woman was rich and influential. She had great success in her life. However, there were a few things that she hadn't done. These were things she'd put off and things of great value. As the story was told to me, there were 3 things "she was gonna" do, and soon. Her story is a reminder to us all: if it matters to you, don't wait. You want people talking about what you did after you are gone, not just what you were gonna do. Take a walk through this story with me and then consider answerin

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Podcast Sep 29, 2019

inRoads - Coming October 7

Appian Media · Inroads

Join us for a brand new conversation about technology and the Bible. Hosts Craig Dehut and Stuart Peck talk about how we all have the ability to use today's tech tools to spread God's timeless message across the world faster and further than anything previously possible. Support the show

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Podcast Sep 26, 2019

Ep. 72 - With Great Power

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Uncle Ben told Peter Parker: "With great power comes great responsibility." It took Spiderman a while to figure out what that meant. How about you? Do you understand what it means to have power? Have you figured out one of life's most unfair and critical lessons? That the strong does most of the heavy lifting. That's just the way that it is. The weak are... well... weak. That's the point. They cannot or will not carry the load. Having great ability doesn't mean supporting weakness, but it does mean being patient, caring,

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Podcast Sep 26, 2019

Replay — "That's Bad Advertising"

Programming Note: This week, we're replaying one of our favorite episodes where we talked with our wives about the challenges of comparison. We'll be back next week with a brand new episode. The ladies have arrived! This week we discover that our wives are better at podcasting than we are, as they join us to discuss the trap of comparing ourselves to others. We begin with what Jesus Said about anxiety in Matthew 6:31-34 and end with a challenge to combat comparison with appreciation. In between, Adrienne and Sharilyn talk about beauty, lawn care, swimsuits, homeschooling, and working outside t

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Podcast Sep 24, 2019

Joy. Hosea. Brie Larson. Architects of the West Kingdom.

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! I’ve been preaching … about the joy we find in Jesus. And maybe that’s the problem with unhappy Christians — they aren’t really “in Jesus” in the first place. I’ve been reading … Hosea — a book about a man determined to make his marriage work despite his wife’s best efforts. Fidelity is a word seldom used and seldom practiced today, it seems. I’ve been hearing … people don’t like Brie Larson. I’m trying to stay neutral, but she certainly doesn’t seem to care how she comes across. Reminds me of some Christians I know. I’ve been playing

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Podcast Sep 23, 2019

Ep. 71 - Saying "Never Again"