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S6 E23 - Money from the Tooth Fairy

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Send us Fan Mail My son lost two teeth in two days, and received $5 for each tooth. He decided all on his own he didn't need both $5 bills, he wanted to give one of them to God. So he did, and yet right after doing so, was given another $5 from someone else. God is a generous God, and he wants his people to be generous too. But here is the kicker - those who are will be the ones that God blesses. God loves a cheerful giver, and he will continue to bless those who will honor him with these blessings. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E21 - I'm Hans Christian Andersen!

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Send us Fan Mail I'm an old soul, and I've passed that on to my children. Recently I introduced them to the movie staring Danny Kaye, Hans Christian Andersen. They loved it. Who doesn't love a good storyteller? The greatest storyteller was that of Jesus - as he taught us through parables. But they were not just to inspire, but to instruct us. We must sit at the foot of the teacher, and learn to teach the same way that he did too. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E20 - Taking Shelter in the Fathers Arms

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Send us Fan Mail We capped off a very busy week with a big thunderstorm, which my son is afraid of. He came out and I picked him up, reminding him that I'm always here and that it's going to be okay. God is powerful, but he is good. As children, we cry out to God when we are afraid as well. And as a loving Father, he holds us in his hands and reminds us that one day it's all going to be okay. He's a good Father, and he loves us, and he is always here for us. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E19 - Ripping Up the Carpet

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Send us Fan Mail We have had quite the week. The dryer broke. The car needed replaced. The carpet is being ripped up. All of these things were not worth trying to patch and fix - we needed something new. Our spiritual journey right now is the same. We are stained and destroyed on account of sin. Jesus didn't come simply to patch us up - he came to rip out the old and make us new in him. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E18 - Eyes In The Back of My Head

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Send us Fan Mail My three year old was trying to sneak a fast one on me and get a snack when I told her no. When she asked how I knew, I told her I had eyes in the back of my head. She lifted up her hair and asked if she had the same LOL! I told her maybe one day when she's a mommy she will. Our kids can try to sneak stuff past us, but we can never hope for the same as children of God. He is omniscient, and as such there is no secret thing hidden from him. Knowing this, what sort of lives ought we to live now? #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E17 - "Alexa...er, I mean, Ziggy!"

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Send us Fan Mail I have been trying to use the Alexa all week, but it never answers me anymore. I figured it was broken. That was until my wife informed me there is a reason it won't answer my calls anymore - the kids changed it's name. I've been calling out the wrong name. Whose name are you calling on? If we call on any other name than the Lord, we will receive no reply, like that of the prophets of Baal. Idols, be they ancient or modern, cannot deliver. There is only one name that we can find deliverance through when we call upon it: the name of Jesus. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E16 - LASIK

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Send us Fan Mail I have terrible vision, and I have had the worst luck over the years with glasses and contacts. All that is about to change, howeveer, as I have qualified and have a consultation for LASIK eye surgery this next week. Hopefully, in the next few weeks, I will permanently fix my vision. We can be prone to spiritual blindness in our lives, and we are in desperate need of having the Lord correct our vision. Paul prays that we have the eyes of our hearts enlightened. It his prayer for us, and it is my prayer for me and you too. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E15 - A Six-Foot Inflatable Cow

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Send us Fan Mail My kiddos now have a six-foot inflatable cow sprinkler in the back yard, but they use it for just about everything other than a sprinkler. To punch & kick, to jump on, anything other than its intended purpose. Sometimes we can do the same as people with the gifts God has given to us. We reimagine God's designs, and destroy things like marriage, the church, or truth. We cannot "repurpose" the things from the mind of God to our own liking. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E14 - A Special Note from the Front Desk

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Send us Fan Mail Welcome back after an extended break! We had a wonderful and wonder filled past three weeks. There are so many lessons I want to share wih you from our trip to California...but there is one in particular that you absolutely need to hear. It comes in the form of a note from a front desk of a hotel, and it reminds us that anyone who loves God and loves others can make a profound impact on this world. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E13 - Ripped Callouses (And A 3 Week Break)

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Send us Fan Mail I wripped my hand good at the gym yesterday. I have callouses that have formed on my hands from the barbells etc. - and one of them tore open deep yesterday. It's painful, but in time it will heal. Sometimes we can form callouses over our hearts, but God's Word has the power to cut us deep and expose that which is within. However, in doing so, God can bring us the healing that we desperately need. PSA: We are taking a three week break for our family to travel. See you May 8th! #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E12 - A Resurrected Bible

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Send us Fan Mail My everyday bible of seven years has fallen apart, and was in need of being rebound and brought back to life. So I sent it off to Orion Bibles, and they have done a complete transformation to it! I'm so thankful for its condition, and that I can use it once again. One day we are all looking forward to our own transformation. Over the years our bodies fall apart, but in the resurrection we will be changed and made new. That which is corruptible will put on immortality. That day cannot get here soon enough! #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E11 - You Are A Shooting Star

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Send us Fan Mail As Finley, my three year old, and I were walking back up the driveway Wednesday night, we looked up to admire the stars. At that exact moment, a shooting star streaked across the night sky. It was a magical moment full of wonder. We are like shooting stars. Ever breif, shinning through the darkness, and making a profound impact on those who see the light of Christ shinning in us. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E10 - Chuck Norris

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Send us Fan Mail Chuck Norris is a legend larger than life. As the jokes would tell it, nothing could defeat him - except for death. Chuck Norris passed away today. Even someone as strong, healthy, and celebrated as he was cannot escape the fate of every man. This is the simply reality - we're all gonna die. We don't know when, but it's going to happen to all of us. There is only one who has ever defeated death - and that is Jesus Christ. Becuase of his victory over death, we can share in his victory through the hope of our resurrection one day. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E9 - The Birthday Boy

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Send us Fan Mail My son turns six tomorrow, and I cannot beleive it. Where has time gone? We think that we have more time than we do with our children, but the fact is we don't. Don't take your children for granted. Be present. Teach them. Enjoy every fleeting minute. You'll never get this wonderful time back. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E8 - 2000 Year Old Trees

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Send us Fan Mail We are planning a trip out west next month, and the highlight will be two very special national parks with 2000 year old trees we are showing the kids. How have they survived this long? Because of how their roots grow and interlock with one another, they never stand alone but stand strong together. How are we to survive life's storms and the challenges to our faith? Not only must we be rooted in our faith in Christ, but we must remember that we don't stand alone. We stand stronger together, interwoven through love and faith in Jesus. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E7 - The Many Adventures of the Lost Elmo

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Send us Fan Mail We have a new local celebrity here in Danville: a stuffed Elmo. He had been abandoned in a parking lot by accident, but some local resident has picked him up, cleaned him up, and started posting his great many new adventures. It's so wholesome and so fun. Elmo's story is a lot like Israel's story and our story: abandoned, broken, forgotten, and lost. That is until God stepped in and did something. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E6 - Prayer Surge: Flooding Heaven

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Send us Fan Mail When we have an emergency, we call 911 here in America. Sometimes so many people can call that the dispatch centers can get overwhelmed in something called a call surge. That's when everyone is calling about the same event all at once. We are called to flood heaven with a prayer surge. But the thing is God is never overwhelmed, he listens and acts, and the prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in it's effect! Calling on the Lord is the most important call we can make. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E5 - Fail! Point and Laugh!

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Send us Fan Mail We all love a good fail video - it's innocent fun and when no one gets hurt, it can be quite comedic. We even laugh at our own expense, like I did when my neighbor caught me in 4k falling on my tush on the ice this past week. However, while that's innocent, in this world sometimes people can take pleasure in the actual failure and fall of others. This is not a quality of God's people. We are to weep with those who weep, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who persecute you. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E4 - Breaking Through the Ice

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Send us Fan Mail We didn't get the snow we had hoped for, not as much at least. Instead, we got a lot of ice. Ice is so hard to treat, and unless you have some salt to soften it up, you're going to be hard on luck to break it apart and clear a pathway. We need to ensure two things for ourselves. First, we need to ensure that in humility we can soften our hearts so as to receive the truth. Second, we must ensure to we season our words with salt, so as to best communicate the truth to hard hearts in a way that they might be softened. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E3 - 40 Cart Kroger Line

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Send us Fan Mail As we prepare for an incredible winter storm of historic measure, I have been to the store a few times to prep. Well, so has everyone else. It's been slammed, and yet people have been kind, sharing, and helpful as this little community has banded together to help each other endure a harsh weekend. Preparation is not panic, in fact it's expected by God with many things. But so also is sharing and generosity, it's why God gives us the things that he does in the first place. But we also must remember, no amount of preparation will sustain were it not also for the grace of God. We

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S6 E2 - In The Word

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Send us Fan Mail We started a challenge of writing out all of the New Testmanet + Psalms & Proverbs over this year with many of us here in Danville. It has proved to be so beneficial for my own growth as I slowly think about each word of Scripture. It's also led me to longer term goals to committ the Word to my memory. We are to let the Word dwell richly in us. But that does not just have to happen through reading. We can listen to it. Write it. Speak it. Sing it. No matter how you do it, don't negelect getting into the Word this year! #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S6 E1 - A Deformed Doll

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Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to a brand new season of the Set Your Mind Above Podcast! We got Ava a realistic baby doll for Christmas, the problem was it was damaged in shipping. We let her open it, but promised we could get her another one. She responded that she loved the doll just the way it was, because that's how God loves us - it doesnt matter how we look, all of us are special. Today I have a dear friend Will Gathro help me write some important lessons from thsi story, and he is uniquely qualified to dicuss this topic. I hope you find some encouragement from the Scriptures and from Wil

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S5 E39 - How To Reach Our Goals For 2026

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Send us Fan Mail I failed to reach many of my goals over this past year physically - and that was due to three reasons: setbacks, busyness, and lack of consistency. Oftentimes these same three reasons keep us from attaining our spiritual goals. We must not give up despite setbacks. We must never be too busy for God's work. And we must strive to be diligent to stay consistent in our efforts to grow. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S5 E38- Chopped!

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Send us Fan Mail One of my runs in a fantasy football league finally came to an end after 14 weeks. This is a "Chopped!" league - which means you win or you go home. If you lose even once by having the lowest score in the league, you're done for the season. No second chances. No next week. No chance for redemption. How blessed are we that we do not serve a "one and done" kind of a God? If we were "chopped" never to be given another chance at redemption when we failed, how far would have of us ever made it in this life? As it stands, so long as we turn back to God, he's always willing to give u

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