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S3 E2 - From the Top Button on Down

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail My son is almost three, and he wants to do everything on his own. "No, I do it" is his favorite expression. He came with me the other day to the butcher and it was no exception. He wanted to buckle himself, walk and not ride, help load the cart and unload the cart, etc. What took the most time is when he wanted to button his own jacket - except, there was one problem: he got the top button wrong. Of course when that happens, every subsequent button is off too. So we started from the top and tried again. Well...the same thing goes for our lives spiritually. We have to get first

ARE Bible Study - Ecclesiastes 6: The 2000-Year-Old Man Who Fathered 100 Children

The Daily Answer

Ecclesiastes chapter six continues a very honest (too honest for many people) look at the shortcomings of wealth, especially placing one’s confidence or hope in earthly treasure. Chapter 5 ended with the point that not only does God allow people to prosper but God also gives the ability to enjoy the fruits of your labors. Yet when one looks to possessions for comfort and security and thus places his confidence in what he owns, he sets himself up for disappointment. This chapter begins with the person who gathers and collects much but never can enjoy any of it.

Ep 112 - The Family Phone

The Daily Answer

Has the advent of the cell phone brought us more freedom? This is The Daily Answer with Mark Dunagan.

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Ep 111 - The Seasons and the Treasures

The Daily Answer

The world is filled with treasures, free for the taking, which cost you nothing, and each season brings its own treasures. This is The Daily Answer with Mark Dunagan.

Joe Works: Extended version

Jake Smith · Upon Their Shoulders

Join Jake Smith and Nick Weaver as they interview Joe Works, a preacher from Elmira, New York. As Joe tells his kids, we need to have fun and be good (but not in that order). In this conversation, young people can learn how to overcome familial and circumstantial barriers to fully embrace a life of service to the Lord.

Joe Works: Have fun and be good (but not in that order)

Jake Smith · Upon Their Shoulders

Join Jake Smith and Nick Weaver as they interview Joe Works, a preacher from Elmira, New York. As Joe tells his kids, we need to have fun and be good (but not in that order). In this conversation, young people can learn how to overcome familial and circumstantial barriers to fully embrace a life of service to the Lord.

Love Sees

Love Better

A New York experiment, an Egyptian slave, and a road to reconnect with distant loved ones. How can we learn to love new people? Let's look at how to manufacture love for the first time or rebuild it when it has been lost. Below are links to the questions and experiment referenced in the episode. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/0146167297234003 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/open-gently/201310/36-questions-bring-you-closer-together Send us Fan Mail "Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"

SCHOOLS: Daniel and Tyrannus. "The School of Christ." Homeschooling. Hangman.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! We should be going to school every day. Life is full of lessons waiting to be learned. And that’s especially the case with spiritual instruction. Believe me, you don’t want to be a dropout. This week we will discuss a couple of schools in the Bible and how God’s people handled the influences they found there; the one school where attendance is absolutely mandatory; the school you run in your own home, whether you realize it or not; and the schools that are provided by churches and sabotaged by teachers. Hal Hammons is the preacher for

Ep 110 - Not In the Mood

The Daily Answer

Do not wait for the right mood to act, for feelings are great liars. Act, do the right thing and the mood will show up. This is The Daily Answer with Mark Dunagan.

Evaluating Your Relationships

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Help me do a solid for a friend and check out my friend Joseph's podcast: Under Review Podcast (website) Under Review Apple (for iPhone users) Relationships live out the story of God's grace in the world around you. The way we treat others, any others, and all others, ought to be a direct extension of the way God has interacted with and loved you. This episode explores how universal that is suppose to be. Not just some relationships, but all of them. Because this isn't about who the other person is, this is about who God

Why are Young People Deconstructing their Faith

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

The book of Romans

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail For this episode, I'm reading the book of Romans. If you're listening in real time, this corresponds to Kris Emerson's chapter a day group. The book itself is complex, but you see several themes woven together, and the idea of unity permeates the entire book. Again, I am reading from the World English Bible translation. Support the show

Ep 109 - Faith Is Not Confused

The Daily Answer

Don’t get bent out of shape because someone else was required to do something hard. This is The Daily Answer with Mark Dunagan.

Ep 108 - In the Briar Patch

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There is no safe place on this planet, God is the only true refuge. This is The Daily Answer with Mark Dunagan.

Episode 164 - "Someone Always Has Your Six"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Feel the Freedom of Truthfulness What are your roadblocks to truthfulness, sincerity, and integrity? How do we hold onto both love and truth when talking to each other about important issues? And what does honesty have to do with Chris Paul, gas lines, and life guards? This week’s Scripture du Jour is Ephesians 4, a power-packed passage full of guidance in how to “speak the truth in love.” Taking a cue from Paul there, Bryan compares us to kids in a riptide, as we recognize both the dangers of deception and the security we find growing in Christ. We also spend time unpacking what Jesus Said in

FRIENDSHIP, part 3: with Kenny Embry, Jacob Hudgins and Adam Shanks.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! All good things must end, and that includes my discussion with Kenny Embry, Adam Shanks and Jacob Hudgins on the topic of friendship. In this episode, we discuss “hate drafting” and the implications it has regarding brotherly love. What happens when my welfare seems to be at odds with the welfare of others? And what are the implications for the local church when self-serving Christians are the rule instead of the exception? Check out Kenny's podcast at www.balancingtheChristianlife.com. Check out Adam's podcast at https://preach-impedi

S3 E1 - Okay...WHERE ARE MY KEYS?!?

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our very first episode of Season 3! I'm so glad you've returned, and hope that this new year finds you well! In today's episode, I lose my keys - well, my car key to be specific. I spent three hours looking for it, and just above gave up hope. That was until my daughter found it...in one of their toy bins under their bed. Hmm, I wonder how it got there. I wasn't upset, I was just relieved and overjoyed to have it back. Well...that is exactly how the Lord feels when those who are lost return home to where they belong. Don't believe me? Tune in to consider 3 parables

ARE Bible Study - Ecclesiastes 5: I Can’t Get No Satisfaction

The Daily Answer

Some may think that verses 1-7 do not seem to fit in a book about vanity. Yet since God is the object of worship and therefore has ultimate worth, the ultimate vanity would be to worship Him unacceptably. (Matthew 15:1-9)

Ep 107 - The Piano Recital

The Daily Answer

What could you become if you took life seriously? This is The Daily Answer with Mark Dunagan.

FRIENDSHIP, part 2: with Kenny Embry, Jacob Hudgins and Adam Shanks.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! This is more of my conversation with Kenny Embry, Adam Shanks and Jacob Hudgins on the topic of friendship. In this episode, we wrap up a month of conversation centered around Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life. How healthy are our friendships? Should we be serving them at the expense of our own welfare? And when if ever is it appropriate to cut someone out of our lives completely — even a brother or sister in Christ? In part 1 we discuss exactly what sort of friend we have in Jesus. Check out Kenny's podcast at www.balancingtheChrist

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Psalm 73

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

This opens book 3 of the Psalms. The writer acknowledges that he almost lost his faith at the prosperity of the wicked. 73:1-14 The writer struggles to believe that God is good 73:2 But as for me- This phrase is actually a word in Hebrew that begins vs. 2, 22, 23, 28. 73:3 The Bible warns against being envious of the wicked- Ps. 37:1-2; Prov. 23:19 73:4-5 Their life seems care free and trouble free 73:8-9, 11 But they are defiant of God 73:6, 8 They mistreat others 73:13-14 What does it pay to serve God? 73:15-20 The Light breaks through as he turns to worship God 73:17 This is the turning poi

Ep 106 - That You All Agree

The Daily Answer

Do not miss the incredible unity in teaching that exists among God’s people. This is The Daily Answer with Mark Dunagan.

FRIENDSHIP: with Kenny Embry, Jacob Hudgins and Adam Shanks

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! For a very special episode 200, I invited three friends of the podcast — Dr. Kenny Embry is the host of the:Balancing the Christian Life podcast; Adam Shanks preaches for the Edwards Lake church of Christ in Birmingham, and the host of the Preach Impediments podcast; Jacob Hudgins preaches for the Twin City church of Christ in my adopted hometown of College Station, Texas. In part 1 we discuss exactly what sort of friend we have in Jesus. Check out Kenny's podcast at www.balancingtheChristianlife.com. Check out Adam's podcast at https: