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MORE BEARS: David the shepherd. "Daniel Boone" (2). The man-eater myth. Sierra West.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! I don’t typically do sequels. But the Bears episode was well received, and I still have Daniel Boone on the brain, so I decided to revisit one of my favorite mammals this week. We will discuss whether children should take on big game, how Boone’s name got on all those trees, the story of the giant maneater that wouldn’t die (either the story or the bear), and how meeting a bear changes your daily routine. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetown, Texas. He is the host of the Citizen of Heaven p

August 2021 - Q&A Morning

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Deep Abiding Peace

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Peace within the soul is a joy to all who have it. But with the darkness of the world and the uncertainties of life, many live with only passing moments of peacefulness. Christ has promised you so much more. He wants to house something in your soul that abides, that stands the test of time and life itself. Today we will talk about what that peace is, what cannot replace it, and how to build the real thing in your life. - How would you define the word "peace"? - Is this even attainable in the physical world? - If you are s

Episode #52 - Don't Set Yourself Up To Fail

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Guess who has strep again? Goodness, this cycle of someone in our house not being sick just seems to be unending. Ever have that happen? Where no matter what you do, some past injury or some sickness just keeps coming up out of nowhere and you can't figure out why? Well...that happens to all of us spiritually too with sin. We all have that one thing you can't seem to kick, and keeps popping back up as you struggle to kill it. Why? Well, I think sometimes it's because we don't set ourselves up to succeed, but rather we set ourselves up to fail. You can't play with fire and not

Psalm 19

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

C. S. Lewis called it the greatest poem in the book of Psalms. 19:1-6 The heavens are declaring the glory of God If creation overwhelms us and leads us to stand in awe, how much more should we stand in awe of the Creator HImself. 19:2-4 They bear constant testimony to who God is. They speak a language with no words but they speak a language that has no limits or boudaries. 19:4-6 The glory is shown in the sun bursting forth from its chamber. 19:7-11 God's glory in HIs special revelation of Scripture The law of the LORD... is perfect.. restoring the soul This structure is found 6 times in vs. 7

The power of one, a conversation about a year of podcasting

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail You'll have to indulge me this week. I'm talking to four podcasters I know ONLY as voices on earbuds and faces on a screen, but they have all become important to me. This week, I talk to Kris Emerson from Excel Still More, Hal Hammons of Citizen of Heaven and Jeff O'Rear and Emerson Brown of Working with the Word. We talk about why podcasting as a platform is powerful, what works, what doesn't, and what it's meant to us. Thank you for joining me on this journey. I'm looking forward to another year of podcasting dangerously. Support the show

Episode #51 - Things Are Backwards

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail My daughter got this new coloring set for her birthday that is unique. The coloring surface (a large play mat) activates when it comes into contact with water, which is what the pens hold. One of hers ran out, so I tried to fill it up. However, the caps screw on the wrong way - it's not righty tighty, lefty loosey. It's all backwards. Well...the problem is that so many things are backwards in our world right now because of sin. We call that which is evil good and good evil, and God will bring judgment as a result. But what about our own lives as Christians? Do we do the same t

Episode 121 - "Pay Attention!"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Live With Readiness and Vigilance Sometimes life feels like a game of dodgeball as we’re constantly on guard for Satan’s attack. This week we’re continuing our discussion about watchfulness with Jesus’ warnings to servants waiting at their master’s door. We go deep on defensive and offensive watchfulness, stopping along the way to think about preppers and sleepers. How can we keep routines from causing us to sleepwalk through life? How can we cut through the noise of life and focus on what matters? And why do our kids struggle to pay attention when given even the smallest tasks? Let’s get read

Psalm 18- Part 2

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

In this royal psalm, David acknowledges that all he is and has is from God. 18:3 He hears David's call and rescues him 18:16 He drew him out of many waters 18:17 He delivered him from the strong enemy 18:18 The LORD is his stay in time of calamity 18:28 The LORD is his lamp 18:29 By God's strength he performs heroic acts 18:30 He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him 18:31 The LORD is his rock 18:32 The LORD girds him with strength and makes him blameless 18:33 He makes his feet strong 18:34 He trains his arms for battle 18:35 God's right hand upholds David 18:36 The LORD enlarges his st

Psalm 18: Part 1

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

This is viewed as a royal psalm, a psalm about the king. David composed it after deliverance from his foes according to the heading. Look at how he describes his relationship with God in vs. 1-2. 18:1-3 He loves the LORD 18:4-6 The crisis from which the LORD delivered him 18:7-15 The LORD's dramatic intervention to rescue His servant and judge His foes 18:16-19 The LORD drew David out of the waters

Episode #50 - Rotten Potatoes

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail There was a musty, terrible smell coming from our pantry. We at first thought it was an onion that had sprouted, but it turns out it was a rotten potato. It was hidden among the good potatoes, and we finally located the source when it started secreting liquid. When we went to remove it, it exploded and destroyed everything around it. Yeah, nasty and gross. Well...church discipline is even more messy if not handled appropriately. A rotten heart that is engaged in open sin, when tolerated, will destroy a church. We must remove that which is evil from among us, though with love,

BURIED: Baptized in Moses. "Daniel Boone." Haynie Flat Cemetery. At the Gates of Loyang.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Something that is buried is assumed to be gone forever, of no more relevance. Jesus teaches us to think of it in a more nuanced way. It’s not just about what was; it’s about what will come afterward, and what we will do with what remains. This week we will discuss Israel’s baptism in the Red Sea and the implications it carries for us; the furor over the true location of Daniel Boone’s remains; A six-foot piece of property with my name on it; and how a seed must die so that my hopes of winning the game might live. Hal Hammons is the pre

Come and See - John 1:19-51

Jeff · Working with the Word

What drew Jesus' first disciples to follow Him? What impressed them? Piqued their curiosity? Shocked them? There was obviously something special about Jesus of Nazareth, from what John the Baptist said about Him ("the Lamb of God!") and the disciples' responses to Him. It all began with a simple invitation: "Come and see."

Episode #49 - Give a man a snake...oops, a fish

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail In the past 12 hours I have become aware of over 30 different people and circumstances that were in need of prayer. I spent the majority of the day in prayer, and ended up in a long conversation with my friend Dr. Kenny Embry of the "Balancing the Christian Life" podcast about prayer also. He asked me a hard question: "Does prayer change us, or God?" Well...what do you think? I loved his answer, and I am convinced that what Scripture teaches us about prayer shows us that when God says no, it's not he that needs to change, it's us. We must pray according to his will, but that's

Do my possessions possess me?

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Much More Jesus

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! We all have challenges in our relationships at times. There are just some people we tend to argue with. There are some topics that bring out our passion and not always for the best. There are certainly life issues and situations that are very hard and aren't always handled well. This seems confusing. I mean, we are Christians. Christ brings peace. Why is there so little peace, at times, in our lives? The answer is the name we carry. We are to be "of Christ." And this, my friend, means we need Much More Jesus! Literally an

Digital Literacy: Collaborating with those you love

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail Collaboration means doing something together to achieve something you couldn't do individually. In this episode I talk about how digital tools allow us to collaborate on things which are impossible otherwise. This is the seventh and final part of digital literacy, and in many ways the culmination of the other six. Support the show

Episode #48 - Mule Trains and Dump Trucks

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail One of my shepherds sent me a picture today with an incredible message plastered on the back of the tailgate of a dump truck. After some research, I discovered this very successful company started out as a mule train hauling goods overt he mountains of West Virginia, but has grown into a 7 company multimillion dollar corporation. What was the message? This company is owned and operated by the grace of God - give thanks to God. Well...what about us? Do we recognize that all glory must always go to God, who gives us the ability to succeed and accomplish the things we do? All of

Episode #47 - Growing Up (Ava's Birthday)

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail A very happy birthday to beautiful daughter Ava, who turns three today! It's hard to believe how much she has changed even just over the past year. We are so proud of her and she brings us so much joy. While we would love to keep her little forever, she needs to grow up. Growth is a natural part of life, and when it doesn't happen we should be concerned. Well...are we growing spiritually as we are in other areas of our life? Do I have a healthy diet in God's word? Do I consider all of it? Am I stuck in the same place as I was 5 or 10 years ago? We cannot stay in the same place

Episode 120 - "Chariots, Schmariots!"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Open Your Eyes to the Spiritual Realm This week we start with a game of “guess the spiritual superpower” as we focus on living with spiritual awareness. The otherworldly kingdom of Jesus challenges us to “think different,” while Pilate gets stuck in his assumptions. Then we set Poetry in Motion with a quick journey through psalm 20, affirming that while some trust in chariots, we trust in our God. And we try to find some perspective on our lives as time passes and we — perhaps — see more of the story. The Big Idea: We make different choices when we stay awake and aware of the spiritual realm w

Episode #46 - Wet Grass

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Mowing wet grass is super difficult to do. Yes, it gets cut, but because it all sticks together it will clog up the mower and make your job super difficult. Dry grass is much simpler, because it doesn't have the moisture it separates and is scattered. Well...through this hard year, why have some churches been divided while others have stayed unified? The answer is simple, but hard to do. The answer is love. We might get cut down sometimes, but love keeps us together. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

Psalm 17

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

Psalm 17 17:1-2 David begs God to hear his prayer 17:3-5 The LORD has examined him and tried him 17:6-8 He begs God to protect and shield him 17:9-12 David describes the wicked and their violence to him 17:13-15. The LORD is to bring down the wicked and he longs to see their face Connections with Psalm 16 16:1 taking refuge in the LORD. 17:7 16:8 The mention of the LORD's right hand 17:7 16:1 Keep me. 17:8 16:8 "I will not be moved" 17:5 16:5 Portion- where is our portion

BRIDGES: The rich man and Lazarus. "Engineers of Dreams." The Judds. Whistle Stop.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! The word “bridge” does not occur in the Bible — not in any translation I checked, anyway. But the idea of bringing two sides together, for better or worse, is a constant theme in the text. This week we will discuss the bridge God refuses to build in eternal realms, the bridges He has built for us now and how we can best use them, the real-life soap opera that topped the country music charts for years, and the futile quest for the shortest distance between two points. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ

Episode #45 - Where No One Is Turned Away

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Last night our son started running a high fever again over 102, so Kylie took him to the walk in clinic 30 minutes before they closed. Sadly, they refused to see them because they didn't want to take anymore patients. No matter how much she pleaded, they were turned away. Luckily we got him in this morning and received an apology from the doctor who said she absolutely would have seen him if she had been asked. Well...Jesus is the great physician, and he will turn no one away. It does not matter what you've done, you can come to him for healing. The question that remains is th

The Word Became Flesh - John 1:1-18

Jeff · Working with the Word

The Word. The true Light. The Life of humanity. The only Son. Full of grace and truth. This is how John introduces Jesus - in grand, sweeping terms highlighting Jesus' deity and absoluteness. In comparison with all other God's prophets and revelations, Jesus exceeds them all, including Moses. Never has there been One like Jesus, and never will there be One again. If we want to know the Father, we look to Jesus! Resource Credits The Christian Standard Bible Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by pe