We recently finished releasing our newest series, entitled "The Power of Relationships". This series is a total change in the way we think about Christianity. Jesus is more than a teacher or a leader; he is the ultimate relationship builder We are excited to let you know that you can now listen to The Power of Relationships as you read along. To give you the best possible listening experience, we had this voiced by a great narrator rather than autogenerated text-to-speech. We will...

We recently finished releasing our newest series, entitled "The Power of Relationships". This series is a total change in the way we think about Christianity. Jesus is more than a teacher or a leader; he is the ultimate relationship builder We are excited to let you know that you can now listen to The Power of Relationships as you read along. To give you the best possible listening experience, we had this voiced by a great narrator rather than autogenerated text-to-speech. We will...

We recently finished releasing our newest series, entitled "The Power of Relationships". This series is a total change in the way we think about Christianity. Jesus is more than a teacher or a leader; he is the ultimate relationship builder We are excited to let you know that you can now listen to The Power of Relationships as you read along. To give you the best possible listening experience, we had this voiced by a great narrator rather than autogenerated text-to-speech. We will...

We recently finished releasing our newest series, entitled "The Power of Relationships". This series is a total change in the way we think about Christianity. Jesus is more than a teacher or a leader; he is the ultimate relationship builder We are excited to let you know that you can now listen to The Power of Relationships as you read along. To give you the best possible listening experience, we had this voiced by a great narrator rather than autogenerated text-to-speech. We will...

We recently finished releasing our newest series, entitled "The Power of Relationships". This series is a total change in the way we think about Christianity. Jesus is more than a teacher or a leader; he is the ultimate relationship builder We are excited to let you know that you can now listen to The Power of Relationships as you read along. To give you the best possible listening experience, we had this voiced by a great narrator rather than autogenerated text-to-speech. We will...

We recently finished releasing our newest series, entitled "The Power of Relationships". This series is a total change in the way we think about Christianity. Jesus is more than a teacher or a leader; he is the ultimate relationship builder We are excited to let you know that you can now listen to The Power of Relationships as you read along. To give you the best possible listening experience, we had this voiced by a great narrator rather than autogenerated text-to-speech. We will...

Have you ever felt alone? The kind of alone where no one around you knows you or what it’s like to be in your shoes? It can feel suffocating – like you’re trapped in your own invisible box. But what if we told you that one way God helps us out of our pain is by guiding us to help someone else out of theirs? This was what happened to a woman in the Bible named Ruth. Ruth may not have known much about God, but he became real to her as she continuously planted seeds of love. Check out episode...

Everyone experiences fear, but all too often, we give it so much power that it runs our lives. It's important to understand fear biblically — both its impact on our lives and how to overcome the its controlling grip. God can help us escape fear's clutches; we just have to let him help us out of it and live lives of faith. Show Notes Matthew 8:23-26 NIV Romans 10:17 NIV Deuteronomy 20:8 NIRV John 6:66-68 AMP Genesis 19:17-20 TLB Matthew 26:44 NIV The Boldness of Belief: A...

When we feel guilty, it’s hard to believe that God wants to forgive our sins. But the amazing thing about God is that forgiveness brings him great joy—much like the joy we feel when we give someone a present we know they’ll love. Experiencing the gift of God’s forgiveness will change our lives. It will make us joyful and grateful. It will also empower us to forgive others in the same way that God forgives us.  Listen to this Scripture Playlist to learn what the Bible says about the gift...

We're very excited for our new Mini Quiet Time series “Where You Go I Go”: a four part series on the book of Ruth. Today's episode is Part 1: “Naomi’s Brokenness Makes Her Whole.” This book tells us of people broken by life — by pain, grief, disappointment, and chronic heartbreak. Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz had incomplete stories filled with broken dreams and unfinished destinies. And yet, one by one, God fit the pieces of their lives into place so that they became together what none of them...

It's not always easy to admit to ourselves or others when we have given up on something. We hide behind success, status, having it all together, our religious background—you name it. However, these masks simply hide the truth; they don't heal it. We are a generation in need of hope, but the only way to get that hope is by letting go of our need to hide and lettting God heal our hurt instead. Listen to this Mini Quiet Time to learn how to find hope again. Scripture referenceds Proverbs...

Spirituality allows us to see and believe in the world beyond the physical. God has a rich and satisfying plan for our lives, but it often means living differently than the culture around us. It’s very easy to compromise our convictions or change who we are to fit in with what we see. Spirituality not only resists the pressure to fit in with the world but also rises above it.  Listen to this Scripture Playlist to learn how to resist the culture of peer pressure so we can live the great...

Love is powerful! It motivates us, transforms us, and fulfills us. Without love, we will feel empty, lost, and insecure. The Scriptures communicate that God wants us to experience his unfailing love and believe in its power. We will then be able to share his love with others, creating a ripple effect that changes the world. Check out this Scripture Playlist to learn about experiencing the love of God and how it changes our lives. Show Notes 1 John 4:19 NIV 1 John 4:7-9 NLT 2...

In this episode, our guest contributor Margo Colvin talks about how God will use guilt, pain, and failure to transform us into the people he wants us to be. We can learn together how to find brighter days in the midst of darkness. Show Notes Hosea 2:15 NLT Psalm 107:9-11,13-14 NASB Proverbs 14:13 TPT Job 11:13-19 NLT Psalm 34:18 CEV Proverbs 13:12 GNT Matthew 12:20 TLB Job 8:7 CEV

Our faith can be vibrant at any age, and God is deeply invested in helping our faith grow throughout our lives. The challenge is that the more years we spend on Earth, the more life we experience, which often comes with disappointment, struggles, and heartbreak. But these hardships don’t have to break our faith. God believes we can get stronger in our faith with age as we keep relying on him no matter what we face. Listen to this Scripture Playlist to learn how we can renew an aging...

Choosing to attach to God gives us the power to endure hard times and emerge stronger, more courageous, and more confident about our future. On the contrary, we can become detached from God in difficult times when we choose to harden to our pain, shame, or strain. Today's guest, Sam Manuel, will help us understand how to attach to God by dealing with the deeper things inside our hearts. Check out this Mini Quiet Time to learn more about how to attach to God. Show Notes: Psalms 23:4,6...

As humans, we have about 6,200 thoughts per day, and 80% of these thoughts are negative. The good news is that we don’t have to become mentalists in order to overcome the suffocating nature of self-criticism.   God, through the Bible teaches us the solution to self-criticism is through having a learner’s heart! Check out this video devotional to learn more about how to have a learner's heart that defeats self-critical thoughts. Sign up for the 12 Days of Jesus course Show Notes: 12...

Christianity is a relationship religion, and the Bible has a lot to say about how to have great friendships. Scripture says that God himself is love; so the closer we are to him, the more loving we will become. Jesus gives us the ultimate example of how to love, connect, and have deep relationships. Check out this episode of Scripture Playlists to learn how to have the humility and love we need to build great relationships like Jesus did. Show Notes 1 John 4:16,19 NLT 1 Corinthians...

God is the source of all courage. When our relationship with him is close, courage comes naturally because we trust God to protect us. This means that we don’t have to be swept away by fear or worry in even the most stressful and scary circumstances. Listen to these verses of the Bible that will fills us with courage that gives us strength, peace, understanding, patience, and hope. Show Notes Proverbs 1:33 TPT Joshua 1:9 NIV John 14:27 AMP Isaiah 35:4 Voice Isaiah 57:15 NLT Psalm...

A few weeks ago, we published our latest Featured Devotional by our editor in chief, Russ Ewell, entitled “The Blueprint for Living Spiritually: A five-step journey to a soul connection with God, through the footsteps of Jesus.” We are excited to let you know that you can now listen to the Blueprint in its entirety on our website so you can listen as you read along.  We are introducing a new show format, called Deep Reads, in which we will narrate Featured Devotionals and release them as...

God loves us and is capable of doing far more than we could ask or imagine. He not only desires for us to grow but also enjoys the process of helping us become who we’re meant to be. Check out this Scripture Playlist to learn how God wants us to grow and change our lives. Show Notes Ephesians 1:5-8 NCV Isaiah 41:10 TPT Philippians 1:9 CEV Hebrews 6:10-12 ERV 2 Peter 1:5-8 CEV Galatians 6:9-10 NLT Galatians 5:25-26 MSG Philippians 3:12-14 NCV Ephesians 4:15-16 NLT

Many things in life can lead us to the bottom of a pit—from challenging circumstances to problems of our own making—but in the end, it doesn’t really matter how we got there. What matters is we have a God who can always lift us out. Listen to these verses of the Bible on how David teaches us how to pray our way out of any murky pit. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:14 Admit to God that you need his help. 1:42 Remember how God has moved in the past. 2:24 Surrender your will to God...

Negative thoughts about ourselves can be debilitating and discouraging. Left unchecked, they can completely take over our minds and stop us from seeing ourselves and our lives from God’s perspective. God loves the deepest parts of who we are, and his purpose for us is greater than any flaw we may feel that we have. Listen to these verses of the Bible to combat self-criticism with God’s love and truth. Show Notes Isaiah 55:8-9 ERV Ephesians 2:10 NLT 1 John 3:19-21 Voice 1 John...

God cares about what we really think, not just about what we do. Instead of filling our minds with negative thoughts that make us feel guilty and distant from God, we can listen to his Word and train ourselves to think the way he does. His thoughts are higher than and completely different from ours. As we let him influence our thoughts, we will learn to think positively and spiritually about both ourselves and the world around us.  Let’s listen to this Scripture Playlist to learn what it...