A NORMAL CHRISTIAN LIFE
141 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -What is a normal Christian life? Does it mean perfection? (no). Does it mean you NEVER have problems on the outside and always have perfect control of yourself on the inside? (no)
Listen to Scripture and stories that talk about a normal Christian life.
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FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF A CARE GIVER
February 02, 2023 12:43 - 5 minutes - 6.61 MBThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
HOW IS IT MADE & WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
January 18, 2023 19:08 - 10 minutes - 9.41 MBThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
THE OLD AND THE NEW part 2 THE NEW YEAR = THE ART OF REACHING (for 2023)
December 29, 2022 20:50 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBWell, I have learned what I am NOT good at . . . reading long articles or chapters of books. But I felt better about part 2 . . and not because I improved. I felt better simply because I am NOT trying to be professional . . but just enjoying reading it out loud for someone to hear . . . and adding a little commentary along the way. I would though, probably still advise against listening while driving . . might put you to sleep! BTW, the above picture has nothing to do with the new year ....
Addendum to 11/2/2022 post
November 03, 2022 13:52 - 1 minute - 2.07 MBGood morning to you! Daddy was right . . & he lived to be 99 . . . old age is not for sissies . . . forgetful? Here are the scriptures for yesterday’s post: Do your part to live in peace with everyone, as much as possible. Romans 12:18 NLT Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32. NLT (no name calling - - bullies do) But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects, into Him, ...
IN TIMES LIKE THESE,
October 14, 2022 09:59 - 6 minutes - 9.46 MBI treasure this picture because (to me) it represents salvation as well as growing in the Christian life. It is the opposite of Frank Sinatra's song "I did it My Way". This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
HIS & HIS PJ's
September 29, 2022 21:18 - 7 minutes - 10.9 MBThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
GO TEAM
September 21, 2022 22:37 - 4 minutes - 6.53 MBThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
STAND ALONE EMOTION
September 14, 2022 22:12 - 7 minutes - 10.8 MBThey were ordinary men. But they could do ordinary things extraordinarily well. Jesus called them. They had no wealth / no academic background / no social position. Jesus called them / invited them / offered them work to do . . they were free to accept or refuse. When they accepted, Jesus appointed them. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
When Things are NOT What They Seem
September 07, 2022 16:48 - 4 minutes - 6.09 MBThe moral of the poem is things are not always what they seem. Just as the husband misunderstood the purpose of AA . . many think Christianity is a crutch or the Bible is not true. But . . God so loved the world . . and Jesus died for you. (John 3:16) For those who have already tasted of the Christian life . . . pray for workers . . or will YOU be a worker for Jesus? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME FOR GOD? We should all have one. We all need to have Someone we can trust!
September 01, 2022 00:26 - 13 minutes - 18.4 MBThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
IN THIS BEWILDERED WORLD, WHOM DO YOU KNOW FOR SURE? JOHN 3:16*
August 24, 2022 16:40 - 7 minutes - 10.8 MBThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
AS THE OCCASION ARISES
August 17, 2022 16:34 - 7 minutes - 10.3 MBMATTHEW 9:32-34 Jesus casts out a demon and the man could then talk. How a walk through the midway at the Strawberry Festival relates to the way we are tempted. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS, LOOK FULL IN HIS WONDERFUL FACE
August 14, 2022 11:56 - 9 minutesJesus asked "Do you believe I can make you see?" And there they are . . the 2 of them breathless from running and the poorest of the poor. In unison they answer, "Yes, Lord, we do." (They not only said 'yes' but called Him Lord!). By calling Him Lord, they were saying they knew it was all up to Him.) Without getting personal, I feel safe in saying that 100% of us in this year 2022 need relief from some degree of anxiety. Would you agree with that? This is a public episode. If you would...
DESPERATE TIMES part 2
August 03, 2022 15:45 - 7 minutesYears ago when I pastored, a woman in the church asked me how she could stand a trial she was going through. I told her I had been lying face down in my little office with a wooden floor, splinters or not. She was not interested. The Christian life is not a one and done deal. You don't just give your heart to Jesus and then never think about Him much again. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemcke...
DESPERATE XS CALL 4 DESPERATE MEASURES
July 27, 2022 10:20 - 7 minutesJairus was desperate. He was a leader of a synagogue, yet came to Jesus, falling at his feet. He was begging Jesus to come and lay His hand on his daughter who had died. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
What’s Fasting Got to do with it?
July 21, 2022 00:46 - 9 minutesWe are having a mini class reunion tomorrow for lunch. I was thinking about high school and remembering my shorthand class. Secretaries (at least they used to) take down letters from bosses, like Della did for Perry Mason on TV. (If you are old enough to remember that.). Our teacher was Mrs. Pickering. Believe me, you paid strict attention to her! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.subst...
What’s Fasting Got to do with it?
July 21, 2022 00:46 - 9 minutesWe are having a mini class reunion tomorrow for lunch. I was thinking about high school and remembering my shorthand class. Secretaries (at least they used to) take down letters from bosses, like Della did for Perry Mason on TV. (If you are old enough to remember that.). Our teacher was Mrs. Pickering. Believe me, you paid strict attention to her! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.subst...
BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
July 17, 2022 22:13 - 5 minutesIt can be dangerous to identify political causes or even national patriotism with God's Truth. Nations may rise and fall, but God's Truth remains forever. His Truth is marching on. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
THE GREAT PHYSICIAN & The Man Most Hated
July 14, 2022 10:47 - 10 minutesMatthew was a tax collector when Jesus called him to join and follow. Tax collectors were universally hated because they kept $$ for themselves above and beyond what was due and became rich. When Jesus called him, he got up and followed. The only thing he took with him (it has been said) was his pen. He used it to write the Gospel of Matthew. Could you get up from your job and go off with Jesus for a different life? Why did Matthew? It is obvious in his Gospel as will be explained. T...
THE GREAT PHYSICIAN & a little Cinderella
July 06, 2022 21:46 - 8 minutesThe Jews at the time of Jesus believed that sin caused illness. Jesus told His disciples that a man born blind . . was not because of sin but for the glory of God to be shown in the man's life. I share another scripture and a story about a little Cinderella. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
THINGS THAT CANNOT BE SHAKEN
June 29, 2022 17:11 - 7 minutesMatthew 8:28-34 5 action steps that will help you stop worrying. They work because they point to what we know - not to what we think or feel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
JESUS / Drowning / 100% / iPhone 12 mini
June 22, 2022 17:37 - 9 minutesI know it seems like I am all over the place with this particular blog, but hang in there, I'm going somewhere. I do have a point. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
KEEP CALM & FOLLOW JESUS
June 16, 2022 08:59 - 6 minutesTwo men wanted to follow Jesus . . but were they really ready? . . did they follow Him? What did Jesus say . .? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
How Does Your Life Speak
June 08, 2022 21:27 - 8 minutesJesus had just performed a miracle in the synagogue on the Sabbath. At Peter's house, He found Peter's mother-in-law very ill. He took her by the hand, rebuking the fever and she immediately began to serve them. Have you ever recovered from a serious illness and gone straight to work cooking and cleaning? Me neither. But Peter's mother-in-law did! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever....
WHAT GAINS THE ADMIRATION OF JESUS
June 01, 2022 20:37 - 7 minutesThis has nothing to do with the podcast, but have you ever seen the movie "The Waitress?" At the end she says "I don't want no baby, Earl". So I feel like saying, "I don't want no weeping and gnashing of teeth, Earl!" Jesus is pleased with faith! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
HOW MANY CHILDREN MUST DIE?
May 29, 2022 22:22 - 7 minutesIn the tradition of John and Charles Wesley, I have written words to the popular song "I'm Proud to be an American". While I am proud to be an American, I am also sad to be an American today. We are the only country that has consistent periodic mass shootings including those of school children in school. Will God bless the U S A? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
QUARANTINED FOR LIFE.
May 26, 2022 13:38 - 12 minutesQUARANTINED FOR LIFE: No family for you! No travel for you! No civil liberties for you! No pain free moments for You! No touching allowed . . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
WE ’GOTTA’ CHOOSE!
May 17, 2022 17:03 - 12 minutesDo you remember or have you seen a sitcom years ago called "Lavern & Shirley"? Two working girls against the world. Lavern had a favorite drink of milk and Pepsi, half and half in the same glass. Yuck, I say! But she loved it. So what was it in the end? Well, that's the point. It could demonstrate worry and trust in the same heart at the same time. Not possible! Either worry prevails or trust prevails because the dominant thought wins! This is a public episode. If you would like to...
WE ’GOTTA’ CHOOSE!
May 17, 2022 17:03 - 12 minutesDo you remember or have you seen a sitcom years ago called "Lavern & Shirley"? Two working girls against the world. Lavern had a favorite drink of milk and Pepsi, half and half in the same glass. Yuck, I say! But she loved it. So what was it in the end? Well, that's the point. It could demonstrate worry and trust in the same heart at the same time. Not possible! Either worry prevails or trust prevails because the dominant thought wins! This is a public episode. If you would like to...
Two Way Teaching
May 11, 2022 10:58 - 10 minutesI received a phone call from a young woman and she stated this: "You have 5 mInutes to talk me out of an abortion." She asked, "If I go through with this, will I go to hell?" This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
LIFE AT THE CROSSROADS
May 03, 2022 16:49 - 6 minutesI talked to a DP&L guy once about electricity . . he really tried to explain it to me . . but I could not grasp the technicalities. How about you? However, not understanding it does not keep us from enjoying the benefits of having it. Plus we are using faith when we flip the switch that we believe the light or gadget will come on. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
Devotional Reading Wisdom app: Living Beyond Present Circumstances #2
May 01, 2022 18:34 - 28 minutes - 51.6 MBThis reading / podcast was recorded on the Wisdom app. Living beyond present circumstances #2
Devotional Reading from Wisdom app: Living Beyond Present Circumstances
May 01, 2022 18:17 - 28 minutes - 51.6 MBThis reading / podcast was recorded on the Wisdom app. Wisdom encourages participants to share our talks. I am reading (as time allows) chapters from this book as well as making comments when appropriate for understanding or clarification.
Putin FAILS on even the Negative Side
April 26, 2022 22:22 - 6 minutesThe negative side is the negative version of "The Golden Rule". Putin not only does not do good to others, he does evil to others that he would not want done to himself and the ones he (cares?) about. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
Not the Power of Positive Thinking
April 20, 2022 21:34 - 9 minutesPlease check out the picture for this week on my blog www.whatwouldajesusgirldo.com. It will help you understand today's podcast. A young widow dressed in black is kneeling beside the bed. A toddler is on the bed while a picture of her soldier husband is on the wall. Jesus is standing in a light with a hand extended to comfort her. How many widows are there now from Ukraine and other parts of the world? My husband who was injured in VietNam says 'war is a terr...
Do You Feel Your Hands are Tied?
April 13, 2022 19:05 - 9 minutesIf a person you know 'swears like a sailor' or its 'chronically rude to waitresses or a sales person or blatantly makes fun of church or our Savior . . those would be important clues. Keep your eyes open to make assessments as well as listen with your ears while praying for answers. I'm not saying you cannot be friends with such a person because Scripture states 'if possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men." Romans 12:18. Maybe you can influence them for the good! ...
JUDGE NOT ??
April 06, 2022 18:38 - 11 minutesI was shaking. Not just on the outside, but on the inside too. I had just finished watching a 2nd video beamed to the U. N. Security Council from Vladimir Zelenskyy. Atrocities appeared shrouded in an eerie darkness especially in the faces of the tortured . . and children! there were women (I saw the painted finger nails) and ones who looked old enough to be grandparents. It was Tuesday morning and time to work on my blog. Instead I stepped out the patio door to pick up sticks, sweep c...
JUDGE NOT ??
April 06, 2022 18:38 - 11 minutes - 21.4 MBI was shaking. Not just on the outside, but on the inside too. I had just finished watching a 2nd video beamed to the U. N. Security Council from Vladimir Zelenskyy. Atrocities appeared shrouded in an eerie darkness especially in the faces of the tortured . . and children! there were women (I saw the painted finger nails) and ones who looked old enough to be grandparents. It was Tuesday morning and time to work on my blog. Instead I stepped out the patio door to pick up sticks, sweep c...
How, Lord? How can we not worry?
March 30, 2022 20:55 - 9 minutes - 18.1 MBThe last sentence really hits home right now. Every day when I get up I refuse to turn on the TV or look at news anywhere until time for Jerry to get up / take meds / breakfast / insulin. But I'm wondering before that what is happening in Ukraine? What has Putin done now? Are all the refugees safe, warm and fed? There are reportedly people starving in Ukraine that cannot get out.
How, Lord? How can we not worry?
March 30, 2022 20:55 - 9 minutesThe last sentence really hits home right now. Every day when I get up I refuse to turn on the TV or look at news anywhere until time for Jerry to get up / take meds / breakfast / insulin. But I'm wondering before that what is happening in Ukraine? What has Putin done now? Are all the refugees safe, warm and fed? There are reportedly people starving in Ukraine that cannot get out. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...
Tri-County Jail & ’Not Me’
March 23, 2022 17:45 - 10 minutesCritique of a TV commercial and my first visit to the Tri-County jail. On my blog there's a generic picture of a woman in jail. But on the podcast, and the words of the blog, I am visiting my daughter. There is a window sealed into the wall between us and she is wearing a jump suit. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
Tri-County Jail & ’Not Me’
March 23, 2022 17:45 - 10 minutesCritique of a TV commercial and my first visit to the Tri-County jail. On my blog there's a generic picture of a woman in jail. But on the podcast, and the words of the blog, I am visiting my daughter. There is a window sealed into the wall between us and she is wearing a jump suit. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
Did you know blood cries to God?
March 20, 2022 16:57 - 8 minutesSunday Devotional - Current Events The first book of the Bible . . Genesis chapter 4 tells about the rift between the two male children of Adam and Eve. Cain killed Abel. I used to have a problem remembering which man was murdered. Then a Bible teacher said she remembers this: Cain killed Abel with the leg of a table. It rhymes. I hope that does not sound disrespectful to scripture. I was never mixed up again. (about that anyway) This is a public episode. If you would like to discu...
Open Message* to Vladimir Putin
March 17, 2022 10:07 - 4 minutesPeople hate this kind of talk. Raw truth is never popular. But here it is, bluntly spoken. Because you run roughshod over the poor and take the bread right out of their mouths, you're never going to move into the luxury homes you have built . . . portion of Amos 5:10-12 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
Doodle Bugs
March 10, 2022 02:18 - 9 minutesMy favorite Bible teacher is Dr. Applebee from London. When he was a young man, he lived in London during WWII. There were flying bombs, Doodle Bugs, the GI's called them. They were Ram Jet flying bombs. (You can see videos about them on YouTube.). When the jet engine ran out of fuel, they just dropped like a stone onto London. All wondered how they were guided from the low lands. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus ...
The Blood Connection /Sunday Devotional / Current Events
March 06, 2022 23:37 - 6 minutesCurrent Events - If Putin's War leads to a nuclear war, many of us will die. Do you know for sure where you will go after death? If you believe you will go to heaven, it will not be because of the following: You always went to church / tithe your income / are better than your neighbor / gave away $$ all the time / were raised in a church and baptized and pray every day / keep the 10 commandments / the good you do outweighs the bad you do. This is a public episode. If you would like to di...
What is Your Attitude?
March 02, 2022 19:47 - 7 minutesJesus was not condemning praying while standing up. (See Luke 18:9-14). The issue was attitude. Are you upset? If we are upset while having food and warmth . . how must those enduring many scarcities of comfort, not to mention being separated from their families . . how upset must they be? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
OVER MY HEAD - SUNDAY DEVOTIONAL - current event
February 27, 2022 18:54 - 6 minutesA few days ago my husband, Jerry, and I watched the bombing of Ukraine ordered by Putin who is a dictator. I had a gut reaction of nausea, shaking and tears. Except for movies, it was impossible for me to understand and imagine what it was like to be sheltered with bombs falling. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
PRETEND CRAYONS
February 23, 2022 19:35 - 5 minutesLet's pretend we're watching an episode of "Little House on the Prairie". The youngest girl, Carrie, had crayons, (pretend). She drew a picture for Mommy's birthday. Mommy hung it up where everyone could see. Carrie's picture made Mommy happy. When Nellie (the storekeepers daughter), found out, she decided to draw a picture for her mother too. Nellie drew a picture of herself. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epi...
DO YOU HAVE ENEMIES?
February 16, 2022 23:16 - 9 minutesThere is a Rabbinic tale which tells of the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea. (Think the 10 Commandments movie with Charleton Heston). When the Egyptians were drowned, so the tale runs, the angels began a song of praise, but God said sorrowfully: "The work of my hands are sunk in the sea, and you would sing before me?!" The love of God is such that He can never take pleasure in the destruction of any of the creatures whom His hands have made. Today's scripture seems to be the...