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When You Don’t Have The Strength To Take Care of Yourself
VERSED - May 18, 2022 01:36 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsAre you at the end of your strength? Is your life’s tank running on empty and everything you are trying to do to fill it up doesn’t seem to be working? Are you tired of trying? Do you want to quit? Are you frustrated, angry and overwhelmed, and sad all at the same time? I am. As I was looking ...
I Just Want Peace
VERSED - May 16, 2022 09:30 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsIf you’re in the middle of a trying time in your life all you want is some peace. My peace is this imagined place of sitting back in a comfortable chair with my feet up. The tension in my core muscles and neck is released as I trust the chair to support me. I picture that I’m on this beautiful...
How Can I Be Content?
VERSED - April 20, 2022 19:16 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsIt’s incredibly easy to be discontent. Especially if you’ve experienced pain in your life. And how many of us have never experienced any pain? Right. It’s not this immature groaning from adolescence. It’s deep in our souls. Understanding what true contentment is can lead to true healing. If yo...
What Does It Mean To Have 'Christ In Me?'
VERSED - April 19, 2022 11:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsThis is a mini-exploration of one of the greatest mysteries of the Christian faith. Having "Christ in us.” It calls out two seemingly absurd ideas: we contend for the faith and we do it with Christ’s energy. These two almost contradictory ideas come together. Having Christ in us doesn’t mean w...
The Women At The Empty Tomb
VERSED - April 18, 2022 13:33 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsIt’s easy to focus on the empty tomb, the angel, Jesus calming their fear. It’s the story of Jesus coming back to life! It’s easy to miss what prompted this group of women (none of the twelve disciples btw) to go to the tomb. Their teacher had been crucified. The One they’d followed was unfaste...
The Path To True Happiness
VERSED - March 28, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsThe most natural thing in life is to have a troubled heart. It doesn’t take long to look around us and see that everyone everywhere is experiencing hurt and heartache. How do you deal with that? There are a lot of pathways that culture serves up. Everyone’s faith journey is in a different place...
This Is Why Satan Wants Us Divided
VERSED - March 23, 2022 06:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsHey everyone - I’m not going to waste too much time today because we don’t need much setup. (I realize that I just inferred I waste time on other podcasts...oh well.) Here's the deal. You see how divided we are as people. You see how divided Christians are and feels like it's getting worse, doe...
If You’re Sick of Fighting Every Day…
VERSED - March 22, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsAre you tired today? Are you sick of trying to do so much? If I can speak openly and share some of what’s in my personal journal from a few days ago... “I don’t feel like I have the energy to power through the things I don’t want to do. I’m overwhelmed. I’m fighting the urge to quit and do noth...
The Tension of Loving Others & Setting Boundaries
VERSED - March 21, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsI’m currently experiencing a struggle with the tension of loving others while also setting boundaries for myself. I’m taking relationship boundaries now. It’s hard for me to see at times that the two are not at odds. I’m learning that. I’m learning that boundaries are not only a positive for me ...
What Are You Going To Do With Your Shame?
VERSED - March 17, 2022 13:09 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWhat if you never experienced shame? Shame. Maybe the word has become a little too churchy. What about feeling inadequate? Embarrassed? Feeling like you always have to prove yourself? You're never enough? This overwhelming feeling that your mistakes ARE your identity. It's just who you are now. ...
How Does The Bible Help Us?
VERSED - March 16, 2022 16:06 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWhy do you read the Bible? Some read it for help or intellectual stimulation, to understand God, seeking answers to life’s questions or maybe to read it like a novel and discover the story about Jesus. One thing that’s true is that we are told and encouraged to read it more. That’s incredibly i...
You Are A Work In Progress (And That's Ok!)
VERSED - March 15, 2022 15:40 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsThere is a reason the self-help industry rakes in billions of dollars. We are actually pretty self-aware. We KNOW we are broken, we KNOW there is something missing, we KNOW we fail to measure up. There is aching of “not enough” inside of us and we want to do whatever we can to become the “best ...
Can't We Just 'Love Like Jesus Did?'
VERSED - March 08, 2022 02:42 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWhenever I hear someone say, “We need to just love people like Jesus did,” I get kind of annoyed. Not because I’m against that idea, but because generally, it’s used as sentiment and one that is un-Biblical... almost like it’s used to avoid hard issues. "We should just love people like Jesus d...
RE-VERSED: You Cannot Trust Your Heart
VERSED - February 23, 2022 19:33 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsAs tempting as it may be to obey our desires, the Bible describes the human heart as “deceitful” and “desperately sick” It tells us not to lean on our own understanding. Jesus taught that out of the heart come “evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.” ...
RE-VERSED: The Benefit of An Eternal Perspective
VERSED - February 22, 2022 03:02 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsHow we act and function now as believers and followers of Jesus is determined by what we know about the future. Eternal perspective. If you don’t want to live a defeated life, you gotta roll up your sleeves and get to work and be determined in your focus on Jesus and what he has done for you and...
The Power of Change
VERSED - February 15, 2022 00:26 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsGod give me the peace of mind to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Today we read about the anointing of King Saul over Israel and the power of change. If you would like to dive deeper into this, or other verses in ...
RE-VERSED: When You Follow Jesus Trouble Follows You
VERSED - February 10, 2022 14:13 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsHave there been periods in your life where it seemed to be one long, unending string of trials? Maybe it’s the pandemic that has exacerbated these issues. The quarantines, the distancing, the loneliness. Today's podcast is an encouragement for you, but not in the way you might expect. Today we w...
RE-VERSED: You Can't Forgive Yourself
VERSED - February 09, 2022 16:29 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWhat burdens are you carrying because you can’t forgive yourself? If Jesus has forgiven you, do you also have to forgive yourself? Do you feel stuck there? Trapped in a cage of shame? I’ve been to therapy, I’ve been to counseling, and I was the host of a Christian radio show for 11 years. I’m at...
How Are You Really Doing?
VERSED - February 08, 2022 14:58 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsAlright so I’m going to ask you a question and your response to it is going to reveal so much about yourself, ready? How are you doing? Maybe you recoiled into yourself when I said that. I think most of us hit cruise control and default on a “good” or “fine.” That’s what we say when we don’t fe...
How You Can SOAR In The Middle of Your Mess
VERSED - February 07, 2022 13:44 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsIf you are walking through difficult circumstances. If you are in need of comfort and need of encouragement to keep trusting and hoping in God...don’t look past today’s episode. If you would like to dive deeper into this, or other verses in the Bible, if you have a verse you would like to submi...
RE-VERSED: Shame Doesn't Own Your Story
VERSED - February 02, 2022 14:03 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsPaul uses this phrase to frequently describe believers in his letters, “In Christ.” He uses the phrase 143 times. It’s said that he did this because he understood that all people struggle with sin that is rooted in an identity crisis. He knew that once they were awakened to their true identity “...
Who Is God To You?
VERSED - January 27, 2022 13:35 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsIs God your ultimate joy and treasure? Can you say with confidence like David, that you have nothing good besides God? It’s important that we understand that our source for everything is God. Especially when we are going through difficult times. Today on the VERSED podcast we read and study Psal...
How To Break Your Sin Spiral
VERSED - January 25, 2022 07:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWhat does the Bible say a downward sin spiral is? It’s more than just sinning a lot. It’s actually where sin leads to discipline from God. It comes in the form of frustration or hardship or failure and instead of us coming to God with it spiraling sin is when we seek relief from that disciple fr...
Don't Make A 'God' According To Your Preferences
VERSED - January 21, 2022 15:22 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWe are being lied to every day by our culture which tells us all sorts of untrue things about ourselves and calls it tolerance and diversity. It's lies upon lies that are destroying people. We can’t be a part of distorting and undermining God’s creation. We have to live and proclaim the truth th...
What Did I Just Read? (Gog & Magog)
VERSED - January 20, 2022 15:03 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsAlright, I’m going to tell you out of the gate this is a different verse than you are used to if you listen to this podcast. I’ve typically gravitated towards verses that have been blatantly encouraging and reveal something about the nature of God or Jesus. That hasn’t been intentional necessari...
Who Is Jesus?
VERSED - January 19, 2022 14:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWhat we are about to read today is one of my favorite and incredibly beautiful verses. It is blunt, direct, poetic, black and white truth about Jesus. It's certainly not nonchalant. It punches you right in the face. And for me, its truth delivered in a way that overwhelms me with awe and wonder,...
What Voices Are You Listening To?
VERSED - January 18, 2022 16:27 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsSometimes the food that tastes good is not the healthiest. Ok, maybe that’s a lot of the time. The problem is that if we exclusively ate food that tasted great and disregarded how it can affect our bodies, or stopped searching for food that can taste great AND be good for our bodies we would hav...
Our Help Against Evil
VERSED - January 13, 2022 18:18 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsGod doesn’t just want to save you, guard you, and shelter you from attacks from the devil, He wants to show you how he cares for you. Hee uses the psalmist in Psalm 91 to do that. This is the VERSED podcast; a daily pursuit to become more perceptive to what the Bible says. If you would like ...
The Beatles Got This Correct...
VERSED - January 12, 2022 16:35 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsHave you watched that new documentary, "Get Back" on The Beatles? At the time of this recording its new anyway. I thought it was really cool! I loved seeing the behind-the-scenes of the creative process and all that. I’m rediscovering how amazing The Beatles truly were and how influential they w...
How To Know If You're Worshipping An Idol?
VERSED - January 11, 2022 12:39 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsI’m preparing this episode while Lord of The Rings plays in the background. It's ironic actually because the theme of today's episode is worshiping idols and how to know if you are. For anyone who has read, heard of, or watched Lord of the Rings, you get it, so I don’t need to explain further ab...
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