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Podcast #157: “Live It Well” by Switchfoot

Poring Over Psalm 90

Perspective. I sure need more of it. How about you? I need more perspective when I’m impatiently waiting in line at the grocery store, when I get cut off in traffic, or when I get a snarky email or social media comment from a friend. Moses had a unique perspective because of his intimate relationship with God and his front row seat to the demise of an entire generation of people. Switchfoot’s song, “Live It Well,” not only reminds us that life is short, but encourages us to live it well.

Moses encourages the same in Psalm 90. Are you ready to jump in the deep end this week?

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Podcast #156: “Giants Fall” by Francesca Battistelli

Battlefield Basics with David in 1 Samuel 17

When was your last battlefield experience? I’m not talking about a military exercise, rather the battlefields of life. Francesca Battistelli’s song, “Giants Fall,” led me to 1 Samuel 17 to see David turning a food run into a battlefield story for the ages.

I wonder if we, like David, may be more prepared than we realize.

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Podcast #152: “Revelation Song” by Kari Jobe

Seeing the Throne of God in Ezekiel 1 and Revelation 4 & 5

Do we boldly approach the throne of God and forget how ASTONISHING that throne is? “Revelation Song” by Jennie Lee Riddle and famously sung by Kari Jobe leads us into the throne room of heaven. But before the song pointed to it, Ezekiel and John brought us there in Scripture.

Are you ready? Are you really ready to slow down and take in the stunning throne of God?

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Podcast #151: “Battles” by The Afters

Watching God Fight in 2 Chronicles 20

Sometimes God equips us for the fight and sometimes He asks us to take our positions and watch Him fight for us. In the song “Battles” by The Afters, we see God fighting our battles and can celebrate it through music. We can learn a great deal from examining how King Jehoshaphat responded to a vast army and a seemingly impossible battle ahead.

Join me in 2 Chronicles as we scrutinize the response of the king and his people to their looming battle.

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Podcast #141: “Chain Breaker” by Zach Williams

Presenting the Chain Breaker in Isaiah 61

I wish I would take God at His Word. You know, REALLY take Him at His Word. When Jesus stood in the synagogue and unfurled the scroll and read about Himself out of Isaiah 61, He declared, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” The audience present didn’t get it then and I don’t think we FULLY understand it now. Zach William’s song “Chain Breaker” does a great job of reminding us…and inspiring us to find it for ourselves in Scripture.

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Follow me to the time of Isaiah the prophet to learn more about Jesus…words spoken 700 years before Christ walked the earth.

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Podcast #139: “Son of David” by Ghost Ship

Benefiting From the Story of Blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10

A lyric lodged itself in my mind a few weeks ago that I couldn’t shake. It worked out okay, because it wasn’t one of those cheesy advertising jingles, it was directly from Scripture. I used the song, “Son of David” by Ghost Ship to guide me to Mark 10 and a great story with more tucked in it than you would imagine.

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Come with me to the gates of Jericho and meet Bartimaeus.

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Podcast #127: “Clean” by Natalie Grant

Washing for Restoration in 2 Kings 5

We all have hidden places in us that seem “too dirty” to bring into the light. God’s Word washes us to make us holy in His sight. Unfortunately, we avoid the very solution that can bring cleansing and healing, oftentimes because we expected a different solution.

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Naaman was like this, and we read about him in 2 Kings 5. Head with me over there this week!

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Podcast #125: “Run Devil Run” by Crowder

Suiting up for Battle in Ephesians 6

I’m sick and tired of being a prisoner of war. I’m ready to send my enemy running for the hills, aren’t you? Crowder, in his new song “Run Devil Run,” inspired me to create a strategy against the devil. It’s all laid out for us in Scripture.

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It’s time to get serious about our strategy against a very real enemy. Are you ready?

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Podcast #120: “Great Is Our God” by Plumb

Slowing Down in Psalm 145

The Bible is full of songs of praise. When we consider the words of these songs, we see deep, rich, pattern-altering examples of how to appropriately respond to our great God. The lyrics of “Great Is Our God” by Plumb are reflected in a song written by David and given to us as Psalm 145.

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Sometimes we blow past these meaningful songs without letting them sink in and transform the way we think. This week we will slow down.

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Podcast #118: “I Will Follow” by Chris Tomlin

Following the Lyrics to the Book of Ruth

Do we have an intellectual devotion to God or a heart-wrenching allegiance to Him? Follow me to the Book of Ruth this week as we explore big themes using “I Will Follow” by Chris Tomlin as inspiration.

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Ruth’s total devotion and life of submission have challenged me this week. I hope her story impacts you as well.

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