Podcasts about confessing

00:00:00 Romans 1 – Gospel Revealed, Wrath Against Unrighteousness, and Heathen Depravity00:04:04 Romans 2 – Impartial Judgment, Doers of the Law, and Inward Circumcision00:07:37 Romans 3 – All Have Sinned, Justification by Faith, and Boasting Excluded00:10:58 Romans 4 – Faith Imputed for Righteousness and Promise to Abraham00:14:12 Romans 5 – Peace with God, Grace Abounding, and Death Through Adam00:17:07 Romans 6 – Dead to Sin, Alive to God, and Servants of Righteousness00:19:57 Romans 7 – Dead to the Law, Inward Conflict, and Flesh vs Spirit00:23:11 Romans 8 – Life in the Spirit, Joint-Heirs with Christ, and More Than Conquerors00:27:59 Romans 9 – Election of Grace, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel's Stumbling-Stone00:32:00 Romans 10 – Righteousness of Faith, Confessing the Lord, and Preaching the Gospel00:34:36 Romans 11 – Remnant according to Election, Wild Olive Tree, and Mystery Revealed00:39:16 Romans 12 – Living Sacrifice, Diversity of Gifts, and Overcoming Evil00:41:47 Romans 13 – Subjection to Higher Powers, Love the Fulfilling of the Law00:43:58 Romans 14 – Weak in Faith, Judgement Seat of Christ, and Stumblingblocks Avoided00:46:59 Romans 15 – Bearing Weakness, Minister to Gentiles, and Paul's Travel Plans00:50:58 Romans 16 – Salutations to Saints, Warning Against Divisions, and Final Doxology

Hey Faith-Family! Welcome to the Beyond Sunday podcast at Calvary Bible Church – where we go beyond the Sunday sermon to explore some rabbit holes to bring Biblical truths to the surface. On this episode, we dive a little deeper into Psalm 113.  If you would like to submit any questions or topics for us to consider for future episodes, please send them to podcast@cbcmj.com

Today, we are joined by philosopher, columnist, and host of Give Them an Argument, Ben Burgis, for a wide-ranging, deeply analytical dive into his recent Sublation pamphlet, Confessions of a Class Reductionist, and his upcoming co-edited volume on the legacy of G.A. Cohen.In the contemporary landscape, the accusation of "class reductionism" is routinely hurled at anyone who prioritizes materialist, universal frameworks over demographically targeted identity politics. Burgis clears the ideological fog, reclaiming the radical necessity of normative universalism. We explore why building a mass, majoritarian socialist movement requires a commitment to non-means-tested public goods—such as Medicare for All and tuition-free higher education—rather than the fragmented, bureaucratized checking of identity boxes that characterizes the professional-managerial left.In this episode, we unpack the critical intersections of philosophy and strategic organizing:Dismantling Standpoint Epistemology: We trace how the language of intersectionality mutated from its original, materialist basis in critical legal studies into a hyper-individualized standpoint epistemology. We parse why the claim that experiential knowledge is entirely inaccessible across demographic boundaries structurally undercuts working-class solidarity and lets oppressors off the hook.The Free Speech Boomerang: A stark materialist check on why the left's support for corporate and algorithmic tech censorship has completely boomeranged. We examine how the infrastructure designed to police "problematic" speech has been seamlessly weaponized by state and institutional forces to aggressively crush pro-Palestinian speech and civil liberties across American college campuses.Reclaiming G.A. Cohen and Analytical Marxism: We look ahead to the structural insights of analytical Marxism. By revisiting the work of Cohen, alongside Erik Olin Wright, Andrew Levine, and Elliott Sober (Reconstructing Marxism), we argue for a clear, non-dogmatic, and openly normative socialism that isn't afraid to state what is ethically right and wrong.Ben Burgis's co-edited book, Analytical Marxism and Democratic Socialism in the 21st Century (with Matt McManus), is out this fall from Palgrave Macmillan, alongside The Blueprint: Life After Capitalism (with Bhaskar Sunkara and Mike Beggs) from Verso Books.Speak clearly, demand universal goods, and protect your peace.Send us Fan Mail Musis by Bitterlake, Used with Permission, all rights to BitterlakeSupport the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnIntro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @varnvlogblue sky: @varnvlog.bsky.socialYou can find the additional streams on YoutubeCurrent Patreon at the Sponsor Tier: Jordan Sheldon, Mark J. Matthews, Lindsay Kimbrough, RedWolf, DRV, Kenneth McKee, JY Chan, Matthew Monahan, Parzival, Adriel Mixon, Buddy Roark, Daniel Petrovic,Julian, Drea, Free Beer, SNT-BRCH, Joshua Parsons

Do you ever feel like you are carrying too much in life?Do you ever want a break from the burdens of life?How often has life felt heavy and we don't know what to do, where to go, or how to find relief because it just keeps coming?Sunday, September 27, 2026 - Confessing: a discipleship practiceJames 5:1-20#LettingGo #Prayer #Forgiveness #Mercy #Compassion 

Open up a cold can of Cherryade and join us for a look back the season. What started as a theme dedicated to films about size and exploring size in movies ended up expanding into a bloody long shortlist covering everything from pint-sized slasher icons to scaled-up creature features. Across the 8 episodes, we weighed up small things in movies, from Hary Oldman in Tiptoes and Chucky in Child's Play to Marvel's twelfth entry, Ant-Man before taking on heavyweight monster movies like The Host and Jurassic Park 3 and accidentally double-dipping on director Joe Dante with Gremlins 2 and our grand finale, Innerspace. In this wrap show we lament the tragic omission of Ray Harrhausen's iconic stop-motion miniatures and skeletons, debate why swapping Honey, I Shrunk the Kids for shrinking Dennis Quaid and injecting him into Martin Short was the ultimate power move, and take a nostalgic detour into the lost era of recording movies off the telly and buying suspicious bags of VHS tapes on Facebook Marketplace. What to expect in this episode: We reflect on our “Size Doesn't Matter” slate, spanning Ant-Man to Innerspace. A petition for the Prince Charles cinema to start screening Tiptoes. Confessing to the accidental Joe Dante double-dip with Gremlins 2 and Innerspace, while weighing up the alternative monster movies like Deep Rising and Lake Placid. Discover why the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids franchise was sidelined in favour of Martin Short. A wild tangent into the ethics of recording movies off the telly, buying mystery bags of VHS tapes and the monarchy's tourist value. Sarah tests Dan's comprehension of the seasons movies in an eight-question quiz. If you would like to listen to the full episode, head over to Patreon to get access to this and all of our previous wrap shows from seasons 1-15. We shall return! On October 19th we're back with a brand new season. This time chosen by Sarh. The new theme is "After Death" and the first film we're looking at is Talk to Me (2022).  Would you like to see the full lineup for season 17? The only place you can see it is on Patreon but you don't need to be a paying member. Sign up for a free membership and get access to the lineup when it drops any day now. Instagram | TikTok | Threads | YouTube

Sunday 9.27.2026 10:30 AM Pastor Mark Jackson Protestant Christianity   Confessing Our Sins   Towne Church

Crunchyroll's Fall 2026 anime lineup is officially here! We're breaking down the biggest new and returning anime of the season, including Black Clover Season 2, The Apothecary Diaries Season 3, Aoashi Season 2, Magic Knight Rayearth, Firefly Wedding, Overgeared, PSYREN, and more.Plus, Michael B. Jordan reveals his anime ambitions, and The Anime Effect launches its Anime Apology Tour by revisiting the AWFUL takes we once defended with our lives.This week on The Anime Effect:⭐ Crunchyroll's Fall 2026 anime lineup⭐ Michael B. Jordan's anime ambitions⭐ Confessing our worst anime takesWhat anime take of yours aged the worst? Send us your anime questions, hot takes, and recommendations: https://got.cr/AnimeEffectQuestionsThe Anime Effect is Crunchyroll's weekly anime podcast hosted by Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President. Each week, the crew dives into the biggest anime news, interviews creators and guests, shares recommendations, debates fandom hot topics, and answers listeners' questions.HOSTS: Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, Leah PresidentSHOWRUNNER: Megan PetersV/A DIRECTOR: Shaun Michael ColonMARKETING PRODUCER: Carla Solorzano Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryan Kohberger admitted in July 2025 to killing Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin at an off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho. He was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences. A year later, he filed a handwritten petition claiming he was coerced into a false confession.Now his family has released a statement through ABC News backing his bid for a new trial. Their statement acknowledged the grief of the families. They want what they call a proper trial to get to the truth.Psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott joins Tony to examine what drives a family to voluntarily step back into a toxic public narrative when they could stay silent. Scott breaks down the psychology of denial, whether Bryan could be orchestrating his parents from prison, and what that family's public statement does to a convicted killer's ego.A hearing on Kohberger's petition is set for June 2027.Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel.https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!:https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #KohbergerFamily #IdahoMurders #KohbergerPlea #UniversityOfIdaho #ShavaunScott #TrueCrime #KohbergerInnocence #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast

When dealing with conflict in your marriage, it's important to take a close look at what you contributed to the conflict. Even if your spouse is mostly at fault, be sure that you confess YOUR part of the problem.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consequences admin Tue, 09/22/2026 - 12:00am Here is the principle: We reap what we sow, forgiveness notwithstanding. Confessing our sin does not take away the consequences. However, God's grace means God, in forgiving us, gives us the strength to endure the consequences.

Community: Confessing Sins by King's Church

Sermon Scripture: Roman 7:21-8:2 Community can be the best, most beautiful thing in the world, but it also can be the setting for some of our deepest wounds. It's a frustrating dilemma. It can hurt us deeply, it can be hard to be open with our sin in community, yet the only way he will ever heal from our hurts is by living in community.It's easy to become guarded, or even emotionally allergic to community because of our wounding. Yet, as followers of Christ we know that we can't give up on it. We have to move toward the very thing we fear because that is the place where we are designed to heal and grow.

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Hey Faith-Family! Welcome to the Beyond Sunday podcast at Calvary Bible Church – where we go beyond the Sunday sermon to explore some rabbit holes to bring Biblical truths to the surface. On this episode, we dive a little deeper into Psalm 111.  If you would like to submit any questions or topics for us to consider for future episodes, please send them to podcast@cbcmj.com

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At one of the most secular campuses in America, a group of Christians set up a confessionial booth during a wild campus party. But they weren't there to hear confessions. They were there to give them. Tony Kriz sat in that booth and apologized to skeptical strangers for the ways Christians had failed to love people. Students who came in ready to argue left having opened up about their own struggles. This episode is a masterclass in what humility can do that arguments never will. ARMY ACTIONS Subscribe to the podcast and rate & review us! Signup to join the Army, visit NormalFolks.org Follow us on social media @ArmyofNormalFolks Join or start an ANF local service club at https://normalfolks.org/service-clubs/ Take The 10 Level Challenge, "the hero's journey for service" at 10LevelChallenge.org Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/#joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Q&A time! We're back, answering YOUR burning questions!You're happily married with kids but you carry a secret from a decade ago, before starting a family. Is it worth rocking the boat to tell the truth all these years later? If you like your coworker but hate how she ALWAYS cuts you off, what's the best way to fix her social faux-pas? Your mother-in-law keeps cornering you to trauma dump—how do you draw the line between devoted daughter-in-law and de facto therapist? And what to do when you can't stop crushing on your best friend's dashing boyfriend? Come join us in our living room for good conversation and the Shandy take!Interested in getting the Shandy take but don't want to appear on the podcast? Email dearshandy@gmail.com for information about Shandy Off The Record sessions.A special thank you to our sponsors...- Go to https://cozyearth.com and use code SHANDY for an exclusive 20% off on home and sleepwear!- Go to https://laundrysauce.com and use code SHANDY for 20% off!- Go to https://fabletics.com/SHANDY for 70-80% off everything as a new VIP!- Go to https://squarespace.com and use code SHANDY for 10% off your first website or domain!- Go to https://ollie.com/shandy and use code SHANDY to get 70% off your Welcome Kit today!Time Stamps:0:00 - Housekeeping1:48 - Q1: My Coworker Always Cuts Me Off—How Do I Handle This?11:30 - Q2: It Has Been 10 Years Since I Cheated—To Confess Or Not To Confess?37:35 - Q3: I Have A Crush On My Best Friend's Boyfriend—Help!58:53 - Q4: My Mother-In-Law Treats Me Like Her Therapist—Help!If you have a relationship question, write us at: dearshandy@gmail.comSubscribe and watch the episodes on YouTube! https://bit.ly/SubscribeDearShandyFollow us!Dear Shandy - https://www.instagram.com/dearshandySharleen Joynt - https://www.instagram.com/sharleenjoyntAndy Levine - https://www.instagram.com/machinelevineSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jesse Sanchez was 11 the first time he smoked weed, 14 when he tried cocaine and opiates, and 17 when he looked up from a carpet covered in crack and thought "holy s***, what are we doing." He eventually landed on heroin as his drug of choice and spent three years hiding it from his wife, driving 4.5 hours round trip to his dealer while she thought he was at work, once using a co-worker's real funeral as cover to go pick up. When she finally found out, he ended up on his sister's couch in Washington sweating it out, then a year in AA still drinking, still taking chips for heroin. He's been six years off heroin, four years fully clean.Six months into his final sobriety, his brother Julian had died from fentanyl poisoning. The depression that followed got dark enough that when the thought of taking his son with him crossed his mind, it scared him into finally getting real help.Follow the Hopeaholics on our Socials:https://www.instagram.com/thehopeaholics https://linktr.ee/thehopeaholicsGo to www.Wolfpak.com today and support our sponsors. Don't forget to use code: HOPEAHOLICSPODCAST for 10% off!Visit our Treatment Centers: https://www.hopebythesea.comIf you or a loved one needs help, please call or text 949-615-8588. We have the resources to treat mental health and addiction. Sponsored by the Infiniti Group LLC:https://www.infinitigroupllc.com Join our patreon to get access to an EXTRA EPISODE every week of ‘Off the Record', exclusive content, a thriving recovery community, and opportunities to be featured on the podcast. https://patreon.com/TheHopeaholics Our Merch: https://thehopeaholics.myshopify.com#TheHopeaholics #redemption #recovery #AlcoholAddiction #AddictionRecovery #wedorecover #SobrietyJourney #MyStory #Hope #wedorecover #treatmentcenter #natalieevamarie0:00    — Into2:07    — The shirt: in memory of Julian7:43    — Parents divorced when he was 28:14    — Age 11: first smoked weed with a friend, not his brother10:06   — Age 14: no weed around, tried cocaine13:17   — Age 17: became a crackhead14:12   — Opiates vs everything else17:15   — When pills got scarce, friends switched to heroin18:06   — Met his wife from Ukraine23:17   — Wife caught him, admitted pills, never mentioned heroin32:37   — Used a co-worker's real funeral as cover to go pick up drugs34:30   — Confessing addiction to wife42:45   — Detoxing at sister's house45:18   — 6 years off heroin, never touched it since46:04   — Tried AA while still drinking51:22   — Relapsed on cocaine at work, told his sponsor55:24   — Mom calls to tell me my brother died58:20   — 800-pound steel tube cut his fingertips off on the job1:04:39 — Staying sober through brother's death1:09:05 — Rock bottom in sobriety1:17:33 — What turned the corner: therapy, EMDR1:21:06 — What you tell your sponsor vs what you tell a therapist

Hey Faith-Family! Welcome to the Beyond Sunday podcast at Calvary Bible Church – where we go beyond the Sunday sermon to explore some rabbit holes to bring Biblical truths to the surface. On this episode, we dive a little deeper into Psalm 108.  If you would like to submit any questions or topics for us to consider for future episodes, please send them to podcast@cbcmj.com

Repentance has a reputation problem. For many people, the word carries a weight of shame, punishment, and finger-pointing that makes it something to avoid rather than something to run toward. But that understanding misses the heart of what repentance actually is — one of the most beautiful, purifying, and sacred practices available in the daily walk with Jesus. First John 1:9 is a promise, not a threat: if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us and purify us from all unrighteousness. God's convictions are not condemnation. They are truth pressed on the heart by a Holy Spirit who loves us and wants nothing standing between us and the Father. When we respond to those convictions with transparency and humility, condemnation has nowhere to land. David modeled this in Psalm 51, approaching God with uninhibited honesty about his sin — not cowering under shame, but opening himself fully to the mercy he knew was available. The picture this episode offers is simple and freeing: a child jumping in the car after school and immediately announcing a failed math test — not to be lectured, but because honesty with a loving parent opens the door to help rather than hiding the problem. That is exactly how our Heavenly Father deals with us. When we are open about our failures and seek His wisdom, He steps right in. We are not berated for failing. We are forgiven and made free, and in that freedom, we genuinely want to do better. Bible Verse "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."— 1 John 1:9, NIV Ponder Today Repentance is an open invitation from a loving Savior, not a punishment from an angry God. When we understand it correctly, we stop avoiding it and start running toward it — because on the other side of honest confession is freedom, forgiveness, and restored fellowship. God's convictions are His truths pressed on our hearts. The Holy Spirit prompts us to address what hinders our faith not to humiliate us but because He loves us and wants nothing standing between us and the Father. Transparency with God removes the power of condemnation. David did not approach God with carefully managed confession. He came with uninhibited honesty, and in that openness, condemnation immediately fell away. Hiding sin gives it power. Confessing it removes it. Repentance practiced regularly keeps the heart soft and responsive. Whether it is a daily practice or something we return to after a longer season of resistance, the throne room is always open. God's mercies are new every morning and His grace is always greater than our greatest failure. Forgiveness freely received should be freely extended. One of the natural outcomes of genuine repentance is a growing capacity for grace toward others. Remembering how generously we have been forgiven shapes how generously we forgive. A Prayer for You Today Heavenly Father, thank You that because of Jesus I can come before You freely, knowing I will find mercy instead of condemnation. Your Word promises that if I confess my sins, You are faithful and just to forgive and cleanse me from all unrighteousness. Please search my heart today. Shine Your light into every hidden place and reveal any attitude, habit, or thought that does not honor You. Help me respond to the gentle conviction of Your Holy Spirit with humility and honesty. Create in me a clean heart and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Teach me to practice repentance as a daily act of worship and response to Your loving guidance. Keep my heart soft, teachable, and quick to respond whenever You correct me. Thank You for Your endless patience and for mercies that are new every morning. In Jesus' name, Amen. Want More? Sign up for our free newsletter, The Good Word, for weekly biblical wisdom and encouragement delivered right to your inbox. Join our community today: https://www.lifeaudio.com/thegoodword/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

On Yom Kippur, we lovingly honor our parents' memories during Yizkor—so why does the climax of the confession force us to stand up and blame them for our sins? On Yom Kippur, we strike our own chests—but confess the sins of people who are no longer alive. אֲבָל אֲנַחְנוּ וַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ חָטָאנוּ "But we and our parents have sinned." Why bring our mothers and fathers into our confession? Are we blaming them, asking forgiveness on their behalf—or admitting that their unfinished business lives on in us? In this episode of Madlik Disruptive Torah, Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz explore one of the most provocative lines in the Selichot and Yom Kippur liturgy. Far from being a passing phrase, it is a climax of the confession: when the prayer leader reaches "But we have sinned," everyone must stand—bowed and without leaning for support. The wording itself is disputed. Some traditions say simply, "But we have sinned." Others insist upon, "But we and our fathers have sinned." The Sephardic liturgy widens the circle further: "We, our fathers, and the members of our household." And the question becomes even sharper when we compare confession with Yizkor. On Yom Kippur, we lovingly recall the virtues of our parents during Yizkor—but repeatedly include their sins in our confession. Is that a violation of honoring our parents, or a more profound form of connection—one that embraces their humanity as well as their virtues? This week's Parsha, Nitzavim-Vayeilech, provides the grammar for this intergenerational "we." Moses gathers the entire people into the covenant: leaders and laborers, parents and children, "those who are standing here with us today and those who are not here with us today." The covenant reaches forward to unborn generations; confession reaches backward to those who came before us. Past, present, and future stand together in one moment. The idea is deeply biblical: "We have sinned with our ancestors" — Psalms "Our sins and the iniquities of our fathers" — Daniel "We and our ancestors have sinned" — Jeremiah "Our ancestors sinned and are no more, and we bear their iniquities" — Lamentations "They shall confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their ancestors" — Leviticus Judaism rejects original sin, so what exactly do we inherit? The Or HaChaim suggests that we inherit not only behavior but its rationalizations. When earlier generations appeared to prosper despite their choices, their success became evidence that those choices were acceptable. True repentance therefore requires reassessing an entire historical trajectory—not simply regretting an isolated personal act. The Chatam Sofer turns inherited memory into heightened responsibility. Our ancestors experienced history without knowing its outcome; we stand on their shoulders and can see the pattern. If we fail to learn from their experience, perhaps we should know better. Rav Shagar focuses on the word "we." What allows one person to confess with others? His answer is trust: the recognition that another person, in freedom and sincerity, shares my faith, my searching, and my struggle. He compares collective prayer to communal singing. The result is not merely many voices sounding simultaneously, but distinct voices merging into something no individual can create alone. Finally, the Bat Ayin reads avoteinu—"our fathers"—as an allusion to the alef-bet, the building blocks of language. The alphabetic confession repairs our damaged letters; and because language shapes thought, it may also repair the way we think. Perhaps saying "we and our parents have sinned" is not about condemning the past. It is about recognizing the inherited patterns, assumptions, wounds, and possibilities that continue to live within us—and finding the solidarity to repair them together. So here's our question: When you say, "But we—all of us, including our mothers and fathers—have sinned," do you think about your parents differently than you do during Yizkor? How does acknowledging their imperfections change the way you feel about them—and about yourself as their child? Join us for Forgive Me, for We Have Sinned. Key Takeaways The Past Lives Within Us - We do not inherit our ancestors' guilt simply because we are their descendants. But we do inherit their patterns, assumptions, wounds, and unfinished business. Confessing that "we and our parents have sinned" asks us to recognize where their choices continue to shape our own." Inherited Memory Creates Responsibility - Knowing our ancestors' story should help us see what they could not. We stand on their shoulders, with the benefit of their experience and its consequences. The past therefore offers more than an excuse for our failures; it imposes a responsibility to learn, interrupt destructive patterns, and choose differently." No One Repents Alone - The word "we" transforms confession from a private admission into an act of trust and solidarity. Like voices merging in communal song, individuals remain distinct while creating something larger together. By confessing collectively, we find the language—and the strength—to confront ourselves personally." Timestamps [00:00] Why Confess Ancestors [02:19] Selichot Climax Explained [03:53] Honouring Parents Questioned [06:57] Standing for Viddui [08:47] Different Nusach Traditions [13:16] Nitzavim Covenant Across Time [16:07] Sponsor Break [17:13] Biblical Roots of "We Sinned" [19:56] Do We Inherit Guilt? [21:53] Ohr HaChaim on Patterns [24:30] Nehemiah Public Confession [26:12] Rav Shagar on Saying "We" [30:04] Hasidic Aleph Bet Reading [31:35] Takeaways and New Year [33:02] Closing Question to Viewers Links & Learnings Sign up for free and get more from our weekly newsletter https://madlik.com/ Sefaria Source Sheet: https://voices.sefaria.org/sheets/745725 Transcript here: https://madlik.substack.com/  

Daniel Mingo has spent decades following Jesus while navigating unwanted same-sex attraction, sexual addiction, marriage, recovery, and ministry.In this conversation, Daniel joins Brady Cone to share his story and discuss what it actually looks like to pursue Christ when same-sex attraction doesn't simply disappear. They talk about prayer, repentance, accountability, identity in Christ, sanctification, and why Daniel rejects the label “gay Christian.”They also discuss Side B Christianity, Revoice, the difference between temptation and identity, and why genuine discipleship requires more than simply changing behavior.This is a conversation about what it means to deny yourself, take up your cross, follow Jesus, and trust God with the process of sanctification—even when that process takes a lifetime.Learn more about Daniel Mingo and ABBA's Delight.Timestamps:00:00 Introduction03:00 Daniel's Story of Same-Sex Attraction09:08 Following Jesus While Attractions Remained17:00 Marriage, Temptation & Secret Struggles27:20 Confessing to His Wife29:17 Recognizing Sexual Addiction36:59 God Calls Daniel Into Ministry44:22 Is Change Actually Possible?47:24 “Pray Away the Gay” vs. Side B Christianity49:44 Why Daniel Rejects the “Gay Christian” Identity51:17 Daniel's Warning About the Gay Christian Movement54:15 The Problem With Side B Christianity56:18 Sanctification Takes Time1:02:48 Why Discipleship Requires Community1:03:37 Helping Christians With Same-Sex AttractionJoin us weekly as we strive help people embrace God's standard for sexuality! Other ways to listen:https://linktr.ee/calibrateconversations#Christianity #SameSexAttraction #FollowingJesus

On today's episode of The Two Mikes, we spoke with Caleb Collier, an independent Lutheran scholar and layman, who has also published several books on the weakness and silliness of many of the politicians and preachers in the United States. The first of the three-volume series is called Political Incontinence, Stupid quotes from politicians; the second is titled Mainstream Manure; and the third is called Holy Craps: Stupid Quotes from the Clergy. Mr. Collier formerly worked for the John Birch Society, the late-Charlie Kirk's CPUSA, and for a company called Ghost Phones. The third variety of church is the legitimate church which can be described as “The Confessing Church” which takes God's instructions seriously and fights false religious teachings and the popularization of heresies by getting out in the world and preaching God's teachings, laws, and promises, and opposing anti-Christian organizations by speaking about the Bible's truth and never living in fear.

Welcome to Wellspring Church!What does it look like when prayer works? In this message, Pastor David Norris explores James 5 and the invitation to become a church that turns to God in every circumstance—through suffering, joy, sickness, confession, and healing.Prayer is not reserved for church leaders or unusually mature Christians. It is the shared work of God's people. Faith does not mean manufacturing certainty or placing confidence in a particular outcome; it means bringing our needs to Jesus and trusting His power, love, and mercy.

Featuring: Mike Levy, Josh Ross, and Lisa Charlebois We air out our worst group ride habits, explain why the CAAD14's aluminum vibe beats cheap carbon, and tackle reader questions. In this episode: Toxic Cycling Traits: What's the thing you do on the bike that the group ride probably hates? Levy admits to half-wheeling, I talk too much, and Lisa... well, you'll have to let us know if her trait is actually a big deal. The Cannondale CAAD14: I've had this bike all summer and absolutely love it. We discuss how a mistake by Cannondale made the bike better, why it's an incredible value, and why other reviewers are entirely missing the point. It doesn't matter that there are cheaper, faster carbon bikes out there; the CAAD14 has an undeniable vibe. Reader Q&A: With Logan Jones-Wilkins off at Leadville playing at high altitude, Lisa, Levy, and I take over the mic to answer your questions. Would Logan have suggested a Trek endurance bike instead of the gravel bike I recommended? We also touch on the massive new 32-inch Mosaic that launched this week. We want to hear from you: What is your toxic cycling trait? Also, have you ridden a CAAD bike and know exactly what I'm talking about, or am I off my rocker and people should just buy cheap carbon instead? Let us know! Articles covered in this episode: Review: Cannondale Made a Mistake and the CAAD14 Is Better for It The New Trek Domane is Too Good to Call an Endurance Bike The New Mosaic 32 Gravel Bike Fixes 32-Inch Gravel Bikes' Biggest Problem

https://andrewhorval.substack.com/p/book-of-romans00:00:00 Romans 1 – Gospel Revealed, Wrath Against Unrighteousness, and Heathen Depravity00:04:04 Romans 2 – Impartial Judgment, Doers of the Law, and Inward Circumcision00:07:37 Romans 3 – All Have Sinned, Justification by Faith, and Boasting Excluded00:10:58 Romans 4 – Faith Imputed for Righteousness and Promise to Abraham00:14:12 Romans 5 – Peace with God, Grace Abounding, and Death Through Adam00:17:07 Romans 6 – Dead to Sin, Alive to God, and Servants of Righteousness00:19:57 Romans 7 – Dead to the Law, Inward Conflict, and Flesh vs Spirit00:23:11 Romans 8 – Life in the Spirit, Joint-Heirs with Christ, and More Than Conquerors00:27:59 Romans 9 – Election of Grace, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel's Stumbling-Stone00:32:00 Romans 10 – Righteousness of Faith, Confessing the Lord, and Preaching the Gospel00:34:36 Romans 11 – Remnant according to Election, Wild Olive Tree, and Mystery Revealed00:39:16 Romans 12 – Living Sacrifice, Diversity of Gifts, and Overcoming Evil00:41:47 Romans 13 – Subjection to Higher Powers, Love the Fulfilling of the Law00:43:58 Romans 14 – Weak in Faith, Judgement Seat of Christ, and Stumblingblocks Avoided00:46:59 Romans 15 – Bearing Weakness, Minister to Gentiles, and Paul's Travel Plans00:50:58 Romans 16 – Salutations to Saints, Warning Against Divisions, and Final DoxologyView One-Year Reading Plan, Commentary, and Content:https://andrewhorval.substack.com/p/kingjamesbibleinoneyear

What happens when AI becomes more than a tool—and starts becoming a thinking partner, emotional regulator, therapist, or even a relationship? In this episode, we're getting very honest about our own relationships with ChatGPT, Claude, and AI: how often we use them, what we actually find helpful, and the parts that already make us a little nervous.We're digging into the tension between the convenience of AI and the very human things we don't want to lose: creativity, critical thinking, emotional regulation, vulnerability, and real connection. Is AI helping us think—or slowly teaching us not to? Can an always-available chatbot change what we expect from relationships? And what happens when people start turning to AI for therapy, dating advice, companionship, and comfort? This one left both of us thinking about some boundaries we may need to put in place.Episode Highlights[0:40] - Confessing how much we're actually using AI in our everyday lives.[2:29] - Why AI can feel like another relationship where you're just not being understood.[4:10] - The “ick” of AI validation, false flattery, and having a companion who never gets annoyed.[5:35] - Where AI shines as a strategic thinking partner for work, career moves, and problem-solving.[7:05] - Using AI for emotional regulation—and why we're starting to see some genuine value in it.[9:06] - Why AI support can't replace human co-regulation, responsiveness, and connection.[11:34] - Are we eliminating the “friction of humanity” by choosing synthetic relationships over messy real ones?[12:56] - How quickly AI has infiltrated our lives—and why that raises questions about cognitive atrophy.[14:40] - What GPS can teach us about outsourcing our memory, thinking, and problem-solving.[16:00] - Creativity, imagination, and the danger of letting AI do the messy ideating for us.[17:55] - Why we may need to think for ourselves before asking AI what it thinks.[18:27] - Esther Perel, AI relationships, and the reality of people forming bonds with artificial companions.[20:08] - Dating, rejection, vulnerability, and why synthetic relationships may become especially seductive.[23:04] - Asking AI what someone else is thinking—and whether AI could eventually replace parts of therapy.[24:06] - What happened when a young couple arrived at therapy already armed with AI-generated attachment insights.[26:39] - AI couples therapy: far-fetched idea or something therapists need to prepare for now?[27:17] - The human advantage: presence, relational skills, nuance, and the personal touch AI can't fully replicate.[28:58] - The Master and His Emissary, right-brain thinking, and protecting the parts of ourselves that make us beautifully human.[30:25] - Why human beings being flawed, nuanced, and messy may be exactly what's worth holding onto.If today's discussion resonated with you or sparked curiosity, please rate, follow, and share Insights from the Couch with others. Your support helps us reach more people and continue providing valuable insights. Here's to finding our purposes and living a life full of meaning and joy. Stay tuned for more!Ever stayed quiet to keep the peace and felt yourself disappear? The Cost of Quiet is for anyone who avoids conflict and pays the price. Reclaim your voice, strengthen your relationships, and experience real peace. Order your copy and join the movement: https://www.colettejanefehr.com/new-book

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Rev. Kenneth Bomberger gives today's prayerful thought based on the day's Scripture readings. Begin your morning in word and prayer with Rev. Kenneth Bomberger, who shares scripture, hymns, prayers, and texts for the day, and also gives a short meditation on the day's scripture lessons. Submit comments or questions to: listener@kfuo.org

When the world feels like it is falling apart, Psalm 46 reminds us of something we know in our heads but struggle to hold in our hearts -- God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.This week at Crosspoint, we dug into one of the most comforting psalms in all of Scripture. The truth is simple but profound: God is in control AND He cares for you personally. Not from a distance, but right in the middle of your storm."Be still and know that I am God." -- Psalm 46:10. Whatever you are carrying today, that is the word for you.Confessing truth is easy. Living it out is hard. Come join us as we learn to move these truths from our heads to our hearts.Sermon Notes: Click Here

In this Friday Extra, Rufus Burton, Minister at First Presbyterian Church, Martinsburg, West Virginia, recommends Chad Van Dixhoorn's Confessing the Faith: A Reader's Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith.    Buy the book:  https://banneroftruth.org/store/theology/confessing-the-faith/   Study guide, authored by Emily Van Dixhoorn:  https://banneroftruth.org/store/theology/confessing-the-faith-study-guide/ 

We can spend a whole year preparing for a short-term mission trip.  But how much time have you spent preparing for your workplace mission field?  We need to prepare our hearts daily as we get ready for work.  What does that mean?  It means confessing our sins to our heavenly Father before our day starts.  Confessing just means agreeing with God for what He already knows about our attitudes and actions.  So often we carry negative attitudes and actions towards those we work with because of frustrations at our jobs.  Our hearts need to be prepared with love for those in our workplaces.  Whether that be our bosses, our vendors, our customers, or fellow employees, our hearts need to be ready to hear the voice of God and respond lovingly to those around us.  Have you prepared your heart for today? 

This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on August 9, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.   Sermon Text: Jeremiah 7:1-11 (NKJV) The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 “Stand in the gate of the LORD'S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, all you of Judah who enter in at these gates to worship the LORD!'” 3 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: “Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. 4 “Do not trust in these lying words, saying, ‘The temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD are these.' 5 “For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if you thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbor, 6 “if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or walk after other gods to your hurt, 7 “then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. 8 “Behold, you trust in lying words that cannot profit. 9 “Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know, 10 “and then come and stand before Me in this house which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered to do all these abominations'? 11 “Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of thieves in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” says the LORD.   The Dangers of Comfortable Christianity 1. Trusting in the Gift, not the Giver 2. Confessing with our Lips, not our Lives

‘DYING TO LIVE' Upside-Down Kingdom — Week 2 - Mark 8:34–36 OPENING PRAYER Father, some of us are holding on so tightly. We're holding onto our plans, our security, our reputation, our comfort, our control. We're trying to protect the lives we've built, and sometimes we're exhausted from trying to keep everything together. So help us hear the words of Jesus this morning. Help us hear an invitation that sounds like death, but actually leads to life. Give us the courage to loosen our grip, to trust You, and to follow Jesus wherever He leads. In Jesus' name, Amen. INTRODUCTION There is something instinctive in every one of us that says: Save yourself. Protect yourself. Look out for yourself. Build a good life. Protect what you've built. Make yourself secure. Avoid unnecessary suffering. Hold onto the people and things that matter to you. And honestly, a lot of that sounds like common sense. Nobody wakes up in the morning thinking, How can I lose my life today? We spend our lives trying to preserve it. We buy insurance for the things we're afraid of losing. We save money because we don't know what tomorrow will bring. We protect our reputation because we care what people think about us. We make plans because uncertainty makes us uncomfortable. We try to stay healthy because we know these bodies don't last forever. We build lives—and then we spend enormous amounts of energy trying to keep those lives from falling apart. And then Jesus comes along and says something that turns all of that upside down. “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.” And then Jesus asks one of the most haunting questions in all of Scripture: “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?” You can almost hear Jesus asking: What exactly are you trying so hard to save? Because you can spend your entire life trying to save your life...and lose it. And you can surrender your entire life to Jesus...and finally find it. That is the paradox of the Upside-Down Kingdom. You have to die... to live. THE ROAD TO THE CROSS But to really understand what Jesus is saying, we need to back up a few verses. Because Jesus doesn't just walk up to the disciples one afternoon and randomly start talking about crosses. Something has happened. Earlier in Mark 8, Jesus asks His disciples: “Who do people say that I am?” They give Him some answers. John the Baptist. Elijah. One of the prophets. But then Jesus makes the question personal: “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter gets it right. “You are the Christ.” This is the moment. Peter understands who Jesus is. He is the Messiah. He is the King. He is the One Israel has been waiting for. But Peter is about to discover something: He knows who Jesus is, but he doesn't yet understand what kind of Messiah Jesus is. Because immediately after Peter's confession, Jesus begins explaining what is going to happen. Mark tells us: “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.” And Peter doesn't like this. In fact, Peter pulls Jesus aside and rebukes Him. Think about that. Peter has just said, “You are the Christ.” And a moment later he's essentially saying: But Jesus, that's not how this is supposed to go. Messiahs don't lose. Messiahs don't suffer. Messiahs don't get rejected. Messiahs don't die. Peter wants the kingdom. He just doesn't want the cross. And I wonder how often we want the same thing. We want Jesus. We want salvation. We want forgiveness. We want peace. We want eternal life. We want the kingdom. But we'd really prefer not to have the cross. So Jesus turns to Peter and says: “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's.” That's strong language. Because Peter is thinking the way the world thinks. Win. Protect yourself. Avoid suffering. Preserve your life. And Jesus says: That's not how My Kingdom works. And then Jesus calls the crowd together with His disciples. And now the words make sense: “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” Do you see it? Jesus isn't asking His disciples to walk a road He refuses to walk Himself. Jesus goes first. Before He tells us to take up our cross, He has already set His face toward His own. Before He asks us to surrender our lives, He has already determined to surrender His. Before He tells us that life comes through death, He is preparing to demonstrate it through His own death and resurrection. The road of discipleship follows the road of Jesus. And that road leads through the cross. TAKE UP YOUR CROSS We've heard the phrase “take up your cross” so many times that it can lose its force. Sometimes we use “my cross to bear” to describe almost any inconvenience. A difficult coworker. A bad back. An annoying relative. Something in life we wish were different. But that's not what the people listening to Jesus would have pictured. When Jesus said cross, they knew exactly what He meant. A cross was an instrument of Roman execution. If you saw someone carrying a cross, that person wasn't heading toward inconvenience. He wasn't heading toward personal improvement. He wasn't heading toward a difficult season. He was heading toward death. The condemned man carrying his cross had lost his claim over his own future. And Jesus takes that horrifying image and says: That's what following Me looks like. Deny yourself. Take up your cross. Follow Me. In other words: Your life doesn't belong to you anymore. And that may be one of the hardest truths in Christianity. Because everything around us says the opposite. It's your life. Follow your dreams. Speak your truth. Do what makes you happy. Become whoever you want to be. Put yourself first. And Jesus says: Deny yourself. Now, let's not get confused. That doesn't mean hating yourself. It doesn't mean believing you have no value. It doesn't mean neglecting legitimate needs or allowing other people to abuse you. It means something much more fundamental, it means… I am no longer the lord of my own life. Jesus is. My life is His. My money is His. My time is His. My body is His. My gifts are His. My future is His. My plans are His. My reputation is His. My comfort is His. Everything I am belongs to Christ. That's discipleship. THE LIFE WE'RE TRYING TO SAVE And this is where Jesus' next words become uncomfortable. “Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it.” Because most of us are trying to save something. Maybe you're trying to save your reputation. You need people to think well of you. So you manage how people see you. You hide weakness. You avoid vulnerability. You don't admit when you're wrong. And eventually your reputation becomes a prison. Maybe you're trying to save your security. You need to know there's enough. Enough money. Enough savings. Enough certainty. Enough control over tomorrow. And prudence is good—but somewhere along the way, prudence can become fear. And fear begins making your decisions. Maybe you're trying to save your comfort. You don't want life disrupted. You don't want difficult conversations. You don't want costly obedience. You don't want to serve when it's inconvenient. And slowly comfort becomes more important than faithfulness. Maybe you're trying to save your independence. You don't want to need anybody. You certainly don't want anyone seeing you struggle. So you carry everything yourself. You refuse help. You keep people at a safe distance. And what you call independence eventually becomes isolation. Maybe you're trying to save your plans. You know how your life is supposed to go. You know what your career should look like. You know what your family should look like. You know how the next five or ten years are supposed to unfold. And then life doesn't cooperate. And suddenly you discover how tightly you were holding the blueprint. We all hold onto something. And here's the problem: The tighter you hold it, the more it begins to hold you. That's what Jesus understands. “Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it.” The life spent desperately protecting itself eventually becomes a life controlled by fear. Fear of losing money. Fear of losing status. Fear of losing health. Fear of losing relationships. Fear of losing control. Fear of losing life itself. And Jesus offers another way. LOSING YOUR LIFE “But whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.” Notice something important. Jesus doesn't simply say: Lose your life. There is nothing inherently Christian about loss. There is nothing inherently holy about suffering. And Jesus isn't telling us to become reckless or self-destructive. He says: “Whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.” That's the center of the whole thing. Jesus. Christian self-denial isn't about becoming less of a person. It's about surrendering ownership of our lives to Christ. It's saying: Jesus, You get to decide. You get my yes before I even know what You're asking. If obedience costs me comfort, I follow You. If obedience costs me popularity, I follow You. If obedience costs me money, I follow You. If obedience means forgiving someone I'd rather resent, I follow You. If obedience means serving someone who can never repay me, I follow You. If obedience means admitting I was wrong, I follow You. If obedience means giving when I'd rather keep, I follow You. If obedience means standing faithfully when everyone around me walks another direction... I follow You. That is taking up the cross. And most of the time, it doesn't look heroic. Nobody writes books about it. Nobody applauds. Nobody posts your sacrifice on social media. Sometimes dying to yourself looks like getting up tomorrow morning and faithfully doing what Jesus has called you to do. Serving your family. Loving your spouse. Caring for someone who needs you. Forgiving an offense. Keeping your word. Giving generously. Confessing sin. Speaking truth. Showing mercy. Putting someone else's interests ahead of your own. Cross-bearing usually happens in ordinary places. But every time we say, “Not my will, Lord, but Yours,” something in us dies. Our pride dies. Our demand for control dies. Our insistence on comfort dies. Our need to have everything our way dies. And strangely enough... that's where life begins. WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN? Then Jesus asks: “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?” Imagine actually succeeding at everything the world tells you matters. You get the money. You get the house. You get the position. You get the recognition. You get the body. You get the followers. You get the retirement account. You get the comfort. You get people to envy you. You win. You gain the whole world. And then Jesus asks: Now what? What if you got everything you ever wanted... but in the process became someone you never wanted to be? What if you built the perfect life... and discovered you weren't really alive? What if you protected everything... except your soul? That's the question. And Jesus isn't saying money or success or comfort or accomplishment are inherently evil. He's asking: What are they worth compared to your soul? There is no exchange rate. There is no amount of success that compensates for losing yourself. There is no earthly kingdom worth missing the Kingdom of God. And there is nothing you possess today that is worth refusing Jesus. WHAT ARE YOU HOLDING? So I want to ask you a very simple question this morning. What are you holding onto? What is the thing you find hardest to put into the hands of God? Maybe you already know. Maybe as we've been talking, it came immediately to mind. Your money. Your reputation. Your future. Your children. Your career. Your marriage. Your health. Your comfort. Your plans. Your independence. Your need to be right. Your need to be respected. Your need to be in control. What makes your fist tighten when you imagine surrendering it? Because sometimes the thing we are most afraid to surrender reveals the place where we trust God the least. And Jesus isn't standing before you demanding that you throw something valuable away. He's saying: Give it to Me. Trust Me with it. Trust Me with your future. Trust Me with your family. Trust Me with your reputation. Trust Me with your security. Trust Me with the life you've worked so hard to build. Because the Christian life is lived with open hands. Not because nothing matters. But because everything belongs to Him. LEARNING TO LET GO And surrender usually isn't a single dramatic moment. Most of us will have to learn it over and over again. So maybe this week begins very simply. Name what you're holding. Be honest before God. Lord, this is the thing I don't want to surrender. Then ask yourself: What is holding onto this doing to me? Is it making me afraid? Angry? Anxious? Controlling? Jealous? Exhausted? Is my attempt to protect this thing actually keeping me from following Jesus? And then bring it to God. Maybe your prayer isn't eloquent. Maybe it's simply: “Lord, I don't know how to let this go. Part of me doesn't even want to. But I want to trust You more than I trust myself. So help me open my hands.” And then take one step of obedience. Not because you feel fearless. But because you trust Christ. Maybe you need to forgive someone. Maybe you need to apologize. Maybe you need to give. Maybe you need to serve. Maybe you need to ask for help. Maybe you need to stop pretending. Maybe you need to obey something Jesus has already made clear. Take the step. And then take another. That's discipleship. JESUS WENT FIRST But before we finish, there's something we cannot miss. Everything Jesus asks of us in this passage... He did first. Jesus denied Himself. Jesus surrendered His rights. Jesus took up the cross. Jesus gave His life. Jesus could have protected Himself. He could have walked away. He could have called down angels. Instead, He surrendered. Paul says in Philippians 2 that although Christ existed in the form of God, He did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, took the form of a servant, humbled Himself, and became obedient— even to death on a cross. Jesus lost His life. And then came Sunday. That's the part Peter couldn't yet understand in Mark 8. Jesus said the Son of Man would suffer. He would be rejected. He would be killed. And after three days He would rise again. Death would not have the final word. The cross would lead to resurrection. And that is why Jesus can ask us to follow Him. Because when Jesus tells you to die... He knows where that road leads. It leads to life. CONCLUSION We spend so much of our lives trying to save ourselves. We protect our reputation. We protect our comfort. We protect our money. We protect our plans. We protect our future. We protect the lives we've built. And Jesus stands before us and says: Give it to Me. Not because your life doesn't matter. Because it matters too much to spend it trying to save it. Jesus says: “Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.” That's the Upside-Down Kingdom. The world says: Hold on. Jesus says: Let go. The world says: Protect yourself. Jesus says: Trust Me. The world says: Your life belongs to you. Jesus says: Follow Me. And maybe that's the invitation for some of us this morning. Open your hands. Stop trying to control what was never really yours to control. Stop trying to save yourself. And trust the One who gave His life to save you. Because the moment I finally say, “Jesus, my life belongs to You,” is the moment I finally begin to live. Your life in His hands is safer than your life in your own hands. That's the paradox. That's the invitation. That's the Upside-Down Kingdom. You have to die... to live. CLOSING PRAYER Father, We come before You with clenched fists. Some of us are holding onto our plans. Some are holding onto our security. Some are holding onto our reputation, our comfort, our relationships, our future. And some of us have been holding on for so long that we're exhausted. Teach us to open our hands. Teach us to trust You. Give us the courage to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Jesus. And when we're afraid to surrender, remind us that Jesus went first. He surrendered Himself. He carried the cross. He gave His life. And He rose again. Help us believe that the way of Jesus really is the way of life. And may we have the faith to say: My life is Yours. In Jesus' name, Amen.

This episode of Unashamed Unafraid introduces guests Mike (“Sacramento Mike”) and his son Weston, with Mike visiting Utah from Hawaii for his daughter's wedding. Mike describes growing up in an LDS family near Sacramento, first encountering pornography at 11, becoming compulsively drawn to it, and being forcibly sexually assaulted by older boys around age 13–14, which deepened his shame and porn use; he later learned those boys were arrested for raping family members. At 18, after drug use, he prayed on a beach, quit drugs, served a mission in Ecuador, married, and raised a family while hiding a long-term pornography problem that escalated alongside law-enforcement work in Oakland and PTSD. After multiple deaths in his care and suicidal crises, he sought help, was retired from duty, and recounts a 2018 moment when his wife, prompted by God, prevented a planned suicide, helping him recognize God's love. Mike has now been sober from pornography and sexual acting out for 8 years. Make a donation and become an Outsider!Follow us on social media! Instagram, Facebook & TikTokSubscribe to our YouTubeCheck out our recommended resourcesWant to rep the message? Shop our MERCH!  For more inspiration, read our blogDo you have a story you are willing to share? Send us an email! contact@unashamedunafraid.comTimestamps:01:28 Wedding Weekend Banter03:02 First Exposure To Porn05:25 Sexual Assault And Confusion07:14 Shame And Silence08:43 Beach Prayer Wake Up11:32 Mission And Marriage13:51 Law Enforcement And Trauma15:22 Confessing and Hiding Secrets16:30 PTSD and Relapse Cycle18:14 Family Distance and Regrets21:07 Deaths on the Job23:24 Retired and Identity Crisis25:22 Therapy and Escalation26:10 2018 Suicide Crisis27:31 Gods Love and Closing28:25 The Dream32:59 Weston's thoughts on dad's recovery39:11 Life After Disclosure41:34 Warrior Heart Boot Camp49:15 Helping Other Men54:19 Gratitude by Brandon Lake

Four years of leading a small group at a local church, watching people grow slowly and beautifully in the Lord through a simple but powerful weekly rhythm: fellowship, discussion, mutual ministry, and fellowship again. The mutual ministry portion is where something remarkable consistently happens. Men and women separate, go deeper than surface-level conversation, and do the vulnerable, necessary work of getting to the root of sin in their hearts. Week after week, confession before trusted brothers and sisters loosens sin's grip and strengthens the bonds of community in ways that nothing else quite does. James 5:16 is direct and practical: confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. Sin wounds the heart and makes us grow callous toward God, choosing our own ways over His. But confession — simply saying what God says about our sin and owning it before Him and others — brings the darkness into the light where it can no longer hold us. The grip loosens. Fellowship with the Father deepens. And the vulnerability required to confess sin among fellow believers does something unexpected: it unites. When we see that none of us is perfect, that we all fall short of God's glory, our relationships move from surface-level to heart-level in the places that actually matter. We are clothed in Christ's righteousness, which means God hears our cries and receives them. And with that confidence, we can approach the throne of grace and ask for the strength to bring what is hidden into the light, where real change and real healing begin. Today's Bible Verse "Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working."— James 5:16, ESV Ponder Today Confession brings darkness into the light where it can no longer hold us. Sin thrives in hiddenness. When we name it before God and trusted others, the grip it has on our hearts genuinely loosens and healing can begin. Confessing sin to one another is a biblical command, not an optional spiritual extra. James 5:16 is clear and direct. Community accountability is part of how God designed sanctification to work in the life of a believer. Vulnerability in confession unites rather than divides. When we see that none of us is perfect and that we all fall short of God's glory, our relationships deepen beyond surface level into the heart-level conversations that produce real change. The prayer of a righteous person has great power — and that righteousness is Christ's, not ours. We do not have to achieve a certain level of spiritual performance before our prayers are received. In Christ, we are already clothed in His righteousness, and God hears us. Ask God for the strength to be vulnerable. Confession requires courage that we often do not have on our own. He is faithful to give it when we ask, and He is worth the risk of letting others see what we have been trying to hide. A Prayer for You Today Heavenly Father, even though on this side of heaven I will never be sinless, You do want me to flee from sin. When I give in to temptation and rebel against Your ways, I am tempted to run and hide from You, just as Adam and Eve did. I need Your strength to push past that desire to hide. I want any darkness to come to the light. I want to truly repent and see freedom from the grip of sin in my life. Help me to see the gift of accountability and love from my brothers and sisters in Christ, and give me the strength to be vulnerable and honest with You and with those You have placed around me. I long to be an encouragement to others who are struggling and to point them to the cross where Jesus bore our sin. Thank You for conforming me to look more like Christ day by day. In Jesus' name, Amen. Don't Miss an Episode If today's prayer gave you the courage to bring something hidden into the light, we'd love to stay connected. Subscribe to the LifeAudio newsletter at LifeAudio.com for daily prayers, devotionals, and more content to strengthen your walk with God and your community of faith every day. If you like this podcast, be sure to check out our sister podcast, Your Nightly Prayer - an evening Christian prayer podcast to help you end your day in conversation with God. https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-nightly-prayer/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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Have you ever wished God would explain why you're going through something? You don't always need a new word from God — sometimes you need to remember the one He's already spoken. If you've been looking for peace, clarity, or confidence in a difficult season, discover how God's Word can help you trust Him even before you have all the answers. If you've just made a decision for Christ, please respond HERE: http://ele.vc/tIepfr Scripture References: Mark 4, verses 33-41 – Jesus teaches from boat then calms storm Mark 4, verse 1 – Jesus teaches crowd from a boat Mark 5, verses 1-2 – Jesus arrives at region of Gerasenes Additional Scriptures Referenced: Mark 4, verses 30-32 – Mustard seed grows into large plant Mark 4, verses 3-20 – Sower's seed falls on various soils Romans 10, verse 17 – Faith comes by hearing God's word Romans 8, verses 1-2 – No condemnation for those in Christ 1 John 1, verse 9 – Confessing sins brings forgiveness and cleansing Jonah 1, verses 4-6 – Jonah slept during storm on ship

Have you ever wished God would explain why you're going through something? You don't always need a new word from God — sometimes you need to remember the one He's already spoken. If you've been looking for peace, clarity, or confidence in a difficult season, discover how God's Word can help you trust Him even before you have all the answers. If you've just made a decision for Christ, please respond HERE: http://ele.vc/tIepfr Scripture References: Mark 4, verses 33-41 – Jesus teaches from boat then calms storm Mark 4, verse 1 – Jesus teaches crowd from a boat Mark 5, verses 1-2 – Jesus arrives at region of Gerasenes Additional Scriptures Referenced: Mark 4, verses 30-32 – Mustard seed grows into large plant Mark 4, verses 3-20 – Sower's seed falls on various soils Romans 10, verse 17 – Faith comes by hearing God's word Romans 8, verses 1-2 – No condemnation for those in Christ 1 John 1, verse 9 – Confessing sins brings forgiveness and cleansing Jonah 1, verses 4-6 – Jonah slept during storm on ship

Have you ever wished God would explain why you're going through something? You don't always need a new word from God — sometimes you need to remember the one He's already spoken. If you've been looking for peace, clarity, or confidence in a difficult season, discover how God's Word can help you trust Him even before you have all the answers. If you’ve just made a decision for Christ, please respond HERE: http://ele.vc/tIepfr Scripture References:Mark 4, verses 33-41 – Jesus teaches from boat then calms stormMark 4, verse 1 – Jesus teaches crowd from a boatMark 5, verses 1-2 – Jesus arrives at region of Gerasenes Additional Scriptures Referenced:Mark 4, verses 30-32 – Mustard seed grows into large plantMark 4, verses 3-20 – Sower's seed falls on various soilsRomans 10, verse 17 – Faith comes by hearing God's wordRomans 8, verses 1-2 – No condemnation for those in Christ1 John 1, verse 9 – Confessing sins brings forgiveness and cleansingJonah 1, verses 4-6 – Jonah slept during storm on shipSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What must I do to be saved? That question is the subject of much debate and much confusion as you might expect. But in our lesson today Paul answers that questionwith plain, unmistakable clarity. He says, "...if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." There's nothing confusing in that statement. A child can understand it, and anyone can do it. He's telling us that God has already done all the work. He has provided everything we need for salvation and now requires of us only that we confess and believe, assuring us that if we do we will most certainly be saved. So why is that so hard for so many people? All the work has been done, and the response required of us is easily understood and quite doable, yet something inside the human heart still wrestles against it. Apparently, being saved is easy, but getting the human heart to take those steps is not. Confessing a Lord requires humility, a quality not initially present in most of us. And believing in a resurrected Savior means acknowledging my own desperate need and accepting as fact the most profound miracle imaginable. So the steps I need to take are simple, but preparing my heart to take them is not. Paul isn't offering us mere words to recite here. Salvation doesn't come from a superficial prayer. He's inviting us to make two deep heartfelt decisions... and to continue in those decisions for a lifetime: To confess Jesus as our Lord and to live out the implications of that confession, and to cling to Him as our risen Savior, trusting that He forgives us and is our righteousness no matter what condemnation and shame try to come our way. So simple, but yet so hard! To receive a free copy of Dr. Steve Schell's book Understanding Romans, email us at info@lifelessonspublishing.com and ask for your copy at no charge. The book has all the notes from each sermon in this series. Also check out our website at lifelessonspublishing.com for additional resources for pastors and leaders. We have recorded classes and other materials offered at no charge. And if you would like to receive a copy of Pastor Steve's newest book Study Verse by Verse: Revelation at no charge, we are still giving this book out as well!    

On today's Inner Life, Fr. Marcel Taillon joins to help us in reconciling with God. Janet - I currently go to the parish near my house. I have a hard time going to confession there. I find myself going somewhere else because I'm embarrassed and they might judge me since I know the priest. Break 1 Theresa - Going to confession when you have mortal sins. Confessing the same things over and over. My experience, it gives you the grace to not do that anymore. Going to confession gives me that grace. Don't wait until it's mortal sin. Saskia - I'm new, not a Catholic, but going to start OCIA soon. I went to confession once and told the priest I didn't know what to do. I almost committed a mortal sin. Would I have to confess that? What about sins that are hard to confess like abortion? How do I get over this fear? LJ - Do parish priests recognize your voice or even a medal hanging on your neck?

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Romans 10:1-13 Misguided Sincerity (vv. 1-4) Pauls prayer Israels problem Eagerness Ignorance Misunderstood Simplicity (vv. 5-10) Inability of the Law Availability of the Lord Accessibilty of Life Manifest Universality (vv. 11-13) Whoever believes (Is. 28:16) Whoever calls (Joel 2:32) More to Consider In these verses Paul stated the content of that message concerning faith. Confessing with the mouth that Jesus is Lord is mentioned first to conform to the order of the quotation from Deuteronomy 30:14 in Romans 10:8. The confession is an acknowledgement that God has been incarnated in Jesus (cf. v. 6), that Jesus Christ is God. Also essential is heart-faith that God raised Him from the dead (cf. v. 7). The result is salvation. The true order is given in verse 10: For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified (lit., it is believed unto righteousness), and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved (lit., it is confessed unto salvation). Yet these are not two separate steps to salvation. They are chronologically together. Salvation comes through acknowledging to God that Christ is God and believing in Him. John A. Witmer, Romans, in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 2 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 481. Salvation comes when sinners confess that Jesus is Lord [Almighty God] and believe in their hearts that Christ is alive from the dead. What is believed in the heart is confessed openly with the mouth. Some of the Jews in Jesus day would not openly confess Him (John 12:4243). When the sinner receives Christ by faith and confesses Him openly, thus proving his faith, he receives the gift of righteousness. Warren W. Wiersbe, Wiersbes Expository Outlines on the New Testament (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1992), 394. A.B. Simpson is reported to have said that the gospel "Tells rebellious men that God is reconciled, that justice is satisfied, that sin has been atoned for, that the judgment of the guilty may be revoked, the condemnation of the sinner cancelled, the curse of the Law blotted out, the gates of hell closed, the portals of heaven opened wide, the power of sin subdued, the guilty conscience healed, the broken heart comforted, the sorrow and misery of the Fall undone. Cocoris, Evangelism, A Biblical Approach, Moody, 1984, p. 29.

Rob Scheer was thrown out at 18 with a trash bag. He was the youngest of 10 children. His mother was married six times. His father beat him and his siblings, punching him in the bladder so repeatedly that by the time Rob joined the Navy, it ruptured. He had spent his senior year of high school homeless — sleeping in the bathroom of the taco restaurant where he worked, on beanbag chairs in the public library after closing, and on the floors of friends' homes. He barely graduated. He had no family to go back to. He had no picture to put on his bunk in boot camp except one of Tina Turner. Then he became one of the most successful mortgage bankers in the country. On Episode 237 of Fine is a 4-Letter Word, Rob Scheer sits down with Lori Saitz to share the full arc: the teachers who believed in him when no one else did, the Navy discharge that sent him hitchhiking down Route 7 with a Salvation Army suit and a fabricated resume, the mortgage industry boss who ripped that resume in half and told him he was the most honest person he had ever met, the 28-year banking career, and the moment he looked at his four children in designer clothes and realized he had raised entitled kids who had never learned empathy. That realization led to Comfort Cases — a nonprofit that packs backpacks filled with brand-new essentials for children entering foster care on their first night. No more trash bags. Over 320,000 cases delivered to all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. Three-month waiting list for volunteers. Published by Derek Jeter. Featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Rob also shares what it means to be a foster and adoptive father to five sons, including one adopted at 18 in an adult adoption. He talks about why empathy is not in our DNA and must be taught, what leadership actually looks like outside of a job title, and why a five-year-old named Grayson was the one who understood from the very beginning that every backpack needs a blanket. Listen on all platforms: Search "Fine is a 4-Letter Word" on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your shows. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. Timestamps: 00:00 How Rob's team pitched this episode: "Anytime I can talk about foster care, I'm gonna do that" 01:30 The teachers who shaped him — not parents — and the book signing reunion with Mrs. Boley 05:00 Aging out of foster care at 18: the trash bag at the door, the youngest of 10 06:30 His mother's choices vs. her environment — and why Rob refuses to blur that distinction 07:30 Senior year homeless: the taco bathroom, the library beanbags, the school breakfast line 09:30 Joining the Navy to have somewhere to go — and being voted Honor Man at boot camp 11:30 The bladder rupture: 12 years of his father's abuse, and how the Navy discharged him 13:00 Hitchhiking down Route 7, the Salvation Army suit, and the fabricated resume 14:30 Confessing the lies to his boss — and the boss who ripped the resume and said "get back to work" 16:00 28 years in banking, mortgage companies across the country 17:00 Looking at four entitled children in designer clothes and realizing something had to change 18:00 What five-year-old Grayson said about the blanket in the backpack 19:00 320,000 cases delivered to all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and the UK 19:30 Empathy is not in our DNA — it has to be taught 23:00 Derek Jeter published his memoir. The Ellen Show. Walking away from banking for purpose. 25:00 740 children enter foster care every day in the United States 25:30 Three-month volunteer waiting list, 40,000 cases this year, and the expansion plan 28:00 Leadership: not a title, not followers, not waiting for someone else to fix the problem 29:00 How you can help: used books, hotel toiletries, yarn for the women at Topeka Correctional Facility 31:00 The gecko/iguana/frog stuffy knitted by women at a Kansas prison — and Melissa Etheridge's role 32:00 Tina Turner's Simply the Best — the only picture he had in boot camp 32:30 How to reach Rob Connect with Rob: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-scheer-27482653/ Website: https://comfortcases.org/ About the Show: Fine Is a 4-Letter Word is the show for leaders who are tired of pretending everything is okay. Host Lori Saitz brings on guests who get honest about what it really takes to lead with empathy, vulnerability, gratitude, and courage. New episodes every week. Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and if this conversation hit home, leave a review. It helps more leaders find the show.

Msgr. Roger J. Landry The Augustine Institute, Florissant, Missouri TPMS-USA Missionary Preaching Academy Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle July 3, 2026 Eph 2:19-22, Ps 117, Jn 20:24-29   To listen to an audio recording of today's homily, please click below:  https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/7.3.26_Homily_1.mp3   The following text guided the homily:  We began the inaugural Missionary Preaching Academy […] The post Confessing the Lord like Thomas the Twin, Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle, July 3, 2026 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

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