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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

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

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.

Remember God loves you so much he sent his Son Jesus Christ to take the punishment for your sins. You are of great value. Jesus loves you and He is just a prayer away! This episode includes AI-generated content.

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Title: Fixing Our MistakesSpeaker: Pastor Chris JoseDate: 23rd November 2025Location: Melbourne, Australia Summary: "I don't think I should have been in there. I think I should have known better." That thought, borrowed from a tough work meeting years ago, sits at the centre of this episode about mistakes big and small. It starts with a home repair gone wrong: a simple job replacing garage door rollers that ends with a snapped cable and a scramble to fix the damage. From there the episode builds out four ways we relate to mistakes in life: avoiding them, making them, fixing them, and learning from them, plus a fifth option (ignoring them) that never actually works. Drawing on Deuteronomy, Matthew, Colossians, the Psalms and 1 John, the episode looks at why self-awareness and clear goals help us avoid unnecessary failure, and why the mistakes that matter most (the ones scripture calls sin) need honest acknowledgement rather than denial. It closes with a reminder that forgiveness is real and available, without ever being an excuse to stop trying. Key Points: Mistakes generally fall into four categories: avoiding, making, fixing and learning from them, and ignoring a mistake is never a good fifth option. Having a clear goal and a dose of self-awareness (Psalm 131 and Psalm 39) helps prevent unnecessary failure before it happens. Confessing a mistake honestly, rather than denying it, opens the door to genuine forgiveness (1 John 1:8-2:2). Jesus is described as an advocate and atonement for sin, meaning forgiveness is available, but it is never a licence to sin on purpose. Reference Scriptures: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Matthew 7:7-14 Colossians 3:12-17 Psalm 131:1-2 Psalm 39:4 1 John 1:8-2:2 1 John 2:15 Listen to the entire Podcast Revival library by visiting https://podcastrevival.com The Revival Fellowship is a Bible-directed, Spirit-filled Church and we welcome visitors to our meetings at any of our locations worldwide. To find your nearest venue visit https://therevivalfellowship.com © 2026 The Revival Fellowship. All Rights Reserved.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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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Confessing our sins can be super liberating, but it is a practice that has been used to predatory ends. How do we approach "Confession" from a liberating standpoint, and what are ways we think about being forgiven as people who live in the real world? Join us for an enlivening, deep conversation with The Rev. Kelli Joyce on sin, confession, mercy, forgiveness, and what God has to do with it all. ++++ Like what you hear? We'd love your support on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AndAlsoWithYouPodcast There's all kinds of perks including un-aired live episodes, Zoom retreats, and mailbag episodes for our Patreons! Keep up with us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/andalsowithyoupodcast/ ++++ More about Father Lizzie: https://www.instagram.com/rev.lizzie/ https://www.tiktok.com/@rev.lizzie Jubilee Episcopal Church in Austin, TX - JubileeATX.org  ++++ More about Mother Laura: https://www.instagram.com/laura.peaches/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mother_peaches St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, PA ++++ Theme music: "On Our Own Again" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue). ++++ New episodes drop Mondays at 7am EST/6am CST! 

So often we hear the verse, I John 1:9, that says, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”  However, I wonder how often we really look at what is said.  If the truth be known, each of us need to incorporate this verse into our lives every day.  Join us in this broadcast of Woman at the Well Ministries as Kim discusses the practice of this all-important verse.   Scriptures Mentioned in this Episode 1 John 1:9 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+1%3A9&version=KJV Romans 3:23 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+3%3A23&version=KJV Luke 2:11 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2%3A11&version=KJV John 3:16 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+3%3A16&version=KJV 2 Corinthians 5:21 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+5%3A21&version=KJV John 14:6 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+14%3A6&version=KJV 2 Corinthians 5:17 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+5%3A17&version=KJV John 13 (washing the disciples' feet) www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+13&version=KJV Romans 10:13 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+10%3A13&version=KJV 1 Peter 5:8 (the devil "walketh about, seeking whom he may devour") www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+5%3A8&version=KJV John 14 (reference to the Holy Spirit dwelling in believers) www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+14&version=KJV 2 Timothy 2:15 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+2%3A15&version=KJV Psalm 119:105 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+119%3A105&version=KJV Isaiah 1:18 ("though your sins be as scarlet... white as snow") www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+1%3A18&version=KJV Romans 6:23 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+6%3A23&version=KJV Did you enjoy this episode? It would make a huge difference to us if you took a minute to leave us a review wherever you listen and share the episode on social media!  Have you listened to our new podcast, The Bible Bit Podcast? These short podcasts come directly from the Bible Bits Kimberly writes each week day and shares to our subscribers via text message. You can learn more about Bible Bits right here. Want the BIble Bits in print? Find them here:  Bible Bit books! Do you want to bring Kimberly Miller and Woman at the Well Ministries to your church, upcoming retreat, or conference? Contact us!  Special thanks to the gospel group Fudge Creek for allowing us to use their song Happy Girl. Woman at the Well Ministries is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving our Heavenly Father and it is through your loving and generous support that our ministry continues to bless others. To learn how to partner with Woman at the Well Ministries, please visit our website.  All of this and more is found on the Woman at the Well Ministries website.

This podcast talks about the power of confessing our mistakes and faults, to others and to God, and discovering a life that is freer and more giving.

Confessing our sins to God is a basic part of the Christian life, but we still need to be taught how to do it. In this episode we explore what confession is, how to do it, and why it’s even necessary. The episode ends with some help for when you confess a sin, but struggle with whether God has forgiven it. Scriptures Referenced:1John 1:6-2:2; Ps 51 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.

Nehemiah 8 Repentance and Renewal Nehemiah 8:13-18 The Festival of the Booths Nehemiah 9:1-3 They confess THEIR sins. They confess the sins of their ANCESTORS. When you confess your sins, you take RESPONSIBILITY. Confessing the sins of our ancestors is a FOREIGN idea today. Nehemiah 9:5-31 They don't leave out the PROBLEMS. If you're unable […]

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM STEPHANIE:I want to share a special invitation with you. You may have heard that I will be releasing my first book with IVP on July 28, 2026. It's a big deal and I am so overwhelmed with God' goodness in allowing me to share such an essential message about delighting in Him as the true essential foundation for all our spiritual growth and maturing. Truly, when we delight in the Lord, He promises to give us the desires of our hearts – namely, more of Himself!So, here's the invitation. If you feel this message is indeed important, and you know people – including yourself perhaps – who need to be encouraged to awaken and cultivate their delight in God, would you consider joining my book launch team? It's a great and super easy way to share the good news of God's love for us in Christ, Jesus, our Lord.**If you're interested, please go to gospelspice.com/awakendelight and find the section about joining the launch team, or email me at contact@gospelspice.com **Together, let's encourage everyone we know with the wonderful news that, in Christ, God delights in us and invites us to delight in Him!In this brand-new series centered around Stephanie's new book, we explore several ways that we lose and can recover our delight in God, rooted in His delight of us. Today, in this first episode in our series, Stephanie explores spiritual fatigue in faithful believers and guides us toward God's invitation to restoration, not just endurance.What if you've lost your delight in God? Or you've never really experienced it in the first place? What if a season of suffering has snuffed out your joy, leaving you spiritually discouraged and emotionally numb? Delighting in God changes everything: how you experience your faith, relationships, and circumstances―and even how you see yourself. You can experience Psalm 37:4 as your daily reality: "Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."If you're spiritually weary, your fatigue does not prove you're far from God. You're invited to rest in the truth that delight begins by receiving God's delight over you. Come honestly, bring your tired self, and let God awaken delight in your soul again. Your greatest need is not more pressure, but more permission to rest and be restored as His beloved.Many mature Christians find themselves exhausted, faithfully serving God while inwardly feeling emotionally distant. Obedience becomes duty, prayer is reduced to quick requests or guilty silence, and Scripture feels like data instead of bread. Outwardly, they are strong—teaching, leading, serving—yet inside, numbness, irritability, and spiritual dehydration prevail.Our FREE gift to you today! An exclusive 30-day FREE recovery plan to rekindle your delight in God when you are feeling weary and exhausted in your faith: go to https://www.gospelspice.com/awakendelightthepodcast and find the form for Episode 446. Give us your email, and you will receive the full plan in your inbox immediately!Key Symptoms | When Weariness Overtakes Christians—Rediscovering Delight as God's BelovedDuty without delight;Spiritual dryness, despite regular disciplines;Resentment towards expectations and responsibilities;Prayers and scripture reading that feel obligatory, not life-giving.Spiritual depletion rarely stems from bad theology or outright rebellion. Instead, it often results from:Years of faithful overextension;Ignored grief or disappointment;Trying to do more and more to compensate for the sense of lost delight;Living off “old oil”—past experiences with God, not present intimacy;Feeling that delight and intimacy with God are for someone else, perhaps just for earlier seasons.Weariness emerges when we serve God from muscle memory, not fresh encounter, or confuse emotional invulnerability with spiritual maturity.The temptation is to force spiritual disciplines, tightening up routines, and demanding more from ourselves. But a weary Christian doesn't lack discipline. Oftentimes, we lack receptivity. More striving usually deepens the exhaustion and guilt, rather than reviving joy.Instead of seeking restoration, weary believers mistakenly try to manufacture delight by moral strain or performance, but delight is not manufactured by moral strain.The path back is not correction but replenishment. Stephanie urges us to “come nearer, slower, truer,” rather than to “try harder”. Restoration means:Honest lament and silence before God;Allowing ourselves to be ministered to;Sabbath, rest, and simplicity in spiritual practice;Confessing not just sin, but exhaustion, disappointment, and overextension;Even our ache for God is proof that love is alive in us, not that faith has died. Jesus doesn't just forgive; He invites the weary to come to Him for rest.Ultimately, our delight in God is rooted in His delight in us. Before time began, God chose to love and delight in His people, even at great cost to Himself through the cross. Our identity is found not in our ministry, productivity, or others' approval, but in God's unwavering, delighted gaze."Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4 isn't a poetic suggestion — it's a promise. But many believers quietly assume it doesn't really work, or it's not really possible here on earth.In Awaken Delight, Stephanie Rousselle invites you to rediscover what Scripture actually means by delight — not emotional hype, not religious performance, but a steady satisfaction rooted in who God is.Delight in God isn't a mood to manufacture; it's a relationship to receive.Through biblical theology and practical rhythms, you'll learn how communion with God reshapes suffering, quiets restless striving, and anchors your identity in something unshakable.Delighting in God isn't sentimental optimism. It's deeply rooted in Christ, Jesus.It's the quiet revolution that reshapes how we endure pain, love others, and understand our own heart.Awaken Delight is a theologically grounded spiritual formation book for thoughtful believers who feel spiritually fatigued and are ready to embrace the reality of Psalm 37:4.More at https://www.gospelspice.com/awakendelight Purchase the book, "Awaken Delight" by Stephanie Rousselle: https://a.co/d/0bqhUb5JKind words from Jennifer Rothschild, Bible teacher, Author, Speaker, Podcast Host, Founder, Fresh Grounded Faith:“Stephanie helps us awaken to and experience true delight. It is a rich mix of God's delight in you and your delight in him. This is the life you were made for, the life your soul deeply longs for. So, the table is set. Pull up a chair and let your heart sit alongside Stephanie. As your delight in God wakes up and becomes fully realized, you'll find a satisfaction in Christ that makes you want more and more.”Kind words from Amanda Jenkins, Lead creator of THE CHOSEN's literary content"I have yet to meet another person quite as eager to intimately know Jesus as Stephanie is. Her enthusiasm for the beauty found inside a thriving relationship with her Savior is downright contagious. Indeed, Stephanie's joy and faith and commitment to growth—along with her love for really good food!—will implant themselves in the hearts of readers. Lucky readers."Kind words from Os Guinness, Theologian, Social critic, Author, The Call "Stephanie addresses one of the greatest needs of Christians today. Knowing God is not knowing about God, but knowing Him genuinely and with desire and delight. She does so practically and helpfully, and in a style that sparkles with a verve and joy that is distinctively French."Kind words from Pippa Gumbel, Pioneer, The Alpha Course; Author, The Bible in one year with husband Nicky"Stephanie's love of God is inspiring and infectious. Her book is an invitation to share in that delight and to come to know God in new and wonderful ways." More at https://www.gospelspice.com/awakendelight Purchase the book, "Awaken Delight" by Stephanie Rousselle: https://a.co/d/0bqhUb5JSupport us on Gospel Spice, PayPal and Venmo!

What if the very thing irritating you… was actually God trying to get your attention? In this deeply personal and transparent episode of The Integrated Life Podcast, Host Diana Romero shares a powerful journey of conviction, healing, and spiritual growth as God used a physical issue with her eye to reveal something happening in her heart: judgment. Through Scripture, prayer, and honest self-examination, Diana walks listeners through what it means to confront hypocrisy, take thoughts captive, and allow the Holy Spirit to transform our hearts with grace instead of criticism. This episode is a vulnerable reminder that freedom begins with confession, repentance, and surrender—and that God's Word gives us the power to demolish every stronghold standing against His truth. If you've ever struggled with critical thoughts, comparison, offense, or the tension between conviction and grace, this conversation will encourage you to invite God into the hidden places and let Him bring healing and freedom. This episode is a raw and honest conversation about: ✨ Taking every thought captive ✨ Confessing and surrendering hidden sin ✨ Allowing the Holy Spirit to transform our hearts ✨ Learning to extend grace instead of criticism Listen now and be reminded: God lovingly reveals what He wants to heal.

We sit down with therapist Josh O'Tani to talk about pornography use as a couples issue and why secrecy can wound a relationship as deeply as infidelity. We map the shame and anger cycle that keeps partners stuck, then share practical ways to rebuild trust through curiosity, empathy, and consistent repair. • Reframing pornography use as relational and systemic, not just individual behavior • Pornography as a coping strategy for difficult emotions and how avoidance spills into marriage • The negative interaction cycle after betrayal, including shame, fixing, withdrawal, anger, and distrust • Why empty promises fail and how trust rebuilds through time and consistency • Why secrecy matters more than the content for many couples • Confessing early versus being discovered and the impact on safety and vulnerability • Betrayal trauma responses, including volatility and PTSD-like symptoms • Simple language shifts that validate pain without defensiveness • Clarifying values and agreeing on goals, abstinence versus negotiated boundaries • Tools from emotionally focused therapy, enactments, and impact versus intent • The mindset shift that you don't have to heal alone, and why professional help accelerates progress • Where to find Josh and his resources at Big Valley Therapy Coming June 23: Happy Hacks: 101 Science-Backed Ways to Boost Happiness, Reduce Stress, and Build a More Meaningful Life.Available now for Kindle Pre-Order for 99¢Written by Dr. Dave Schramm, this practical and uplifting new book offers simple, research-based strategies to help you build greater happiness, strengthen resilience, reduce stress, and create a more meaningful life—one small habit at a time.Available June 23 wherever books are sold.The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of the Utah Marriage Commission.Visit our site for FREE relationship resources and regular giveaways: Strongermarriage.org  Podcast.stongermarriage.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrongerMarriageLifeTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@strongermarriagelifeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/strongermarriagelife/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strongermarriage/Facebook Marriage Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/770019130329579Dr. Dave Schramm: http://drdaveschramm.comhttp://drdavespeaks.com Dr. Liz Hale: http://www.drlizhale.com/ 

Service: Trinity Sunday, May 31, 2026Preacher: Rev. David BuchsLocation: Grace Lutheran Church, Little Rock, Arkansas

A heartbreaking email lands in the studio and Adrian & Jeremy debate a topic they nearly didn't do. “Brian” (not his real name) is a married Dad of two girls, 7 and 11… and he says he's secretly gay.He insists he's never “been up to all sorts” — but admits he's kissed two men on drunken nights out and is terrified of the fallout if he tells his wife.Should he come clean now, or stay quiet to protect his kids from embarrassment and bullying?

Main Point: Jesus is building His indestructible church.1. As Believers Confess.2. As the Church Confirms.

Why is self-awareness so difficult?In this teaching on Psalm 19, John Ortberg explores self-deception, blind spots, hidden faults, and the surprising difficulty of honestly seeing ourselves.The Psalmist asks: “Who can discern their own errors?”That question launches a fascinating exploration of:- Freud and the unconscious mind- Cognitive bias and self-deception- Why humans protect their image- The role of feedback and mirrors- Spiritual growth through honesty- Grace, confession, and healingThis episode explores how Scripture and modern psychology intersect around one central truth: human beings are remarkably good at hiding truth from themselves.And yet real freedom begins when we become willing to see.Scriptures:- Psalm 19:12–14- Romans 1- Obadiah 1:3Resources mentioned:- Freud- George Eliot- Gregg Ten Elshof- Awakenings#psalm19  #JohnOrtberg #SelfAwareness #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #Psychology #Prayer #BibleStudy #BlindSpots #Psalms

Welcome to today's Guided Prayer, where we invite you to find a quiet space to still your mind and body.  Guided Prayers are a daily 5–10 minute, intentionally created moment to slow down and meet with God—through scripture, reflection, and honest prayer.It's not a program you attend.It's a pathway you practice.A guided space where people can stop, breathe, and connect with Jesus—every single day.

Today, our passage is James 5:13 through 16, 19 and 20.Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven. Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. … My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back, you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back from wandering will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins. (NLT) This entire passage from praying to confessing has to do with being involved in a community of believers who trust one another, desire to help one another, and will even go the extra mile to rescue others.Confessing our sins to God is a given. But having someone to get real with about the evils and struggles of our own hearts can accelerate our spiritual growth. Especially as we create accountability and pray for one another.Here's The Message Bible's take on this passage … Are you hurting? Pray. Do you feel great? Sing. Are you sick? Call the church leaders together to pray and anoint you with oil in the name of the Master. Believing-prayer will heal you, and Jesus will put you on your feet. And if you've sinned, you'll be forgiven—healed inside and out. Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed. The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with. … My dear friends, if you know people who have wandered off from God's truth, don't write them off. Go after them. Get them back and you will have rescued precious lives from destruction and prevented an epidemic of wandering away from God.Where do you go when you're hurting?Where do you go when something great happens?Where do you go when you just can't seem to get rid of something that's hurting you?Who would come after you if you wandered away from your faith?Who would you go after if you saw them wandering away?Whoever's names you answered with … that, my friend, is your faith community.Let's pray together: “Heavenly Father, thank You for those who would work to rescue me and those You have placed in my life that I would rescue. Help me to surrender more to You each day so I can gain everyone in my community that You desire to be in it. As above, so below.

Confessing Sin - HCP 301On this episode of the podcast, Larry, Drew and Heidi talk about the need for active and intentional confession in the life of the Christ follower and the need for church leaders to walk in this rhythm instead of hiding in shame and secrets.Larry also mentioned the RPMS from Dave Ferguson's new book "Multipliers"Are you healthy in these areas? Relational, Physical, Mental and Spiritual.You can email us at info@healthychurchpodcast.com orTo find more information about The Healthy Church Podcast go to:http://www.healthychurchpodcast.comor find us on FaceBook!

Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. — James 5:16 None of us likes to confess sin. The first step in confession is to acknowledge that we have done something wrong. That doesn't make us feel very good about ourselves. But we must confess our sins, even if they are only sinful thoughts.Confessing our sinful thoughts is not a natural practice. We might think that if we haven't acted on sinful things we have thought about, why bother? We may tell ourselves that what we think doesn't really matter, but it does. All seven of the deadly sins are based in our thoughts: envy, greed, gluttony, sloth, anger, lust, and pride. These deadly thoughts are the fertile soil from which sins of word and deed can sprout and grow.We tend to think that since they are only thoughts, they don't need to be confessed. We might even think that we have our problem under control— or soon will. We would much rather manage our problems than confess our sins.But we need to confess our sinful thoughts, not just manage them. And if we are fortunate enough to have good Christian friends with whom we can confess our thoughts, we should talk with them. We need to admit that we cannot conquer sin on our own. We need the power of God's Spirit to free us from sin and evil. If we wish to be like Christ, we need God's Spirit to cleanse our thoughts. O God, confession is hard. We would rather be in charge of our thoughts. But help us to confess to you. Give us the courage and humility we need to confess our sins. Amen.

It feels so natural to explain, reassure, and try to calm your child down when OCD is loud. After all, that's how we solve problems in real life. But OCD doesn't play by those rules.When we try to reason with OCD, we often get pulled deeper into its loop, answering more questions, giving more explanations, and still watching our child struggle.In this episode, I talk about why reasoning and reassurance can quietly fuel OCD, what's actually happening in your child's brain in those moments, and how to start shifting your role from “problem solver” to “anchor.”If you are a parent who finds yourself repeating the same answers over and over, or watching your child feel better for a moment only to spiral again, this episode will help you understand why and what to do instead.Links mentioned in episode:PDF handoutSPACE Study CourseVideo on Reassurance as an OCD CompulsionVideo on Confessing as an OCD Compulsion***This podcast episode is sponsored by NOCD. NOCD provides online OCD therapy in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. To schedule your free 15 minute consultation to see if NOCD is a right fit for you and your child, go tohttps://go.treatmyocd.com/at_parentingThis podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.Parents, do you need more support?

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There's a moment in the final episode of the Peacock docuseries House of Secrets that stopped me cold. Rex Heuermann is on the phone from jail with his ex-wife Asa Ellerup. He's already confessed to killing eight women. He's already told her he strangled and dismembered victims in the basement of the home they shared. He's already described to their daughter Victoria how his victims weren't real people in his mind. And on this call, he calls Asa "dear." And she smiles.That single moment tells you more about the aftermath of the Gilgo Beach case than anything that happened in the courtroom. Because Asa Ellerup isn't smiling because she doesn't care. She's smiling because thirty years of marriage built reflexes that a confession can't undo overnight. She's a woman caught between the life she lived and the life that was actually happening underneath it, and she hasn't figured out how to stop responding to the version of Rex that felt safe — even after learning what he really was.The docuseries reveals that Asa has renovated the Massapequa Park basement and moved into it. She sleeps every night in the room where her ex-husband admits he killed. She says it's spiritual. She says it's an apology. And then she takes his calls from jail and the warmth is still in her voice.I walk through everything in this episode — how Asa confronted him about the murder that allegedly happened days before their wedding, how Victoria asked her father if he saw his victims as human and got the worst possible answer, and why I think Asa's behavior isn't evidence of complicity but evidence of what it looks like when a life built on trust collapses and the person inside it has nowhere to stand.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#RexHeuermann #GilgoBeach #LISK #AsaEllerup #GilgoBeachKiller #HouseOfSecrets #VictoriaHeuermann #KarenVergata #LongIslandSerialKiller #TrueCrime

In this episode of Bible Reading and Coffee Drinking, we dive into Daniel 9, where Daniel turns to God in one of the most heartfelt prayers in the Bible. Confessing the sins of his people and pleading for God's mercy, Daniel shows us the power of humility and repentance. In response, God sends the angel Gabriel with a remarkable prophecy about the future and His plan for redemption. This chapter reminds us that God hears sincere prayer and that His plans unfold perfectly in His timing. Grab your Bible and coffee, and let's explore this powerful chapter together.Also, use the code "Podcast20" to get 20% off our entire store. This is a special code specifically for our podcast listeners! See all our our hoodies, t-shirts, caps and more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.livingchristian.org/store.html⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Check out this podcast and all previous episodes on Spotify, iTunes, Google more! - https://www.livingchristian.org/podcast.htmlMY BIBLE: Every Man's Bible: New Living Translation - Find it here: https://amzn.to/3MuDAUSCHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE BELOW FOR CHRISTIAN APPAREL, PRODUCTS, BLOGS, BIBLE VERSES AND MORE:Website | https://www.livingchristian.orgStore | https://www.livingchristian.org/store.htmlPodcast | https://www.livingchristian.org/podcast.htmlFOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL:Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/living_christian/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/livechristian1 Twitter | https://twitter.com/livechristian1Pinterest | https://www.pinterest.com/living_christian/TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@livingchristianABOUT US:Living Christian believes that our Christian faith isn't just for Sunday mornings in Church. Our faith impacts every aspect of our lives and the challenges we face every day of the week. We want to connect to people who are seeking to determine what Living Christian means in their own day-to-day lives. We are focused on providing resources and products to a community of believers. We provide daily biblical inspiration, motivation and guidance through social posts, blogs and Christian apparel and products.This work contains Music Track The 126ers - Winds of Spring that is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Source: https://directory.audio/free-music/pop/5092-the-126ers-winds-of-springAuthor: The 126ers#christ #christian #christianity #christianblog #christianblogger #verses #bible #bibleinspiration #bibletime #jesusistheway #biblestudy #dailybible #newtestament #oldtestament #thebible #christ #jesuschrist #holybible #lukewarm #christians #christianpodcast #christmas

This WWLD covers confessing feelings for a friend, age gap relationships, not feeling like you're enough for your parents' love, and how I stay sane with all the political corruption being exposed. I hit on a few other topics, but doing another WWLD next week!Pop-up Store Details: 

A shocking report reveals Iran executing a champion wrestler amid protests, raising global outrage. The PBD Podcast panel breaks down the regime's tactics, the message behind targeting high-profile athletes, and the silence from global leaders and sports figures.