Podcasts about Humility

In Day 197, the final lesson of Orchot Tzaddikim, The Ways of the Righteous, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe brings the entire journey to its culmination. The author returns to the idea that the human being is an Olam Katan—a miniature world. The wonders of creation, both physical and spiritual, are reflected within the human being, and the soul itself reflects, in an infinitely limited way, attributes that point us toward the Creator. Just as the soul fills the body, sustains it, outlives it, sees without being seen, remains pure, and does not sleep, so Hashem fills, sustains, transcends, sees, and governs His universe.This realization should lead not to pride, but to humility, awe, gratitude, and responsibility. Rabbi Wolbe urges us to contemplate the extraordinary design of the human body—from our eyes and ears to our breath, bones, skin, and countless systems—and ask: Who gave me all of this? The more deeply we appreciate how much Hashem has invested in us, the more we understand that our lives carry purpose and obligation. Yirat Shamayim is not despair or fearfulness; it is the awareness that we have been entrusted with something extraordinarily precious.The entire book ultimately comes down to the words of Kohelet: “Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole of man.” After studying humility, arrogance, love, hatred, mercy, cruelty, happiness, jealousy, worry, repentance, Torah, and countless other middot, the final challenge is internal. It is no longer simply about how we appear to others, but about the private relationship between the individual and Hashem: Do I truly fear God? Is my relationship with Hashem where it should be? Inspiration must become action. Torah must change us.The conclusion takes on additional meaning as Rabbi Wolbe notes that the class coincides with his Hebrew birthday. He offers a heartfelt blessing to the TORCH community for health, happiness, gratitude, spiritual growth, and a genuine relationship with Hashem. He encourages each listener to view every new year of life as another opportunity to recommit to service, growth, and appreciation for the gift of another day.And, fittingly, the journey does not truly end. Rabbi Wolbe immediately opens Shaar HaBitachon, the Gate of Trust in God, from Chovot HaLevavot. The message is clear: when Torah learning concludes, we begin again. Bitachon means learning to release our illusion of control and place our reliance entirely in Hashem—like a child resting securely in the arms of a loving parent. The completion of Orchot Tzaddikim therefore becomes the beginning of the next spiritual journey._____________This Podcast Series is Generously Underwritten by Peter & Becky BotvinRecorded at TORCH Centre in the Levin Family Studios (B) to a live audience on March 23, 2026, in Houston, Texas.Released as Podcast on October 2, 2026_____________This series on Orchos Tzadikim/Ways of the Righteous is produced in partnership with Hachzek.Join the revolution of daily Mussar study at hachzek.com.We are using the Treasure of Life edition of the Orchos Tzadikkim (Published by Feldheim)_____________Listen, Subscribe & Share: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jewish-inspiration-podcast-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe/id1476610783Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4r0KfjMzmCNQbiNaZBCSU7) to stay inspired! Share your questions at aw@torchweb.org or visit torchweb.org for more Torah content.  _____________About the Host:Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe, Director of TORCH in Houston, brings decades of Torah scholarship to guide listeners in applying Jewish wisdom to daily life.  To directly send your questions, comments, and feedback, please email: awolbe@torchweb.org_____________Support Our Mission:Our Mission is Connecting Jews & Judaism. Help us spread Judaism globally by sponsoring an episode at torchweb.org.Your support makes a HUGE difference!_____________Listen MoreOther podcasts by Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe: NEW!! Hey Rabbi! Podcast: https://heyrabbi.transistor.fm/episodesPrayer Podcast: https://prayerpodcast.transistor.fm/episodesJewish Inspiration Podcast: https://inspiration.transistor.fm/episodesParsha Review Podcast: https://parsha.transistor.fm/episodesLiving Jewishly Podcast: https://jewishly.transistor.fm/episodesThinking Talmudist Podcast: https://talmud.transistor.fm/episodesUnboxing Judaism Podcast: https://unboxing.transistor.fm/episodesRabbi Aryeh Wolbe Podcast Collection: https://collection.transistor.fm/episodesFor a full listing of podcasts available by TORCH at http://podcast.torchweb.orgv_____________Keywords:#JewishInspiration, #Mussar, #MasterClass, #FearOfHeaven, #YiratShamayim,  #HumanBody, #Creation, #Microcosm, #Wonder, #BodyAndSoul, #MiraclesEverywhere  ★ Support this podcast ★

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You Are Not Alone: How the Holy Spirit Guides Us – John 16In Episode 154 of Divine Table Talk, Jamie and Jane continue their journey through the Gospel of John with John 16, where Jesus prepares His disciples for what life will look like after He leaves—and gives them an incredible promise: the Holy Spirit is coming.Jesus tells His disciples that the Spirit of Truth will guide them, teach them, reveal truth, and point them back to Him. What feels like Jesus leaving is actually the beginning of something new: God's presence dwelling within His people.Together, Jamie and Jane unpack what it practically means to be led by the Holy Spirit. How do we recognize His guidance? How do we distinguish His voice from our own thoughts, fears, and desires? And how can we trust His leading when we don't know what's coming next?John 16 also reminds us that following Jesus doesn't mean avoiding difficulty. Jesus tells His disciples plainly that trouble will come—but then gives them a promise we still desperately need today: “Take heart! I have overcome the world.”If you're facing a decision, walking through uncertainty, or simply longing to recognize God's voice more clearly, pull up a chair. You don't have to figure everything out on your own. The Holy Spirit is still guiding.Reflection Question: Where am I trying to figure everything out on my own instead of slowing down and allowing the Holy Spirit to guide me?____________________________________Connect with Jamie:Website: www.jamieklusacek.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamieklusacekConnect with Jane:Website: www.janewwilliams.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/janewwilliams

Building a Servant CultureWhen She Serves PodcastHost: Brenda LeavenworthGuests: Rosemary Cady & Christy DuffEpisode SummaryWhat does it take to create a culture where people genuinely want to serve?In this episode of the When She Serves Podcast, Brenda Leavenworth is joined by Rosemary Cady and Christy Duff for a conversation about building a servant culture within the church and ministry.A healthy ministry culture doesn't happen by accident. It begins with leaders who model humility, prioritize people, and recognize that serving is ultimately about following the example of Jesus. The conversation explores how leaders can encourage others to serve, create an environment where people feel valued, and develop teams that work together with a shared heart for ministry.Brenda, Rosemary, and Christy also consider the practical challenges that can arise when building ministry teams and offer encouragement for women who are seeking to lead and serve well.In This EpisodeWhat a healthy servant culture looks likeWhy servant leadership begins with the example of JesusHow leaders can model the attitudes they want to see in othersCreating a ministry environment where people feel valuedEncouraging people to discover and use their giftsThe importance of humility in leadershipBuilding trust and unity within ministry teamsHow to address challenges within a serving cultureEncouraging volunteers and avoiding burnoutPractical ways leaders can cultivate a heart of serviceKey Takeaways✨ Culture starts with leadership. The attitudes and behaviors modeled by leaders often become the culture of the ministry.✨ Serving is about people, not just tasks. Ministry becomes healthier when we remember that people are more important than simply getting things done.✨ Everyone has something to contribute. A servant culture makes room for people to use their unique gifts and abilities.✨ Humility creates healthy teams. When leaders are willing to serve alongside others, they demonstrate that no role is beneath them.✨ Healthy culture takes intentionality. Building a servant-minded ministry requires ongoing encouragement, communication, prayer, and example.A Word for Ministry LeadersA servant culture isn't created simply by asking more people to volunteer. It is created when people see leaders who genuinely love Jesus, love people, and willingly serve.When leaders model humility and create an environment where people are appreciated rather than simply utilized, serving becomes an expression of worship rather than an obligation.The goal isn't merely to build a larger ministry team. It's to build a community of people who understand that we serve because Christ first served us.Scripture ReferencesMark 10:43–45 — Jesus' example of servant leadershipPhilippians 2:3–5 — Humility and putting others before ourselves1 Peter 4:10–11 — Using our gifts to serve one anotherGalatians 5:13 — Serving one another through loveJohn 13:12–17 — Jesus washes His disciples' feetAbout the GuestsRosemary CadyRosemary Cady joins Brenda and Christy for this conversation about cultivating a healthy culture of service and developing people who are willing to serve others with humility and purpose.Christy DuffChristy Duff brings her ministry experience and passion for encouraging women to faithfully use their God-given gifts. She joins the conversation about developing healthy ministry teams and creating an environment where serving is rooted in love for Christ and others.Resources & LinksWhen She Serves PodcastListen to When She ServesWhen She ServesVisit the When She Serves websiteConnect with When She ServesThe When She Serves Podcast, formerly known as When She Leads, encourages and equips women to faithfully serve Christ and His church.Browse all podcast episodesIf this episode encouraged you, share it with another woman serving in ministry. Subscribe and leave a review to help other women discover When She Serves.

Fr. Mike continues discussing the call of Nehemiah and how we should approach the work the Lord calls us to do. He explains why all work is divine participation in God's Kingdom on earth and encourages us to remember our service to God and to others, keeping our focus on serving and loving in the realm of our influence. Today's readings are Nehemiah 3, Zechariah 14, and Proverbs 20:23-26. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

Don't let your blind spots stay your blind spots. In this week's episode, John Maxwell continues his lesson on the most common blind spots that derail leaders—and how awareness unlocks your influence and potential. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow unpack the practical steps you can take to apply these principles in your own leadership.  Key takeaways:  Insecurity causes a leader to think only of themselves, and the very essence of leadership is others. Pride is concerned about who's right. Humility is concerned about what's right. Character doesn't make you a leader, but it protects you as a leader. Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Be Aware of Your Blind Spots (Part 2) Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/BeAware and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource." Take the next step in your growth journey and become a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member. Click here to speak with a Program Advisor today! References:  Watch this episode on YouTube! Get the 21 Laws of Leadership online course for 20% off Apply this week's episode with other growth-minded leaders (and submit call-in questions!) in the Maxwell Leadership Podcast Social Community How to Make Your Future Bigger than Your Past Podcast Episode Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team

Summary In this episode, Andy talks with Dr. Kelly Heuer, Vice President of Learning at PMI, where she leads global learning strategy across professional standards, training, certification, and career-long development. Kelly takes us behind the scenes of the updated PMP® exam and explains what changed in project work that made this refresh necessary. You'll hear why the business environment domain now makes up nearly a quarter of the exam, how new multi-question case scenarios assess judgment instead of memorization, and why broader recognition of associate and vocational degrees matters to her as a first-generation college graduate. Kelly and Andy also explore what a strategic project leader actually looks like, why judgment may be the new job security in the age of AI, and practical ways early-career professionals can build judgment as entry-level rungs disappear. Kelly shares how she learned to say the thing, the difference between perishable and enduring skills, and the two capabilities she most wants to grow in her kids. If you're preparing for the PMP, already certified, or looking to sharpen your judgment as a project leader in a world shaped by AI, this episode is for you! Sound Bites "You needed a project manager. And instead you got me, and I have no idea what I'm doing." "But you know, I am a firm believer that, you know, the credential associated with your name, the name of your university, whether you went to university or not, is nowhere near an adequate representation of your actual potential or your actual skill." "You don't have three facts. You have an entire story, right?" "Having a consistent measurement system where you're looking at value accumulation, value realization throughout the course of a project through project close is a really important differentiator." "And it's about thinking three steps ahead and three rings out like in concentric circles of influence." "But one of the ways you can combat that is being specific about what you mean and what it looks like, right?" "But, you know, the way I think of it is AI is just, like, the latest test of professional judgment." "But I want to make one more point as well, which is that learning by osmosis was never a good professional development strategy anyway." "So in here, in this case, I actually think AI is part of the solution to the problem that AI caused, which is one of the great things about AI, even the freely available tools, is it's kind of like an inexhaustible interlocutor." "Find ways to lead and manage small projects, even if you're just organizing trash collection in your neighborhood." "I think there's also just a lot of observational learning that doesn't have to hurt at all." "But you can do a lot of saying the thing, challenging directly, asking the question if you pair it with a lot of signals of interpersonal warmth, which can be things like smiling and eye contact." "It's so much less relevant to actually wordsmith your prompt now. It's much more about context engineering." "So in my opinion, the most enduring human skill of all is a capability for continuous learning, staying curious, staying fresh, staying open and permeable to new information, and strategic about how you build those skills so you're not wasting time doing it." "The robots are overconfident." Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:00 Start of Interview 02:12 From Philosophy to Project Management 04:55 What Changed in Project Work to Drive the PMP Exam Update 07:52 Business Acumen and the Shift Toward Agile and Hybrid 09:22 Recognizing Associate Degrees and Technical Education 11:22 Counting Project Experience After Career Gaps 13:29 Inside the New Multi-Question Case Scenarios 16:47 Exam Prep Advice That No Longer Helps 18:46 Closing the Gap Between the Real World and the Exam 20:49 What a Strategic Project Leader Does Differently 25:11 Avoiding Bias When Assessing Strategic Thinking 26:17 Judgment as the New Job Security in the Age of AI 29:15 How Early Career Professionals Can Build Judgment 34:51 Small Projects, Observational Learning, and Near Peer Learning 36:54 Learning to Say the Thing 40:17 Coming Across as an Ally, Not a Critic 41:21 Perishable, Durable, and Enduring Skills 45:14 Growing Curiosity and Humility in Our Kids 48:18 End of Interview 48:51 Andy Comments After the Interview 51:53 Outtakes Learn More You can learn more about Kelly and her work on LinkedIn at LinkedIn.com/in/kelly-heuer. For more learning on this topic, check out: Episode 319 with Sierra Hampton Simmons. Sierra is the former head of certification at PMI, and many of the ideas we discussed still apply to the refreshed PMP exam. Episode 513 with Fred Marshall. It's not about certification, but it's all about thriving in an age of AI, a major theme in today's episode. Episode 509 with Steve Kahle. Steve shares practical ideas for improving your ability to recall what you've learned. Chat with PMeLa You can chat directly with PMeLa, the podcast's AI persona, to get episode recommendations and answers to your project management and leadership questions. Visit PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/PMeLa to chat with her. Pass the PMP Exam If you or someone you know is thinking about getting PMP certified, we've put together a helpful guide called The 5 Best Resources to Help You Pass the PMP Exam on Your First Try. We've helped thousands of people earn their certification, and we'd love to help you too. It's totally free, and it's a great way to get a head start. Just go to 5BestResources.PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com to grab your copy. I'd love to help you get your PMP this year! Join Us for LEAD52 I know you want to be a more confident leader–that's why you listen to this podcast. LEAD52 is a global community of people like you who are committed to transforming their ability to lead and deliver. It's 52 weeks of leadership learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Learn more and sign up at GetLEAD52.com. Thanks! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Topics: PMP Certification, PMP Exam, Project Management, Business Acumen, Judgment, Strategic Thinking, Systems Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, Career Development, Early Career Professionals, Continuous Learning, Communication The following music was used for this episode: Music: Summer Morning Full Version by MusicLFiles License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Energetic Drive Indie Rock by WinnieTheMoog License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

A Quick Note to Listeners: Before this week’s interview, Jen Schwanke and I take some time to answer a listener question. This week’s question is: What practical ways can I increase visibility even when I get trapped in my office so often? Listen in to hear our answer! Meet Patrick Erwin: Patrick M. Erwin is an educator, speaker, and leadership development specialist currently serving as Curriculum Director for Maxwell Leadership Foundation. With a background that blends music education, leadership, and school culture development, Patrick spent 17 years as the band director at Hillgrove High School, where he became known for building strong student leadership systems and positive team culture. He holds degrees from the University of Georgia, Auburn University, and Berry College. Patrick is the author of the new book I Love This Place, which explores how intentional leadership development can transform school culture. A nationally recognized presenter and leadership coach, Patrick continues to encourage educators through speaking, curriculum design, and practical strategies that help schools become places where both students and staff thrive. Amplifying School Culture Through Leadership: Patrick and I begin our conversation by exploring one of the central metaphors in Patrick's new book, I Love This Place: the idea of constructive and destructive interference in music. Patrick explains how school teams either amplify one another or unintentionally cancel each other out depending on how aligned they are around vision, values, and expected behaviors. Just as musical harmony requires people playing together with intention, healthy school culture requires leaders who clearly communicate purpose and create alignment across teams. Leadership, Patrick argues, becomes more influential when others catch the vision and begin amplifying it alongside you. The Leadership Framework of HUSTLE: Patrick also shares the story behind the acronym HUSTLE, a leadership framework he developed while leading a large high school band program. Originally a reminder to move quickly and stay focused, HUSTLE eventually evolved into a practical leadership model centered on key character traits: humility, understanding, scholarship, trustworthiness, leadership attitude, and excellence. Patrick explains how those values became the foundation for developing student leaders who could influence culture, support one another, and help sustain a thriving organization far beyond what two directors alone could accomplish. Humility vs. Humiliation: One of the most powerful parts of the conversation centers on Patrick's distinction between humility and humiliation. He explains that both words share the same root idea of being “grounded,” but humility is choosing to ground yourself honestly, while humiliation happens when the world grounds you instead. Patrick shares transparent stories from his early years as a teacher, including difficult moments where ego and pride created blind spots in his leadership. Those experiences ultimately helped him recognize that leadership is not about protecting personal reputation or legacy, but about serving others, learning continuously, and staying open to growth. Why Diversity Strengthens Teams: We also dive into Patrick's reflections on diversity, inclusion, and team composition. Drawing from both research and his own classroom experience, he explains why diverse teams naturally create friction—but also produce stronger decisions, better creativity, and healthier outcomes over time. Patrick describes looking across his classroom and recognizing the incredible variety of personalities, experiences, and backgrounds represented within a single group of students. Rather than trying to erase differences, he argues that leaders must learn how to celebrate them, understand them, and help teams find common purpose while allowing different strengths to shine. Creating Rituals That Build Belonging: Patrick shares several practical strategies for building school culture, including one especially powerful ritual involving nuts, bolts, and paracord necklaces. At the end of each marching band season, students exchanged nuts and bolts with peers who had “helped them hold it together” throughout the year. The simple physical artifact became a lasting symbol of teamwork, support, and shared accomplishment. Patrick explains how attaching meaningful objects to emotional moments can help students remember that they belong to something bigger than themselves and that strong cultures are built through intentional connection and recognition. Building Places People Love: As the episode closes, Patrick reminds listeners that culture change takes time, often several years, but leadership development remains one of the most powerful drivers of long-term transformation. When schools intentionally invest in helping both adults and students grow as leaders, cultures become places where people feel connected, valued, and proud to belong. Eventually, students begin leaving campus and telling others, “I love this place.” And according to Patrick, that is when true culture change begins spreading into the broader community. Now It's Your Turn: As you reflect on this conversation, consider these questions for your own leadership: Are your teams amplifying one another or unintentionally canceling one another out? How clearly have you communicated vision, values, and expectations within your organization? Are you choosing humility, or waiting for humiliation to teach the lesson instead? How are you helping diverse voices and strengths shine within your team? What rituals or traditions could help your students and staff feel more connected and valued? Where might you need to give someone permission to lead instead of trying to control every outcome? Learn more about I Love This Place and connect with Patrick at Patrick Erwin's Website The post I Love This Place with Patrick Erwin – PMP520 appeared first on Principal Matters.

Luke 18Andrew and Edwin discuss receiving Jesus with the humility of a child and what Jesus meant when He asked if the Son would find faith on the earth.Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.    Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.    Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. Click here to find out more. Michael Eldridge sang all four parts of our theme song. Find more from him by clicking here.   Thanks for talking about the text with us today.________________________________________________If the hyperlinks do not work, copy the following addresses and paste them into the URL bar of your web browser: Daily Written Devo: https://readthebiblemakedisciples.wordpress.com/?p=26958The Christians Who Meet on Livingston Avenue: http://www.christiansmeethere.org/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TalkAboutTheTextFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/texttalkMichael Eldridge: https://acapeldridge.com/ 

402-521-3080In this episode, Dr. Rana Pishva & Rebecca Saunders discuss the complexities of parent-child relationships across different life stages, emphasizing the importance of understanding transitions, setting boundaries, and practicing curiosity and humility to foster healthier connections.Key  TopicsThe nature of life transitions and their impact on relationshipsThe importance of recognizing ongoing processes rather than one-time eventsParenting as a series of constant transitions, especially with adult childrenSetting boundaries as rumble strips to maintain healthy relationshipsThe role of curiosity over defensiveness in resolving conflictsRepairing ruptures in relationships through regulation and acknowledgmentThe concept of a 'healthy enough' relationship and its componentsThe significance of humility and self-awareness in parentingThe influence of cultural and generational differences on family dynamicsThe importance of giving oneself permission to set boundaries and make choicesSound Bites"Transitions are a process, not a one-time event.""Humility is a core parenting skill.""You can choose how you're gonna show up."Support the showEveryone has resilience, but what does that mean, and how do we use it in life and leadership? Join Stephanie Olson, an expert in resiliency and trauma, every week as she talks to other experts living lives of resilience. Stephanie also shares her own stories of addictions, disordered eating, domestic and sexual violence, abandonment, and trauma, and shares the everyday struggles and joys of everyday life. As a wife, mom, and CEO she gives commentaries and, sometimes, a few rants to shed light on what makes a person resilient. So, if you have experienced adversity in life in any way and want to learn how to better lead your family, your workplace, and, well, your life, this podcast is for you!https://setmefreeproject.nethttps://www.stephanieolson.com/

What if lasting joy is found not in getting more, but in giving ourselves away?The world tells us to climb, compete, and promote ourselves, but God's Kingdom calls us to give, serve, love, and walk in humility. As we fix our eyes on Jesus and allow His Spirit to shape our mindset, selfishness gives way to unity, sacrificial love, and contagious joy.

Our text today is 2 Peter 2:10b-12: Bold and willful, they do not tremble as they blaspheme the glorious ones, whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a blasphemous judgment against them before the Lord. But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction — 2 Peter 2:10b-12 False teachers often seem impressive because they sound certain. They will be bold, willful, and willing to speak confidently about matters they do not understand. But confidence does not make something true. These teachers had a lot of opinions but little humility. They spoke carelessly about spiritual things while refusing to recognize the limits of their own understanding. Note that even angels, who possess greater power, showed more restraint than an arrogant teacher. Peter's warning is blunt: spiritual arrogance eventually becomes spiritually destructive. How many Christian teachers can you describe this way? The list is long. I have learned that I am especially vulnerable to a forceful voice when that person is saying something I already want to believe. Confidence feels like confirmation to me. But a loud voice and a passionate delivery do not prove someone is handling God's truth faithfully. That's because true spiritual authority remains under God's authority. And you can sense it. A faithful teacher does not reshape Scripture to support personal opinions. He studies carefully, speaks plainly, invites correction, and admits when the Bible does not give every answer we want. Humility does not mean that a teacher lacks conviction. It means our convictions remain submitted to God's Word, and our pride submits to it. This warning also applies to all of us. I have seen believers repeat claims they have never verified or attack people while convincing themselves they are defending truth. But before speaking, posting, or sharing, we should pause and ask: Have I examined what Scripture actually says? Am I speaking with humility? Am I trying to honor Christ or prove that I am right? Certainty without submission is not spiritual maturity. It is arrogance. So submit your opinions to Scripture, and speak Scripture with humility. DO THIS: Before repeating a strong spiritual claim today, find the passage being referenced and read it in context. Then ask: Am I submitting my opinion to Scripture, or using Scripture to support my opinion? ASK THIS: Why can confidence be mistaken for spiritual authority? When are you most tempted to speak beyond what you truly understand? How can you hold strong biblical convictions while remaining humble and teachable? PRAY THIS: Jesus, make me humble, teachable, and careful with my words so that every conviction I hold remains submitted to your truth. Amen PLAY THIS: Be Thou My Vision

The sinner, realizing he is a sinner, saved by grace, cannot help but be humble.

Psalm 25 is David's prayer for guidance, forgiveness, protection, and deliverance. He lifts his soul to the Lord, acknowledges his sins and troubles, and trusts God's mercy. It reminds us that we can bring both our failures and our needs before God while remaining willing to be taught.These prayer points follow the movement of the psalm:Trust and protection — verses 1–3: “Lord, I place my trust in You. Keep me from shame, and do not let my enemies triumph over me.”Guidance and instruction — verses 4–5: “Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.” Pray for God to direct your steps and teach you His truth.Mercy and forgiveness — verses 6–7, 11: “Remember Your mercy, Lord. Forgive my past sins and present iniquity according to Your lovingkindness.”Humility and obedience — verses 8–10: “Give me a humble, teachable heart that follows Your ways and keeps Your covenant.”Reverence and fellowship — verses 12–14: “Teach me to fear You and walk in close fellowship with You.” Here, fear means reverence for God.Relief from loneliness and distress — verses 15–18: “Turn toward me with mercy. Bring me out of my troubles, look upon my affliction, and forgive my sins.”Preservation and integrity — verses 19–21: “Protect my soul, deliver me, and help me walk in integrity while I wait upon You.”Prayer for God's people — verse 22: David closes by praying beyond himself: “Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.” We can likewise intercede for God's people in their distress.The central prayer: Lord, teach me, forgive me, and keep me as I trust and wait upon You.

Unity Through Humility | Philippians 2:1-4 | Jack DoneyEvery parent wants their kids to get along. Paul felt the same way about the church in Philippi. They were doing so much right, but they weren't getting along with each other, and it was keeping his joy from being complete.In this message, Pastor Jack makes the case that being part of God's story means being part of God's family. He walks through what that looks like:Unite around what matters most: the mind, love, Spirit, and mission of ChristResist what can tear us apart from the inside, including a simple test for telling selfish ambition from godly ambitionHonor others above yourself, because the only path to unity runs through humilityIf there's a relationship in your life that needs reconciling, this message will give you the push to take the first step.

The sinner, realizing he is a sinner, saved by grace, cannot help but be humble.

September 30, 2026Today's Reading: Ephesians 4:1-6Daily Lectionary: Deuteronomy 1:37-2:15; Matthew 6:1-15“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,” (Ephesians 4:1-2)In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.As we've been going through the Word this past week, we've been examining the virtue of humility. Today, God's Word leads us to consider how humility helps us in our relationships.People are complicated and frustrating. You've worked on a class project all week, but one member of the group shows up on the day of the presentation completely unprepared. When you thought you did a great job on a paper, it comes back covered in red marks. Your brothers and sisters are getting on your nerves for the ten-thousandth time. While you were doing okay, your parents seemed judgmental. Sometimes, your own thoughts and self-talk are awful, as even you seem to be your own worst enemy. People can be frustrating, and the world's answer is to simply cut them off, make yourself feel better, and only do what makes you happy. It's tempting some days more than others, but it's a lie. This lie is the call of pride, which makes you see the faults of others while you seem so perfect. The call of pride says, “When you make mistakes, there was a reason for it,” or “You know better.”Dear Christian, you've been called to something more.By the Holy Spirit, you're a Christian. In your Baptism, the pastor put the sign of the cross upon your forehead and your heart to mark you as one for whom Christ was crucified. You have the name of Christ on you; do not take that lightly. Called, gathered, and kept by the Holy Spirit through the Gospel, you aren't meant to walk in the ways of the world. Pride makes you think you're so high and mighty when others make mistakes, but humility and the Word of God remind us of our own sin. You are complicated and frustrating. You make mistakes, get on your siblings' nerves, and are judgmental. Lord, have mercy. Humility and gentleness should mark our attitudes as we are patient with one another, bearing with each other in love. Humility helps you to esteem others more highly than yourself (Philippians 2:3). Humility helps you to remember your own imperfections and helps you bear with the faults of others. This is what it means to walk with Jesus in the manner He's called us. May God bless you as you, through the Holy Spirit, seek to walk in the manner of a Child of God and follow His Word humbly and gently. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.“Forgive we now each other's faults As we our faults confess, And let us love each other well In Christian holiness” (LSB 845:3)Rev. Miguel Gonzalez-Feliciano, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Klinger and St. Paul Lutheran Church in Readlyn, IA. Tackle the book of Revelation and discover both the promise and challenge of the end times in this new volume in the Concordia Commentary Bible Study Series. Dive into the wide breadth of information available in the Concordia Commentary series with this new line of Bible studies. Each volume covers one of the Concordia Commentaries to help break up deep, theological content into easy-to-digest sections.

This Sunday, Pastor Eric continued the series of talks around the topic of unity. We often think unity is about changing someone else's mind, resolving disagreement, or getting everyone on the same page, but Paul points us somewhere deeper:“In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus.” Philippians 2:5Unity requires more than agreeing with the idea of unity. It invites us to think like Jesus.We talked about paying attention to the stories we tell ourselves about other people, especially when we've been hurt, disappointed, misunderstood, or offended.A few ideas we explored:Unity isn't primarily about changing someone else's mind. It's allowing Christ to change the way I use mine.You cannot cultivate the Spirit of Unity without confronting the stories you tell yourself about other people.Humility reminds us, I might not have the whole story.Grace refuses to automatically assume the worst.The mind of Christ doesn't require us to deny what happened. It changes what we do with what happened.Our hope is that we continue becoming a community marked by humility, grace, forgiveness, curiosity, and the beautiful mind of Christ.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

Are you humble? Do you try to reason you're way out of a problem or do you ask, “What did I get wrong here?” When you're asked why you're not humble, do you blame someone else or do you take ownership? Is this a “them” problem or a “you” problem? Is there something you might need to change internally instead? When was the last time you allowed pride to protect your image rather than invite humility in to improve your leadership? If you enjoy Nic and Tarina's podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people.Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com. ---

In 1929, with the world at peace, G.K. Chesterton wrote a prayer to St. Michael, the warrior archangel. For Michaelmas, Grettelyn Darkey and Joe Grabowski read "To St. Michael in Time of Peace" and ask what Chesterton saw coming that made him call on Michael then—and why he still counted Gabriel, stooping to greet a peasant girl, the more glorious angel. In This Episode: The Pope Leo XIII backstory behind the poem: his Prayer to St. Michael, and a famous 1884 vision no one has traced to a source Why G.K. Chesterton prayed to the warrior archangel in a year of peace: he sensed what he called Prussianism returning The poem's image of St. Michael at the Crucifixion, hand on the hilt, holding back his legions until Christ said "It is finished" Chesterton's warning against a peace kept by money A 1926 G.K.'s Weekly passage where Chesterton, arguing against Nietzsche, calls St. Gabriel stooping to greet the peasant girl more glorious than St. Michael striking down the traitor, and how Joe connects it to the single feast the three archangels now share Resources Mentioned: To St. Michael in Time of Peace by G.K. Chesterton Lepanto by G.K. Chesterton Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton "A Word with Dr. Oscar Levy" by G.K. Chesterton, G.K.'s Weekly, October 16, 1926 FOLLOW US Instagram Facebook X SUPPORT Consider making a donation Visit our Shop Chapters: 00:00: Michaelmas and the Feast of the Archangels 01:43: Oxford's Michaelmas term and the darkening of the year 05:17: St. Michael through the centuries 08:19: Leo XIII and the Prayer to St. Michael 13:38: The 1884 vision: a legend without a source 16:42: "To St. Michael in Time of Peace" (1929) 21:23: St. Michael at the foot of the Cross 25:56: Why invoke St. Michael in time of peace 31:30: Why the archangels belong together 34:14: Michael, Gabriel, and the Sacred Heart 37:09: Humility, Tobit, and the Annunciation 40:18: Michaelmas in Tolkien Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios Episode art image credit: "St-Michel-Mont-Mercure, Vendée", original photo by Pom', 26 July 2023; on Flickr; CC BY-SA 2.0

Who knows? | Wisdom and fear in the kingdoms of man. (8.1-9)This I know. | Fear before God the King. (8.10-13)This I commend. | Joy through the days of life. (8.14-15)Who knows? | Humility and the work of God. (8.16-17)

September 29th, 2026:  St Michael the Archangel;  Archangels Among Us;  St Michael - Spiritual Warfare, Humility & the Christian Battle

"In The Fragrance of Humility, Pastor Greg Sanders shares that Jesus defines humility as a priority. He explains that it comes from a place of strength, not weakness, and serves as evidence of love."

How is humility related to holiness?

How is humility related to holiness?

In this episode, we explore the nature of influence, how it relates to identity, strength, and courage, and how to intentionally develop authentic influence in our lives and communities.  Influence is more than visibility or a large following—it's the lasting effect your life has on others. In this conversation, the hosts explore how influence grows from identity, strength, and courage: it may happen naturally, but it can also take intentional effort to serve people well. Mentorship and close relationships create change through honesty, commitment, and lived example, while social media reach alone doesn't guarantee meaningful impact. The practical question isn't “How do I become famous?” but “Who am I shaping, and in what direction?” Influence starts small, compounds over time, and is strongest when people carry forward what they've learned and help others grow. Key Topics Defining influence and how to measure it The relationship between influence and the pillars of identity, strength, and courage The role of authenticity and intentionality in influence The difference between influence and popularity The impact of influence on personal and community growth The example of Jesus' influence through the disciples The importance of influence in mentorship and leadership The influence of personal experience and discipline The influence of social media and authentic influence The importance of influence in shaping society and individuals Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Influence and Its Importance 03:55 The Relationship Between Influence and Personal Pillars 07:55 Influence as a Byproduct of Character and Action 11:57 The Impact of Influence on Society and Community 15:56 The Balance Between Influence and Popularity 20:09 Legacy and Lasting Impact of True Influence 24:07 Influence as a Reflection of Inner Character 25:55 The Influence of Personal Relationships and Community 27:55 The Role of Humility and Discipline in Influence 30:00 Influence as a Spiritual and Moral Force 31:57 The Difference Between Influence and Celebrity 33:54 The Natural Flow of Influence in Life 35:50 Influence as a Catalyst for Personal Growth 37:47 The Influence of Jesus and Biblical Examples 39:53 The Intentionality Behind Influence 41:55 The Influence of Mentorship and Teaching 43:59 The Influence of Consistency and Character 45:59 Creating Influence in Your Circle 47:56 The Future of Influence and Personal Development 49:49 Final Thoughts and Encouragement to Grow Influence  

September 29, 2026Today's Reading: Matthew 18:1-11 or Luke 10:17-20Daily Lectionary: Deuteronomy 1:19-36; Matthew 5:21-48“Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” (Luke 10:20)In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.As we are going through God's Word this week, we have been focusing on humility. Today, as the church celebrates the festival of St. Michael and All Angels, we look towards the spiritual war our Lord has won.Throughout the Gospels, we see multiple times where demons harass and harm humans. Humans can't resist these demons who harm, kill, and destroy. Can you imagine the power the disciples must have felt? Having been sent out as servants of Christ, the seventy-two come back to the Lord and proclaim awe and amazement. Even the demons were subject to them in the name of Jesus! Demons that oppress and distress humanity can leave us mere mortals in terror. Now, the disciples are filled with joy, having been given authority over the demons. They have the tools to fight the demons and devils of this world!Except that's not what Jesus wants them to rejoice in. Yes, Jesus has given them great authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, without the threat of harm. However amazing this power might be here in the world, the only victory that matters belongs to Jesus Christ. His victory places Christians in heaven for all eternity. Only by the Savior's power can mankind have any authority over the demons. As powerful as St. Michael and all the angels may seem, they are properly ordered as humble servants of God. After all, we pray, “Let your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me,” in Luther's Evening prayer. Humility clings to Christ, who has victory over sin, death, and the power of the devil. Humble prayer calls on God to send His servants to protect us. It isn't about our power, but what Christ has done for us to overcome the Evil One. St. Michael and all the angels watch over and protect the people of God by order of Christ. It's amazing how God cares for us! Humbly, we continue to pray for the angels of God to watch over us as we live in this world, rejoicing that Christ has written our names in the Book of Life through the waters of Holy Baptism. May God send His holy angels to watch over you as we humbly wait for our returning King.In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.Everlasting God, You have ordained and constituted the service of angels and men in a wonderful order. Mercifully grant that, as Your holy angels always serve and worship You in heaven, so by Your appointment they may also help and defend us here on earth; through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. AmenRev. Miguel Gonzalez-Feliciano, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Klinger and St. Paul Lutheran Church in Readlyn, IA. Tackle the book of Revelation and discover both the promise and challenge of the end times in this new volume in the Concordia Commentary Bible Study Series. Dive into the wide breadth of information available in the Concordia Commentary series with this new line of Bible studies. Each volume covers one of the Concordia Commentaries to help break up deep, theological content into easy-to-digest sections.

Sunday felt like the NFL relaunched "The Shield" on FX. Not the badge. The show about Vic Mackey. Twelve of 14 games finished inside one possession. Deshaun Watson stole the Dawg Pound. Lamar Jackson broke Dallas in Rio. Sean Payton and Bo Nix sentenced the Rams, the best team money can buy. Then the flags stacked. Ten games had 16 or more. The refs were the showrunners. We loved the finishes. We hated the mechanism. Great television. Not great football. We also get into Deion Sanders' collapse at Baylor, the Dante Moore hit dividing sports media, and the feud between Caitlin Clark and Stephanie White over the Las Vegas Aces embarrassing the Indiana Fever. That is the rest of the hour. ➢ Show Outline 00:00 - NFL Week 3 Managed Entertainment Not Great Football 08:15 - Deshaun Watson Redemption Talk 17:30 - Lamar Jackson Outshines Cowboys 27:00 - Best 3-0 Team and Best 0-3 Team 35:45 - Drake Maye Regression Under Vrabel 44:20 - Deion Sanders Colorado Struggles 53:40 - Swagger vs Humility in Football 01:02:30 - Dante Moore Hit Debate 01:11:30 - Fever Embarrassed As Aja Wilson Dominates 01:19:40 - Stephanie White Decisions and Caitlin Clark Maturity 01:24:30 - WNBA Officiating and TV Show Finish ➢ Follow Our GUESTS https://www.youtube.com/@skap_attack https://www.youtube.com/@KTVwatch  ➢ Subscribe to Jason's other channel https://www.youtube.com/JasonWhitlock?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockHarmony?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockBYOG?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockClips?sub_confirmation=1 ➢ Connect with Jason on Social Media:  https://x.com/JasonWhitlock  https://www.instagram.com/realjasonwhitlock/ https://www.facebook.com/jasonwhitlock ➢ Send Jason an Email FearlessBlazeShow@gmail.com ➢ Support The Blaze Visit https://TheBlaze.com. Explore the all-new ad-free experience and see for yourself how we're standing up against suppression and prioritizing independent journalism. Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://www.fearlessmission.com and get $20 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever feel like you're waiting for a sign before you'll let yourself start your business? Here's the truth, friend: the Proverbs 31 woman never got one either. She saw a field, and she bought it. No burning bush. No permission slip. Just obedience. In this episode, I'm walking through what she actually did instead of waiting for a feeling of readiness, and why the silence you've been sitting in might not be God withholding. It might be permission you've already been given and just haven't accepted as permission yet. We'll look at what it means to put on strength like a garment instead of waiting to feel strong enough, why laughing at the future isn't about knowing the outcome, and why faith moves before sight ever confirms anything. I'm also giving you the three signs you're stuck in a permission seeking loop (research instead of starting, praying the same prayer on repeat, asking everyone but yourself), plus the exact action plan and prayer to help you move this week. You have permission. You've had it for a while now. The only thing left is deciding to believe that. I pray this blesses you, friend!   Ready to Start Your Business and Make Consistent Income From a Podcast?  Join my FREE, LIVE 5-Day Profitable Podcast Bootcamp! Discover a simple, God-led way to use a podcast to create sustainable income and meaningful impact, without hustling or being glued to social media.

You and I are called to have the same attitude as Jesus. That sounds beautiful, doesn’t it? And then you get out of bed. Someone has already left a mess in the kitchen. You have too much to do and not enough time to do it. Someone says something that rubs you the wrong way. Your plans get interrupted. You feel overlooked. Somebody isn’t pulling their weight. And suddenly, before you’ve even finished your coffee, your attitude is showing you exactly what is happening inside your heart. So let’s get personal. What is your attitude? Not the attitude you wish you had. Not the attitude people think you have. Not the attitude you have when everything is going your way. What is your attitude when you’re tired? When you’re inconvenienced? When you don’t get your way? When someone doesn’t appreciate you? When you feel misunderstood? Those moments reveal something. Viktor Frankl said, “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” Your attitude is your choice. It’s the way you think about what is happening, the way you interpret it, and ultimately the way you respond. And your attitude doesn’t just affect you. It walks into the room before you do. It sits at the dinner table with your family. It gets in the car with you. It shows up in your texts. It comes to work with you. It affects the way you listen, the way you speak, the way you love, and the way you treat people. Your attitude is shaping your everyday life. And sometimes… our attitude is the thing making an ordinary day harder than it needs to be. Have you ever shared a house with someone who had a bad attitude? You know what I’m talking about. The sighs. The short answers. The eye rolls. The silence. The irritated tone. You can feel it before they even say anything. Now here’s the uncomfortable question: Have you ever been that person? Have you ever walked into a room carrying an attitude and expected everybody else to adjust to you? I have. And if we’re honest, we all have. So how do we snap out of it? How do we stop letting our circumstances dictate our attitude? Well, let’s put it simply … we stop being so self-centered. When we make life all about us, our attitude suffers. Paul tells us like it is. Philippians 2:3–5 says: “Don’t be selfish: don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.” We have a unique way of continually making everything about ourselves. It’s what we want, how we feel, what we think. We end up spending our days in these self-absorbed worlds where our primary objective is to make everything easier for us, all while making everyone like us. Funny, because we never see Jesus doing either of those things. It’s hard to admit how selfish we really are. But when we’re being honest, even the kind, generous, giving things we do are most often about making ourselves look or feel good. And if you think living with humility is hard today, consider how hard it was in the time when Jesus walked this earth. During Biblical times, humility was often seen as an absolute weakness. Social status was honored. It was all about what you were wearing, who you had to your house for dinner, and who you were seen with. You were either in, or you were out – everyone wanted to be in. Then comes Jesus and he flips everything upside down. He holds more power than anyone and everyone in all the world, yet he is without a palace. He had no value for money or riches or status. He let people talk about him. He performed miracles without explanation or a need to be understood. He let them make their assumptions. He let them join him, or just walk away. He took 12 men, and he changed the world forever. And he did it all with humility. Wearing sandals, walking from town to town, staying where a place was offered, with no agenda other than fulfilling his Father’s will. Was Jesus selfish? No. He literally gave up Heaven to come save us. Was Jesus trying to impress anyone? No. He had all the power in the world to shut down every negative opinion and prove them all wrong in an instant. He could have called down a thousand angels to fight for him – that would have been impressive. But he didn’t. Instead, he let them nail him to the cross and crucify him. And there, hanging on that cross, he shows us how to think about others more than we think about ourselves. I assure you he was not comfortable. Without a doubt he was suffering. This was NOT the easy way. Yet, he chose it – for you and for me. Then, he let us make up our own minds about him. Still today, we can live our lives for him, or deny him. He will let us make our own decision. And Paul writes, “You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.” Girls, how do we do that today? We start by asking a different question. Instead of, “How can I get this day to go the way I want it to go?” we begin asking, “Jesus, how can I love the people in front of me today?” That’s a completely different way to live. The goal isn’t to wake up every morning and force yourself to have a better attitude. The goal is to become so aware of Jesus that you begin responding to life the way He would. When your husband says something that irritates you, you have a choice. You can make the moment about being right, or you can make it about loving him. When your kids interrupt you for the hundredth time, you can see them as an interruption to your plans, or you can recognize that they are your opportunity to love someone God has placed right in front of you. When a friend doesn’t text you back, you can create an entire story in your head about what she must be thinking, or you can choose not to make someone else’s silence about you. Why do we always make it about us? Really you know what the truth is – It’s usually not about you at all! When somebody is rude to you, you don’t have to return the rudeness. When your plans fall apart, you don’t have to let your entire day fall apart with them. When you’re tired, you don’t have to make everyone around you pay for it. And when you don’t get your way? Oh, girl. That’s where the Jesus attitude gets real. Humility isn’t thinking less of yourself. It’s thinking about yourself less. Jesus didn’t spend His days asking, “How can I make my life more comfortable? How can I make everyone understand me? How can I make sure people appreciate me? How can I prove them wrong?” He was free from all of that. He knew who He was. He knew Whose He was. And because He knew that, He didn’t have to spend His life defending Himself, impressing people, controlling outcomes, or demanding that everyone see things His way. He was secure enough to serve. That’s what we want. We don’t want to simply have a nicer attitude. We want the attitude of Jesus. Imagine your life with the attitude of Jesus. How would Jesus see this? How would Jesus respond? What would Jesus do? You want to be the woman who can walk into a difficult situation and bring peace instead of adding to the chaos. You want to be the woman who doesn’t have to win every argument. You want to be the woman who can apologize without adding a giant “but you…” to the end of it. You want to be the woman who can celebrate someone else’s blessing without secretly comparing it to your own. You want to be the woman who can listen without immediately turning the conversation back to you. You want to be the woman who notices when somebody is hurting instead of being so consumed with your own stuff that you miss it. You want to be the woman who doesn’t need everyone to like you because you know you are already deeply loved by God. And you want to be the woman who can have a really, really bad day without becoming a really, really difficult person. Because let’s be honest: You don’t get to choose everything that happens to you today. But you do get to choose what happens inside of you because of it. That doesn’t mean pretending you’re not frustrated. It doesn’t mean stuffing your feelings. It doesn’t mean allowing people to mistreat you. And it certainly doesn’t mean becoming a doormat. Jesus had boundaries. Jesus walked away. Jesus spoke hard truth. Jesus confronted hypocrisy. Jesus said no. Jesus wasn’t controlled by people’s opinions. But He was never controlled by His ego. That’s the difference. So maybe today, before you react, pause. Just pause. Take a breath and ask: What would the attitude of Jesus look like right here? Not in some grand spiritual moment. Just right here. In the kitchen. In the car. In the text. In the meeting. At the grocery store. When you’re tired. When you’re disappointed. When you’re misunderstood. When somebody pushes your buttons. When you don’t get your way. When nobody notices what you’ve done. Right here. Because this is where we become like Jesus. Not just during our quiet time. Not just when we’re worshiping with our hands in the air. We become like Jesus in the tiny, ordinary, frustrating moments of everyday life. Every time you choose patience instead of irritation… Every time you choose forgiveness instead of keeping score… Every time you choose encouragement instead of comparison… Every time you choose humility instead of needing to be right… Every time you choose to serve when you’d rather be served… Every time you choose love when your feelings are screaming for something else… You are practicing the attitude of Jesus. Jesus, change my attitude. Not just my circumstances. Not just the people around me. Not just the things that are frustrating me. Change me. Teach me to see people the way You see them. Teach me to hold my plans loosely. Teach me to stop making everything about me. Teach me to be secure enough that I don’t need to prove myself. Teach me to love when it’s inconvenient. Teach me to serve when nobody notices. Teach me to surrender my right to be right. Teach me to respond instead of react. And when I forget—and I will—bring me back to You. Because I don’t want people to encounter my mood when they encounter me. I want them to encounter Jesus. Here we are girls – on the journey of a lifetime – a journey where we’re increasingly becoming like Jesus, one ordinary moment at a time. Follow Pamela on Instagram – https://instagram.com/headmamapamela Or Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/pamela.crim Find out more about BIG Life – http://biglifehq.com

What do you do with a part of yourself you wish you could change? Maybe you feel limited by your personality, your abilities, your age, or something your body can't do. It's easy to compare yourself with someone else and believe that if you just tried harder, you could finally become enough.In this episode, John Ortberg invites us to practice radical acceptance of our limitations. Moses, Gideon, Jeremiah, and Abraham each had reasons to think they weren't the right person for what God was asking. Yet their limitations did not limit God. John explores how humility can open us to wonder, why Jesus chose to embrace the limits of human life, and what Paul means when he says we carry treasure in “jars of clay.”What limitation have you been fighting? Today, consider what it would mean to offer it to God as a place where you might meet him.Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6–7; Exodus 4:10–12; Judges 6:12–15; Jeremiah 1:6–8; John 1:14

The Art of Becoming Excellent in All That You Do with Casey JenningsWhat does it really mean to pursue excellence... not just as an athlete or coach, but as a husband, father, leader, and human being? In this episode, I sit down with Casey Jennings, 11x Pro Tour Champion, AVP Champion coach, and co-founder of p1440. Fresh off coaching Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh to the 2026 Manhattan Beach Open championship, we explore belief, manifestation, adversity, energy, humility, spirituality, and the pursuit of excellence.A conversation about letting go of outcomes, learning through failure, and becoming the person you're capable of becoming.In this episode we discuss:The Art of BecomingThe Pursuit of ExcellenceCoaching & Healthy DetachmentBelief, Manifestation & EnergyAdversity & FailureFOPO & External ValidationEgo, Humility & SpiritualityGratitude & Sending LoveFamily & ExcellenceFrom Champion to CoachTaylor Crabb & Andy Benesh at Manhattan Beach 2026This conversation is for:Athletes pursuing excellence without losing themselves in the processCoaches, leaders, and mentors who want to bring out the best in othersAnyone navigating a transition, setback, or new chapter in lifeEntrepreneurs and creators building something bigger than themselvesAnyone interested in mindset, manifestation, spirituality, personal growth, and becoming their best self Casey Jennings'Links:• J5 Beach Volleyball: https://www.j5beachvolleyball.com/• p1440: https://p1440.com/• Instagram: @caseytjenningsRelated Episodes: • Kerri Walsh Jennings - 3x Olympic Gold Medalist on the Law of Attraction & How to Manifest Greatness: https://youtu.be/84G4F3-5OrQ

#281: Greg Sands is the longtime head coach of Texas Tech Men's Golf and one of the most accomplished coaches in collegiate golf. Since taking over the Red Raiders program in 2001, Sands has transformed Texas Tech into a perennial national contender, leading the program to 27 team tournament titles, 33 individual tournament victories, 27 NCAA Regional appearances, and 17 NCAA Championship appearances. Under his leadership, Texas Tech has produced numerous All-Americans and Big 12 standouts, including three-time First-Team All-American and 2023 Big 12 Player of the Year Ludvig Åberg. Sands was inducted into the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame in 2021, was named the GCAA Central Region Coach of the Year, and served as the United States head coach at the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup.But perhaps what makes Sands' story most compelling goes beyond the wins and championships. For more than two decades, he has developed young golfers into elite competitors while emphasizing academics, character, preparation, and the habits required to perform at the highest level. His players have gone on to professional golf, including PGA TOUR success, while Texas Tech has consistently remained one of the nation's top collegiate golf programs. On this episode Coach Sands shares what he has learned about developing people, building a championship culture, handling pressure, and pursuing excellence not just in golf, but in leadership and life.Enjoy the show!

Is real forgiveness actually possible in a marriage, or does it just leave you vulnerable to being hurt again?In this powerful episode of Married and Connected, Kameran is joined for a fourth time by human development expert, TEDx speaker, bestselling author, and creator of Emotional Sobriety, Dr. Andrea Vitz. Together, they tear down the myths surrounding forgiveness, resentment, and relationship repair.Dr. Vitz shares an exclusive preview of her upcoming book, The Redemption Dare, breaking down why true forgiveness isn't about ignoring boundaries or enduring abuse—it's a supernatural strength that dismantles the "victim/villain" loop and opens the door for real, lasting change. If you've been holding onto bitterness, constantly bringing up past mistakes, or feeling stuck in a cycle of emotional reactivity, this conversation will give you the exact framework to reclaim your peace and rebuild trust.In this episode, you'll discover:The "Redemption Dare": Why true forgiveness requires daring your partner (and yourself) to step into a new, redeemed identity rather than jailing them in their past mistakes.Emotional Sobriety vs. Emotional Intoxication: How negative emotional reactions cloud judgment and keep couples trapped in destructive, childish "tit-for-tat" arguments.The 3-Step Framework for Forgiveness: How to move from resentment to peace using Humility, Emotional Sobriety, and Discernment.Unconditional Love vs. Unconditional Attention: Understanding the vital distinction between forgiving someone and allowing toxic or abusive behavior to continue.The Emotional Sobriety Spectrum: How Dr. Vitz measures internal composure (from Level 1 reactivity to Level 10 mastery) inside her Composure Challenge Gauntlet.The Power of Mercy: How choosing not to strike back in triggering moments rewires your brain and restores safety in your relationship.Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Fr. John Riccardo talks about his newest book, "The Resistance: God's Plan for Renewing the Human Family, that releases this week! Plus, Vanessa Denha-Garmo's Coach's Commentary looks at narcissism, the Gospel of Luke, and also at Fulton Sheen's analogy on humility and the humiliation of God. Plus, Bishop Earl Boyea joins along with David Kerr to discuss the Bishop's weekly video series "Year of the Family".

Humility in our daily lives, encouraged by several Scriptures.

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Humility in our daily lives, encouraged by several Scriptures.

Are you pursuing greatness on God's terms or on the world's terms? The world teaches us to climb higher, promote ourselves, gain influence, and push past others to succeed. However, Philippians 2 reveals a radically different path.In Part 2 of "Philippians," Duane Sheriff teaches that true greatness in God's kingdom is found through humility, selfless service, and adopting the mind of Christ. Paul calls believers to be like-minded, united in love, and joined together in genuine fellowship and partnership in the gospel. Not a superficial unity that agrees on everything, but a Spirit-led commitment to love one another, serve one another, and esteem others above ourselves.Jesus is our ultimate example. Though equal with God, He made Himself of no reputation, took the form of a servant, humbled Himself, and became obedient even to death. He chose the downward path of humility so God highly exalted Him.Duane challenges believers to work out their salvation with reverence, stop complaining and disputing, and become people who genuinely serve others. The path to greatness in God's kingdom is narrow—but Jesus has already shown us the way.

The good news about our boss. A sermon for the 18th Sunday in Kingdomtide on Matthew 21:23-32 by Rev. Samantha Beach Kiley.

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The Value of Humility

Russ Masterson teaches from Romans 2:17-24.

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Episode Summary  This message from Ephesians 4 calls the church to “make every effort” to protect the unity Jesus has already given. Through humility, gentleness, and patience, listeners are invited to bear with one another in love and to notice where distance, division, or drift may be forming in their relationships.Key Takeaways  - Unity in the church is not something we create from scratch, but something we are called to protect.  - Humility means seeing ourselves honestly in light of God's love, grace, and truth.  - Gentleness is strength under control, using influence and power to serve rather than overpower others.  - Patience grows when we remember how patient God has been with us.  - Division often happens gradually, so reconciliation begins by asking who we may be drifting from.Key Moments  - [08:57] The hinge of Ephesians: moving from what God has done to how believers are called to live  - [17:32] Humility, gentleness, and patience as the practical shape of bearing with one another in love  - [27:25] Humility rooted in the example of Jesus and the call to put aside pride  - [34:35] Jesus tears down the dividing wall of hostility and creates one new humanity  - [40:26] A closing challenge: who have you drifted from?Scripture References  - Ephesians 4:1-6  - Ephesians 2:14-16  - Ephesians 4:2  - Ephesians 4:3  - 2 Peter 3:9  - Philippians 2Reflection Question  Who have you slowly drifted from, and what would it look like to make every effort toward peace and unity this week?Connect With Us  If this message encouraged you, subscribe to the podcast, share this episode with a friend, and pass it along to someone who may need encouragement in a difficult relationship.

Grant Clark continues the How to Build a Life series through Proverbs with a message on wisdom, mercy and justice. Caring for the poor and oppressed comes up more than forty times in Proverbs, and Grant uses four of those verses as a springboard into a biblical theology of mercy and justice that runs from Micah 6:8 through the life of Jesus to Paul's commission in Galatians 2. The argument is that God identifies himself with the poor, that the gospel makes his people into a community defined by mercy and justice, and that this has to translate into concrete action: praying, listening, speaking up and acting.## Proverbs on the poor and oppressedGrant opens with stories from Durban, South Africa, where he grew up and planted a church before moving to San Diego: the country with the highest income inequality in the world, a wealthy family whose crane business shaped the city skyline, students who could afford one meal a day, and a financial advisor in his church who drove across the city during xenophobic riots to bring a Congolese nurse working as a car guard into his home, waking him each morning with a cup of tea like one of the family.He then reads four proverbs on the poor.Proverbs 31:8-9Proverbs 14:31Proverbs 19:17Proverbs 21:13One striking theme across these verses is how closely God identifies himself with the poor. When we are generous to those who lack, we are being generous to the creator. When we oppress or mistreat the poor, we insult God. And when we ignore the poor, God will ignore our prayers. Grant cites Matthew Henry's commentary: God will be deaf to the prayers of those who are deaf to the cries of the poor. By his count this is one of eight ways in Scripture that God will not answer prayer.## Micah 6:8: do justice, love mercy, walk humblyMicah 6:8 (NIV)Grant grew up singing this verse in a small Pentecostal church, and one of the commentaries he read says of it:"This is one of the most significant and profound verses in the entire Bible… Here God condensed the spirit of the entire Old Testament law down to three simple principles."Other commentators call it the finest summary of practical religion in the Old Testament, and early rabbis called it a one line summary of the whole law. Proverbs is a father showing his son how to walk, and Micah 6 does the same thing in one line.Mercy is the Hebrew word hesed. Daniel Block defines it this way:"Hesed cannot be translated with one English word. It is a covenant term, wrapping up in itself all the positive attributes of God: love, covenant faithfulness, mercy, grace, kindness, loyalty. In short, it refers to acts of devotion and loving kindness that go beyond the requirements of duty." – Daniel BlockJustice is the Hebrew word mishpat, a concept based on God's character. God is just, so he wants his people to be just. In Micah 6 the word for justice puts the emphasis on action, and the word for mercy puts the emphasis on the attitude underneath the action. Justice without mercy produces self-righteousness: ticking all the boxes and looking down on those who don't, which Grant connects to shame, cancel culture and virtue signaling. Mercy without justice is false love. Love has to translate into doing something, whether praying, serving, giving, or inconveniencing yourself for someone else. Just as faith without works is dead, love without action is dead.To walk humbly is the opposite of sinful and selfish pride. Humility says, I believe God, I trust God, so I obey God. It is walking carefully in God's ways, in line with the design of the universe and of ourselves, a theme that has run through the whole series. Grant illustrates it with his son Elliot taking every favorite toy into the bath, including the ones not designed to go in water.## Jesus and the more important matters of the lawMatthew 23:23Jesus seems to have Micah 6:8 in mind when he rebukes the scribes and Pharisees. He honors their careful tithing, down to the spices, but they have neglected the more important matters of the law: justice, mercy and faithfulness. They were doing all the right things on paper, but their hearts looked nothing like the heart of God. We don't want to do all the right things on paper and miss the things God cares about most.## What is justice?Justice became a polarizing term in recent years. Western society thinks of justice mostly in legal terms, but the Hebrew vision of mishpat, mentioned over two hundred times in the Bible, is a vision of order and flourishing for all of life, personally, socially, globally and cosmically. It means treating people fairly and impartially regardless of race, gender or background, and bringing God's order into the disordered and broken realities of the world. Picking up last week's message on work, each of us has a sphere of influence where we can be salt and light."Justice is what love looks like in public." – Cornel WestJustice is not an obscure niche concept. It is at the heart of the biblical vision of the Kingdom of God and of what God our King is like.Psalm 9:7 (ESV)Isaiah 61:8 (CSB)Zechariah 7:9-10 (NIV)## God identifies with the vulnerableA word study on justice in the Old Testament turns up the same groups again and again, known as the quartet of the vulnerable: the widow, the fatherless, the immigrant and the poor. God identifies with them directly.God is called the "father of the fatherless" (Psalm 68:5), the husband to the widow (Isaiah 54:5), the provider for the poor (Psalm 140:12), and the refuge for the immigrant (Psalm 146:9).Jesus was born to a single mother, into a poor family (we know this from the offering they brought to the temple in Luke 2), became a refugee in Egypt immediately after his birth, and was most likely the son of a widow, since Joseph is absent by Mark 3.In the Old Testament, God identified with the marginalized; in the New Testament, God came down and became one of them.Our God can identify with the poor and oppressed because he has been the poor and oppressed. If you are in that space right now, you are not alone. Jesus then displayed justice in the most shocking way on the cross: the perfectly righteous and just one died in the place of the wicked. The judge took the place of the judged. The just took the place of the unjust.## The gospel creates a people of mercy and justiceSeeing his grace toward us changes how we see the people around us. The gospel gives us eyes to see people the way God sees them, because we were those people. We were the poor, the broken, the needy, and we experienced his grace. We don't do good things to earn God's love, to avoid punishment or to earn an identity. We do them out of what Jesus has already given us. God saw us when we were poor and broken, saved us, and gave us a new heart, a new life and a new identity, and from that place we take those same things to the world.## Remember the poorGalatians 2:9-10 (CSB)After Jesus called him, Paul went to the pillars of the first church, Peter, John and James the brother of Jesus, to check his calling against theirs. They recognized the grace of God on him and commissioned him to the Gentiles, the way a church commissions and sends a new church plant. They asked only one thing: remember the poor. The word "remember" is an active, ongoing remembering, not a one-off thought. Paul says that was already something he was eager to do.Grant illustrates with an episode of The Studio (not an endorsement of the show), where Adam Scott, accepting a Golden Globe, spontaneously thanks Sal Saperstein, the unimportant friend at the back of the room who let him sleep on his couch when he first moved to LA. Winner after winner then thanks Sal, and the spotlight keeps landing on the powerless man in the dark at the back until he is all anyone is talking about. In Proverbs and in Galatians 2, God shines a spotlight on the people at the back of the room who no one was going to notice. Peter, James and John say: we are talking about the Kingdom of God, so let's not forget the people who have no voice, who can't advocate for themselves, who have no power in this room. Freely we have received his grace, and freely we give.Romans 15:25-27Paul kept that commitment. Years later he was carrying a collection from the Gentile churches in Macedonia and Achaia to the poor among the saints in Jerusalem, and he describes it as a debt gladly owed: those who have shared in spiritual blessings owe it to share their material ones.## How do we respond?The world's brokenness can feel so overwhelming that we withdraw. Habakkuk felt the same way.Habakkuk 1:2 (CSB)Habakkuk's protest prayer brings the injustice and evil of the world before God as a petition: would you move, would you help, would you save? Grant lays out several ways to respond.Pray and lament. Begin with prayer and lament over the brokenness around us, ask God to move and to use us, and pray as Jesus taught in Matthew 6: your kingdom come, your will be done, in this city and this world as it is in heaven. When Grant lived in Durban he would look out over the city and pray about the gap between what he saw and what he knew God's kingdom looks like.Listen. Listen to the stories of people who are different from us and of people who fall into these categories of poor and oppressed. Christians can be quick to talk; James 1 calls us to be slow to speak and quick to listen. Dietrich Bonhoeffer called this the ministry of listening.Speak up.Proverbs 31:8-9 (CSB)Most of us don't have the authority or platform to speak for the nation, the state or the city. But in which rooms can we speak up? In which groups? Where do we have a space where we can speak?Act.Proverbs 21:3 (CSB)Each of us needs to prayerfully consider what response God is calling us to make to a message like this. We can't do everything, but we can do something, in small or big ways."The righteous are willing to disadvantage themselves to advantage the community; the wicked are willing to disadvantage the community to advantage themselves." - Bruce WaltkeThere is a heart to serve in this church, and over the coming weeks the church will look at concrete ways to give, pray and serve people in the city who don't have a voice, power or influence. Supporting a new church plant, a community transformed by God's grace and mercy forming an outpost of the Kingdom, is one of the ways we remember the poor, seek first his kingdom, and act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with our God.Micah 6:8Grant closes in prayer that God would teach the church the breadth and depth of his love, help us understand the gospel in fuller and deeper ways, and show us how to act justly and love mercy and walk humbly with him, whether in small responses this week or bigger ways he is stirring.Verses referenced:Proverbs 31:8-9 (CSB)Proverbs 14:31 (CSB)Proverbs 19:17 (CSB)Proverbs 21:13 (CSB)Micah 6:8 (NIV)Matthew 23:23 (CSB)Psalm 9:7 (ESV)Isaiah 61:8 (CSB)Zechariah 7:9-10 (NIV)Psalm 68:5Isaiah 54:5Psalm 140:12Psalm 146:9Luke 2:22-24Mark 3:31-35Galatians 2:9-10 (CSB)Romans 15:25-27 (CSB)Habakkuk 1:2 (CSB)Matthew 6:9-10James 1:19Proverbs 21:3 (CSB)

Friends, our second reading, a passage from the second chapter of Paul to the Philippians, is one of the master texts in the New Testament. It's not only ancient and poetic but also substantive; indeed, in some ways, it lays out the whole of Christianity. Adapting an early Christian hymn, Paul presents the answer to Adam's grasp at divinity—namely, the self-emptying love of God.

What happens when you already know there's no winning, and you keep going anyway?In this episode I sit down with Jonathan Todd Schwartz, a former Hollywood business manager who embezzled millions from a handful of clients, including Alanis Morissette, and is now an addiction therapist, to explore why we keep doing the very things that are destroying us.We talk about how six years of betting on sports every day turned into a hole he kept digging deeper, why he bet on every game on the board even though it was almost impossible to win, how the hope of one big windfall kept him chasing, and why he believed asking for help was a weakness.We also explore the childhood trauma he carried for 46 years without ever facing it, why he refuses to use that trauma as an excuse, what prison gave him that his old life never could, and why he now believes self-awareness has to come before you can change the way you talk to yourself.But underneath the headlines, this conversation is about something much more personal.Why we escape our emotions instead of feeling them. How presenting as Superman to the world can hide someone who feels like he's never enough. And what it actually takes to stop running and start owning your choices.Because the thing you're using to escape the hole is usually the thing digging it. And the way out starts with the courage to ask for help.Jonathan Todd Schwartz is a therapist specialising in addiction and trauma at Altus Rehab in Encino, California. A former CPA and partner at GSO Business Management, he was sentenced to six years in federal prison in 2017. He is now almost 10 years sober and uses his lived experience to help others get to the core of what drives their addictions.If you're struggling, please reach out:US: call or text 988Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14UK: Samaritans 116 123-00:00 Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction: Gambling Spiral Confession(00:20) Meet Jonathan Todd Schwartz(00:42) Stealing and Avoiding Help(02:34) How Gambling Escalates(04:47) Betting Every Game(06:13) Rock Bottom and Asking Help(07:16) Finding the Why Trauma(09:10) Empathy Over Judgment(11:55) Childhood Abandonment and Abuse(13:37) Healing Trauma With EMDR(16:03) Fight Flight Comfort Zone(18:36) Self Care Without Money(20:33) Vulnerability and Connection(24:03) Self Awareness and Emotions(28:50) Success and External Validation(30:41) Host Story and Ambition Trap(32:43) Authentic Change Within(33:19) Quality Circle Over Fame(35:03) Celebrity Validation Trap(36:08) CPA to Embezzlement Fallout(39:11) Making Amends and Asking Help(43:17) Recovery Nerd Mindset(44:00) Cocaine and Sobriety Choices(46:29) Suicide Prevention and Empathy(50:37) Money Lessons and Humility(53:37) Social Media as Addiction(56:33) Advice to Younger SelfJoin the Move Your Mind Community:go.nickbracks.com/mymcommunityConnect with Nick:Instagram: https://instagram.com/nickbracksWebsite: http://nickbracks.comEmail: contact@nickbracks.comConnect with Jonathan: https://www.instagram.com/therealjonathanschwartz/?hl=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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