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There is a surprising backstory to why this ministry exists today. You don’t know this story because the person the Lord chose to elevate this ministry was just a regular guy who was obedient to the Lord’s call on his life. I want to tell you about this man while encouraging you that no matter what your life is like, you can have a long-lasting, redemptive impact on others. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/here-is-the-untold-story-of-god-using-one-man-to-change-thousands/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Most relationships begin with a lot of talking and not so many frustrations. As the communicators continue in their relationship, complexity increases. Sometimes one of the partners becomes silent. He becomes quiet while the other partner is left to speculate on what happened. In this case study with Biff and Mable, they are at that place, but not without hope. There is a way for them to navigate the quiet contours of the non-talking husband. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/how-to-navigate-the-quiet-contours-of-the-non-talking-husband/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

The temptation for all of us is to conform to the status quo. We have a herd mentality that drives us to conformity. Of course, a bully culture will cancel you if you step outside their clearly defined lines. There are not many unique personalities who dare to develop their voices that are unlike anyone else's. We must learn how to find our voice to be the unique person God is calling us to be. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/finding-your-voice-to-be-who-god-wants-you-to-be/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

It’s possible to let your thoughts run to places that are not redemptive during frustrating and disappointing times. We are in those times. The two primary strongholds are fear and anger. Fearfulness captures too many of us in dire situations while others respond angrily at what is happening to them. Because anger is so common, it’s vital to have a clear understanding of our “go-to” form of anger when we’re disappointed. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/how-to-overcome-our-most-damaging-response-to-frustrating-times/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Join the SEO for the Rest of Us Community: https://seofortherestofus.org/community Read: Here are my eight (yes, 8!!!) core takeaways from this interview: 1. The Secret to Creating Great Content We need to put out content every day. That is the currency of today’s day and age. Content that compels people to take action, that compels people to improve their lives, that gives them what they need to get on the path to happiness, essentially, fulfillment. That’s what every human being actually wants. Secret of life right there. When we create content that gets people into action, they’re going to love us. If your content is just like, oh, okay, they just regurgitated that other blog posts that everybody else is parroting, it just falls flat, but when it gets people to change, to shift, three years later you’re going to look back and this will be the turning point for them. Put out the kind of content that gets people to say F it. I’m going to do that 90-day challenge. I’m going to do it. I’m going to break through. I’m going to do the work because I’m tired of being stuck preparing all the time. I realize now, clearly, that I just have to start taking steps, doing my iterations. 2.How to Gain Trust and Close Sales The goal of our lead magnet, which is one of the main KPIs in my business, is to give them an experience with our content. Because when the mum puts on the earbuds and presses play and sits there for 20 minutes and all of the stress of the commute, getting cut off, the road-rage incident, the boss, the office cubicle she doesn’t like—when all of that washes away, and then the kids show up after that and she’s present and she’s grounded with them, and the whole evening is a totally different experience because of that one thing she did in between that came from a free thing we offered her from a pop-up on our blog. Boom, we’ve won. I don’t look at the win for us as I made a sale. I look at the win when she has that experience and feels something shift in her life. The transformation moment. If we put barriers to transformation, if we’re like, okay, I can help the world, but I’m only going to transform those who give this guy money, you’re shooting yourself in the foot. Because most people are gonna look at your sales page and be like, I don’t trust you. There’s scammers all over. Like I don’t trust you. I don’t believe it’s going to work. I don’t believe it’ll work for me. I don’t think I can trust you with my credit card. I don’t trust any of it, and so they don’t buy. Whereas, when you move the minor transformation, that little step in the direction of their goals, when you move that before the transaction, the trust factor changes. The rest of the numbers from that point on change significantly. There’s plenty of data to prove all of this. Demonstrate your ability to help them get the results they desire before asking for a sale and surprise, surprise, you’ll get a lot more people lining up with credit cards in hand saying that was great. Where can I get more? 3. Bullet-Proof Your Marketing Strategy If you have a one-legged table, sure you can balance something on it, but that’s it, right? If you’re falling on Facebook organic and Facebook changes their algorithm and there it goes, your whole table goes down, right? But if you’ve got a four-legged table and one of those legs come off, that table can stand on its own. If you’ve got an eight-legged table and you’re getting massive traffic from Pinterest, from Facebook ads, from Instagram, from YouTube, from Google, and all of those places are bringing you traffic, and you’ve got your own email list, and all of that’s working for you, then you can totally lose an entire leg, if you had to, and you would be unaffected. 4. The Right Mindset for Creating Passive Income I think the whole fake-guru world, the Instagram look at me on my hammock making “passive” income, which is a total lie, it’s got a false mindset installed in people and all they’re focusing on is that last big domino. You’ve got fake gurus selling webinar pitches of I’m gonna teach you how to knock over this gigantic, big, end domino that’s a $10K/month business, and everyone’s neglecting the 19 other dominos required to make that effortless. It’s a three-to-five-year journey to build out all of those dominoes, and delaying gratification is not an ingrained, innate response that we humans have. We want to believe there’s a shortcut. I was trying scam after scam after scam and MLM, network marketing, all kinds of things just to get rich quick. I’m a recovering opportunity seeker. I’m okay with that now. The shortcut was doing the work for three years straight. 5. Make Content Creation Easy on Yourself My wife enjoys crafting content through the written word. She likes brainstorming ideas. She often has three or four different blog posts at different phases of completion. Me? Oh, copy editing and punctuation. I don’t like it. It is not for me, but for the first few years I tried to force myself to blog, and surprise, surprise, I didn’t follow through. I didn’t stick with it consistently for the three years needed to really gain momentum because I would do it a few times and I’d have a little willpower and then finally I’m like this sucks. I don’t like it. It wasn’t until I tried video that I was like, wow. I got the idea out. It didn’t take a terrible amount of time. It was relatively coherent. I did it all on my cell phone. The YouTube app allows me to plug in a microphone, record it, cut the front, cut the end, I don’t edit anything, and I just upload the whole thing. It got done. I did it the next day and it got done, and I did it the next day and it got done: 120 videos in 120 days. By the end of that, I got through the learning curves and I was in motion. I was in traction. Blogging is where I want to be, but sometimes it’s not in the DNA. When you find that format that works for you, run with it. Go all in, and then build systems and teammates to get the other pieces of organic content out. 6. Why SEO Pays Off in the Long Run Blog, the podcast, and video. Those are the big ones. Social is absolutely secondary to me. It took me about a year and a half to get all three of those firing. Maybe there’s some superhuman individuals that can do all three at once and hit it out of the gates. For most people, it’s way better to go through one learning curve, get to competence, and then look at how do I add on the next learning curve? I did nothing but videos for six months, about 150. I switched to three videos per week, which was a really good pace for me. Then I put out my first lead magnet, and it sucked. It took three iterations to find a lead magnet that was actually enticing to my people. At a year is when I did my first blog. Even for me, it took 18 months to get all three of those firing. Now that they’re all firing consistently for longer periods of time, the power of compounding takes over, and that’s why I prefer search over social. Social you can get short-term benefits. Something goes viral. Boom! But the search, I have videos from 2016 that are still bringing in hundreds of subscribers per month to my channel, not to mention everything I’ve done since then. That’s the power you get in search that you just don’t get in social. 7. SEO Success Depends on One Thing How do I write a coherent post that actually keeps people’s attention? How do I deliver value? How do I write a title and a meta that might get clicked? How do I do this in a way that Google’s going to like it without compromising the human experience? You have two audiences: there’s the algorithm and then the human. Each one of those is a separate learning curve. Everybody’s like, how long is it going to take? I don’t know. How good are you? How smart are you? Are you good writer? I like to think of that iteration. First blog post up. There’s an iteration. Do another one. How can you improve? There’s all those little things to improve upon. The SEO path is effort-driven. I don’t have to spend a lot of money. My wife and I built her site—started at $95.40. Hosting and a domain: $7.95/month for the year. I still remember it. It was all we could afford, and I’ve brought in millions of dollars at this point in time, and mostly because of effort. The school of hard knocks is the absolute best school. Trial and error is absolutely the best teacher. The one thing you have to do to get on that path is to start. 8. Make More Money Niching Down The way the world’s going now is we need to find the Venn diagram: the overlap of this-for-that type situation. Those are the wide open ones. My wife and I, we do angel meditation, so it ain’t just normal meditations. We’re really far down the spiritual rabbit hole, and they’re like, wow, you’re doing that much volume, that much traffic, that much revenue on that? Like, whoa. Home girl, her and her husband, they’re trying to be like “online gym”. What if she loves horses? Then they were like, what if we did fitness for a specific type of horseback riding? Crushing it. They are crushing it. In four years, they’ve blown the top off their revenue compared to being the big person up top because they got super-specific down to this super-focused group of people. They share their passions. They’re creating content. Their audiences just loves the fact that she actually has horses on her property. It’s just such a win-win-win-win-win. They didn’t start there. They actually started with a clothing company many, many, many, many moons before, but the path evolves. Everybody wants to know what’s that right thing for me to go do? I want to know the right one before I start. We only see one or two steps ahead of us. It’s like plugging in a GPS. It ain’t going to tell you the whole path. It tells you one turn. You just follow the next turn and the next step and the next step and they keep coming; they keep showing up in front of you.

Disappointments come into our lives nearly every day. Getting what you want, how you want it, when you want it is not always possible in a fallen world. One of the essential assessments you could ever make about yourself is learning what your disappointments reveal about you. It’s God’s mercy to use those challenging moments in our lives to make us better people. The world does not know this type of grace. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/one-positive-purpose-for-your-disappointments/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Hello My Loves!! Welcome back to another episode of the Heather Namaste podcast! We are chatting all about this Super New Moon in Scorpio Super New Moon in Scorpio exact on Saturday, November 14th at 9:07 PM PDT Into the watery depths we go with the third and final Super New Moon of the year. Falling in the sign of Scorpio on November 14th, this New Moon is going to be deeply emotional but also deeply healing. Whatever needs to come to the surface, especially on an emotional level is going to be stirred within us. In this episode, I'm sharing the Cosmic Insights into this Super New Moon in Scorpio. We are going to feel the rainbow of emotions that make us human. The rainbow of emotions that in many ways, is our birthright. Under the dark night of the Scorpio New Moon, we are being guided to sit with ourselves and all of our emotions. We are being guided to allow the deepest of fears, loves, hopes, and dreams, to rise up from the pit of our belly, up and out into a new space of awareness. It is our duty to sit with our thoughts and feelings as they arise, from a place of non-judgment. It is our job to recognize that we are not our feelings or our thoughts, we are the ones experiencing them. Every New Moon I release a new Moon Milk recipe to help you enhance the energy and atmosphere of your Moon Rituals and ceremonies. This month I'm sharing one of my favorite recipes and one of the first Moon Milks I've ever created! The last few weeks haven't been easy and to help us gain more balance and harmony, this recipe has one of my favorite plant allies, Cannabis in the form of CBD! Check out this Moonth's Moon Milk recipe: Cinnamon CBD Solutions in the musings section of the website! READ HERE --> https://www.cosmicsoulchemy.com/post/moon-milk-cinnamon-cbd-solution One of the most popular Buzz Words this season is "Shadow Work." Many however, don't know what that means, how to do it, or why its even important to aligning to your highest potential! In the second half of this episode, we're talking all things shadow work. I explain what it means, easy steps to doing it on your own, and why this is the most important type of inner work you can do. I know I said last month would be my very last Remote Reiki session of 2020, but we had such a big turn out and so many positive responses that I decided I needed to continue sharing Remote Reiki with you all! So, I am also hosting Remote Reiki for the Super New Moon in Scorpio. This is a group distance session to help you begin the journey of healing from within. Reiki is a multidimensional energy healing system, which can heal the cause of a problem at whatever level it may exist—body, mind, or spirit. There is no area of life that Reiki will not change and effect. It brings healing as a result of raising the vibrations of a being or object closer to that of its highest potential. Reiki assists in: Bringing goals and desires into manifested form Healing relationships, between people or objects Wherever there is disparity and imbalance, the energy will reinstate order and stability. Heal and balance anything in the past or the present Can be sent to any situation that will occur in the future, to insure the best results possible (to be balanced and harmonious) Reiki will bring healing to situations that you may not yet be aware of. When an area of life is healed, the altered energy will bring changes in all other areas of your life. RSVP HERE -> https://www.cosmicsoulchemy.com/event-details/remote-reiki-for-the-super-new-moon-in-scorpio ********* Thank you so much for supporting Cosmic Soulchemy by reading the articles, listening to the Heather Namaste podcast, and supporting me by booking sacred healing sessions. Mucho Amor y Abrazos, Heather of Cosmic Soulchemy & Heather Namaste podcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

An algorithm is a formula for collecting data about you to make your life better, so they say. It’s a collection of data bits that reflects your Internet habits; it’s a cyber-reflection of you. In marketing, an algorithm on a person helps sellers target specific demographics and individuals, which is why they have created an algorithmic version of you in cyberspace. The tech gods want to know about you so they can help you, so they say. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/warning-there-is-an-algorithmic-version-of-you-on-the-internet/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

There are two large groups of people in America today. They are the winners and the losers. The happy and the sad. The glad and the mad. The hopeful and the fearful. Which one are you on this morning after an American presidential election? What does the state of your heart reveal about your faith? Regardless of which camp we’re in, there is probably work to do in our hearts. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/assessing-my-heart-the-morning-after-an-american-election/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

When recently doing a study on Moses, something grabbed my attention this time, and it wasn’t the usual question of how anyone can live off manna for so long. The first chapter of Exodus gives us a glimpse into the lives of a truly remarkable family, particularly the parents who trusted God in a country that did not. There is a practical application for all of us as we go through another election cycle. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/how-does-your-faith-govern-your-heart-this-election-season/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Paul said, “to live is Christ.” In four syllables, he explained why and what for his earthly existence. Apart from asking the Lord to regenerate you, there is no more life-transforming statement you could make. Why was Paul living? Christ. What was his point of living? Christ. How do you explain your “why and what” for living on this planet? Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/letter-to-god-i-need-to-die-will-you-help-me/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

This week is a special Halloween edition of the “Spirituality Simplified” podcast! Ali shares messages from her Council of Light to encourage us to explore new ways to celebrate the spirit of Halloween this year! Watch this podcast on the Spirituality Simplified YouTube channel! Watch Here Post your comments, questions, and stories of your experiences connecting with Spirit in the comments section on YouTube!Check out a Special Live Halloween Sound Healing Under the Blue Moon this Saturday, October 31st at 6:30pm MST on YouTube Live. Watch Here!For more details on this episode, check out the blog “Halloween Special: Messages from the Council of Light”. Read Here!Needing some help getting clear with your purpose and tapping into your own Inner Light? Check out the Sounding the Call of Your Soul ProgramConnect with Ali! ali@soulhealingwithali.comInstagramFacebook Pinterest

You read that right. We got ya for 3 hours. 3 hours of PLAYTIME. 2:30 - Put some respeck on Travie McCoy’s name! 12:20 - Follow-Ups (AC/DC IS BACK, #ProtectBlackWomen, #MentalHealthAwareness) 20:40 - Are drive-in concerts the answer to the pandemic? (Showtime At The Drive-In, #SaveOurStages) 29:00 - Kayci unexpectedly starts dreaming in digital and makes some future sex, love sounds 30:00 - Why heavy metal tour booker John Finberg is piece of shit. READ HERE: https://www.metalsucks.net/2020/09/28/sexual-harassment-and-bullying-booking-titan-john-finbergs-accusers-speak-out/ 40:00 - The Wanted’s Tom Parker diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer 43:00 - Stevie Wonder leaves Motown after 60 years to start his own imprint 47:17 - Mariah Carey did an 90’s alt-rock album??? (But does Kayci care about this & other news?) 53:10 - EP’s 4 Kayci: all my boyfriends by Silver Sphere Born Cursed by Dealey Plaza 1:17:10 - The Deep Dive: Contradictions Collapse by Meshuggah (and accidentally the None EP too) 1:43:44 - Album Anniversaries 2:05:04 - New Beginnings by Reason 3:02:15 - What’s on our playlists Check out our playlist of songs from what we talk about in the show on Apple Music (soon on Spotify too): https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/%24h-t-not-another-music-playlist-by-eric-kayci/pl.u-PDb42MEuJRR9MM Follow the show on Instagram @shitnotanotherig & Twitter @Eric_Kayci Follow Eric on Twitter @MisterEricNygma & Instagram @mister_enygma Follow Kayci on Instagram @kaycivirginia Email us stuff we may or may not read at shitericandkayci@gmail.com Make sure you keep up with all Hyphen Podcast Group shows on our Twitter & Instagram: @hyphenpodcastgroup & keep up with all HPG shows at hyphenpodcastgroup.com Support the Hyphen Podcast Group on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hyphenpodcastgroup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/snamp/message

Have you been on the receiving end of gossip? How did you respond? What did your reaction reveal about your walk with the Lord? One of the most challenging relational opportunities is when someone gossips about you. When it happens, there are several options for you to consider. In some situations, you overlook it. Other times, you must do the messy work. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/how-to-respond-to-a-gossiper-who-wants-me-to-do-more/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

What impact can the President of the United States have on our country? With so many moving political parts needed to make our country function well, can one person make that much difference? Is it possible that we have placed too much weight on the President’s job? He is not a king. A reflective question about any President’s power is worth considering. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/does-it-really-matter-who-becomes-our-next-president/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

The wedding day is not the best time to learn how to be a spouse. For too many young couples, they begin this way. Without prior training, they had to figure out how to get along with each other in the school of hard knocks. Some of them do not endure, which is why we chose to give our son three wives. If practice makes perfect, the assumption is that we could help him get close to what it means being a biblical husband—should that day come. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/my-son-has-three-practice-wives-to-make-him-a-better-husband/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

What kind of school environment should you place your child into for their good and God’s fame? How would you describe your worldview when it comes to children and education? What are some of the elements of your decision-making that led to your choice? Rick speaks to this emotional topic, bringing biblical wisdom to help guide anyone wrestling with what to do with their child. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/what-is-the-best-kind-of-school-that-your-child-should-attend/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

There are specific conditions where it’s more challenging to help a child change. It’s vital to know these things if your child is not walking with the Lord. The great news is that there is always hope because you can do something about it. Hope is an active responsibility; you hope in God to change people and cooperate with Him in the process. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/7-conditions-that-make-it-more-difficult-to-help-a-child/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Evil has never been as infringing on our families as it is today. If you wanted to find ubiquitous sin twenty years ago, you had to go somewhere to find it. Today you can get there in five seconds. Not only is wickedness easily accessible for inquiring minds, but the non-blushing culture makes it their business to impose their perverted passions upon us in manifold ways. How do you react when it’s your child on the receiving end of society’s perversions? Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/how-to-respond-when-someone-introduces-your-child-to-bad-things/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

To live a life that is honoring to God requires a person to rest well. If you rest well, you will work well and the other parts of your life will be satisfying, too. So important is rest that without a sound theology and practice of it, your work diminishes and your relationships suffer. What is your theology of rest? How do work and rest intersect and complete each other? Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/you-have-to-work-to-rest-if-you-ever-want-to-enjoy-this-gift/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Part of every Christian’s calling is to take care of their Father’s money. Stewarding finances is one of the many privileges that He gives to His children. It’s a stunning thought to think that God would entrust something so needful to steward (Psalm 24:1-2). This practical mind map will help you spread God’s fame by how you manage His money. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/a-practical-mind-map-that-teaches-you-how-to-manage-money/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Every individual is part of the same human family, made by one Being, and connected to one another because of His creative work. The linkage that binds us together came from God’s mind and flowed this His creative hands—anthropomorphically speaking—in Genesis 1:27. Each person—regardless of their relationship to their Creator, has to decide how to interact with other fallen people, our family members. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/how-you-react-to-fallen-people-reveals-what-you-think-about-god/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Our pastor said, and I paraphrase, “Toxic people are magnets who draw shards of truth and untruth into their orbit to build an image of their making to accomplish their purposes. Their hearts are fictional factories. If you permit them to do so, they will draw you into their universe and shape you into a version of their fiction.” (Sermon preached 10.04.20) Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/a-practical-message-to-help-you-with-that-toxic-person-in-your-life/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Christians are aliens who live in a foreign land. This home is not theirs, but while they are here, they must live on a practical mission that penetrates the culture, hoping that others will follow them to their eternal home. Sadly, some alien Christians lose their way, forgetting that their citizenship is in heaven. You may recognize them by their worry over losing some of what this land offers. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/how-to-live-your-best-alien-life-today/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

The angry heart does not have to direct its frustration toward anyone to complicate that relationship. Of course, you can be mad with someone, and it will damage your redemptive goals with them. But whether you have a general condition of anger or you go off on someone, all partners, parents, pastors, and peers must learn how to bring their sinful anger into submission to Christ. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/when-the-parents-anger-complicates-the-life-of-the-child/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

What is the goal for your child? It’s a good and fair question. What do you hope for him or her to be when they grow up? Most Christian parents would rightly say they hope their children love God with all of their hearts, souls, minds, and strength. I hope that happens with your children, but what does it mean to help them become this practically speaking? Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/here-is-the-perfect-goal-for-your-child-and-how-to-do-it/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

No book can help your unique husband to become a better husband like you can. Sure, there are a zillion books, and we have the Bible, too. But when it comes to a wife’s role in helping her husband mature in Christ, she is his most effective means of grace to transformation. A man’s wife is in a unique position to help a unique man to grow into a unique representation of Jesus Christ. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/a-unique-wife-helping-a-unique-man-change-is-the-best/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

The Internet is an angry place. It’s one of the sadder revelations about the Internet period in church history, how it has become a context to put our sinful hearts on full display before the world. Revealing my wicked heart is not a new thing to those who know me, but having a new place to display it is new. The Internet is that space for too many believers to lower the gate and march their words out for the world to see. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/the-internet-is-the-new-frontier-for-angry-people-hang-out/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Daniel Berger and I talked about the word victim and how many biblical counselors are abusing the term, which has led to insufficient care within the biblical counseling movement ranks. Daniel told me the word victim comes from the Latin root vicarious, which means taking someone’s place. In the world of victimology, the tragic consequence of being a victim means you’re taking on another’s sin—the sin of the person who abused you. An ongoing vicarious soul becomes a complicated, trapped one. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/thinking-of-yourself-as-victim-is-one-of-the-worst-things-you-can-do/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

A counseling office is a place for trust, truth, and honesty, but sometimes getting to this place is not straightforward. For example, a counselee may withhold the truth about themselves because they are not confident the counselor is trustworthy. They are vetting the counselor. Every counselee who does not reveal all the facts is not lying. Are you a trustworthy disciple-maker? Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/every-person-who-withholds-the-truth-is-not-lying/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

When you’re right about something, you know you’re right, the Bible affirms you’re right, and your friends do too, how do you steward your knowledge? Have you ever been right in the past, but now you believe differently? You were not right, but you thought you were. There is a danger in being dogmatic without grace. Omniscient people can become accidental Pharisees. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/comparing-yourself-may-make-you-an-accidental-pharisee/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

A struggling teen is every parent's concern. We all know that there is something dynamic happening to our teenagers, and the decisions they make during this season of their lives will set the course for the rest of their lives. If they are not doing well, we worry. Sometimes a parent believes counseling is the right option. Perhaps they are correct. But before you do that, will you consider these seven things? Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/7-things-to-know-if-you-want-me-to-counsel-your-teen/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Being a victim of anything is one of the most challenging circumstances for a hurting soul to negotiate. The journey out of the effects of victimization is long. Some contours will challenge the victim to the broadest expanse of their soul. Their ultimate goal is to become a victor in Christ, not a victim of sin. It’s not easy, but the good news is that there is a path forward. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/how-to-know-if-your-victimhood-has-become-your-identity/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

This week DW and Delayne don their berets and break out the classics as they discuss the gorgeous French fairytale AU 'Beauty and the Beast' and then chat with the author Wino_Earp! Read the Fic! Beauty & the Beast by Wino_Earp   Episode Artwork by Chantal Zeegers This Week's Sponsor is Kindness Untamed!   Wino's Desert Island Fic Selection is: Run to her by JNS   Episode Transcript by ACalmHope28   ALSO!! Hey it's time to vote for your favorite fic in the EFA Fic Challenge 2020! VOTE HERE and READ HERE!

When abuse forms the lens through how you view what is happening in your life or among friends, it may discolor how you interpret and react to those experiences. I’m not suggesting that bad things are not happening to you or your friends, but I am saying that the lens through which you view those things will give you an interpretation, which might not be the most accurate assessment of the problem. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/when-the-abuse-you-see-clouds-biblical-interpretations/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

In each election cycle, finding the best candidate can be a daunting and challenging task. To vote or not to vote is rarely the question, but who to vote for can be a problem. This year is no exception. The adage is true: What you see is not always what you get. I’m here to help you to choose the best candidate. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/not-sure-who-to-vote-for-this-year-heres-the-perfect-candidate/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Whenever we bring words, language, and constructs from the culture and wedge them into a biblical paradigm, things become awkward, and emotions tend to erupt. This problem is what has happened with the word abuse. We grabbed it from the world, with all its accompanying baggage, and have created an integrated way of thinking about a real problem. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/abuse-is-not-the-best-way-to-talk-about-the-problem-with-abuse/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

One of today’s most popular and accepted lifestyles is LGBTQ+. The plus (+) symbol at the end means it’s a living label; you can keep adding to it. How does this new and accepted way to think about gender and gender roles make you feel? How are you engaging and instructing your children and the rest of your friends? Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/why-should-you-talk-to-your-children-about-lgbtq/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

The word abuse has become a catchall phrase with too many Christians. It’s a construct that is full of all sorts of things, and it’s now in danger of losing its worth. When you dilute a subject to include virtually anything you do not like, the original meaning is lost, and your problems do not find solutions. This outcome is what’s happening with the word abuse. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/the-abuse-of-abuse-is-complicating-legitimate-abuse/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Parents are powerful. They have a transformative impact on the lives of their children. The most effective way they do this is how they live their lives inside their homes. More specifically, if you zero-in on their family life, the one aspect that has the most influence is how a husband and wife relate to each other. The following fictional story explains what I mean. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/dear-parents-will-you-stop-your-arguing-please/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Cornelius Van Til said there are no neutral facts. Meaning, two people can look at the same thing and come away with differing perspectives, and both of them are right. For example, a married couple can talk about the same event in different ways, and both be accurate. Not understanding this aspect of conflict resolution could exacerbate the tension. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/how-to-help-people-with-different-opinions-who-are-right/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

You must have friends. To say that God is all you need reduces your life to you and God in a silo. You need others to live out the grander purposes of the gospel. The question is never, do you need friends, but what are the objectives of those friendships. The “over-spiritual only needs God” person will see their spirituality drain from them. Pursue others. You need them. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/i-want-more-than-god-is-it-wrong-to-want-someone-to-love-me/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

If a family member or friend does not meet your expectations, what is your primary way of motivating them to change? Do you encourage them toward a better way of living, or do you use other methods like criticism, nagging, and condemnation that tempts them to fear? I will address this problem in the ongoing life and times of Biff and Mable. The answer is more complex than you might think. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/learning-how-to-encourage-disappointing-people-to-change/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Are you an attractive person? I’m not speaking of cultural attractiveness. The peak of attractiveness has a biblical look to it. Jesus was a holy and righteous man, and non-religious people were comfortable hanging with Him. That’s the picture of attractiveness that I’m going for here. Do difficult, fallen, imperfect, and challenging people find you attractive? Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/are-you-attractive-a-way-to-know-is-if-sinners-hang-with-you/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Every family in America has experienced the adverse impact of sexual-related issues. The Internet, sexual abuse, fornication, adultery, and our bent toward immodest clothes, makeup, and presenting ourselves a certain way are part of the word cloud that describes this sexual pandemic. What may surprise you is how easily you can identify with and imitate the porn addict, as you choose other soul-shrinking solutions to feel better about yourself. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/the-need-to-know-how-choices-to-feel-better-are-addictive/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

I'm not racist.... I have a Black Son. I'm not racist... I have a Black Husband or Boyfriend.   These are things I heard often from White Women during the start of Civil War part 2. The words that still ring in my ears. These have been very strange times. A time where many uncomfortable conversations are happening. I think it is very important to share that even though you have a black son or a black husband/boyfriend. This does not mean that you know what it means to be a black woman, black man or black person. This episode we spoke to Melissa Tate, a food writer and blogger in Rockwall, just 30 minutes east of Dallas. You can find her monthly in Living Magazine, a Texas based lifestyle magazine along with, The Blue Ribbon News, her hometown newspaper. Melissa shares openly each week in her Sunday Offering about friendship, hospitality, grief, parenting, step parenting, "God winks", vision and of course... food! You can find her Sunday Offerings and plenty of recipes at www.melissatatetx.com   Covid set us all down, and the racial unrest went through the roof.... and here we are. So LISTEN, LEARN, UNITE   A few of my favs....   12:55 Melissa shares many of her feelings during these times of learning & unlearning by way of uncomfortable conversations.   13:46-As white people, not being racist is the bare minimum that we could do.    15:33-Recent dealings with White Supremacy.   18:48-White Women's Tears are Dangerous. Read Here   22:04- #SaveTheChildren x #BlackLivesMatter   30:19 -The white women wanted my tables there, but not me there.   So many more...but you just have to listen to the full episode. Follow Melissa Tate over on Instagram @melissatatetx   And don't forget to give us a 5 star review, follow and subscribe to The Piece of Cake Podcast with Bree. Continue with us on our journey. Follow The Iman Project on Facebook & Instagram @theimanproject Visit our website at www.theimanproject.com

We think that 'budget' is not only a dirty word, but a negative word! So turn it around & make it a challenge to decorate for less. You can do it! We are going to show you how to work decor magic on a budget. We will wave our wands & show you exactly how! "Bippity Boppity Beautiful " - listen in! Listen in to hear our favorite tips for decorating your home on a budget. If you want even more ideas check out these previous episodes on budget decorating HERE and HERE. Read HERE (https://mysoulfulhome.com/laundry-room-design-before-after-a-video-give-away/) for information on the peel & stick tiles Kelly mentioned. Want to paint your fabric chairs? CLICK HERE. Sign up for our insider emails. CLICK HERE to sign up. Our crushes Anita's silk pillowcase can be found HERE. Kelly's Dr. Jart moisturizer can be found HERE. Listener Lisa recommended the anti-curling rug corner grippers that can be found HERE. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. And please drop us a line, suggest a topic, ask a question, send a tip, or just say 'hi'. Many of the emails are read on air!  (We love seeing your photos too!!!) Our email is decoratingtipsandtricks@gmail.com XOXOXO, Anita & Kelly

Roll through your mental index, identifying the kind of person or demographic you do not prefer, like, or try to avoid? Perhaps it’s something your spouse, child, parent, wife, or church member does. Maybe it’s that Christian hypocrite who needs to get a life, or someone who has opposite strengths and weaknesses than yours. Do you have that person in mind? Great! Let’s proceed. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/pick-an-enemy-now-will-you-do-what-jesus-said-love-them/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

People are not equal. It’s a rational idea, but not everyone believes it. Some folks think there can be no disparities between individuals. Everyone gets a trophy. They teach that all outcomes must be the same, even if we have to twist the truth and pretend. We call these folks far-left liberals. Did you know that many Christians act like the far-left liberal? Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/7-surprising-ways-a-christian-acts-like-the-far-left-liberal/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

I listened to a podcast from Bret Weinstein and his wife, Heather Heying, where they talked about what is happening to our country, how we got this way, and a possible path forward. I will not repeat what Brett and Heather said here but will borrow the three words they used and run them through a biblical filter, anticipating this will bring clarity and hope to you and a path forward in bringing healing to any family, church, or country. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/an-analysis-of-how-to-destroy-a-family-church-or-country/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/

Proverbs 26:4-5 says that I’m supposed to respond to a fool, and then it says that I’m not to respond to a fool. What is the difference? How am I to know when I should respond to a foolish person or move on with my life? There’s a lot of foolishness out there these days, and sometimes I’m not sure how to react to some folks. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/how-am-i-to-know-when-or-when-not-to-respond-to-a-fool/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can make a one-time or recurring donation(s) here https://rickthomas.net/donations/