Keep Moving Forward - Christian Guidance for Living a Life of Perseverance
If you're looking for guidance and inspiration, you're in the right place. Life is full of questions and decisions - some big, some small. Pastor Thom O'Leary give practical everyday guidance and inspiration from a Christian faith perspective. Whether you're a Christian, or just curious about a positive way to bring God into your life, you'll find Thom's gentle positive messages helpful. No guilt or fear. Just inspiration and guidance based on a loving God. We all make mistakes in life, and that's okay - God still loves you. All of you is welcome here. Experience how faith can be a positive and inspiring part of your life.To listen to more episodes or to make a donation to help support these podcasts, please visit: ThomOleary.org
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The Domino Effect: How Our Choices Impact Our Lives
In life we have daily choices all the time. And there is a progression that can happen that I call the "domino effect."Join me this week to see how God guides us to make choices in our lives today that lead to the future we strive...
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The Power of Easter
All of us deal with guilt, grief, and grudges. We all have hurts, habits, and hang-ups. If you have ever wished for a better day to deal with these things, please join me for this week's message.I have got good news! Som...
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Friday's Good because Sunday's Coming!
When Jesus Christ died on the cross on Good Friday, it looked as if everything was done, everything went dark, and everything was dead. There may be times in your life that things look done, dark, and dead. If you can relate to tim...
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The "Remember" Remedy
Isn't it frustrating when we forget things? I don't know about you, but when I forget where my car keys are, or my wallet, or a password on one of my accounts, or a friend's birthday, it's just a bummer! But the worst thing that we coul...
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Comparison is the Thief of Joy
Did you know that going down the road of comparison can affect your mental health and even ruin your relationships? If you have ever felt bad when you look at what someone else has, or what their life is like, you're not alone. Human na...
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Open your Heart to Hopeful Possibilities
A friend said to me recently, "Sometimes I can have more faith in my fears coming true, than in God coming through for me." If you've ever struggled to have faith in an uncertain future - you're not alone... I think you'll really relate...
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Sorrow and Celebration can Coexist
God's word says there is a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. Did you know that you can have sorrow and still celebrate each new day? Join me this week as we learn how God encourages us to celebrate e...
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Got Grace?
There is a common expression, "By the grace of God, go I." Join me this week to learn to notice the 5 different types of Grace God places in our life.It is so true that we need to live and understand the grace of God in our live...
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Being at Peace with Yourself
Did you know that God wants you to experience peace like never before. There are challenges that rob our peace that we need victory over. If you wish you had more peace - true inner peace - in your life, please join me for this week's m...
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Finding Joy Again
We can lose a lot of things in life. But one of the worst things to lose is our joy. If you've been through a period with little joy and want to bring it back into your life (or just want more joy), please join me for this week's messag...
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How to Deal with Relationship Conflict
One thing we all have in common in life is that we have to navigate relationships. And we've all been there! Where we find ourselves bumping heads, stepping on toes, and feeling hurt by people we love. Join me for this week's message if...
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Stepping Out of Fear
Fears can paralyze our lives. Fear can stop us in our tracks like a deer in headlights. Fear can cripple us from experiencing God's very best. If you have ever been stuck in life because of fear, please join me for this week's message.<...
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How to Navigate your Life
As I have said before, every heartbeat is a gift. Every breath is a blessing. The question we have to answer is, "Am I good at living the life that has been given to me?"If you ever struggle to appreciate the present moment or get stuck...
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Dealing with Difficult People
We are all faced with the challenge of having to deal with difficult people. It could be an angry boss, a rude customer, a codependent friend, a nosy neighbor, or an overbearing relative. If you have ever wished for a better way to deal...
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The Anxiety-free Life
We all have anxious thoughts and deal with anxiety. Welcome to the human race! But there's good news; God in His kindness and wisdom gives us His word on how to live an anxiety-free life.
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Finding the Gold in Difficult Situations
When we are going through difficult times, it is very easy to feel exposed and unprotected. If you're going through a tough time right now (or have recently), this week's message will help.If we look a little closer and search a...
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How do You Know if You're Praying Right?
It's so important in life to be confident in our relationship with God. If you have ever wondered if you're praying and connecting with God right, then join me for this week's message.Sometimes we question the prayers that we of...
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What You Need to Know for 2025!
As we wrap up the year of 2024, we need to know that the wrongs we've done and the wrongs done to us are washed away in God's mercy. If you have regrets in your past, then please join me for this week's message.We also need to b...
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We Can't Change The Past But, We Can Change The Future
One thing that is true for all of us is that we can't go back and change the past. But what is also true is that by God's grace we can change our future! Join me this week to discover God's guidance in finding your future.Or ano...
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The Gift of Goodbye (Dealing with the Past)
When dealing with the past, there are things that God wants us to remember, and believe it or not, things that God wants us to forget! If there are parts of your past you want to let go of, this week's message is for you.The goo...
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Trusting God, Again and Again
Life will always have uncertainties, transitions, difficult situations, and new beginnings. It's in those moments that we have to trust God over and over and over again. But sometimes this can be hard to do.Join me this we...
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God's Good Plan for Your Life
Life has ups and downs, turns and twists, and challenges we just didn't see coming. Yet, God has a greater plan.Join me this week to learn to see God's bigger picture plan for your life.At the core of who we are, we have t...
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Your Beautiful New Beginning
God is the God that makes all things new. If you are facing a life transition or a new direction (or know someone who is), this week's message is for you.God is the author of your life and is always writing beautiful new chapter...
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