Reflect on This
This is the podcast version of short email devotionals I send to my family and friends, where I am sharing the things I am learning about the ways and nature of God, through applying my study of the Scriptures to life, in practical, intentional, and meaningful ways.
Episodes
112 episodes
Leadership As a Ministry
Season 3 Episode 6 -- I enjoy seeing people applying biblical principles to daily life. In today's episode, I share how a social media post about the desired virtues of Human Resources departments aligned very well with some biblical prin...
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Episode 6
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The Example of John the Baptist (Conclusion)
Season 3 Episode 5 -- Let's conclude our look at lessons we can learn from the life of John the Baptist, and some additional ways that we should follow his example and prepare the way of the Lord in our generation. "Reflect on This...
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Episode 5
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7:05
The Example of John the Baptist
Season 3 Episode 4 -- I have always thought that John the Baptist, who heralded the appearing of Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah, was a very interesting Bible character. But did you know that there are lessons we can learn from this man...
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Episode 4
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Chris Tomlin’s Amazing Backstory
Season 3 Episode 3 - In this episode, I share the amazing backstory of Chris Tomlin, an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, and worship leader. In this episode, I share an unlikely sequence of events: how his c...
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Episode 3
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Getting God’s Perspective on the New Year
Season 3 Episode 2 -- It's that time of year when we are often motivated to create goals for the year. Is there a way to get God's perspective in this process? You bet! Listen and find out some helpful biblical principles rela...
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Episode 28
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Enjoying God
Season 3 Episode 1 -- Have you ever heard the following statement? "Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever." What exactly does "enjoying God" mean? What does it look like? I asked the Holy Spirit to g...
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Episode 1
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What Is Truth?
Season 2 Episode 53 -- Over the centuries, in various ways, many people have asked the question, “What is truth?” For some people, truth has become relative, instead of absolute. For example, you might hear people say, “That may be ...
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Episode 53
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The Courage of Joseph
Season 2 Episode 52 - In this episode, I review a familiar part of the Christmas story, to emphasize one character quality in Joseph that we sometimes overlook. I then use this as an example of one part of the two-part biblical mandate fo...
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Episode 52
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Joyfulness... During the Holidays?
Season 2 Episode 51 - For some, the holidays are wonderful times, filled with joy. But for others, they are anything but joyful.If you are one of those people who find little joy in the holidays, listen and see if the discoveries I...
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Episode 51
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The "What" and "Why" of Salvation
Season 2 Episode 50 -- In the last episode, I shared the "what" of salvation -- that we are God's masterfully created workmanship. In this episode, I continue this discussion by sharing the "why" of salvation, and offer some practical app...
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Episode 50
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God's Works of Art
Season 2 Episode 49 -- What do you think about when you are admiring beautiful outdoor scenery? I think about how creation is a giant display of God's works of art. In this episode, I share an "ah-ha" moment I had recently about God...
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Episode 49
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A Family Motto
Season 2 Episode 48 -- I recently came across something that I wrote and gave to my children many years ago. I was passing along to them 4 key truths that I wanted them to embrace. In today's episode, I share with you that writing.&...
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Episode 48
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Giving Thanks
Season 2 Episode 47 - As we approach Thanksgiving, it seems appropriate to reflect upon the biblical principle of giving thanks. Did you know that the New Testament encourages us to employ two methods of giving thanks? Listen and fi...
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Episode 47
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6:04
Hope
Season 2 Episode 46 -- In Galatians chapter 5, we find a list of wonderful characteristics that the indwelling Holy Spirit freely produces in the lives of followers of Jesus. But have you ever noticed that hope is NOT in this list? ...
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Episode 46
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The Heart (Conclusion)
Season 2 Episode 45 -- Proverbs 4:23 reminds us that everything we do flows from our heart. Because of this, it exhorts us to "guard our hearts." In the previous episode, we explored what that means. In this episode, we explor...
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Episode 45
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The Heart (Part 5)
Season 2 Episode 44 - In this episode, we look at how the Bible defines the heart (also known as the soul), and its relationship to the spirit and the body. We also see that the Bible declares that both good treasure and bad treasure can ...
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Episode 44
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The Heart (Part 4)
Season 2 Episode 43 -- In this episode, we continue our look at a wonderful (and challenging) word picture of our heart, and our interactions with Christ as we take Him on a tour of the rooms of our heart, symbolic of the areas of our lives.&nb...
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Episode 43
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7:30
The Heart (Part 3)
Season 2 Episode 42 - In this episode, we continue our look at a wonderful (and challenging) word picture of our heart, and our interactions with Christ as we take Him on a tour of the rooms of our heart, symbolic of the areas of our lives.&nbs...
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Episode 42
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The Heart (Part 2)
Season 2 Episode 41 - What does the Bible mean by "the heart?" I have found a wonderful, modern-day parable that offers many helpful insights into the various facets of the heart. In today's episode, I begin sharing this word pictur...
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Episode 41
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The Heart
Season 2 Episode 40 - We see the word "heart" frequently in the Bible. We can tell that it almost never refers to our physical heart. So, what is it referring to? And how does it relate to how I live my life? Listen and ...
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Episode 40
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Fruitful and Fruitless Branches
Season 2 Episode 39 - On the evening before Christ's crucifixion, Jesus spent time with His disciples, sharing with them important principles that He wanted them to embrace. He used an illustration of fruitful and fruitless branches of a ...
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Episode 39
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Studying the Scriptures (Part 3)
Season 2 Episode 38 - In this episode, we explore the concept that reading, studying, and meditating on the Scriptures are not the end, but the means to the end. And what is that end? Listen and find out!Link to the song “Mrs...
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Episode 38
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Studying the Scriptures (Part 2)
Season 2 Episode 37 -- The mind does not get renewed simply by reading and studying the Bible. "Wait! Did I read that right?" You did! It has to do with how God designed the mind. So, how does God renew our minds?&...
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Episode 37
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Studying the Scriptures
Season 2 Episode 36 - If we are honest with ourselves, we must admit that there is a tendency in our times of Bible study to merely accumulating Bible knowledge, rather than continuing on to the real purpose: to actually apply these bibli...
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Episode 36
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Bonus Episode - Seth Lewis, Church Planter in Ireland
Season 2, Episode 35 - In this bonus episode, I interview author and church planter Seth Lewis. We discuss the work that he and his wife do in Ireland as missionaries and church planters. We also discuss his two books "Dream Small" ...
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Episode 35
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