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
88 episodes
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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When You Do Not Know What to Do
Season 2 Episode 34 - Have you ever been in the middle of a challenging situation, and you did not know what to do? That is actually a common experience for all of us, at one time or another. Did you know that the Bible gives us som...
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Episode 34
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An Opportunity to Choose
Season 2 Episode 33 - Why does God tell us in James 1:2 to "consider it all joy... when we encounter various trials?" That seems counter-intuitive. My first reaction to challenges in life is not usually joy. I once asked God t...
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Episode 33
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Listening Attentively to Others (Part 2)
Season 2 Episode 32 - What does the Bible say will be the results of listening attentively to others? In the previous episode, I shared my ah-ha moment of discovering my total lack of attentive listening, and how I began the process of le...
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Episode 32
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Listening Attentively to Others
Season 2 Episode 31 - In this episode, I share a very personal illustration of what can happen when you do not follow the biblical principles of listening attentively to others. I found 6 such principles in the Scriptures. What are ...
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Episode 31
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The Trap of Integrity
Season 2 Episode 30 - Have you ever heard the phrase "the trap of integrity?" It is when your attention turns to maintaining personal righteousness. But isn't that what followers of Jesus are supposed to do? Listen and find ou...
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Episode 30
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Genuine Love
Season 2 Episode 29 - We have often heard the verses from the Bible that state that God is love. But what does that really mean? What is genuine love? Listen and find out!"Reflect on This" is a once-weekly, short devoti...
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Episode 29
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Nature Speaks of the Glories of God
Season 2 Episode 28 -- Nature is an important way that God communicates to us. In fact, the Bible is full of verses that amplify this truth. This is made very clear in a new book, "The Language of Rivers and Stars," that I rea...
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Episode 28
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My Riding Mower
Season 2 Episode 27 - What spiritual lessons can a person learn from the breakdown of a cherished, decades-old riding mower? Listen and find out!Please consider supporting Manufacture Good, an amazing Christian ministry described i...
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Episode 27
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My Broken Car (Sequel)
Season 2 Episode 26 - Sometimes, it seems that God will repeat something in our lives, because there is something very important for us to learn in it. Listen and find out "the rest of the story" -- how a second broken car experience help...
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Episode 26
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My Broken Car
Season 2 Episode 25 - Are there spiritual lessons we can learn from a broken car? I sure did! Listen and find out the lesson I learned from my broken car, and see how this lesson applies to all of life.Please consider support...
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Episode 25
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The Advantage
Season 2 Episode 24 - What is the "advantage" that followers of Jesus have been given? What are the purposes of this "advantage?" What are the benefits to us of this "advantage?" And what is this "advantage" anyway? List...
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Episode 24
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Bonus Episode - Manufacture Good ministry
Season 2 Episode 23 - In this bonus episode, I interview the Chairman of the Board of Manufacture Good, a unique Christian ministry in Birmingham, Alabama. Manufacture Good is a Christian ministry that offers apprenticeships to men that n...
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Episode 23
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The Process of Forgiveness
Season 2 Episode 22 - I think we all recognize that we should embrace the principle of forgiveness - the "why" of forgiveness. But the actual process of forgiveness - the "how" of forgiveness - is often harder to understand and implement....
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Episode 22
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The Principle of Forgiveness
Season 2 Episode 21 - Why is giving and receiving forgiveness important? What are some truths (and some misunderstandings) about forgiveness? Listen and find out!(Some of this episode is inspired by an article by Sam Storms, ...
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Episode 21
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Fear of Loss
Season 2 Episode 20 - What is the "fear of loss?" And what does it have to do with biblical principles for living? Listen and find out!"Reflect on This" is a once-weekly, short devotional podcast. In these devotionals, I shar...
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Episode 20
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From Bethel to Penuel
Season 2 Episode 19 - In today's episode, we take a quick look at the life of Jacob from the book of Genesis. I had not noticed until recently that, for the first 40 years of Jacob's life, Jehovah was never referred to as Jacob's God, but...
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Episode 19
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How Serious Is Greed?
Season 2 Episode 18 - In today's world, the prevailing culture is one of focusing on amassing as much "stuff" as possible - for fun, pleasure, and prestige. This prevailing trend is easy for even followers of Jesus to be influenced, to th...
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Episode 18
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The Waiting Period
Season 2 Episode 17 - Are there examples in the Bible of people who experienced waiting periods in their life? Can we learn anything from them that helps us in the waiting periods of our life? Listen and find out!"Reflect on ...
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Episode 17
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Blessings and Curses
Season 2 Episode 16 - How can the reading of the Old Testament law to the Israelites from two mountains give us a glimpse into the God's plan for redemption? Listen and find out!"Reflect on This" is a once-weekly, short devotional ...
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Episode 16
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Boundaries - Part 2
Season 2 Episode 15 - This episode concludes our quick look at the book "Boundaries" by Henry Cloud and John Townsend. In episode 13, we saw how God’s creation is filled with many examples and analogies of establishing healthy bound...
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Episode 15
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Bonus Episode 1 - Meditation (April 1)
Season 2 Episode 14 (Bonus 1) -- How do cows and sheep illustrate the biblical principle of meditating on Scripture throughout the day? Listen and find out! And remember that today's episode is released on April 1st. (H...
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Episode 14
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Boundaries
Season 2 Episode 13 -- Is this concept of healthy emotional boundaries actually a biblical principle? In other words, do we see any examples of this principle in the Bible, or in God's creation around us? But even if this principle ...
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Episode 13
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