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.
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104 episodes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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