As a Christian entrepreneur, overthinking can become a constant struggle - especially if we wear many hats, face big decisions and carry heavy responsibilities in our work. When faced with …
The Passionate Heart of a Loving God | Podcast with Brian Simmons
This week I'm privileged to talk with Brian Simmons, lead translator for The Passion Translation of the Bible. Sometimes a publisher contacts me asking if I'd like to interview authors of theirs …
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What is God REALLY Like? | Podcast with S.J. Hill
We misunderstand the difference between the God who is presented in the Old Testament and the seemingly contradictory one we see in the New Testament. Today's guest tells us that there are …
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Don’t Mistake Learning With Doing
I constantly get messaged by people asking me questions because they're "planning on starting a podcast" or they're "going to" write a book. Years have gone by and I neither see nor hear …
How to Position Yourself for a God Encounter
When I was a teenager I often called out to God asking Him to meet with me, to show up in dramatic ways, to change me and if I’m honest for Him to prove Himself to me. Angelic visitations, Jesus …
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Keep Your Fire Burning | Podcast
In today's episode of the show, I continue sharing some thoughts, reflections and revelations on the fire of God and getting closer to the purging purifying fire of His presence. What type of …
The Mr Miyagi School of Supernatural Rest | Podcast
This week we had Jeremy Mangerchine back on the podcast, and we discussed his newest book, The Quitter’s Manual: Finding Rest in a World Gone Busy. The last time I talked with Jeremy on the …
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The Manifest Presence of God is Birthed in Intimacy
This week we finally release an interview I've been sitting on for a couple of months with Brian Guerin, itinerant minister with Bridal Glory International, and author of the new book God of …
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The Holy Spirit Flows Through Intimacy and Community | Podcast
Today's podcast is another word of encouragement that follows along the thoughts I began unpacking in the last podcast -- or at least the last one I did alone without a guest -- Come Up Out of …
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How to Hear God’s Voice with Ease | Podcast with Jeremy Mangerchine
This week I got to interview Jeremy Mangerchine on the podcast to discuss his recent book The Longest Bridge Across Water: An Ordinary Man's Encounters with an Unordinary God. Thanks to …
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How To Experience God’s Presence | Podcast with Eric Gilmour
There is no Christianity without experiencing God. Yet so many people admit that they have a difficult time experiencing God's presence or hearing God's voice. Why is this and how can we fix that …
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Intimacy with God — Closeness or Familiarity?
Last week in our Oikos ministry school, I was tasked with giving a session on intimacy with God. Fellow missionary and teammate Shaun Wissmann has basically come up with the entire curriculum for …
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Fasting & Cleaning Coffee Makers
Right now in our ministry Oikos, we've begun a 21 one day fast as a ministry and church, and in the midst of it I'm contemplating the purpose behind it and why I or anybody else would fast. …
Don’t get doped up with distractions–just listen
I was thinking to myself recently when going through a gut-wrenching challenge in my personal life, that it's much easier to dope myself up than it is to sit still and listen to the Lord. What …
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Fascinated By God’s Beauty | Podcast with SJ Hill & Dr. Stephen R. Crosby
This week we finally have back on the podcast authors Dr Stephen Crosby and SJ HIll, and talk about being agents of beautification for the kingdom of God. We discuss how to be fascinated by …
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The Most Important Thing
I've recently been studying and preparing inductive Bible studies for the Song of Solomon, which I've reiterated recently on my blog as being my favorite book in Scripture. Every time I get …
I Never Knew… Who Exactly?
Let me begin today's post by sharing something that happened when I used to work at Subway on a main street in downtown Peterborough, Ontario during my gap year after high school. At this …
Jesus’s Eyes of Fire
"His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire." Revelation 1:14, ESV “I have made you a tester of metals among my people, that you may know …
The Sweet Fragrance of Brokenness
A garden locked is my sister, my bride, a spring locked, a fountain sealed. Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates with all choicest fruits, henna with nard, nard and saffron, calamus and …
Strong Behind the Veil of our Thought Life
If you haven't had a chance to listen to the latest Fire On Your Head podcast I did with Dave Edwards, I highly recommend doing so. It's not necessary before proceeding, but this post …
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Upheld By His Right Hand
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me! (Song of Solomon 2:6, 8:3 ESV) My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. (Psalm 63:8) As frequent readers may already …
Love: The More Excellent Way
"And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. Love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of …
