December 4, 2024 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast The True Bold Breath Your every breath is a gift. Also, you should be bold enough to risk it all—in a certain way at least. These two concepts have been repeatedly reinforced in my world, and if you’ll notice, I wager they are visible in your life too. First, everywhere I turn lately, I am reminded of the truth that my very being—and yours—is only animated...
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November 27, 2024 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! Happy Thanksgiving! We at The Equipped are grateful for each of you, and together we thank our great God for the opportunity to share in this community! Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast The True Default Setting What is your default setting? Are you naturally even-keeled or easily animated? Are you an extrovert or an introvert? Are you boisterous or quiet? The list of possibilities is...
14 days ago • 6 min read
November 20, 2024 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast The True Not Worth Comparing Every week, you and I wrestle with the messiness of our present world. In this space, we grapple with headline news and the evidence of brokenness. Closer to home, you navigate pain and loss and difficulty. I do the same. Through it all, we often ask, “Why?” Why must we endure such pain, frustration, and agony when we serve a...
21 days ago • 7 min read
November 13, 2024 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast Correction: We reported last week it appeared voter turnout in 2024 would surpass the record of nearly 160 million votes cast in 2020. It now appears the final tally of votes cast will end up slightly lower than in 2020. The True The Great Assembly “In America, we shout for the ballgame and are quiet in church.” It was a humorous but convicting statement...
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November 6, 2024 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast The True Great Power “With great power comes great responsibility.” It is my son Jude’s favorite quote from the Spider-Man movies, and a derivative of an ancient proverb. It is also the unequivocal truth about you. 1 John 4:4 says, “The one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” It is an exhilarating truth and one that should give you...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
October 30, 2024 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast The True The Force of Will Maybe you can relate to this, but my predisposition is to use the force of my will to make things happen. When I really want something to happen, or when I really want to change the course of something underway, I frequently resort to the blunt force of my will. I resolve to simply find or muster up enough will to either make it...
about 1 month ago • 7 min read
October 23, 2024 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast The True The Peace Out There Peace is a complex concept. It is something all of us naturally desire on at least some level, but our definitions of peace vary drastically. Scripture tells us plainly that peace should be desired and pursued (1 Pet. 3:11). You and I, as Jesus followers, are instructed to be peacemakers (Matt. 5:9), and are even described by...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
October 16, 2024 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast The True When Everything is Lost He had lost everything. His beloved children had been murdered. His livelihood had been destroyed and his wealth plundered. Even his health and his reputation were in tatters. There was no reason left to hope. Nothing tangible to point to as a reason for optimism or faith. It was simply all gone. It was in that dire and...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
October 9, 2024 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast The True God Laughs God is laughing. Yes, part of God’s laughter is certainly because of His “great delight in you,” which causes Him to “rejoice over you with singing” (Zeph. 3:17). Pause just a moment to revel in the Truth of the reality above. God’s rejoicing over you should not be glossed over. It is a blessing of unspeakable magnitude, and in fact is...
2 months ago • 7 min read
