December 31, 2025 As we close 2025 (The Equipped’s third full year!), we want to say thank you! We are grateful to and for YOU! The Equipped will always be free, which is possible because one out of approximately every 60 readers will choose to support the mission. Would you choose to be one of those few in 2026? By giving to The Equipped, you are helping 60 others view all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! Thank you and Happy New Year! Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you...
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December 24, 2025 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! On this Christmas Eve, our family joins with yours in praising the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, born a babe into this world He came to save. Tomorrow we celebrate Immanuel, God with us! Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast The True Good, Better, Best “Good, better, best!” That phrase has become a rallying cry of sorts for those of us who are long-suffering Chicago Bears football fans....
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December 17, 2025 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 Would You Like a Sample? “Would you like a sample?” I hated shopping as a kid, but that one question made me fall in love with Costco and Sam’s Club! Let’s be honest, nothing has changed. I still hate shopping . . . unless there is free food involved! It makes perfect sense for the store, too! What better way to convince someone to buy frozen...
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December 10, 2025 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! Is it football or fútbol? No matter your preference, the brackets are set! You can see the college football bracket here and the World Cup draw here. Happy footballing . . . er, fútboling. Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast The True Create a Category You have surely experienced it before. You just made a new purchase—anything from a car to an article of clothing to a lawnmower —and...
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December 3, 2025 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! If you benefit from The Equipped, would you help grow its impact by becoming a paying monthly subscriber? Also, don't forget to share with your friends and check out the podcast version! Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast The True Send over End “God shifts ‘Lord, end’ to ‘Lord, send!’” The speaker was Pastor Steffen Humbert and this articulation of Isaiah 6:8 echoed a messaging that has...
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November 26, 2025 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! Thank you for being in The Equipped community and we pray blessings on your household! Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast The True Exploding Slippers The slippers exploded out from under me. It would have been a normal game of chase with our youngest son, Parker, but for the fact I neglected to change my shoes. I always wear house shoes (which is...
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November 19, 2025 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 Bruised not Injured “Bruised not injured.” Every parent knows the dilemma of trying to determine the severity of a child’s pain or wound, and this expression has become something of a mantra in our family. It began with our kids’ participation in youth sports but has carried through to apply to things like explorations through the woods or our...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
November 12, 2025 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 Easily Found They were where they were supposed to be, and they were doing what they were supposed to be doing. In other words, they were easily found. Do you desire to be used by God? Is there a longing in your heart to be called by Him into a task worthy of your life’s devotion? If so, those are healthy desires, but it can be easy to allow them...
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November 5, 2025 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 Now I Know “Now I know.” Just three little words, but they tell a significant story. The woman’s son had been dead, but now he is alive! The woman had been grieving, but then the prophet intervened and called on his God to revive the boy. The prophet’s God responded, and as a result the boy is once again filled with the breath of life, in response...
2 months ago • 7 min read