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...
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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...
about 1 month ago • 7 min read
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...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
October 29, 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 Been Here Before “Act like you’ve been here before.” That was the instruction from the coach of one of my youth basketball teams. We were getting a little full of ourselves after a small amount of success, and our coach wanted us to notice how our response looked from the outside. It looked as though we were unfamiliar with winning . . . and we...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
October 22, 2025 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! Note: The U.S. government shutdown continues. Let’s together as The Equipped family continue to be the tangible hands and feet of Jesus to those most impacted by this disruption. Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast The True But for a Moment “Sin survives in this ark, and in my heart.” Last week, our family engaged in what is becoming a tradition when we traveled to see Sight & Sound’s...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
October 15, 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 Speaking to Kings “When you speak to the King of the universe in the morning, it’s easy to speak to a U.S. Senator in the afternoon.” – Dr. Dick Foth When was the last time you were anxious about what to say? For most of us, the answer is, “Today!” The challenges of knowing what to say, how to say it, when to say it, and who to say it to are among...
2 months ago • 8 min read