June 18, 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 Three or More Again. Again. Again. The king had a simple instruction from the prophet. He was simply to strike the ground with arrows. The king followed the instruction and struck the ground with the arrows but stopped after three strikes. This angered the prophet and limited the king’s blessing. It is a strange story, and it has direct application...
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June 11, 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 All about the Number It is all about the number, but everyone’s number is different. The annual time trials had arrived, and every swimmer was being judged by the number on the clock when they touched the wall at the end of the race. Some got to the wall with smooth beautiful form while others appeared to struggle a great deal. But so long as every...
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June 4, 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 Betrayed The betrayal was worse than the execution. It had to have been, because it came from the hand and heart of one he deeply loved. You know the story. Judas—now known as Judas Iscariot because of this very story—betrays Jesus in the leadup to the crucifixion of Jesus. It was a betrayal Jesus predicted at the last supper (Matt. 26:21) and one...
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May 28, 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 A Rare Death A father would give anything for his son. The same is true for a mother and applies equally to daughters. I would do anything—including give my life—for my sons and daughters. If you are a parent, you know this feeling well. There is nothing you would not do for your children. As we honor those who have given their lives in service this...
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May 21, 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 Not a Dance “Patience is not naturally present in me, and so when it shows up, I know it is Christ living in me.” What a joy it was to hear from Annie F. Downs at church this week, and when she uttered the phrase above, it both resonated with and convicted me. In a moment, I realized the fairly ugly truth that when something good turns up in my...
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May 14, 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 Dora and all the Moms She went a little farther each time. First, it was simply tunneling out of the enclosure around her rabbit hutch and quickly returning. Then it was a wider and longer exploration of the farm. Then it was regular visits to the neighbors a quarter mile away. Finally, a sighting at the neighbors a mile down the road. Each excursion...
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May 7, 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 Convincing the Skeptical of the Impossible “I have seen the Lord.” The powerful exclamation is made even more impactful by its directness and simplicity, and it was uttered by Mary Magdalene in John 20:18 after Jesus rose from the dead. We celebrated Resurrection Sunday a couple weeks ago, but this short phrase from that transcendent story has been...
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April 30, 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 Do Not be Afraid Your email inbox is out to get you. I mean that quite literally—the intent of much of the correspondence sent to you is to grip you with fear. If you don’t believe me, scroll through the recent subject lines from your trusted news and information sources, and you will undoubtedly find all manner of alarmist and fear-based subject...
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April 23, 2025 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! Happy Easter, family! He is risen! It is more than a refrain—It is a life-changing reality that moves you from certain death to eternal life! He is risen indeed, and you are raised to life in Him! Share The Equipped and invite your friends and family to choose the lens of the True and the beautiful. Just forward this email to them! Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast The True Undefeated and...
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