May 20, 2026 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 Singing Comes Second The singing comes after the waiting. Every morning, our daughter Hope recites her verse of the year, which is Psalm 40:3, “He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.” It is a fitting verse for Hope, because she loves music and has a beautiful voice....
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May 13, 2026 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! It is my bride's birthday! If you have been blessed by Brooke's creative contributions to The Equipped, would you drop her a birthday greeting at theequippednewsletter@gmail.com? Happy birthday, baby! Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast The True The Real Battle “He fought the real battle in the tunnel alone.” Our oldest son, Jude, has for many years been working to convince me to read J.R.R....
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May 6, 2026 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 Declarer This week is the 75th National Day of Prayer, and as communities across America gather to commemorate and pray, we will be doing so under the overarching theme of 1 Chronicles 16:24: “Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.” Did you notice the passage’s nod to one of our core themes and goals? I’ll bet...
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April 29, 2026 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 Tens of Thousands “I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side” (Ps. 3:6). Do you resonate with that declaration? Actually, before considering whether you can relate to the declaration, what about the idea of being assailed by tens of thousands on every side? Can you can relate? I will be honest and say that, for the longest...
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April 22, 2026 Viewing all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful! Reader discretion advised! There are difficult concepts in this week's edition; Please use discretion and discernment in sharing with children. Subscribe for FREE! Pay if you want--or don't! Podcast The True Awe “I stand in awe” (Hab. 3:2). There is an emerging body of science that points to awe as a particularly critical and powerful emotion with all manner of benefits. The research has roots in a 2003 paper...
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April 15, 2026 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 On the Clock You are on the clock. It is a rather jarring thing to be told or to consider, but it is true for every one of us. Every person has a rendezvous with physical death coming, and it is no less true for those of us without a “terminal” diagnosis. You may not know the date or time of your physical death, but you know it is coming. You are...
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April 8, 2026 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 Being is Better Than Doing You are a doer. I know it to be true, because every week you and I consider together how to be “thoroughly equipped for every good work” (2 Tim. 3:17). This is a high compliment of you, because it means you take seriously God’s command to be a doer and not just a hearer of His Word (Jam. 1:22-25). You want to do, and that...
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April 1, 2026 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 Correcting “To make or set right.” That is the primary Merriam-Webster definition of ‘correct,’ and it is a good place to begin as we continue our study of 2 Timothy 3:16-17’s four ways scripture is useful for being “thoroughly equipped for every good work.” When I hear, “to make or set right,” I am reminded of the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19. The...
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March 25, 2026 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 Let's Just Skip This One Rebuking. It is next on our list from 2 Tim. 3:16-17 of things Scripture is useful for, but if you are like me it is tempting to skip over this one. Who wants to be rebuked? Who wants to be told they are wrong and to stand down? Who wants to submit to “sharp disapproval or criticism because of [our] behavior or actions” (the...
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