Best BJ Sipe Podcasts (2025)

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NEWS, part 3: with Brent Clanton and Phil Robertson 16:30

3d ago16:30

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! We’re wrapping up with Brent Clanton and Phil Robertson in this part of the episode. Here we focus on clickbait — the news industry’s increasing tendency to rope viewers in with wild headlines, claims of urgency, and countless other tactics designed to keep us glued to the screen. How can w…

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NEWS, part 2: with Brent Clanton and Phil Robertson 31:01

4d ago31:01

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! We’re picking up where we left off from the first part of my conversation with Brent Clanton and Phil Robertson, two veterans of the news business. If you missed the first part, make sure you go back and check that out. Is there media bias? If so, is it deliberate? And if so, what should be…

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NEWS: with Brent Clanton and Phil Robertson 21:58

5d ago21:58

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! I got a couple of insiders for our discussion this week. Brent Clanton is a long-time radio celebrity in the Houston area and formerly served as shepherd for the Kleinwood church of Christ. Links to his work are included below. Phil Robertson worked in TV news in a former life; currently he…

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S5 E24 - Strange Growing Grass 12:24

8d ago12:24

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Send us a text As my grass started growing back in after a fresh cut, I noticed a distinct pattern to how entire strips of grass were longer than the sections next to it. As I looked at my mower, I discovered that one tire was going flat, and therefore it was unbalanced. It left my yard looking like a terrible haircut. Imbalance in our lives can le…

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ARIZONA: The Grand Canyon. "Tombstone." Dry heat. Trailblazers: the Arizona Trail. 18:34

12d ago18:34

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! My final featured state this month is one that sparks extreme reactions -- fitting for a state that can be icy cold and boiling hot on the same day. We’ll discuss the most famous feature of Arizona and what it tells us about how the world came to be; the most famous gunfight in history and …

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S5 E23 - Golf Lessons 12:23

15d ago12:23

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Send us a text My good buddy Jacob Stout, who is a very talented golfer, was recenlty golfing with another friend of his. He hit a decent shot, but he wasn't pleased with it. When he got in the cart, his buddy goes, "You know you'll never be good, right? You'll only be better." Isnt' that the truth with our spiritual walk as well? There is only one…

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LOUISIANA: Sportsman's Paradise. "Why New Orleans Matters." Zydeco. Riverboat. 17:55

19d ago17:55

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Louisiana has given me some of the best food I’ve ever eaten, and with it ten pounds I don’t need. And the potholes on I-10 owe me a TV set and a dining room table. I’m calling it even. This week we’ll talk about how one man’s paradise is just another man’s swamp; whether New Orleans is a c…

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NEVADA: Casinos. "The Ox-Bow Incident." "Whatever happens in Vegas ..." Nevada City. 16:48

26d ago16:48

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Our tour of America brings us to the Silver State this week, where all that glitters may be gold or may be just a mirage. We’ll discuss the way casinos work to keep you trapped in a situation that will destroy you, and how best to avoid the trap; an old-fashioned lynch mob and what sometime…

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S5 E22 - Kerr County: The One Whose Words Hold Power 20:22

29d ago20:22

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Send us a text My mind has been on the residents of Kerr County all week, after the flash flooding and mass devastation that has occured. 120 are confirmed dead with 170 still missing. I cannot imagine that kind of loss. My words can do little to help them or make things better...but I can direct my words to the One who can. God's words have power.…

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ALASKA: The gold rush. "God's Hand on America." The Golden Beaches of Nome. Yukon Airways. 19:34

1M ago19:34

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! We’re touring the United States this month, starting with the biggest state of all. This week we’ll discuss the pros and cons of chasing gold (turns out there may be more of the latter than the former); the crazy scheme that saved America, and then saved it again, and again; the easiest way…

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S5 E21 - The Bubble Room 14:24

1M ago14:24

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Send us a text We took the kids with their grandparents to the Lexington Children's Museum, and the big hit was the bubble room! Bubbles are a lot of fun, but they are for just a short moment and then their fragile shape pops and is gone. Then you forget them, and move on to another bubble or another room. Our lives are like the bubble room - here …

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HALFTIME REPORT: My Best Books of 2025 (so far) 27:57

1M ago27:57

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! In years past I’ve tried to supply four lists of books around this time of year — my best books, the books that made me think the most, the most surprising books I’ve read, and the most disappointing books I’ve read. Unless I hear a barrage of protests, I’m going to cull that to two lists t…

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AMERICA, part 3: with Steve Wolfgang and BJ Sipe 19:32

1M ago19:32

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! I hope you’ve enjoyed my discussion with Steve and BJ as much as I have. As we celebrate another birthday in the United States this week, we often find ourselves in a position to brag on ourselves a bit. Or maybe more than that. What’s good for America is good for Americans, basically — inc…

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AMERICA, part 2: with Steve Wolfgang and BJ Sipe 30:08

1M ago30:08

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! There’s a lot of talk in recent years about how great America is, or was, or might be in the future if we vote for the right people. But instead of America’s greatness, I’d like to talk about its goodness. Steve Wolfgang and BJ Sipe are here to help me cover the topic in the second part of …

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AMERICA, with Steve Wolfgang and BJ Sipe 31:10

1M ago31:10

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Steve Wolfgang is a historian of the first order, as well as being the preacher for the Downers Grove church in the Chicagoland area. BJ Sipe preaches for the church in Danville, KY, and hosts the Set Your Mind Above podcast. They join me this week to talk about America, beginning with the …

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HALFTIME REPORT: My Thinkiest Books of 2025 (so far) 33:40

1M ago33:40

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! The last few years I've been detailing the books that have impacted me the most while putting the podcast together. Here's the "thinkiest" books I've read of late. Here's the list: 10. The Land Between, by Jeff Manion 9. Saving Monticello, by Mark Leepson 8. The Dragon and the George, by Ge…

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CHAOS: The un-God. "A Man of Iron." Rioting. Twister. 18:58

2M ago18:58

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! As an admitted control freak, I must say – I hate chaos. And I think you should hate it too. Bad things happen in the absence of order. This week we’ll discuss chaos as the antithesis to God – the un-God, if you will; a president who defined himself by a set of rules instead of a set of cir…

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S5 E20 - Letting Go of Paper Airplanes 17:00

2M ago17:00

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Send us a text The kids were enjoying making paper airplanes this afternoon, but Finley refused to throw hers. She kept a death grip on it. When I inquired why she wouldn't let it go, she responded that she had worked so hard on it. We have a hard time of letting go of things we have poured a lot of ourselves into. Our children, a church, our money…

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GUARANTEES: Down payment. "The Blessed Life." Faithfulness and Mondays. Payday. 18:25

2M ago18:25

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! They say there are no guarantees in life. That’s not quite true. God offers us guarantees, both in this life and in the next. This week we’ll discuss the assurances God has given His people and whether they come with strings attached; the guaranteed financial results God either does or does…

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S5 E19 - An Unholy Buc-ee's Sign 13:36

2M ago13:36

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Send us a text As we traveled back from camp, my friend Will and I were taken back by some signs being sold at Buc-ee's. They were mocking Scripture, particularly from the book of Joshua, and making light of the things God has said. It was startling, but not surprising. We are called to be holy, because God is holy. And a such, that means he should…

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FEMINISM: A helper. "What Would Cleopatra Do?" The clock and the wall. Lumberjills. 19:27

2M ago19:27

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! OK, I haven’t had any death threats lately, so what do you say I push the envelope a bit? This week we’ll discuss Biblical teaching on what a woman is, what a woman’s role should be, what happens when women push back against that, and who you should be listening to on the subject. Please ke…

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S5 E18 - Attack of the Killer Cicadas 13:25

2M ago13:25

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Send us a text I was attacked by a swarm of cicadas while on the mower last night, and in trying to swat them away I knocked my earbud off into the grass. It was expensive, important, and very small. So I spent 20 minutes on my hands and knees until I finally found it! Do we realize that God values souls equally? He came to seek and save the lost. …

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BUSY, part 3: with Scott Beyer 16:38

2M ago16:38

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Scott Beyer preaches for the Eastland church in Louisville, KY. Check out his great work at biblegrad.com and the Love Better podcast. Links are in the show notes. In the last part of our talk, we discuss the role rest and relaxation play in the life of the Christian. Can more work be a bad…

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BUSY, part 2: with Scott Beyer 22:03

2M ago22:03

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Scott Beyer is a frequent contributor to the podcast; links to the good work he does are included in the show notes. When I thought of busy people in the Lord’s vineyard, I immediately thought of Scott. In the second part of our conversation, we discuss the difference (if any) between being…

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BUSY, with Scott Beyer 31:13

2M ago31:13

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! In 1 Kings 20, an unnamed prophet tells King Ahab that he, the prophet, had been required to guard a captive from the battle, but that he was busy here and there and the prisoner wound up escaping. Ahab saw that as a dereliction of duty, which of course made the prophet’s point. Ahab’s duty…

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S5 E17 - Tornado Warnings & Watchmen 11:10

2M ago11:10

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Send us a text We had a tornado go through very close to us this morning, within about 5 miles, but we received no watch or warning notifications. The National Weather Service is having some updates that prevented us from being told - and I'm thankful that we are safe, but others were not so fortunate. Ezekiel is called a watchman for the house of …

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OFFENSE: Causing offense. "Robert E. Lee and Me." Being easily offended. Baseball Highlights: 2045. 17:49

3M ago17:49

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! As promised last week on the “Defense” episode, we’re back to discuss the other side of the argument – or the line of scrimmage. We’ll discuss four different ways of looking at offense: Jesus’s alleged offensiveness and how He responded; the offensiveness of the greatest hero of the South; …

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DEFENSE: Apologies. "James Monroe." The 46 Zone. Sid Meier's Civilization. 18:15

3M ago18:15

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! The most basic instinct we have is self-defense. It’s a pity we leave ourselves so open to attacks on spiritual fronts. This week we’ll discuss how my least favorite kind of apology is sometimes the best kind; how a president secured the nation by taking custody of an entire continent; how …

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S5 E16 - Full Circle Moments 13:00

3M ago13:00

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Send us a text In life, we have full circle moments when things you once did are things you find yourself doing again - but as a parent. I had that this week, from t-ball with my son to reading them Calvin & Hobbes together, we had many full circle moments. As I tucked my kids in, my son said, "Dad, I'm just like you." And he will be - he watches m…

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CONFIRMATION: Making your election sure. "The 'If' in Life." Spirit testimony. Cockroach Poker. 17:56

3M ago17:56

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! It’s not that I’m cynical; really I’m not. But sometimes I just need a little extra testimony to convince me that things are as they present themselves. And that’s not a bad thing. Today we’ll discuss how to get confirmation of our eternal destiny; how God’s claims are even more outrageous …

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S5 E15 - A Fraudulent Package 12:55

3M ago12:55

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Send us a text Someone kept trying to deliver a package to us that we were supposed to pay for. We had no idea what this package was. After going into the post office, it turns out it was a fraud - a fairly common scam. They post officer workers are trained in what to look for, and therefore we promptly rejected it. There are many fraudulent gospel…

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CONSTRUCTION: The tower-builder. "Airframe." Potholes. Ezra and Nehemiah. 17:56

3M ago17:56

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! I can’t believe I haven’t done a “Construction” episode already. The Bible is full of metaphors about builders and building, and lessons for us abound. Today we’ll discuss the biggest construction project of your life and whether you should even start it; the blame that gets shifted, even t…

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S5 E14 - PT with Jesus 10:35

3M ago10:35

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Send us a text I did my leg in, and I've been doing physical therapy as a result. You can't tell I have a problem looking at the surface, but deep underneath I really messed up my hamstring area. A lot of injuries are like that - and if left unchecked, can cause a lot of problems. Internally, we all have things that perhaps others cannot see on the…

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OUR NEW HOUSE: I feel settled. I feel challenged. I feel achy. I feel joyful. 19:01

3M ago19:01

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! After five years of waiting, working and praying, the Hammons family is actually living in a place worthy of the name Casa Hammons. Since I’ve been unable to think of anything else for the last two weeks, I thought I’d give in to the urge and just talk about what’s been going on with us – h…

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S5 E13 - Armed Robbery 12:13

4M ago12:13

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Send us a text Our local pharmacy was robbed at gunpoint yesterday. Thankfully, no one was injured and later on the suspect was aprehended. This kind of thing just doesn't happen that often here in our small town, so it took us all by surpise. It was unexpected, and many were not prepared for it. The Lord likens his return to a thief - because we w…

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DESIRES: Satan's desire. "You Can Make It Happen." The list of five. Pies. 18:21

4M ago18:21

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Last week was “needs”; this week it’s all about “needs’s” sexy cousin. If “needs” are critical, “desires” are not; in fact, they’re often destructive. We’ll cover what the devil desires and how we can keep him from getting it; a vision of heaven on earth that I consider blasphemous; a ratio…

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S5 E12 - The Passion WOD 14:19

4M ago14:19

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Send us a text This week Kylie and I participated in the Passion WOD at CrossFit. 100 double-unders. 800m 95/65# barbell carry. 100 burpees. It was designed to remind us of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. It was a hard workout, but moreso because of how emotional it was. Do we really understand just how much Jesus suffered for us? Tod…

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NEEDS: Our house. "The Beatles: A Hard Day's Write." Calories. Mancala. 18:21

4M ago18:21

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! “Need” is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days. It’s a fine word; but in the words of Inigo Montoya, “I do not think it means what you think it means.” We’ll discuss how the Hammons family told God what we needed and He gave us what we wanted; the “needs” we ought to be praying t…

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S5 E11 - A Screeching Rock 18:33

4M ago18:33

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Send us a text A had the most horrid sound coming from my car, and after googling the car's symptoms I began to be worried it was going to be a huge fix. Turns out $40 it was something very small, literally. I guess that's the way it goes, usually the things we worry about don't ever happen. Jesus teaches us not to worry, to not be anxious. Usually…

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DRIVING: Jehu. "The Cow in the Parking Lot." 85 mph. Bumper cars. 19:14

4M ago19:14

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! It’s been a minute since I recorded an episode, but Season 7 is off and running – and we’re starting at full speed. This week we’ll discuss the craziest driver in the Bible and how he compares to the people on your daily commute; the attitude you take toward people who get in your way and w…

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S5 E10 - Putting Down Roots 11:39

4M ago11:39

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Send us a text We have had an incredible amount of rain from the storms, which is good considering we just planted 150 trees on the farm. That's quite the process - you have to prepare the soil, firmly ground it, and make sure it's oriented properly - pointed in the right direction. As a matter of fact, this is the exact process we must go through …

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COUPLES, part 3: with Wilson and Julie Adams 32:44

4M ago32:44

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Today’s episode wraps up my conversation with Wilson and Julie Adams — a strong start indeed to Season 7. you’ll find links in the show notes to Julie’s podcast, entitled “Just Julie”, as well as the counseling she provides through StillWatersLife.com and the Still Waters Podcast. My last q…

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COUPLES, part 2: with Wilson and Julie Adams 24:58

4M ago24:58

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! We’re back with more from Wilson and Julie Adams on the topic of Couples — what goes right and why, what goes wrong and why, all those questions we’ve been tossing around ever since the garden of Eden. The second part of our discussion begins with a simple question: What is the biggest myth…

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COUPLES: with Wilson and Julie Adams 26:37

4M ago26:37

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Welcome to Season 7 to new visitors and old friends alike. I’m back from a month-long hiatus and getting the ball rolling in a big way. Wilson and Julie Adams join me this week to discuss couples, and who better to do so? Wilson has preached for decades and has recently semi-retired into ap…

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S5 E9 - Alzheimer's & Forgiveness 11:15

4M ago11:15

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Send us a text I recently had a conversation with a friend who helps to run a memory care facility. She told me that while some days are very hard for residents, the blessing of such a difficult disease is that the next day they have no memory of what happened before that made them so miserable or angry. Each day is a reset, a new day. Forgiveness …

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Encore: Jazz 30:41

5M ago30:41

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! This is a repeat of one of my most enduring episodes -- episode 95. New episodes begin in April -- the beginning of Season 7. Check out Hal on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@halhammons9705 Hal Hammons serves as preacher and shepherd for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetow…

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S5 E8 - Signs of Life 15:52

5M ago15:52

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Send us a text Spring has sprung. What once was lifeless brown and dead is now starting to team with the signs of life. Trees are blossoming, birds are singing, and my spirit could not be more thrilled about it. Nature teaches us about the nature of God. We serve a God with the power to take dead things and bring them to life. He demonstrated such …

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Encore: Plague 25:48

5M ago25:48

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! The "Plague" episode originally aired November 8, 2022. Season 7 begins with new episodes in April. Check out Hal on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@halhammons9705 Hal Hammons serves as preacher and shepherd for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetown, Texas. He is the host o…

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S5 E7 - Your Remaining Balance of Time 16:20

5M ago16:20

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Send us a text My son turned 5 years old today, and it seems like the last five years have just flown by. Life has a funny way of passing us by. A good friend reminded me last night that time is the only currentcy we spend without knowing our remaining balance, so use it wisely. Are we vigilant and intentional with our time? If not, we might end up…

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Encore: Staycation 23:57

5M ago23:57

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Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! The "Staycation" episode originally aired August 16, 2022. Season 7 begins with new episodes in April. Check out Hal on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@halhammons9705 Hal Hammons serves as preacher and shepherd for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetown, Texas. He is the hos…

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