Keep the Heart

Oct 30 2024 300 ep. 9 mins 82
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Life has issues, and the Bible has the answers. Francie Taylor teaches the relevance of Scripture to daily life through these brief Bible application studies.

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The Law of Kindness

Oct 30 2024 7 mins  
When someone says or does something that irritates you, what comes out of your mouth? Unfiltered speech that stings, or carefully chosen words spoken according to the "law of kindness"? We are at great risk of picking up the infections of the culture, including the tendency to open the mouth with unedited harshness. If your companions, electronic or "in real life" are mouthy and ca

Replay Thursday-When Plans Change

Oct 23 2024 13 mins  
Welcome to Replay Thursday, where we play the most popular episodes from the previous season! This episode, "When Plans Change," was recorded after I was released from the hospital following a health emergency. I had to cancel a trip, was grounded from flying for over a month, and had to make several other unplanned changes on my calendar and in my life. This was hard, but people f

Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 17

Oct 16 2024 4 mins  
Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit. In less than 5 minutes, you'll complete a chapter of Proverbs while equipping yourself with valuable daily living instructions for handling daily matters wisely. Here's a gold nugget from chapter 17: "He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends." (Proverbs 17:9) Disagreements grow in s

Daily Bible Reading is Self-Care

Oct 10 2024 8 mins  
According to various online sites, "self-care" is a term that became popular within the medical community in the 1950's. Regardless of its origin, the definition of the phrase is flawed. It's missing the soul: "Self-care means taking the time to do things that help you live well and improve both your physical health and mental health. This can help you manage stress, lower your ris

Courage Steps for Handling Challenges

Oct 04 2024 9 mins  
Welcome to Replay Saturday! Today's episode, "Courage Steps for Handling Challenges," takes a snake story and transforms it into a how-to session on handling things that cause fear. You may not have to face a real snake in your life, but things that make a person afraid are part of the human experience. There are steps we can take to break fears down into steps that bring the chall

Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 27

Sep 26 2024 4 mins  
Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where listening to a chapter of Proverbs helps you to develop the habit of daily Bible reading. To build a Bible habit, simply begin and keep it up. Over time, Bible reading leads to Bible study, and God does the rest. With an audio Bible, you only need to press "play" and listen. Simple. Soon, your life is improved by increased wisdom and un

You Talk Too Much-Bible Application Moment

Sep 23 2024 3 mins  
Welcome to BAM: Your Bible Application Moment. Today's application comes from Proverbs 23:9, which tells us what not to do: "Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words." (Proverbs 23:9) So why do we disobey this scripture so often and so boldly? Did you know that when we're disregarding scripture while trying to correct someone else, we will be tot

Replay Thursday-Blind Spots in Life

Sep 18 2024 10 mins  
Welcome to Replay Thursday, where we play the most popular episodes from the previous season. Have you ever almost side-swiped a car because they were in your blind spot? We often "side swipe" people in our daily lives for the same reason: they were in our blind spot. When new cars added the Blind Spot Warning System to vehicles, it really helped drivers to know when someone was i

Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 12

Sep 11 2024 4 mins  
Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in about five minutes! "Little is much, when God is in it." If you need a way to develop a daily Bible reading habit, this will help. Invite a friend to do the same, and you can compare notes on what you've learned from each chapter. Why does it seem like people are becoming cruder, ruder, and lac

Managing Our Thoughts

Sep 05 2024 11 mins  
Have you ever had negative thoughts replaying in your mind, and you felt powerless to stop them? This merry-go-round that you never asked to get on is taking you in circles inside your head. And what’s worse about it, is these thoughts are indicators of the condition of our hearts. Why is that? Because thoughts come from the heart. This episode title, “Managing Our Thoughts”