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The hymnal of the Old Testament, the Psalms, are all over the place! Exactly! Some are great to read when you are overjoyed. Some are great to read when you are heartbroken. Some are great to read when you feel rejected by God. Some are great to read when you are just fine. The book, Everlasting: Peaks, Valleys, and Grace in the Psalms, is a great jump into an often-forgotten book, the Psalms, with Christina Hergenrader. Listen (and share!) for yourself AND for the people depending on you.

At the end of the Gospel of Matthew, we have the “Great Commission,” but is that our job, God’s job, our privilege, God’s chore… what is it? Today, with a brand-new book, Clarifying the Great Commission, by Rev. Daniel Voth, we get a moment to reconsider and get a deeper grip on this precious AND WILDLY FAMOUS part of the plan of Jesus that includes each of us. Listen (and share!) for yourself AND for the people depending on you.

We all want to matter forever and make forever differences. God has written eternity in our souls, and we have the honor to share one very special way that Chrissy Stergos, a professional counselor, is making forever impact. May God use this chat to stir up something wonderful inside of each of us, to help others in their pursuit or, perhaps, to find a special way that God is planning to work through you. Let us hold the shield wall together!

We are not the first people to have the Bible. Countless billions had the Bible before us and they connected a lot of the dots that we sometimes miss. Today, we have the delight to share a conversation with world-famous FLAME, professional hip-hop rapper as he shares what those have come before figured out long before us. His book, Because Jesus Taught It, really is life-changing and faith-enflaming. Listen for yourself AND for the people depending on you.

It can be so easy to be caught up in the constant demand of what MUST be taken care of RIGHT NOW, but what if there is an easier, smoother, more enjoyable way to go about everything? To give us peek into a much better life, we are sharing this great chat with Pastor John Covach who experienced a 180 after many years in the ministry. Listen for yourself AND for the people depending on you.

If the roof is leaking or the car won’t start, you would get it fixed. How much more important are those nagging problems in your relationships and life? Are those less important even though they impact everything in your life? Here to help us take a breath and to find that peace we miss so much is a professional counselor, Julie Williamson. Listen for yourself AND for the people depending on you.

So many holidays are coming up and so many families are so very divided. Should we see each other? Should we avoid each other? Is there another way? Is there a way forward together? Today, we get to share the blessing of a chat with a professional counselor, Dr. Jeremy Ruckstaetter, to bridge those canyons before Thanksgiving. Listen for yourself AND for the people depending on you.

My Mind Won’t Stop Thinking about That! Trauma keeps our mind busy, especially in the quiet times and when we are just trying to sleep. To help you taste and experience freedom from the rumination from trauma, we are sharing this chat with professional counselor, Chrissy Stergos. If you are freed from your trauma, you are a greater blessing to the shield wall we are called to hold for those around us. Listen for yourself AND for the people depending on you.

Help! My Check Engine Light Is On! After being a US Navy Drummer, God led Dr. Jeremy Ruckstaetter into full-time ministry to do full-time counseling. From his vast experience as both a counselor and as a professor, we are delighted to share this conversation to help you hold your spot on the shield wall. Here is a call to no longer ignore those little signs that something is wrong… and how to get out of those ruts.

Uh oh… you have found yourself teaching ADULTS… AT CHURCH! Those adults and their children and grandchildren depend on YOU getting it right! How do you not drop the ball? How do you hold your spot on the shield wall? We are delighted to share this chat with Laura Langhoff Arndt, a Director of Christian Education and a lifetime learner, here to help us be a blessing to our listeners and to those who depend on them. Enjoy this chat and check out her website, www.carpentersministrytoolbox.com, for you and for the people we are called to protect and inspire.

Congregations and individuals can easily get off the rails and spiritually trainwreck, but we don't have to! This is a chat that we were able to have with Rev. Dr. Pres. Lee Hagan, President of the Missouri District of the LCMS, to help us see the ways that our faiths and our congregations can thrive because it is no mystery, but it is so easy and so simple. Check out his book, Faithful, Hopeful, and Bold: Encouragement for the Church, and click to listen below for you and for the people we are called to protect and inspire.

Life constantly changes! That alone can cause anxiety and stress, even if we knew the changes were coming, let alone those changes that we did not expect. To build you up and bless the people depending on you, here is our chat with Chrissy Stergos, a professional therapist and counselor, so we can keep trucking on, but with joy, hope, and certainty.

How can we get those kids to listen!? What if learning could be fun? Could it be fun for both the teacher and parent as well as for the children? To help us inspire and reach the next generation, we have BOTH world-famous family psychologist and author Dr. Kevin Leman AND Kristin Leman O’Reilly to inspire and reach us with their new book, Be A Great Teacher By Friday! Click to listen to part two of our interview - for you and for the people we are called to protect and inspire.

How can we get those kids to listen!? What if learning could be fun? Could it be fun for both the teacher and parent as well as for the children? To help us inspire and reach the next generation, we have BOTH world-famous family psychologist and author Dr. Kevin Leman AND Kristin Leman O’Reilly to inspire and reach us with their new book, Be A Great Teacher By Friday! Click to listen for you and for the people we are called to protect and inspire.

Anxiety… we all feel it, we struggle with it, we know people who struggle with it… here is our chat with Julie Williamson, a professional therapist and counselor, who specializes in helping people recognize it, work through it, and help others feel AND ENJOY the freedom of a heart at peace. Click to listen for you and for the people we are called to protect and inspire.