The Align with Spirit Podcast is a program that takes a look at life through the lens of metaphysical, occult, New Thought, comparative religion, and New Age Philosophy. Each Monday, a new topic is reviewed and explored. Many of the topics also have a corresponding blog post! Topics range from practical self-help advice and holistic self-healing to the paranormal, supernatural, and mystical in nature. The average show runs between 10 and 20 minutes in length and is commercial-free. You can l ...
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Each installment of Daily Discipleship is taught by Dr. Jim Culbertson, lead pastor of Veracity Chapel in Morrill, Maine and Vice President of Advancement at New England Bible College and Seminary. This podcast is meant to help people to learn and to live as followers of Jesus. From simple explanation of the Bible verse-by-verse to honest commentary on contemporary issues, Daily Discipleship will provide clarity on the meaning of God’s Word, the Bible, and how it applies to daily life. 1 Joh ...
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Beyond the Menu is a podcast that takes a deep dive into the inner workings of the restaurant industry beyond what you see on the menu. On this podcast, we’ll talk to top tier restaurant operators and innovators who are shaping the industry, spearheading trends, and leading the way for the future.
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The Christian faith demands that we treat people differently than the world does, but, in fact, treating people the same. A legitimate faith will keep up from favoritism.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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What does religion that God our Father accepts look like? James tells us.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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The Book of James - Chapter 1 - Trials & Temptations
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Trials can be a gift and sin is an absolute snare. Endure trials and resist sin.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Book of James - Chapter 1 - Wisdom from God
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God provides wisdom, but we need the faith to trust Him to provide it. God, increase our all too often feeble faith as we seek your wisdom.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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The Book of James - Chapter 1, part 1 - Formation Through Trials
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James, Paul, and Peter all provide instructions for how to face trials, and they each knew serious trials. God uses trials to form us. Will we allow the various trials through which we go to form us more fully into Christlikeness?By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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In this podcast, I provide an outline and consider key concepts of the Book of James, providing a 30,000 foot view before we jump in verse by verse.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Today we will launch into the study of the Book of James. In this episode, I provide some background on the book and how the practicalities of James factor into life today, even in areas like politics.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Description of a Discipled Person - Review & Conclusion
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This episode wraps up our series on the Description of a Discipled Person (DDP). It provides a quick review and samples a few great resources which are available at the Daily Discipleship Podcast page on Facebook.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Description of a Discipled Person - 4Hs - Know Who They Are In Christ
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When we come to Jesus, we are made into a new creation, that means we have a new identity. Today, we will cover how to live-out our identity in Christ through application of our Heads, Hearts, Hands, and Houses.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Description of a Discipled Person - 4Hs - The Word of God, part 2
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If we hope to develop the Head, Heart, Hands, and House of a follower of Christ, there are certain approaches to studying the Bible that are critical for their understanding. This is part 2 of that conversation.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Description of a Disciple - The 4Hs - The Word of God
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Because of a fully devoted follower of Christ's love for and trust in God, they will also demonstrate a devotion to understanding and applying God's Word.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Description of a Discipled Person - 4Hx - Diligent Prayer
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Because of a fully devoted follower of Christ's love for and trust in God, they will also demonstrate a devotion to praying diligently.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Description of a Discipled Person - 4hs - Christlikeness, part 2
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Yesterday, we considered several passages of scripture in outlining this Category, today we considered the 4Hs for development in the life of a Disciple of Jesus.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Description of a Discipled Person - 4 Hs - Growth in Christlikeness
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The present-day call of modern psychology is to discover who YOU are, to be true to YOURSELF, but the call of the Christian Life is quite opposite of that. The call is that we become like Christ. There is a definite tension between these positions, but the Scriptures are clear.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Description of a Discipled Person - The Head, Heart, Hands, and House of Love for Non-believers
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As Christians, we are called to love others, both Christians and non-Christians. Just how do we do that? What does it look like to love a non-Christian? Today, we consider those questions and more.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Description of a Discipled Person 4Hs- Christlike Love for People - Believers
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We are unpacking a description of a discipled person. Today, we are considering the 4Hs (Head, Heart, Hands, House) of a person who is learning to love other believers.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Description of a Discipled Person - The 4 H's of Their Love for God
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The 4 Hs - Head, Heart, Hands, and House of a disciple is what we are aiming to develop. Today's episode developing the 4 Hs in the area of Love for and Trust in God.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Description of a Discipled Person - The Categories, part 2
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We are told to make disciples. "To make" something is a productive term, resulting in an outcome. What is the "product" of disciples that we are told to make? Let's consider 6 categories for development.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Description of a Discipled Person - What are the Categories We Want to Help People Develop
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We are called to produce something as followers of Jesus -- other followers. When a follower is fully developed, they will be like their Teacher (Jesus) - Luke 6:40. In this episode, we begin unpacking a handful of the most pressing qualities we need to help followers of Jesus develop.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Description of a Discipled Person - Intro
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If our mandate is to make disciples, we must begin with the question - just what is a disciple, what does one look like when fully developed? In this episode, we begin a foray into that question.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Disciple Needs to Learn - Review and Conclusion
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We have spent months learning about Key Things a New Disciple Needs to Learn. In this one broadcast, I will summarize some of these foundational truths.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things a New Disciple Needs to Learn - Identity in Christ from Ephesians, part 8
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Today, we wrap up Ephesians and our study of the dozens of great "in Christ" statements found in the Epistles. This is part 8 from Ephesians.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things a New Disciple Needs to Learn - Identity in Christ Truths from Ephesians, part 7
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Today, we wrap up chapter 4 of Ephesians. In this broadcast, we look at some identity statements, but also talk about some practical steps we need to learn to take.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Disciple Needs to Learn - More Great Identity Truths from Ephesians, part 6
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Ephesians is a book loaded with identity in Christ truths, incredible truths, wonderful truths. Keep listening for more encouraging truths to live-out in your life. Help others to do the same.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Disciple Needs to Learn - More Great Identity Truths from Ephesians, part 5
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Ephesians is absolutely loaded with incredible truths about our identity in Christ. In part 5, we concluded just chapter 2. Did I say, "LOADED?"By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things a New Disciple Needs to Learn - More Incredible Identity Truths from Ephesians 1
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We are in our final book for this study of our Identity in Christ - Ephesians. We have spent 3 days and have only made it through verse 14 of chapter 1. This letter is LOADED with great truths about who we are meant to be in Christ. Let's live to the praise of His glory!By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Disciple Need to Learn - Identity in Christ Truths from Ephesians, part1
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Today we delve into Ephesians to understand God's truths for us that He desires to become our identity. We cover just 4 verses, Ephesians 1:1-4. Willed, Blessed, and Chosen.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Disciple Needs to Learn - The Context of Identity Discovery or Creation in the 21st Century
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While I had intended to launch into Ephesians, my preview of Carl Trueman's book, "The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self" took the bulk of the broadcast, but it provided an insightful background on why building our God-given identity is so critical.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things a New Disciple Needs to Learn - Identity Truths from Philippians
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All throughout the Epistles we find great truths about our identity in Christ. In this episode we will work our way through Philippians to discover some further great truths about our identity in Christ.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things a New Disciple Needs to Learn - Identity in Christ Truths from Galatians
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Today we consider identity in Christ statements from the book of Galatians. Gal 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Disciple Needs to Learn - Identity in Christ Statements from 2 Corinthians, part 2
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More great truths about our identity in Christ from 2 Corinthians.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Disciple Needs to Learn - Identity in Christ Statements from 2 Corinthians
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Today, we continue looking at the Truths of our Identity in Christ from 2 Corinthians.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Disciple Needs to Learn - Identity Truths from 1 Corinthians
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Today, we consider even more great truths about our Identity in Christ through 1 Corinthians.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things a New Disciple Needs to Learn - Phenomenal Truths from Romans 8, part 2
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Romans 8 is absolutely loaded with incredible truths for the believer. Today, we will camp-out within those truths. May the truths from Romans 8 lift you to knew heights today!By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things a New Disciple Needs to Learn - New Identity in Christ from Romans 8
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Today, we return to considering some of God's great truths about who we are in Christ from Romans 8.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Disciple Needs to Learn - Identity in Christ from Ephesians 3
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God is able to do so much more than we can ask or imagine. The width, depth, length, and height of the fullness of His great love for us is beyond our comprehension.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Disciple Needs to Learn - Drawing Near to God
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God is near us, and He has invited us to draw to near to Him with confidence.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Disciple Needs to Learn - The Nearness of God, part 2
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God is WITH His people, in fact, He lives IN His people. Contemplating and living in these truths can radically change your outlook on life. The Lord is Near!By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Disciple Needs to Learn - The Nearness of God, part 1
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God is with His people. He is near. He is as close as the mention of His name. What an incredible truth!By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things a New Disciple Needs to Learn - Who I am in Christ, part 2
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There is our experienced truth, then there is God's truth. You and I are called to live in God's truth, for God's truth about us is the real truth. Today, we consider some other phenomenal truths from John 10, Romans 5, and Hebrews 4.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Disciple Needs to Learn - I am "in Christ" Statements
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When we begin to make application of God's truth in our lives, there are at least 100 Truth Statements we can make about our identity in Christ. Today, we cover just a handful of them...born again, a child of God, a saint, salt and light.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things a New Disciple Needs to Learn - Their New Identity in Christ, part 3
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New followers of Christ need to learn who they are meant to be through new life in Christ. Today we finish out Ephesians 1 and head into Ephesians 2 as we continue to consider these incredibly great truths.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Believer Needs to Learn - New Identity in Christ, Part 2
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Today we discuss the lavish nature of God's Grace that allow our identity to be one of "I am Redeemed" and "I have the deposit of the Holy Spirit and He will never leave me." Great truths from Ephesians 1 to claim as your identity in Christ.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things a New Disciple Needs to Learn - Their New Identity in Christ, part 1
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We can be controlled by the identity our life before Christ, or we can be controlled by God's truth for us about our new identity in Christ. When we begin to contemplate God's truth about who we are in Christ, we can live like the New Creation He has meant us to be.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Disciple Needs to Learn - How to Handle the Bible
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There are rules for interpreting the Bible. There is a right way and a wrong way. We want to help young disciples learn how to appropriately study the Bible so they interpret it correctly.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Disciple Needs to Learn - The Bible is Reliable
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The Bible is THE most reliable book of all books ever written. We want young believers to have confidence in God's Word. We, ourselves, need to have confidence in God's Word.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things a New Disciple Needs to Learn - Prayer and Praise as Foundational, part 2
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We have the same request of Jesus as the disciples, "Lord, teach us to pray." This is day 2 of a conversation about prayer.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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What is a disciple? What is disciplemaking? What are the critical things a new disciple needs to know in their HEAD, believe in the HEART, and be able to do with the HANDS (skills) to thrive as a follower of Christ who will also be able to make other disciples? Prayer and Praising is a part of the formula.…
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Key Things a New Disciple Needs to Learn - God is Worthy of Worship
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If you lead a person to Christ, there are key truths they need to know and key practices they need to implement. As a disciplemaker, you need to help that new Jesus follower learn these things. Today, we talk about God's worthiness of being worshiped.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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Key Things A New Disciple Needs to Learn - Care of Body and Soul
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While I intended this broadcast to be about prayer, it took a different turn and we talked about care for our bodies and souls in consideration of 1 Corinthians 6:19-20.By Dr. Jim Culbertson
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