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A World Empowered Dialogs (aka AWE’d Cast) is here to uplift, inspire, and empower. Sharing stories and conversations with NPO founders, and thought leaders, bringing people closer together, and empowering change. Topics ranging from Dream Achieving to Suicide, Addiction, Mental health, Environmental Conservation, Economics & Global issues; always with an optimism for positive improvement. https://aworldempowered.com/ Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bc3/support
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Be With Me is a daily 7 minute chronological walk through the New Testament hosted by Michael Smith. It is for everyone who is curious about what Jesus actually said and did in the gospels. Most episodes will leave you with at least one good thought to chew on for the rest of the day. We start with the Bible and hopefully end with Awe. We are walking through the chronological events of Jesus' life and then thoughtfully considering them. It is meant to spur the devotional life of the Christia ...
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"Bridgerton With Mary & Blake," the ultimate podcast dedicated to the hit TV show from NETFLIX and Shondaland Media, Bridgerton, and the captivating spinoff, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. Join hosts Mary and Blake as they embark on an immersive journey through the world of Bridgerton, exploring themes of mental illness, family, love, faith, passion, friendship, dissecting the performances of Regé-Jean Page, Gabrielle Collins, Tom Verica, and Jonathan Bailey, Simone Ashley, India Amart ...
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The Breakout – Unleashing Personal Growth

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A #1 Self-Improvement podcast, The Breakout tells incredible stories of personal growth with the smart, hilarious thought leaders from Abbracci Group. Every day, in big and small ways, we put ourselves in boxes. From jobs to relationships, to entire belief systems, many of us are living by rules that someone else wrote for us. On The Breakout, talent specialists and the founders of Abbracci Group, Dr. Keri Ohlrich and Kelly Guenther, dive into the extraordinary stories of people overcoming s ...
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Welcome to Outlander Cast: An Outlander Podcast with Mary & Blake, your go-to source for all things related to the Starz original series Outlander. Join us as we dive into the captivating world of this time-traveling saga, based on the acclaimed novel series by Diana Gabaldon. In this podcast, we recap and review each episode of Outlander, the hit historical drama that has captured the hearts of viewers worldwide. Starring the talented Caitriona Balfe as Claire Randall, a former World War II ...
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How long is God going to LAST? Does He, or does our relationship with Him come with an expiration date? Today we hear that His Person is forever; His PROMISES are everlasting; and His NAME will never end. He is the God of EVERLASTINGNESS. This is the name by which we call upon Him today. Join me for 7 minutes to hear of El 'Olam. https://www.buzzsp…
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God separates distinctively the family line of Isaac. It ultimately leads to Jesus. We are to be CASTING OURSELVES in trust upon it. There is no plan B. It is thru this family that all the knuckleheads of the promise, and all the knuckleheads of the not-yet-promise, become one. The good news here is that God is LEANING IN covenantally to help ALL t…
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It sounds brutal, but we too are supposed to be "casting out Hagar" and the covenant that she represents. That is the "covenant" of works, of effort, of trying, rather than the covenant of TRUST. To get to the object of our trust, Jesus, we've got to elevate a particular family: Abraham's son Isaac's. Watch 7 min https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN…
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Today we have a choice in our DIRECTIONAL laughing regarding Sarah. We can either laugh AT HER, or we can laugh WITH HER. We can mock in derision the concept that God could come down to her mercifully, or we can REJOICE with her that indeed, God's favor for some reason is with mankind. Join me in 7 minutes of laughter, hopefully WITH HER. Watch on …
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“It was easy for me to say to people ‘your stories are valuable’ but when I would turn that lens on myself, I was tongue-tied and embarrassed.” As the founder of Wonderwell Press, a non-fiction publishing company, Maggie Langrick has been a champion of writers for years; in fact she was a huge influence in the development of Keri and Kelly’s upcomi…
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For some reason, God has included humans, at least partially, in His redemptive plan for mankind. It is an unruly lot, even our sometimes hero Abraham. Here Abraham again tries to take plans into his own hands. Ironically, a pagan king shows him how to walk righteously before the Lord. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNijvDWAn2Wv2KFun2AnvCA…
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In the story of the KNUCKLEHEAD Lot, we get a glimpse of how God saves people. God finds zero righteous people in Sodom. Lot is one of the zero. Yet here begins God's ASSOCIATIVE MERCY that will end wit the ASSOCIATIVE SALVATION we'll see in Christ. The Lord, "being merciful to him..." Listen 7 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNijvDWAn2Wv…
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Abraham intercedes for the righteous people of the city of Sodom. He intercedes for the few. The problem is, there are no righteous people in Sodom. Sodom is destroyed, but no righteous people are harmed in its' destruction. Without the help of God, not one of us stands before God in a blameless and confident way. Watch 7 minutes to see if you'd ma…
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Is God UNJUST? Specifically, is He unjust because He is NOT THOROUGH? Or, do we have a God who makes inquiries of perfect accuracy with full assessment? As it turns out, God hears and sees; He goes down to visit; He knows fully. So, if and when He judges, He does it with a full knowledge. God is both just AND thorough. https://www.youtube.com/chann…
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Christianity is all about "being a child of Abraham" and having his type of faith. We are also asked to be a "child of Sarah" in getting submission right. Personally, I think Sarah learned it as her servant Hagar practiced it for 13 years in their home. I think Hagar taught SARAH submission, so Sarah could teach the world about it. Watch for 7 minu…
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What is the BEST question in all of the Bible? You could certainly make an argument for this one: Is anything to hard for the Lord? God asks this of Abraham and Sarah. Funny thing though, is that God Himself KNOWS THE ANSWER to the question He asks. However, Sarah and Abraham are wrestling with the answer, as should we. Please ask and answer it wit…
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Both Abraham and Sarah Laugh at God regarding His promises for children. In my view, it is not their finest moment of faith. They both walk-back their comments. God doesn't let it go. He reminds them of this moment by actually NAMING this promised child ISAAC, which means HE LAUGHS. So, every time they call Isaac to dinner they are reminded of this…
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You mean to tell me that to find the people of the Abrahamic covenant, you had to look in their PANTS? Exactly. What was God thinking? Why this surgical and perhaps strange cutting of circumcision? We'll also zoom forward to the New Covenant. Fortunately there, we don't need to look in your PANTS, but we need to look even DEEPER at your HEART. Watc…
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When the Bible talks about "How to get to heaven" it does not refer to the 10 commandments and the law of Moses. When the Bible talks about "How to have a relationship with God", it asks us to turn to THIS page, 400+ years before the law. It is a relationship that is graciously given by God and received by faith. Abraham did it right first. Watch 7…
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El Shaddai means power, strength, sufficient, and all-mighty. God gives this name of Himself to Abram so that Abram can better understand the characteristics of God. Amy Grant wrote a timeless song in 1982 that still captures this beautifully. It launched her career almost as much as Abram. ;-) Watch 7 minutes and then listen to Amy's song. https:/…
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Have you ever wondered where the Arabic people group comes from? Join me for 7 minutes to hear about a man the first century historian Josephus calls, "Founder of the Arabs." This is Ishmael, the son of Abram and Hagar. Almost 3000 years later, many of this people group adopted Islam, and are now known as Muslims. Watch like and subscribe on Youtub…
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“I think everybody has limitless potential to create whatever they want”. That’s the core idea that coach and best-selling author, Scott Allan lives by. Scott's made it his mission to "help people create the life they want to own". How does he do that exactly? With the extraordinary series of self-help books he's written, and by sharing his life st…
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Both Cain and Hagar do something wrong. Both get a chance to correct their attitudes and change the course of their steps. The Lord basically says, "You can do better!" Cain has no regard for the correction of the Lord and INCREASES his "spiritual distance" from God. Hagar is our wonderful example as she hears the rebuke of God and changes directio…
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Don't miss this story of Hagar. It is one of the sweetest, most tender interactions between God and humans in the Bible. We learn wonderful truths about God: He HEARS, He SEES, He LOOKS AFTER. He Challenges too. And dear Hagar. She asks, and she NOTICES and then OBEYS. She is asked to do the #1 and #2 HARDEST things in the world. Watch 7 minutes on…
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Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to Bridgerton episode 3.07 – Joining Of Hands. In this episode, we chat how the most interesting aspect of this episode is Colin’s POV, if Whistledown is the true villain in all of Bridgerton, and why “Sharks Gotta Swim.” SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE PODCASTS SPOTIFY YOUTUBE CONNECT WITH…
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The spiritual life is all about ENTRUSTING when it is HARD. If it was easy, anybody could do it. Hagar is asked to do the hardest thing: SUBMIT. She's also asked to give evidence of it by returning. Along with forgiveness, these make the top-five of spiritual difficulty. Hagar will beautifully adorns herself in submission. I think she teaches the c…
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A Covenant is a promise that you pledge with YOURSELF. That is, your personal bodily integrity. If the promise is broken, somebody dies. Abram and Sarai, surrounding the conception of Ismael, are anything but All-Stars. Nobody does their job well before God. They serve to remind us to Entrust in the HARD STUFF. Fortunately the middle of the story i…
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God "cuts a covenant" with Abram. Though Abram doesn't know it, God knows that in cutting this covenant, the Lord will have to CUT HIMSELF. To keep covenant with mankind, extraordinary measures will have to be employed. Eventually, He'll have to sacrifice HIMSELF. Watch 7 minutes here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNijvDWAn2Wv2KFun2AnvCA…
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God tells Abram some pretty unpleasant things. His descendants will be sojourners in a foreign land, servants x 400 years. Ouch. He might have paused to ask, "WHY IS THERE EVIL?" God also tells Abram that He is doing some sovereign work regarding the punishment for EVIL in another people group. The reason Abram's people are seeing "evil" is because…
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"If God knew my sin, He'd never want me." If that is your thought, GOOD! You are ½ there. We all wear filthy rags to a splendor party. In fact, ONLY sinners are invited. He tells us that by belief, we are credited with some stuff that we just don't deserve. What happens to Abram must happen to us. Heaven by works is unobtainable. We too must follow…
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How do sinners go to heaven? Specifically, how do UNholy people enjoy fellowship with a HOLY God forever? How can these 2 unequal things co-exist? God has got to do some generous heavenly math on our behalf. He CREDITS us. He COUNTS us as RIGHTEOUS. He chooses to SEE US as righteous by our faith. Abram, and us, believe the Lord, and it is counted t…
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Imagine if your $100 contribution to your 401K was "matched" by your employer to the tune of $1,000,000,000. This is similar to the spiritual math that Abram sees in his spiritual account: He believes. Then God credits him with RIGHTEOUSNESS. God makes Abram spiritually acceptable before him. Here's the kicker: We should care about this because WE …
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Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to Bridgerton episode 3.06 – Romancing Mister Bridgerton. In this episode, we chat the downfalls of lackluster side stories and spinning wheels on the plot, the necessity of REAL choice for drama, why Penelope and Cressida are basically the same character, and why Blake’s favorite Needle Drop moment from the sho…
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You are either listening or watching a podcast called BE WITH ME. The title is rooted in today's passage from Gen 15:1 “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” It is one of the Bible's great themes. God wishes to give to us HIMSELF. A relationship with the Lord God Himself is the ultimate and ultimately ONLY real prize.…
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What do we do when we receive a windfall of blessing? Abram, for one, GIVES BACK. He gives a tenth. 10%. A tithe. Real stuff. Real money that represents a genuine heart. He also makes a vow before the Lord. He commits to his pathway of FAITH in the Lord. Our world needs those who both GIVE MORE and those who VOW MORE. Visit and subscribe on YouTube…
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Abram is faced with an unbearable, unreasonable, and impossible military situation exacerbated by the bad decisions of his knuckle headed nephew Lot. It is a tense moment of "What will Abram do next". He responds FAITHFULLY with "boots on and sword drawn". Somehow, he STAYS FAITHFUL, even though situationally it looks very bad. Somehow, he wins mil…
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The Assyrian Kings were the first mid-eastern world power. They were serious about the tribute that had to be paid from their subjugated regions. Suddenly, Sodom and Gomorrah STOPPED PAYING THEIR TAXES. Assyria's response? INVASION. World War ONE. Being the world power, (eventually an EMPIRE) they were undefeated in EVERY BATTLE recorded in Genesis…
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Happy Fourth of July to those of you in the USA. Speaking of real estate, today two people move into two real locations. One moves toward the Person and promises and acreage of God--Abram. The other, Lot, moves his tent and his life toward Sodom. This nearly costs Lot his life. Our identity is defined by who and what we move toward. 7 minute listen…
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“You don't have to let your past define you. You can change in a heartbeat”. Dr. Cindy Starke is a firm believer that it’s never too late to begin again. Cindy is a physician and geneticist, and at mid-life she made the bold decision to leave her full-time hospital position and top-end salary to found a coaching program dedicated to empowering wome…
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Welcome to the strange, perhaps morally ambiguous story of the Father of Faith, the "Exhalted Father with no current children", of Abram. He gives his wife, "tell 'em you're my sister" Sarai into the hands of the Egyptian Court. She is apparently so beautiful, that only a Pharaoh qualifies to consider as a wife partner. The only problem is: she is …
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"Building an altar" is to stop what you normally do, and focus on what God is doing. It is carving out one's attention to be directed appreciatively towards God. For Abram, it is done after first hearing, and later seeing God Himself. Let's not take "the appearing" of God lightly. It is a big deal when God becomes manifest here in a tangible way. W…
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God Blesses Abram for a reason. The sweet promises and Person of God is not just for himself. It is for all the families of the earth. God makes ONE redemptive plan. It is through this ONE guy, and the people that are his, that blessing is to come to this planet. This is a big day in Scripture. Join me for 7 minutes. bewithme.us Apple Podcasts, Goo…
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNijvDWAn2Wv2KFun2AnvCA Travel 10 generations with me from Noah to Abraham. The problem is, even in a genealogical history, we encounter a family that can have no kids! And to boot, Abraham is supposed to be the genetic pathway for many physical nations! He is also the father of EVERY BELIEVER in the one true God. W…
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At the Tower of Babel, God sets the scene to use the scattering of the nations and the favoring of Israel, to benefit and draw back the nations. This is coming in Chapter 12. When God "comes down to see" it is always done in judgment. We cannot pridefully build stuff towards God, as we have problems BIGGER THAN CAN BE SOLVED WITH BRICKS! Bewithme.u…
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Modern people aren't the first to invent a "Sin City". That started with Babel and the Tower they built. Every generation seems to unify in wicked defiance against their Creator. It is not a new story, but it is always new to us. Humans cannot earn their way to God by their striving. BUT, God has striven toward us. Similarly, He is not opposed to e…
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The "Hebrews" are from a man called Eber. The Hebrews are his clan. God first divides the world around the Hebrews. We are even seeing this today. God Blesses the world by blessing this nation Then He Saves the world through this nation. Genesis follows the people of Mr. Eber from here on out. His line will carry all throughout the Bible, starting …
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Sometimes the spiritual diet is not just made up of Twinkies. Sometimes you encounter a more difficult passage, where you have to dig around a bit to find the good stuff. Welcome to the genealogy of Noah's sons. They are real people who lived in a real place and had a real relationship with God--most of them a poor relationship. The real diamond co…
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All I am asking today is for us to LEAN IN to the Genealogy of Noah and his sons. We go from 8 people total on the ARK to the filling of whole landmasses. They are being fruitful numerically, just like God asked. The ark worked. Humanity was saved. They didn't turn perfect though. Even Noah got caught in sin upon landfall. People do continue, but s…
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The ESV commentary on today's passage says, "This unusual episode provides an unexpected sequel to the flood story." No kidding! We'll look at drunkenness, disrespect and nakedness. We'll assess our relationship with all three. We'll remedy all the common problems in our world. Watch or listen for 7 minutes. Subscribe on YouTube or Google podcasts.…
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Rainbows MEAN SOMETHING. They mean that there currently is Divine RESTRAINT. They mean that there is Divine RESCUE. They mean that there is an opportunity for Divine Relationship. By knowing these things, we can then FIND THE RAINBOW MAKER. Join me for a 7 minute search for the Rainbow Maker. Subscribe to my YouTube channel! There are lots of video…
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We can know what God is thinking at a particular moment in time when we see a particular sign: THE RAINBOW. He tells us that when He puts His bow in the clouds, HE SEES IT and REMEMBERS His covenant with mankind. This rainbow remembering covenant is one of divine restraint and also one of divine blessing. First, He is holding back righteous judgmen…
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Despite the not-so-good intentions of mankind's heart, God offers rescue and relationship. Fortunately, this depends more on the character of God than of the character of man. After getting off the Ark, Noah finds himself in the BIG ARC, the big theme of history. This is the RELENTLESS PURSUIT of God towards mankind. He offers rescue and relationsh…
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