Best Dave Laton Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 75 - Satan's Tactics - Overcoming the Danger of Pride 20:47

1d ago20:47

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Send us a text All of us express pride in some way. Sometimes this is not a harmful or bad thing. But pride can also be harmful. In this episode I continue talking about how Satan uses various tactics to seperate us from God by causing us to sin. A common way he does this is through our pride. We must be careful to not let our focus on self come be…

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Episode 14 - Travis Ray Speaks About Personal and Property Security 36:30

2d ago36:30

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Send us a text As we enter into the annual holiday and shopping season we feel that there is an increase threat to our personal and property security. Although we focus on that in this episode, it is important all year long. Travis Ray, former police officer in Prattville and current investigator for the state of Alabama discusses practical steps w…

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Episode 13 - A Conversation With Brent Missildine - What it Means to Walk With Our Master 39:11

9d ago39:11

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Send us a text The title for this podcast is Walking With Our Master. I take this opportunity to discuss with Brent Missildine, minister for the Prattville Church of Christ, what it means to walk with the Master. In our conversation we look at various scriptures that use the expression walking with our Lord. We discuss what that expression means, w…

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Episode 74 - Defeating Satan's Strategies 14:47

12d ago14:47

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Send us a text Sometimes challenges to our hope discourage us from continuing to try. Sometimes they even interfere with our desire to find and do God's will. As we face these challenges to our hope, we must remember that the source of our challenges is not our Lord, rather it is Satan. In this episode I want to speak about three strategies Satan u…

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Episode 12 - A Conversation With Jim and Teresa Bitterman 23:03

16d ago23:03

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Send us a text The Prattville church of Christ is a growing family. We have grown by reaching out into our community with the good news of God's grace and salvation. We have also been blessed by families growing and new families moving into our area and wanting to be a part of our efforts. In this episode we are going to get to know Jim and Teresa …

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Episode 73 - A Conversation With Bill and Kathy Hardy of Gospel Sharing Ministries 47:48

19d ago47:48

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Send us a text It is a wonderful thing when we discover the passion for our life. So many times folks will flounder around looking for purpose and meaning in their life. This is not so with Bill and Kathy Hardy. They not only discovered their purpose and meaning in their life, they are living it every day. Bill and Kathy are part of a ministry call…

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Episode 11 - A Conversation With Jeremy and Melenie Cleveland 28:35

23d ago28:35

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Send us a text The word servant is a critical description for those who are disciples of our Lord. Sometimes that title is a formal one to describe those of our leadership but other times it is an earned title through the consistent efforts to show the grace, love, and compassion of our Lord. Jeremy and Melenie Cleveland are such servants. They fai…

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Episode 72 - A Conversation With Chuck Basaldua, Friend and Fellow Sojourner 33:56

26d ago33:56

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Send us a text We've stated many times in the episodes of this podcast that all of us face challenges to our hope. Some folks may perhaps be facing a significant challenge for the first time in their life. Others have faced various challenges and have learned to deal with them as life moves on. As we do face challenges and learn from them, we usual…

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Episode 10 - A Conversation With Clip and Glenna Knap 22:31

1M ago22:31

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Send us a text It seems like I am repeating myself as I say that the family at the Prattville church of Christ is made of many wonderful members. It also seems like an understatement. We have such a wide variety of backgrounds that blend together to bring their strengths to showing the grace, love, and compassion of our Lord in their lives. One won…

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Episode 71 - A Conversation With Eric Lyons of Aplogetics Press 31:16

1M ago31:16

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Send us a text The English language, and perhaps other languages as well has many words that have different meanings. One such word is the word apologetics. To many folks, the word suggests the idea of apologizing for something we’ve done wrong. But this word has a much deeper meaning, especially in relation to looking to discover, sustain, or rega…

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Episode 9 - A Conversation With Raymond Elliott 36:59

1M ago36:59

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Send us a text Sometimes I think of the Prattville church of Christ as a treasure chest full of precious gems. One such gem is our beloved Raymond Elliott. Raymond has given his entire life to serving our Lord and His church. We have enjoyed the company and encouragement of Raymond and Miss Virginia for many years. He is a shepherd, counselor, conf…

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Episode 70 - A Conversation With Clayton Johnson of the Carbon Valley Church of Christ 38:52

1M ago38:52

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Send us a text Whenever I’m speaking with someone who is facing challenges to their hope, that they are not alone. We are together in our journey to hope. Quite frequently there are those whose environment, situations in life, and their singular efforts can lead to challenges in their hope. In this episode I’m speaking with Clayton Johnson, a gospe…

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Episode 8 - A Conversation With Lynne Laton - Card Ministry 23:38

1M ago23:38

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Send us a text I've stated many times that service to our Lord takes many forms. We must serve as we are able. God doesn't state in a specific way what He expects as service. Rather He says to use what He has gifted us with and to do so with love and to glorify Him. In this episode I have the honor and joy of interviewing my wife, Lynne. We will ta…

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Episode 69 - A Conversation With Timothy Henry, Sayre, Pennsylvania 45:49

2M ago45:49

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Send us a text In this episode I am speaking with a young man who was facing a lot in his life that could lead to hopelessness. It may not have been conscious on his part, but this young man was a seeker. One thing I know for certain is that the Holy Spirit will always bring the seeker and teacher together. We may not realize it in the moment. And …

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Episode 7 - A Conversation With Kurt and Debbie Cammack 22:06

2M ago22:06

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Send us a text One of the strengths of the Prattville church of Christ is the way our families blend together as we serve our Lord. We have so many from different backgrounds, cultures, education levels, and so many other elements. We also have some historical (and some hysterical) members. One such family at Prattville is Kurt and Debbie Cammack. …

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Episode 68 - A Conversation With Arthur Barry, Evangelist in Sayre, Pennsylvania 34:46

2M ago34:46

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Send us a text One of the blessings all of us share is to have wonderful friends who encourage and support us in our life. Arthur and Sandy Barry have been friends with us since 2016 when we came to know them through an evangelistic effort we shared in Pennsylvania. In this episode I am speaking with Arthur about his work in Sayre, Pennsylvania to …

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Episode 6 - A Conversation With David Hall and Sammy Huggins, Shepherds for the Prattville Church of Christ 40:25

2M ago40:25

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Send us a text When our Lord put together His Kingdom, the church, he provided for us everything we needed to be successful as His subjects and servants. Among the plan is the organization and leadership. How it is organized and led is another indication of the amazing brilliance of our creator. Each congregation is to be separate and led by a body…

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Episode 67 - Faith, A Matter of Choice 38:24

2M ago38:24

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Send us a text As we continue in our journey to hope, it becomes obvious that faith plays a major role in the direction and success in which we travel. Faith and hope are intertwined and supportive of one another. As our faith grows, so to does our hope. And as our hope grows, so to does our faith. In this episode, I look at faith as a matter of ch…

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Bonus Episode - The Hope Poem 4:59

2M ago4:59

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Send us a text It's not unusual to feel alone and overwhelmed when life throws challenges at us. We also may feel in these moments that these challenges pile on seeming to crush us by their number and weight. It is in these moments that it is very important to remember that we are not alone. I recently came across a poem by Amar Amarvani called, "T…

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Episode 5 - A Conversation With Martha Martin 26:28

2M ago26:28

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Send us a text I like to ask guests on the podcast to describe our congregation in their own words. My guest in this podcast summed up the description using the word, family. I think that is a perfect description. In this episode I am chatting with one of our wonderful family members, Martha Martin. Martha leads a valuable ministry that helps hold …

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Episode 66 - A Conversation With Don Moore - Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes 47:17

2M ago47:17

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Send us a text We all have knowledge, skills, and experiences that we can use to help others discover, sustain, or regain hope. We might not recognize these in ourselves, but they are there. In this episode I have a conversation with Don Moore, Assistant Executive Director for the Lads to Leaders organization. We discuss what Lads to Leaders is and…

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Episode 65 - The Three C's of Christianity 15:11

3M ago15:11

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Send us a text A lot of us learn or think in some sort of pattern. We find comfort in patterns to help us understand and live our life. We can learn outside of a pattern, but it helps to have one. In this episode, I want to look at a pattern that will help us understand a bit about Christianity. There are a lot of thoughts out there about what Chri…

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Episode 4 - A Conversation With Billy and Doris Adair 25:16

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Send us a text It is very true to say that the heart of the Prattville Church of Christ is its people. Billy and Doris Adair are a wonderful example of this as we see the love and warmth they have for each other, the family at Prattville, and those around us. It was my honor to chat with them in this episode as they discussed their memories, their …

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Episode 3 - A Conversation With Remington Afre - Young Adult Minister at the Prattville Church of Christ 36:38

3M ago36:38

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Send us a text One of the exciting things about being a part of a congregation is to have new families move into our area and become a part of our church family. In this case, not only do we have a new family, but we also have a new member of our ministry team. In this episode I have a conversation with Remington Afre, or Remy as we know him. Remy …

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Episode 64 - Understanding the Cost 14:18

3M ago14:18

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Send us a text You've heard it expressed in some form or another that everything has a cost or that nothing is truly free. This is applicable to true and lasting hope. True and lasting hope is found only in our Lord Jesus Christ. The hope most people have is a vague form of wanting something to happen or not to happen. There is nothing inherently w…

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Episode 63 - Going Out on a Limb 19:43

3M ago19:43

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Send us a text In this episode I want to look at a character known to many who traveled from hopeless to hopeful through his interaction with Jesus. This man was willing to sacrifice his dignity to get a chance to see Jesus. Of course, I'm talking about what is a favorite Bible story for many. I'm talking about Zacchaeus. Perhaps you are facing rej…

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Episode 2 - Who is the Master 15:53

3M ago15:53

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Send us a text It is logical that if we are to walk with our Master, we should know who He is and what He teaches. In this episode I introduce a bit about Jesus. This is just a summary. The study of Jesus and His teachings, especially how to apply them in our life is a life-time study. He teachings don't change, but we change as we grow older and h…

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Episode 1 - Walking With Our Master Introduction 4:10

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Send us a text Hello friends, Welcome to Walking With Our Master, an outreach of the Prattville Church of Christ. This podcast is designed to inform, encourage, and teach as together we walk with our Master. In this inaugral episode I introduce the family of the Prattville church located in Prattville, Alabama. We're simply Christians seeking to gr…

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Episode 62 - A Conversation With Aaron Anderson of the Home of Recovery and Restoration 46:26

3M ago46:26

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Send us a text Everyone of us have a past that has elements we are ashamed of, or regret. Some have extreme situations from which they are seeking to grow out of. Another point to note is that when something has become a part of who we are, it is not easy to change it. It usually takes what is known as a significant emotional event. In this episode…

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Episode 61 - A Conversation About Humor in Scripture With Phillip Treat 33:37

3M ago33:37

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Send us a text Scripture, God's word is serious. It communicates to us how God created us, how sin came into the world, and how He made the way back to Him possible through Jesus Christ. Yet God also created us in His image with all the emotions we experience. Among those is the ability to see humor in things. And although scripture is serious, som…

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Episode 60 - A Conversation With Judith Henry About Caregiving 37:48

4M ago37:48

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Send us a text One of the best ways to discover, sustain, or regain hope is to be there for others. There are no individuals of greater importance than our caregivers who help take care of us as we face challenges in life. Many caregivers don't expect to be in that role and find themselves with limited knowledge and resources. My friend Judith Henr…

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Episode 59 - Faith, Hope, and Love - A Triad of Gifts 24:10

4M ago24:10

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Send us a text In this presentation I want to discuss briefly three gifts, wonderful gifts, powerful gifts, that fully equip us to serve our Lord and to help each other. These three gifts form a holy triad: Faith, Hope, and Love. I want to briefly explain a bit about them but mostly, I want to focus on how they work together to strengthen and equip…

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Episode 58 - Being Fearless in a Fearful World 13:15

4M ago13:15

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Send us a text It is easy to feel fear when we are bombarded daily with such negative input. We hear it from our news sources. We hear is from our friends, co-workers, and even family. It is not wonder then that fear can have such a presence in our life. But we can break away from fear. We can embrace fearlessness. In this episode I share some thin…

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Bonus Episode - Just Walk With Me 4:45

4M ago4:45

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Send us a text Sometimes, even with our best intentions, what we offer someone isn't what they need. What they need is to just "walk with me." I came across this poem sometime back as I journeyed through cancer treatments. I'm so very thankful for the many who did walk with me with abundant love. The transcript for this poem is included. One last t…

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Episode 57 - A Conversation With Feroze Baksh of Georgetown, Guyana 27:43

4M ago27:43

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Send us a text I have had the honor and pleasure to get to know and work with Feroze Baksh from the Georgetown, Guyana area. Feroze is an evangelist in that area helping to teach the gospel of Jesus and by that, to bring true and lasting hope to others. Feroze faces many challenges in his work. He shares with us his story of how he was converted to…

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Episode 56 - The Man Who Called Jesus by Name 17:55

5M ago17:55

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Send us a text There are so many remarkable events in the life of Christ. We spend years studying them and drawing an application for our lives. In this episode I want to look at one of these events that occurred towards the end of our Lord's life yet hold great significance to us. I'm speaking of the interaction between Jesus and one of those cruc…

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Bonus Episode - Why I Do What I Do 6:32

5M ago6:32

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Send us a text This episode marks one year since I began my podcast. It has been a wonderful journey. I have enjoyed tremendously the guests I've had, the insights I've gained and shared, and my personal growth in knowledge of hope. I wanted to briefly chat about how I began my podcast and a bit about why I started it. I am looking forward to many …

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Episode 55 - A Conversation With Nic and Isabelle Cavender 30:48

5M ago30:48

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Send us a text As I've gotten older I've noticed how much joy I have in seeing young married couples begin life together. They are full of love, joy, and hope as they grow in their relationship. Such is the case with Nic and Isabelle Cavender. I recently met this couple at our congregation and saw how special they were. I also saw how much they rem…

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Episode 54 - A Conversation With David Barker - Finding Hope Through Worship 35:34

5M ago35:34

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Send us a text It may seem odd that we would find hope through worship when it is often seen as an activity in which we should look outward to God. But like other things, God provides us benefits in this activity. In this episode I discuss with David Barker, minister for the Midway Church of Christ about how we find hope through our worship to God.…

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Episode 53 - A Conversation With Tim Hodge of Rainbow Omega 39:55

5M ago39:55

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Send us a text In this episode you will hear the passion and excitement in the voice of Tim Hodge as he tells us the story of Rainbow Omega and how it brings hope to individuals and their families in unique and wonderful ways. Rainbow Omega is a wonderful organization with an unusual name. But as you will learn from this episode, the name is perfec…

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Episode 52 - A Conversation With Keith Kasarjian About Hope and Motivation 25:17

6M ago25:17

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Send us a text It has been noted that the more hope we have the more motivated we are. Sadly, the opposite is also true. If we feel we have no hope then our motivation wanes or is nonexistant. In this episode we look at the relationship between hope and motivate. We look at how we can develop motivation and how we can recapture motivation when it b…

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Episode 51 - A Conversation With Brent Missildine - Repentance and Hope 39:58

6M ago39:58

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Send us a text We've stated in several episodes that true and lasting hope is found in our Lord Jesus Christ. And until we put on Christ through our repentance and baptism, we don't have that true and lasting hope. Part of the elements that God requires for us to be granted salvation from our sins is repentance. This word is sometimes misunderstood…

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Episode 50 - A Conversation With Becky Beggs, a 10 Year Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient 31:05

6M ago31:05

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Send us a text Becky has been a guest before (Season 1 - Episode 20) where we talked about the healing of humor. She is a remarkable person with a tremendous spirit. I think you will discover as I did that you feel like you've known her for years as a good friend. In this episode Becky and I discuss a new venture she started that is aimed at helpin…

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Episode 49 - A Conversation With Dale Jenkins - Finding Hope Through God's Word 36:32

6M ago36:32

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Send us a text Perhaps you've heard it said many times that we find true and lasting hope through God's word, the Bible. You may even have heard it often enough the it is easy to tune it out. I like to think you want to know God's word but not sure where to begin reading or understanding it. In this episode I have a discussion withe Dale Jenkins ab…

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Episode 48 - A Conversation With Jason Green About Finding Hope in Songs of Praise and Worship 39:11

6M ago39:11

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Send us a text Music and singing have always been part of efforts to motivate and stimulate us. Even in our entertainment, we see the importance of songs. For example, we hear a song from a movie and are immediately transported to that movie. Military bands serve to spur on soldiers. Highschool bands spur on teams to keep going. The same is true in…

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Episode 47 - Throw Away Your Stones 15:58

7M ago15:58

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Send us a text Imagine being brought before a judge for a crime that you are completely guilty of. You know the law and know you must be punished. You can only hope that the judge will show mercy. Such is the situation for a woman brought to Jesus for a crime that in that time was punishable by death. She dared not hope for mercy. Yet our Lord demo…

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Episode 46 - A Conversation With Raymond Elliott on Patience and Hope 41:39

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Send us a text We've discussed in the past about how it sometimes takes courage to have hope. I've discovered that it also takes patience to see hope truly realized. Often we want something and we want it quickly. When we are especially dealing with a challenge to our hope, we seek immediate relief. We might even wonder if God is truly listening to…

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Episode 45 - A Conversation With Chris Moran, Director of the North Alabama Christian Children's Home 23:15

7M ago23:15

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Send us a text Taking care of children is among the most noble and important activities in which we can be engaged. Children offer so much to our lives. A major thing they bring to us is hope. At the same time, one of the most tragic things is a child whose hope is challenged. In this episode, I'm speaking with Chris Moran, Director of the North Al…

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Episode 44 - From Feeble to Free 20:31

7M ago20:31

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Send us a text In this episode I am sharing an excerpt from my book, Journey to Hope. I look at two seemingly unrelated events in the life of Christ where He heals two men of paralysis. I will talk to the similarities and differences in these two events and what we can learn from them. We'll focus on the most important point in these two events and…

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Episode 43 - A Conversation With Brian Davis, President of the World Bible School 44:04

8M ago44:04

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Send us a text We've held the position throughout all of our podcast episodes that true and lasting hope is found in our Lord Jesus Christ. We learn about our Lord through Bible study. But sometimes folks may feel that they don't know where to begin a Bible study or even how to study the Bible. The World Bible School is a wonderful resource to help…

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