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The Excel Still More podcast is designed to help Christians excel in their faith, their relationships, and really every part of their lives. If you are interested in growth in your faith, this is the show for you. If you want to see yourself reach greater heights, achieve powerful spiritual goals, and be a better servant of Christ, we are here to help. Each episode introduces a proven principle for achieving more. Then we show how the Word of God amplifies the idea. Finally, each episode wil ...
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Send us a Text Message. Sponsors: Jon Cunningham, Owner, Cunningham Financial Group Website: www.cunninghamfinancialgroup.com Phone: 205-326-7364 Tyler Cain, Senior Loan Officer, Statewide Mortgage Websites: https://statewidemortgage.com/ https://tylercain.floify.com/ Phone: 813-380-8487 Tucked deep within the book of judges is a sad little story a…
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Send us a Text Message. Sponsors: Jon Cunningham, Owner, Cunningham Financial Group Website: www.cunninghamfinancialgroup.com Phone: 205-326-7364 Tyler Cain, Senior Loan Officer, Statewide Mortgage Websites: https://statewidemortgage.com/ https://tylercain.floify.com/ Phone: 813-380-8487 I had the most amazing experience. I got to attend a graduati…
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Send us a Text Message. Sponsors: Jon Cunningham, Owner, Cunningham Financial Group Website: www.cunninghamfinancialgroup.com Phone: 205-326-7364 Tyler Cain, Senior Loan Officer, Statewide Mortgage Websites: https://statewidemortgage.com/ https://tylercain.floify.com/ Phone: 813-380-8487 Most of us know the story of David and Goliath really well. B…
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Send us a Text Message. Sponsors: Jon Cunningham, Owner, Cunningham Financial Group Website: www.cunninghamfinancialgroup.com Phone: 205-326-7364 Tyler Cain, Senior Loan Officer, Statewide Mortgage Websites: https://statewidemortgage.com/ https://tylercain.floify.com/ Phone: 813-380-8487 Notes: "Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees" (Matthew 16:5-…
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Send us a Text Message. Sponsors: Jon Cunningham, Owner, Cunningham Financial Group Website: www.cunninghamfinancialgroup.com Phone: 205-326-7364 Tyler Cain, Senior Loan Officer, Statewide Mortgage Websites: https://statewidemortgage.com/ https://tylercain.floify.com/ Phone: 813-380-8487 Welcome to the Practical End of the book Practicing the Way. …
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Send us a Text Message. Sponsors: Jon Cunningham, Owner, Cunningham Financial Group Website: www.cunninghamfinancialgroup.com Phone: 205-326-7364 Tyler Cain, Senior Loan Officer, Statewide Mortgage Websites: https://statewidemortgage.com/ https://tylercain.floify.com/ Phone: 813-380-8487 We covered a lot today so I wanted to just provide an outline…
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Send us a Text Message. Sponsor: Jon Cunningham, Owner, Cunningham Financial Group Website: www.cunninghamfinancialgroup.com Phone: 205-326-7364 Celebrate R.E.C.O.V.E.R.Y. Realize I’m not God; I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable. (Step 1) “Happy are those who know that they are s…
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Send us a Text Message. Sponsor: Jon Cunningham, Owner, Cunningham Financial Group Website: www.cunninghamfinancialgroup.com Phone: 205-326-7364 A Manifesto for Myself on Social Media 1. I don’t have to comment on every post I disagree with. People will be okay without my input. I can walk away and move on to something else. 2. I need to give the b…
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Send us a Text Message. Sponsor: Jon Cunningham, Owner, Cunningham Financial Group Website: www.cunninghamfinancialgroup.com Phone: 205-326-7364 I saw a sign recently outside of a church: No Perfect People Allowed. What do you think about that sign? What does it mean? Would you be comfortable with it outside of the place where you worship? There is…
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Send us a Text Message. Sponsor: Jon Cunningham, Owner, Cunningham Financial Group Website: www.cunninghamfinancialgroup.com Phone: 205-326-7364 NOTE - Two things below: Passages from Philippians about the Gospel AND The Life-Saving Station "In/Off the Gospel" -- I'd encourage you to make these phrases: 9 References: Phil 1:5,7,12,16, 27; 2:22; 4:3…
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Send us a Text Message. Sponsor: Jon Cunningham, Owner, Cunningham Financial Group Website: www.cunninghamfinancialgroup.com Phone: 205-326-7364 12 Thinking Shifts Among Millennials/Gen Z Christians… (The Second Six) by Wilson Adams Each generation brings unique changes and challenges. Sometimes older generations sweep them away with broad brushes …
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Send us a Text Message. Sponsor: Jon Cunningham, Owner, Cunningham Financial Group Website: www.cunninghamfinancialgroup.com Phone: 205-326-7364 12 Thinking Shifts Among Millennials/Gen Z Christians… (The First Six) by Wilson Adams Cultural thinking changes aren’t just coming, they’re here. In some ways, pruning-thinking is biblically healthy. It’s…
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Send us a Text Message. Have you ever seen one of those guys carrying a cross down the shoulder of the highway? Or standing holding one at a red light? If so, I have questions for you - lots of them? Primarily, what do you think about that? Would you ever do that? Are you doing things like that in connection with the direct instructions of Jesus? M…
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Send us a Text Message. Okay, the photo for the episode was found after the episode was recorded. It just made me smile so I added it. We can often be a little more like Pinocchio than we should. But worst of all is when the person we are lying to is ourselves. This can be the hardest habit to break. This episode looks at 5 Passages and a Story fro…
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Send us a Text Message. What is the most important key to a healthy relationship? Specifically, between a man and a woman who profess that they love one another? You might say, "faith." Which is hard to argue with. I address that early in the episode. But even faith, if it cannot be shared well, honestly, and fully, will always be lacking. That's t…
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Send us a Text Message. Hey, "IT'S ME SEASON." Okay, actually it is not. But I did see that printed on a sweat shirt recently. What are your thoughts on that? It really struck me as an honest, but also very sad proclamation. Our culture is shifting so quickly and fully to individualistic thinking. It doesn't make me angry to see and hear this. It j…
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Send us a Text Message. I chose the image: Paradoxes: Hard and Good - Not because it is true, but because of how often we see it as true. There can be this construct that opposes hard and seeks good, and even measures good, in terms of ease. It is very difficult to search my life history and see much correlation between Easy and Good. It is practic…
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Send us a Text Message. We are saved by faith. the Bible is clear about that. We are saved by our belief. The Gospel of John tells us that - Jesus tells us that - over and over. But we know there has to be something more to it. I mean, the demons believe and shutter. And faith without works is dead. So what is this saving faith? What does it look l…
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Send us a Text Message. I want to carefully invite you to a place of thinking through past fears today. I know some can be far too deep or hurtful for us to venture into. But if you are like me, you've got stories of just really scary, sorrowful, unforgettable events that you recall often. How do you feel when you recall them? Is the objective to b…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to the 4th ever ESM interview. I did one with Hal Elrod several years ago. At Christmas last year I shared one with Kenny Embry. A few weeks ago we brought on Jacob Hudgins. And now... my good friend and fellow podcaster, Benjamin Lee. Ben's drive and faith and laugh just draw people to him. He's an incredible motiva…
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Send us a Text Message. My kiddo, Luke, preached a sermon the other day that featured this opening quote: “Nor does a pure-minded man fall suddenly into crime by stress of any mere external force; the criminal thought had long been secretly fostered in the heart, and the hour of opportunity revealed its gathered power.” James Allen (As A Man Thinke…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to my personal favorite Bob Goff story. And that's saying something. His life has been incredibly interestingly lived. I linked to his books last week. Today I'll add a link to an episode from 2022 that featured his work in Uganda: Be Secretly Incredible. Part of being incredible is loving people. Not just from a dis…
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Send us a Text Message. God built each of us to align our mind and body. He gave us this beautiful things called a conscience to process His will, and factors of life, to create a consistency between heart and deeds. When we link those up, we are our authentic selves. Your authentic self may not be right, but it's honest. You may grow and change, b…
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Send us a Text Message. For just the third time in ESM history - it's an interview! It is my pleasure to have Jacob Hudgins on the program today to walk us through the House Rules that he has implemented in his home and has written about for the benefit of others. This will be our fifth and final episode in the House Rules series. And I was thinkin…
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Send us a Text Message. I have made 3 major financial decisions in my life that stand above the rest. One was awful. One was safe. And the last was exciting. To me, these represent the kind of choices that go far beyond portfolios, and certainly have more value than money. Let me walk you through those choices, spanning 25 years of my life. Maybe t…
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Send us a Text Message. Today, launch day, is "the most depressing day of the year." That being the case, I feel like a wellness check is needed: so how are you doing? Are you weathering January okay? If you are, I want you to see how much you've overcome to feel that way! And if not, there are real reasons for that which affect a lot of people. Yo…
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Send us a Text Message. Our cover image today is a 10 year old boy deciding whether or not to make his bed. He clearly doesn't want to. And yet, it is his responsibility. What factor will be determine what he does next? Sometimes doing the right thing is hard. And when it comes down to just the action... we may not want to do it at all. But there a…
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Send us a Text Message. Say it with me: Anterior Mid-Cingulate Cortex! Or aMCC for short. Today we take a little look into the brain, to find a very special part that controls the willpower of the rest. If we can learn how it works, and how to make it stronger, well, there isn't any part of your growth in life that won't be affected and helped! But…
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Send us a Text Message. HAPPY NEW YEAR! I pray 2024 is a wonderful adventure in growth and change and increased faith and joy in Christ! Welcome to season 6 of the ESM podcast. It's been an amazing journey thus far and I am looking forward to this season. Today's content - the challenge to balance out four elements of your life: Physical, Mental, S…
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Send us a Text Message. HAPPY NEW YEAR! I pray 2024 is a wonderful adventure in growth and change and increased faith and joy in Christ! Welcome to season 6 of the ESM podcast. It's been an amazing journey thus far and I am looking forward to this season. Today's content - the challenge to balance out four elements of your life: Physical, Mental, S…
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Interview with Kenny: Minimizing Daily Stress
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Send us a Text Message. Merry Christmas! Launch day for this week's episode is December 25th. I pray safety and joy for you and your loved ones. May the Father, Son and Spirit be with you all. About a month ago, Kenny Embry and I had a discussion about stress management. It became an hour long dive into our personal lives and things that have reall…
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Send us a Text Message. What would you find if you used some personal time excavating the center of your heart, taking a fearless moral inventory, and finding out what drives all you do? This week we look at the power of self-awareness. It is massively valuable. But to be honest, it is much deeper and more needful that I first thought. To me self-a…
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Send us a Text Message. Sponsors: Jon Cunningham, Owner, Cunningham Financial Group Website: www.cunninghamfinancialgroup.com Phone: 205-326-7364 Tyler Cain, Senior Loan Officer, Fairway Independent Mortgage Website: www.tylercainatfairway.com Phone: 813-380-8487 Welcome to PART 3 of 6 in our House Rules Series. Here is a link to Jacob's Book, whic…
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Send us a Text Message. Sponsors: Jon Cunningham, Owner, Cunningham Financial Group Website: www.cunninghamfinancialgroup.com Phone: 205-326-7364 Tyler Cain, Senior Loan Officer, Fairway Independent Mortgage Website: www.tylercainatfairway.com Phone: 813-380-8487 First things first, here is a link to Mannish Zomorodi's Ted Talk (note - at least one…
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Send us a Text Message. Sponsors: Jon Cunningham, Owner, Cunningham Financial Group Website: www.cunninghamfinancialgroup.com Phone: 205-326-7364 Tyler Cain, Senior Loan Officer, Fairway Independent Mortgage Website: www.tylercainatfairway.com Phone: 813-380-8487 Welcome to PART 2 of 6 in our House Rules Series. Here is a link to Jacob's Book, whic…
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Send us a Text Message. Sponsors: Jon Cunningham, Owner, Cunningham Financial Group Website: www.cunninghamfinancialgroup.com Phone: 205-326-7364 Tyler Cain, Senior Loan Officer, Fairway Independent Mortgage Website: www.tylercainatfairway.com Phone: 813-380-8487 Happy Thanksgiving Week! I hope things go well for you with family and friends. I pray…
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Send us a Text Message. We want things fast and want them to happen on a big time scale. We want total transformation, massive amazing change, and big payouts. All of that is in reach, but the work involved to get there is rarely as instant, sizable or flashy. It turns out, being wise small is the way to big things. Something you do every day for a…
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Send us a Text Message. I really hope you enjoy this series! Please let me know what you think. Feel free to share your own ideas, or just express how valuable you think this series might be. Your feedback will determine how quickly we get all 6 fit in! Please remember - application will be focused on the home, but not limited to it. At it's core, …
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Send us a Text Message. I am so stoked to share this with you today. Bible connection are on my favorite things list. Special thanks to Michelle Stevens for sending me a short clip from Myron Golden. I checked out a bunch of his stuff and found two Genesis stories that connect in an interesting way. Both of them relate in this way: count your bless…
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Send us a Text Message. Okay, I'm calling this my favorite thing I've learned in 2023. This simple outlook on relationships and three step, easily repeatable process... I love it. And I re-recorded this episode a week later just to share my testimonials! I gave a quick early shout out to Jacob Hudgins for his book House Rules. I highly recommend it…
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Send us a Text Message. The question of the episode is you asking yourself: "Who Am I?" - I encourage you to spend a little time on that this week. Find an answer that sits in the center of everything else about you and drives it all. Below I have included the lyrics for "To Not Worship You" by Mercy Me. As you listen to them today or explore below…
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Send us a Text Message. Where do you draw the line when it comes to sinful behavior? Is it your goal to do everything everyone else gets to do so long as you don't take that last step? Sometimes we strive for this in a very weird form of American Christianity. We want almost all of what our culture has to offer, with just a few things off limits. S…
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Send us a Text Message. We live in a "yes" world. There is so much to do, and as mostly middle class Americans, we are in a position to say yes to so many things. And for the most part, we seem to try to. After all, we don't want to miss out! No, I don't mean sinful things. But sometimes it feels like we are trying to indulge in and experience pret…
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Send us a Text Message. The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals Excel Still More Journal Okay, my new friend Rich Howe, from Richmond TX, has turned me on to a great new book. It is designed for business and company leaders, but it includes timeless principles. I see application for the individual, the family, the chur…
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Send us a Text Message. Read this! 4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! 5 Let your gentle spirit be known to all people. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehensio…
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Send us a Text Message. You gotta love Nick Saban. He says it like it is and asks you what you are gonna do about it! This straight talk can make us uncomfortable but it can also call us to needed change. Today, we look at a quote from him, one he'd actually recently heard from and NFL coach and is using with his guys. I hope you will find it usefu…
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Send us a Text Message. Question: Do you want to live to be 100? I feel like if you and I were chatting you might not give a resounding yes. We've seen a lot of disease and decay and death, and the idea of being here then might invoke a picture of sorrow and pain. But did you know there are people in their 90's and older still living rewarding and …
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Send us a Text Message. The ESM Podcast has largely been built for individual application and growth. For one thing, that's a whole lot easier to talk about and accomplish in comparison to collective behavior. You can change you. But changing others... that's a whole lot tougher. Changing the direction of an entire family, church, or culture... tha…
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Send us a Text Message. Sadly, I was in my mid-20's before I first learned about the story of Nehemiah. It was taught to me beforehand, and I REALLY could have used it in may teenage years, but it wasn't until I was in full time ministry work that this story took root in my heart. It is a story of passion, hope, hard work, belief in God, courage, d…
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Send us a Text Message. Seven Social Sins demands that we match up social responsibility with internal character development. It is worth the effort! To help you follow along today, let me include all FOUR of the lists we will feature today: Seven Things God Hates: Pride, Lying, Murder, Wicked Plans, Rushing to Evil, Lying about Others, Creating St…
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