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Hello! I'm Allen Greeley and I love thinking and meditating on Scripture. Another word for it, which we don't use very often, is pondering. When the mother of Jesus heard the shepherds retell the vision of the angels celebratory singing; the Scripture says, "Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart" (Luke 2:19). That alone is my goal with this podcast. I want us to treasure in our hearts what we hear from God and ponder it. It would be an honor to have you listen in an ...
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Send Allen a text - Ponder with me the struggle to understand the world we live in. Why isn't God swooping in and fixing our greatest problems? Does He see them and why isn't He intervening? Well, He is. However, what God is doing will almost assuredly surprise you. It did with Habakkuk. He asked these very questions - what is happening and what ar…
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Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about the life of Paul and what made him such an effective teacher. Paul was a regular dude! We tend to exalt Bible characters to other-worldly status, but they were regular people and the goal of being like them isn't too far-fetched. In this lesson I try to point out things about Paul that were true because of h…
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Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about the attacks of September 11th. This episode might be good for older kids to think about. We already have a generation of children that don't know what happened, but more importantly, those children will be wrestling with questions asked on this episode fairly soon (if they haven't already). The events are so…
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Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about how we should never leave people behind. The world doesn't seem to care about the "little people", but Jesus sure did and so does a revived church. When Christians are truly awake to God's purposes, there is a tremendous effort to ensure no one is left behind or left out. When Nehemiah finds out about the "l…
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Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about the silent killer - discouragement! More importantly though, let's think about how we ought to attack it head-on. Discouragement is not to be left alone. Nehemiah will jump into action the moment he hears of it, and so should we. Are you discouraged or is someone near you discouraged? Be a Nehemiah, and let'…
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Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about what it means to be a friend. Being a true friend isn't easy! It takes sacrifice, vulnerability, and consistency just to name a few. I was in the room when someone within my family passed away peacefully when someone said something that touched my heart, "she was a friend to many." Let's think about friendsh…
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Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about all the amazing gifts, talents, abilities that people have in the church! As Peter mentions in I Peter 4:10, those gifts need to be used to serve the church. However, unfortunately, because we are so different in so many areas, it can create frustration and even force us into comparing and measuring ourselve…
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Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about why the sun's light failed the day Christ died. Why did that happen? Furthermore, why does the Holy Spirit want us to know it happened? It's recorded 3 times. God must want us to see something about the sun failing that day. Let's dive into the Old Testament and see other times that language is used, and wha…
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Send Allen a text - Ponder with me what it means to take personal responsibility! Here I am, send me -- that was not said by Nehemiah but that perfect describes his attitude. However, before he saw himself as part of the solution, he saw himself as part of the problem and then spent months praying about it. But how did he come to care so deeply abo…
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Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about trusting in ourselves. We look at Israel's trust in the Temple in Jeremiah 7 and then transition to thinking about self-righteousness. Ultimately though, what does self-righteousness do to our relationships with others? We all desperately need God to intercede in His grace and once that idea captures my hear…
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Send Allen a text - Ponder revival with me. What is it? What happens when God's people awake? How does God respond, and what are the inevitable challenges that will come? In the beginning lesson we talk about revival's definition and the purpose for the Israelites coming home from captivity. To God be the glory!…
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Send Allen a text - Ponder with me how difficult it is at times to trust God's promises. There are times when it looks like all is lost, and for many of the Psalmists, they were bold enough to tell that to God in prayer. Psalm 89 is one such Psalm. We also ponder the beginnings of the Samaritans and the challenge to look at everyone as a soul needi…
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