Best Faking Lit Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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EP.49 - Down with Fake Worship 35:50

2h ago35:50

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Psalm 50 is a wonderful song penned by Asaph, one of David's worship leaders. Asaph writes of God's call to worship. why we should worship him, and then tells us that worship falls into 3 categories. The dutiful worshiper worships God because it is what is required of a Christian. The negotiating worshiper worships God so they can balance the scale…

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EP.48 - I want... Money?? 37:27

4d ago37:27

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In Psalm 49, the psalmist gives us a glimpse into what money can actually buy for us. Hint: It's not eternity. As we look at our finances and how we think about money in our Christian lives, it is easy to mistakenly believe God wants us to have a ton of it and never worry. The psalmist lets us know what our regards will be if we pursue money at all…

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EP.47 - Our God is an AWESOME God 36:02

11d ago36:02

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In Psalm 47 & 48, the psalmist continues his praise as he exalts the God of power and might, the Lord of hosts. He continues with so many explanations of God our refuge. How is our praise life? Do we see God as awesome? Do we glorify him as such? Do we see him in the kingdoms of the earth, do we see his might in how he rules as King over all? Do we…

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EP.46 - Dwelling in our Refuge 34:23

23d ago34:23

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In Psalm 46, we see a time in Judah's history that God won a victory on their behalf. This Psalm extols the God our refuge, our strength. We are in a daily battle. It is a struggle. God is our refuge. How much more of a refuge could he be for us if we did not turn to him and instead dwelled in him?By Lake Worth Baptist Church

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EP.45 - He Is RISEN!! 22:49

1M ago22:49

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As we celebrate Resurrection Sunday, we thought it fitting to read a somewhat harmonized account of the crucifixion and the resurrection of Christ. We close with Paul's comments on the importance of the Resurrection from 1 Corinthians 15. Without the Resurrection , we are indeed of all men most miserable. In the glory of the Resurrection, there is …

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EP.44 - Your Notice to RSVP 32:51

1M ago32:51

32:51

In Psalm 45, the psalmist writes of his great joy, his gushing, overflowing readiness for worship. He then goes on to detail the why and the object of his worship. It is none other than the Bridegroom, the Chosen one of God. His worship was personal. His praise was pointed, specific. ThisPsalm teaches important lessons about Christ, his majesty, hi…

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EP.43 - Remember: Faith is the Victory 34:41

1M ago34:41

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In Psalm 44 the psalmist begins with remembrance of all that God has done for the nation. The Psalm quickly turns to feelings of frustration due to a perceived abandonment. Before we point fingers, how many times have we felt this way? We remember stories - and have some ourselves - of how God has worked in the past. We remember fondly the revivals…

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EP.42 - All of my Hope 31:34

2M ago31:34

31:34

In Psalm 42 & 43 the Psalmist seems to have been present with us in 2020 during the COVID outbreak. As we take a little walk down memory lane, we look at and apply this Psalm to that time, and draw lessons form the same. In every moment, our hope can be found in only One - Jehovah. The One who loves, when we are unlovable, unloving. Who never chang…

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EP.41 - It's Time to Let Go 34:16

2M ago34:16

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IN Psalm 41 David reminds us of how God is for us when all others seem to be against us. I doing so he shows us the importance of forgiving those who have wronged us. Jesus stated that he had come to give life more abundant. An abundant life is one free of bitterness among many other things. Going into this Psalm I didn't think I struggled with thi…

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EP.40 - Growing a Christian 33:59

2M ago33:59

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In Psalm 40, David provides a simple guide for exponential Christian growth: Patience. More even than patience, we have to learn to lean on Him, to call out to Him. To allow him to work, to recognize and never lose what he has done for us. To see how we need him, how lost we were without him. To daily acknowledge that we have to give him our hearts…

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EP.39 - A Pattern for Repentance 30:46

3M ago30:46

30:46

This week we have a first - 2 Psalms in one episode! Psalm 38 & 39 share a very important instruction amidst David's lament for his failures, for his sins. Our sins rarely happen in an instant, most often, they are the result of many dominoes of sin that compound and grow until they take us captive. Thankfully, our Father in heaven's love never cha…

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EP.38 - Why you mad, bro? 34:33

3M ago34:33

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In Psalm 37, David challenges us with getting angry with the wicked and maybe even angry at God when we see them just sinning and yet prospering. Why do we suffer and they seem to not? Why do bad things seem to happen to us? Loss, disease, struggles. What is our hope? Stop. Trust. Delight. There is so much we can do, we can let God do, to get throu…

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EP.37 - Finding Abundance in Sacrifice 29:35

3M ago29:35

29:35

David takes us from the wickedness of the wicked to the goodness of God in a single Psalm. One of the most beautiful things we see about God's holiness in this Psalm is how he blesses our sacrifices with and abundance only a God who is above all else and all others can. When we acknowledge his holiness and sacrifice our own desires - when we sacrif…

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EP.36 - The struggle is real - so is God's victory 31:20

3M ago31:20

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Psalm 35 finds David calling on God to fight against his enemies for him. There is a great lesson here in how we can be hesitant at times to ask for the same. So often we want God to just keep our "enemies" of temptation merely at arms length from us, instead of asking him to vanquish them violently from our lives. While David speaks of flesh and b…

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EP.35 - Me Dumb, God good 33:47

4M ago33:47

33:47

This episode is crazy! Well at least it is an account of something crazy. We find ourselves in Psalm 35 and David is praying God as he so loves to do. Ever made a bad decision for a good reason? When the outcome was favorable by God's grace, where did we place the credit? David writes this Psalm on the heels of a bad decision he made for a good rea…

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EP.34 - Lessons in Joy 30:07

4M ago30:07

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Psalm 34 teaches about God's glory, his awesome power and how our joy can only be full in him. Do we rejoice? Really rejoice? Does it spill out of us like water from an overfilled glass, splashing everything and everyone around us to where they can't help but fell joy as well? Do we paint an attractive picture of the joy we have in Christ to the po…

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EP.33 - Forgiveness Immediate, Restoration Instant 31:27

4M ago31:27

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Happy New Year! As we welcome 2024, there can't possibly be e better way to start than to be reminded of God's grace and mercy in our lives. David in Psalm 32 is coming off of a period of egregious sin and trying to hide it, keep it. Only in the acknowledgement of that sin was he able to find relief and joy, leading him to praise the One who forgav…

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EP.32 - Christmas Bonus Episode 8:37

4M ago8:37

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Merry Christmas!! As a gift from the podcast team, Tom reads the Christmas Story from Luke 2. We pray you and yours have a very Merry Christmas and a special time to remember the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Can we be like the shepherds and proclaim our Savior to the world?By Lake Worth Baptist Church

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EP.31 - People can disappoint, God is faithful 35:48

5M ago35:48

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Psalm 31 sees David in the midst of betrayal and abandonment by those he had trusted. This causes him to turn to God. How often do we look at the season we are in and feel betrayed? Betrayed by our expectations, betrayed by people we've trusted. Who is our first call? Who do we run to when all others have failed? The truth that echoes this Psalm is…

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EP.30 – When we look at ME instead of HE 33:38

5M ago33:38

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David comes off the heals of a crushing failure in his life that had drastic consequences in Psalm 30. It is easy sometimes to look at the Lord's blessing as personal accomplishments. God warned Israel against this attitude, and David feels the weight of the reality of what happens when we do just that. When we fail do we turn to God immediately, o…

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EP.29 - When the Thunder Rolls 32:19

6M ago32:19

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David pens a Psalm dedicated to the magnificence of God in a storm he is witness to. How does this translate to praise in our lives? What is the message that God has for us here? More than the storm is the God of the storm that works in it. Do we acknowledge that God is the master of the storm? In this Psalm it is difficult not to praise the same w…

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EP.28 - When Silence Speaks 32:41

6M ago32:41

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David goes once again from a low to a high in this week's Psalm as he engages God in prayer. DO we pray often enough? For the right things? Do we feel God is silent sometimes? We're not alone. What we can find solace in is that while God may at times seem silent, God is always there. Sometimes his silence is teaching us patience, sometimes his sile…

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EP.27 - Surrounded by enemies? Juuussst wait... 30:33

6M ago30:33

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Psalm 27 we meet David in a season where he is on the run from Saul. While he could be complaining and asking God why, we find instead him reaffirming his trust in his Deliverer and he gives us some instruction and insight on what to expect when we follow the One who delights in saving us from every battle.…

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EP.26 - Examine me, and look what You’ve done 31:24

6M ago31:24

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Psalm 26 may look like David is bragging a little bit, but the only person David is bragging on is God. So much so that he asks God to examine his motivations, purge anything out that shouldn't be there. How often to we stop and look at what He has done in us? To give Him glory for the marvelous work He has wrought in us? When was the last time you…

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EP.25 - Pray ugly, be Reconciled 36:11

7M ago36:11

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Psalm 25 puts us once again in the company of David, who has lessons to teach about how we should pray. How we are reconciled, how we are restored through the integrity and uprightness of God, whose integrity and uprightness is above reproach. He also admonishes the shame out of our lives and encourages us up to lift up our souls, bare and raw befo…

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EP.24 - His Earth, His Victory 34:50

7M ago34:50

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Here we are in Psalm 24! A Psalm of triumph, awe and praise, we find it becomes easy to give glory to the Father when we look at the world through the lens David provides here. We see that while the earth is His, he is also the Lord of the battle and the victory is His as well. He is Jehovah, He is LORD above all!…

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EP.23 - Valley? What Valley? 32:14

7M ago32:14

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Psalm 23 is potentially one of the most well-loved and well-commented on passages in the the Psalms. As we follow the Holy Spirit through the chapter, is there something fresh for us once again? Something we can be renewed by? God's Word is never without a revitalizing application to our every day life. Join Tom as he discusses joy, the provision o…

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EP.22 - Pray your way to Praise 33:33

7M ago33:33

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Do we ever feel forsaken? Does God ever feel far from you? Do we struggle at times with feeling like God cares? How do we get to a place of praise when we feel this way? David penned multiple Psalms in which he felt exactly like this. Is it family, finances, health, spirit that has you feeling forsaken? David shares with us his remedy after sharing…

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EP.21 - Answered Prayer and Future Blessing 32:57

8M ago32:57

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David writes a thankful response for the realization of his Psalm for the people to intercede and petition for him in Psalm 21. Thankfulness, no matter what the answer to our prayers may be can be hard, but in this Psalm we see how we can find joy and thankfulness for the answer of "yes" and the answer of "no". As we look to the future in the secon…

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EP.20 - Intercession and Encouragement 33:23

8M ago33:23

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Psalm 20 takes us to a nation praying for the prayers and requests of their king to be heard. How often do we intercede on the behalf of our brethren? How often do we think we need to know what to pray for them for? Should we pray for them and that God hear them and help them whether we know the details of their prayers or not? God may provide some…

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EP.19 – Undeniable Witness, Firm Truths 34:46

8M ago34:46

34:46

Let's explore Psalm 19 together! Portions of this Psalm are very familiar, but there is something David is pointing out to us that Paul utilizes in the New Testament (which Paul does frequently) that is very important to us. The heavens and nature are an undeniable witness of God's existence. There are firm truths for us if we recognize them and su…

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EP.18 - Let’s get ready to WORSHIP! 35:21

8M ago35:21

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As we meet David once again in Psalm 18, we find that God is good, God is worthy of worship, God is a deliverance to us. Do we call on him when we should? There is powerful praise in this Psalm, let's see if we can get on board and do some praying ourselves. We're just practicing for eternity!By Lake Worth Baptist Church

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EP.17 - Reflection in Prayer 33:11

8M ago33:11

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Psalm 17 challenges us in our prayer life. Do we pray according to God's will? Do we bend our requests to fit our will? David shows us how to keep our sincerity in reflection before God when it comes to prayer. Let's take a walk little further down this path together.By Lake Worth Baptist Church

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EP.16 - Of Preservation and Trust 33:45

9M ago33:45

33:45

This week we unpack the rich descriptions of blessing and how God preserves us in him. Do we trust in him to preserve us in all things? Some things? Too often our trust stops where we try to mentally limit his preservation in our lives. David shows us that God's faithfulness is not contingent on our amount of trust.…

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EP.15 – Challenge of Character 32:19

9M ago32:19

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David calls out a challenge to the follower of God with a list of those things that define said follower. Paul will draw on these traits later on in the Bible and give us a similar list. Who are those that will abide with God and dwell with him? Those that are defined by his character that comes through in their character.…

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The 6 best books we read in 2022 1:17:49

9M ago1:17:49

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2022 was a long time ago, but that’s not stopping the Smug Book Club boys from reflecting on the best books they read in that year! And trust ‘em, there are some absolute belters on this go-around. The Buddha in the Attic — Julie Otsuka Persepolis — Marjane Satrapi One Hundred Years of Solitude — Gabriel García Márquez Death With Interruptions — Jo…

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EP.14 - The Fool and His Folly 30:55

9M ago30:55

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David is pretty hard on the fool in Psalm 14. As we explore the Psalm, we'll see that his is justified in his indictment. The glory of the gospel is that there is even hope for the fool.By Lake Worth Baptist Church

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EP.13 - Down but not Forgotten 32:16

9M ago32:16

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Psalm 13 brought a time of life back to Tom's memory that he shares with us in great detail. In the trials of our lives, when God is building us as Christians, it is easy to think that we've been forgotten. We need to realize not only has he not forgotten us, he is forging us into who he wants us to be.…

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Very Novel 007: Manga, book signings, and Milan Kundera 44:36

10M ago44:36

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Manga, eh? Anime, yeah? Why is it when the ‘Murricans get their grubby hands on it to adapt for their screens, they always seem to balls it up? Do they even know what they’re doing with it? Is it all just a culture clash? Or is there a slither of merit in what they’re creating? Callum and Ryan (somewhat) answer these questions, alongside their stan…

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EP.12 - Destined for Preservation 29:33

10M ago29:33

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Despite all the wickedness we see in the world, God has destined us for preservation. All too infrequently do we ask for the help we need from our God, or all too late in the problem. Why do we wait? Why do we struggle through relying on our own strength? Let's see what the Bible has to say.By Lake Worth Baptist Church

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EP.11 - The Best Defense is a Good Offense 27:49

10M ago27:49

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In this episode we walk through Psalm 11, where David says he is taking it to the streets. He will not flee, and neither should we. He's going on the offensive because he knows God's got this and every trial, every trouble. He put his trust in God, and we can too.By Lake Worth Baptist Church

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Very Novel 006: Celeb poets, BookTok, and more AI 56:55

10M ago56:55

56:55

Callum and Ryan are back again! In the spirit of chatting about more ai and some dodgy poetry, they thought they'd just let ChatGPT sort out this week’s episode description. Enjoy! In the realm of words and stories, a tale unfolds, Where Very Novel's hosts bring insights untold. Callum and Ryan, their voices intertwined, Unveiling the podcast's lat…

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EP.10 - Desperately Wicked 33:42

10M ago33:42

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Psalm 10 tells a story of condemnation for the wicked. David's accusations are scathing and righteous, and as we look at them, we see how applicable they are to our society today. Indeed the hearts of men are desperately wicked.By Lake Worth Baptist Church

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EP.9 - Determining Righteousness 34:12

10M ago34:12

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This week's episode puts us smack dab in the middle of David's struggle with troubles. He prayerfully and rejoicingly points out that he is thankful that the Lord determines and judges the righteousness of all man, and that only his righteousness will pass the scrutiny.By Lake Worth Baptist Church

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Very Novel 005: Cormac McCarthy, encyclopaedias, and review bombing 50:29

11M ago50:29

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No podcast for sad men? Well, there’s always this one. Cormac McCarthy died, and Ryan and Callum are bummed. But it’s okay – they have each other to talk about the man’s legacy and what made him so darn special. There’s also some encyclopaedia chat, as well as an honest assessment of some kneejerk review bombing following Elizabeth Gilbert’s decisi…

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EP.8 - Demonstrably Excellent 32:06

11M ago32:06

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When was the last time you looked up at the night sky and thought: Wow.? In Psalm 8 David does exactly that and then worships like we all should before an almighty God whose name is... EXCELLENT!By Lake Worth Baptist Church

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EP.7- Daring Search Request 35:15

11M ago35:15

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This week's episode take us to David's song to the Lord concerning the accusation of Cush. As David considers the accusations, he asks God to search his heart to see if there is any truth in them. Do we have the courage to do the same in the face of accusations, external and internal?By Lake Worth Baptist Church

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Very Novel 004: Bible banning, girl protagonists, and Ulysses 43:15

11M ago43:15

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Yee-haw! It’s time to saddle up for another Very Novel. Down at the ranch Callum and Ryan are rounding up the latest book stories for y’all. Like why are they banning the ol’ bible in schools across the pond? Why are young fellas not getting the diverse reading they need? Why is Ulysses such a pain in the chaps to get through? And why did we make t…

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EP.6 - From Despondent to Repentant 37:11

11M ago37:11

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As we continue our walk through the Psalms in this episode, we look at Psalm 6, where David goes from being fearful of punishment, to being regretful concerning his sin, realizing his need for restoration through repentance.By Lake Worth Baptist Church

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EP.5 - Defender @ Dawn 38:08

11M ago38:08

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This episode finds us with David again in Psalm 5, where we look at the benefits of starting our day in prayer and how our God protects us from the enemies within.By LWBC

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