Season 5

Category: Word, Real Life, and Prayer. Prayer is doubt's destroyer, ruin’s remedy, the antidote to all anxieties. C.H. Spurgeon We saw last in part 1 of “Use the Difficulty” trials drive us to pray for wisdom. Along with the ...

Category: Word, Real Life, and Prayer. Have you ever heard the question, “how can we pray without ceasing?” I have asked it myself; J.C. Ryle has some thoughts to help us answer the missive. Bibles read without prayer; sermon...

Category: Word, Real Life, and Prayer. "Anything is a blessing which makes us pray." C.H. Spurgeon A lesson from a stage actor we find surprisingly Biblical. God, in His word, informs us, commands us, and illustrates trials a...

Category: Marvin and Chapman This interview is a real treat for me, and I know it will be for you. Just in time for Valentine's day, Marvin and Chapman debut their new song, a little ditty titled "I Love You …

Personal positive habits in devotion are the first line in the virus of backsliding in our community with the Savior. How long can you sustain lying to your closest confidant? "Now what is the cause of most backslidings? I be...

Category - Introductory Stuff We are committed to praying for God's people a year of jubilee and for profound forgiveness. For the podcast, we pray a time of consolidation and clarity in our discussions of prayer. We review a...

Category: A Layman's Commentary on the Whole Bible. (The "So What" at mark 32:58 is the Holy Spirit's "So What"; listen until then is my encouragement.) We are not: All powerful. Eternal in our being. Infinite in knowledge. H...

Category - Exhortation. Suppose I have been listening to the Lord; His will is evident now. In that case, 2023 will be a year of not only jubilee and forgiveness but also consolidation and prayerfully more precise communicati...

I cannot get enough of J.C. Ryle’s dedication and wisdom. Catching us back up, Bishop Ryle has been illustrating “eminent” Christians, and as he finishes up with these examples he encourages us with: “Depend on it, prayer is ...

When we feel alone, trying to push away the dark, our sadness over our evil deeds, the shortness of our lives, and the justice we demand from others while we excuse ourselves, we understand reform is not enough. The bad …

Today we are privileged to introduce Marvin and Chapman's newest release, "Mornin' Lord." Written and sung by Joanna Chapman and produced by Chad Marvin. Followed by our January interview with Marvin (Chad) and Chapman (Joann...

A prayer for a year of Jubilee, forgiveness, restoration, and return. The year of Jubilee, a year of rest given by God's grace was also a year of trust. Imagine a year of no work, just a celebration! Leviticus 25:10-11 …

This episode is a repeat of our episode on forgiveness. This episode was well received, and as you will hear, praying that 2023 will be a year of Jubilee and Forgiveness and revisiting just how serious God is about His …

Thank You, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for being disposed to lend to Thy slave for a time: Monte Kuka Jim Barrett Gayle Martinez Mike Beaudin Bob Bishop Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to …

Our last episode before Christmas 2022 (in my culture), we bracket this episode once again with the music of Marvin and Chapman's “That’s What Love Is” and their moving rendition of “Mary Did You Know.” Merry Christmas! Our B...

Today’s episode is bracketed by Marvin and Chapman’s “That’s What Love Is” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” Yeah! J.C. Ryle holds up for us banners of faith. Men who might be called standard bearers held up to sh...

Two, I mean three Christmas treats for you: Treat number 1. You will hear a fantastic song written and sung by the duo Marvin and Chapman! Christmas treat number two, you are not subjected to my voice alone! Treat C. …

A Layman’s Look at the Whole Bible. - Necessary Attitudes for Reading God’s Word. (Introduction) Before we Get to Genesis 1:1, we must begin with faith and humility. The word of God is incredible in food for our spiritual gro...

Review #2 of our commentary series, as we prepare for two essential keys for meaningful Biblical nutrition. In our first episode of "A Layman's Look at the Whole Bible," we say the Bible is the boss of us, and we …

A Layman’s Commentary on the Whole Bible…Review from 05.03.2022 In this A Layman’s Commentary on the Whole Bible initial episode, you will hear: Our first blush direction of the effort. Our intent down the road, as the Lord l...

Bishop Ryle's key sentence for our meditation in this episode is: "Of course I do not say we have a right to expect a miraculous grant of intellectual gifts; but this I do say, that when a man is once …

Thank you for listening. In categorizing episodes for the new website, we should revisit some past episodes with the editing I now use. Today's episode is the beginning of those presentations. Today we reprise our very first ...

(Our introduction after the first episode, sorry about that, chief.) Biblically and experientially, the abundant life Jesus paid for and promises cannot be fully known without prayer. J.C. Ryle continues to school us: "There ...

As we work on our website, we forge ahead with our coverage of John Charles Ryle’s tract, “A Call to Prayer.” His genius of organization and expression was remarkable in his day and is even more so in ours. He …