237 – Is it possible to find healing from the effects of trauma and abuse?Have you or someone you know been in an abusive or traumatic situation or relationship? This episode is for you.Marina Carrier shares how she overcame the residual effect

236 – What Would Paul Say to Your Chruch?

14 days ago 23m 18s

236 – If the Apostle Paul wrote a letter to your church, what would he say?First, imagine if you had lived back in the days of the early Christian Church. Paul may have come to your church to preach.And you may have received a letter from him l

235 – How To Be Filled With The Fullness Of God

21 days ago 24m 20s

235 – What does it even mean to be filled with God's fullness?In his letter to the Ephesians, at the end of Chapter 3, Paul prays that the church members would know the love of Christ and be filled with all the fullness of God.But is that even

234 – Learning to Forgive Yourself

28 days ago 22m 50s

234 – Do you have a hard time forgiving yourself?Right. Join the club. It's not easy to forgive yourself. But it's something we need to do. And we can.This week I look at several Bible characters who, in one way or another, had to come to terms

233 – Are You Looking For Jesus in the Wrong Place?

Mar 26th, 2024 24m 11s

233 – Where are you looking for Jesus?A lot of people are looking for Jesus these days, the real Jesus.Unfortunately, a lot of people have become disillusioned by the difference between what they’re discovering about Jesus in the Bible and the

232 – You Don’t Need Someone Else’s Permission to Do What God Has Called You to Do

Mar 19th, 2024 21m 14s

232 – Is anything keeping you from doing what God has called you to do?Do you have a strong sense of purpose in your life but it seems things keep getting in the way of you doing what God has called you to do?Or maybe you're still waiting to se

231 – How Does God Get Your Attention?

Mar 12th, 2024 21m 23s

231 – Do you notice when God is trying to get your attention?God talks to us in lots of ways. But how often do we notice?Take a minute to think of all the ways God tries to get your attention. Sometimes it might be because you're doing somethi

230 – Why Do You Try to Lead When You're Dancing with God?

Mar 5th, 2024 21m 35s

230 – Has God ever asked you to dance with Him?What does that even mean?When God asks you to dance, it's a metaphor for God asking you to participate in life and follow where He leads.Have you ever danced with someone who didn't know how to lea

229 – The Blood of Jesus, by Itself, Is not what Saves You

Feb 27th, 2024 24m 45s

229 – How often do you hear: "The blood of Jesus saves you from your sins," or something to that effect?The more I have pondered and prayed about all the Bible has to say about God's forgiveness of sins, Jesus's crucifixion, and more specifical

228 – Nijay Gupta: Women Leaders in the New Testament

Feb 20th, 2024 59m 51s

228 – Did you ever realize how many women leaders there are in the New Testament?More than you probably realized. There are some I didn't even realize were women? Why haven't we been told about these amazing women who risked their lives to shar

227 – God Still Loves You

Feb 13th, 2024 17m 54s

227 – Have you ever wondered if God still loves you?All too often we think of all the mistakes we've made or the things that have happened to us, and somehow decide God must not love us anymore, that we're not worthy of His love.But no matter w

226 – We Are More than Conquerors through Christ

Feb 6th, 2024 21m 2s

226 – What does it mean to be more than a conqueror through Christ?With all the challenges in the world and in your own personal life, does it ever seem like there's just no end to the chaos?In Chapter 8 of Romans, Paul lists a host of challen

225 – If You Could Ask Jesus a Favor...

1 Jan 30th, 2024 23m 23s

225 – If you could ask Jesus a favor, what would it be?If you had met Jesus 2,000 years ago while as he was traveling around healing and ministering to people, what would you ask him for? A healing? Deliverance from a problem? The answer to a b

224 – Why Should I Believe in the Nicene Creed?

Jan 23rd, 2024 26m 51s

224 – Do you have to believe in the Nicene Creed to be a true Christian?This is a pretty heavy duty topic. And people have been arguing over this for about 1,700 years. So this is not the final answer or discussion on the topic.But is incredib

223 – The Bible as a Verb with Polly Castor

Jan 16th, 2024 1h 10m

223 – Have you ever thought of the Bible as a verb?All too often we think of the Bible as a source for our beliefs, our theology, and our faith. But have you ever looked at the Bible through the lens of the action items that need to be on our d

222 – How to Find Yourself in the Bible

Jan 9th, 2024 28m 13s

222 – Have you ever tried to find yourself in the Bible?So many people are trying to find themselves these days. They're looking in so many different directions, but they often overlook the spiritual aspect of who they are as a child of God.The

221 – Stop Comparing Yourself to Others, Just Follow Christ

Jan 2nd, 2024 22m 39s

221 – Have you ever been so preoccupied with what others are doing that you don't focus on following Christ?Welcome to 2024!A new year is a wonderful opportunity to take stock of where you've been, where you are and where you're going.Instead o

220 – Best Bible Podcast Episodes in 2023

Dec 26th, 2023 48m 56s

220 – Highlights from The Bible Speaks to You Podcast in 2023The end of the year is a good time to look back and see where you've come from. It's a time to appreciate and be grateful for all the blessings from the previous 12 months. In these l

219 – What Will You Get from Christ for Christmas?

Dec 19th, 2023 21m 46s

219 – What are you expecting to get for Christmas this year?Remember that sense of expectation you had as a kid at Christmastime? There was so much anticipation for what presents you'd get.What if you could have that same sense of expectation f

218 – Praying for the Prodigals with Pam Fields

Dec 12th, 2023 51m 37s

218 – Do you have a prodigal in your family?This week I talk with Pam Fields, mother of nine, and grandmother of four, about how to pray when you have a prodigal child.One of Pam's grown children has broken away from the family and renounced t

217 – Pivotal Moments in the Bible Leading up to Christmas

Dec 5th, 2023 24m 52s

217 – Have there been times in your life that gave you a deeper sense of what Christmas is all about?The Bible is full of these decisions people made and actions they took that create a chain of events that eventually lead to the birth of Jesus

216 – Does God Really Love Everyone? Christmas Is the Answer

Nov 28th, 2023 21m 36s

216 – Believe it or not, some people debate whether or not God really does love everyone.And they can debate all they want. To me, the simple answer to this question is the fact that God sent Jesus to show and be the Way for us, to bring healin

215 – Let Your Heart Overflow with Gratitude

Nov 21st, 2023 28m 19s

215 – Does your heart overflow with gratitude?I've been thinking of everything I'm grateful for. With all the tensions in the world, not to mention the challenges in my own life, I’ve found that expressing gratitude helps get me refocused on Go

214 – Jay Kim: Surrendering to Christ in a Material World

Nov 14th, 2023 54m 58s

214 – How are you surrendering to Christ today?We live in challenging times with so many influences trying to pull us away from following Jesus.But this is not new. It happened all the way back in Bible times.This week, Jay Kim and I talk about

213 – How to Be Grateful in Every Situation

Nov 7th, 2023 26m 50s

213 – Is it really possible to be grateful in every situation?When things are going well in life, it is pretty easy to be grateful. But maybe you’re going through a season of your life right now where things aren’t going so well. Things aren’t