Monthly Archives: January 2016

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 31

Written on January 31, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

You made it!  You have reached the finish line.  You persevered, demonstrating the stick-to-itiveness so often commended in Proverbs. Here’s the final podcast in A Disciplined Life (16 minutes). Click the play button… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 30

Written on January 30, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Listen to lesson 30 in A Disciplined Life (17 minutes) by clicking on the play arrow. You can also download it by right-clicking here and listen later on. Salient points: Vs.3-4 –… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 29

Written on January 29, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Learn more about A Disciplined Life as you listen to lesson 29 (19 minutes) in the series. Click on the arrow to play now or download by right-clicking here to listen later…. Read More

I Choose Us

Written on January 28, 2016 at 10:57 am, by

Help for building stronger, healthier marriages, consider this great ministry: About I Choose Us Past & Future Facilitators’ Workshops About Us Testimonies Worldwide Channel News Asia – Interview Movie Copyright… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 28

Written on January 28, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Lesson 28 from A Disciplined Life (13 minutes) is now ready. Click the play arrow, or to listen later, download it by right-clicking here and saving it. Salient points: Here is the… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 27

Written on January 27, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

The twenty-seventh lesson in our series (17 minutes) can be downloaded by right-clicking here or listened to immediately by clicking on the play arrow. Salient points: Don’t boast about tomorrow (v.1). See… Read More

Thriving Beyond the Margins — A Resource That Every Christian NEEDS‏

Written on January 26, 2016 at 7:29 pm, by

Help for Christians who are helping their gay friends. A resource that every Christian needs in their library! Are you studying the Bible with someone who is gay? Where should… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 26

Written on January 26, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

This is our 26th lesson from Proverbs on A Disciplined Life (16 minutes). Listen now by clicking on arrow or download and save by right-clicking here. Salient points: The first section of this… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 25

Written on January 25, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Listen to A Disciplined Life lesson 25 (16 minutes) by clicking on the play arrow. Or download it and save by right-clicking here. Salient points: Note on v.1: the compilation of… Read More

Q&A 1439 – Excommunication for smoking?

Written on January 25, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

I was happy to see you and listen to your speech when you came to Russia. My question is about Mathew 18:17. What does it mean — to treat a sinner as… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 24

Written on January 24, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

To hear today’s podcast (17 minutes), click on the arrow. If you want to listen to it later, download it by right-clicking here and save it. Salient points: When others are… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 23

Written on January 23, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Click on the play arrow to hear lesson 23 in the series (15 minutes). Alternatively, you can download it by right-clicking here. Salient points: There’s a connection between insatiable appetite for… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 22

Written on January 22, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Lesson 22 in the series A Disciplined Life (13 minutes) is available for download by right-clicking here, or for immediate listening by clicking on the play arrow. Salient points: Reputation is… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 21

Written on January 21, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Listen to A Disciplined Life 21 (length 17 minutes) by clicking on the play arrow below. If you prefer to download it, right-click here and save it. Salient points: V.1 alludes… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 20

Written on January 20, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Click on the arrow to listen to the podcast (21 minutes), or download it by right-clicking here.     Salient points: Beware alcoholism (v.1). Indiscipline (v.4) cannot wait, or pace itself…. Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 19

Written on January 19, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Click the arrow for the podcast (16 minutes), or download it by right-clicking here. Reading advice: Keep noticing how sayings are related, if only loosely. Notice how themes introduced in previous… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 18

Written on January 18, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Listen to podcast 18 in our series (14 minutes) by clicking on the arrow below. You can also download it by right-clicking here. Salient points: Fools enjoy conversation but do not… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 17

Written on January 17, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Listen to the next lesson (15 minutes) by clicking the arrow, or download A Disciplined Life 17 for later listening by right-clicking here. Salient points: It can be painful when the… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 16

Written on January 16, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Listen to the middle lesson of our 31-part series on A Disciplined Life: A Study of Proverbs (16 minutes). Or download it by right-clicking here and listen later. Salient points: Judging… Read More

Q&A 1438 — Is wearing a cross idolatry?

Written on January 16, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Greetings from New Delhi! I see many disciples wearing crosses of gold around their necks as jewelry. Isn’t this idolatry? In India, we ask Hindus to give up every form… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 15

Written on January 15, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Today’s podcast (13 minutes) comes from Proverbs 15. Download it by right-clicking here or listen to it immediately by clicking on the arrow. Salient points: When someone becomes angry with me,… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 14

Written on January 14, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Listen to the podcast (17 minutes) by clicking on the arrow, or else download & listen later by right-clicking it here, and saving it. Salient points: Productive and counterproductive — the… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 13

Written on January 13, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Listen to another lesson on the Disciplined Life (or download it by right-clicking it here). The podcast is 15 minutes long. Salient points: Undisciplined people are usually not good with… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 12

Written on January 12, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

This podcast is the twelfth in our series on disciplined living. Its duration is 14 minutes. Click the arrow to hear it now, or else download it by right-clicking here to… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 11

Written on January 11, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

For the 11th lesson in our series on discipline (16 minutes), click on the play arrow. If you want to save and listen later, right-click here. Salient points: The Lord detests… Read More

What to Do When your Boss Asks You to Break the Rules

Written on January 10, 2016 at 1:04 pm, by

See the helpful article at the Harvard Business Review, 7 January 2016, by Peter T. Coleman and Robert Ferguson. CLICK HERE.

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 10

Written on January 10, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Lesson 10 in our Proverbs series (19 minutes) can be downloaded by right-clicking here, or listened to immediately by clicking on the play arrow: Scholarly background: This is the first chapter… Read More

Proverbs on Politics, Power & Governance

Written on January 9, 2016 at 4:27 pm, by

Politics in Proverbs (selected) In 2015, while studying the Proverbs on a visit to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, I was struck with just how many of them are political in… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 9

Written on January 9, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Click the play arrow to hear the lesson (8 minutes), or download it and listen later by right-clicking here. Salient points: Multiple voices vie for our attention. Wisdom calls us to… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 8

Written on January 8, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Listen to lesson 8 in our series (17 minutes) by clicking the play arrow below. If you prefer, you can download it and listen later by right-clicking here. Salient points: Wisdom… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 7

Written on January 7, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

Click on the arrow to play the seventh lesson in the series on Disciplined Life (13 minutes). Or you can download the lesson by right-clicking here, and play it later…. Read More

Q&A 1437 – Must baptism candidates understand Jesus is the Son of God?

Written on January 7, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

So, no one brings up the fact that Jesus is God’s Son in the first 7 chapters of Acts. Yet this is noticeably absent from the first gospel sermon in… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 6

Written on January 5, 2016 at 11:55 pm, by

Hear below the lesson from Proverbs 6 on living the disciplined life (17 minutes). Click on arrow to play now, or download it and listen later by right-clicking here. Salient points:… Read More

CLEAN – podcast 5

Written on January 5, 2016 at 1:01 am, by

For CLEAN podcast 5, on Purity \, click on the play arrow. The podcast (12 minutes) can also be downloaded. Download here. for Challenge Thought q [Tomorrow: Purity in the… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 5

Written on January 4, 2016 at 11:44 pm, by

To hear the lesson from Proverbs 5 on disciplined living (16 minutes), click on the arrow. Or download and listen to it later by right-clicking here. Salient points: The wayward woman… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 4

Written on January 4, 2016 at 12:01 am, by

To hear the lesson from Proverbs 4 (14 minutes), click on the arrow below. Or you can download it and listen later by right-clicking here. Salient points: Training instills obedience. Jesus… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 3

Written on January 3, 2016 at 12:01 am, by

To hear the lesson from Proverbs 3 (20 minutes) click on the arrow. Or you can download it and listen later by right-clicking here. Salient points: Keeping the commands in our… Read More

CYBERATTACK ON 1/1 and 1/2 — BACK TO NORMAL?

Written on January 2, 2016 at 9:37 am, by

The traffic jam caused by international hackers is huge! Atlanta seems to be the target. We are good to go right now, but access may be intermittent until all proper… Read More

A Disciplined Life – Proverbs 2

Written on January 2, 2016 at 12:01 am, by

To listen to the lesson from Proverbs 2 (13 minutes), click on arrow below. Or download it and listen later by right-clicking here. Some salient points: Wisdom is a true treasure…. Read More

OT38-Hezekiah.mp3

Written on January 1, 2016 at 12:00 am, by

For O.T. Lesson 38, Hezekiah (30 minutes), click on the play button below: To download the podcast, right click on “download” and select “save link as” or “save target as” and… Read More