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Does the land of Israel mean anything to us today? Why should we care? What is going on there has anything to do with our lives here? We dive into these questions and more based on Mike’s 35 trip to The Land.

The Bible makes very bold statements concerning the creation of the earth and all that is in it. Science mocks those claims. Is the mocking based on truth or on the agenda of fools?

The subject of Shabbat “Sabbath” is being talked about in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death. What is this day and why is it different from all other days. When and how did 7 become 1 and does it really matter?

How is your relationship with your Creator? Are you closer now than in the past? If so, how do you keep that closeness? Or is closeness not a word you would use to describe that relationship right now? In the end, you are as close as you have decided to be.

The assassination of Charlie Kirk has become a marker in history. Many will become anchored to the event instead of the event becoming a springboard to the future. We mourn the loss of a great and Godly man. The greatest honor we can pay would be to find ourselves and our purpose the way he did.

Reading Scripture may be a good thing, but without some seemly basic instructions on how to read, one can come to wrong conclusions. We should be looking for “theology” not “me-ology”!

Christianity, Judaism, Islam, New Age, New Thought. Everyone believes they are on the right path. Does believing you are on the right path make it the right path. Grab your snorkel as we dive into the deep end of the pool!

Agnostic or atheist. What is the difference and does it really matter in the end? How do we or should we engage in their arguments? Should we just disconnect from science and “higher learning”? 

!00 episodes in the vault! Alex and Mike welcome guest host Jared Boehm. Jared’s life story is fascinating on so many levels. “Is there really a God and if so, do I really want to be accountable to Him?” Explaining God away did not work well for Jared and we should be thankful for that!

Life has the ability to teach us about life! The natural world we live in can teach us of the spiritual world and visa versa. We just need to open our eyes and desire to be taught. 

Life is full of trials and tribulations. Understanding that Yah is faithful, not only in the good times, but the seeming bad times can help to see us through. Alex reports on his recent time of tribulation and the faithfulness of Yah through it.

Where is Yah when life does not go according to our plans? Are we treating life as a playground or a battleground. Knowing what life truly is allows us to live it for the purpose it was intended.

We live in a society that does not give value. Material items are for the most part disposable. Has that attitude also affected our relationships?

We all come into this world as children that are impatient. We want everything in the instant and if that does not happen, we throw a temper tantrum and suck all the peace out of the house. What if we never change our ways and take this same attitude into the rest of our lives? Time to learn a “Life Word!”

We all live in a bit of a bubble, but when our bubble becomes what we see the world as, we take ourselves out of the reality of life and effecting others around us. The bubble cannot become our lens to a world view. Time to see the world bigger than our own lives.

Life is an amazing gift. Yes, we are fearfully and wonderfully made, but each of us have a void we are born with. People go through their whole lives trying to fill that void, but miss the answer because they never find what the shape of the void is.

Most people believe that The Creator has a plan for their lives. Is it enough though to believe the plan will come to pass without our embracing it and being involved in it? What about a different plan from a different source? Let’s call that one the default plan. 

The greatest enemy of a relationship with our Creator may not be sin, but rather religion. Are we looking for a formula to appease Him or a life to bring Him? In the end, He is as close to us as we allow Him to be.

“Modern day science is man’s attempt to explain creation without giving The Creator credit.” Are science and Scripture at odds with each other or is there an agenda to make one think there is? What is the real issue?

Look right! Look left! Judge yourself based on the standards you see in others. But, do those standards really mean anything in light of eternity? The lonely direction we should be looking for our standard is up. Our standard for life needs to be based on our destination, not our journey.

Creation does not need to be taught how to be creation. That is not true for humans. In order to become all Yah created you to be, you must engage in the process. You must seek out people who can help and shun people and things that will hinder. In the end, the choice to be or not to be is a personal choice. 

The Creator established order in His creation. Humans are the only part of His creation that has been given a choice to walk in or reject that order. What happens when a society, a nation or even just a family reject His order? The answer is being played out on a daily basis.

The consequences of conversing with the serpent in the garden still plague the earth to this day. Why was the attack first focused on Eve? What was the attack about? How does it effect women today. If we do not know how the war began it is doubtful we will know how to fight it today! 

We begin another Torah cycle this week. Having faith in Genesis 1:1 is essential to our continued reading. Doubt in the beginning will result in doubt through and to the end. Was Eve told to not touch the tree? What did adding to the verse bring? Why was Noah the only one who found grace? 

The current war in Israel is now one year old. That is not really a true statement though. When we understand what this current war is all about, we see that it has been going on since time itself began. Worldly sources desire to deceive and place us on the wrong side of this war. Embracing truth takes more than a casual glance. 

Are you living life in a lazy fashion? Do you just react to life as it comes or are you involved in making it all you can? To quote our first Life! On Purpose! book review, “It is dangerous to be alive and not know why you were given life!”

The question of the centuries is, why is evil in the world. This seems like such a complicated question, but in reality, it has a very simple answer. What is complicated is why human kind does not embrace the answer.

What does it mean to have a Biblical worldview? In this episode we discuss basic principles of Scripture which can guide our lives and the decisions we make. Of course, we take a few unexpected twists and turns.

We had a great direction planned, but when the record button was clicked, a hard turn was in store. Is it morbid to speak of death or the realities of life? Should we not be the ones providing answers instead of just acting like all is good? 

Can we boil life down to a very basic formula? The answer is, yes! In the end, you will find a destination based on your choice. If this is true, a person would do well to live life with more purpose than chance.

Our lives did not begin with us and they do not end with us. We were given gifts, good and or bad to begin our lives and we leave gifts, good or bad for others. We do actually have a say so in the gifts we will leave. Just how engaged will we be in that?

There are three choices you will make in life that will be of greatest importance. One choice has eternal consequences. The other two will follow you every day of your life. On this podcast we look at how to choose what you will do in life. What should be the motivations? Is is all about money or even about money?

How do you separate yourself from the crowd today? Live a life with directed passion! Who should that passion be directed after? 

How do we instill hope to our children, grandchildren and everyone we come in contact with? We go to a child’s fairy tale for the answers. 

The Creator loves to play hide and seek. He hides things and then asks us not to seek the thing or the person, but seek Him. As we seek Him He then reveals what was hidden. Are we willing to be all in with the game?

It is a big jump from grandparent to childhood, but we take the leap. None of us were raised by perfect parents. How do we deal with issues of our past so they do not effect our present and future? What is forgiveness?

Alex takes the lead and asks Mike unrehearsed questions of life. First on the list is that of being a grandparent. May seem like a strange place to begin, but the end result was filled with twist and turns that were pretty unexpected.

One of the most misunderstood aspects of our lives is the greatest aspect of our lives. It is hard to imagine that a perfect God would desire to spend time with imperfect humans. What are the challenges to prayer? Why is it so difficult at times? Why is it not a priority? 

The Creator knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows our faults, failures and sins. In spite of this, He desires to spend time with us. In fact, He has been waiting some 6000 years to spend time with you. Are you going to make Him wait longer?

Who are you is a great question. Who are you becoming is a better question? The person you are becoming is being determined by decisions you make on a daily basis. On top of the decision list should be, “Who and what am I allowing to speak into my life?”

We are back! Join Mike and guest host Alex Stiles as they discuss the realities of embracing life when others are trying to escape it. Living by purpose may not bring happiness, but it does bring a reason to keep walking.

We all go through times in which we can not understand what is happening to us. This was true in the life of Job and many others. What do we do in those time? How should we react? What words should come forth from our inward being?

The Spring feast are almost upon us Are you planning to just show up or will you “Show Up?” Messiah was intentional and engaged regarding our redemption. Are we to Him?

We had a great program planned, but then the record button was clicked. Fasten your seat belts. It was a wild ride!

Now that we have your attention. No, the Bible does not work for a person who does not seek to understand it, apply it and then activate it through their change of life. For those who will do these actions though, it is life defining.

No matter our stage in life, we should be looking to those who can guide our lives and to those we can guide. How do we find those people? What are the guidelines? Are the people permeant or for seasons?

What does it take to become a man of Yah? It is a lifetime process which begins with a choice. Is this a podcast only for young men? Absolutely not! The principals discussed on this program can cause women to not make a mistake of a lifetime.

An experiment with mice over 45 years ago gives us insight into life today. Will we follow the path of the mice to destruction or rise above them? We have been given a choice. The question is, what will be our outcome when our choice has become our decision?

https://sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/mouse-heaven-or-mouse-hell/

If you do not fight for the right thing, you may find yourself fighting for the wrong thing. Learning to stay in the right fight is crucial.

What does conviction look like? The war and events in Israel give us insight into that question. If you are not willing to die for something you may want to ask if it is worth living for!