Do you carry your Bible with you? Of course, most of us have a Bible app on our phones. But what about a physical copy of the Word? Do you have an “every day carry”? What if we were more intentional about doing this. Some pretty neat stuff might happen! Everything from igniting a great conversation to making a statement. A great day to start is coming up Thursday. It’s “Bring Your Bible Day” to school! To work! You name it.The possibilities are endless! We shared the details and took some calls from listeners who shared their stories of bringing their bibles to all sorts of places!

https://www.focusonthefamily.com/live-it/bring-your-bible/

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If there is any phrase that does not describe the world we live in—or our own natural, response to offenses—“slow to anger” is it. Left by ourselves, every minor slight is more offensive than it truly is. We get mad fast and our anger lingers. When someone upsets us, we want an apology, and we want it yesterday. Forgiveness and being “slow to anger” are closely related. The truth is, we would have less to forgive if we weren’t so quick to get irritated. Anger clouds our thoughts and makes us believe that things are true even when they aren’t. And that leads to a convicting thought: The quickest to anger are often the slowest to forgive!

https://www.crossway.org/articles/the-quickest-to-anger-are-often-the-slowest-to-forgive/

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Our good friend Rebecca Klein is the Executive Director of A Woman's Choice - Lakeland.We love it when she drops by to talk about the fight for life. So many aspects of this! This morning, she stopped by to share the spiritual and biblical ramifications at stake when it comes to Florida's Amendment 4 vote coming up on Election Day, November 5th!

The Facts on (Amendment) Four; Free Educational Event - Lakeland
Oct 8, 2024

https://www.moodyradio.org/stations/florida/community/community-calendar/2024/10/geneva-classical-academy/

Here are the links to A Woman's Choice:

https://yourchoicelakeland.com/
https://supportawc.com/
863-683-2341

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Follower of Jesus, have you ever asked this question: What is sanctification? Good! It’s important! Pastor Bryan Schneider joined us and shared what it is...and isn’t.

https://gentlereformation.com/2024/08/21/sanctification-explained-simply/

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To make God-glorifying decisions, we will often need to reject the world’s wisdom. Our guest this morning put it this way: “Saying that we don’t know how to make everyday decisions that glorify God does not mean Christians never make such decisions. Instead, it means that the decisions we make are often informed by cultural conventions; stories that distort, if not deny, the triune God. Our decision-making cannot depend on such conventions.” Dr. James Spencer from the D.L. Moody Center stopped by and helped us zero in on this!

https://usefultogod.com/decisions -- enter your name and email address, then download the free resource!

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Some Christian doctrines are weightier than others. When discussing Christian theology, many of us have heard the helpful quote attributed to Augustine, “In the essentials, unity, in the non-essentials liberty, and in all things charity.” There is much to be learned from this quote, but did you know that many Bible teachers identify four different categories of doctrinal weight? Our good friend Doug Eaton helped us with this when he stopped by this morning.

https://fightoffaithblog.com/2024/08/20/4-categories-of-doctrinal-weight-in-christian-theology/

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After five years, Kurt and Kate took to the road and returned to Lighthouse Ministries Family Store in Brandon! They've recently renovated that location, and it was wonderful to reconnect with the ministry to get an update on all their services that include residential programs, feeding and sheltering the homeless, and outreach centers within their thrift stores to assist low-income and at-risk families in West Central Florida. The Lord is on the move in and through this ministry, as lives are being touched in powerful ways with the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

https://www.lighthousemin.org/

You can check out Deron's music here: https://www.youtube.com/@derongregg1156 and here: https://unitedmasters.com/a/deronbgc

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Why would a person take his own life, especially a young person who has so much to live for? When our natural instinct is to do everything in our power to preserve and protect our personal well-being, why would anyone kill himself? Suicide, though, doesn’t end all pain because it is never a solitary act with a single consequence of a life ended. When one person takes his/her life, a host of other lives are sucked into the vortex. Every person who commits suicide leaves others behind lamenting the loss, sometimes for the rest of their lives—colleagues and friends, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives, children. Jon Noyes, from the ministry Stand to Reason, joined us and shared that suicide has impacted his own family and explains how this topic goes far deeper than an academic conversation.

https://www.str.org/w/suicide-when-hope-runs-out

CRU: Suicide Prevention Resources

Dial 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to talk to someone now https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/life-and-relationships/hardships/suicide-prevention-resources.html

Focus on the Family: Suicide - Resources 800-232-6459 https://www.focusonthefamily.com/resources-suicide/

If you need to talk, the 988 Lifeline is here. At the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, we understand that life's challenges can sometimes be difficult. Whether you're facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk to, our caring counselors are here for you. You are not alone. https://988lifeline.org/

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