Hope, Healing & Freedom

Valentines Day can be difficult for many. To help lighten your mood, I have recorded a podcast with a bit of humor included. I hope you enjoy it! To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

Did you know that you have between 6 and 10 thoughts per minute? Over the course of 1 day that is roughly 9600 thoughts. The bible says to take every thought captive. That looks like a huge task on our behalf, doesn't it? In this podcast I am going to talk about a couple of ways to make taking your thoughts captive easier. To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

What do you do when you see things that are wrong in our world? It is easy to begin to talk about those things with others. In this podcast, I want to encourage us to "Judge Not" and  show how we can help the situation instead of adding to the fire. To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

When you get together with a good friend, have you ever noticed how your conversation changes? There are different ways you communicate with that friend. We do the same with Father God.  We often give these different ways we communicate with God different titles. In this podcast, I am going to talk about a few of the different types of prayer found in the bible. All of these different types of prayer are invitations from a loving Father God to “Come and talk with Me!” To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

Have you ever walked into a room filled with familiar faces, yet no one seemed to recognize you, even though you had been in that place countless times before? In that moment, a wave of emotions may wash over you—loneliness, insignificance, and a profound sense of being unseen or undervalued. Now, imagine the contrast: you step into that same room, and instantly, someone spots you from across the way, rushing towards you with open arms. They envelop you in a warm hug and exclaim how deeply they’ve missed you. In that instant, you feel a rush of love, acceptance, and affirmation; you are reminded of your importance and your place within that community. To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

Who do you believe more: God or the devil? That is such an outrageous question. Of course, we believe God more than the devil. Or do we? In this podcast, I am going to address a concern I have for many in the body of Christ. I see many believers trying to become something that they already are. They are trying to get something that has already been given to them. Or said another way, they are trying to earn what God has already freely given them. Come along with me as we talk about who we are as children of God and how to walk it out. To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

Have you ever made a bad decision and then looked back afterward and had a hard time believing that you could have made that decision? Maybe you haven’t done that, but I know I have. So have many other people. In this podcast, we are going to look at some of the factors contributing to why we make bad decisions and what we can learn to keep us from making them in the future. Along the way, you will hopefully recognize that you are not the only one who has made some bad decisions. We are going to look at the life of a very famous guy in the Bible and examine how he made some really bad decisions. To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

Do you like to make New Years Resolutions as the New Year approaches? Did you know that 45-50% of Americans make New Years Resolutions? Did you also know that only about 10% of those who make a resolution actually fulfill those resolutions? In this podcast I am going to make some suggestions on how to make realistic New Year resolutions. And wouldn’t you know it, RTF fits right into those suggestions.  To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

Happy Hanukkah my friends! I can imagine that my saying that might make some of my Christian friends a bit uncomfortable. We would easily greet each other by saying Merry Christmas, but how many of us will include the Jewish holiday that corresponds with Christmas? Come along with me in this weeks podcast as we look at the value Christians can discover in the Jewish feasts and festivals along with celebrating the normal Christian holidays. To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

This time of year is stress-filled or joy-filled, and sometimes both. We know that the focus should be on Jesus, but there is so much to get done and so little time! Let's take a few minutes to consider some ways to experience more joy and peace. To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

If you were God, how would you have introduced Jesus, the Messiah, Your Son to this world? I don’t think most of us would have done it the way that God did it on that very first Christmas. We might have orchestrated a large scale dramatic production to introduce the most important person in history. I would have put all of the glory and splendor of heaven on display that would have made Hollywood pale in comparison. But that is not how God chose to introduce His Son. In this podcast I am going to attempt to show the humble and lowly birth of Jesus and give some reasons why He came to earth in this way. To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

Do you hear others talk about “weapons of our warfare,” but you don’t know what they are? Do you feel like you’re getting beat up by he enemy but don’t know what to do? Would you like to learn how to fight the enemy? In today’s podcast, you will be equipped and empowered to wield weapons that will help you overcome the enemy and defeat him in your life. To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

Most people are familiar with the story of the prodigal son. Did you know there are several lessons we can learn from this story that are not what you hear preached on a regular basis? In this podcast I want to look at the story of the prodigal son from a little bit different perspective and pull out several lessons that will help you in your life. To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

Is guilt ever a good thing? The answer is yes, when it is God's kind of guilt. God's kind of guilt is called conviction and motivates people to repent of sin. The other kind of guilt is used by the enemy to trap people in destructive behaviors that can harm relationships. In this podcast we are going to look at the bad kind of guilt and how to be set free from it's effects. To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

Do you want the devil to flee? This promise that he will flee isn’t automatic; it is conditional on our submission and resistance. In today’s podcast, we are going to highlight one of the scriptures that the devil, our enemy, hates.  These are more than nice words; these are weapons of warfare against him and his minions. To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

Deception is something we all need to learn to discern and deal with in our lives. Did you know that deception is coming at you on a regular basis? In today's podcast we are going to look at how deception can bewitch us, and some ways we can protect ourselves from falling into the trap of deception.  To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

In today's podcast we're going to revisit a podcast from a couple of years ago about Halloween. We just want to give you some resources for you to be able to make an informed decision about your involvement in this holiday. So join us today as we revisit "About Halloween". To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

What you do in difficult situations, situations when the pressures of life are pressing in, says a lot about you. It also says a lot about your relationship with Jesus. In this podcast I want to look at two key words to help us better handle the twists and turns that life throws at us. Come along with me as we look at Act or React. To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

Without faith it is impossible to please God. We all know this verse out of Hebrews 11, but what is faith? Is faith a feeling that motivates us to live a certain way? Or does faith come from hearing and hearing through the Word of God? Or is faith a gift given to us by God? What if the answer to each of these questions is YES! In this weeks podcast I want to explore the topic of faith as an attempt to help each of us become more confident in the faith that we have. To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.

Have you seen those leadership pyramids where the leader is at the top and all of the followers or employees are beneath the leader? That is the way much, if not all of corporate America is designed. It is also the way much of the Church is operated. It is also the way many marriages are run. What if that pyramid is not the way Jesus would run things? What if Jesus would turn that pyramid totally upside down? In this podcast I want to look at Jesus Style of leadership and the impact it can have on our lives. To learn more about the ministry of Restoring the Foundations International, please visit www.restoringthefoundations.org.