Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bib...
Connect with God in the time it takes you to drive to work or empty the dishwasher. Every episode focuses on one Bible passage, explains it, and applies it to your life. Co-hosted by Keith Simon, Tanya Willmeth, Jensen Holt McNair, Patrick Miller, and Jeff Parrett.
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Was Jesus Afraid of Death? | Mark | Mark 14.32-42
Why was Jesus so distressed in the Garden of Gethsemane? Was he scared of the cross? Find out what really troubled him from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) as he continues our series on https://www.thecrossingc...
6 min
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What Is Your Faith Costing You? | Mark | Mark 1...
What does your faith look like to the rest of the world? How do you display it? See how this woman showed her devotion in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+14.3-9&version=ESV (Mark 14.3-9) as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/...
6 min
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Ravi Zacharias: Responding to Sexual Abuse in t...
Recent revelations about Ravi Zacharias' abusive sexual behaviors have been in the Christian headlines. In this episode, we discuss how the church should respond to abuse and construct its systems such that abuse cannot continue.Like this content? Ma...
42 min
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Is the World Falling Apart? | Mark | Mark 13
Does it feel like the world is crumbling? Are we living in the end times? Understand what Jesus was talking about when he predicted the apocalypse in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+13&version=ESV (Mark 13) as https://www.thecross...
13 min
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Are Your Ready for the Apocalypse? | Mark | Mar...
Talking about the future can get confusing. That's why https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) corrects six common misunderstandings about the apocalypse. Learn what Jesus really means in https://www.biblegateway...
10 min
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Rush Limbaugh: Saint or Sinner?
Last week, Rush Limbaugh passed away. Some people lauded him. Others hated him. But no one denies it: Rush invented a new way of doing news. He pioneered a highly entertaining, highly polarized, highly politicized version of the news, which paved the w...
41 min
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Why People Rebel Against God | Mark | Mark 12.1-12
Sometimes all the talk about God's grace and forgiveness overshadows his justice and judgement. Listen to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) read through https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+12.1-12&a...
9 min
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How to Live Out Jesus's Calling | Mark | Mark 1...
How do you represent Jesus in your life? Learn what Jesus wants from his followers in this episode as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-seri...
11 min
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Why We Make Terrible Decisions and How to Impro...
Want to change your life? It starts with one good decision. Learn how decisions impact our lives from this discussion with https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastors Keith Simon) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-mi...
47 min
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What Pride Looks Like | Mark | Mark 10.32-45
Pride takes many forms, and we might not recognize it in ourselves. Learn how to identify it from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) as he continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/m...
9 min
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What Temptations Cause You to Stumble? | Mark |...
Whether we feel weak or strong in our faith, it's important to consider what our stumbling blocks are? What's causing us to trip in our walk with Christ? Listen to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) as he di...
9 min
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Self-Care or Selfish? The Gospel of Wellness | ...
<p>People say you have to take care of yourself before you can take care of others. Is that true? Or is it an excuse to be selfish? Hear Keith Simon and Patrick Miller discuss how the modern explosion of wellness and self-care correspond to Christian p...
56 min
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How to Follow Jesus's Example | Mark | Mark 8.2...
How do you describe Jesus? We're called to follow his example, so what would that look like? Learn from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon )as he studies https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+8.29-38&am...
8 min
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How Is God Letting You Down Right Now? | Mark |...
Does it feel like your prayers are going unanswered? You're not alone. Listen to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) explain how Jesus works in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+8.11-26&a...
9 min
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How to Talk to About Sex, Politics and Religion...
Talking about spicy topics should be the spice of life, not the end of it. Having trouble bringing up a touchy topic? Get some tips on how to carry hard conversations from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastors Keith Simon) and h...
28 min
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How to Fight Hypocrisy | Mark | Mark 7.9
One of the biggest criticisms against Christianity is hypocrisy. Jesus condemned it, so how do we fight it? Learn from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) as he delves into https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?sea...
7 min
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Does Jesus Get Tired of Us? | Mark | Mark 6.30-44
Do you worry ever that God gets tired of hearing prayer requests? Do you want a deeper relationship with him? Understand how Jesus views us from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) as he reads through https:/...
7 min
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5 Ways to be Mentally Tough | 2 Corinthians 12.9
"Mental toughness" may be new term, but it's taught throughout the Bible. Enhance your faith by developing mental toughness with https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastors Keith Simon) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patr...
40 min
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How to Respond to Jesus | Mark | Mark 5.21-43
What do we have to offer Jesus, our Lord and Savior? Discover what Jesus wants most in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+5.21-43&version=ESV (Mark 5.21-43) as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon)...
7 min
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Where Evil Comes From | Mark | Mark 5.1-20
It's no secret we live in a fallen world. Hear how Jesus addresses evil in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+5.1-20&version=ESV (Mark 5.1-20) as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) continu...
9 min
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Why I Gave Up Gay Relationships: An Interview w...
Sierra Michaelis used to play division one College Basketball. She also used to date women. In this episode, she shares about her ongoing journey with Jesus, how he called her out of a gay lifestyle and offers more than a relationship ever could.Want...
40 min
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Where is Your Faith? | Mark | Mark 4.35-41
Trials test faith. That's what happened to the disciples in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+4.35-41&version=NIV (Mark 4.35-41). Learn what they learned from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon)...
7 min
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What the Kingdom of God Looks Like | Mark | Mar...
God's kingdom doesn’t have borders, so what's it look like? What's it made of? Get a sneak peek from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) as he reads through https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+4...
7 min
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QAnon or Christ? How to talk to Christians Caug...
We explain what QAnon is and share how conspiracy theories are spiritually dangerous, and how approach friends and family caught up in a conspiracy.Why talk about this now? After the storming of the Capitol, news came out that many of the protestors ...
51 min
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The truth about Pharisees and who follows Jesus...
Is Jesus calling you? How should you respond? Discover who Jesus chooses and what he wants from his followers from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) as he reads through https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
8 min