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My 3 Sons
by Mark
The stories and songs of my life, told for my 3 sons. Hoping that my journey from religion to faith and following Jesus will inform their teenage years and becoming young men.
Episodes
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s02e13, Imagine
Do you ever imagine what your life might be? Turns out to get what we want we might need to live a different way! Jesus imagined a different world in the beattitudes and it is revolutionary, counter-intuitive, and totally not how most people live their lives. Read them in Matthew 5:3-12 (CEV...
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s02e12, Serve Someone
Whether deliberately or incidentally we will serve someone or something. I was terrible at deliberately choosing who or what I would serve but as I've gotten older and understand a little more of the gospels I think it is a lot simpler. Of course I've sifted through plenty of terrible and great...
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s02ep11, Paradise
Be generous because we're living in paradise. I reflect on how I reject religion and look for my faith to inform every aspect of my life. We have so much and so many people telling us how we should be living. How do we respond to all this input? This week I use verses from all over the bible that...
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s02e10, Be Yourself
I didn't want to be me for years! Why do we pursue the life others project onto us? Actually, I think I just took this on myself when it wasn't there at all. However, don't spend your life living according to popular thinking and doing what others are. Rather be you and make your own decisions...
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s02e09, You Get What You Give
This week I talk about getting what you put in. I remember being at school, in bands, riding races and getting what I deserved. Other times I don't get what was deserved both good and bad! But mostly Mum and I think life is about what you put in. In some ways this episode follows on from the…
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Easter 2020
What makes me stop and think every Easter! The verse is from Mark 16:8 and even now after many years reading it and knowing what it says I still wonder what on earth happened! My hope boys is that Easter will be a moment you hit pause and refresh in your faith. Not because you've wandered away or...
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s02e07, Let Love Rule
Everybody is unlikable at times but Jesus said we're supposed to love others! Are we really any good if all we do is love those who are lovable? Sticking with the theme of love and the love chapter, 1 Corinthians 13, this week I talk about how difficult I find it to love others. And if I can't…
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s02e06, Love Rescue Me
The history of humanity is littered with people being saved by love. In this episode I recount some of those stories from my life. We all need to be rescued at times and the bold, heroic love that leads to dying for each other is the best kind. The bible describes this kind of love, the kind was...
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s02e05, Jesus he knows me
This episode I reflect on the journey and challenge of representing Jesus. I remember in my teens not noticing any difference between those at church and those not at church. I explore this idea this week and the idea that we're all always representing someone or something. While I'm not great at...
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s02e01, What if God was one of us?
Finally I get season 2 underway with secular songs that influenced me and my faith. This week I briefly reflect on our little OE from last Christmas and play the Joan Osborne song, What if God was one of us? This question is still one I ask as I think it not only impacts people who believe and...
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Christmas Special 2019
A few thoughts for Christmas that hopefully kickstart me to record series 2 sooner rather than later! I know the Christmases we have made for you 3 boys and hope that some of the hope of Christmas carries on in your lives. It isn't about family, or gifts, or road trips even though these things…
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s02e00, Right Now
Right now you're traveling the world! You're seeing and experiencing things that are different to what you consider normal. Everything is different while people still do pretty much what we do (eat, live, sleep). Our lives are a constant struggle for balance. Study and play, nutrition and…
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ep16, Greater Than We Understand
This week I conclude this first season of the podcast. The song this week is called Greater than we Understand and I acknowledge that all things in life are much bigger than we understand. What I know now is much more than what I knew back then. But it is still a mere fraction of what there is to...
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ep15, Entertaining Angels
We all need a cheerleader in life, someone who is always on our side, willing us to be better. I've had lots of people like this in my life and you'll hear some of those stories. But really this episode is all about beginning to make your own decisions and live your own life. When I was just a...
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ep14, Live Life
So many times in life we accept 2nd best. We follow the world and copy what already exists. Too often we listen to what others tell us to do without testing it for ourselves. We take on what others say and take that as gospel. Don't let others words or actions be what you end up believing. Figure...
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ep13, Look to Jesus
It would be easy to reject Jesus based on the lives of others. Most of this podcast has been about others shortcomings and how I've responded to that. You might even determine with a bunch of evidence that I'm not the best follower of Jesus and my actions don't consistently reflect what I say I...
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ep12, Light on Your Path
We're all wandering along through life trying to find meaning, purpose, and direction. What is it that can be a light on your path? The bible can seem archaic, barbaric, and like utter nonsense. But what if we didn't understand it in context? People influence and guide me either through...
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ep11, Have Someone
I've been telling you all about not following others but we do need people in our lives. We need people we can follow, who will lead us, people we trust. We don't follow blindly but we let them guide us while still paying attention to the detail, purpose, and direction of our lives. Listen to the...
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ep10, Gotta Be Strong
Giving up is easy, coasting along fitting in with what those around you are doing is simple but it won't get you a fulfilling, meaningful, incredible life. You have to live with intent and purpose. You have to live in a way that doesn't conform to the worlds values. I did these things in my life...
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ep09, Not Gonna Bow
Following is easy, but what happens if you follow the wrong person? Others can help guide and direct us in life and that is great, but who are we actually following? Listen to the story of someone who had a great influence on me and my faith. In many ways I aspired to be like them and live a life...
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ep08, One Way
What do you do when people who are foundational to your faith, who lead you it out religion, who guide you suddenly appear to embrace religion over faith? That was a crisis I faced and in doing so discovered there is only one way. Listen to Larry Norman and his song One Way.
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ep07, Don't wanna be a Clone
Most areas of our lives demand we fit in and wear the right socks. This can be a struggle, especially when you're really unique and an individual. How do you balance the tension between conforming without being religious about it all? Wanna be a Clone is a song by Steve Taylor that captures the...
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ep06, Lies I Believed
There are plenty of lies being told and sometimes we believe them. We don't mean to, it is just we get caught up in living and slowly start pursuing things that aren't any good. Money won't make you happy, I know you think you're different and it would make you happy, but possessions don't...
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ep05, Could he be the Messiah?
You've grown up listening to Mum and I talk about Jesus and the different perspective and emphasis he be to our lives. In fact you been surrounded by talk and stories of Jesus but looking me, you're going to have to decide for yourself who he is. Listen to the Michael W. Smith song, "could he be...
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ep03, Against the Grain
Ever got in for trouble and realised that you were wrong? I have on plenty of occasions through the years. But one time really sticks with me. One line from the song in this episode asks, "what do we mean by Christianity?" This is question that asked a lot when I was younger and still consider...
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ep02, Look for the Good
Is there anything good about sleeping in a public toilet? Attitude can change any situation and positivity is a characteristic that makes others want to be around you. Finding yourself and your place in the world will be a journey that requires focus. So focus on the good, we're usually totally...
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ep01, An Introduction
Getting started with the podcast and bending the Stryper song, Calling on You, to fit what I think it means, and what I want it to convey.
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ep00, Why?
The very first episode of My 3 Sons. Well, actually it isn't the first recording, but it explains a little about what I'm planning and hoping with this little endeavour.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The stories and songs of my life, told for my 3 sons. Hoping that my journey from religion to faith and following Jesus will inform their teenage years and becoming young men.
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Mark
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The stories and songs of my life, told for my 3 sons. Hoping that my journey from religion to faith and following Jesus will inform their teenage years and becoming young men.
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