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The View (from Heaven)

by Akilah Holder

Hi there! My name is Akilah Holder, and I’m a Christian author, social commentator and former journalist who lives in Trinidad and Tobago.Join me as I discuss God’s ways, thoughts and motivations as outlined in his word. It’s all about getting to know God and understanding him. You may be accustomed to doing things one way, but what if God’s way were better? What if it actually made more sense? Find out how God views life, and his perspectives on a myriad of life’s issues. You may end up liking him ☺️.

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Episodes

  1. “Judge not that ye be not judged”

    Commentary on Matthew 7:1

  2. If the Flesh is Evil, then How Come Angels Sinned?

    Is it the flesh, or the flesh without God?

  3. Why God Allows Death

    A look at why God cursed mankind with death. He wasn’t trying to be mean.

  4. God’s Got You!

    A study of Daniel 6 - Daniel in the Lions Den: how jealousy can cause people to come against you and God’s faithfulness to save.

  5. Parents, It Starts With You

    Parental responsibility.

  6. God Can Help With Your Emotional Eating

    How the Holy Spirit can give self-control for over eating, and allow him to be your comfort instead of food.

  7. Ministry is Not Only Done from the Pulpit

    Ministry can be done in everyday life, work for example.

  8. Out with the Old, In with the New!

    You can leave old mindsets behind.

  9. God’s Commandments Apply to Both Men and Women

    A brief look at how society has different expectations for men and women, but the Bible sees it differently.

  10. Ladies, treat men as if they have feelings too

    A brief commentary on the fact that men need love and support too

  11. Men, Let Jesus Be Your Example

    A look at how men can respond to difficulties God’s way with specific reference to Jesus’ suffering at Calvary.

  12. Why God Allows Death

    An explanation for why we have to die.

  13. Live Each Day As If It’s Your Last - What Should that Mean to Us?

    A commentary on how we should live each day knowing that death is a fact of life.

  14. Women “Do Not Cast Your Pearls Before Swine”

    A brief comment on how women should carry themselves as valuable and not allow men to treat them as having no value.

  15. Ladies, dress how you want to be addressed.

    Dressing professionally for work so that your talents, skills and abilities are emphasized…

  16. How Do You Know When You Believe

    How do you know when you believe God’s word?

  17. Don’t Let Your Emotions Govern Your Response to God

    This episode is aimed at those who do not have a personal relationship with God. It outlines some of God’s characteristics to make the point that maybe God isn’t the problem, but how you see him because of the suffering you’ve endured and that is around you.

  18. What It Means to be a Christian

    As Christians, we have an obligation to act like it.

  19. Don’t Let Your Emotions Govern Your Response to God

    How our emotions can cloud our judgment and obscure our understanding of who God is and his word.

  20. The Value of the Holy Spirit

    The value of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.

  21. The Only Thing God is Guilty of…

    We blame God a lot, but is he guilty of the accusations? Find out in this episode.

  22. Ladies Don’t Shortchange Yourselves

    Encouragement to women to not see themselves as incapable.

  23. Men Have Emotions Too

    A quick commentary on realizing men are emotionally wired too, and the importance of acting accordingly.

  24. Men, You are Not Built to Cheat

    A rebuttal of the societal belief that men are built to cheat and have accomplished something great if they have several sexual partners; and a look at how God’s view of men contradicts this.

  25. God Can do Miracles with People Too

    A lot of times, when we think about God working miracles, we think about physical miracles, like financial deliverance etc. But he can do miracles with people too. This episode is about that. Enjoy!

  26. The Importance of a High Emotional Quotient and Acknowledging that Men are Emotionally Wired Too

    A look at the importance of having a high EQ and the importance of acknowledging and developing the emotional side of men, and how it can be done.

  27. God’s the Treasure to Seek After

    A commentary about how many women tend to glorify men, seek after men as if they were some precious jewel, when God is the treasure we should be seeking after.

  28. Ladies, Pick Your Battles

    An episode that urges women not to worry about judgement if they have to get divorced because of an abusive relationship or any unhealthy relationship or simply leave one of those relationships if unmarried.

  29. Culture is Not Immutable

    When we talk about “culture,” we talk about it as something unchangeable, but culture is man made, and it can be sinful. Therefore, not because something is your culture, it is ok.

  30. God has Every Place in Politics

    A rebuttal of the Machiavellian belief that morality has no place in politics.

  31. God is Enough!

    A look at the importance of a relationship with God for women - how a relationship with God can keep women out of harmful relationships.

  32. More on God’s Word and Mental Illness

    Using the Bible to help combat mental illness

  33. Using the Power at Your Command - God’s Word and Mental Illness

    Using the Bible to help combat depression and other mental illness.

  34. Living for God Keeps Depression at Bay

    How a relationship with God changed my perspective and continues to help me hold on.

  35. Reflections on the Suicide Death of Cheslie Kryst

    Thoughts on how all the material things a person has somehow just isn’t enough, and the need for God.

  36. Suicide is Not the Answer

    A brief talk about why suicide isn’t the answer and how to not be overwhelmed by challenges.

  37. Not All Men Are Bad

    The dominant view of men in most countries is a negative one. Men cheat, they rape, they abuse, always the agressor, never the victim. But some men have been the victim of women. I look at this issue using the story of Joseph in Genesis 39, where Potiphar’s wife falsely accuses Joseph of rape (...

  38. Truth is Unchangeable

    In the modern world, truth is presented as changeable, subjective even. But the word truth suggests stability, truth is truth. This episode talks about that.

  39. Why We Sing What We Sing (to God)

    Oftentimes, we sing songs of worship to God without fully realizing or understanding what we are saying. This episode talks about that and explains the significance of certain lyrics.

  40. The Problem of Evil

    A look at the tension between the existence of evil and the Christian assertion that a good God exists.

  41. There is Good in the World.

    This episode teaches that there is evidence of the goodness of God in the world, but sometimes we have to look for it and fix our eyes on it.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Hi there! My name is Akilah Holder, and I’m a Christian author, social commentator and former journalist who lives in Trinidad and Tobago.Join me as I discuss God’s ways, thoughts and motivations as outlined in his word. It’s all about getting to know God and understanding him. You may be accustomed to doing things one way, but what if God’s way were better? What if it actually made more sense? Find out how God views life, and his perspectives on a myriad of life’s issues. You may end up liking him ☺️.

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Akilah Holder

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