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Life in Exile — 576 episodes
You Are In a Story
Six Things the Lord Hates
How Can I Pray for You This Week?
Beware of Crooked Speech
The Certainty of Christ Versus the Fallibility of Man
Lessons from the Ant
Do Missionaries Get PTSD?
Hold Marriage Dear
What Stops You from Seeking Jesus?
The Bitter Consequences of Sin
ROI in Missions
Guard Your Heart
Living With the End in MInd
The Partner of Wisdom
Am I Less Than?
The Do Nots of the Wise
Who's Right on World Events?
Confident Walking
No Clocking Out in Missions
Wisdom at Creation
When Faith Is Crushed
Traits of the One Who Follows God
Discipleship Malaise
Bound by Steadfast Love and Faithfulness
What Keeps You from Resting?
Our Shield of Righteousness
Imposter Syndrome
Consequences of Refusing God's Wisdom
Respectable Sins
The Benefits of Listening and Repenting
Finding Balance
Wisdom Is Calling: Are We Listening?
Catching Up with Friends: A View of Heaven
Saying No to Sin
What's Your Plan?
Wisdom in the Home
God's Word: The Antidote to Deception
Walking in Wisdom: Introduction
Request for Topics
A Blooming Rose
A Son
All-sufficient Merit
A Lion
Desire of Nations
A Feast
Christmas Fog
A Christmas Poem
Gravestones and Social Security
Trusting
O Death, Where Is Your Victory?
An Answer Found
Focus in the Frailty
No Longer Two, But One
Binge Remorse
Vernacular
Perspective
Focus Forward
The Question that Guides
Making Disciples
Friday Focus Collections
The Importance of Taking a Break
Conclusion: Remember, Lest We Forget
Don't Forget the Wives
Letters to Help Us Remember
Light Versus Darkness
Remember, He's Told Us Already
New Advent Devotional Coming Soon
Loving On Single Teammates
Remember God's Word for a Full Life and Well-Being
Marked Safe
Imprinting God's Word on Your Heart and Mind
Stepping Stones in Ministry
Praying for Those You Remember
Handwritten Letters
God Remembers People, As Should We
Goodbyes Are Hard to Do
Look at Your Life and Remember
Cups
Remember Your Sin and God's Grace
Pots and Pans
Remembering In the Good Days and Bad
Following Jesus with Blinders On
Remember You Were Slaves
Summer Mission Trips: Next Steps
Names of Places Remembered
Faithful Saints
Remember God's Name
Trusting God in the Going and Sending
Markers for Remembering
New Book Release: A Cozy Mystery Entitled Archived by Death
We Remember at the Altar
War
We Remember Jesus
Compassion from Unlikely Sources
The Prophets Remember God
Small Groups Big Support
The Psalms Call Us to Remember God
A Heart Set on Pilgrimage
Moses Reminds the People to Remember
Did God Really Say: A Crisis of Faith
Remember the Feasts
Coming Through the Trial
Remember the Sabbath
Debriefing as We Go
Man Needs Visual Reminders
Doing Hard Things
We Forget God's Word
Working for the Infallible God Through Fallible Organizations
I Am Forgotten
Questioning the Abundant Life
Forgetfulness and the Need to Forget
Telling Your Stories
Man Forgets Past Events
Throwing Stones
We Have a History of Forgetting God
Children Change Things
Have You Forgotten God?
Love Them So They Ask Why
God Remembers What He Has Said
Springs of Service
God Remembers Us with Mercy
Seasoned with Salt
God Remembers Those Who Fear Him
The Living Word
God Remembers Us in Our Weakness
What's Your Ministry?
God Remembers His Enemies
How Long, O Lord?
God Remembers His People, Part 2
Common Sense Versus Supernatural Sense
God Remembers His People, Part 1
The Poisoned Soil of Bitterness
God Remembers Past Events
The Two Seals
Reminders for God
We're Fighting a Battle
Will God Forget Me?
Making Sense of Suffering
The God Who Forgets
A Helping Hand in Service
Remember, Lest We Forget: Introduction
Lessons from Bad Examples
Learning from the Past: Wrap-Up
When Looking Back Is Painful
Learning from the Past: Fifty-One
Gift Giving
Learning from the Past: Fifty
Give a Gift to Bless the Nations
Learning from the Past: Forty-Eight
The Sending Celebration
Learning from the Past: Forty-Seven
A Year of Blessing
Learning from the Past: Forty-Nine
Tough Love
Learning from the Past: Forty-Six
The Power of a Thankful Heart
Learning from the Past: Forty-Five
Gracious Uncertainty
Learning from the Past: Forty-Four
Being an American Missionary During a Presidential Election Year
Learning from the Past: Forty-Three
Prayers All Over the Place
Learning from the Past: Forty-Two
Why Is There So Much Evil?
Learning from the Past: Forty-One
Thoughts on the Middle East
Learning from the Past: Forty
New Devotional for Missionaries
Learning from the Past: Thirty-Nine
Deep Roots and Grace
Learning from the Past: Thirty-Eight
Frustrated Mothers
Learning from the Past: Thirty-Seven
Skilled Workers
Learning from the Past: Thirty-Six
Home in Christ
Learning from the Past: Thirty-Five
No, I'm the Worst
Learning from the Past: Thirty-Four
Why I Write Fiction
Learning from the Past: Thirty-Three
Praying the Psalms ALL CAPS
Learning from the Past: Thirty-Two
When Missionaries Take Sides
Learning from the Past: Thirty-One
Heartaches
Learning from the Past: Thirty
New Novel Explores the Christian Experience for Former Muslims
Learning from the Past: Twenty-Nine
Great Gain
Learning from the Past: Twenty-Eight
Work While It Is Day
Learning from the Past: Twenty-Seven
Do You Believe?
Learning from the Past: Twenty-Six
America: The Good, the Bad, and the Exceptional
Learning from the Past: Twenty-five
The Bitter and the Sweet
Learning from the Past: Twenty-Four
Missionaries Vacation Too
Learning from the Past: Twenty-Three
A Glimpse of His Wrath
Learning from the Past: Twenty-Two
The Last Week
Learning from the Past: Twenty-One
7 Lessons God Taught Me from Cicadas
Learning from the Past: Twenty
The Blessing of Perspective in Service
Learning from the Past: Nineteen
The Good Fight
Learning from the Past: Eighteen
Food Finds and Failures
Learning from the Past: Seventeen
Blemishes Within the Body
Learning from the Past: Sixteen
Listening and Learning
Learning from the Past: Fifteen
Rules for Living
Learning from the Past: Fourteen
A Shift in Confidence: From Me to Christ
Learning from the Past: Thirteen
Keepsakes Worth Keeping
Learning from the Past: Twelve
What Comes First: Christ or Culture?
Learning from the Past: Eleven
Fringe Benefits
Learning from the Past: Ten
Don't Forget the Church
Learning from the Past: Nine
Follow Me
Learning from the Past: Eight
My Go-To Cake
Learning from the Past: Seven
Killing Education
Learning from the Past: Six
VR Meets the Gospel
Learning from the Past: Five
Apprentice for Christ
Learning from the Past: Four
Blink and It's Gone: Use Your Time Wisely
Learning from the Past: Three
Signs of Devotion
Learning from the Past: Two
Staying in Tune
Learning from the Past: One
As for Me
Learning from the Past: Introduction to Lessons from the Old Testament
Just Another Day or a New Opportunity?
Gems from Genesis Conclusion
Born to Die
Gems from Genesis Chapter 50
In Christ Alone
Gems from Genesis Chapter 49
Philothea
Gems from Genesis Chapter 48
Christmas in a War Zone
Gems from Genesis Chapter 47
Relief
Gems from Genesis Chapter 46
The Nations
Gems from Genesis Chapter 45
Rejoicing and Mourning
Gems from Genesis Chapter 44
Blessed Are the Networkers
Gems from Genesis Chapter 43
Eternity
Gems from Genesis Chapter 42
Stand Your Ground
Gems from Genesis Chapter 41
Embrace Suffering
Gems from Genesis Chapter 40
Let Not Your Heart Be Hardened
Gems from Genesis Chapter 39
When the Props Fall Out
Gems from Genesis Chapter 38
Staying Grounded
Gems from Genesis Chapter 37
Working Through the Loneliness
Gems from Genesis Chapter 36
For Further Medication
Gems from Genesis Chapter 35
Stay in Touch
Gems from Genesis Chapter 34
You Are Not Forgotten
Gems from Genesis Chapter 33
By Faith
Gems from Genesis Chapter 32
It's Too Hot to Cook
Gems from Genesis Chapter 31
Resolve
Gems from Genesis Chapter 30
Go Experience. Go for Good
Gems from Genesis Chapter 29
Keep in Shape
Gems from Genesis Chapter 28
He Sees What We Don't: A Lesson in Trust
Gems from Genesis Chapter 27
Watch Out for Pride
Gems from Genesis Chapter 26
Thinking Back
Gems from Genesis Chapter 25
Maintaining Power
Gems from Genesis Chapter 24
It's a Messy Business
Gems from Genesis Chapter 23
Trust in the Beloved
Gems from Genesis Chapter 22
A Family of the Word
Gems from Genesis Chapter 21
Appreciating the Silence
Gems from Genesis Chapter 20
Getting Along
Gems from Genesis Chapter 19
Standing Fast
Gems from Genesis Chapter 18
To Speak or Not to Speak
Gems from Genesis Chapter 17
Broken Levies
Gems from Genesis Chapter 16
Accepting the Seasons of Life
Gems from Genesis: Chapter 15
God's Poem
Gems from Genesis Chapter 14
We Grow Old While Serving
Gems from Genesis Chapter 13
Watch How You Live
Gems from Genesis Chapter 12
When Home Changes
Gems from Genesis Chapter 11
Serving the One They Want to Kill
Gems from Genesis Chapter 10
Leaving Well
Gems from Genesis Chapter 9
Shaken, Not Stirred
Gems from Genesis Chapter 8
Staying Battle Ready
Gems from Genesis Chapter 7
Very Odd Indeed
Gems from Genesis Chapter 6
Square Peg in a Round Hole
Gems from Genesis Chapter 5
Living for Righteousness
Gems from Genesis Chapter 4
No Is Not a Dirty Word
Gems from Genesis Chapter 3
Vain Cures
Gems from Genesis Chapter 2
I Need Some Space
Gems from Genesis: Chapter 1
Seeing Through the Masquerade
Gems from Genesis Introduction
Holding Down the Fort
Hope Does Not Disappoint
Running Out of Juice
Walking in His Love, 26
Behold!
Losing Self in Contextualization
Walking in His Love 25
In the Thick of It
My People
Engaged in Battle
Team Players
Walking in His Love 24
Hollow Philosophies
Who Am I?
Walking in His Love 23
Where Our Loyalties Lie
When Home Is Not Where Your Heart Is
Walking In His Love 22
Divesting of Self
Questioning Doubt
Walking in His Love 21
Less is More
Finding Friends in Service
Walking in His Love 20
Live Such a Life
Building Bridges with Art
Walking in His Love, 19
Weeding
The Hero of My Story
Walking in His Love, 18
Paradigm Shift
A New Book Is on the Way
Walking in His Love 17
Light and Momentary
Did I Blow It?
Walking In His Love Pt 16
Behold!
Leaving on a Jet Plane Ain't What It Used to Be
Walking in His Love, Pt 15
While It Is Day
The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Walking in His Love, 14
Compelled
The Ties that Bind
Walking in His Love, Pt 13
No Thanks Needed
Cleaning House
Walking In His Love Part 12
My Times His Times
More With Less
Walking in His Love Pt11
In Our Work
Freedom Days
Walking in His Love Pt10
Building Bridges
Lessons Children Teach Us
Walking in His Love, Part 9
The Courage to Go Against the Tide
Feeling Guilty
Walking in His Love, Pt8
Authentic Christianity
Weather: Up-close and Personal
Walking in His Love 7
Keeping Sharp
Singing in Prison
Walking in His Love, Part 6
The Priesthood
What's in a Number?
Walking in His Love Pt 5
Shooting Ourselves in the Foot
Sharing the Podium
Walking in His Love Pt 4
Not Alone
The Battle for Sexual Purity
Walking in His Love Part 3
The Melody in My Heart
The Importance of Hobbies
Walking in His Love: A Study of John's Letters, 2
Visible Fellowship
When Sex Matters
Walking in His Love: 1
Scattered Seed
Cooking in Ministry
The Ecclesiastical Orchestra
He is Risen Indeed
One Church, Multiple Expressions
When the Dust Stirs
The Root Cause of Community
Transformed
Lessons from the Mountainside 32
What the Church Is Not
Above All These
Lessons from the Mountainside 31
The Purpose of the Church
Practice Makes Perfect?
Lessons from the Mountainside 30
The God of Our Imaginations
Wars and Rumors of Wars
Lessons from the Mountainside 29
Transformation Over Knowledge
Stop and Smell the Roses
Lessons from the Mountainside 28
The Purpose of Discipleship
Oh, the Places You'll Go
Lessons from the Mountainside 27
God-Alzheimer's
The Sweet Reward
Lessons from the Mountainside 26
A God of Compassion
When He Spoke: Verses of the Call
Lessons from the Mountainside 25
Don't Throw Out the Baby with the Bathwater
Raising up a New Generation of Missionaries
Lessons from the Mountainside 24
The Final Stage
He Gives us a Song
Lessons from the Mountainside 23
When God Speaks Through the Mundane
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Store
Lessons from the Mountainside 22
A Purpose for the Pain
Getting Used to Goodbye
The Light Shines in the Darkness
Lessons from the Mountainside 21
Christmas from the Beginning
Thankful for the Hard Places
Lessons from the Mountainside: 20
The Case You Make
Thanksgiving: Ivory Coast
Lessons from the Mountainside 19
Shades of Dying
Packing Up
Lessons from the Mountainside 18
The Theme of God
Jars of Clay, Willing Vessels
Lessons from the Mountainside 17
The God Over All
Multiplication
Lessons from the Mountainside 16
Pain Understood
One Door Closed, Another Door Opened
Lessons from the Mountainside 15
The Response to Suffering
It's Not Fair
Lessons from the Mountainside 14
The Relationship that Satisfies
Finishing the Race
Lessons from the Mountainside 13
Be Prepared
Returning to Serve After Loss
Lessons from the Mountainside 12
The Source
Seasons in Service
Lessons from the Mountainside 11
Repaired
When You Know It's Time to Go
Lessons from the Mountainside 10
What God Has Joined Together
Burnout
Lessons from the Mountainside 9
Confession Is Good for the Soul
Birthday Blues
Lessons from the Mountainside 8
Walk Not Talk
I Disagree
Lessons from the Mountainside 7
The Sin of Self
Crisis of Faith
Lessons from the Mountainside 6
The Requirement
The Guilt of Leaving
Lessons from the Mountainside 5
Impatient
The Year of the Cancer
Lessons from the Mountainside 4
But Not
Working While We Can
Lessons from the Mountainside 3
Paradox
Did I Hear You Right, God?
Lessons from the Mountainside 2
Broken
Clearing the Clutter
Lessons from the Mountainside 1
The Result
Expectation Check
A Message Worth Believing
Doubt
Finding Inspiration for Service
A Message to Be Believed Pt10
Is Sin Real?
Don't Pack the Past When Leaving for the Future
A Message to Be Believed Pt9
Life Out of Mess
Tent Living
A Message to Be Believed Pt8
Witness Protection Program
The Many Shades of Calling
A Message to Be Believed Pt7
Freedom and Accountability
Get Out Fast
A Message to Be Believed Pt6
Come Buy Without Money
The School of Experience
A Message to Be Believed Pt5
Need versus Me
When Doors Close: My New Book for Those in Cross-Cultural Ministry
A Message to Be Believed Pt4
The Jesus Test
Wherever He Leads I'll Go
A Message to Be Believed Pt3
Let's Have a Hootenanny
Antioch Stories
A Message to Be Believed Pt2
The Grace of Humble Pie
True Fasting
A Message to Be Believed Pt1
To Join or Not to Join
Perfection Defection
Taking Time to Pray
A Cord of Three Strands
The Final Request
Can You Explain It
He Goes, We Stay
Standing Firm