Overcoming Your Limits
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What if the barriers to achieving greater things are the limitations we put on ourselves? In this episode, Rob shares how pushing past his limits allowed him to be part of some extraordinary things. You will be inspired, motivated and hopefully walk away with a renewed energy to push past your own self-imposed limits and reach heights you never thought possible.
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The life we live today is largely a result of the decisions we made three to five years ago. While we can't go back and choose differently, we can make choices today that will set us up for success down the road.
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The Realities of Depression and Despair - Will Hutcherson
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Rob talks with author, speaker and pastor Will Hutcherson about what it looks like to help kids and students through depression and despair. Referencing Will's book Seen, they discuss the healing that comes through the power of connection.
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Getting Unstuck - Trey McKnight
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Rob talks with Trey McKnight about what it looks like to get unstuck in our lives. Trey is a communicator, leader and host of event such as the Global Leadership Summit. This episode is practical, powerful and inspiring, so brace yourself for the impending life change that will follow.
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Standing Out, Nailing the Interview and Landing Your Dream Job - Caitlin Kenyon
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Rob talks with certified HR Professional (SHRM-CP), Recruiter, and Career Coach. Caitlin Kenyon about presenting your best professional self. From the resume and cover letter to the interview, offer and more, Caitlin offers practical tips and insights to help people move forward toward their dream job.
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The Power of Intentional Endings
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This week Rob shares an emotional story of how watching someone die helped him see the importance of endings. He talks about the ways our directional choices can often be made with no reason to think they will get us where we want to go. Sometimes we need endings, even when they are hard.
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The Church, Politics and Critical Thinking - Isom Rigell
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Rob chats with educator Isom Rigell about his wrestling with the Church, the intersection of Donald Trump with evangelicalism, and the need for more critical thinking.
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How Being Present Changes Your Experiences
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Rob talks about his experience at the Field of Dreams game in Iowa and how that experience taught him the power of pausing and what it means to be fully present.
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Changing Your Story - Rob Chagdes
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Each one of us is telling a story with our lives. Some of our stories are full of regret, pain, disappointment and more. During this final episode of season two, and a milestone episode number 20, Rob talks about what he’s been learning the past few years about changing your story.
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The Reality of Spiritual Warfare - Dr. Daniel Green
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Rob chats with pastor and seminary professor Dr. Daniel Green about the realities of spiritual warfare. From Satan to materialism, climbing the corporate ladder and sexual sin, they discuss the schemes of the enemy and how we can stand firm against them.
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Dr. Bill Thrasher (B.S., Auburn University; Th.M., Th.D., Dallas Theological Seminary) has served on the faculty of Moody Bible Institute since 1980 and on the graduate school faculty since 1990, where he oversees the Master’s Program in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship. He is a frequent speaker in churches and retreats across the country. He has written numerous articles on a variety of subjects related to Christian living. His books include God as He Wants You to Know Him, Living the Life God has Planned, A Journey to Victorious Praying, Believing God for His Best, and Putting God Back into the Holidays published by Moody Publishers. He has also written How to be a Soul Physician, The Attributes of God in Pauline Theology, Experiencing the Pleasure of Believing God and Principles of Christian Living from Romans 5-8. He has written “Jonah” in the Moody Bible Commentary and has authored two online courses: Biblical Spiritual Formation and Biblical Spiritual Formation Lab 1. He is married to Penny and they have three sons: Will, Michael, and David. You can learn more on his website victoriouspraying.com.
Show Notes
What we discuss with Dr. Bill Thrasher
- Why prayer can be such a struggle
- The danger of reliance on our own efforts in prayer
- What a healthy perspective on prayer looks like
- How prayer can transform fear into faith
- Avoiding prayer as going through the motions and approaching God with confidence
- How temptations can be turned into prayer
- Praying to God as a Trinity
- Moving past self consciousness in prayer
- The role of God's Word (the Bible) in Prayer
- The schemes of the enemy in keeping us from prayer
- Persevering in prayer when it's difficult
- One step to move forward in prayer today
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