The Craig T. Owens Audio Blog

Just like my written blog except you get to hear me talk!

Recovering from mistakes 09/04/2025

Recovering from mistakes Everyone knows that we all make mistakes. Good leaders know more than this: They know that it is their responsibility to help those around them recover from those mistakes. Check out of this clip. You may also want to check out these videos: And these blog posts may be of interest too: Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/38079180

Sword-dropping trust 09/03/2025

Sword-dropping trust God may send you into a spiritual battle without a sword, but you must trust Him. He can deliver you far better than you can deliver yourself. Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/38066955

Unconsciously strong (and weak) 09/02/2025

Unconsciously strong (and weak) Did you know that’s possible for your greatest strength could become your most limiting weakness? Let’s learn how to spot and avoid this pitfall on this episode of The Podcast. Check out of this episode. As leaders, we need to continually work on the “unconscious” areas of our lives. Here are some additional resources to help you. These blog posts: These videos: These books: ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/38046005

Accountability to saints 09/01/2025

Accountability to saints We all have blind spots and weak areas. If we don’t want these places to derail our Christian walk, we are going to need the accountability of other Christian saints. Check out of this sermon. If you would like to check out the other messages in our series B.A.S.I.C. Christianity, . ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/38039280

Perfect 08/29/2025

Perfect From the vast cosmos, to the sub-atomic level, and everything in between, God made it all perfectly—including the way He made you! Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/38011695

The Craig And Greg Show: Sales Armageddon 08/28/2025

The Craig And Greg Show: Sales Armageddon I am so excited to announce that my co-host Greg has written a new book called Sales Armageddon. As anyone in the profession knows, sales can be a battlefield. Through fables and insightful teaching Greg’s book will equip you with new strategies you can implement right away to keep yourself and your team in the fight. Check out of this episode. Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37969860

A sharp friend 08/27/2025

A sharp friend When you’ve been hurt, you probably want someone to tell you that it was all the other person’s fault. That’s what you may want, but a true friend will tell you what you need to hear. Check out of this clip. Check out my book which is a helpful guide to dealing with the painful attacks from those under your care. Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37971625

Comforting the distressed 08/26/2025

Comforting the distressed Your times of distress call the Comforter to your aid. From the comfort He provides you, three invaluable things will be revealed in your life. Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37953830

Biblical worldview 08/25/2025

Biblical worldview The Bible makes it clear that Christians need to allow the Holy Spirit to help them develop a biblical worldview, or else we risk becoming bogged down in a fruitless and ineffectual life. Check out of this sermon. Follow along with all the other messages in our series on B.A.S.I.C. Christianity . Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37940640

No exceptions 08/22/2025

No exceptions Just one word crept into King Solomon’s life that led to his collapse. We have to guard against this same word from creeping into our life today! Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37914780

Commit to overcoming 08/21/2025

Commit to overcoming How do leaders make sure that obstacles to their personal or organizational growth don’t become permanent? Check out of this clip. This clip is from a lengthy conversation Greg and I had about leaders being like gardeners. . The main point is this: The seeds have what they need to grow, so the gardener-leaders simply has to remove the obstacles to growth. You may also want to check out a couple of related posts: Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37896665

Beware of people pleasing 08/19/2025

Beware of people pleasing Trying to please people is not serving people but serving my own ego. There is only one Voice that we want to hear saying, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37866835

Eyes on the eternal 08/18/2025

Eyes on the eternal No earthly king can ever stand-in for the Eternal King so we have to be careful to not let ourselves get caught up in this temporary moment, but we must keep our eyes on the eternal. Check out of this sermon. If you’ve missed any of the other messages on these Royal Psalms, . Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37854870

How a leadership should bring correction 08/15/2025

How a leadership should bring correction If you lead anything, you are going to have to bring correction at some point. Samuel gives us 7 strategies to make correction effective. P.S. You can also where the apostle Paul gives us another example of how to handle correction properly. Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37818336

The King’s aroma 08/14/2025

The King’s aroma Throughout history, kings had their own “signature scent”—an incense that was exclusively theirs. This is true for King Jesus as well! Check out of this clip. You can check out the full sermon from which this clip came . I’ve blogged previously about the powerful things the Bible says about this aroma from Jesus and the aroma from our lives too: Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37779990

Is that God’s voice? 08/13/2025

Is that God’s voice? How can we tell if God is trying to get our attention through the words of somebody else? Let’s unpack that on this episode of The Podcast. Check out of this episode. You may also want to check out my blog post and video where I talk about how I capture thoughts, prayers, conversations from others, Scripture verses and more when I’m facing a big decision. Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37800450

Servants and stewards 08/12/2025

Servants and stewards Godly leaders should be secure enough to think of themselves as servants and stewards—nothing more, nothing less. Check out my book . Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37751785

God-ability 08/11/2025

God-ability Our unique abilities are God-given. When we see an opportunity to use those abilities, the resulting God-ability is a blessing to so many! This was a sermon I delivered as our church joined with Hillcrest Community Church for a combined service in the park. Check out of this sermon. You may also be interested in a related series of messages in my series . Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37751685

Learning from mistakes 08/07/2025

Learning from mistakes Have you made any mistakes lately? Let’s talk about what we do next on this episode of The Podcast. Check out of this episode. The Scriptures I referenced in this video are . I also referenced my blog posts and . My book When Sheep Bite is all about recovering after difficulties—whether they were created by your mistakes or someone else’s mistakes. Check out for yourself. ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37710780

A book review of “God in the Dock” 08/06/2025

A book review of “God in the Dock” This is a very challenging book, but I promise you that those who persevere through “God in the Dock” will be the better for it. Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. Today, my Patreon friends have access to a whole bunch of quotes from this C.S. Lewis book. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37689645

The freedom in fear 08/04/2025

The freedom in fear Just as the Israelites had no fear of enemies because David was on the throne, the people who reverence God have no fear of their enemies because the Most High God is on His throne. Check out of this sermon. If you have missed any of the other royal psalms we have covered, . ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37659200

Fill ’er up! 08/01/2025

Fill ’er up! The more you pour out into others, the more room there is for God to pour into you. Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37596985

Honoring the Good Shepherd 07/31/2025

Honoring the Good Shepherd What does it mean when we really believe the words, “The Lord is my Shepherd, I lack nothing” (Psalm 23:1)? Check out of this episode. You may also want to check out this related post—. Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37585395

Miserable strategizing 07/29/2025

Miserable strategizing It is the highest form or arrogance to think we can out-maneuver God’s plan, or that we can even begin to know what’s best for our lives. Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37570135

Praise in the park 07/28/2025

Praise in the park Calvary Assembly of God joined with Hillcrest Community Church of God for a service to send a message. We want to show that the Body of Christ is more than just multiple buildings where people meet on Sundays. Check out of this sermon. Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37569970

Act or attitude? 07/25/2025

Act or attitude? Serving is not something that comes naturally to most people, as typically we prefer to be served. Jesus flipped this attitude upside down. Check out all of the other messages in our series Live Together . Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37486360

The Craig and Greg Show: “Business By The Book” 07/24/2025

The Craig and Greg Show: “Business By The Book” The multitude of books written about business and leadership is nearly incalculable. If you began reading now and did nothing else you could spend the rest of your life reading business books and still have many unread at the end of your life. Yet the wealth of knowledge contained within these books still pales in comparison to the insights provided to us by THE book—the Bible. In this episode Greg and I are happy to announce we are working on a new project called Business By The Book, which combines biblical insights with real-world applications. Check out of this episode. Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37448040

A tour of the Tabernacle 07/23/2025

A tour of the Tabernacle I was absolutely fascinated by a Messianic Jew’s insights on the Old Testament Tabernacle, and how every aspect of it pointed to Jesus the Messiah. Watch of this episode. . Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37509715

A book review of “High Road Leadership” 07/22/2025

A book review of “High Road Leadership” If you are ready to help heal what divides us, “High Road Leadership” by John Maxwell will become your go-to resource. Check out my blog, my other podcasts, my books, and so much more at ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37486115

The King’s Bride 07/21/2025

The King’s Bride Just as royal weddings on earth captivate people who are watching the fairy tale-like wedding celebration, so will our devotion to the King intrigue and captivate a watching world. Check out of this sermon. If you have missed any of the other messages in our series looking at the Royal Palms, . ►► My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎ /episode/index/show/craigtowens/id/37473470

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