All In! Living the Mission of God

A podcast dedicated to helping you fulfill the Mission of God in your life, and around the world.

Episode 118: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives, an Interview with Award Winning Historian Dr. Wayne Flynt 06/02/2021

Episode 117: Changing Culture, an Interview with Tammy Dunahoo 05/19/2021

Episode 116: Revolution of Values: Reclaiming Public Faith for the Common Good, and Interview with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove 05/05/2021

Episode 115: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness and Reconciliation, an Interview with Miroslav Volf 04/21/2021

Episode 114: Discovering New Riches from the Old Testament: An interview with John Goldingay 04/07/2021

Episode 113: Posting Peace: Why Social Media Divides Us and What We Can Do About It, an Interview with Doug Bursch 03/24/2021

Episode 112: How to Question Your Faith Without Losing It, an Interview with Dr, A.J. Swoboda 03/09/2021

Episode 111: An Interview with Wendy Nolasco, General Supervisor of The Foursquare Church 02/24/2021

Episode 110: Jesus and John Wayne: Have Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Broken a Nation? An Interview with Kristin Du Mez 02/10/2021

Episode 109: How I Gained Perspective When I Lost My Sight with Andy Opie 11/25/2020

Episode 108: Outrage Us: Faithful Theology in an Emotional Age with Dr. A.J. Swoboda 11/11/2020

Episode 107: Healing the Wound of Sin, an Interview with Bradley Jersak and Paul Young 10/28/2020

A New Look at the Old Testament with Dr. Jim Adams 10/14/2020

Episode 105: The Emergence of Sin, an Interview with Matthew Croasmun 09/30/2020

Leading in Turbulent Times: An Interview with Glenn Burris 09/16/2020

Leading in Turbulent Times: An Interview with Glenn Burris Welcome to a new season of the podcast! I wanted to start this season off with a deep dive into an area of leadership that has fascinating me for my entire adult life. What does it mean to lead in turbulent times? Here is one of my favorite quotes: It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt Today I want to dive deep into this topic. I could think of no one better to discuss this with than Rev. Glenn Burris. Glenn is a dear friend and pastor and has recently retired from his time as president of The Foursquare Church. I have witnessed him lead exceptionally well through turbulent times. I think you will enjoy our conversation. If you want to connect with Glenn Burris, you can find him on If you’re enjoying this podcast, spread the word by sharing it with your friends and leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. I encourage you to send me your feedback or suggestions for an interview. Help me help you. You can email me at [email protected], or direct message me on . You can also submit any feedback or questions . Don’t forget to subscribe in or where ever you get your podcasts. As always, you can connect with me on or . It’s your life, now go live it! I am among the eleven Area Missionaries supported by . To support our global missions efforts, visit Post may contain affiliate links. All proceeds are used to support the missions work. Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/jeffroper/id/16024262

Episode 103: Jeff Yellow Owl and Reaching the Native Americans 04/15/2020

Episode 103: Jeff Yellow Owl and Reaching the Native Americans Today I want to talk about something that has been on my mind for a long time. As a young child, I was fascinated with Native American culture. Like most Americans in my generation, we played a lot of cowboys and Indians, I always wanted to be the Indian. The one who lived off the land and made cool things like tomahawks and bows and arrows. I was told these people were savages, they were violent, pagan and that our European ancestors came to civilize them. As I grew older, I realized these things didn’t line up with the truth. The sad thing is history is written by the winners. I began to ask difficult questions like: What is the price we have to pay when Christian people justify the genocide of a whole people group? What can I learn from these oppressed people? How can these wounds be healed? What is God doing to redeem and bring healing to the Native people? Today I interview Jeff Yellow Owl where we explore some of these questions. Jeff serves as a pastor, therapist, and conference speaker. Jeff is a Native American who is reaching the Native people with the Gospel. Resources: If you want to get in touch with Jeff Yellow Owl, you can email him at: [email protected]. If you’re enjoying this podcast, spread the word by sharing it with your friends and leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. I encourage you to send me your feedback or suggestions for an interview. Help me help you. You can email me at [email protected], or direct message me on . You can also submit any feedback or questions . Don’t forget to subscribe in or where ever you get your podcasts. As always, you can connect with me on or . It’s your life, now go live it! I am among the eleven Area Missionaries supported by . To support our global missions efforts, visit Post may contain affiliate links. All proceeds are used to support the missions work. Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/jeffroper/id/13988165

Episode 102: Steve Overman on Traditions and Dead Theologians 04/08/2020

Episode 101: An Update on Jonathan and Sarah Griffiths 04/01/2020

Episode 100: Special Edition 03/18/2020

Episode 099: The Community of God with Doug Bursch 03/11/2020

Episode 098: Full Circle with Athena Dean Holtz 02/26/2020

Episode 097: The Backside of Hope with Tim and Dhana Wimberly 02/19/2020

Episode 096: Walking in the Dark with Steve Mickel 02/12/2020

Episode 095: The Apostolic People of God 05/15/2017

Episode 094: Interview with Yaseer Handall, Missionary to the Native People 05/01/2017

Episode 093: Lent Series, Part Seven 04/10/2017

Episode 093: Lent Series, Part Seven Hey everybody! We are coming to the climax of our Lenten Journey: Easter is on its way. This week, Holy Week, as you contemplate the joys and mysteries of our salvation in Christ, let your heart be filled with bright faith and overflowing joy. Great is the Mystery We Confess: Christ has Died Christ is Risen Christ will come again. Lent is a season of joy! Because we are drawing near to God. Lent is a season of joy! Because Christ is Risen! When Hope Breaks Through John 20:1-9 Easter Sunday is the Promise of New Life Resurrection Power is available to all for personal transformation Three Big Problems facing people today: Meaninglessness “You Don't Have to Be Neurotic to Feel Insecure: Finding the Courage to Deal With Guilt, Meaninglessness and Despair” by Reginald Stackhouse, Ph.D Empty Senseless Useless Worthless Pointless Inconsequential Purposeless Hollow Trivial Futile This was my condition before Christ. Guilt: This universal human condition. God has hardwired us to know right and wrong Shame Self-reproach Disgraced Alienation Anger (caused by disappointed expectations) Road Rage Domestic Violence Pew Rage Low grade disgusted with people and life in general because of your disappointed expectations. I. The People: A. Mary Magdalene - Meaninglessness Luke 8:2, doesn’t tell us much but that she was demon possessed Possession was looked upon as disease, this victim of an alien and evil power, not an accomplice of it. (ISBE) Whatever we may know of her can be summed up as: A great sufferer relieved A great sinner purified. She came into the circle of believers, marked out from the rest by an exceptional experience of the Lord's healing power. B. Peter – Guilt Jesus’ first words to Peter, “Follow me…” When Jesus entered Peter’s life, this plain fisherman became a new person with new goals and new priorities. He had found Christ to be the Messiah. He knew the Son of God. He boasted in his devotion. And when under pressure, denied even knowing Christ. C. John – Anger Mark 3:17, "sons of thunder" Rebuking one who cast out devils in the Lord's name because he was not one of their company (Luke 9:49); Wants to call down fire from heaven upon a village of the Samaritans (Luke 9:54); Joined with his mother and James in asking for the highest places in the kingdom of the Master (Matt 20:20-28; Mark 10:35-45); John was the only disciple present at the crucifixion and was appointed by Jesus to care for Mary (19:26-27). II. The Problem Hope had died Mary’s Meaning in Life was dead Peter’s last words about His Master were words of denial. John, this son of thunder, who would lean on Jesus like a dear friend or even a little child, appears to have his expectations disappointed again. III. When Hope Breaks Through The Silence of Heaven There were no angels, no songs, no flashes of lightening. Only silence. It is so non-descript. There is no poetic beauty to it. There are no bold descriptions. No Angels singing in festive choir. Only Silence Hope had broken through. Death had lost its grip. It is all so silent. So alone. How else could it be? When something this grand, this magnificent, this glorious took place only the deafening silence of heaven and earth could declare the grandeur of this moment. There was no chorus worthy. There were no words adequate. There was only silence. There were no choruses of angels. There were no shepherds in rapturous wonder. There were no wise men poised with gifts. What else but silence would do for this event? Then the silence was broken with a simple declaration: He is not here. He is risen! Hope Breaks Through! Hope Breaks Through the Tyranny of Death Hope Breaks Through the Meaninglessness of Life with God Hope Breaks Through the Torment of Guilt Hope Breaks Through the Bondage of Anger Empty promises, empty dreams, empty lives, empty days, empty pleasures; none of these satisfy. But the empty tomb, now that satisfies. The Easter Sermon of John Chrysostom Is there anyone who is a devout lover of God? Let them enjoy this beautiful bright festival! Is there anyone who is a grateful servant? Let them rejoice and enter into the joy of their Lord! Let us all enter into the joy of the Lord! First and last alike receive your reward; rich and poor, rejoice together! Sober and slothful, celebrate the day! You that have kept the fast, and you that have not, rejoice today for the Table is richly laden! Feast royally on it, the calf is a fatted one. Let no one go away hungry. Partake, all, of the cup of faith. Enjoy all the riches of His goodness! Let no one grieve at his poverty, for the kingdom has been revealed. Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again; for forgiveness has risen from the grave. Let no one fear death, for the Death of our Savior has set us free. He has destroyed it by enduring it. He destroyed Hades when He descended into it. He put it into an uproar even as it tasted of His flesh. Hell was in an uproar because it was done away with. It was in an uproar because it is mocked. It was in an uproar, for it is destroyed. It is in an uproar, for it is annihilated. It is in an uproar, for it is now made captive. Hell took a body, and discovered God. It took earth, and encountered Heaven. It took what it saw, and was overcome by what it did not see. O death, where is thy sting? O Hades, where is thy victory? Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated! Christ is Risen, and the evil ones are cast down! Christ is Risen, and the angels rejoice! Christ is Risen, and life is liberated! Christ is Risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead; for Christ having risen from the dead, is become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep. To Him be Glory and Power forever and ever. Amen! Recommended Resources: If you're enjoying this podcast, spread the word by sharing it with your friends and leaving a review on iTunes. I encourage you to send me your feedback or suggestions for an interview. Help me help you. You can email me at [email protected], or direct message me on . You can also submit any feedback or questions . Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast in or so you don't miss an episode. As always, you can connect with me on or . It's your life, now go live it! I am among the more than two dozen missionaries supported by the . To support our global missions efforts, visit /episode/index/show/jeffroper/id/5246803

Episode 092: Lent Series, Part Six 04/03/2017

Episode 092: Lent Series, Part Six Hey everybody! We are still in the time of Lent, a Spiritual spring cleaning. If you have missed any of the series, you can go back and listen to parts 1-5). As we explore the Prayer of Saint Ephrem today, I want to focus on the final phrase of the prayer: "Grant me to see my own error and not to judge my brother". The Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephrem O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust for power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to Your servant. Yes, O Lord and King! Grant me to see my own errors and not to judge my brother; For You are blessed unto ages of ages. Amen. 1 John 1:5-2:11 When I turn from the path of love, I embark upon a journey into darkness. When I betray the law of love I enter a world of self-deception. When I betray the law of love, I begin to see the world in a way that justifies When I see a self-justifying world, my view of reality becomes distorted. When I betray the law of love, I start walking in darkness. When I do something that is contrary to the law of love darkness and deception cloud my heart, mind, emotions, thinking, etc Over time, certain dark places become characteristic of me and I carry it with me wherever I go. By being in the darkness, I provoke others to be in the darkness (reverse of this is Heb. 10:24-25) While in the darkness, I invite mutual resentment and obtain mutual justification for my own self-deception. Love says: You should … Choice to Make “Honor or Betray the Law of Love” In the darkness the only thing you are aware of is yourself. PRAYER: May God, by the Holy Spirit, give us this kind of love, through Jesus Christ. Amen. Recommended Resources: If you're enjoying this podcast, spread the word by sharing it with your friends and leaving a review on iTunes. I encourage you to send me your feedback or suggestions for an interview. Help me help you. You can email me at [email protected], or direct message me on . You can also submit any feedback or questions . Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast in or so you don't miss an episode. As always, you can connect with me on or . It's your life, now go live it! I am among the more than two dozen missionaries supported by the . To support our global missions efforts, visit /episode/index/show/jeffroper/id/5230055

Episode 091: Lent Series, Part Five 03/27/2017

Episode 091: Lent Series, Part Five Hey everybody! We are continuing our Lent series, exploring the prayer of St. Ephrem. In the previous episodes (, , and ) we explored the “take from me” segments of this prayer. The next few episodes are the ones I have been dreading, because frankly, I do not know anything about these virtues. So, I am coming today not as a teacher, but as a fellow pilgrim. And these are some of the things I am seeing on this journey. Last week, we look at chastity and humility. This week we will look at patience and love. The Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephrem O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust for power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to Your servant. Yes, O Lord and King! Grant me to see my own errors and not to judge my brother; For You are blessed unto ages of ages. Amen. Patience (Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible). Ability to take a great deal of punishment from evil people or circumstances without losing one’s temper, without becoming irritated and angry, or without taking vengeance. It includes the capacity to bear pain or trials without complaint, the ability to forbear under severe provocation, and the self control which keeps one from acting rashly even though suffering opposition or adversity. I am asking God for patience: Help me stop wishing everyone else would hurry up. Love: Matthew 25:31-46 I was hungry I was thirsty I was a stranger I was naked I was sick I was in prison “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’” (Matthew 25:40, ESV) Learning to embrace God in the delays. Learning to embrace God in the weakness and brokeness all around us Learning to embrace the God who comes to me in difficult times and in difficult people. “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.” (1 John 4:7–21, ESV) PRAYER: May God, by the Holy Spirit, give us this kind of love, through Jesus Christ. Amen. Recommended Resources If you're enjoying this podcast, spread the word by sharing it with your friends and leaving a review on iTunes. I encourage you to send me your feedback or suggestions for an interview. Help me help you. You can email me at [email protected], or direct message me on . You can also submit any feedback or questions . Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast in or so you don't miss an episode. As always, you can connect with me on or . It's your life, now go live it! I am among the more than two dozen missionaries supported by the . To support our global missions efforts, visit Post may contain affiliate links. All proceeds are used to support the missions work. Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/jeffroper/id/5205361

Episode 090: Lent Series, Part Four 03/20/2017

Episode 090: Lent Series, Part Four Hey everybody! We are continuing in our Lent series. In the previous three episodes (, , and we explored the “take from me” segments of this prayer. The next few episodes are the ones I have been dreading, because frankly, I do not know anything about these virtues. So, I am coming today not as a teacher, but as a fellow pilgrim. Today we will focus on chastity and humility. The Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephrem O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust for power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to Your servant. Yes, O Lord and King! Grant me to see my own errors and not to judge my brother; For You are blessed unto ages of ages. Amen. Chastity: In 2015 "Religion has too often been an agent of anti-life, a negation of the goodness of God’s creation. We fast, we abstain, we humble ourselves, we embrace discipline, and we speak of dying to ourselves. When not seen through the prism of life these things are so morbid. No wonder Ayn Rand hated religion. If her understanding of our faith were the reality of our faith, I would join her in her hatred of Christianity. When separated from the life and joy of God these disciplines become a mockery of the God of joy, life, goodness, and abundance. The disciplines are intended to prune the branches on our tree of life in order that we may enjoy even more fruit. We fast not because food is bad or our bodies are evil. We fast to prune the life-giving branch on the tree of life. Then, when we give thanks for the meal we join our voice with the ancient prayer, “Blessed are you, O Lord, who brings forth bread from the earth.” We discipline our lives not to negate the joy and goodness of living, but rather to prune the fruit bearing tree so that we can enjoy even more life and goodness. Who better enjoys food: the gluttonous man who remains un-satiated regardless of how often he returns to the buffet line, or the disciple who has tempered his appetite through fasting and prayer so that he enjoys a proper and life-giving relationship with his food and drink? Lent reminds me to prune the branches on the tree of life. Lent reminds me, “Every branch that bears fruit will be pruned.” Lent reminds me, “For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.” The beginning virtue is “chastity.” The word group the New Testament uses for “chastity” is, strictly speaking, untranslatable. The best we can do is translating it, “of sound mind,” “to be of sound mind,” “to bring someone to their senses,” “moderate, self-disciplined,” “moderation, self-control,” or “temperance.” “Wholeness” may be the best current translation. The idea is a spiritual health, a correct and appropriate way of reasoning, and a moderation that is expressed in inner equilibrium. It is the virtue of temperance that overcomes the passions, bringing the whole person to a place of wholeness in Christ. This “chastity” or “temperance” was ranked along with prudence, justice, and courage as the four cardinal virtues. By the time “chastity” has worked its way to us it has retained a limited understanding of its original content. It has been reduced to refer only to a person’s sexual habits. While unfortunate, this is reduction is understandable. Where else is the broken character of our existence better revealed than here, in this most intimate of places? Don’t get me wrong. Sex is God’s idea. He created it to be a sacred and satisfying union between husband and wife. It is a living icon of the soul’s longing for union with God. As God’s idea it is beautiful, healing, loving, and sanctifying. It is so powerful and dangerous it must be safely confined within the bonds of the covenant of marriage between man and woman. Anything less is missing the mark of what God has designed and what we truly desire and need. Everything else strays from the path of healing and sanctifying grace the marriage bed was intended to be. This is why all forms of sexual immorality are called sin: It “misses the mark.” It does not fulfill the purpose of what God intended. It may be pleasurable for a moment; but it leaves less of you, not more. Outside of God’s perfect design it diminishes you. Chastity is not a negation of the joys of physical love and intimacy. It is the pruning of a fruitful branch on the tree of life. Through chastity we are no longer like animals satisfying instinctual and biological needs, but rather we are human beings made fully alive expressing the most intimate, tender, beautiful, and life affirming union between two equals. Here we find the fullest satisfaction. The life of the body is no longer alienated from the control of the spirit. We willingly give our self to the other in the beautiful mystery of deepest exchange, the two becoming one in body as well as soul. Intimately dangerous, capable of the deepest healing or destruction, the longing, open, and vulnerable couple meets in the secret chamber to become one in this most intimate dance of marriage. Chastity is awe’s response to this glorious mystery. Chastity-temperance-wholeness is to have its complete work in my whole being. Here, in Lent, I cry out to God, “Give me the spirit of chastity, wholeness, self-discipline, a sound mind…” One of the most beautiful places the word for “wholeness” is used in the New Testament is the story of when Jesus delivered a man from a legion of demons. Mark says the man was “clothed, and in his right mind” (Mk 5:15). Jesus clothed his nakedness and healed his brokenness. This is what “wholeness/chastity” means. This is what I long for. This is what I pray for. This is what He does for me." Humility. Luke 18:9-14 Contempt for others is the fruit of self-righteousness. (self-justification) Self-righteousness: I am not like those people! The absence of humilty leads to graceless living – Offensiveness. How do I respond when I feel people do not treat me as I deserve? “So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’ ”” (Luke 17:10, ESV) “I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”” (Luke 18:14, ESV) Prayer: Give rather… I do not have it in me. Create in me a clean heart, O God. Recommended Resources If you're enjoying this podcast, spread the word by sharing it with your friends and leaving a review on iTunes. I encourage you to send me your feedback or suggestions for an interview. Help me help you. You can email me at [email protected], or direct message me on . You can also submit any feedback or questions . Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast in or so you don't miss an episode. As always, you can connect with me on or . It's your life, now go live it! I am among the more than two dozen missionaries supported by the . To support our global missions efforts, visit Post may contain affiliate links. All proceeds are used to support the missions work. Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/jeffroper/id/5179921

Episode 089: Lent Series, Part Three 03/13/2017

Episode 089: Lent Series, Part Three Hey everybody! If you haven't listened to the Lent series, part one and two, go back and listen. Today I will continue talking to you about the Lenten prayer of Saint Ephrem. This prayer has proved to be very useful in this season of spring cleaning for your soul. We have already covered sloth and faint-heartedness last week. This week we will talk about the lust for power and idle talk. The Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephrem O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust for power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to Your servant. Yes, O Lord and King! Grant me to see my own errors and not to judge my brother; For You are blessed unto ages of ages. Amen. What is Lust for Power? As strange as it may seem, it is sloth and faint-heartedness that fills our hearts with a lust for power. If my life is not oriented toward God, not aimed at eternal values, it will inevitably become selfish and self-centered and this means that all other beings will become means to my own self-satisfaction. If God is not the Lord and Master of my life, then I become my own lord and master – the absolute center of my own world, and I begin to evaluate everything in terms of my needs, my ideas, my desires and my judgments. The lust for power is a fundamental depravity in my relationship to others, a search for their subordination to me. It is not necessarily expressed in the actual urge to command and to dominate others. It may result in Indifference Contempt Lack of interest Lack of consideration Lack of respect It is sloth and despondency directed this time at others; it completes spiritual suicide with spiritual murder What is Idle Talk? Of all creation on earth, humankind alone is endowed with the gift of speech. The Fathers saw this as the “seal” of the Divine Image in man because God Himself is revealed as Word. Being the supreme gift, it is also a supreme danger. The power of life and death are in the tongue. We may use it to fulfill and express To give life and hope To steal, kill and destroy It is a means of making Covenant and of betrayal. Words save and words kill. Words inspire and words poison. Words can Proclaim Truth and Spread Lies. When deviated from the divine origin and purpose, the word becomes It Matt 12:36-37, “And I tell you this, that you must give an account on judgment day of every idle word you speak. The words you say now reflect your fate then; either you will be justified by them or you will be condemned." Lust of Power and Idle Talk are the objects of our repentance They are the obstacles to be removed Only God can remove them Hence, the first part of this Lenten Prayer – this cry from the bottom of human helplessness. Then this prayer moves to the positive aims of repentance: Applications: Psalm 19:14 “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Daily Practice: Prayer and Devotional Reading using The Book of Common Prayer (or whatever you use) The Lenten Prayer of St Ephrem Journaling can be helpful During prayer, a “little seed” or thought may come to the surface, follow it. Recommended Resources If you're enjoying this podcast, spread the word by sharing it with your friends and leaving a review on iTunes. I encourage you to send me your feedback or suggestions for an interview. Help me help you. You can email me at [email protected], or direct message me on . You can also submit any feedback or questions . Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast in or so you don't miss an episode. As always, you can connect with me on or . It's your life, now go live it! I am among the more than two dozen missionaries supported by the . To support our global missions efforts, visit Post may contain affiliate links. All proceeds are used to support the missions work. Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/jeffroper/id/5158661

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