Arena 22

In the Old Testament people asked, "Please save." The same word in the New Testament meant, "Salvation is here." The word for salvation is the word "sozo", which means to be whole spirit, soul and body. Jesus often would tell people their faith made them whole, not simply prepared them for heaven, but in the here and now. At the end you will hear perhaps the most powerful story of grace you will come to hear. Plus, one writer for Christianity Today on lessons learned from being in a psych ward as a patient; the meaning of triumphant entries in the first century; the 3 things followers of Jesus are promised; one woman on being abandoned by her husband and her true heart's cry; and three words to repeat any time you are feeling desperate. 

Wayne Dyer said it well, "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." Sometimes to find healing radical changes need to be made. Meet a couple who for 10 years could not find answers, until a counselor had them begin to use terrible insults, leading to a surprising outcome. Plus, four simple steps to find freedom from hurt and anger caused by someone else (even if reconciliation is out of the question); why Psalm 90 is not as simple as it appears (context is king); asking Jesus if he understands what you are going through; an honest look at family dynamics and unresolved drama; how one man's ultimate pain led to one of the world's most beloved songs; and some of the best advice you will ever hear from an Old Testament saint.

The remarkable story of a painting that stopped a battle in WWII, and what it reveals about the ultimate hope; the Americans spend more candy than on Halloween; moving from the shallow waters to a deeper faith; how a tree reveals true community; Hudson Taylor's world changing prayer; is your God great or small (or both); why God invites doubting Thomases to the table at every moment; learning to breathe in what matters and let go of what does not; 

For 40 years Waylon Jennings struggled deeply with the final words he said to Buddie Holley and Ritchie Vallens on the night they died, eventually his nightmares would turn to peace when he found the grace of God in Christ; plus a remarkable story of love and hope from Beth Moore about helping a man in an airport while crowds watched on; words of advice from a monk in 400 BC; Jesus defines the work of God; Tony Robbins on the power of decisions; the two parts of manna (life and decay) and how they paint a spiritual picture of hope; what ancient sources teach about the fate of Adam, Eve, and Judas; and a stewardess is moved to tears by profound kindness. 

Why milk and honey is used in scripture to paint a picture of abundance, and how Rome paved the way for the massive changes found in the New Testament; remembering that, History reminds us that the presence of God among us didn’t end with the ascension of Jesus, the meaning of Messiah; the terror of the Caesars that reigned in the first century, and the overcoming power of faith; Ignatius' final words; the Lapsi and the Confessors; C. S. Lewis on one of the most profound universal laws and how it destroys atheism; the prayer of Ole Anthony; and the story of the 40 martyrs who faced the Roman Emperor, even unto death.

Moving beyond forgiveness to ultimate healing; healthy relationships during chaotic holidays; finding freedom from someone else's sins; overcoming toxic hurts and people; coming to grips with the pain of adultery; understanding that someone pays for every sin committed (no it is not fair) and how to be made whole again if the one paying is you; how Warren Buffet's original thinking led to billions of dollars; why you forget what you study and the one step that will change all of that; a two word prayer for those times you are in ultimate pain; and the power of effective blaming with a simple statement of finding the beauty out of the ashes (a favorite strategy of Tony Robbins); plus a remarkable story of grace during WWII. 

The ground breaking scientific study on happiness and why circumstances have little impact on joy; the difference between prayer that is make believe and prayer that is based upon promise; spiritual lessons from the life of Daniel who saw Jesus crucified 600 years before it happened; why Jesus won the battle for you in a garden; lessons on expectations and why some criminals choose to stay in prison; and the power of the Moravian missionaries who set their lives to be worthy of the lamb that was slain for the sins of the world.

Your heart has true intelligence that you can use to draw strength from with a simple technique from Heart Math (it takes two minutes to learn and will change your life); the story of the "old man and the horse" that has been shared from generation to generation all around the world, and why we need the simple message today more than ever; a heart warming story that will capture your spirit to prove who you really are on the inside; Cesar Millan on overcoming depression; Tony Robbins on effective blaming (one sentence can open your relationships and eliminate the pain of your past);  and a personal example of learning to see.

It takes 3 seconds to determine if we like someone, it takes a woman 3 minutes to determine if a man is marriage material. There are around 85 BILLION neurons in a human brain, each with about a thousand synaptic links, for a total of 100 TRILLION connections…The truth is that if people had different gods, they would be different men and women. Uncover the true meaning of worship (it is not about singing songs); the power of the resurrection and Pentecost on a daily basis; a 1 minute technique that will eliminate fear; knowing that God numbers the very hairs on your head and is intimately involved in your life and well being; when fathers withhold approval from their children; and why Peter denying Jesus three times is one of the most powerful pictures of grace in all of history.

What happens when a man abandoned as a child goes on a worldwide search for his birth mother, and finds her? Learn the power of love, how to give it, how to receive it, and how to stop feeling scarcity in your relationships. Love is the oxygen to the human soul; in this lesson uncover 3 magic words to transform any relationship; the spiritual lessons and cultural impact of weddings in modern day and down through history; lessons from Barb Frye after she was paralyzed in a car accident; the power of changing just one word in a psychology test; when people compromise the truth, and the promise that, "As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you" (Isaiah 66:13).