Experiencing God’s provision requires following His principles. Dr. Tony Evans explains how to break free from financial bondage and apply a biblical approach to money.

What If Your Greatest Creative Strength Is Learning to Hover Over Chaos?

On this episode of TIPS, hosts Ashlie and Gilbert welcome Bill Hood—Senior Director of External Relations at Concordia University Irvine, Reverend, and Townsend Institute alum—to explore how Biblical creation principles transform organizational creativity and leadership.

Drawing from his latest book, The Genesis of Creativity, Bill reveals how God's creative process offers a blueprint for modern leaders seeking innovation and impact.

You'll discover:

• The discipline of hovering: staying present with chaos and observing before rushing to solutions
• Why boundaries and constraints actually fuel creativity instead of limiting it
• How to escape the "tyranny of choice" through intentional creative discipline
• The critical stage of releasing your work: why faithful beats perfect for real-world impact

Whether you're a creative leader, innovator, nonprofit executive, or anyone seeking to lead with purpose and imagination, this conversation offers a biblical and practical blueprint for rediscovering possibility.

Perfect for: Creative leaders, organizational innovators, faith-based executives, nonprofit professionals, anyone seeking to align creativity with purpose.

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The Joy Bringer Podcast - Mark Ch 14:43- 72  (Failure Is Not The End Of The Story)

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This episode features an in-depth discussion on resilience, faith, and overcoming failure through biblical insights. Season reads  Mark chapter 14:43-72 and explores how even in moments of betrayal, shame, and fear, faith and love guide us toward hope and renewal.

faith, resilience, biblical insights, overcoming failure, hope, love, betrayal, shame, forgiveness, spiritual growth, Season Bowers, Joy Bringer

Jesus' betrayal and arrest in Mark 14

Even in failure, God's love remains steadfast.

00:00 Embracing Hard Moments

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Mark Bible Chapter - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+14

Spiritual exhaustion, defeat, and emptiness all have the same root cause.  Today on BOLD STEPS, Mark Jobe begins a message from John chapter 15 on what it truly means to abide in Christ.  Jesus’ teaching on the vine and branches carries a life-or-death reality for every believer … one too many of us have overlooked.  Learn what it means to stay connected ... listen to Bold Steps with Mark Jobe.

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Faith has shaped our nation’s moral imagination in profound and sometimes complicated ways. Christians are called to reflect honestly on both the Church’s failures and the broken places in our own lives. Christian apologist Lisa Fields explores how prayer and lament help believers engage these realities, particularly as we mark our nation’s 250th anniversary.   

Lisa Fields is a speaker, author and film producer whose work sits at the intersection of faith, history and culture. Her documentaries include Juneteenth: Faith and Freedom, created with Our Daily Bread and featured on PBS, and Unspoken, which explores the Christian heritage of Africa and people of African descent.  

You will hear Walter and Lisa discuss: 

• How prayer, lament and repentance have shaped key moments in America’s spiritual and moral history; 
• How these practices help believers confront painful truths and form a faithful moral conscience; and 
• How younger believers’ questions about race, justice and history invite honest, gospel-rooted engagement. 

This conversation invites us to embody an incarnational witness of humility, healing and peace as we discern where God is calling us toward deeper integrity and gospel-shaped hope in our communities. 

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Resources: 

• Full conversation with Lisa Fields on YouTube 
• For further study, see Jeremiah 29, Hebrew 13:3, 1 Peter 3, Romans 2 
• Lisa Fields’ books 
• Jude 3 Project 
• Unspoken 
• Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom 
• From Deconstruction to Reconstruction, NAE podcast with Lisa Fields 
• Christianity and the Making of Early America, NAE podcast with Dr. Mark Noll

The Joy Bringer Podcast - Mark Ch 14:1-42 (Not A Surprise To The Lord)

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Season Bowers shares a heartfelt reflection on God's unconditional love, grace, and the significance of faith and gratitude in our lives, drawing insights from Mark chapter 14.

faith, grace, God's love, Mark 14, gratitude, spiritual growth, Christian reflection, Season Bowers, Joy Bringer

God's unconditional love and forgiveness

God's love is unchanging and extends beyond our failures.

00:00 The Importance of Connection

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Mark 14 - The Bible - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+14&version=NIV

The Joy Bringer Podcast - Mark Ch 13 (Man Your Post And Keep Watch)

In this inspiring solo episode, Season Bowers explores the significance of vigilance and awareness in our spiritual lives through Mark chapter 13. She emphasizes staying connected to the Holy Spirit, understanding the signs of the times, and fulfilling our divine assignments with purpose and love.

spiritual vigilance, Mark 13, end times, Holy Spirit, Christian living, awareness, faith, prayer, purpose, discipleship, Season Bowers, Joy Bringer

The importance of vigilance and awareness in Christian life

00:00 Awakening Awareness

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Isaiah 13:10, 34:4 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+13%3A10%2C+34%3A4&version=NIV

Chad Roberts, author of "Blind Faith," returns to talk about losing his sight, the loss he suffered, and how God has blessed him amid the blindness.  There's a lot he doesn't see.  But, often what we see causes us to stumble.  How can we really see what we can't see?  Robert Dayton, author of "100X Life," talks about our cross-training:  deny ourselves, sacrificing ourselves for the greater goal of following Jesus and His ways.  He also addresses the hard, but necessary, call to forgive those who hurt you. 

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It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when problems keep piling up. Dr. Tony Evans explains how God can lift us out of discouragement—even when our situation feels hopeless.