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Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes. The daily Proverbs habit is a small time investment that repays you in wisdom and a closer relationship with God.

Here's a verse to apply for the day:

"He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction." (Proverbs 13:3)

Roughly paraphrased: "Keep your tongue on a budget." It's a relationship saver.

Apply: Living What We Learn-A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor

FOR COUPLES: Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor

Peace Beyond Panic: A Heavenly Perspective on Anxiety and Depression by Dr. John W. Vaprezsan

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Welcome to Teachback Tuesday where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode, "Four Ways to Stop Double-Mindedness" is for those who have been going back and forth with indecision. The passage in James 1:5-8 was referring to asking God for wisdom without wavering, but this principle applies to being unstable in other areas as well. Double-mindedness leads to stress and confusion. There are ways to stop this unhelpful habit.

"A double minded man is unstable in all his ways." (James 1:8)

Apply: Living What We Learn-A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor

FOR COUPLES: Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor

Peace Beyond Panic: A Heavenly Perspective on Anxiety and Depression by Dr. John W. Vaprezsan

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Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! As you continue the habit of reading a daily chapter of Proverbs, you will develop an appetite for more Scripture. Gradually move from reading to studying, looking up unfamiliar words and studying other books of the Bible. 

Over time, you will find yourself "handling matters wisely" and finding good outcomes more often (Prov. 16:20). Wisdom is a gift and a treasure, and God gives it to us freely. We just have to show up and "eat the meal" He provides from His Word. Daily.

Apply: Living What We Learn-A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor

FOR COUPLES: Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor

Peace Beyond Panic: A Heavenly Perspective on Anxiety and Depression by Dr. John W. Vaprezsan

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"Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he." (Proverbs 29:18)

Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode, "Blind Spots in Life" reminds us that there are some hazards that we may not be able to see without help.

Have you ever almost side-swiped a car because they were in your blind spot?

When new cars added the Blind Spot Warning system to vehicles, it really helped drivers to know when someone was in that zone. The system detects vehicles in the blind spot while driving and notifies the driver to their presence. Some systems provide an additional warning if the driver activates the turn signal when it is unsafe to merge or change lanes.

Too bad there’s not a Blind Spot Warning system for everyday life.

This episode covers three common blind spots and what we can do to detect them in our own lives.

Apply: Living What We Learn-A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor

FOR COUPLES: Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor

Peace Beyond Panic: A Heavenly Perspective on Anxiety and Depression by Dr. John W. Vaprezsan

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Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! The 15th of every month could be nicknamed "Watch your mouth." Seven verses out of 33 are about the way we speak to each other. Are you a person who "has no filter"? 

Get a filter. It's better for relationships when we are thoughtful with our words.

"A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!" (Proverbs 15:23)

Apply: Living What We Learn-A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor

FOR COUPLES: Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor

Peace Beyond Panic: A Heavenly Perspective on Anxiety and Depression by Dr. John W. Vaprezsan

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Proverbs 4:23 says to "keep" (guard) the heart, and viewing this as optional can make life harder. Things that affect our hearts affect us physically and spiritually. This episode covers three reasons why there is value in guarding our hearts.

"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." (Proverbs 4:23)

Apply: Living What We Learn-A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor

FOR COUPLES: Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor

Peace Beyond Panic: A Heavenly Perspective on Anxiety and Depression by Dr. John W. Vaprezsan

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TEACHBACK TUESDAY: AN INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR KATHY ASHLEY

When Kathy Ashley heart about "AI," those letters brought two different words to her mind. Not "artificial intelligence," but Arrogance and Ignorance. This is the kind of AI that leads to an artificial inflation of self, and it's hazardous to our spiritual health.

Arrogance is pride on steroids. When you mix arrogance with ignorance, this creates a puffed up conceit that is deceptive. We can become our own worst enemies when we're infected with the dynamic duo of arrogance and ignorance. The antidote to this infection is God's Word. He has the prescription for healing and recovery.

"The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate." (Proverbs 8:13)

Visit the shop links below at Keep the Heart to find Kathy Ashley's excellent studies: Vitamins for the Soul, Minerals for the Mind, Herbs for the Heart, and Call Upon Him.

Vitamins for the Soul by Kathy Ashley

Minerals for the Mind by Kathy Ashley

Herbs for the Heart by Kathy Ashley

Call Upon Him by Kathy Ashley

Apply: Living What We Learn-A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor

FOR COUPLES: Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor

Peace Beyond Panic: A Heavenly Perspective on Anxiety and Depression by Dr. John W. Vaprezsan

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Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a daily chapter of Proverbs. This habit has the potential to increase your wisdom and understanding, especially if you will apply what you're hearing and reading.

Here's a verse for the week:

"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver." (Proverbs 25:11)

When we choose our words with good intentions, our words become effective relationship-building tools. Use words to communicate, not as weapons.

Apply: Living What We Learn-A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor

FOR COUPLES: Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor

Peace Beyond Panic: A Heavenly Perspective on Anxiety and Depression by Dr. John W. Vaprezsan

Vitamins for the Soul: A Study on Maintaining Spiritual Health by Kathy Ashley

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Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we replay the most popular episodes from previous seasons.

Have you ever gotten into an argument with a stranger? It's an enormous drain on the emotions, and often ends poorly. Most of all, it's sure not a great advertisement for Christianity.

We need to be careful in this generation, because we’re always on duty as ambassadors for Christ. If you go toe-to-toe with someone, trying to have the last word while matching wits, you could come out the loser while losing an opportunity to represent Christ. God didn’t call us to debate, He called us to copy Him. He came to seek and to save that which was lost, not to argue and push them deeper into darkness.

There are reasons why unbelievers don’t understand believers, and we make the division worse when we get into arguments just to score points. Let’s consider just a few reasons why there is this communication gap, considering our own roles and making sure that we’re not becoming repellant and annoyingly self-assertive.

Apply: Living What We Learn-A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor

FOR COUPLES: Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor

Peace Beyond Panic: A Heavenly Perspective on Anxiety and Depression by Dr. John W. Vaprezsan

Vitamins for the Soul: A Study on Maintaining Spiritual Health by Kathy Ashley

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Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! Proverbs chapter 11 is loaded with instructions on how to live in a way that pleases God. Righteousness is blessed by God. In contrast, wickedness leads to destruction.

We don't use terms like "righteousness" or "wickedness" in everyday speech, but these are two polar opposites that happen daily. Righteousness is living in accordance with God's Word. Wickedness moves us away from walking with God, trading godliness for evil practices.

Here's a verse to remind us of the contrast:

"The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness." (Proverbs 11:5)

Apply: Living What We Learn-A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor

FOR COUPLES: Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor

Peace Beyond Panic: A Heavenly Perspective on Anxiety and Depression by Dr. John W. Vaprezsan

Vitamins for the Soul: A Study on Maintaining Spiritual Health by Kathy Ashley

More Great Books at Keep the Heart

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