Life Around "The Fire"

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Holding unforgiveness and bitterness in our hearts is a  lethal combination across the board ... relationships suffer, health is affected, spiritual  life withers, mental well-being deteriorates,  families seprate, and communities war against each other , etc.
Forgiveness brings about "sozo";  total healing in all the areas mentioned above.
Dr Bill opens up with some personal and scriptural examples of being forgiven and forgiving.

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Loving Yeshua/Jesus, Loving people... Come as you are and you will be loved! 
Feel free to check out our website by typing in lifearoundthefire.com or Life Around The Fire ... We think you'll find some beneficial stuff to look at and apply to your life. 
Shalom to you and your home.

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The word/name "Teacher" dials up a variety of images for many of us ranging from Kindergarden - PhD.
What is  a "Teacher" as defined in Scripture?
Why do we need one/them?
Dr Bill Hurst is a great person and prime example to have in the studio to help us unpack the title and function of Teacher as it pertains to us growing up before we grow old.

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Loving Yeshua/Jesus, Loving people... Come as you are and you will be loved! 
Feel free to check out our website by typing in lifearoundthefire.com or Life Around The Fire ... We think you'll find some beneficial stuff to look at and apply to your life. 
Shalom to you and your home.

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If a picture is worth a thousand words how many words is a story worth?
There's something refreshing about hearing unsripted interviews being conducted by a skillful interviewer and a uniquely gifted interviewee (sometimes leaving that person feeling awkward and a bit shy ... that's what makes it "real"and "relatable").
Life rarely comes with a script.
Also, just because a person has the microphone doesn't make them flawless.
We like to keep things on the level around here ... you'll even find moments of that in this interview.
The "imperfections" allow all of us to understand everyone is a Work In Process And Progress".
You're going to love the candor, humor, and heart of worship that comes through in this interview and Jessica's story.
Shalom to you and your home.

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Loving Yeshua/Jesus, Loving people... Come as you are and you will be loved! 
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Shalom to you and your home.

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Everyone has a story to tell about their life.
Some folks are good at drawing that story out.
Lonnie Lane is one of those people.
She has years of experience in teaching, writing, and interviewing people from around the world.
She's good at what she does.
She took me, your garden variety guy, and drew things out of me that actually carry some meaning and are fun to listen to.
So, grab a snack and a beverage or keep on driving your car (or whatever else you're doing) and enjoy an open book look at someone elses life ... you just might find something meaningful in listening to it that you can apply to your own life.
Also, let's open up and share ourselves with one another.
It's a great way to pass the time.
Selah ...

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Feel free to check out our website by typing in lifearoundthefire.com or Life Around The Fire ... We think you'll find some beneficial stuff to look at and apply to your life. 
Shalom to you and your home.

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This is Part II of PastorJohn Trask letting himself be"unmasked" ...
An Interview With A Pastor, John Trask ... 

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I love sincerity.
I don't have any appetite for hypocrisy ... even though I've been a hypocrite.
I just got tired of having two minds/ways of living ... one mind was for what I wanted people to see and the other mind was for how I really was as a person when no one elsle was around.
There's something about "being real" that is both freeing and refreshing.
Pastors are notorious for keading double lives. ... hypocrites.
Not all motivation behind that is nefarious.
Nonetheless, the fact remains that we reproduce after our own kind.
If the "Church is full of hypocrites" then "Houston, we have a problem."
John Trask, was and is a Pastor.
He holds the office of Pastor.
However, he has gone through a metamorphisis in that whole area.
These next 2 episodes are going to be more experiential oprn talk with some practical demonstration as to what a Pastor is and isn't.
It's more than academics ... and I love me some academia!
It's an exposition of how life really is and it can become.
I encourage you to take a few moments and listen in as we contnue our look at "Growing Up before we grow old."

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Shalom to you and your home.

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You're familiar with hearing the term, "Apostle".
What is the meaning, function, and value of an "Apostle"?
Who really cares and why should we?
Find out.
Is this going to be religious or some wild-eyed emotional fluff?
The answer is, No.
Is it going to be informative, inspirational, and applicable?
Yes.
Come on in and check this episode out and decide for yourself?

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Shalom to you and your home.

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H.A.L.T.
Hungry (and bored)
Angry (and bored)
Lonely (and bored)
Tired (and bored)
STOP/HALT
Don't try to go on with your day if you are in H.A.L.T. mode.
STOP/HALT
If you're not filling up the empty spaces in your day with The Light and Life of God the only other alternative is sin and death.
There is no vacuum.
Something or someone will fill the void.
Nature abhors a vacuum .. it will be filled.
Thunder is the filling of a void created by the intenseemergy of lightning ... the sound of a void being filled.
Children of God are Children of Light.
Light and Life filled with Love ... there is no void.
That's what this podcast episode is all about...

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Feel free to check out our website by typing in lifearoundthefire.com or Life Around The Fire ... We think you'll find some beneficial stuff to look at and apply to your life. 
Shalom to you and your home.

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Learning to have true, intimate, and eternal relationships with God and with one another is at the core of the all covenants God has ever cut with mankind.
The New Covenant/Testament in the blood and body of Jesus is the crowning expression of God's desire to live in love and peaceful harmony with us eternally and for us to enjoy that same love and unity with one another.
We are called and chosen to be joined as one eternally.
However, we still live in this age of time and space where evil is arouind us and trying to seperate us from God and one another.
How we understand and address that is vital.
Knowing what the real problem is and who's the real enemy is the only way to both protect us and overcome in those battles.
That's where we're at in this podcast and in this episode.
So, shalom to you and your home and selah as you listen to this episode...

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Loving Yeshua/Jesus, Loving people... Come as you are and you will be loved! 
Feel free to check out our website by typing in lifearoundthefire.com or Life Around The Fire ... We think you'll find some beneficial stuff to look at and apply to your life. 
Shalom to you and your home.

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To walk strong and live in the love of God is not only a nice thought it's the best way to both live and be.
In Him we live and move a have our being.
Being made aware of all of the things that are available to us is a necessary understanding and practice that  when demonstrated in wisdom helps us look corporately at hard situations and learn how to resolve them together. 

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Loving Yeshua/Jesus, Loving people... Come as you are and you will be loved! 
Feel free to check out our website by typing in lifearoundthefire.com or Life Around The Fire ... We think you'll find some beneficial stuff to look at and apply to your life. 
Shalom to you and your home.