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Our lives are filled with loss and change. How do you overcome crushing grief and sorrow? Award-winning author Johanna Rojas Vann tackles that question with a story. Sandra and her family are moving from New York City to East Nashville, and the unlikely friendship she makes there might hold the key to unlock healing in her heart. Join the conversation on Chris Fabry Live.

Featured resource:
Where Wilted Flowers Bloom by Johanna Rojas Vann
Founder's Week, Oct 21-23

October thank you gift:
Consider Jesus: Meditations on the Person and Work of Christ by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

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While God pursues the prodigal, how do we love the mourning family? On the next Equipped with Chris Brooks, Erica Wiggenhorn offers families biblical hope and practical help as they love their prodigal children. How can we encourage those families? Don't miss Equipped.

Featured resources:
Loving Your Wayward Child by Erica Wiggenhorn
Article: "While God Pursues the Prodigal, How Do We Love the Mourning Family?"
Loving Your Wayward Child Coaching Club
Founder's Week, Oct 21-23

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The Rekindled Heart: 6 Essentials for Reviving Your Faith by Mark Yarbrough

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Today, on Karl and Crew, we continued our weekly theme, “Founder’s Week.” Dr. Rick Melson, Moody Bible Institute's new president, joined us to discuss the theme behind Moody’s Founder’s Week and what attendees can expect. Next, Marcus Warner, President of Deeper Walk International and author of “Breakthrough!”, spoke about his book, sharing strategies that use biblical truth and neuroscience to build emotional resilience and overcome past wounds. We then turned to our listeners and asked, “Who laid the foundation of faith in your life, and what did they do that you’ll never forget?” You can hear the highlights of today’s program on the Karl and Crew Showcast.

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Callers Segment [ 00:40 ]
Dr. Rick Segment [ 17:37 ]
Marcus Warner [ 28:28 ]
Thanksgiving [ 43:53 ]
All Things It's Funny [ 47:59 ]

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“The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.” — Proverbs 18:11 (NIV)

Money can provide real protection, but it can also create a dangerous illusion of security. We may begin to believe that enough savings, investments, or possessions can shield us from whatever life brings.

In 1 Samuel 25, we encounter a wealthy man named Nabal whose story illustrates the danger of placing too much confidence in earthly riches. His experience reminds us that while financial resources are valuable tools, they can never provide the ultimate security our hearts desire.

Nabal was an extremely wealthy man, owning 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats. His wife, Abigail, is described as intelligent and discerning, but Nabal himself was harsh and badly behaved.

At the time, David was fleeing from King Saul. While David and his men lived in the wilderness, they spent time near Nabal's shepherds. Rather than taking advantage of them, David's men helped protect them and their livestock.

One of Nabal's servants later described David's men as a wall around them, both day and night. Their presence had provided genuine protection.

When sheep-shearing season arrived—a time of celebration and abundance—David sent several young men to Nabal with a respectful request for provisions. Considering the protection David's men had provided, the request was reasonable. But Nabal responded with contempt.

“Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse?” he asked (1 Samuel 25:10).

Rather than acknowledging the help he had received or sharing from his abundance, Nabal dismissed David entirely. His wealth had not made him generous or grateful. Instead, his response revealed a troubling arrogance.

Nabal's story brings Proverbs 18:11 into focus:

“The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.”

Notice that last phrase: “They imagine it.” Wealth really can provide a measure of protection. Savings create financial margin. Insurance helps manage risk. Wise planning prepares us for unexpected challenges. Scripture consistently commends prudence and diligence.

The danger comes when practical security becomes ultimate security.

Nabal seems to have believed his wealth, position, and possessions put him beyond the reach of trouble. But while he enjoyed his abundance, David was preparing to retaliate against him with armed men.

The wall of security Nabal imagined was far weaker than he thought.

This story offers an interesting contrast. David's men had served as a real wall of protection for Nabal's household, yet Nabal's arrogance threatened to destroy the very security he enjoyed.

He had considerable wealth, but he lacked the wisdom to recognize his vulnerability.

When Abigail learned what had happened, she acted quickly.

She gathered provisions, went out to meet David, and approached him with remarkable humility and discernment. She acknowledged the danger, urged David not to take vengeance, and reminded him of God's promises concerning his future.

Her intervention prevented unnecessary bloodshed and restrained David from responding to Nabal's foolishness with violence.

The contrast between husband and wife could hardly be sharper. Nabal possessed tremendous wealth but lacked wisdom. Abigail demonstrated humility, discernment, and an awareness that their household was not beyond danger.

Their story illustrates an important truth: Financial resources are valuable, but they cannot replace godly wisdom.

A person can have considerable wealth and still make decisions that threaten everything they've accumulated. Likewise, someone with fewer resources may demonstrate the wisdom, humility, and prudence that lead

God seldom shouts ... more often, He whispers.  Today on BOLD STEPS, Mark Jobe begins an important lesson on how we approach God.  He explores why a noisy, preoccupied mind can miss His gentle voice, and teaches that the God who knows you better than anyone is continually seeking to speak to you.  Learn to pause and listen ... on Bold Steps with Pastor Mark Jobe.

Bold Steps Gift: The Church In Babylon: Heeding the Call to Be a Light in the Darkness - Erwin Lutzer and Ed Stetzer

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Are we divinely “wired” to have God on our brains? Dr. Bradley Sickler will provide us with a timely theological, scientific, and philosophical assessment of the human brain, displaying the many ways in which the Gospel informs a distinctly Christian understanding of cognitive science.

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It’s almost health insurance open enrollment time again—but what if you could skip it? For many, this is the time of year to sort through health plans, premiums, deductibles, and coverage for the year ahead. But there are alternatives to traditional health insurance where enrollment is not limited to a few weeks each year. On the next Faith & Finance Live, Rob West and Lauren Gajdek explain one of them. Then, it’s on to calls. That’s Faith and Finance Live . . . biblical wisdom for your financial decisions. That’s weekdays at 4pm Eastern/3pm Central on Moody Radio.

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There’s a battle in history that changed everything. It’s a powerful story about pride, free will, evil and redemption. Co-authors Jerry Jenkins and Mark Yarbrough join us to talk about the story of creation as you’ve never imagined it. The angelic realm is shaken by a rebellion that still has ramifications today. Hear more about The Battle for Heaven and Earth on Chris Fabry Live.

Featured resource:
The Battle for Heaven and Earth by Mark M. Yarbrough and Jerry B. Jenkins
Founder's Week, Oct 21-23

October thank you gift:
Consider Jesus: Meditations on the Person and Work of Christ by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

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What is systematic theology? And why does it matter? Pastor Tom Pennington helps us understand the importance of systematic theology for pastors and why it matters for the person in the pew or youth group. Don't miss Equipped with Chris Brooks.

Featured resource:
The Pastor and Systematic Theology by Tom Pennington

October thank you gift:
The Rekindled Heart: 6 Essentials for Reviving Your Faith by Mark Yarbrough

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Today, on Karl and Crew, we continued our weekly theme, “Founder’s Week.” Dr. Winfred Neely, a Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Biblical Interpretation, and Preaching at Moody Bible Institute, joined us to discuss how to overcome worry and anxiety by depending on God alone. Then Jerry Jenkins, known for writing biblical fiction, and Mark Yarbrough, president of Dallas Theological Seminary, discussed the origin of evil and how their book, The Battle for Heaven and Earth, brings biblical truths to life through storytelling. You can hear the highlights of today’s program on the Karl and Crew Showcast.

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Dr. Winfred Neely [ 22:43 ]
Jerry Jenkins and Mark Yarbrough [ 39:21 ]

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