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It's interesting, as you read through scripture, it doesn't take long to discover that God has a lot to say about our words. And He should, because our words are a clear indicator of what is in our hearts. Since we have a good Father who is concerned about what is taking root in our hearts, it shouldn't surprise us that He gives clear guidance on how to deal with the fruit of our hearts, which is our words. Today Tom discusses the importance of our words and gives some clear guidance on how to tame our tongues.

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Today we turn our attention the topic of comfort. As modern people living in a developed and increasingly automated world, we are quite familiar with the concept of comfort. Our physical surroundings are saturated with tools and tech that facilitate our comfort. And it's a rich blessing. However, as familiar as we are with comfort in our physical surroundings, we're often distant from the presence of comfort within our souls. We walk around empty and broken because we don't tap into the source of Christ and draw abundantly from the soul-comfort He offers. Today, Tom's going to give us three ways we can reverse this course and find lasting comfort in God's presence.

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Christians believe in the power of prayer, but too few engage in the discipline to ever see the Lord's guidance in their day-to-day circumstances. Today, we discuss an Old Testament character whose prayer habit put his life in danger. Through his example, we can learn to have a more consistent and engaging prayer life.

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Having a healthy, life-giving family culture is essential to long-term effectiveness in leadership. Today, Tom walks through several tips on how to invest in one of the most important components of leadership—our family life.

Our minds are maleable; much more than we tend to assume. And they will often take the shape of the molds (or influences) to which we expose them. Knowing that, one of the best things we can do to promote spiritual health is to take care of the things that shape our minds. Today, Tom discusses the supreme mind shaper—memorizing scripture—and discusses strategies for locking away more of God's word into your long-term membory.

Approach your relationships like this and you're destined for failure. Tom discusses this doomed approach today, and gives us direciton on how we can avoid some major relational pitfalls.

Last week we discussed some of the important markers of healthy relationships. Today, we dive into one of the most important tools for ensuring long-term relational health—tough love. It's not pleasant. In fact, most people avoide it at all cost. However, the distance between superficiality and intimacy is often only bridged by tough love.

Is your love growing, plateaued or dying? Today, Tom gives us several characteristics to consider when evaluating the state of our love.

Today's show is all about leadership! There are four key competencies all leaders must possess to be effective. Using the world real, R.E.A.L., Tom walks us through each competency and gives us a few pointers on how to grow.