Rising 365

Welcome back to Rising 365, a podcast committed to inspiring and supporting others to embrace the opportunity to rise with each new day. Rising daily can be a challenge for many, including myself, and I hope that what you hear in these episodes will assist you in rising every day of the year.

• It’s the season to remember.
• Go to a quite place, for a walk, just some place peaceful to think about the past year.
• Look for the deep/dark times and see if you can see where you came back to the surface or when the light shined in.
• Each day was a gift. That’s why it is good to journal.
• Use what was not to stay or start over but to propel you to continue forward into 2025.
• From me to you, Thank You.
• Season 2 is coming in 2025, walking through the Bible to inspire you to Rise 365

Thank you for tuning in. I hope each episode brings you inspiration to embrace every new day. To support this podcast, consider booking me as a speaker for your next conference, school assembly, youth event, Bible study, or any special occasion where I can share the message of Rising 365. To arrange this, simply send me a message or email at [email protected]. Additionally, you can support by liking, sharing, and rating the podcast on your preferred listening platform.

Join the Rising 365 Facebook Community, Facebook www.facebook.com/rising365247

Until we meet again, this is Mike Pena reminding you to rise and seize the gift of a new day—you are destined for this moment.

CEF of Central Nebraska - www.cefnebraska.org/central/

Welcome back to Rising 365, a podcast committed to inspiring and supporting others to embrace the opportunity to rise with each new day. Rising daily can be a challenge for many, including myself, and I hope that what you hear in these episodes will assist you in rising every day of the year.

• Another Show It’s a Wonderful Life
• George has desires but continues to put others before himself
• Discontent
• A breaking point
• God’s always looking out ‘Eye on a sparrow.’
• Even the smallest things we do affect others
• Looking for contentment and joy in the smallest things
• You Do Matter

Thank you for tuning in. I hope each episode brings you inspiration to embrace every new day. To support this podcast, consider booking me as a speaker for your next conference, school assembly, youth event, Bible study, or any special occasion where I can share the message of Rising 365. To arrange this, simply send me a message or email at [email protected]. Additionally, you can support by liking, sharing, and rating the podcast on your preferred listening platform.

Join the Rising 365 Facebook Community, Facebook www.facebook.com/rising365247

Until we meet again, this is Mike Pena reminding you to rise and seize the gift of a new day—you are destined for this moment.

CEF of Central Nebraska - www.cefnebraska.org/central/

Welcome back to Rising 365, a podcast committed to inspiring and supporting others to embrace the opportunity to rise with each new day. Rising daily can be a challenge for many, including myself, and I hope that what you hear in these episodes will assist you in rising every day of the year.

• Nietzsche ‘God is dead’, he knew the consequence of believing in this. How shall we console ourselves?
• The nihilistic effect: with the death of God came the death of purpose, meaning, and hope.
• A common effect of a life without God.
• In Maps of Meaning the great lie is that meaning does not exist, or that it is not important. When meaning is denied, hatred for life and the wish for its destruction inevitably rules.
• Once purpose and meaning are erased from life, hopelessness, despair, and depression become the constant companions.
• Where does hope come from? Romans 15:13"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace
• Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door[a] will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
• What do you have if you don’t believe in God of the Bible and live for Him?
• What do you have if you do believe in God of the Christian Bible, Jesus? Love, Hope, Forgiveness, Freedom, Peace that Passes Understanding, Joy, and Purpose.
• So, what have you done with God? Maybe give God a chance?

Thank you for tuning in. I hope each episode brings you inspiration to embrace every new day. To support this podcast, consider booking me as a speaker for your next conference, school assembly, youth event, Bible study, or any special occasion where I can share the message of Rising 365. To arrange this, simply send me a message or email at [email protected]. Additionally, you can support by liking, sharing, and rating the podcast on your preferred listening platform.

Join the Rising 365 Facebook Community, Facebook www.facebook.com/rising365247

Until we meet again, this is Mike Pena reminding you to rise and seize the gift of a new day—you are destined for this moment.

CEF of Central Nebraska - www.cefnebraska.org/central/

A.Believer ‘Jordan B. Peterson’s Christ Revealed’ https://www.amazon.com/Jordan-Petersons-Christ-Revealed-Immersion/dp/1667878239

Every Brilliant ThingBook by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe

Welcome back to Rising 365, a podcast committed to inspiring and supporting others to embrace the opportunity to rise with each new day. Rising daily can be a challenge for many, including myself, and I hope that what you hear in these episodes will assist you in rising every day of the year.

• Sharpen Your Axe,
• Abraham Lincoln, "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax".
• Jordan B. Peterson calls it ‘Putting Yourself Together’ in his 12 Rules for Life Book
• Look for areas you want to improve and get training
• Do the little things first; clean your room, put on nice clothes, make healthy choices, be active
• There are things out there to help guide you, 75 Hard, 75 Hard Christian Version
• You will need others to help you get sharper. Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron,
• so one person sharpens another.

Thank you for tuning in. I hope each episode brings you inspiration to embrace every new day. To support this podcast, consider booking me as a speaker for your next conference, school assembly, youth event, Bible study, or any special occasion where I can share the message of Rising 365. To arrange this, simply send me a message or email at [email protected]. Additionally, you can support by liking, sharing, and rating the podcast on your preferred listening platform.

Until we meet again, this is Mike Pena reminding you to rise and seize the gift of a new day—you are destined for this moment.

CEF of Central Nebraska - www.cefnebraska.org/central/

Books – Jordan Peterson www.jordanbpeterson.com/books/

Join the Rising 365 FaceBook www.facebook.com/rising365247

Welcome back to Rising 365, a podcast committed to inspiring and supporting others to embrace the opportunity to rise with each new day. Rising daily can be a challenge for many, including myself, and I hope that what you hear in these episodes will assist you in rising every day of the year.

• Youth Retreats
• Leaving Trash Behind For Others
• Pick Up Your Own Trash, Admit It’s Your Trash, Pick Up the Trash Others
• Matthew 7:4 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?
• If you lie down with dogs you will get fleas Proverbs 14:7: "Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge" Paul quotes the Greek poet Menander when he writes to the Corinthians, “Bad company corrupts good character” (1 Cor 15:33)
• Look for areas where you have left trash behind and go and pick it up.

Thank you for tuning in. I hope each episode brings you inspiration to embrace every new day. To support this podcast, consider booking me as a speaker for your next conference, school assembly, youth event, Bible study, or any special occasion where I can share the message of Rising 365. To arrange this, simply send me a message or email at [email protected]. Additionally, you can support by liking, sharing, and rating the podcast on your preferred listening platform.

Until we meet again, this is Mike Pena reminding you to rise and seize the gift of a new day—you are destined for this moment.

CEF of Central Nebraska - www.cefnebraska.org/central/

Welcome back to Rising 365, a podcast committed to inspiring and supporting others to embrace the opportunity to rise with each new day. Rising daily can be a challenge for many, including myself, and I hope that what you hear in these episodes will assist you in rising every day of the year.

• In a show ‘To Kill a Mockingbird
• Atticus Finch
• Just One person can make all the difference
• Mother Teresa "I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples
• "One person can make a difference, and everyone should try" John F. Kennedy
• 1 Corinthians 11:1 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
• Ezekiel 22:30, says, "And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none" Sadly we are overcome by fear
• How do you be the one? You look for ways to simply display the fruit of the spirit. You look for ways to be loving, truthful, patient, kind, hospitable, forgiving, to show goodness, to be gentle, to display self-control, faithful and truthful.
• We are in a world of self when we should be living for others.

Thank you for tuning in. I hope each episode brings you inspiration to embrace every new day. To support this podcast, consider booking me as a speaker for your next conference, school assembly, youth event, Bible study, or any special occasion where I can share the message of Rising 365. To arrange this, simply send me a message or email at [email protected]. Additionally, you can support by liking, sharing, and rating the podcast on your preferred listening platform.

Until we meet again, this is Mike Pena reminding you to rise and seize the gift of a new day—you are destined for this moment.

CEF of Central Nebraska - www.cefnebraska.org/central/

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ - To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - IMDb; book - To Kill a Mockingbird (Enhanced Edition) (Harperperennial Modern Classics) - Kindle edition by Lee, Harper. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Audiobook on Youtube - https://youtu.be/XODFEs8Gspk?si=SORUq-tJgX-_-FTy

Welcome back to Rising 365, a podcast committed to inspiring and supporting others to embrace the opportunity to rise with each new day. Rising daily can be a challenge for many, including myself, and it is my hope that what you hear in these episodes will assist you in rising every day of the year.

• In a show ‘To Kill a Mockingbird
• Atticus Finch
• Trusted to do right
• Gotta have something in your life and that trusts in you
• Jordan B Peterson 12 Rules for Life and Maps of Meaning

Thank you for tuning in. I hope each episode brings you inspiration to embrace every new day. To support this podcast, consider booking me as a speaker for your next conference, school assembly, youth event, Bible study, or any special occasion where I can share the message of Rising 365. To arrange this, simply send me a message or email at [email protected]. Additionally, you can support by liking, sharing, and rating the podcast on your preferred listening platform.

Until we meet again, this is Mike Pena reminding you to rise and seize the gift of a new day—you are destined for this moment.

CEF of Central Nebraska - www.cefnebraska.org/central/

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ - To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - IMDb; book - To Kill a Mockingbird (Enhanced Edition) (Harperperennial Modern Classics) - Kindle edition by Lee, Harper. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Audiobook on Youtube - https://youtu.be/XODFEs8Gspk?si=SORUq-tJgX-_-FTy

Welcome back to Rising 365, a podcast committed to inspiring and supporting others to embrace the opportunity to rise with each new day. Rising daily can be a challenge for many, including myself, and it is my hope that what you hear in these episodes will assist you in rising every day of the year.

• In a show ‘To Kill a Mockingbird
• Atticus Finch
• You Gotta Try
• What happens if you never try
• Even if it doesn’t make sense to others.
• Romans 8:28 ‘God will work all things out’
• Galatians 6:9 ‘Keep going’; 2Chronicles 15:7 ‘Your efforts don’t go unnoticed’

Thank you for tuning in. I hope each episode brings you inspiration to embrace every new day. To support this podcast, consider booking me as a speaker for your next conference, school assembly, youth event, Bible study, or any special occasion where I can share the message of Rising 365. To arrange this, simply send me a message or email at [email protected]. Additionally, you can support by liking, sharing, and rating the podcast on your preferred listening platform.

Until we meet again, this is Mike Pena reminding you to rise and seize the gift of a new day—you are destined for this moment.

CEF of Central Nebraska - www.cefnebraska.org/central/

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ - To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - IMDb; book - To Kill a Mockingbird (Enhanced Edition) (Harperperennial Modern Classics) - Kindle edition by Lee, Harper. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Audiobook on Youtube - https://youtu.be/XODFEs8Gspk?si=SORUq-tJgX-_-FTy

Welcome back to Rising 365, a podcast committed to inspiring and supporting others to embrace the opportunity to rise with each new day. Rising daily can be a challenge for many, including myself, and it is my hope that what you hear in these episodes will assist you in rising every day of the year.

• In a show ‘To Kill a Mockingbird
• Atticus Finch
• The way others see him, the way he sees himself
• The same in public as he is at home. Are you?
• Can Cause burnout playing multiple roles and you’re not being true to yourself.
• Bible says the same. Can’t be ‘luke warm’ Revelation 3, can’t be two ways James 4

Thank you for tuning in. I hope each episode brings you inspiration to embrace every new day. To support this podcast, consider booking me as a speaker for your next conference, school assembly, youth event, Bible study, or any special occasion where I can share the message of Rising 365. To arrange this, simply send me a message or email at [email protected]. Additionally, you can support by liking, sharing, and rating the podcast on your preferred listening platform.

Until we meet again, this is Mike Pena reminding you to rise and seize the gift of a new day—you are destined for this moment.

CEF of Central Nebraska - www.cefnebraska.org/central/

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ - To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - IMDb; book - To Kill a Mockingbird (Enhanced Edition) (Harperperennial Modern Classics) - Kindle edition by Lee, Harper. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Audiobook on Youtube - https://youtu.be/XODFEs8Gspk?si=SORUq-tJgX-_-FTy

Welcome back to Rising 365, a podcast committed to inspiring and supporting others to embrace the opportunity to rise with each new day. Rising daily can be a challenge for many, including myself, and it is my hope that what you hear in these episodes will assist you in rising every day of the year.

• Struggled
• No show
• Wanting to quite
• God Sees Me John 1:48 “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”
• Life is a Hike

Thank you for tuning in. I hope each episode brings you inspiration to embrace every new day. To support this podcast, consider booking me as a speaker for your next conference, school assembly, youth event, Bible study, or any special occasion where I can share the message of Rising 365. To arrange this, simply send me a message or email at [email protected]. Additionally, you can support by liking, sharing, and rating the podcast on your preferred listening platform.

Until we meet again, this is Mike Pena reminding you to rise and seize the gift of a new day—you are destined for this moment.

CEF of Central Nebraska - www.cefnebraska.org/central/