Shine FM

"An affair is the murder of a marriage." Pastor Gary Thomas explains how extra-marital affairs develop and how to avoid them. He also offers hope and healing for spouses who want to restore their relationship.

Our thoughts are busy places — full of worries, assumptions, memories, and what ifs that can quietly shape how we live and respond to the world around us. And while no one has a perfectly manicured mind, Scripture reminds us that we don’t have to be ruled by every thought that shows up.

In today’s episode, our friend Max Lucado joins us to share a hopeful, practical message about renewing your mind and learning to take your thoughts captive. Drawing from Romans 12 and other powerful passages, Max walks us through three simple but life-changing tools to help you identify toxic thought patterns, uproot lies, and replace them with God’s Truth.

You’ll learn:

• How to recognize patterns and start interrupting the destructive cycles in your life before they take hold.
• Tools to help you to renew your mind and walk into lasting transformation. 
• Ways you can uproot the negative underlying beliefs behind your emotions and develop ways to replant truth in their place. 
• You don’t have to accept every thought you have. 

Partner With Us: 

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by anxious thoughts, stuck in negative self-talk, or frustrated by emotional overreactions, this conversation will give you language, clarity, and next steps for moving forward with greater peace and freedom. That’s why we created a free downloadable resource called “I’ll Go First.” It is a simple, guided conversation tool designed to help you open honest, meaningful dialogue about what’s really going on beneath the surface. Whether you’re wrestling with your own thoughts or walking alongside someone who is, this resource gives you practical questions and biblical encouragement to begin the journey toward healthier thinking together.

Resources From This Episode:

• Continue doing deep work by also listening to “Tools to Fight Anxiety and Better Your Mental Health” with Rebecca Maxwell, available on the Therapy & Theology podcast and on YouTube.
• If you’re looking for a practical next step to help quiet anxious thoughts, check out "Tame Your Thoughts" by Max Lucado.
• Each time you support Proverbs 31, your gift helps empower women and transform entire communities with God’s Word. 
• Send this episode to a friend who needs encouragement and God’s Truth today.
• Subscribe to the Proverbs 31 Ministries Podcast to never miss an episode of hope-filled stories as we unpack the Truth and learn to live it out together.
• Click here to download a transcript of this episode

Jairus heard two voices and had to choose which one to heed. The first, from the servants in Luke 8:49, “Your daughter is dead.”  The second, from Jesus in verse 50, “Don’t be afraid.”

We need to know what Jesus will do when we entrust our kids to him. In the case of the story of Jairus, Jesus united the household (vs. 51).  “…he let only Peter, John, James, and the girl’s father and mother go inside with him.”  Next, he banished unbelief, the scoffers. “He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, ‘Little girl, arise” (vs. 54 NKJV).

God has a heart for hurting parents.  After all, God himself is a father. Keep giving your child to God, and in the right time and the right way, God will give your child back to you.

Read more Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear

For more inspirational messages please visit Max Lucado.

It's crucial that we prepare for our appointment with God while we are still here on earth.

Donate: https://store.intouch.org/donate/general

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 2.83

In this episode, Michael and Zach walk through Joshua 18–21, a section often dismissed as tedious land surveys but loaded with theological weight. As the conquest narrative slows, the focus shifts from battle scenes to boundary lines—yet the central theme remains unchanged: Yahweh keeps His promises.

Joshua 18 opens at Shiloh, where the tabernacle is established and the remaining tribes are confronted for their hesitation. Though the land has been subdued, Israel has grown slack in fully possessing what God has given. Through the casting of lots, the inheritance is formally distributed—Benjamin, Simeon, Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Dan—each territory marking tangible fulfillment of ancient covenant promises.

The episode highlights the structural bookends of this section: Caleb’s bold faith (Joshua 14), the hesitation of the Joseph tribes (Joshua 17), the sluggishness of the remaining seven tribes (Joshua 18), and finally Joshua’s quiet reward (Joshua 19). The contrast echoes the twelve spies: faith versus fear, obedience versus delay.

Joshua 20–21 then move to the “finishing touches” of the land. The Cities of Refuge reveal a profound theology of justice, mercy, and substitution—where freedom comes through the death of the high priest, pointing forward typologically to Christ. The Levites receive no territorial inheritance, yet are scattered throughout Israel as a reminder that worship and instruction remain central in a decentralized, kingless nation.

The episode culminates in Joshua 21:43–45—one of the theological high points of the book—declaring that not one word of the Lord’s promises failed. What appears mundane proves monumental. The dividing of the land is not administrative filler; it is covenant fulfillment in geographic form.

Find our videocast here: https://youtu.be/t9RNimPBL28

Merch here: https://take-2-podcast.printify.me/

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

⁠https://uppbeat.io/t/reakt-music/deep-stone⁠

License code: 2QZOZ2YHZ5UTE7C8

Find more Take 2 Theology content at http://www.take2theology.com

Jesus can satisfy the yearnings of your heart.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.