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Brant sits down with Marty Solomon, creator of the BEMA Podcast about his new book The Gospel of Being Human, The talk about identity, shame, and what the gospel is actually trying to heal.

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"When the story starts with my sinfulness, the whole story becomes about the removal of sin instead of the restoration of shalom."

"If my fundamental identity is belovedness, then I'm free…free to make mistakes, free to stop protecting myself."

"Shame is what happens when guilt becomes my identity."

"The gospel starts with good news, moves through bad news, and ends with good news again — but we often forget how it starts."

"Adam and Eve isn't just a story about what happened back then. It's a story about why we sin today."
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As a mom of 3 sons, Molly DeFrank knows firsthand how boys struggle to find their purpose and identity. She offers hope and confidence — encouraging moms to keep planting seeds of the Gospel and remind their boys they belong, they can be brave and tender, be creative, and even have fun!

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If only they knew. You’ve been burned by church—gossip, hypocrisy, wounds that make isolation feel way safer than community. Meanwhile, parenting teens feels impossible: anxiety, porn, loneliness, and digital overload threaten to derail their faith. Turns out self-sufficiency sounds empowering but crumbles under real pressure. If you’re tempted to quit on people or give up on the long game, Shelby Abbott, author of Why We’re Feeling Lonely and What We Can Do About It, calls you back. He explains why going it alone doesn't work...and how messy relationships just might be worth it.

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“Give us this day our daily bread.”

These seven words from the Lord’s Prayer are so familiar that we can easily miss how radical they are. When Jesus taught His disciples to pray in Matthew 6:11, He invited them to trust God for provision—not all at once, but one day at a time. 

In a world obsessed with tomorrow, this simple request calls us back to dependence, humility, and trust in God’s care today.

The idea of daily bread takes us back to Israel’s journey through the wilderness. In Exodus 16, God fed His people with manna each morning. It was enough for the day—no more, no less. When they tried to store extra, it spoiled.

The lesson wasn’t primarily about food; it was about trust. God was teaching His people that He—not their stockpiles or strategies—was their provider.

Today, we work, budget, plan, save, and invest—and Scripture commends those practices. Proverbs celebrates diligence, and Joseph’s preparation in Genesis 41 helped save entire nations. Trusting God isn’t passivity, and faith isn’t irresponsibility.

But here’s the tension: our planning must never replace our dependence. When Jesus taught us to ask for daily bread, He was establishing a rhythm—trusting God with today rather than burdening ourselves with controlling tomorrow.

For many people, this teaching hits close to home. We live in a time of economic anxiety. Budgets are tight, housing is expensive, and the future often feels uncertain.

And if we’re honest, money doesn’t just expose financial fears—it reveals deeper questions: 

• Will I have enough? 
• Will I make it? 
• Does God see me?
• Will He take care of me?

Jesus speaks directly to those fears in Matthew 6:25–26: “Do not be anxious about your life… Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.”

Jesus isn’t calling us to ignore real needs. He’s inviting us to rest in real care. Birds still work—they gather, build, and hunt—but they don’t live in anxiety. They don’t wake each morning wondering whether God will provide. Provision is built into creation because God is faithful.

Trusting God for daily bread shapes the way we live. It invites three important responses: gratitude, contentment, and generosity.

1. Daily Bread Invites Gratitude

When we ask God for what we need today, we’re reminded that what we have today is a gift. Gratitude pushes back against the relentless pressure for more—more comfort, more security, more status.

Ecclesiastes reminds us, “Everyone to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them… this is the gift of God” (Ecclesiastes 5:19). Even the ability to enjoy what we have is grace.

2. Daily Bread Invites Contentment

Contentment doesn’t mean settling for less—it means refusing to treat the future as the only place where peace exists.

Paul writes, “I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content” (Philippians 4:11). That learning happened within real circumstances, not after ideal ones arrived. Contentment grows as we trust God in the present moment.

3. Daily Bread Invites Generosity

When we trust God to provide for today, our grip loosens. Fear tightens our hands; trust frees them.

In 1 Kings 17, a widow shared her last flour and oil with Elijah, trusting God’s promise—and God sustained her household through the drought. The lesson isn’t that generosity guarantees prosperity. It’s that generosity reveals where our security truly lies.

Trusting God for daily bread often expresses itself in very ordinary financial decisions.

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Pastor Greg Laurie calls his series in the book of Mark The Gospel for Busy People. It’s God’s full plan of salvation, explained and applied to our lives today. And on this edition of A NEW BEGINNING, we hear Jesus explain that full plan of salvation to disciples who were hearing it unfold for the first time. It’s a fascinating discussion where Jesus polls the disciples on perhaps the most significant question of the ages . . . a question that carries eternal consequences.

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BONUS CONTACT: What You Say About God

Quotes:

"You don't have to pray long. Short, emphatic, specific, urgent prayers are really important and effective. The Lord's prayer is only about 24 seconds."

"Giving a kind word is good for you AND the other person."

"We don't want to feel old."

"You HAVE to invest in your relationship with God NOW."
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