The Wake-Up Call

Latest Episodes:

Show Me the Hoop-om-on-ay' Aug 14, 2025

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When we encourage each other in this sense, we—in the most real and tangible way—become the bearers or agents of God to one another.

On Letting Perseverance Finish Its Work Aug 13, 2025

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To the man or woman reading this thinking all is lost—be assured, perseverance is finishing its work in you.

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger? Aug 12, 2025

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Perseverance does not come from us. It comes from God.

This Is a Test Aug 11, 2025

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Don’t be afraid. Do not be discouraged. No matter how bad or hard it is, Jesus has you, and you have him—and he has this!

The Rock That Is Higher than I (Psalm 61) Aug 10, 2025

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Even in the midst of his anguish, David understands and foresees that God is his fortress and final hope.

Holy Spirit Story: Softball Surprise (with Marc O'Neal) Aug 09, 2025

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"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Jesus Sonders Aug 08, 2025

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To encourage someone in the midst of a trial is to greet them with the embrace of Jesus, welcome them into the house of love, and sit with them until they are ready to walk again.

Pressing Past the Motions into the Meeting with God Aug 07, 2025

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There comes a point in this journey, if we can stay awake with Jesus and deepen our awareness of his presence, our attention to his words, our attunement to his voice, and our attachment to his heart, that we will find him abiding in us all the time and we in him.

Presencing the Person of Jesus Aug 06, 2025

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Courage is not the absence of fear, discouragement, or despair. Courage is the presence of Jesus.

How to Pass the Test While Failing the Course Aug 05, 2025

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In this way of life, this way of delighting oneself in the Lord, we come to desire the life Jesus desires for us.