LifeLift

We concluded the previous talk with the assertion that we’re now “full” of the “fullness of Christ,” who was full with the very presence of the Godhead. This reality enables us to live His presence— and empowers us to...

In the previous episode we discussed the reality that we’ve been “included” in every facet of Jesus’ life… … including His death, His burial, and His resurrection.  That means that— in this life— we live a...

Everyone wants to be included. In this talk we discuss how you were included— supernaturally— in every significant part of Jesus’ work on earth (and even some of His work in Heaven).  Here’s where we begin…    👉...

In this talk we pick up where we left off in the previous… (Last episode = Jesus shows us what God is actually like. This episode = He shows us what we’re really like, too.) Here’s the outline…   ✅ The name change =...

One of the foundational concepts for understanding who you are is understanding who God is… … and that entails grasping hold of what Jesus actually came to do. ++++ Four big ideas to listen for in this talk— 👉 No one...

Paul encouraged us to not stray from the simplicity that is found in Christ (2 Corinthians 11:13-15). His thought was, well… we tend to make things infinitely more complex. We tend to move towards complex religious...

Today I step back and talk about one of the big takeaways from the recent Oolapalooza. Namely, we’ve got to— 👉 Dream big, then 👉 Step small We often get these two backwards. We overestimate what we can achieve in a...

Most of your visible success will come from the things you do no one else sees. Just like the seeds you sow. Most of the process of a plant’s growth happens beneath the surface, hidden in a place no one sees. Success—...

I've learned that you can’t “cram" a harvest, and you can't microwave the results of your catalytic actions. I'd love to see the "dominos" fall in real life as quickly as the wooden props I’ve created topple onstage....

Issues arise when we attach our hearts, for any reason, to the wrong place. When we do, bad fruit always emerges. When we connect our hearts in the right way to the right things, beauty emerges. (This is the third...

This talks leads us to the second of three types of soul wounds we discuss in this bonus podcast series, guilt and shame. They’re a nasty tag-time that thrives in the dark— and, unfortunately, get lots of help from...

You don’t make it to adulthood without some baggage. And, no, not all baggage is bad. Some of it’s just… well, baggage. Just like at the airport. Just stuff we carry around. ⭐️ Here's where the issue with bagage comes...