Category Archives: Spiritual Ideas

#42-The Story of Christmas

birth-of-jesusIt’s two days before Christmas as I write this.  The season of giving, receiving, family, friends, fellowship, and food is upon us.  But, will we take time to remember the reason for this season?  Will we take time – individually and corporately – to celebrate, to contemplate, to remember the One who gave us the most important gift of all?  “This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son.  And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.  God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was.  He came to help, to put the world right again.” (John 3:16, The Message)  This podcast celebrates this gift in words and music.  Enjoy!

Music heard in this podcast:

#40-Giveaways, Audiobooks, & Carols #2

Concealed in My Heart

Concealed in My Heart

Songs That I Whisper

Songs That I Whisper

Painted Sky-vol 1

The Wells Fargo Express Series – Volume 1 – The Desperate Road

Faith and the Law-Ambush

Faith and the Law-Ambush

Holiday Give-Away 2015

This week’s podcast looks at four books from two very different genres.  For the ladies, there is the sweet romance series by Regina Puckett, The Warren Family.  This features two books, Concealed in My Heart and Songs That I Whisper.  For the guys, there are two westerns.  From Remington Colt’s Wells Fargo Series, Murray Pura pens The Desperate Road.  James Griffin has written Faith and the Law: Ambush.  Both books feature great characters and exciting action.  You’ll hear samples from all these books as well as a look at a traditional Christmas Carol.  And don’t forget that my Holiday Give-Away is in full swing – right through New Year’s Day!

Music on this podcast:

Angels We Have Heard by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?collection=004&page=1 Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Canon and Variation by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

Links for this podcast:

Concealed in My Heart by Regina Puckett

SongsThat I Whisper by Regina Puckett

The Desperate Road by Murray Pura

Faith and the Law: Ambush by James J. Griffin

Holiday Give-Away

Christmas Miracle by Donna Patton

Miracles: 32 True Stories by Joanie Hileman

#38-Thanksgiving & Christmas Blessings

A Christmas Carol CoverHoliday Give-Away 2015It’s the day before Thanksgiving.  Time for fun and food with family and friends.  I pray you have a great holiday this year.

But, it’s also time to think about those Christmas gifts.  Take a listen to a new production of A Christmas Carol, the iconic tale of Scrooge and Ghosts and Scrooge’s restoration to society.  You’ll hear samples that are sure to whet your appetite for more.

What about Christmas giving?  Narration by George is doing giving on a whole new level for the year.

  • Everyone gets to download a copy of a great short story.
  • Everyone will also get a copy of a true story a day in my Story-A-Day GiveAway.
  • And Everyone was register to win an audio book from my regular collection.  I’m giving away 31 books from that collection this year.

Listen for all the details and all the fun!

Links mentioned in this podcast:

Narration by George Holiday Giveaway

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Miracle

Miracles: 32 True Stories

The Roman’s Quest Interview – part 2

Anne Baxter-CampbellRomans Quest cover 1DSCF1381-WEBThis week, I conclude my interview with Anne Baxter Campbell and Trish Horner about the latest Narration by George Audio Book release, The Roman’s Quest.  Anne is the author of this very fine novel.  Trish was the narrator for the female characters and the female point-of-view narratives.  In today’s podcast, Anne interviews Trish and me.  We talked about the novel and about the faith in God that is evident throughout and central to the book.  You’ll hear examples of everything mentioned.

Here are the links mentioned in the program:

Helping Hands Press

The Romans Quest

Here Among the Ruins – poetry by Regina Puckett

The Roman’s Quest Interview – part 1

Anne Baxter-CampbellRomans Quest cover 1DSCF1381-WEBThis week, I interviewed Anne Baxter Campbell and Trish Horner about the latest Narration by George Audio Book release, The Roman’s Quest.  Anne is the author of this very fine novel.  Trish was the narrator for the female characters and the female point-of-view narratives.  We talked about the novel and about the faith in God that is evident throughout and central to the book.  You’ll hear examples of everything mentioned.  There is so much to hear that this is only the first part of the interview.  Next week, for part two, Anne interviews Trish and me.

Here are the links mentioned in the program:

Helping Hands Press web-site

Narration by George web-site

The Roman’s Quest – samples  to hear and click to buy

#34-What is the Gospel’s response to sexual immorality

FAQ #5-Sexual immoralityThis week, we examine the fifth and final Frequently Asked Question – questions that people ask about God by looking at the Gospel’s response to sexual immorality.  This answer may surprise you!  But, you’ll never know without listening!

 

The scriptures and links referred to in this podcast are listed below:

John 1:1, 14

John 4:23

Leviticus 18:4

Leviticus 18:6, 8-18

Leviticus 18:20; 20:10

Leviticus 18:21

Leviticus 18:22; 20:18

Leviticus 18:23

Leviticus 18:24-25

1 Corinthians 6:16-20

John 8:2-6

John 8:6-8

Romans 3:23

Romans 6:23

1 Corinthians 6:9-10; 11

John 8:9-10

John 8:11

e-Mail me

Narration by George on Facebook

Narration by George on Twitter

#33-FAQ: How can I be certain that my decisions reflect God’s will for my life?

FAQ #4-God's willWe continue looking at the five tough questions people ask about God.  This week is a more internal question than the others: How can I be certain that my decisions reflect God’s will for my life?  Again, I feature the teaching of Joey Davis from the Clear Creek Church of Christ on this topic.  Your comments are always welcome.

Here are links to the scriptures referred to in this lesson:

1 Timothy 2:3-4

Ephesians 5:15-17

Micah 6:1-4; 6-8

Numbers 13

James 4:8

And other links mentioned in the podcast:

Narration by George on Facebook

Narration by George on Twitter

Narration by George e-Mail

#32-FAQ: What about people who’ve never heard the gospel?

FAQ #3-Going to HellThis week features question number three of the five tough questions that people ask about God.  We look at the question of people who have never had the chance to hear the gospel.  Are they condemned to hell?  This podcast, like the others, features the teaching of Joey Davis of the Clear Creek Church of Christ.  Your comments are always welcome to me.

The scriptures and links referenced in this podcast are below:

Matthew 10:28

Matthew 8:12

Matthew 13:42

Matthew 13:50

Matthew 22:13

Matthew 24:51

Matthew 25:30

Ezekiel 33:11

2 Peter 3:9

Romans 7:18-20; 24-25

John 14:6

1 Peter 3:18

John 3:16-17

Romans 3:23

Romans 6:23

Romans 2:15; Acts 17:26-27

Hebrews 1:1-2

Acts 1:6-7

Romans 1:16

The Romans Quest (new audiobook)

Narration by George on Facebook

Narration by George on Twitter

#31-FAQ: On God and Suffering

FAQ #2-Just GodWe continue our look at five tough questions which are asked about God when Christians begin to share their faith outside of the church building’s walls.  This week’s question: If God is loving and just, why does he allow suffering and injustice?  Listen for some answers.

Scriptures referenced in this podcast are:

2 Peter 3:9

1 Peter 1:6-9

Daniel 3:24-25

Isaiah 43:1-3

Matthew 27:46

Psalm 22

2 Corinthians 5:21

1 Peter 1:3-5

1 Corinthians 15:54-57

#30-FAQ: How Can I Know that God Exists?

FAQ #1-God ExistLast week’s  podcast challenged us to be a BLESS-ing by sharing how Jesus’ intersects our story.  When we rise to that challenge, we’ll hear questions.  Some easy.  Some hard.  Beginning with this episode, we examine five hard questions that people may ask you about God.  How should you answer?  Listen for some help with this question.

Scriptures referenced in this podcast are:

Romans 1:20-21

Colossians 1:15

Romans 3:23

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