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Faith Dragon011 Do the Smallest Change You Can MakeHEEEYYYOOOOO!!!
We're back, baby.
Today, I want to talk about a technique for change that I've been practicing over the past month or so.
Do the smallest change you can make.
To make big changes in our life, we need to practice those changes. Don't try to eat the entire elephant in one bite! Break down the change into manageable chunks.
Our behavior is born out of the stories we believe about ourselves. Our identity. If we want to change our behavior, we have to change our identity.
2023-01-1620 minFaith Dragon010 The Media We Consume Affects the Way We ThinkWHAT IS UPPP???!!!
Sorry for missing the last few weeks... But I have a little bit longer episode this week to make up for it!
Today we are talking about media and how what we consume actually changes our thoughts and behaviors.
So much content is thrown at us by the culture and by "the algorithms" that sometimes it's hard to remember that we actually have a choice in what we consume.
They say, "you are what you eat," but how does that apply to media? Let's explore that today!
2022-12-1923 minFaith DragonThanksgiving Quick HitNo episode this week due to Thanksgiving craziness. See you next week with a 10th episode special! I’m planning a collaboration with a good friend of mine - the very same friend who unknowingly started me down the podcasting journey!
2022-11-2801 minFaith Dragon009 The 2 Biggest Lessons I've Learned Since Becoming a ParentHello, Faith Dragon gang! Today's episode is a little bit special as I dive into some of the big heart lessons that God has taught me over the past 5+ years of being a parent. These lessons are not exclusive to parenting, but I learned them by God working through my kids to reveal something about himself.
Lesson 1
I cannot control anyone else but myself
Lesson 2
My kids are worth being in relationship with RIGHT NOW
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2022-11-2116 minFaith Dragon008 Doubting God? Then This One's for You!Is there a difference between belief and faith?
Belief happens in your head when you acknowledge an intellectual fact.
Faith happens in your heart when you lay yourself down before the Lord and submit to his will.
Even when we doubt what God says - like the disciples in today's episode - we can still have faith enough to trust and obey - also like the disciples in today's episode!
Luke 5:1-11
1 On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the w...
2022-11-1412 minFaith Dragon007 What Can You Do THIS WEEK to Move Forward?Change doesn't (usually) happen overnight. It happens in small, incremental changes. If you're waiting for a magical moment when you wake up and are suddenly different, you'll be waiting your entire life.
If you want to change, do something different today than what you've been doing! Just one thing. And when you've got that one thing down (note: this may take a few tries!), do another thing. And then another. Until eventually, you're living out the change you wanted to make.
Today, we look at the parable of the talents to see that God expects...
2022-11-0716 minFaith DragonBonus #2 - Faithful Are the Wounds of a FriendSeveral months ago, I was approached by a good friend and coworker who gave me the "wounds of a friend" described in Proverbs 27, and I am the better for it.
If you have a close friend that needs the "wounds of a friend," be courageous and trust God's word that says "faithful are the wounds of a friend" by sharing what's on your heart. Like my friend from today's episode, do it with humility and with the best interest of the other person in mind. They will thank you later!
Psalm 27:5-6
5 Better is...
2022-11-0308 minFaith Dragon006 You Have to Plug Into the Power!Living Through the Spirit
Today we talk about living through the Holy Spirit. God calls us to live according to his word, but he does not expect us to do it alone. He has given us the great helper, his Holy Spirit, to accomplish this. We're looking at a passage in Romans that talks about this. If we're going to make the changes we know we need to make, we're going to need the Spirit's sanctifying power!
Romans 8:1-11
1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because th...
2022-10-3115 minFaith Dragon005 Be a Pleasant InterruptionWARNING: This episode may contain some RANTING 😁
As a culture, we've lost the Art of Interpersonal Communication.
What are we losing by being stuck in our phones?
What could we gain by leaning into awkward moments?
How much deeper could our relationships be if we spent more time speaking with people?
Don't let your phone be an adult pacifier. Open your mouth and connect with someone this week!
2022-10-2415 minFaith Dragon004 I Replaced My Real Life with a FantasyIntro
This podcast was born out of a season that God sent me through where he revealed to me that I was trying to fulfill my healthy, God-given desires with a fantasy. My vice is video games. What's yours?
About a year ago, I decided to sell my personal gaming console, so I could remove that as a temptation to replace God with a fantasy. As Matthew 5:30 says, "if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than...
2022-10-1719 minFaith DragonBonus #1 - The LeviathanDid you know that in his holy word, God describes a creature that sounds a looooot like a dragon?
The biblical name for this create is Leviathan. We read about it in Job 41 when God confronts Job (pronounced "Jobe" like "probe") after he asks God why he was suffering so terribly. I'll just leave it at that and let you discover the rest of the story on your own!
Let's see what God has to say about this terrifying creature!
2022-10-1305 minFaith Dragon003 What Is a Faith Dragon?Today, I explain the core values that make up a "faith dragon" in the context of this podcast. This is not a term you will find in the Bible!
I prayed for a while about what I should name this podcast, and God gave me this name on my drive home from work one day.
Despite just being a fun, cool name, here are the foundational concepts that make up this podcast.
Faith Dragon Core Values
Passive
Ferocity - I fight for what I believe in. I reject passivity and...
2022-10-1015 minFaith Dragon002 Growing Old Is Required. "Growing Up" Is Optional.Are you bogged down by all of the things you're "supposed" to do? When's the last time you were truly in awe of something? Do you ever take time to stop and take in the beautiful world around you? You can actually get to know God better if you take the time to experience the child-like awe that so many of us have lost as adults.
As my old friend Judy used to say, "growing old is required; growing up is optional!"
2022-10-0316 minFaith Dragon001 Dependence in the Midst of DoubtDo you ever doubt that God will show up? Or at the very least, doubt that you heard his voice correctly?
"Was that really him?!" – me, about a million times while working on this podcast
Luckily, God's strength is shown in our weakness, and our doubts don't stop him from working.
It's time to take the first step, doubts and all. God can handle our doubts. He just asks us to trust and obey.
Let's go.
2022-09-1910 min
Faith DragonFaith Dragon TrailerHello! My name is Ethan Dowler. Faith Dragon is a podcast that aims to help you make the spiritual changes you want to make in your life - and some that you don’t!
I love to grow. I love to change. I love to be transformed into the person God wants me to be.
Join me on a journey of faith by seeking God and asking him to sanctify us to be more like Christ!
2022-09-1201 min