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My Boomer Buddies Podcast Telling It Like It Was And Is!My Boomer Buddies Podcast: S2 E33. This Episode - The Lawrence Welk Show! So Square It Was Cool!Send us a textSummaryIn this episode of the Boomer Buddies podcast, host Rick Reed welcomes back John Hayes and his mother, Muggs Reed, to discuss the life and legacy of Lawrence Welk. They explore Welk's humble beginnings, his rise to fame, and the unique aspects of his television show that made it a staple of family entertainment. The conversation touches on personal memories of watching the show, the various performers who graced the stage, and the impact of Welk's vision on the entertainment industry.In this episode, the hosts reflect on...
2025-06-1238 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 9 Episode 4 - Our Right-Now EternityJoin Rick and the Becky-nator for a new adventure in Paying Ridiculous Attention to Jesus—Episode 3 of Season 9 - “Our Right-Now Eternity” - a continuation of the series “THE WAYS OF JESUS.” Here Rick and Becky explore themes drawn from his new book Editing Jesus. In this episode they continue their expedition into the heart of Jesus, and what He means by “eternal life.” It’s so much more than a ticket to heaven—it’s the life we enter into when we commit ourselves to Him, the way a bride and groom commit to each other… Eternity is not a place or the afterli...
2025-03-2553 min
Let It In with Guy LawrenceThe 2024-2027 Shift: Astrology REVEALS Why Our Reality Will NEVER Be the Same Again! | Rick Levine#348 In this engaging podcast episode, host Guy Lawrence introduces renowned astrologer Rick Levine for an expansive conversation about astrology, consciousness, quantum physics, and the current state of the planet. Levine discusses the interconnectedness of the macrocosm and microcosm, the illusion of reality, and the rhythms of planetary movements. He also delves into the historical and future implications of astrological events, particularly focusing on Saturn-Pluto alignments and their significant impact on global events. Listeners are treated to insights about how individual awareness can affect broader cultural and social changes, emphasizing the importance of understanding astrological patterns for personal and collective...
2025-03-111h 03
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 9 Episode 3 - You've Got All My LoveJoin Rick and the Becky-nator for a new adventure in Paying Ridiculous Attention to Jesus—Episode 3 of Season 9 - “You’ve Got All My Love” - a continuation of the series “THE WAYS OF JESUS.” Here Rick and Becky explore themes drawn from his new book Editing Jesus. In this episode they continue their expedition into the heart of Jesus—discovering the answer to what seems like an obvious question, but isn’t: What is love? We explore what we think we know about love, and then re-enter that exploration as children and explore what love is, wholly based on how Jesus reveal...
2025-03-0748 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 9 Episode 2 - The Light of the WorldWe’re back! Join Rick and the Becky-nator for a new season of Paying Ridiculous Attention to Jesus—Episode 2 of Season 9 - “The Light of the World” - a continuation of the series “THE WAYS OF JESUS.” Here Rick and Becky explore themes drawn from his new book Editing Jesus. In this episode they continue their expedition into the heart of Jesus—discovering why “light” is so often used as a descriptor for His impact in the world. Light has many forms, and that helps explain how Jesus-as-light is working in our lives in such diverse ways. And we learn what it looks like...
2025-02-2547 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 9 Episode 1 - Kindness for Broken PeopleWe’re back! Join Rick and the Becky-nator for a new season of Paying Ridiculous Attention to Jesus- Episode 1 of Season 9: “Kindness for Broken People” - a continuation of the series “THE WAYS OF JESUS.” Here Rick and Becky explore themes drawn from his new book Editing Jesus. In this episode they continue “reverse-engineering” back from Jesus—that means we adjust our “operating system” in life by starting with Jesus, then working back into our priorities, values, and choices. In this episode we explore the difference between “nice” and “kind” in the words and actions of Jesus. Jesus is always kind but only sporadically n...
2025-01-2251 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 8 Episode 11 - The EnemyJoin Rick and the Becky-nator for Episode 8 of Season 11 - “The Enemy” - a continuation of the series “THE WAYS OF JESUS.” Here Rick and Becky explore themes drawn from his just-released book Editing Jesus. In this episode they continue “reverse-engineering” back from Jesus—that means we have to account for His relationship with the supernatural, and what He says our relationship with the supernatural will be like, even if that makes us uncomfortable. One of Rick’s friends sometimes asks, as a kind of greeting, “How’s your relationship with Satan?” He always follows that with: “We all have one.” It’s a lighthearte...
2024-09-0452 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 8 Episode 10 - What Maturity Is, and Isn'tJoin Rick and the Becky-nator for Episode 8 of Season 10 - “What Maturity Is, and Isn’t” - a continuation of the series “THE WAYS OF JESUS.” Here Rick and Becky explore themes drawn from his just-released book titled Editing Jesus. In this episode they explore maturity—Jesus is always inviting us to live our lives by the values, priorities, and norms of an unseen kingdom. He calls it the Kingdom of God. And He says those who “fit” in this unseen kingdom are childlike in their relationship with Him. And He says this childlike-ness is actually what maturity looks like. The more childli...
2024-08-1355 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 8 Episode 9 - Deep-Fake JesusJoin Rick and the Becky-nator for Episode 9 of Season 8 - “The Deep-Fake Jesus” - a continuation of the series “THE WAYS OF JESUS.” Here Rick and Becky explore themes drawn from his just-released book titled Editing Jesus. In this episode they explore something that didn’t exist in our vocabulary 10 years ago—with the burgeoning advances made in AI, artificial intelligence, comes the dark side of the coin… What happens when something unreal looks so real that we can’t tell the difference? We call this “deep fake.” And the obvious danger is clear—if you think something, or someone is real, and you act b...
2024-07-2752 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 8 Episode 8 - Losing Our ChaffJoin Rick and the Becky-nator for Episode 8 of Season 8 - “Losing Our Chaff” - a continuation of the series “THE WAYS OF JESUS.” Here Rick and Becky explore themes drawn from his just-released book titled Editing Jesus. In this episode they continue their deep dive into the “core” of Jesus’s mission—it’s not to plant a new religious movement, or to reset our moral compass, or to warn us of the consequences of rejecting a relationship with God. The mission of Jesus is, simply, to restore what is broken in our relationship with God—our ability to trust, and to be trusted. O...
2024-07-1247 min
Take Your Shoes Off w/ Rick GlassmanLawrence The BandLawrence the Band (brother and sister duo, Clyde and Gracie Lawrence) f***ing ROCK and Rick was SO excited that they agreed to come take their shoes off and sing for him and all the Goblins on this special musical episode of Take Your Shoes Off. If you haven't heard them yet, they are from New York City, play mostly soul-pop music with some hints of funk, R&B, and rock and roll, and you can listen to their new album, FAMILY BUSINESS, here now! https://stem.ffm.to/lawrencefamilybusiness Get tickets and sign up...
2024-07-011h 23
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 8 Episode 7 - Peculiar PeopleJoin Rick and the Becky-nator for Episode 7 of Season 8 - “Peculiar People” - a continuation of the series “THE WAYS OF JESUS.” Rick and Becky will be exploring themes drawn from his just-released book titled Editing Jesus. In this episode we explore why Peter calls the followers of Jesus “peculiar people”—of course, we translate that as… odd people. And, just being real, some of us are odd… Maybe we’re all odd in some way. But that’s not what Peter really means here. And the distinction is really important for us… We are called, as followers of Jesus, to live out the values a...
2024-06-2749 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 8 Episode 6 - If It's So 'Easy,' Why Am I So Worried?Join Rick and the Becky-nator for Episode 6 of Season 8 - “If It’s So ‘Easy,’ Why Am I So Worried?” - a continuation of the series “THE WAYS OF JESUS.” Rick and Becky will be exploring themes drawn from his just-released book titled Editing Jesus. In this episode we explore a conundrum—we know that Jesus told us that His “yoke is easy” and His “burden is light,” by why does real life so often feel like exactly the opposite of those descriptions? And why are we so worried if all of this is supposed to be easy and light?
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2024-06-1345 min
The Battlefield Of The Mind47. What Does Finance Have To Do With Mental Health? With Lawrence SprungSend us a message, we can't respond. If you'd like a response email us at rick@warriorswaymindset.comAre you ready to redefine your views on personal finance? Join me as I sit down with Lawrence Sprung, acclaimed financial advisor and personal wellness advocate, to discuss the intertwining paths of fiscal health and personal fulfillment. Our conversation takes on a journey, navigating the often overlooked aspect of personal finance - understanding individualistic definitions of financial freedom, and the intricate process of discovering our 'why' that shapes our financial goals.As we tread deeper, we dissect...
2023-08-071h 17
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 7 Episode 7 - THE WAYS OF JESUS: Why Our Weakness Is a Strength...Really!Join Rick for the fourth episode of the new series—“THE WAYS OF JESUS.” We all have rutted narratives that emerge from our painful experiences. But Jesus tells us, over and over, that our un-rescued pain is beauty disguised as ugly. We see weakness as the unwelcome byproduct of pain. But in the Kingdom of God, real weakness is exposed as arrogance. Jesus’ opposes the “strength” of the Pharisees because they are arrogant, and arrogance is really a belief in, and a trust in, your own strength and resources over outside sources of strength and resource. Here we explore the mechanics of...
2022-09-1047 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusPRATJ Season 7 Ep 6 - THE WAYS OF JESUS: Pushing Back on DeceptionAfter a two-month “impromptu sabbatical,” join Rick for the third episode of the new series—“THE WAYS OF JESUS.” The influence of our self-narratives. The story we tell ourselves, about ourselves, can lead us into captivity—the captivity Jesus came to set us free from. Jesus wants to “de-bug” our narrative. In Matthew 5 we have Jesus delivering the “But I Say’s”—they’re a kind of complement to “The Beatitudes.” The “But I Say’s” are a kind of martial arts practice—Jesus uses the momentum of deception against it. “Active pushback” against deception is not just a strategy, it’s a lifestyle. It does not mean that we...
2022-07-2644 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 7 Episode 5 - THE WAYS OF JESUS: Exercising AgencyJoin Rick for the second episode of the new series—“THE WAYS OF JESUS.” Researchers say a strong factor feeding resilience is “the degree of control that the person has over the stressor.” When we can’t exert any control over the trauma we’ve experienced, the “agency” that fuels our hope is obliterated. Put another way, painful experiences that are “inescapable and erratic” can cut the soul’s “tendons,” making it difficult to use or strengthen the muscles we need to face and overcome future challenges and pain. The healing we need is directly tied to our ability to reassert control over our st...
2022-04-2752 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 7 Episode 4 - THE WAYS OF JESUS: The TurnaroundJoin Rick for the first episode of the series—“THE WAYS OF JESUS.” There was a miraculous birth that preceded the miraculous birth of Jesus—John the Baptist. He was born of an elderly couple, chosen to “prepare the way” for Jesus by calling the Jews to repentance. John targeted their complacency and entitlement—challenging them to turn from following the way of the world to the way of the Kingdom of God, ultimately the Way of Jesus… To repent means to turn your back on, and turn your face toward. Who will be our King?
Rick’s new book, The Suicide Soluti...
2022-03-2545 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 7 Episode 3 - JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD: Moral Compass #2Join Rick for the eighth and final episode of the series—“JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD.” By mapping our responses to moral decision-making situations we can create a “moral map” for how human beings make right/wrong choices. But what about Jesus’ moral map? We discover that map in His “Sermon on the Mount.” This is Jesus’ epic proclamation of the Kingdom of God’s culture—the “deep good” in the heart of God. It’s the map He uses to make moral decisions. Let’s figure out what that moral map looks like—with clusters of moral decision-making that are weighted with importance. An...
2022-02-2352 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 7 Episode 2 - JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD: Moral Compass #1Join Rick for the seventh episode in the ongoing series—“JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD.” In a curious encounter with His disciples and a gathered crowd, Jesus suggests that weather forecasting is a good metaphor for moral decision-making. Then He asks a question that seems self-evident: “Why can’t you decide for yourselves what is right?” Of course, we can’t decide for ourselves what is morally right because we have an unreliable “compass” for right and wrong. So the elephant-in-the-room question is: Why would Jesus ask this question? The answer has huge implications for how we live our lives.
Rick’s new book, T...
2022-02-0339 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 7 Episode 1 - JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD: New YouJoin Rick for the 7th episode in a new ongoing series—“JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD.” In January our focus shifts to resolutions—making commitments to improve. But are resolutions consistent with the way of Jesus? We all have a deep longing to move toward wholeness. Jesus says: “But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.” Seems impossible... But in the Greek, perfect means “fully realized in its intended function.” St. Clare of Assisi says, “We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become.” Let’s explore how our “New You” can actually happen...
2022-01-1456 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 31 - JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD: Gift-GivingJoin Rick for the sixth episode in a new ongoing series—“JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD.” The “messaging” around Christmas is deeply embedded in us—at no other time during the year is gift-giving such a major focus of our life. And there’s a lot on the line for us. People get into fights at the mall in the name of gift-giving. Every year we vow to “make this Christmas different,” but we get swept up in the current of our culture and feel almost powerless to do anything different. Instead of guilting ourselves, or living in regret, what if we slowed down...
2021-12-2149 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 30 - JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD: Snakes & StonesJoin Rick for the fifth episode in a new ongoing series—“JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD.” Jesus said: “You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not!” But what happens when our life experience with God makes us think God has often given us snakes and stones instead of fish and bread? How confident do you feel in asking for bread and getting bread from God, or knocking on God’s door and it opening for you?
Rick’...
2021-12-0443 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 29 - JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD: IdeologiesJoin Rick for the fourth episode in a new ongoing series—“JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD.” An ideology is “a system of ideas that aspires both to explain the world and to change it.” Another way to describe an ideology is the story we live inside. Or the self-narrative we’ve embraced. What is the greatest challenge in the church today? It’s our propensity to “edit” Jesus to conform to our ideologies, even if they are contrary to the Kingdom of God. We come to Him as clay, not as the Potter.
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2021-11-1851 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 28 - JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD: Enemies/SchmenemiesJoin Rick for the third episode in a new ongoing series—“JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD.” We live in an age of enemies… Never has it been easier, or more likely, that we will create enemies just by living our life… Case In Point: Choose any random post on the social media site Nextdoor and you’ll see enemy-making up close—guaranteed. But in Matthew 5 Jesus delivers His blunt standard for Kingdom-of-God love: “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! ” Here we’ll explore what it means to “give sunlight to bot...
2021-11-0345 min
Enter the LionheartRick Ellis, on a Life of Creativity, Artistry, and Jiu-JitsuLawrence is joined by Rick Ellis, host of the “Art of Skill” channel on YouTube. Rick is an incredibly creative person obsessed with skill development, excellence, and the highest expression of skill, through artistry. Rick first worked in Hollywood as a recording engineer and videographer before starting his software company in the early days of the internet. After his company made him insane riches, the changing landscape of the early internet saw these riches vanishing, almost as soon as they came. Rick gained a powerful insight into the pursuit of money not being the path to strive for, especially at the...
2021-10-221h 09
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 27: JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD - All the Lonely PeopleJoin Rick for the second episode in a new ongoing series—“JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD.” We’ll be pursuing the heart of Jesus through the lens of what’s going on in the world right now… In our culture today, we are the most connected/disconnected generation in history. Never have we had more tools of connection, and habits of connection, but the research shows that this is the loneliest generation in American history. We’ll explore what people were looking for when they met and decided to follow Jesus, and how He established deep, I’ll-die-for-you relationships.
Rick’s new book, The Su...
2021-10-1845 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 26: JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD - Over-FunctioningJoin Rick for the first episode in a new ongoing series—“JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD.” We’ll pursue the heart of Jesus through the lens of what’s going on in the world right now… Our goal is to connect what’s happening around us to the presence, priorities, and practices of Jesus. In this episode we’ll take a deep dive into “over-functioning”—what is it, how is it operating in your life, and how does Jesus confront it and resist it in His relationships?
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2021-10-0243 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 25 - THE HARVEST: AbideJoin Rick for the 8th and final episode in the series—“THE HARVEST.” In his commentary on the Gospel of John, the great contemporary theologian N.T. Wright says: “The urgent question, then, is this: How do we ‘remain' in him?” And Vaughan Roberts, rector of St Ebbe’s Church in Oxford, says: “Jesus us not a decorative shrub, useful for giving an aesthetic religious touch to life. He is not available to be arranged in a bouquet to delight us. He is life itself, its very center—the Vine.” This is the central message of Jesus to His disciples, including you and me...
2021-09-1846 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 24 - THE HARVEST: DifferentiationJoin Rick for the seventh episode in the series—“THE HARVEST.” We are all intimately attached to sources of life—a flower planted in soil, for instance, has more life flowing into it than cut flowers in a vase of water. Our attachments make all the difference… So let’s explore what wholeness looks like in Jesus, and in us—through the lens of how we attach (and detach) from our sources of life. We’ll consider what “differentiation” means, and how it explains the upending, renovating, and redeeming impact Jesus has in our life. And we’ll learn how to move further down t...
2021-09-0145 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 23 - THE HARVEST: Redeeming Our StoryJoin Rick for the sixth episode in a new series—“THE HARVEST.” We know that Jesus is a storyteller who’s trying to tell a story of beauty in our soul—the story He’s telling in your life is a Romance. In the last episode we explored what the “Farmer” is doing about the “weeds” growing up in our field of “wheat”—our soul. Let’s uncover what Jesus is doing to set the stage for transformation in the people He encounters, and in our own life… He’s trying to influence the narrative of our life, using our “contamination stories” or our weed...
2021-08-1445 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 22 - THE HARVEST: Story & MetaphorJoin Rick for the fifth episode in a new series—“THE HARVEST.” We’re hard-wired for story, because we’re created by a storyteller. Our life is about our story. Story works to construct, give meaning to, and set boundaries around our experience of reality. It’s the “narrative code” that unlocks the meaning behind our experiences in life. The story we tell ourselves about ourselves determines how we function and influences our limitations and possibilities in life. So, how is Jesus infiltrating our story with redemptive plot twists, and what is he doing about the “contamination stories” that thread their way into our n...
2021-08-0446 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 21 - THE HARVEST: BoldJoin Rick for the fourth episode in a new series—“THE HARVEST.” We know that Jesus defines goodness, and that boldness is one of His primary characteristics. So however Jesus lives out boldness is good. So let’s explore the many different ways Jesus lives and acts boldly, and discover how that might challenge or fuel the way we live…
Rick’s new daily devotional, the Jesus-Centered Daily, is now available! Head over to jesuscentereddaily.com to download a 10-day sampler of the devotion, or to order it for yourself or as a gift. Or head straight to Amazon to order it: ht...
2021-07-1743 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 20 - HARVEST: DelightJoin Rick for the third episode in a new series—“THE HARVEST.” Delight is central to the personality and relational norms of Jesus. We think we understand delight as a simple concept, but it’s really the portal into a deeper life with Him… So here we explore an encounter Jesus has with a woman as He travels through the region of Tyre and Sidon—pagan territory and the traditional home of Jewish enemies. Jesus has, on purpose, taken His disciples through the “bad part of town,” where the people believe in false gods and harbor resentment and disdain for Jews… And there...
2021-07-0227 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 19 - THE HARVEST: ServiceJoin Rick for the second episode in a new series—“THE HARVEST.” Jesus has invited us to attach to Him, like a branch in a Tree. And when we do, we produce fruit “after its kind.” Service is one of His tastiest fruits. So, is serving others a natural thing for us to do, or is it unnatural? Is service to others necessary for the survival of the species, and therefore motivated by self-interest, or is it not necessary for survival? Can service be prescribed and learned—can you be “trained” to serve as a discipline—or does it have to be heart-motiva...
2021-06-1945 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 18 - THE HARVEST: BraveJoin Rick for the first episode in a new series—“THE HARVEST.” Fruit, we know, comes from a tree. Without the tree, no fruit. And each tree produces a certain kind of fruit. Jesus has invited us to attach to Him, like a branch in a Tree. And when we do, we produce fruit “after its kind.” But Jesus is no ordinary fruit tree—out of one Tree many varieties of fruit are naturally produced. So, we’ll explore each variety, and track it back to its source in the Tree, who is Jesus… In this episode we explore maybe the tastiest fru...
2021-06-0525 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 17 - JESUS-PEOPLE: “Legion”Join Rick for the ninth and final episode in the series—“JESUS-PEOPLE.” Jesus had 11 encounters with the demonic in the New Testament—and those are the encounters we know about. It’s clear that dealing with demonic entities was a common part of Jesus’ everyday life. And, as we’ll see in the story we’re about to explore, Jesus didn’t just, well, whack these demons when He encountered them—He had a relationship with them. But we can learn a lot about the heart of Jesus, and the Kingdom of God He has invited us into, by paying closer attention to...
2021-05-2848 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 16 - JESUS-PEOPLE: The ChildrenJoin Rick for the eighth episode in the series—“JESUS-PEOPLE.” Even though Jesus makes the heart and essence of children a major theme of His teaching and His everyday life, His relationship with children has largely been ignored. The heart of children and the questions of children and the dependence of children and the habit patterns of children are the key to living into the Kingdom of God… In this episode we explore why Jesus elevated children as an example to us, and how we can live as children in the real world…
Rick’s new daily devotional, the Jesus-Centered Daily, is no...
2021-05-1443 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 15 - JESUS-PEOPLE: The FatherJoin Rick for the seventh episode in the series—“JESUS-PEOPLE.” Let’s ask a big question: WHAT did Jesus come to do? We say, and it’s true, that Jesus came to redeem us. To offer His life in exchange for ours. To give us abundant life and a place in the Kingdom of God that He’s “gone ahead to prepare for us.” All of this is true—and yet, from His own perspective, WHY did Jesus come? What is His passion, purpose, and motivation? We find the answer to that question in the “Why?” of His Father—the most influential person...
2021-04-2946 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 14 - JESUS-PEOPLE: The “Mystery Widow”Join Rick for the sixth episode in the series—“JESUS-PEOPLE.” We’ll explore the heart of Jesus through the lens of a woman who never actually meets Jesus, but plays a significant role in history because of Him. Noticing what Jesus notices is vital in our relationship with Him. It changes everything. So, what does Jesus find beautiful, and why? Perhaps the best example of noticing the beauty Jesus notices is His observation of the “Mystery Widow” in Mark 12.
Rick’s new daily devotional, the Jesus-Centered Daily, is now available! Head over to jesuscentereddaily.com to download a 10-day sampler of the devotio...
2021-04-1538 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 13 - JESUS-PEOPLE: Mr. & Mrs. CleopasJoin Rick for the fifth episode in a new series—“JESUS-PEOPLE.” We’ll explore the heart of Jesus through the lens of two otherwise obscure men who happened to experience an extraordinary encounter with Jesus on their way home to Emmaus, a small village seven miles from Jerusalem. We know the name of one of these two (Cleopas), but not the other. We traditionally think of these two travelers as male disciples, but Cleopas’ companion is most likely his wife—so let’s call them Mr. & Mrs. Cleopas.
Rick’s new daily devotional, the Jesus-Centered Daily, is now available! Head over to jesuscen...
2021-04-0849 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 12 - JESUS PEOPLE: Mary MagdaleneJoin Rick for the fourth episode in a new series—“JESUS-PEOPLE.” In this episode we’ll explore the heart of Jesus through the lens of a broken and traumatized woman who became one of those in Jesus’ inner circle. She’s important to focus on during Holy Week, because she was there at every step—along the Via Dolorosa, on Golgotha, at the tomb when He was buried, and at the tomb when He rose from the dead. Her name is Mary Magdalene.
Rick’s new daily devotional, the Jesus-Centered Daily, is now available! Head over to jesuscentereddaily.com to download a 10-da...
2021-03-3138 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 11 - JESUS-PEOPLE: The Beloved DiscipleJoin Rick for the third episode in a new series—“JESUS-PEOPLE.” In this episode we’ll explore the heart of Jesus through the lens of the man who calls himself “The Disciple Jesus Loved.” His name is John, brother of James and son of Zebedee and Salome. In the time of Jesus it’s a common humility to refer to yourself in the third person, but John could’ve tagged himself “the smart one” or “the fast one” or “the loud one.” Instead, he identifies as someone beloved by Jesus. Why? Well, when you’re close to someone, you get “infected” by that person…
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2021-03-1751 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 10 - JESUS-PEOPLE: NicodemusJoin Rick for the second episode in a new series “JESUS-PEOPLE.” We’ll be exploring the heart of Jesus through the lens of his friends and enemies. In this episode we encounter Nicodemus, who is an old man when he first meets Jesus. He’s a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin, the ancient equivalent to our Supreme Court. He is mentioned just three times in the Gospel of John. But his first meeting with Jesus is under cover of darkness, because Jesus had become quite controversial among the Jewish religious leaders, and it was risky to show any interest...
2021-03-1051 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 9 - JESUS-PEOPLE: JudasJoin Rick for the first episode in a new series—“JESUS-PEOPLE.” We’ll be exploring the heart of Jesus through the lens of his friends and enemies. You can learn a lot about a person by paying attention to the people that love him and the people that hate him. Dr. Peter Kreeft, a Boston University professor and C.S. Lewis scholar, says: “The Greek word used to describe everyone’s reaction to [Jesus] in the Gospels is ‘thauma’—wonder. This was true of his enemies, who killed him. Of his disciples, who worshipped him. And even of agnostics, who went away shaking...
2021-03-0347 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 8 - BEST-OF: What Is the Meaning of Life?Join Rick and Becky for this “re-podcast” BEST-OF episode from two years ago—“What Is the Meaning of Life?” In the past three years, this episode had the most listeners. Next week, Rick will begin a new series called “Jesus People”—exploring the heart of Jesus through the lens of his friends and enemies. Meanwhile, in this BEST-OF episode Rick and Becky take on the big question that lurks in the background for all of us: What is the purpose and reason for living? Although we all have different answers to what matters to us, what is our path to a “truly alive”...
2021-02-2455 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 7 - KINGDOM COME: HurricanesJoin Rick for the 10th episode of the series KINGDOM COME. We’re coming out of a very active hurricane season, and weather experts warn we’re entering into another in 2021. Hurricanes are frightening because they’re dangerous and destructive. But it turns out that hurricanes keep our planet alive by roiling the waters of our oceans so deeply that their nutrients are widely redistributed, causing rapid growth of the carbon-dioxide-eating phytoplankton and, thus, keeping the Earth from boiling over. In the Kingdom of God, when we experience hurricanes in our life, we find new life. Let’s meet, again, the Hurr...
2021-02-1746 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 6 - KINGDOM COME: MiraclesJoin Rick for the 9th episode of the series KINGDOM COME. Miracles are startling, because they're supposed to be impossible, right? And in this episode I tell a personal story that certainly qualifies as a miracle on every level. But the foundation of this miracle is not in the physical impossibility of what happened, but a revelation during my chance encounter with a man on a beach who reminds me a lot of Jesus... In this episode we explore “Miracles,” and the heart behind them.
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2021-02-1044 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 5 - KINGDOM COME: Hope/Fear/ConvictionJoin Rick for the 8th episode of the new series KINGDOM COME. We are magnetically drawn to stories of hope and perseverance. That’s because perseverance is both heart-breaking and inspiring. It’s almost impossible to ignore. So, what are the common threads in all our stories of perseverance? Desperation. Vulnerability. Dependence. But especially “Hope and Fear and Conviction.”
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2021-02-0351 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 4 - KINGDOM COME: BeautyJoin Rick for the 7th episode of the new series KINGDOM COME. Rick often uses a favorite phrase to describe the mission of Jesus: He came to make beauty out of ugly. Not “pretty”… Beauty. In a very real, practical, visceral way, beauty-making and beauty-revealing is exactly what Jesus is doing in the world, and in your life, right now… We need “beauty-fighters” in this season of ugly… And it’s always been a season of ugly in the world. Will you join? Let’s explore the central quality of Jesus’ heart, infecting the whole Kingdom of God—“Beauty”
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2021-01-2753 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 3 - KINGDOM COME: Seventy-Times-SevenJoin Rick for the 6th episode of the new series KINGDOM COME. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, whose life we celebrate this week, led during a time of great division and racial tension and disillusionment in the country—like our time today. He’d experienced pain and brutality from others, over and over. But he was much more than a civil rights leader—he was a pastor planting seeds of the Kingdom of God in a fallow soil. He proclaimed: “Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude…” It reminds us of what Jesus said about forgiveness—...
2021-01-1949 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 2 - KINGDOM COME: Above All ElseJoin Rick for the 5th episode of the new series KINGDOM COME. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus launches His ministry by doing something He’ll never do again—simply “talking at” a large crowd of people for a long time. Why does He do this? There’s a clue at the end of Matthew 6, when He says: “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” When He says “Above all else” it’s a distinct declaration—of all the things we’re pursuing in life, this is the highest pursuit. Her...
2021-01-1251 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 6 Episode 1 - KINGDOM COME: The Antidote to EvilJoin Rick for the 4th episode of the new series KINGDOM COME. When we live inside the culture of the Kingdom of God—the way of living that Jesus came to plant, like a seed, in our broken reality—we are very aware of the influence of evil all around us, but we are not impressed by it. The goal of evil is to “kill, steal, and destroy,” and it is impersonal in its approach. We are not “persons,” in the mind of the one Jesus called “the evil one,” we are weeds that must be plucked or cut. At the start of a n...
2021-01-0549 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 45 - KINGDOM COME: The Point of Your StoryJoin Rick for the 3rd episode of the new series KINGDOM COME. In the Kingdom of God, storytelling is not only the highest form of art, it defines the mission and passion of Jesus. Jesus came to tell a new story in our life, and to invite us to do the same with others. But to understand what’s He’s doing, we have to explore the story’s setup, the plot twists, and the takeaway. As you come to understand “The Point of Your Story,” you’ll grow to appreciate the heart of the Storyteller.
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2020-12-2146 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 44 - KINGDOM COME: Bow DownJoin Rick for the 2nd episode of the new series KINGDOM COME. What are some obvious differences between a democracy, like the one we live in, and living under the rule of a king? Most of us have no idea what it means to actually live in a kingdom, and we’ve never actually been in a close relationship with a king. So, even though Jesus tells us that he’s an ambassador for the Kingdom of God, even the embodiment of it, it’s hard for us to understand what that really means. Let’s explore the upending, transformational reality...
2020-12-1537 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 43 - KINGDOM COME: Family TraditionsJoin Rick for the 1st episode of the new series KINGDOM COME. What did Jesus really come to do—what was His “mission”? We’ve been told that it’s basically a rescue mission. But our “rescue” is simply the epic fruit of a restored relationship, which is the passion of God. The mission of God, however, has to do with planting the culture of the Trinity in the broken and scarred garden that was once Eden. Jesus focuses, over and over, on bringing the Kingdom of God, His own “culture,” into our reality. So today we’ll explore what that looks like for...
2020-12-0854 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 42 - PRESENT CONCERNS: ExhaustionJoin Rick for the 8th episode of the new series PRESENT CONCERNS—we’ll explore the challenges that darken our soul’s landscape and discover how Jesus works our ugly into beauty. In this episode we’ll explore… “Exhaustion.” Exhaustion can make us cowards; and it can lead us to the courage we need most. Let’s explore “the road less traveled” today, walking with Jesus on the road to courage in the midst of our exhaustion.
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2020-11-2453 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 41 - PRESENT CONCERNS: Hope DeferredJoin Rick and Becky for the 7th episode of the new series PRESENT CONCERNS—we’ll explore our looming life challenges and discover how Jesus works our ugly into beauty, like clay in His hands. In this episode we’ll explore… “Hope Deferred.” We tend to think about our hopes in the major categories of life, but we have hundreds of tiny, unrealized hopes crawling around our life every day. And those broken hopes are like termites, eating away at our foundation of trust. The repeated destruction of our hope is a relationship-killer—in our relationship with Jesus and with others. So, ho...
2020-11-141h 00
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 40 - Consider the BirdsJoin Rick for the 6th episode of the new series PRESENT CONCERNS—we’ll explore our looming life challenges and discover how Jesus is working to bring beauty in the swirl of our ugly. In this episode we’ll… “Consider the Birds.” It’s almost impossible for us to stop worrying—we all have concerns that dominate our thoughts. So how could Jesus possibly expect us to “not worry about everyday life” by merely “considering the birds”? If we slow down to savor what He’s saying, we find freedom…
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2020-11-0642 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 39 - PRESENT CONCERNS: Good HumorJoin Rick and Becky for the 5th episode of the new series PRESENT CONCERNS—we’ll discover how Jesus upends the “default” way we respond to the challenges and issues we’re facing in this strangest of seasons. In this episode we’ll dive into—“Good Humor.” Doesn’t really sound like a “present concern,” right? But consider how our lack of good humor right now is a present concern. Could it be that good humor is not only central to our survival during tough times, but central to our life with Jesus?
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2020-10-301h 00
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 38 - PRESENT CONCERNS: FoolishnessJoin Rick for the 4th episode of the new series PRESENT CONCERNS—we’ll explore the challenges we’re facing in this strangest of seasons, discovering how Jesus leaned into similar issues. In this episode we’ll dive into—“Foolishness.” If you do something foolish it’s sort-of like saying you did something “silly,” right? But Solomon reminds us: “A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.” From a biblical/Kingdom of God perspective, foolishness is not only not-silly, it’s way more destructive and dangerous than we treat it…
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2020-10-2351 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 37 - PRESENT CONCERNS: The FutureJoin Rick and Becky for the 3rd episode of the new series PRESENT CONCERNS—we’ll be exploring the issues and challenges we’re facing in this strangest of seasons, connecting them directly to how Jesus dealt with similar issues. In this episode we’ll dive into—“The Future.” Almost all Americans (83%) say that worrying about the future is a major source of stress in their life right now. So what is Jesus’ relationship with the future, and how do we deal with our desperate need to know what the future will bring? Find the rest you crave as you enter the chaoti...
2020-10-1654 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 36 - PRESENT CONCERNS: FearJoin Rick for the 2nd episode of the new series PRESENT CONCERNS—we’ll be exploring the issues and challenges we’re facing in this strangest of seasons, connecting them directly to how Jesus dealt with similar issues. In this episode we’ll explore—“FEAR.” It’s our everyday fears, not the spectacular supernatural fears of Halloween or horror movies, that are most compelling and most relevant to our relationship with Jesus. Joining us for this series will be none other than the Becky-nator! Becky Herrington, the longtime former cohost of this podcast.
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2020-10-091h 02
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 35 - PRESENT CONCERNS: DivisionJoin Rick for the 1st episode of the new series PRESENT CONCERNS—we’ll be exploring the issues and challenges that make up the wallpaper of our life today, connecting them directly back to how Jesus dealt with similar issues. In this kickoff episode we’ll explore—“Division.” It’s perhaps the word that best defines the last year, as Covid restrictions and fears, racial unrest and protests, and political extremism have churned us emotionally and spiritually. Joining us for this series will be none other than the Becky-nator! Becky Herrington, the longtime former cohost of this podcast.
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2020-10-021h 02
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 34 - IN HIS IMAGE: GrowJoin Rick for the 12th and final episode of the series IN HIS IMAGE. The tough, marginal, and challenging conditions that produce rare wine from stressed vines also produce martyrs and saints and “beautiful messes” like you and me. Paul tells us we are “struck down, but not destroyed... so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.” Jesus will form in us a new capacity for loving others in the “marginal climate” of our soul. In our weakness, He is making us strong. We are plunked down into challenging, weakness-revealing situations because the leverage we experience p...
2020-09-2556 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 33 - IN HIS IMAGE: CompassionJoin Rick for the 11th episode of the series IN HIS IMAGE. When you hear the cares and concerns of others, do you enter into their reality, or do you keep your distance (however subtly)? When a conniving Pharisee asks Jesus about the “most important” commandment, Jesus tells him what he already knows—“Love the Lord your God with all your heart…”—but then adds a second “equally important” commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Here we explore what it means to treat our neighbor’s concerns and struggles and pain is if they were our concerns and struggles and pain.
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2020-09-181h 00
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 32 - IN HIS IMAGE: PursuitJoin Rick for the 10th episode of the series IN HIS IMAGE. We all long to be noticed and enjoyed and appreciated for who we really are—to be pursued by a Lover who will sacrifice to be with us. Today we explore the way Jesus moves toward us in our life, captured best by the word “Pursuit.” And though we long for His pursuit, we are also frightened by it… In much the same way a squirrel freezes when we move toward it. Here’s how to un-freeze—to move toward Him and He moves toward us…
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2020-09-1159 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 31 - IN HIS IMAGE: AuthenticityJoin Rick for the ninth episode of the series IN HIS IMAGE. Today author Jeff White is on the podcast to talk about “Authenticity.” His new “Story Bible for Adults” called Eyewitness is just out—Jeff’s challenge was to tell the stories of the Bible from a raw, first-person perspective. There’s much in the Bible that might be called “not suitable for children,” so Rick and Jeff explore together what authenticity really is, why we crave it so much, and how Jesus set the standard for it…
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2020-09-041h 05
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 30 - IN HIS IMAGE: PresenceJoin Rick as he dives into the eighth episode of the series IN HIS IMAGE. Today we’ll be exploring an overlooked-but-crucial aspect of how Jesus lived His life—the word is “Presence.” Jesus lived in “a state of active, open attention on the present,” which is how the editors of Psychology Today describe “mindfulness,” a New-Agey word that is actually rooted in how Jesus engaged His environment and exercised influence in His relationships. He knew how to live in the present moment, fully there—and we can learn to live the same way…
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2020-08-2858 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 29 - IN HIS IMAGE: RelaxedJoin Rick as he dives into the seventh episode of the series IN HIS IMAGE. Today we’ll be exploring why “Relaxed” is theologian Dallas Willard’s favorite one-word description of Jesus. When we “live and breathe and move” from a relaxed place in our life, we are fully living our dependent relationship with Jesus. Discover the source of a relaxed soul, and how to drink deeply from that source.
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2020-08-211h 03
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 28 - IN HIS IMAGE: WorkJoin Rick as he dives into the sixth episode of a new series IN HIS IMAGE. Today we’ll be exploring why Work is a core expression of Jesus’ heart, and why he honors effort but not earning. Work is the transformational expression of His redemptive love, and is therefore central to who we are. But we don’t always work from a place of rest, which is what Jesus modeled.
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2020-08-1458 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 27 - IN HIS IMAGE: TrustJoin Rick as he dives into the fifth episode of a new series IN HIS IMAGE. Today we’ll be exploring how Trust is central to the Kingdom of God, and is at the core of Jesus’ “operating system.” A proverb reminds us: We gain trust in drops, but we lose it in buckets. Why is this proverb true? Why is it so hard to build trust and so easy to lose it? Can we ever develop an unshakeable trust in anyone or anything, or will it always be fragile? And how can my trust in Jesus and others translate to a rel...
2020-08-071h 01
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 26 - IN HIS IMAGE: Fairness vs. JusticeJoin Rick as he dives into the fourth episode of a new series called IN HIS IMAGE. Jesus said a lot of hard things—things that sound impossible, actually. But none harder than this: “Love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike” (Matthew 5:43-45). What does this really mean? We’ll explore this impossible relational standard, reflected in Jesus and never more nec...
2020-07-311h 01
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 25 - IN HIS IMAGE: HopeIn this episode we’ll dive into one of the “Big Three”… In 1 Corinthians 13:13 Paul says: “Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.” We think of these words as verbs and nouns, but they’re also characteristics that describe Jesus’ “operating system.” Let’s explore one of the “slightly less greatest” of the Big Three—Hope… What is dangerous about this word? What does Jesus mean by it? And when Paul says hope is one of the three things that will “last forever,” what does he mean?
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2020-07-2455 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 24 - IN HIS IMAGE: PassionYes, like sheep, we are a needy people. But we don’t really want to live under the shadow of desperate circumstances as a prerequisite for our intimate dependence on Jesus. It’s hard to live that way. But there is an “alternative fuel source” that those who are living a dependent life with Jesus have discovered. It’s the same fuel that propelled Jesus in His relationship with His Father and the Spirit. It’s called… passion.
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2020-07-161h 04
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 23 - IN HIS IMAGE: The Beauty of NeedinessDuring our Pandemic Apocalypse, we’ve competed in the “decathlon” of emotional workouts. Uncertainty, fear, and disorientation are powerful, and a steady stream of bad news is like getting emotionally water-boarded. We feel more needy than ever, and therefore more vulnerable than ever… Jesus wants us to find Home in Him, a relationship that invites our vulnerability, and gives us a safe place to be needy…
Join Rick as he launches a new series called IN HIS IMAGE—together, explore why Jesus loved neediness so much, and how and why He made Himself vulnerable to need…
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2020-07-1051 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 22 - Foundations: Jesus the DisobedientTo win in a game of Simon Says, we have to radically obey what we’re told. And we’re living in one big challenging game of Simon Says in our culture right now… The tension that exists as we’re “opening up” is real and widespread, because our obedience to “Simon”—government leaders and scientists—is in tension with our determination to choose what we think is right and good. Jesus also had a complicated relationship with obedience. He lived His life “under obedience,” but was purposefully disobedient.
Join Rick as he explores why Jesus obeyed, or didn’t—and what we can learn from H...
2020-06-2531 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 21: Some Good NewsEver had a friend recommend something, so you try it, and then you realized... you hate it? How can something be “truly good” if not everyone agrees that it is truly good? John Krasinski’s online pandemic show Some Good News brought us a weekly dose of “good”—but how does his good compare to the way Jesus defines good?
Join Rick as he explores how Jesus determines what is good and what is not, and why.
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2020-06-1849 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 20 - Jesus and RacismWe're washed over by waves of grief, fear, and uncertainty in our world right now. As followers of Jesus, we know that racism is contrary in every way to the heart of Jesus. And yet, it persists like the “weeds scattered in secret by the thief” in Jesus’ Parable of the Wheat and Weeds.
Join Rick as he explores Jesus’ shrewd and redemptive response to racism, and what we can learn and practice as a result.
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2020-06-0549 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 19 - Foundations: MoreAlthough God is self-sufficient in every way, he decides to create more. The “heavens and the earth.” You and me (and look what trouble He invited when He did that). What is the purpose of more when you are already enough?
Join Rick as he continues a series exploring the foundational truths connected to Jesus and his mission in our lives. Let’s focus in on two “more encounters” with Jesus and pay close attention to His attitude toward “more,” and why that matters in the middle of our pandemic life right now...
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2020-05-1441 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 18 - Foundations: BreatheOn the seventh day God finished his work of creation, so he rested. But why did an all-sufficient God need rest? What kind of rest is this—and what is the truth about the rest Jesus is inviting us into?
Join Rick as he continues a series exploring the foundational truths connected to Jesus and his mission in our lives. Let’s explore Hebrews 4, and Jesus’ promise of rest in Matthew 11, and embrace the true “rest” we all so desperately need.
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2020-05-0734 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 17 - Foundations: Resilience“Hard” is a word we’re likely using more now than we did before. In these times, what factors make “hard” something people embrace, rather than avoid?
Join Rick as he continues a series exploring the foundational truths connected to Jesus and his mission in our lives. Let’s explore ways Jesus used hard in others’ lives, and why.
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2020-04-3048 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 16 - Foundations: The Awkward In-BetweenSome of us are more than a month into quarantine and “normal” life may seem like a distant memory. Now that we’re living in the “awkward in-between,” how can Jesus’ time after his Resurrection help guide us through these uncertain times?
Join Rick as he continues a series exploring the foundational truths connected to Jesus and his mission in our lives. Let’s explore what Jesus did in the 40 days post-Resurrection.
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2020-04-2347 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 15 - Foundations: "Up From the Grave"Jesus was able to take death seriously while also not being afraid of it. In a time where we seem to be surrounded by death, let’s start to focus on hope and how Jesus gives us hope.
Join Rick as he continues a series exploring the foundational truths connected to Jesus and his mission in our lives. Let’s explore examples in the Bible of Jesus living in hope.
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2020-04-1541 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 14 - Foundations: The Problem of PainWith the coming of Easter, we also look forward to Good Friday. Although it is “good,” it is also a day filled with a lot of pain. What can we learn from this pain as we apply it to our everyday reality?
Join Rick and his wife Bev as they continue a series exploring the foundational truths connected to Jesus and his mission in our lives. Let’s explore the story of Jesus and the death of Lazarus in John 11:1-44, to help us understand the heart of Jesus in the midst of pain.
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2020-04-0852 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 13 - Foundations: Jesus in the DarkWe’ve heard the phrase “Jesus is the light of the world,” but what does this really mean? In a time when the darkness we’re living through is producing so much fear and anxiety, it’s important for us to take a deep dive into what “light” really means.
Join Rick as he continues a series exploring the foundational truths connected to Jesus and his mission in our lives. Let’s take a closer look at the function of light in different passages in the Bible.
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2020-04-0351 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 12 - Foundations: Love=CommunityNow that “social distancing” is becoming the new norm, how can we still be in community?
Join Rick as he continues a series exploring the foundational truths connected to Jesus and his mission in our lives. Let’s take a closer look at examples in the Bible where Jesus defines love in community.
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2020-03-2648 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 5 Episode 9 - Foundations: Root to FruitWe know that following Jesus is supposed to change our lives, but what are the mechanics of that transformation? What, if anything, can we do to help it happen?
Join Rick as we continue a series exploring the foundational truths connected to Jesus and his mission in our lives. Let’s dive into Ephesians 4:17-32 and what transformation looks like when we choose Jesus.
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2020-03-0554 min
Take Your Shoes Off w/ Rick GlassmanBill LawrenceHello Goblins! Please meet Bill Lawrence. The Executive Producer and Show Runner of NBC's Undateable aka Rick's first job. Bill started his career writing for "Friends," "The Nanny," and "Boy Meets World." He then co-created Emmy and Golden Globes winning "Spin City" before creating "Scrubs" which thrusted him into the category of "big time television show creator." Bill and Rick discuss their meeting, his teenage daughter's (Charlotte Lawrence) new found stardom as a pop star, bonding over basketball, how a proven show creator sells a tv show, and a sneak peak at Joel McHale's performance as Bill in a...
2020-01-131h 59
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 4 Episode 41 - The Beeline Practices: The Jesus PushbackCritical thinking has become a quaint habit of a bygone era. In its absence, assumptions and partial truths can run amok, compromising the freedom Jesus offers to us. But what would it look like to start pushing back against these false beliefs? Jesus shows us how.
Join Rick Lawrence and Stephanie Hillberry as we continue a series devoted to practices that naturally draw us into a closer “orbit” around Jesus. Diving into the “Beatitudes,” we’ll explore common cultural beliefs and practices that Jesus outs as “false-givens.”
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2019-10-2354 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 4 Episode 36 - The Beeline Practices: Curiosity Rescued the CatIn our culture, curiosity isn’t always viewed as a good thing. After all, it’s “what killed the cat.” So why then does Jesus seemingly encourage curiosity rather than simply accepting what we’re told, especially when it comes to some of life’s most hard-to-answer questions?
Join Rick as we continue a series devoted to practices that naturally draw us into a closer “orbit” around Jesus. Diving into Matthew 13, we’ll look at two parables Jesus uses to show the important role curiosity plays in providing the answers we so desperately crave.
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2019-09-1753 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 4 Episode 23 - Essential Questions: Why Do Bad Things Happen?Whenever bad things happen, we can’t help but wonder, why? Though it can be difficult to look beyond the why, what would it look like to focus on the lessons Jesus reveals to us during these times?
Join Rick for a new series exploring the essential questions everyone has and the ways Jesus can answer them. Diving into Luke 22:31-32, we will take a tour through Rick’s upcoming release "The God Who Fights for You" as we dig into this essential question.
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2019-06-1953 min
More Than Me PodcastRick Lawrence, The Grit You NeedWhen it comes to having a life that you truly love and the fearlessness to overcome adversity and create opportunity it will take strength that comes from deep places in your heart. Experts are calling that GRIT. Join us today as we visit with Executive Editor and many time author Rick Lawrence as he discusses the premise behind his latest book, Spiritual Grit.
In this episode Rick and Becky discuss where Grit comes from, how we tap into it, and why we desperately need it to do tough stuff. As our first time male on the More Than Me Podcast...
2019-05-0139 min
True Wealth Spotlight - Faith, Finances and Family Values036 – True Wealth Spotlight Podcast with Lawrence FunderburkeJoin us this month as I interview Lawrence Funderburke, a college basketball star for the Ohio State Buckeyes and a former player for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. What you may not know is that Lawrence is also a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER. We’ll talk about his new book, “The Stewardship Playbook” where he combines his experience in basketball and his finance skills with his love of Jesus. Today he joins me on the podcast to discuss his journey, his new book, and his take on Stewardship.
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2019-03-2600 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 3, Episode 22: Salvation for Everyone?Sometimes Jesus’ teachings seem straightforward. Possibly difficult to execute, but straightforward. Love your enemies. Love God and love others. Ask in faith.
Other times, Jesus creates a big “mud puddle”—a question or statement that causes people to wonder, speculate, or debate.
Join Rick and special guest Carl Medearis (author of the new book 42 Seconds) as they jump into a “mud puddle” statement from John 10, a passage where Jesus discusses who he’ll bring into his flock.
Wallowing in the puddle, Rick and Carl will discuss what it means to listen to the voice of Jesus and share their experiences interacting wi...
2018-05-311h 00
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 2, Episode 32: Living With The Invisible RabbiWhen we hear the term "rabbi," we often associate it with the Jewish equivalent of a pastor. But when we do this, we miss out on a unique and overlooked perspective that transforms how we view the Holy Spirit, and how he works in our lives.
Join Rick and Becky as they dive into the role of rabbis in the Old Testament, and explore their uniquely powerful relationship with a student apprentice called a "talmid." This relationship was VERY different from what we experience with our faith leaders today, but it's very much what Jesus wants us to have with...
2017-08-2246 min
Paying Ridiculous Attention to JesusSeason 2 Episode 24: Dependence > DisciplineDependence > Discipline
Jesus is about to send His disciples on a daunting (to say the least) mission, so what does He do to help them out? He takes every last support and comfort from them before they leave. What gives? Well, join us this week as we slow way down to chew on Matthew 10, where Jesus offers a master class on dependence. How can something that feels so uncomfortable bring us so much life and strength?
With Rick and Becky, learn what it looks like to practice radical dependence on Jesus in your everyday life.
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2017-06-1946 min