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Self-Brain Surgery Saturday: Every Moment Holy

Self-Brain Surgery Saturday: Every Moment Holy

S1E290 · · 45:57

It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!I had a brand new episode ready for you today, but I can’t release it just yet. I explain why in this episode. Instead, we’ll use today to get our br...

Let's Talk About Love

Let's Talk About Love

S1E289 · · 30:45

It’s Valentine’s Day in the United States, the Day We Celebrate Love!Here’s a good talk about what love is, and isn’t!Music by Brandon Heath(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcas...

Three Fancy French Words

Three Fancy French Words

S1E288 · · 22:38

Three Fancy French Words and Some Thoughts On LifeA quiet time around how we can have room for happiness even when we're full of pain.Scriptures:I Corinthians 2Romans 8Music by Tommy...

Joel Miller: Bad Books, Good Editors (Self-Brain Surgery Saturday)

Joel Miller: Bad Books, Good Editors (Self-Brain Surgery Saturday)

S1E287 · · 59:49

It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!I’m so excited to share a new friend with you! Author, editor, podcaster, and polymath Joel Miller joins me for a great conversation about reading, t...

The First Year After Loss: What to Expect

The First Year After Loss: What to Expect

S1E286 · · 32:05

This episode will help you know what to expect in the first year after losing someone you love, and how to help others who are going through it. Some thoughts on our experiences duri...

Tuesdays With Tata #77: Sifted Like Wheat

Tuesdays With Tata #77: Sifted Like Wheat

S1E285 · · 24:37

The last three years have felt like we're all being sifted!(Replay of TWT59 from 10/11/22)Jesus told Peter that Satan had asked to "sift you like wheat." What happened next is a rema...

Kristin Smedley: Don't Stop Believing (Self-Brain Surgery Saturday)

Kristin Smedley: Don't Stop Believing (Self-Brain Surgery Saturday)

S1E284 · · 40:55

Kristin Smedley is our guest for today’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday Conversation!Kristin is an author, podcaster, advocate, thought leader, and highly sought-after public speaker (i...

Tuesdays with Tata #76: Not Obligated to Suffer

Tuesdays with Tata #76: Not Obligated to Suffer

S7E31 · · 42:59

It’s Tuesdays with Tata!Today, Tata works us through Romans 8, and we learn a new way to approach suffering. It’s a powerful conversation, and it will help you tremendously.Book Ment...

Mind Change Monday: Control Your Inner Voice

Mind Change Monday: Control Your Inner Voice

S1E282 · · 31:15

It’s time to gain control of our inner voice. This one shift in your life will make more impact than anything else in your ability to become healthier, feel better, and be happier. G...

Sovereign Over This Too

Sovereign Over This Too

S1E281 · · 29:09

No matter where you find yourself, or what you're going through, God will be there for you if you ask him to.A quiet time about God’s sovereignty, and how we can trust in it no matte...

Self-Brain Surgery Saturday: Faith and Football

Self-Brain Surgery Saturday: Faith and Football

S1E280 · · 39:14

It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!Join me for a talk about faith and football, strongholds, and the prisons we make out of our own minds. We’ll flex the muscles of hope, and find a wa...

Small Beginnings

Small Beginnings

S1E279 · · 13:32

Frustrated at how hard it's been to start 2023 in the way you wanted?This quiet time will help.Scripture: Zechariah 4:10Music by Patty Loveless and Tommy Walker(Music shared on The D...

Great Works

Great Works

S1E278 · · 34:32

How do you know when you're being called to something great?A conversation about the importance of getting after it, and how to define great (and small) works. Inspired by Jon Swanso...

Wild Card Wednesday: It's Gonna Be Alright

Wild Card Wednesday: It's Gonna Be Alright

S1E277 · · 28:09

Psalm 116 Shows Us How to Keep Our Faith During Hard TimesHere's some thoughts and prayer through Psalm 116. Plus, excepts from Dane Ortlund's beautiful devotional, In the Lord I Tak...

Tuesdays with Tata #75: What is Our Work?

Tuesdays with Tata #75: What is Our Work?

S1E276 · · 28:13

It’s Tuesdays with Tata!Today we have a great talk about Jesus’s prayer FOR us in John 16 and 17. If you’ve ever wondered why you’re here, searched for your purpose, or felt uncertai...

Mind Change Monday: Whose Shepherd?

Mind Change Monday: Whose Shepherd?

S1E275 · · 24:29

It’s Mind Change Monday!Today, we take a look at how to change our minds by using a Bible study technique aimed at drawing as much meaning as possible from every single word in a ver...

Love Tomorrow More

Love Tomorrow More

S1E274 · · 19:17

There are some incredible lessons to be learned from Psalm 30Here's a quiet time around the idea of letting God make joy come in the morning, by being willing to feel the sorrow toni...

Friday Conversations: How to Be Good, with Laura Barringer, Scot McKnight, and Lisa Warren

Friday Conversations: How to Be Good, with Laura Barringer, Scot McKnight, and Lisa Warren

S1E272 · · 01:11:37

From the Very First Chapter, the Bible Teaches Us That God is GoodThe original language of the Bible, Hebrew, uses the word tov, which means "good." Join Lisa and me for a fascinatin...

Your Brain, Frogs, and Starting Today

Your Brain, Frogs, and Starting Today

S1E271 · · 22:37

Your Brain Has Two Competing SystemsLearning to shut off your “fight or flight” sympathetic responses when you need to engage your “rest and digest” parasympathetics is a key to a ha...

Trauma is What Happens Inside You

Trauma is What Happens Inside You

S1E270 · · 43:45

I Came Home From the War and Never Unpacked the "Bags" of My TraumaThat was a terrible mistake.Here's an overview of my experience with PTSD from the Iraq War, and answers to questio...

Tuesdays with Tata #74: What Jesus Had to Learn

Tuesdays with Tata #74: What Jesus Had to Learn

S1E269 · · 36:07

It’s Tuesdays with Tata!Today we have a great talk about how Jesus learned to pray in his hardest moments, “Not my will, but yours.”Scripture: Matthew 26:36-39Click the button below ...

Mind Change Monday: The Power of Movement

Mind Change Monday: The Power of Movement

S1E267 · · 25:30

Hope is a verb, and its component parts are memory and movementToday, we talk about how to move towards hope, even when it feels impossible or impractical. Book: Run With the Horses ...

Self-Brain Surgery Saturday: The Trust Transplant

Self-Brain Surgery Saturday: The Trust Transplant

S1E266 · · 43:39

It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!Today, we learn a brand new operation called the trust transplant.Access enhanced show notes, music videos, book recommendations, and references for ...

Friday Conversation: Dr. Patti Giebink's Unexpected Choice

Friday Conversation: Dr. Patti Giebink's Unexpected Choice

S1E265 · · 55:25

This Friday Conversation is a powerful and moving example of God’s relentless pursuit of us all. Join me for a great talk with Dr. Patti Giebink, a former abortion provider for Plann...

Looking for the Bright Side is Good for Your Brain

Looking for the Bright Side is Good for Your Brain

S1E263 · · 32:40

Training Your Brain to Look for the Bright Side Takes Work(replay)But it's the secret to becoming healthier, feeling better, and being happier. People who learn to look at every situ...

Tuesdays with Tata #73: Dependent

Tuesdays with Tata #73: Dependent

S1E262 · · 26:24

It’s Tuesdays with Tata! Today, we talk about how Jesus loved the little children, and how we can learn to be more dependent on him!Scripture: Matthew 18:10Music by Tommy Walker(Musi...

Mind Change Monday: Relentless

Mind Change Monday: Relentless

S1E261 · · 23:14

It’s Mind Change Monday!Today, we talk about what happens once you know that you can change your mind. It’s about the difference between self-care and self-malpractice. Scripture: Ja...

Indescribable

Indescribable

S1E260 · · 33:50

The full moon last night was indescribably beautiful!Moon over Moon River Ranch, January 7, 2023. Join me for a few minutes of contemplating the depth of Genesis 1:1, “In the beginni...

Self-Brain Surgery Saturday: Change Your Name

Self-Brain Surgery Saturday: Change Your Name

S1E259 · · 36:13

It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!Today, we learn the power of praying for God to remove harmful labels, expand us, and increase our influence on others for his glory. And we get ther...

Friday Conversations: Tommy Walker Interviews Dr. Lee Warren

Friday Conversations: Tommy Walker Interviews Dr. Lee Warren

S1E258 · · 01:01:58

It’s a Reverse Interview!Your host for today’s episode of the podcast is Tommy Walker, internationally-acclaimed recording artist and songwriter. In this episode, Tommy interviews Dr...