The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast

How Do We Maintain Hope When Science Says It's Hopeless?Thoughts on how to use science AND faith together even when all seems lost.Music by Eileen Walker This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

I have a question for you.Do you ever feel sorry for yourself? You know, my life is so hard and no one understands and I'll never get that job or he took my sale or whatever?  Here's the thing friend: self-pity is one of the most toxic and limiting things we can allow into our lives. And it is ALWAYS within our power to change. Always. I wanted to share a small idea with you this week. Like many small ideas, this one can grow if you nurture it a little. It's like a seed that, if you plant and nourish it carefully can become something larger and more wonderful than you ever imagined.Sign up for my Substack letter here.(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Go to my website www.wleewarrenmd.com for more information about my letter, this show, my books, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

It's Tuesdays with Tata! A great talk based on Exodus 11:6 about how God is in control of everything, that He sees and notices you, and that He cares about you!Scriptures mentioned: Isaiah 7:18, Isaiah 5:26, Zechariah 10:8, Isaiah 30:18, Romans 11:17-24Music from Tommy WalkerIf you like the podcast, you'll love my weekly letter Get it for free here.(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Go to my website www.wleewarrenmd.com for more information about my letter, this show, my books, and more.  This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

Sometimes the person who treats you the worst in life is... you.(Season 1, Episode 68 replay)Today we’re going to talk about how we talk to ourselves. We’re going to look at something good writers do sometimes, when they create what’s called an “unreliable narrator."That works great in fiction, to keep the reader guessing and to unfold a story to shape the reader’s perspective.But the worst thing you can do to yourself in real life is to listen to an unreliable narrator who tells you the wrong story about your own life.You’re my friend, and I want to help you become healthier, feel better, and be happier. So today we’re going to learn how you can stop talkin’ to my guy all wrong. And we’re going to start stopping it, today! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

When Things Feel Hard, We Need to See a Way ForwardThere’s a lot of tough things happening right now, friend, but not to worry! We’re going to learn how to feel better, no matter what we’re going through. And we’re going to start today! Great book from Simon Sinek, Start with Why This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

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 Take Refuge! Music from Tommy Walker, Eddie Ruth Bradford, and Paul Baloche.Sign up for my Substack letter here.(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Go to my website www.wleewarrenmd.com for more information about my letter, this show, my books, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

Hardship can bring us to a crossroads: will this be the end, or a new beginning?Some thoughts on how to change our brain to learn to see new possibility in seemingly impossible situations. Scripture: Psalm 121Music: Kari JobeBook: Eugene PetersonAll-day-long encouragement on MyBridge Radio!"Impossible things God makes possible" list:Whistles Zechariah 10:8, Isaiah 5:26, Isaiah 7:18 (FLIES, BEES, AND PEOPLE)Roars Hosea 11:10Gets up Isaiah 30:18Roams the earth 2 Chronicles 16:9Sees the end from the beginning (not surprised) Isaiah 46:10Finishes what He starts/Ends it like he says he will/Calls his shots Isaiah 46:11Floats axe heads 2 Kings 6:1-7Sends bears 2 Kings 2:23-25Calls for birds and leaders Isaiah 46:11Parts waters Genesis 1:6 (Beginning), Exodus 14 (Red Sea), Joshua 4:10 (Jordan), 2 Kings 2:8 (Elijah), 2 Kings 2:13-14 (Elisha)Knocks down walls Joshua 6Moves the sun Joshua 10:12-14Raises up dry bones Dry bones in Ezekiel 37Sends angels Daniel 10Coins in fish  Matthew 17:24-27Fish to Swallow Prophet Jonah 1-2Manna and Quail Exodus 16Water from a rock Exodus 17Loaves and fishes Mark 6:30-44Makes wine John 2Oil that doesn't run out I Kings 17:7-16Raises the dead  Luke 7:11–17,  Luke 8:49–56, : John 11:1-44Calms storms Matthew 8Walks on Water Matthew 14Heals disease and disability John 5Heals ears Luke 22Eats His Homework? John 4:34 ("My food is to the work my Father gave me.")And if that's not enough- he will lay down his life for you: Romans 5:8And didn't stay dead: I Cor. 15, Colossians 2And he's praying for you! John 17 Sign up for my Substack letter here.(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Go to my website www.wleewarrenmd.com for more information about my letter, this show, my books, and more. John to Know, James to Grow bible study   This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

It's time to make a change, friend. But it takes great courage. Today we talk about how to find the strength and bravery needed to make huge changes in our lives. Job 38:11"I declared: 'You may come this far, but no farther; your proud waves stop here.'"Sign up for my Substack letter here.Go to my website www.wleewarrenmd.com for more information about my letter, this show, my books, and more. Join me for a 5-day Bible study based on my book, I've Seen the End of You!  This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

Hope is a verb: there’s two consistent things about biblical examples of when people feel hopeless, and what they do next, that are important to flesh out: Any time we’re faced with a seemingly hopeless situation, there’s movement and there’s memory. There’s action. There’s a choice made.You have to fight for hope, friend, because life doesn’t always make it easy. We’re going to learn how hope is a verb, an action word, and we’re going to start today.This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

Shame and Fear Thrive in IsolationBut shame dies in community.Here's a short conversation about how to rethink our basic instincts when we're going through hardship. Music by Tommy Walker This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe