Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study

It’s time for a new series! Today, Keith kicks off a new study on the Old Testament book of Joshua. After Moses dies, it’s time for Joshua to lead Israel, but is he ready? https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) shares five lessons that Joshua has learned from Moses that we can apply to our own lives. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! Interested in more content like this? Check out https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/am-i-really-up-to-the-task-god-my-favorite-verses-isaiah-6-8/id1477778533?i=1000521289352 (Am I Really Up to the Task, God) and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-story-are-you-a-part-of-my-favorite-verses-hebrews-12-1-3/id1477778533?i=1000520036354 (What Story Are You a Part Of). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Social Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast (https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast) Passages https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2017&version=ESV (Exodus 17) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+24&version=ESV (Exodus 24) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=numbers+11&version=ESV (Numbers 11) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=numbers+13&version=ESV (Numbers 13) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=numbers+27&version=ESV (Numbers 27) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+34&version=ESV (Deuteronomy 34) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

How do you follow Jesus in a culture that feels like it’s us versus them? Should you be afraid of being cancelled? Join https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) and pastor and author of https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54080937-outdated (Outdated) and https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/38502479-welcome-to-adulting (Welcome to Adulting), https://jonathanpokluda.com/about (Jonathan “JP” Pokluda), as they discuss some of the challenges we face in 2021. Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more resources and related episodes, including https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/are-you-discipled-by-media-interview-jeffrey-bilbro/id1477778533?i=1000527492046 (Are You Discipled by the Media) and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/will-you-ever-find-the-one-questions-youre-asking/id1477778533?i=1000491185030 (Will You Ever Find the One). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Social Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast) References https://brenebrown.com/videos/rsa-short-empathy/#close-popup (Empathy) by Brené Brown https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54080937-outdated (Outdated: Find Love That Lasts When Dating Has Changed) by Jonathan "JP" Pokluda https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/415022.The_Case_for_Christianity (The Case for Christianity) by C.S. Lewis https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/38502479-welcome-to-adulting (Welcome to Adulting: Navigating Faith, Friendship, Finances and the Future) by Jonathan "JP" Pokluda Related https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/are-you-discipled-by-media-interview-jeffrey-bilbro/id1477778533?i=1000527492046 (Are You Discipled by the Media) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/will-you-ever-find-the-one-questions-youre-asking/id1477778533?i=1000491185030 (Will You Ever Find the One) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Have you had to make sacrifices to follow Christ? Does it feel unsafe? It did for one Israelite king. Hear how he reacted in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+12.26-30&version=NIV (1 Kings 12.26-30) as Tanya Willmeth continues our series on the Life of Solomon.  Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/is-jesus-worth-it-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-14-25-35/ (Is Jesus Worth It?) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-is-your-faith-costing-you-mark-mark-14-3-9/ (What is Your Faith Costing You?) Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Outline 0:50 - Can following God be dangerous?: Jeroboam 2:50 - Rehoboam vs. Jeroboam 3:50 - https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/is-jesus-worth-it-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-14-25-35/ (Is Jesus Worth It?): faith and courage 5:05 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=NIV (1 Kings 11.38) and https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+12.26-30&version=NIV (1 Kings 12.26-30) 7:05 - What Jeroboam’s story is all about 7:30 - Jesus vs. Jeroboam: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-is-your-faith-costing-you-mark-mark-14-3-9/ (What is Your Faith Costing You?) 9:45 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast) Passages 1 Kings 11.38: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=NIV) 1 Kings 12.26-30: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+12.26-30&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+12.26-30&version=NIV)   Related Is Jesus Worth It?: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/is-jesus-worth-it-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-14-25-35/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/is-jesus-worth-it-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-14-25-35/) What Is Your Faith Costing You?: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-is-your-faith-costing-you-mark-mark-14-3-9/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-is-your-faith-costing-you-mark-mark-14-3-9/) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Can the past teach us about the future? Should I trust the wisdom of today over the wisdom of the past? Inhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2012&version=NIV ( 1 Kings 12), Solomon's son losses his kingdom because he trusted the wrong wisdom. https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) shares how we can honor the trust and wisdom of previous generations. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Social Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast) Passages https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2012&version=NIV ( 1 Kings 12)Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Does temptation seem overwhelming? Or maybe you don’t recognize when you’re being tempted. Get a page of the devil’s playbook from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) to help guard yourself in this episode on https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=NIV (1 Kings 11) as we continue our series on The Life of Solomon.  Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-live-with-the-consequences-of-sin-david-in-22-2-samuel-15/ (How to Live with the Consequences of Sin) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/can-we-trust-jesuss-promises-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-21-5-38/ (Can We Trust God’s Promises?) Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Outline 0:15 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+5.8&version=NIV (1 Peter 5.8): spiritual adversary 1:10 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=NIV (1 Kings 11): Solomon’s adversaries 4:45 - https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-live-with-the-consequences-of-sin-david-in-22-2-samuel-15/ (How to Live with the Consequences of Sin) 6:00 - How to protect ourselves from sin 7:50 - Deception: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+11.3&version=NIV (2 Corinthians 11.3) 10:10 - https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/can-we-trust-jesuss-promises-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-21-5-38/ (Can We Trust God’s Promises?) 11:00 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast) Passages 1 Peter 5.8: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+5.8&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+5.8&version=NIV) 1 Kings 11: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=NIV) 2 Corinthians 11.3: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+11.3&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+11.3&version=NIV)  Related How to Live with the Consequences of Sin: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-live-with-the-consequences-of-sin-david-in-22-2-samuel-15/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-live-with-the-consequences-of-sin-david-in-22-2-samuel-15/) Can We Trust God’s Promises?: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/can-we-trust-jesuss-promises-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-21-5-38/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/can-we-trust-jesuss-promises-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-21-5-38/)Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Does having a relationship with God mean you have to slow down? How can the action of walking make you feel more connected to God? Get answers to these questions and more in this discussion between https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) and author of https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48855873-god-walk (God Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul, Mark Buchanan). Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more resources and related episodes, including https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-the-sabbath-teaches-us-my-favorite-verses-exodus-20-8-11/id1477778533?i=1000522901688 (What the Sabbath Teaches Us) and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-break-and-make-life-changing-habits/id1477778533?i=1000503408677 (How to Break and Make Life-Changing Habits.) Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Social Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast) References https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48855873-god-walk (God Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul) by Mark Buchanan https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40792344-mere-christianity (Mere Christianity) by C. S. Lewis  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/694500.Three_Mile_an_Hour_God (Three Mile an Hour God )by Kosuke Koyama  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78287.Wanderlust (Wanderlust: A History of Walking) by Rebecca Solnit  Related https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-the-sabbath-teaches-us-my-favorite-verses-exodus-20-8-11/id1477778533?i=1000522901688 (What the Sabbath Teaches Us) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-break-and-make-life-changing-habits/id1477778533?i=1000503408677 (How to Break and Make Life-Changing Habits) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Do you feel pretty self-aware? Are you sure? Studies say how self-aware we feel and how self-aware we actually are don’t always line up. See how this can impact your faith from Tanya Willmeth as she relates this to https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=ESV (1 Kings 11) to continue our series on The Life of Solomon.  Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-repentance-really-is-and-isnt-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-3-1-14/ (What Repentance Really Is (and Isn’t)) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-keeps-people-from-following-jesus-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-5-27-32/ (What Keeps People from Following Jesus). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Outline 0:50 - How self-aware are you?: https://hbr.org/2018/01/what-self-awareness-really-is-and-how-to-cultivate-it (HBR article) 2:10 - Solomon, CEO disease, and temptation: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=ESV (1 Kings 11) 5:10 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+130&version=ESV (Psalm 130): David vs. Solomon 6:50 - Solomon’s foolishness 8:15 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast) Passages 1 Kings 11: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=ESV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=ESV) Psalm 130: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+130&version=ESV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+130&version=ESV)  References “What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)” by Tasha Eurich from (Harvard Business Review): https://hbr.org/2018/01/what-self-awareness-really-is-and-how-to-cultivate-it (https://hbr.org/2018/01/what-self-awareness-really-is-and-how-to-cultivate-it)  Related What Repentance Really Is (and Isn’t): https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-repentance-really-is-and-isnt-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-3-1-14/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-repentance-really-is-and-isnt-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-3-1-14/) What Keeps People from Following Jesus: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-keeps-people-from-following-jesus-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-5-27-32/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-keeps-people-from-following-jesus-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-5-27-32/) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

How do we know that Jesus was really a good teacher? How do we know he was even wiser and greater than the wisest man to ever have lived: Solomon? Find out from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) as he covers https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2010&version=NIV (1 Kings 10) to continue our series on the Life of Solomon.  Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/the-most-important-question-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-6-39-40/ (The Most Important Question: Who Do You Follow?) Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Outline 0:40 - Tell me about your pastor… 1:50 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2010&version=NIV (1 Kings 10): The Queen of Sheba 4:20 - Reflect on your life 5:15 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+12.42&version=NIV (Matthew 12.42): What proves Jesus’s wisdom 8:05 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast) Passages 1 Kings 10: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2010&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2010&version=NIV) Matthew 12:42: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+12.42&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+12.42&version=NIV)  Related The Most Important Question: Who Do You Follow?: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/the-most-important-question-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-6-39-40/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/the-most-important-question-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-6-39-40/) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Do you feel strong in your faith? Could you be making some dangerous assumptions? Guard yourself with this message from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) based on https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+9&version=NIV (1 Kings 9) to continue our series on the Life of Solomon. Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/jealousy-success-david-in-22-stories-1-sam-19/ (Jealousy and Success) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (How to Give Anxiety to God).  Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Outline 0:15 - Time Magazine’s “http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1564144,00.html (How We Confuse Real Risks with Exaggerated Ones)” 2:15 - Real threats to our spiritual life 2:55 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+4.10&version=NIV (2 Timothy 4.10): leaving Jesus 4:50 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+9&version=NIV (1 Kings 9): Solomon’s presumption 7:05 - Success vs. blessings? 8:30 - Prayer 8:50 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast) Passages 2 Timothy 4:10: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+4.10&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+4.10&version=NIV) 1 Kings 9: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+9&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+9&version=NIV)  References How We Confuse Real Risks with Exaggerated Ones by Dan Cray from Time Magazine: http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1564144,00.html (http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1564144,00.html)   Related Jealousy and Success: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/jealousy-success-david-in-22-stories-1-sam-19/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/jealousy-success-david-in-22-stories-1-sam-19/) How to Give Anxiety to God: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Does what you pay attention to influence how you think? Does what you read matter? To put it simply, yes. Jeffrey Bilbro, author of https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55868921-reading-the-times (Reading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry Into the News), describes the importance of intentionality in what we give our focus to. Learn more during today's interview with https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. References https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31242.Bleak_House (Bleak House) by Charles Dickens https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2260975.Life_Without_Principle (Life Without Principle) by Henry David Thoreau https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449407.Pens_es (Pensées) by Blaise Pascal Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.