Anxious Annie
AUDIO VERSION She was feeling tense. As she fumbled for her keys nervously, she dropped them on the dark surface of the concrete steps...
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Dave Talley
- Sep 21
- 3 min
Sudden Changes
AUDIO VERSION Often I write to prove some point, to teach some truth, to present an argument, to clarify some doctrinal position. I don't...
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Dave Talley
- Sep 15
- 4 min
Ordained by God & Men
AUDIO VERSION Jesus chose 12 men to follow Him and to speak for Him; to preach. You may know of them as the 12 disciples who became the...
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Dave Talley
- Sep 7
- 7 min
The Value of Tedious Details
AUDIO VERSION In an article entitled "Facts are Boring but Useful," an author by the name of Rachel Wolfe writes, "There are great riches...
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Dave Talley
- Aug 31
- 4 min
Reasons to Keep On Going
AUDIO VERSION It has been said that righteousness is its own reward. I believe that. But is that the end of the story? No. The Bible has...
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Dave Talley
- Aug 24
- 5 min
Reasons to Quit
AUDIO VERSION It's funny to me. We imagine (well, I imagine) that we are cleaver and creative. Yet, Solomon wrote long, long ago that...
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Dave Talley
- Jul 6
- 4 min
Talkin' To Jesus (6)
AUDIO VERSION "Jesus, bless me!" Some of you remember Y2K. Oh, it was supposed to bring the end of the world! Of course, the end of the...
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Dave Talley
- Jun 22
- 4 min
Talkin' to Jesus (5)
AUDIO VERSION "Jesus, I’m Yours." "In Psalm 22:10 we read these words: "I was cast upon You from birth. From My mother's womb You have...
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Dave Talley
- Jun 15
- 3 min
Talkin' to Jesus (4)
AUDIO VERSION "Jesus, please help!" From my point of view, this is the most natural and common form that prayer takes. That is, the cry...
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Dave Talley
- Jun 8
- 4 min
Talkin' to Jesus (3)
AUDIO VERSION "Jesus, thank You!" In this moment, it is fitting to consider the story of Jesus healing 10 lepers at once. Seemingly the...
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Dave Talley
- Jun 1
- 5 min
Talkin' to Jesus (2)
AUDIO VERSION "Jesus, You’re wonderful!" In Psalm 40:5 we read these words, "Many, O LORD my God, are your wonderful works which You have...
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Dave Talley
- May 25
- 4 min
Talkin' to Jesus (1)
AUDIO VERSION "Jesus, I’m so sorry. Forgive me." In Luke 5:8 we read of Peter's spontaneous worship of the Master when once he had seen...
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Dave Talley
- May 20
- 5 min
Standards or Preferences
(PODCAST on the same subject) This issue goes WAY BACK into my background and roots. As a young person I often heard sermons on how we...
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Dave Talley
- Apr 27
- 4 min
My Disposable Recliner
(Audio Version) What do paper plates and fine china have in common? What does charcoal and fine diamonds have in common? What does an...
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Dave Talley
- Apr 21
- 5 min
Why Me?
(AUDIO VERSION - with background noise from an outside table at Starbucks) Have you ever wondered about the little boy who went to the...
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Dave Talley
- Apr 6
- 6 min
What Our Interests Reveal
AUDIO VERSION Companies with the knowhow, resources, and access are constantly tracking our habits. Amazon, Twitter, Facebook, Google;...
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Dave Talley
- Mar 30
- 8 min
Another Opinion About Will Smith
AUDIO VERSION I grew up with Will Smith. Not literally of course, but The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was one of the most familiar sitcoms...
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Dave Talley
- Mar 23
- 8 min
Who's Coming First, Christ or the Antichrist?
AUDIO VERSION In their final conversation with the risen Savior, it is apparent that the last question on the disciples' minds and lips...
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Dave Talley
- Mar 16
- 5 min
No, Literally
AUDIO VERSION I believe that the same Jesus who walked the shores of the Sea of Galilee 2,000 years ago is going to come back to this...
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Dave Talley
- Mar 9
- 7 min
A Prayer for Putin
AUDIO VERSION For more than 2 decades I have heard the name "Vladimir Putin" in the news. Today we in the US have a consensus license to...
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