Life has issues, and the Bible has the answers. Francie Taylor teaches the relevance of Scripture to daily life through these brief Bible application studies.
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Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where you'll hear some of the most popular episodes from previous seasons.
I blame the beauty queen in the waiting room. She prompted this podcast. We were talking about things in general when she suddenly inserted that she was a former beauty queen. It was such an odd insert that it confused me at first, but as I continued to listen, I heard the voice of insecurity in the background.
I don't remember inviting insecurity into our conversation.
Insecurity is a creepy beast that preys on our vulnerabilities. Whether we're frequently putting ourselves down or elevating ourselves on pedestals, insecurity is the driving force behind the self-absorption.
There are ways we can overcome this unhelpful habit. Let's consider five suggestions in this episode.
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Apply: Living What We Learn--31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
Herbs for the Heart: A Study of James by Kathy Ashley
From Overwhelmed to Overcomer by Natalie Raynes Blanton
What Do I Have to Lose?-Book 2 Devotional by Janice Wolfe
Ponder the Path: A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor
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Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in about five minutes. What we gain in this daily habit is priceless!
Whenever we mishandle a situation, it is due to either a lack of wisdom or the failure to apply wise principles. Wisdom helps us to make better choices and decisions.
God wants to help us to become wiser, but we have to turn away from our own self-directed living and trade it for God's direction. Here's a great reminder verse for the week from Proverbs 1:23: "Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you."
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Apply: Living What We Learn--31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
Herbs for the Heart: A Study of James by Kathy Ashley
From Overwhelmed to Overcomer by Natalie Raynes Blanton
What Do I Have to Lose?-Book 2 Devotional by Janice Wolfe
Ponder the Path: A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Have you ever felt like a person or a people group deserve punishment, but you don’t? There was a man in scripture like that. His name was Jonah, and he lacked mercy but expected to receive it. Are we like Jonah?
Sometimes I think we're more like the bad actors in the Bible than the good ones.
A careful study of the book of Jonah reveals several common problems. It’s easy to point out Jonah’s faults, but he really was a lot like us. We want people to forgive us when we’re wrong, but we may not be so willing to show them the same kind of mercy. Let’s study four lessons from the book of Jonah.
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Apply: Living What We Learn--31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
Herbs for the Heart: A Study of James by Kathy Ashley
From Overwhelmed to Overcomer by Natalie Raynes Blanton
Vitamins for the Soul: A Study on Maintaining Spiritual Health by Kathy Ashley
Ponder the Path: A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor
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Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! The next five minutes in Proverbs chapter 17 will increase your wisdom and strength, if you apply what you learn. Daily Proverbs are to the soul what powerful nutrients are to the physical body: life-changing.
Here's a verse for your week:
"The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with." (Proverbs 17:14)
Practice it:
The next time you sense a conversation is turning into an argument, "leave off contention." You don't have to argue, and the discussion can continue when both sides have cooled off. Learn to recognize "the beginning of strife" and don't keep talking past that point. Pause.
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Herbs for the Heart: A Study of James by Kathy Ashley
From Overwhelmed to Overcomer by Natalie Raynes Blanton
Vitamins for the Soul: A Study on Maintaining Spiritual Health by Kathy Ashley
Ponder the Path: A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Welcome to Replay Wednesday, where you'll hear the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode, "Did God Answer Your Prayer?" was downloaded thousands of times. Many people wonder why God supposedly "didn't answer," but is that accurate?
If the answer to our prayers is according to God's will, things may turn out differently than how we prayed. If we really mean it when we pray, "Thy will be done," then we must accept that God's will may or may not match our prayer request.
"Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven." (Matthew 6:10)
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What Do I Have to Lose?--Devotional by Janice Wolfe
Ponder the Path: A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor
Monday Jun 02, 2025
Monday Jun 02, 2025
Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs to grow in wisdom and knowledge. One of the most popular passages from Proverbs 3 is found in verses 5-6:
"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." (Proverbs 3:5-6)
It's one thing to know this passage. It's a lot harder to live it. As you're listening to Proverbs 3, carefully consider each verse and ask yourself this question: "Do I live by this, or just listen to it?"
Bible application can be summed up in two words: live it.
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NEW! Herbs for the Heart: A Study of James by Kathy Ashley
NEW! From Overwhelmed to Overcomer by Natalie Raynes Blanton
What Do I Have to Lose?--Devotional by Janice Wolfe
Ponder the Path: A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor
Thursday May 29, 2025
Thursday May 29, 2025
It is May 2025 and I am in a sling, recovering from rotator cuff repair surgery. This episode was recorded two days post-op, so my voice may be a little slurred at times as I tried to speak into a microphone while under the influence of strong pain medications!
Why didn't I record before surgery? Because I was in conference season, which is the same as saying that I was living in airplanes and sleeping in hotels. But I wanted to provide an episode that would share some lessons that I have learned and continue to learn every time I face a new challenge--medical or otherwise.
Are you going through a medical challenge? This episode is for you. Are you going through some other challenge? This episode will still be helpful. Things may be tough now, but you've been through tough things before and experienced the blessing of God turning trials into blessings.
"Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit." (Ecclesiastes 7:8)
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What Do I Have to Lose?--Devotional by Janice Wolfe
Ponder the Path: A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor
Friday May 23, 2025
Friday May 23, 2025
Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs and learn practical truths for daily living. Proverbs 24 is a collection of application treasures. The practicality of Proverbs makes it possible for us to understand what we're learning. When we understand it, we can apply it.
Make a commitment to read a chapter of Proverbs daily for the next 90 days without missing a day. Pay extra attention to verses that are relevant to your circumstances, and ask God to help you to grow in your ability to handle matters wisely.
"If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small." (Proverbs 24:10)
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NEW! Herbs for the Heart: A Study of James by Kathy Ashley
NEW! From Overwhelmed to Overcomer by Natalie Raynes Blanton
What Do I Have to Lose?--Devotional by Janice Wolfe
Ponder the Path: A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor
Monday May 12, 2025
Monday May 12, 2025
Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! Proverbs chapter 13 is a study of contrasts: "live like this, not like that." The practicality of these verses will sharpen and equip you to walk in greater wisdom.
Here's an example:
"Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard." (Proverbs 13:15)
When we know what is right, but we choose to do the wrong thing anyway, Proverbs 13:15 clearly warns us that our way will be "hard." It's not easy to live biblically, but the alternative is harder. We do get to choose.
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NEW! Herbs for the Heart: A Study of James by Kathy Ashley
NEW! From Overwhelmed to Overcomer by Natalie Raynes Blanton
What Do I Have to Lose?--Devotional by Janice Wolfe
Ponder the Path: A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor
Monday May 05, 2025
Monday May 05, 2025
There is a word for relationships that are stuck in a zone of alienation. That word is “estranged.” There are many reasons for people to distance themselves, but there are times when you may not even know what led to the separation.
Sometimes we may know why a relationship has been damaged, but not always. There are those times when you can’t think of anything you've done and God hasn’t brought anything to mind, and yet you are dealing with the pain of a loved one who has cut off communication without explanation. Whether it’s a family member or a friend, the result is the same: there is pain.
It’s puzzling to go through estrangement, but we don’t want to do or say anything to make it worse. This episode covers four things to remember when someone we love won’t speak to us.
Apply: Living What We Learn--31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
NEW! Herbs for the Heart: A Study of James by Kathy Ashley
NEW! From Overwhelmed to Overcomer by Natalie Raynes Blanton
What Do I Have to Lose?--Devotional by Janice Wolfe
Ponder the Path: A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Welcome to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in five minutes or less! Developing a daily Bible reading habit is a "gift that keeps on giving." As you spend time in the Word, your relationship with God deepens and your ability to handle matters wisely increases.
Proverbs 29:23 is a great reminder verse for the day, cautioning us about the temptation to think too highly of ourselves:
"A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit."
Being conceited comes naturally. Humility is a spiritual quality that takes practice.
Apply: Living What We Learn--31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
NEW! Herbs for the Heart: A Study of James by Kathy Ashley
NEW! From Overwhelmed to Overcomer by Natalie Raynes Blanton
What Do I Have to Lose?--Devotional by Janice Wolfe
Ponder the Path: A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
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Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode, "Don't Correct a Scorner," prompted emails, messages, and thousands of downloads. We are not the first people to have loved ones who are rejecting God, disregarding biblical living, and engaging in behaviors that cause a loss of sleep for those who love them.
If you have a scorner in your life, this episode is for you. When it comes correcting a scorner, the Bible says "reprove not." That's Bible for "Don't."
Apply: Living What We Learn--31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
NEW! Herbs for the Heart: A Study of James by Kathy Ashley
NEW! From Overwhelmed to Overcomer by Natalie Raynes Blanton
What Do I Have to Lose?--Devotional by Janice Wolfe
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Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a Proverbs chapter in under five minutes! Proverbs 16 is loaded with life application principles that guide us into handling matters wisely.
God's Word teaches us not only how to live, but even how to speak. Words have power, and when we employ them like power tools--with care--we arrive at better outcomes in our interactions with others. Here's a great verse example:
"The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips." (Proverbs 16:23)
Notice that this verse says "the heart of the wise teacheth his mouth." When wisdom is in our hearts, it shows in our speech. Wise people speak with godly sensitivity.
Apply: Living What We Learn--31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
NEW! Herbs for the Heart: A Study of James by Kathy Ashley
Fret Not: Peace of Mind in Perilous Times by Tim Zacharias
What Do I Have to Lose?--Devotional by Janice Wolfe
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Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons!
This week's episode, "Three Great Relationship Habits" has a short list of goals that are easy to achieve. Life is a vapor, and that includes our relationships. Take a 10-minute break to listen to this helpful relationship-building episode from Season Three.
Apply: Living What We Learn--31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
NEW! Herbs for the Heart: A Study of James by Kathy Ashley
Fret Not: Peace of Mind in Perilous Times by Tim Zacharias
What Do I Have to Lose?--Devotional by Janice Wolfe
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Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit. The first day of each month puts us at the beginning of the book of Proverbs. This introductory chapter lays the foundation for the purposes of Proverbs in our lives:
"To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion." (Proverbs 1:4) The word "subtilty" means "wisdom and prudence." In other words, Proverbs teach us how to apply practical wisdom to the issues that we face in daily living.
It is worth listening to Proverbs chapter 1 at least twice. Pay extra attention to the closing verses. They warn us of the hazard of being poor listeners. When God gives instructions, they are not suggestions.
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Fret Not: Peace of Mind in Perilous Times by Tim Zacharias
What Do I Have to Lose?--Devotional by Janice Wolfe
ICU--In Christ Unconditionally: Heart Conditions Bible Study by Francie Taylor
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Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Do you have a problem that is over 12 years old? Maybe your situation has gone on longer. One thing is certain: your issue is not too hard for God. We may not understand His timing, but we can trust His goodness. When we don’t understand, Psalm 119:68 makes an excellent prayer request: "Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes."
There was an unnamed woman in the New Testament who had a "12-year issue of blood," which meant that she was hemorrhaging for a major portion of her adult life. Let's examine four lessons from her long-running story. Whether your problem is physical or something else, your faith is being tested.
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Fret Not: Peace of Mind in Perilous Times by Tim Zacharias
What Do I Have to Lose?--Devotional by Janice Wolfe
ICU--In Christ Unconditionally: Heart Conditions Bible Study by Francie Taylor
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Ponder the Path: A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in about 5 minutes or less. The goal of these chapter episodes is to build a habit of daily Bible reading. While listening may not be the same as reading from a physical Bible, this is a great way to establish your habit.
Here's a verse from Proverbs 18, reminding us that arrogance is destructive, while humility is rewarding:
"Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility." (Pro 18:12)
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Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
When I was a senior in high school, I was selected to participate in a foreign exchange student program that led me to live in Chile for a year. My first few months were hard. I felt like a person who didn’t fit in anywhere. There were some days when I just felt lonely and wanted my old familiar life back.
Grief is like that.
The foreign land of grief is unfamiliar and can even make us feel hopeless at times, but there is hope beyond grief. No matter who it is who passes from our lives—husband, child, parent, sibling, close friend—we may go through a season of feeling lost and out of place, but just as seasons change, this too, shall pass. Let’s consider four reasons why we have hope beyond grief.
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Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Welcome to Replay Wednesday, where you'll hear some of the most popular episodes from the previous season. This week's episode, Calm in the Chaos, struck a chord with last season's listeners. When life is chaotic for too long, it changes from challenging to tormenting. It's doubly distressing when we don't know why things are so disorderly and confusing.
If you missed this episode in 2024, take a break for less than 15 minutes to consider four questions you can ask yourself when life is stuck in the uncomfortable zone of chaos. Pray for God to "give you understanding" as you carefully consider the questions you'll hear.
"Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word." (Psalm 119:169)
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Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under 5 minutes. The point isn't to make Bible study as short as possible. The goal is to build a daily Bible habit. Time in the Word is personal time with God: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1:1)
In less time than it takes to scroll through social media, you could listen to a chapter of life-changing Proverbs, building your relationship with Christ while growing in grace and knowledge. Here's a sample verse from today's chapter, reminding us that we don't need to seek the admiration of others:
"It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory." (Proverbs 25:27)
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Monday Feb 17, 2025
Monday Feb 17, 2025
The Bible has historic accounts of the lives of people who were just like us. We are not the first to wrestle with uncertainty, disbelief, or even skepticism. God can help us to grow in our ability to trust Him, but we'll need to deal with the doubt. Let’s look at three ways that doubt works against our faith, and consider how we can surrender our doubts to God.
Mentioned in this episode: Secret Doubts: Working Through Unspoken Unbelief by Tim Zacharias
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Thursday Feb 13, 2025
Thursday Feb 13, 2025
Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! The habit of being in the Word of God daily builds us up, making us spiritually stronger. God uses the "knowledge of the holy" to give us understanding, helping us to make wiser decisions and choices in our lives.
Proverbs 14 is full of instructions, observations, and even warnings like this: "Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge." (Proverbs 14:7)
Foolish people give matching counsel. So what did God say to do? "Go from the presence of a foolish man..." Who has your ear? The people we listen to have influence in our lives.
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Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
Welcome to Replay Wednesday! This episode, "How to Handle Discouragement" from Season One continues to be one of the most frequently-downloaded episodes. No surprise. Discouragement is a common experience, and it has a lot of causes.
Maybe you've lost a job and haven't been able to find another one yet. Or perhaps there's trouble in your family and it feels like the problems are multiplying. Or maybe there's something you have been longing for in your life and it hasn't come to pass, and you're wondering if it ever will?
Discouragement can make our spirits heavy, but this is a temporary condition, not a permanent address. Find a comfy chair and pause for these helpful insights designed to encourage. There is hope. Even when we lose our own.
"Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance." (Psalm 42:5)
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Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in about five minutes. This is a habit that pays in the currency of godly wisdom, which the Bible calls "the principal thing (Prov. 4:7).
If you've ever wondered why it seems like divisiveness is increasing, there is an answer to that question in Proverbs 29:27: "An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked."
When a person is living in godliness, they will be very unappealing to those who choose to do the opposite. What can we do about this gap? Look for people who want to know if there is more to life than a bunch of people arguing and slapping labels on each other. Engage in a sincere and caring conversation about why you believe what you believe, and always be ready to share your faith.
Not everyone is antagonistic. Some are still seeking.
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Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Prideful thoughts sound like these:
- Who do they think they are?
- She/he thinks her/his way is the only way to do things.
- Why do they get praised for doing the same work that I do?
- I should get recognition for this.
- I'm not bragging, but...
Welcome to a Bible Study segment from the series, ICU: In Christ Unconditionally-Heart Conditions. This week's episode is a study of "The Proud Heart." This is a 25-minute episode, since it is the entire lesson from ICU.
We do not need lessons on how to be prideful. It comes naturally. In this episode, we'll look at a poster child for the prideful heart: King Nebuchadnezzar. He thought way too highly of himself, but aren't there times when we're doing the same thing?
If you're planning to teach a Bible study group, get the Leader Guide which includes teaching notes. The Leader Guide is also appropriate for solo study. The participants in your group would each need a Participant Guide, which includes interactive blanks to fill in, along with space for study notes.
Get your group together and play this episode. You'll complete this lesson in less than 30 minutes. You'll confidently teach the other lessons on your own. Bible study groups are a great way to form lasting bonds of friendship around the Word of God!
The episode ends with a BONUS SEGMENT of tips for leading your next Bible study group.
"Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom." (Proverbs 13:10)
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