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Jan 11, 2026
Jan 11, 2026
14 min
Simon and sons were just three faces in a crowd of possibly 300,000. But that day, Simon met Jesus and learned something especially special about Jesus. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
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Jan 4, 2026
Jan 4, 2026
11 min
It's so good to be back! Thank you for your patience while I've been away. Join me in my journey from Genesis to Revelation, one chapter at a time. Today we follow Isaac as he followed in his father's faithful, and sometimes faithless, footsteps. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
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Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2023
4 min
Over these last four and a half years and 245 episodes, it has been a joy getting to walk closer with Jesus as we have walked through Simplify. Thank you to all you loyal listeners.
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Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Join me on another another another podcast called The FORMED Podcast, training teachers in the local church.
Join Darin Sargent and me on another another another another podcast called The Lloyd and LeRoy Show, a podcast about nothing that might lead to something.
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Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order
Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practical Look at the Beatitudes at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/a-practical-look-at-the-beatitudes
Purchase my book Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words
Listen to Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
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Dec 24, 2023
Dec 24, 2023
15 min
In a region in Israel that was more Gentile than Jewish, in a region carpeted in deep darkness, God promised through Isaiah that He would shine glorious light. Enjoy this week's special Christmas episode to hear the story.
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Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practical Look at the Beatitudes at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/a-practical-look-at-the-beatitudes
Purchase my book Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words
Listen to Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Join me on another another another podcast called The FORMED Podcast, training teachers in the local church.
Join Darin Sargent and me on another another another another podcast called The Lloyd and LeRoy Show, a podcast about nothing that might lead to something.
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Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order
Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practical Look at the Beatitudes at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/a-practical-look-at-the-beatitudes
Purchase my book Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words
Listen to Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q
Dec 17, 2023
Dec 17, 2023
15 min
Isaiah's Immanuel. Our Immanuel. One was born to be a sign; One was born to be the Savior. Enjoy this week's special Christmas episode to hear the story.
At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order
Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practical Look at the Beatitudes at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/a-practical-look-at-the-beatitudes
Purchase my book Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words
Listen to Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Join me on another another another podcast called The FORMED Podcast, training teachers in the local church.
Join Darin Sargent and me on another another another another podcast called The Lloyd and LeRoy Show, a podcast about nothing that might lead to something.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q
Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order
Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practical Look at the Beatitudes at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/a-practical-look-at-the-beatitudes
Purchase my book Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words
Listen to Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q
Dec 10, 2023
Dec 10, 2023
17 min
Elijah stood on top of Mount Carmel in the middle of a drought and challenged 850 prophets to a fight. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order
Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practical Look at the Beatitudes at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/a-practical-look-at-the-beatitudes
Purchase my book Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words
Listen to Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Join me on another another another podcast called The FORMED Podcast, training teachers in the local church.
Join Darin Sargent and me on another another another another podcast called The Lloyd and LeRoy Show, a podcast about nothing that might lead to something.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q
Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order
Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practical Look at the Beatitudes at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/a-practical-look-at-the-beatitudes
Purchase my book Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words
Listen to Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q
Dec 3, 2023
Dec 3, 2023
15 min
The house of Israel was united, but not for long. You could feel the frost forming and rebellion brewing. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order
Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practical Look at the Beatitudes at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/a-practical-look-at-the-beatitudes
Purchase my book Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words
Listen to Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q
Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order
Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practical Look at the Beatitudes at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/a-practical-look-at-the-beatitudes
Purchase my book Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words
Listen to Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q
Nov 26, 2023
Nov 26, 2023
13 min
Building a house for a billionaire has to be a tall task. You don’t want to disappoint. But how do you build a house for the God who created the billionaire and who owns the billions the billionaire thinks he owns? That was Solomon’s tall task. And thanks to the wisdom God gave him, he was up to that tall task. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order
Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practical Look at the Beatitudes at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/a-practical-look-at-the-beatitudes
Purchase my book Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words
Listen to Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q
Nov 19, 2023
Nov 19, 2023
10 min
The newly crowned King Solomon faced a major test as two mothers their case in front of him in a classic "she said, she said." With no eyewitnesses, evidence, or DNA test, how would he know who was right? Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order
Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practical Look at the Beatitudes at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/a-practical-look-at-the-beatitudes
Purchase my book Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words
Listen to Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q
Nov 12, 2023
Nov 12, 2023
17 min
Israel won their wars and enlarged their borders. Israel got richer and richer and richer and bigger and bigger and better and better. Life could not be better for David. For Israel. After a decade of living a nightmare, he was finally living the dream. Until. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order
Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practical Look at the Beatitudes at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/a-practical-look-at-the-beatitudes
Purchase my book Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words
Listen to Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q