About this podcast
Mini devotions on the day to day issues, taking Bible study from information to application.
Episodes
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- Observations for New Widows · 13 min · Season 6 Episode 291Welcome to this Bonus Episode on Keep the Heart. Bonus episodes are like workshops on targeted subjects. Most of our episodes are for general audiences, but occasionally we will…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 27 · 5 min · Season 6 Episode 290Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes. This is a habit you will want to keep for life. Proverbs 27 is a mix…
- Teachback Tuesday-Are You Overdosing on Bad News? · 13 min · Season 6 Episode 289Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode will be helpful if you've developed the unhealthy habit of…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 13 · 5 min · Season 6 Episode 288Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes. The daily Proverbs habit is a small time investment that repays you…
- Teachback Tuesday-Four Ways to Stop Double-Mindedness · 13 min · Season 6 Episode 287Welcome to Teachback Tuesday where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode, "Four Ways to Stop Double-Mindedness" is for those who have been…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 29 · 5 min · Season 6 Episode 286Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! As you continue the habit of reading a daily chapter of Proverbs, you will develop an appetite for more Scripture. Gradually move from…
- Teachback Tuesday: Blind Spots in Life · 10 min · Season 6 Episode 285Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode, "Blind Spots in Life" reminds us that there are some hazards…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 15 · 5 min · Season 6 Episode 284Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! The 15th of every month could be nicknamed "Watch your mouth." Seven verses out of 33 are about the way we speak to each other. Are you a…
- Guard Your Heart · 9 min · Season 6 Episode 283Proverbs 4:23 says to "keep" (guard) the heart, and viewing this as optional can make life harder. Things that affect our hearts affect us physically and spiritually. This…
- Teachback Tuesday-Arrogance and Ignorance-Interview with Kathy Ashley · 21 min · Season 6 Episode 282TEACHBACK TUESDAY: AN INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR KATHY ASHLEY When Kathy Ashley heart about "AI," those letters brought two different words to her mind. Not "artificial intelligence,"…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 25 · 5 min · Season 6 Episode 281Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a daily chapter of Proverbs. This habit has the potential to increase your wisdom and understanding, especially if…
- Teachback Tuesday-We Are Not Called to Be Argumentative · 13 min · Season 6 Episode 280Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we replay the most popular episodes from previous seasons. Have you ever gotten into an argument with a stranger? It's an enormous drain on…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 11 · 5 min · Season 6 Episode 279Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! Proverbs chapter 11 is loaded with instructions on how to live in a way that pleases God. Righteousness is blessed by God. In contrast…
- Help With Facing Flashbacks · 11 min · Season 3 Episode 278I am personally familiar with flashbacks, and until I came to Christ, I did not know how to handle the torment these experiences would bring. The flashbacks from my childhood…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 28 · 4 min · Season 6 Episode 277Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit. In five minutes or less, you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs, gaining wisdom while spending time in God's Word. There is no substitute…
- Soundbite: Are You Angry With Someone? · 8 min · Season 6 Episode 276Welcome to Soundbites: Topics that are scripturally sound in bite-sized episodes. This week's topic: Anger. Are you angry with someone right now? The strong emotions and…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 14 · 5 min · Season 6 Episode 275Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can read along to an audio chapter of Proverbs. Be sure to visit the entire Proverbs audio library HERE to access all 31…
- Teachback Tuesday-When We Don't Want to Forgive · 12 min · Season 6 Episode 274Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we replay the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode, "When We Don't Want to Forgive," is meant to help anyone…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 30 · 5 min · Season 6 Episode 273Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! No matter how many times you read or listen to a chapter of Proverbs, you will continue to notice things that you didn't catch before…
- None of Us Should Throw Stones · 13 min · Season 6 Episode 272It’s easy to point out the flaws and faults of others. What’s harder is to see our own imperfections. The Bible has an example of this in the account of the scribes and Pharisees…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 16 · 5 min · Season 6 Episode 271Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes. Reading Proverbs has so many benefits: drawing us closer to God…
- Teachback Tuesday: Don't Follow Your Heart · 10 min · Season 6 Episode 270Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode, "Don't Follow Your Heart" is from our first season in 2021, and…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 2 · 5 min · Season 6 Episode 269Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes. Proverbs are wisdom-building tools given to us by God so that we…
- Peace Beyond Panic-Interview with Dr. John Vaprezsan · 32 min · Season 6 Episode 268Welcome to this special interview episode with Dr John Vaprezsan, author of “Peace Beyond Panic: A Heavenly Perspective on Anxiety and Depression.” Dr. Vaprezsan shares the story…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 19 · 5 min · Season 6 Episode 267Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit. There is no substitute for the wisdom we gain from the Word of God. When we don't know what to do or how to handle a situation, God knows…
- Teachback Tuesday-Contentious Relationships · 10 min · Season 6 Episode 266Welcome to TEACHBACK TUESDAY! This episode had thousands of downloads in Season One. There must be a reason for that! Perhaps it's partly because we all have this human tendency…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 5 · 5 min · Season 6 Episode 265Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes while gaining valuable wisdom and understanding. This chapter opens…
- Teachback Tuesday-Are We Anything Like Judas? · 12 min · Season 6 Episode 264Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This episode, "Are We Anything Like Judas" requires us to do some soul searching…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 21 · 4 min · Season 6 Episode 263Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! By listening to a daily chapter from Proverbs, you growing in wisdom and understanding as you immerse your soul in the Word of God. Life…
- Biblical Counseling Is Not Instant Oatmeal · 10 min · Season 6 Episode 262Have you ever referred someone for biblical counseling and they said, “Oh I tried that and it didn’t work for me”? They may have had a counselor who was new, or who was…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 7 · 5 min · Season 6 Episode 261Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes. Chapter seven is a tough one. If you're a daily Proverb reader, you…
- Teachback Tuesday-Backsliding Looks Like This · 12 min · Season 6 Episode 260Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode is another one that had thousands of downloads. People were and…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 24 · 4 min · Season 5 Episode 259Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can build wisdom, develop a deeper closeness with God through His Word, and feed your soul all within less than five minutes!…
- When Someone You Love is Dying · 20 min · Season 6 Episode 258When someone you love is dying, it is a complicated and often emotional time, and yet we aren’t always fully aware that the person is really leaving us until those final hours…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 10 · 4 min · Season 6 Episode 257Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a daily chapter from the book of Proverbs in under five minutes! You will notice a difference as you start…
- Teachback Tuesday-Born Again Later in Life · 9 min · Season 6 Episode 256Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. We went into the Wayback Machine of our first season for this episode! Were you born…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 24 · 4 min · Season 6 Episode 255Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! Chapter 24 is a "wisdom walk." In fact, Proverbs 24:5 tells us that a wise man has strength: "A wise man is strong; yea, a man of…
- Three Ways to Stop Disturbing Your Own Peace · 13 min · Season 6 Episode 254You have a new roommate named “Anxiety” and you never invited her to live with you. If one more thing goes wrong, you don’t think you can take it. The circumstances in your life…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 10 · 5 min · Season 15 Episode 253Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit. Listening to a daily Proverb is a practice that will increase your Bible reading and your wisdom. God uses Proverbs to teach us practical…
- Teachback Tuesday: A Treasure Worth Keeping by Guest Host Janice Wolfe · 18 min · Season 6 Episode 252Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where you'll hear the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode from Season Two was recorded by my favorite stand-in, radio…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 27 · 5 min · Season 2 Episode 251Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit. This is a habit that you'll never want to break. The practical wisdom from daily Proverbs equips us to walk in wisdom, making us better in…
- When You Can't Find the Bed of Roses · 15 min · Season 6 Episode 250Welcome to an unusual episode on Keep the Heart. This episode, "When You Can't Find the Bed of Roses," was inspired by an email from a disillusioned letter writer. This young…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 13 · 5 min · Season 6 Episode 249Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes! The practical book of Proverbs is an excellent way to draw closer to…
- 2026 Trailer-What's Coming This Year · 6 min · Season 6Welcome to the podcast at Keep the Heart! We're so glad that you're a listener, and we're prayerfully preparing new episodes for 2026. This Trailer gives the details. Watch for…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 30 · 5 min · Season 5 Episode 247Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes! We've been hearing from listeners who have kept up this habit, and…
- Luke Chapter 2-The Birth of Christ · 9 min · Season 5 Episode 246Welcome to the Christmas week edition of Keep the Heart. This reading of Luke chapter two is a long-held tradition in many homes, and it is a wonderful way to place the focus on…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 16 · 4 min · Season 5 Episode 245Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter from the practical and life-improving book of Proverbs in under five minutes. People tend to start…
- Teachback Tuesday--Self-Control Exercises · 12 min · Season 5 Episode 244Welcome to TEACHBACK TUESDAY! When "Self-Control Exercises" first aired back in Season One/March 2021, the timing was "accidentally on purpose." March is right about that time…
- Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 2 · 4 min · Season 5 Episode 243Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, your audio Proverbs series! Scientists disagree about how long it takes to build a good habit, with estimates ranging from 21 days to…
- Teachback Tuesday-The Empty Chair and Other Firsts of Grief · 14 min · Season 5 Episode 242Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode, "The Empty Chair and Other Firsts of Grief" is one that we…
