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The Daily Memo | March 10, 2023 | Who is God According to ChatGPT?
Listen My curiosity got the best of me. I had to ask OpenAI’s, ChatGPT who God was. Here’s what it said. “God is a concept that varies greatly depending on cultural, religious, and philosophical beliefs. In general, God is typically viewed as a supernatural being or force that created and governs the universe, as well as being all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-loving. The nature and characteristics of God are described in various religious texts and,…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Understanding Love, The Reality of Our Present World, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 03/10/2023
The Daily Memo | March 9, 2023 | What Is True vs. What Is The Truth
Listen I’ve had the privilege to serve those experiencing homelessness for well over a decade. As part of the leadership team at our local Mission, my greatest and most joy-filled times have come when I’m teaching and interacting with our guests. It’s what I’ve been called to do. Helping those who have struggled financially for a variety of reasons and are considered somehow less than the rest of us. In God’s eyes that is simply not true. The…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Restored in Him, The Hope of Healing | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 03/09/2023
The Daily Memo | March 8, 2023 | The Greatest Ransom of All Time
Listen Historically the greatest ransom paid was that paid for Atahualpa, the last emperor of the Incas, to the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1532-1533 at Cajamarca, Peru, which constituted a hall full of gold and silver, worth in modern money some $1.5 billion. You might be familiar with Patty Hearst, who along with John Paul Getty III is probably the most famous American kidnapping victim in recent history. History reports that Hearst, a member of the famed…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Understanding Love, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 03/08/2023
The Daily Memo | March 7, 2023 | The Power of Desire
Listen The all-you-can-eat buffets usually get the best of me. I just don’t eat that much. But… I want to go back for seconds and thirds just because the options seem endless and the gluttony is kinda fun. Besides, there’s always room for dessert. My desire outweighs my stomach, which is hard to believe since I just packed it with five pounds of delicacies. I can always eat ice cream. Morning, noon, or night, but I should have been done an hour ago. It&rsquo…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Understanding Love, The Reality of Our Present World | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 03/07/2023
The Daily Memo | March 6, 2023 | Abandoned
Listen Author and theologian Russell Moore described noticing the eerie silence in the Russian orphanage where he adopted his boys. Someone later explained that the babies had stopped crying because they learned that no one would respond to their cries. Attachment theory helps bring an understanding of how critical our early childhood experiences form how we relate to others. According to psychiatrist and psychoanalyst John Bowlby, a child’s early relationship with…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Identity Security, Understanding Love, Safe People & Safe Community, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 03/06/2023
The Daily Memo | March 3, 2023 | What You Give to God, He Multiplies
Listen Hattie May Wiatt, a six-year-old girl, lived near Grace Baptist Church in Philadelphia, USA. The Sunday school was very crowded. Russell H. Conwell, the minister, told her that one day they would have buildings big enough to allow everyone to attend. She said, ‘I hope you will. It is so crowded I am afraid to go there alone.’ He replied, ‘When we get the money we will construct one large enough to get all the children in.’ Two years later, in,…
Categories: What We Were Created For, The Daily Memo, Understanding Love | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 03/03/2023
The Daily Memo | March 2, 2023 | Knowing God
Listen When the religious (spirit) is operating, knowing about God substitutes for knowing God. And therefore, teaching is exalted. Church feels like a seminar—could be intellectual, could be motivational. Good content is what matters. Doctrine is fiercely defended. Members can explain to you theories of the atonement, or seven steps to success, but can’t name one intimate encounter they’ve had with Jesus. Not once in their lives have they heard him speak…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 03/02/2023
The Daily Memo | March 1, 2023 | The Gold Bull-Calf
Listen When the people saw how long it was taking Moses to come back down the mountain, they gathered around Aaron. “Come on,” they said, “make us some gods who can lead us. We don’t know what happened to this fellow Moses, who brought us here from the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 32:1 NLT) So, what’s wrong with this picture? Moses is meeting with God; Joshua is part way up Mt. Sinai and the rest of the Israelites are left in Aaron’s…
Categories: Walking With God, The Daily Memo, Practicing His Presence | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 03/01/2023
The Daily Memo | February 28, 2023 | The Sanctity of Life
Listen According to a recent Gallup Poll, for the first time in over 20 years, there’s a spike in Americans wanting to see abortion laws less restrictive in the U.S. Many of the abortion and SCOTUS-related trends have taken sharp turns since the demise of the Roe v. Wade decision was foreshadowed in Texas. That says a lot about the “enemy’s” ability to turn the tide of thinking around subjects that were once sacrosanct in American culture. In fact, you&rsquo…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Understanding Love, The Reality of Our Present World | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 02/28/2023
83. The Eden Option with Special Guest Allen Arnold
Steve is joined by special guest, Allen Arnold, to discuss the message and meaning behind his latest book, The Eden Option, Choosing a Story 1 Life in a Story 2 World. Allen is the Executive Director of Content at Wild at Heart and is a noted creativity speaker, coach and author. His focus is helping people actively pursue their creativity with God. As a former Fiction Publisher with Thomas Nelson, he oversaw the launch of more than 500 novels—and now invites…
Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 02/27/2023