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This blog consists of blogs about the philosophy of Bible805 as a ministry, many of which I also record on the Ministry Miscellany Podcast--though the podcast also has a lot of practical ministry tips, advice, and resources.
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Hi, welcome to the Hobo Soul Podcast of road advice from the Bible and from me, Yvon Prehn, someone who’s a little further down the road of life. I’ll talk to you every weekday for about five to 10 minutes, with periodic longer talks on serious Saturdays.
In my devotional reading this morning, I read one of my favorite stories and I’m going to share what I think is a really life changing message from it for all of us.
A.I. is not a dark force to be afraid of, it is a tool and like any other tool, it can be used to help or to hurt.
But it is very different in one way that is incredibly important for anyone in ministry and that is for you to understand that YOU can make a difference, a BIG difference to the content served up by A.I on the web.
Please bear with me for a few minutes while I explain this because if you understand what I’m saying and will encourage you to do, it can make a huge difference in the lives of untold multitudes around the world now and into the future.
I am not exaggerating.
First of all, a very quick and extremely brief review of how A.I. works.
A.I. is not original; the answers it provides in whatever form are based on what it has learned from the collective wisdom of what it has found online. [Read more…]
We all know that if we eat a constant diet of junk food, candy, and honestly delicious fast food, we probably won’t have a healthy body. We’ve got to eat a healthy diet and exercise if we want to all we can be to do all God wants us to do. And even more importantly to experience joy and peace in our lives that’s hard to do if we’re abusing our bodies.
The challenge is that to eat the right things isn’t nearly as easy as reaching for those little packets of cookies and chips and swinging through the drive-through. It takes work and planning for a consistently healthy diet and workout plan.
What we take in mentally and how we exercise it by putting what we learn into consistent practice makes a huge difference in our mental and spiritual health. [Read more…]
“Pastors are tired” has been a recent headline in several ministry communications. When I read it, I had two conflicting thoughts that I’ll share. Be warned, the first is a bit grumpy, but it is followed by what I hope is a compassionate and helpful resource (stick around for that, it’s worth it). [Read more…]
Intro note: The content here may seem an overly intense way to encourage you to read through the Bible in Chronological Order, which Bible805 (https://wp.me/pazrJD-OO) has a variety of ways for you to do but we are living in a time when truth seems to have lost its connection with objective reality in the minds of many and a simple encouragement to read through your Bible didn’t seem like enough.
Times are tragic when now truth for many is defined by whatever social media we follow or whatever we tell ourselves is true.
Jesus succinctly summed up our situation when he said, “You are in error, because you don’t know the Scriptures.” Truth, goodness, and beauty, the truly good life, and salvation are all found in the Scriptures, in God’s Word. Truth is not humanly generated and when we forget that, when we listen to an authority other than God’s Word to guide our lives, life does not go well. The following example, inspired by the movie, Zone of Interest, though extreme, I pray will be instructive and motivating for you to consider. A PODCAST and VIDEO follow, then the text of them, and recommended resource links are at the end of this article.
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Watching the final events of Alexi Navalny’s life, I couldn’t help but wonder why he did what he did and how he had such obvious peace and courage as he did it.
Russel Moore quoted him in a recent article and in it, Moore emphasized Navalny’s courage to stand alone.
Though admirable, I found another aspect of the quote, which I’ll discuss following it more challenging to me and to all who read and take to heart the values emphasized here on Bible805, which are to know, trust, apply, and teach the Bible.
Following is the quote and my comments. [Read more…]
For financial support, Bible805 is in the process of consolidating a relationship with the Christian Ministries Alliance. When that is finalized, the ministry will be able to take tax-deductible donations. I will notify everyone of that relationship. Right now I am praising God for what I pray will be a solid financial future for the ministry.
Thousands of people all over the world have downloaded and used the materials provided by Bible805, and I am amazed and praise God for the outreach it has. For all the years of doing this, I’ve never taken advertising or participated in any affiliate marketing links or schemes,and with the exception of books that are sold on Amazon.
It has been gratifying to see the response of the many downloads from all over the world. I believe in large measure because they are free and I’m glad I can provide that. However, they are not free to create, host, or distribute, and if you’d like to help, here are ways to do it:
#1, Pray for Bible805 and for me for strength, wisdom, and insight to create all God wants me to develop and to get it out to all the people He wants to reach with these materials. Please also pray for health, strength, and protection to do all I’m called to do. I work many, many hours each week and do all my own not only materials creation, but I produce all the videos, podcasts, and website updates.
#2, Give direct financial support to Bible805 & Yvon Prehn. For financial support, Bible805 is in the process of consolidating a relationship with the Christian Ministries Alliance. When that is finalized, the ministry will be able to take tax-deductible donations. I will notify everyone of that relationship. Right now I am praising God for what I pray will be a solid financial future for the ministry.
#3 Buy Yvon Prehn books on Amazon, review them, and ask a friend to do the same.
I’ve started writing books again and have several currently for sale as I update this (I just added a Lenten Book and Journal) and hope to have lots more soon. The MOST IMPORTANT one that I would like everyone to get and share with their churches is START HERE! a plan for curious people to begin reading the Bible. It is an invaluable tool for new Christians or people exploring the faith to help them get into the Bible.
PLEASE leave a review if you order a book and tell others about them–this is one of the MOST important things you can do to support the ministry.
#4, Watch the Bible805 YouTube channel–at www.YouTube.com/Bible805. At this time, if enough people watch your channel for enough hours, YouTube will pay the creator (me and the ministry). Realistically, this takes many, many thousands of subscribers (actually it seems millions these days….really…. I have almost 9,000 views of my shorts over the last 90 days, but it takes a minimum of 3 MILLION for them to pay the creator anything–but God can do it!) and many more thousands of hours watched for them to pay, but I am praying lots because not only would this supply needed monthly income for me, but those thousands of watch hours mean thousands of people are getting God’s Word taught to them! What a great Win/Win! I am extremely excited about the “shorts” I’ve been creating–do check them out!
#5, PLEASE tell people about the resources from Bible805 and the Bible805 Academy. I am not able to afford any kind of paid marketing at this time, and even if I could, I know the very best way to get out the word about the resources of Bible805 is for people to tell their friends.In addition to friends, the materials on this site and especially on www.Bible805Academy.com are designed not only to teach individuals, but as resources for teachers anywhere in the world to use freely to teach the Bible. Let the mission organizations at your churches know about these things. Your help in letting people know what is available is a greatly needed and I know these resources can be of great help to anyone who downloads them. ALL the materials on the BibleAcademy site are fully editable, so any group, any culture and use them in any way that is helpful.
Regardless of if you choose to or are able to support the ministry or not, I cannot thank God enough for the opportunity to serve you! Thank you for your caring and prayers and God’s great blessings to you.