Forgivin' Livin' Daily Podcast
Our podcasts are 5-8 minutes in length. We create these messages using one or two brief verses from the Bible that come from a devotional book. Our purpose is to help you hear the grace of Jesus in these verses so that your life may find its grounding in Christ alone. It is this grounding in grace that makes forgivin’ livin’ your way of freedom.
10/14/2026
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00(Awaken) Blessed (Psalm 97:11; Luke 14:13 14) (Hope)
BLESSED is what our Lord calls us. We were baptized into the kingdom of God in which we are declared blessed by God in our new birth in Christ. And we live into our blessing. For our Lord promises to continue to bless us as we walk with Him. Our people on our tour fly home today or depart to other regions of Europe carrying the memories that will bless us as we go forward with Jesus. We have have used the good word from God that declares that we will continue to live in our blessings from our Lord; The one benediction that we often used while we were traveling is found in the back of your “Daily Texts.” “AS YOU GO ON YOUR WAY MAY CHRIST GO WITH YOU. MAY HE GO BEFORE YOU TO SHOW YOU THE WAY. MAY HE GO BEHIND YOU TO ENCOURAGE YOU. BESIDE YOU TO BEFRIEND YOU. ABOVE YOU TO WATCH OVER AND WITHIN YOU TO GIVE YOU PEACE.”
10/13/2026
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(Irishcast) Follow Me (Joshua 24v18 Luke 5v27,28) (Discipleship)
FOLLOW. When the Apostle Paul was first speaking to the people in Corinth, believers were called followers of the way. It wasn’t until later that they were called by the term Christian. I like the word follower because it identifies us as having a relationship with the person who has called us to be with Him. That personal awareness of being called is found over and over again in Paul’s writing. The other important value is that we believe that Jesus is alive and he is leading us into relationships in our life that have eternal meaning. Several of us on this tour recognized God’s presence in conversation that we had with people over here. Your prayers made those conversations a real connection for the listener to know that we follow a person, not just believe in certain statements about Him. Keep praying for those people you know who need to walk with you as you follow your Lord.
10/12/2026
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00(Tourcast) Remembering (Psalm 143:5;Luke 1:50) (Prayer)
Our tour community (lined up one more time to get passports today) REMEMBERS God’s ministry being upon us throughout these first 12 days. As you think about their words, consider in your own life how God‘s wondrous works (as we heard in the hymn yesterday) blesses us over and over again. Today we visit Corinth where in our Lord’s Supper we are called to our life in remembrance of all that Jesus has done, does, and will do for us.
10/11/2026
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00(Sundaycast) Rule (Judges 8:23; John 20:28) (Trust) 2
What RULES us when our expectations are not met? Standing in line is a big part of travel. We stood in line for over 3 hours on Saturday. Getting on the boat. Going through the checkin process. Standing in lines on the island of Patmos where John had his vision that led to his writing the book of Revelation. What do we discover in ourselves when this happens? How do we let Jesus rule in the midst of our disappointments? We all know how deeply we need the grace of God to fill us when we are standing in line on empty! May Jesus fill you with His grace again now so that this power rules you.
10/10/2026
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00(Missioncast) Testimony Of A Turkish Pastor (Numbers 11:23; Mark 4:41) (Persecution)
OBEY is the critical word when your faith is being persecuted. Today we will listen to a pastor who knows what it is like to have people around you who despise you and want you to be punished for your faith. He challenges us in America to move out of our comfort zone into the zone that Jesus is calling us to live into. Wherever we went in Turkey, believers are in trouble. Yet they persist in their faith. They find their comfort not in their circumstances but in the communion of Saints which supports them in their community. Obedience to that community is the source of their comfort and peace. We will talk more about this reality in the next few podcasts. This photo is the new building which the Protestant church in Izmir was able to buy and now uses as its meeting space. The pastor who shares with us today is part of the team that uses this new building. Today we say goodbye to our guide and friend Hazel as we board a ship that will take us to Greece after stopping at some Greek islands. Today we visit Patmos where John received and wrote out the Book of Revelation.
10/09/2026
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00Living Guilt Free (Isaiah 50:9; Romans 8:34) (Intercession)
INTERCEDES! Jesus and the Holy Spirit are praying for us. They know we need prayer to live for them in a world that is at war with the gospel message. Your prayers connect us to people we are meeting here to bring the message of God’s love in our Lord Jesus Christ to them. We have been given many opportunities to share Jesus. This photo has three of the women we met in Izmir singing a birthday greeting to our dear friend Marylyn whose birthday was yesterday. This song was sung from the Pergamum site in Turkey. In addition to singing, I was able to share the gospel with these ladies, one of whom is not a believer. She was receptive to hearing the “shepherd’s voice.” I shared the difference between the serpent and the shepherd’s voices and then prayed over her. We will keep praying for her and the other people we are meeting here. I also invited them to spend a year with the Theta community in San Pedro where Marylyn is from. Thank you for your continued prayers for our tour. “Intercede for us Lord and lead us to more people who need to hear your message, amen.”
10/08/2026
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00(Theta) Wait (Habakkuk 2:3 & James 5:7) (Trust)
WAIT is the word that has shaped the ministry of Fikret Bocek in Izmir. When the Lord calls us, we need to expect that learning to wait upon the Lord is at the heart of our life of obedience in Christ. Firkret started his parish ministry in Izmir 25 years ago with the support of his wife Darlene. During our visit yesterday and our meal last night, we discovered many things in common in our life of following our Lord. Waiting on our Lord is at the top of our list. Jesus calls us to wait for Him. Isaiah 64:4 says it so clearly, “the Lord loves to work for those who wait for him.” God works when we get out of the way. And when we are out of the way, we know what it means to be waiting for God to act. So trust in God while you are waiting for God to do for you what he promises.
10/07/2026
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00(Discipleship) The God Who Repays Evil With Good (Amos 5:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:15) (Hope)
SEEK is our word for today. On the first Easter Sunday, the angel asked the women, “why do you seek the living among the dead?” (Luke 24:5). All of us know how to seek the right thing in the wrong places. Yesterday morning, 8 of us on our tour witnessed an early morning airlift of hot air balloons in Cappadocia, Turkey. What were we seeking? Between 6 and 7 AM, about 50 balloons lifted off the ground and floated over 1000 people over Turkey for about 90 minutes. It was impressive but did that experience give life? No. Today we will meet Pastor Fikret Bocek in Izmir, Turkey. What are we seeking? He is a pastor who converted from Islam over 40 years ago and just last month celebrated 25 years as a pastor in Izmir. You have heard me share his testimony on our podcast and on Saturday you will hear him share his mission and vision for his ministry in Izmir. He is a man whose life is a testimony to a God who loves to work bad things for good. Yesterday morning a lot of hot air lifted us for a few hours. Today, the hot air of a Jesus follower named Fikret will lift us for eternity. Remember, our God has given you the Holy Spirit as well, so your hot air can lift someone you know into eternity as well. (THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS FOR DAN. HE AND LOUISE ARRIVED SAFELY IN PHOENIX LATE MONDAY NIGHT. NOW HE IS SEEKING HELP FROM DOCTORS THERE TO DISCOVER WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM IN ISTANBUL.)
10/06/2026
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00(Irishcast)Refuge (Ps 25v20 Jn 14v19) (Salvation)
REFUGE in caves for Christians fleeing Roman persecution is today’s theme from the “Daily Texts.” This is Cappadocia in Turkey, We were visiting these cave homes yesterday as well as their chapels. They are all cut into the rocks in this community in central Turkey. The caves gave these early believers a place of refuge when Roman armies were arresting believers here. These cave dwellings also became the site of the first monastery in this region. People who sought refuge in Christ eventually went out into the world to make the message of Jesus known to all they would meet. This is why we are saved. We are called to bring our refuge in Jesus to all we may meet. Last night, our group gathered in an underground cave that is a part of our hotel in Cappadocia. One member of our group, Tim Peterson, proclaimed the entire letter to the Philippians from memory. We could imagine ourselves as early followers of our Lord listening to Paul himself as we heard the message of his letter. Consider what it means for you to be sent into the world for Jesus’ sake that people who are lost, lonely and destitute may find their refuge in Jesus Christ.
10/05/2026
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00Speak For The Speechless (Genesis 18:27; Matt 15:27 28) (Prayer)
Last night we enjoyed a two hour cruise on the Bosphorus, the body of water that divides Asia from Europe and also connects ships to the Black Sea from the Aegean Sea. It is a marvelous gift of God in that it brings together so much of the world in one little body of water. Members of our tour group were sitting on the upper level of the boat when they were photographed. They are from left to right, Dan, Louise, (Rowena…our tour organizer whom we met today) Nancy, Sandy, Frank, Paul, Linda, Deb, and Dianne. Thank you to all of who are speaking to God on our behalf while we are on this special tour. Dan and Louise have to return to Arizona today due to health reasons which Dan suffered from on Saturday. We are sorry to see them leave but glad they received excellent health care before departure. We are blessed to have you interceding for us for the sake of others. Thank you.