Dee Brestin is a writer, speaker, and teacher. Her book, The Friendships of Women has sold over a million copies and was recently released in a 20th Anniversary Edition. Falling in Love with Jesus has sold over 400,000 copies. Dee has written twenty Bible studies, the first of which, Proverbs and Parables, has been in print for over thirty years. She is a frequent guest on Moody Radio (Mid-day Connection) and Focus on the Family; she also speaks...
Type: Authors
...or are you feeling close to God? In this interview, author and speaker Dee Brestin helps us unpack the three stages of intimacy in a love relationship: • First Lovel • Wilderness love • Invincible love Are you walking through the ‘first love’ stage of your relationship with God? Dee describes it as a “puppy love.” In her words, you wake up thinking, “Something wonderful is going on in my life… It’s Jesus....
Type: Article Categories: Spiritual Growth
...we fall into a rut and fail to examine the sin in our lives. According to Dee, such complacency showcases a lack of fear of the Lord and a lack of trusting his sustaining power. In some cases, we can’t see the problem, all we cans see are symptoms of a problem. Dee shares a time in her own life where she had multiple administrative assistants quit after only working for her for a short time. She assumed it was their problem. But, through a...
Type: Article Categories: Spiritual Growth, Your Faith
...Whom or what do you worship? In our fallen state, we leave God and run to idols that were never designed to give us joy. Listen as Susie welcomes Bible teacher Dee Brestin to the studio. We’ll explore the appeal of our idols, uncover their lies, and learn how to run back to Christ. Key Scriptures: Luke 1:36-37; Psalm 51 Theme Song: It’s Christmas by Mandisa Highlight : Idol removal Idol removal Image: Flickr...
Type: Article Categories: Spiritual Growth, Your Faith
How can we recognize the idols we’re holding on to? Susie and Dee Brestin explore the connection between the lies we believe and the heart idols we carry. How to identify heart idols. “When anything bad comes out of your mouth or out of your life there is a heart idol at work.” Every sin we commit can lead back to some form of idolatry. As Christians, we tend to focus on the symptoms of our sin and not the heart idol that is causing the symptom....
Type: Article Categories: Spiritual Growth, Your Faith
With faith, hope and clarity, Bill Arnold welcomes Bible scholars, teachers, and Christian leaders to help us grow deeper in our faith. Bill Arnold brings hope and humor to conversations about current events, big ideas, and God’s work and redemption. Each weekday afternoon, Bill welcomes Bible scholars, teachers, and Christian…
With faith, hope and clarity, Bill Arnold welcomes Bible scholars, teachers, and Christian leaders to help us grow deeper in our faith. Bill Arnold brings hope and humor to conversations about current events, big ideas, and God’s work and redemption. Each weekday afternoon, Bill welcomes Bible scholars, teachers, and Christian…
With faith, hope and clarity, Bill Arnold welcomes Bible scholars, teachers, and Christian leaders to help us grow deeper in our faith. Bill Arnold brings hope and humor to conversations about current events, big ideas, and God’s work and redemption. Each weekday afternoon, Bill welcomes Bible scholars, teachers, and Christian…
