More Than This Mess

About More Than This Mess

Life is messy. But God! My goal is to point you to Jesus and His Word as well as to the evidence we have for the truth of Christianity so you can have true peace and joy, even through the biggest messes this life can bring. Jesus is the best part of life!

Publisher

Carole

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Sept 2025

Latest episode

8 May 2026

Latest episodes

80 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 May 2026

   Most people get this wrong about wisdom. Here's what you need to know.

   We all seek wisdom, but the truth is, most people find foolishness instead. How can we tell which one we've found? How can we be sure we're finding real wisdom? God makes it clear for us. 00:00 Good news and bad news about wisdom 01:24 Proverbs 1: a scary truth 05:31 Where to find real wisdom 07:39 Claiming wisdom, but they're foolish 09:48 God offers wisdom to everyone...but only His way 13:28 Want justice and equity? 16:08 Wisdom is found in... 17:34 What's happening in the world 20:14 How we can tell what's wise 21:48 Spend time in God's Word 24:48 Wisdom is objective. So is foolishness. 25:51 We CAN learn to be wise 👉 The Argument from Design https://youtu.be/se7ITcY5ams?si=GzK1GV78Q4LHjk-9 (https://youtu.be/se7ITcY5ams?si=GzK1GV78Q4LHjk-9) https://youtu.be/EE76nwimuT0?si=wy2GiU4EDSkuwB53 (https://youtu.be/EE76nwimuT0?si=wy2GiU4EDSkuwB53) 👉 The Cosmological Argument https://youtu.be/6CulBuMCLg0?si=SBwLqfj7Mzeo3N0l (https://youtu.be/6CulBuMCLg0?si=SBwLqfj7Mzeo3N0l) https://youtu.be/vybNvc6mxMo?si=4SxXQLzqE8Cow-ol (https://youtu.be/vybNvc6mxMo?si=4SxXQLzqE8Cow-ol) 👉 Mike Winger's Evidence for the Bible Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHuhA0RPKZFHVcjIMN_-F596&si=uxSjPp5Ze_oAIwsc (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHuhA0RPKZFHVcjIMN_-F596&si=uxSjPp5Ze_oAIwsc) 👉 Mike Winger's 20 Questions Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHsF2AppZDY7p1wGK0BwahuZ&si=nJpvxGLsDRowdNvP (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHsF2AppZDY7p1wGK0BwahuZ&si=nJpvxGLsDRowdNvP) 👉 Mike Winger's 10 Questions Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHvhn4tTN1DrUkyzRDqxtVxo&si=raG2mYykBlBQ5Y41 (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHvhn4tTN1DrUkyzRDqxtVxo&si=raG2mYykBlBQ5Y41) 👉 My Proverbs Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLADknl3H78jw10rbK-jyXkOok4uVa_muJ (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLADknl3H78jw10rbK-jyXkOok4uVa_muJ) 👉 My "Wisdom or Foolishness: How to Tell" Blog Post: https://morethanthismess.com/2025/01/13/whoever-is-simple-let-him-turn-in-here-wisdom-or-foolishness-how-to-tell-proverbs-9/ (https://morethanthismess.com/2025/01/13/whoever-is-simple-let-him-turn-in-here-wisdom-or-foolishness-how-to-tell-proverbs-9/) 👉 My "Bible Study Basics" Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLADknl3H78jzCMuK1o91xCBhDMI34-3Ix (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLADknl3H78jzCMuK1o91xCBhDMI34-3Ix) 👉 My "Bible Study Basics" Blog Series: https://morethanthismess.com/2025/08/29/bible-study-basics-part-one/ (https://morethanthismess.com/2025/08/29/bible-study-basics-part-one/) 👉 My blog: https://morethanthismess.com (https://morethanthismess.com) --------------------------- Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

2. 

   1 May 2026

   God Doesn't Want You to Pretend You're Fine. Proof: The Psalms of Lament (Theology of Suffering Pt4)

   [Two corrections: at 4:50, it's Malachi instead of Micah. And at 45:20, it's Psalm 51, not Psalm 52. So close! 🤦♀😂] You might be surprised to hear that God actually wants us to talk to Him about everything, including our hardest emotions. He doesn't keep us at arm's length until we feel better. In fact, He teaches us how to come to Him in our worst moments -- He shows us how to process our feelings with Him, how to bring Him all our questions and complaints and still honor Him as God. Join me to take a closer look at the Psalms of Lament, and take comfort in knowing that God cares about how we feel and has provided help for us hold onto Him when life is hard. ❤🩹 00:00 Intro & Welcome 01:41 About the Psalms of Lament 10:34 The pattern 12:31 Rescue for your heart 14:20 Poetry (it's not wooden) 17:44 Context matters! 19:34 Underlying principles apply to us 21:06 'Permission' to acknowledge hard feelings 22:20 Psalm 10 29:09 Psalm 31 37:26 Psalm 142 41:12 Psalm 143 44:56 Encouragement 👉 Mike Winger's Teaching on Psalm 73: https://youtu.be/NqRYPAIsDQs?si=7zr3-hBA6FnPKbG4 (https://youtu.be/NqRYPAIsDQs?si=7zr3-hBA6FnPKbG4) 👉 My Proverbs Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLADknl3H78jw10rbK-jyXkOok4uVa_muJ (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLADknl3H78jw10rbK-jyXkOok4uVa_muJ) 👉 My "Theology of Suffering" Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLADknl3H78jzZxFWsh_bJcbbuobMVUvEj (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLADknl3H78jzZxFWsh_bJcbbuobMVUvEj) 👉 My blog: https://morethanthismess.com (https://morethanthismess.com) --------------------------- Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

3. 

   24 Apr 2026

   The Tools God Gives Us to Deal with Suffering (The Theology of Suffering Pt 3)

   We all suffer, but God doesn't leave us on our own to deal with our suffering in whatever way we can scrape together. He actually provides what we need in His Word -- and what He provides is better than what anyone else can offer! Let's look at 5 ways God equips us for the suffering we'll go through. 00:00 Intro & Recap 02:43 1. God reveals who He is and how He works 11:57 2. God teaches us the truth about suffering 20:21 What most people don't tell you about suffering 22:13 3. God tells us about the future 31:07 4. God shows us how to lament 33:41 Psalm 13 How long, Oh Lord? 35:27 Psalm 42 My tears have been my food both day and night 40:21 5. God gives us each other 48:17 Resources to dig deeper 👉 On Getting All our Spiritual Info Only from Scripture: My video on what we learn from 2 Timothy 3: 15-16 and 2 Peter 1: 3 https://youtu.be/sCTi2X_JZDc (https://youtu.be/sCTi2X_JZDc) My in-depth video on how God provides what we need in Scripture: https://youtu.be/C9WZU2-VRog (https://youtu.be/C9WZU2-VRog) My brief video on how God provides what we need in Scripture: https://youtu.be/vHHMtK_Of-U (https://youtu.be/vHHMtK_Of-U) My brief blog post on how God provides what we need in Scripture: https://morethanthismess.com/2023/05/18/christian-be-on-your-guard/ (https://morethanthismess.com/2023/05/18/christian-be-on-your-guard/) 👉 Mike Winger's Evidence for the Bible playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHuhA0RPKZFHVcjIMN_-F596 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHuhA0RPKZFHVcjIMN_-F596) 👉 Wes Huff's "Can We Trust the Bible?" Series Pt 1: https://youtu.be/QhVPBNBAGY0?si=8UnxYqB1n2VGutzK (https://youtu.be/QhVPBNBAGY0?si=8UnxYqB1n2VGutzK) Pt 2: ⁠https://youtu.be/KkmLCWeORaQ?si=vNrsHNbsuZnjktAO (https://youtu.be/KkmLCWeORaQ?si=vNrsHNbsuZnjktAO) Pt 3: ⁠https://youtu.be/lpsKNd8tqHI?si=R1OnuiEsfY5a9VSC (https://youtu.be/lpsKNd8tqHI?si=R1OnuiEsfY5a9VSC) 👉 Heaven by Randy Alcorn https://a.co/d/0bXu5llH (https://a.co/d/0bXu5llH) 👉 Got Questions on the Psalms of Lament https://www.gotquestions.org/psalms-of-lament.html (https://www.gotquestions.org/psalms-of-lament.html) 👉 Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop https://a.co/d/04tVpUQR (https://a.co/d/04tVpUQR) 👉 Hinds' Feet on High Places Book: https://a.co/d/09ugWDyZ (https://a.co/d/09ugWDyZ) Description & Bible study on my blog: https://morethanthismess.com/2024/02/22/book-recommendation-and-bible-study-guide-hinds-feet-on-high-places/ (https://morethanthismess.com/2024/02/22/book-recommendation-and-bible-study-guide-hinds-feet-on-high-places/) 👉 Life Is Hard. God Is Good. Let's Dance. by Brant Hansen https://a.co/d/07BVql1a (https://a.co/d/07BVql1a) 👉 True Comfort Podcast with Teasi Cannon https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNXm7SHidRI5rzHmDZjTHj8IkHEmUHAxr&si=icWny6326WM3LxRr (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNXm7SHidRI5rzHmDZjTHj8IkHEmUHAxr&si=icWny6326WM3LxRr) 👉 Resource Page on my blog: https://morethanthismess.com/favorite-resources/ (https://morethanthismess.com/favorite-resources/) --------------------------- Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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