The Life Goals God Directed Me to Set This final episode of the series explores the deep longings God placed on Rick Carmichael’s heart—desires that were born through years of walking with God, struggling to discern His will, and learning to trust His voice. These desires have shaped how Rick prays, teaches, and lives today, especially as he encourages others to embrace the joy and power of treasuring God above all else. You’ll hear reflections on the “life goal” that Rick now carries daily, ...
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The Life Goals God Directed Me to Set This final episode of the series explores the deep longings God placed on Rick Carmichael’s heart—desires that were born through years of walking with God, struggling to discern His will, and learning to trust His voice. These desires have shaped how Rick prays, teaches, and lives today, especially as he encourages others to embrace the joy and power of treasuring God above all else. You’ll hear reflections on the “life goal” that Rick now carries daily, ...
The Mentor Who Shaped My Mission This episode tells how God used a mountain encounter to redirect my life and shape my mission. When I met Marvin Robbins during a backpacking trip in the Rockies, it seemed like coincidence—but God had orchestrated it. Through Marvin’s mentorship, I developed a biblical framework for making “makers of disciple makers.” His guidance led me to develop my own discipleship strategy and discover the power of inductive Bible study. This episode is a testimony to how...
My Ordinary Christian Life What does an “ordinary” Christian life really look like? In this second episode, Rick shares honestly about his struggles with sin, disappointment, and success, and how the Holy Spirit has patiently worked over 50 years to transform his heart. My goal in this second episode is to be transparent about the hard, slow, beautiful process of being changed by God’s Word and the Holy Spirit—so you can judge for yourself whether I’m someone you might want to listen to as yo...
Christian Authors Who Shaped My Faith Who we become as Christians is shaped not only by our experiences but also by the voices we trust—especially the authors we read. In this episode, I reflect on the profound influence that several Christian authors have had on my spiritual journey and on my understanding of life in Christ. I share key insights I’ve gained from authors like J. I. Packer, William Backus, Larry Crabb, John Piper, John Calvin, and A. W. Pink. From learning to tell ourselves th...
Pastors and Teachers Who Taught Me to Treasure God’s Word No one grows in isolation. In this episode, I honor the pastors, evangelists, and teachers God used to shape my understanding of real life in Christ. Each of these men taught something that God engraved on my heart—truths that helped establish my faith and refine my love for Scripture. From the man who shared the Gospel with me for the first time… to the pastor who taught me how to plan backwards from a godly goal… to the Sunday school...
The Life Goals God Directed Me to Set This final episode of the series explores the deep longings God placed on Rick Carmichael’s heart—desires that were born through years of walking with God, struggling to discern His will, and learning to trust His voice. These desires have shaped how Rick prays, teaches, and lives today, especially as he encourages others to embrace the joy and power of treasuring God above all else. You’ll hear reflections on the “life goal” that Rick now carries daily, ...
What Is My Theological Perspective? In this episode, I take a brief pause in the storytelling to explain something crucial: my theological foundation. If you’re going to keep listening to this series—or read anything I write—you deserve to know exactly what I believe about God, the Bible, sin, salvation, and whether salvation can ever be lost. Why does this matter? Because every perspective you hear is rooted in some kind of theology. And if that foundation is off, the rest of the teaching ca...
How God Found and Saved Me A Personal Testimony of Treasuring God, Experiencing Life In this—the initial episode of a 7-part biographical series—Rick Carmichael shares how God sovereignly brought him into an eternal, spiritual relationship with Him through saving faith in Jesus as Savior. From early childhood memories, through years of conviction and disillusionment, to a life-changing faith in Jesus as the Savior of the world. This episode lays the foundation for the entire 7-part series. Th...
The Life Goals God Directed Me to Set This final episode of the series explores the deep longings God placed on Rick Carmichael’s heart—desires that were born through years of walking with God, struggling to discern His will, and learning to trust His voice. These desires have shaped how Rick prays, teaches, and lives today, especially as he encourages others to embrace the joy and power of treasuring God above all else. You’ll hear reflections on the “life goal” that Rick now carries daily, ...
