Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture Meditations
Hello! I'm Allen Greeley and I love thinking and meditating on Scripture. Another word for it, which we don't use very often, is pondering. When the mother of Jesus heard the shepherds retell the vision of the angels celebratory singing; the Scripture says, "Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart" (Luke 2:19). That alone is my goal with this podcast. I want us to treasure in our hearts what we hear from God and ponder it. It would be an honor to have you listen in and ponder with me. To God be the glory!
Episodes
36 episodes
God Finally Speaks About Suffering
Ponder with me about the end of Job! The longest continuous speech in Job is by a mysterious character named Elihu. He pops up at the end of Job, although he makes it clear he's been listening to Job and his friends while they were ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 27
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29:51
Passing the Torch of Leadership
Ponder with me about how the leadership in the New Testament morphed into something different than when the church began. At the beginning, you see a heavy focus on the apostles' leadership. Then, at the end of Acts 11, you start se...
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Season 2024
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Episode 26
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30:11
Open My Eyes, Lord!
Ponder with me about God's angel armies! They are all around. They are awaiting God's direction at any moment to help His cause. This was the case in II Kings 6 when the Syrian army showed up to capture and/or kill Elisha.&nbs...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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11:54
Elder’s Are So Needed, Here’s Why
Ponder with me about who can be an elder in God's church. In a previous episode we began thinking about how impactful leaders in the church can be, for the good or for the bad. Leaders make a difference! That's why God wants e...
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Season 2024
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Episode 25
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29:44
So Will My Heavenly Father Do To You
Ponder with me about perspective on what we've been forgiven, and how it plays into how we forgive others. In our last shorter pondering-devotional entitled "Dinner with a Pharisee", we spoke about how forgiveness is a matter of perspecti...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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12:06
Why Suffering Exists and Why I'm Suffering Are Different
Ponder with me about how and why suffering came into existence. God didn't create a world with pain, death or any semblance of suffering. That was only introduced because of sin. Because that's the case, many of us are tempted...
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Season 2024
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Episode 24
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31:18
Impactful Leadership - A Study of Elders/Overseers/Shepherds/Pastors
Ponder with me about the impact of leadership! Both positively and negatively God's people have always been swayed by their leaders. God wants every congregation to have great leadership. That starts with the eldership. ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 23
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28:41
Dinner With A Pharisee
Ponder with me about appreciating forgiveness is really a matter of perspective. Jesus went over to Simon the Pharisee's home and a parable broke out! But only after a woman interrupted the dinner with an amazing act of humility.&nb...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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11:47
Contentment's Little [BIG!] Secret
Ponder with me about contentment. It is absolutely central to having a mind of thanksgiving. In this society which is constantly reminding us of what we don't have and all the upgrades we "need", it's not easy. It's not a poor...
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Season 2024
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Episode 22
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27:50
Suffering and Entitlement
Ponder with me more about the book of Job! We can't even get out of chapter 1 without being confronted that God at least allows all suffering. Job's suffering was extreme and intense. How could he go through it and fall to his...
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Season 2024
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Episode 21
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33:57
The Righteous Live By Their Faith
Ponder with me about true living! The most famous line of Habakkuk is, "the righteous will live by their faith" (2:4). God wasn't telling Habakkuk how people could live physically and escape the invasion. He was emphasizing so...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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13:35
Christ's Church And Its Incredible Magnitude
Ponder with me about some of the incredible things said about the church. The way people view it and how Scripture views the church are often so different. Many think of it as a "side benefit" of religion. God views it as one ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 19
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29:35
Suffering’s FAQ Section of Scripture
Ponder with me the problem of suffering through the book of Job! In this introduction we first talk through how God answers our most profound and troubling questions. The Scripture isn't like a FAQ section on a website where you can...
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Season 2024
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Episode 20
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28:49
Write It Down, God Risking His Reputation
Ponder with me how amazing it is that God has communicated with us at all, but even more astounding that God would have it written down. There's something dangerous about having something written. It can come back to haunt you, if y...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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12:01
God Must Be With Those People!
Ponder with me about the completion of the wall in Jerusalem. It didn't come easily! They were jeered, threatened and discouraged. There were internal threats along the way too, but Nehemiah stepped up in leadership every time...
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Season 2024
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Episode 18
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30:26
Be Careful Judging Others - With the Measure You Use
Ponder with me about the greatest danger of always putting others under the microscope. It is so much easier to see other's failings. It's such a temptation to many of us, because we conveniently aren't under the microscope ourselve...
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Season 2024
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Episode 17
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31:23
God, I Need Some Answers Here
Ponder with me the struggle to understand the world we live in. Why isn't God swooping in and fixing our greatest problems? Does He see them and why isn't He intervening? Well, He is. However, what God is doing will almo...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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11:49
Normalizing Paul's Mission
Ponder with me about the life of Paul and what made him such an effective teacher. Paul was a regular dude! We tend to exalt Bible characters to other-worldly status, but they were regular people and the goal of being like them isn'...
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Season 2024
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Episode 16
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36:22
Attacks of September 11th - Evidence For God
Ponder with me about the attacks of September 11th. This episode might be good for older kids to think about. We already have a generation of children that don't know what happened, but more importantly, those children will be wrest...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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12:43
Revival Series # 9, No Christian Left Behind
Ponder with me about how we should never leave people behind. The world doesn't seem to care about the "little people", but Jesus sure did and so does a revived church. When Christians are truly awake to God's purposes, there is a t...
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Season 2024
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Episode 15
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32:13
Revival Series # 8, Attacking Discouragement Head-On
Ponder with me about the silent killer - discouragement! More importantly though, let's think about how we ought to attack it head-on. Discouragement is not to be left alone. Nehemiah will jump into action the moment he hears ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 14
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29:15
A Friend To Many
Ponder with me about what it means to be a friend. Being a true friend isn't easy! It takes sacrifice, vulnerability, and consistency just to name a few. I was in the room when someone within my family passed away peacefully w...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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12:35
You're So Gifted! - Gift The Church With Them
Ponder with me about all the amazing gifts, talents, abilities that people have in the church! As Peter mentions in I Peter 4:10, those gifts need to be used to serve the church. However, unfortunately, because we are so different i...
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Season 2024
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Episode 13
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26:24
The Day the Sun's Light Failed
Ponder with me about why the sun's light failed the day Christ died. Why did that happen? Furthermore, why does the Holy Spirit want us to know it happened? It's recorded 3 times. God must want us to see something about ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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12:00
Revival Series # 7, Seeing Ourselves as Part of the Solution
Ponder with me what it means to take personal responsibility! Here I am, send me -- that was not said by Nehemiah but that perfect describes his attitude. However, before he saw himself as part of the solution, he saw himself as par...
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Season 2024
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Episode 12
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29:25