Steven Arms lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Emily, and is the proud father of two young children. In his book 'Milestone to Manhood' , Steven shares his firsthand experience of his Rite of Passage weekend with his dad and reflects on how it shaped him into the man that he is today.

To learn more about Steven, see milestonetomanhood.com or get the book 'Milestone to Manhood' here. 

Linda Elsegood is the founder of the UK charity LDN Research Trust, established in 2004. She has Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) significantly impacted her life. She wanted to help other people, not only with MS but all autoimmune diseases, cancers, mental health issues, etc. In the last 18 years, the charity has helped over a million people worldwide.

To learn more about LDN Research Trust, see https://ldnresearchtrust.org/

Mike Novotny is a pastor at The CORE, a church in downtown Appleton, WI, as well as spiritual leader and lead speaker for Time of Grace—a media ministry that reaches a national television audience of 400,000 a week and engages with people more than five million times a month across its various media platforms. He is also the recent author of, “What’s Big Starts Small: 6 Ways to Grow Great Faith.” He enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters, continuing his streak of 37 years of playing organized soccer, running long distances and reading any nonfiction he can get his hands on.

To learn more about Mike, get the book or other resources, visit timeofgrace.org 

Michael Rubino is an air quality expert who helps bridge the gap between the air in our homes and its direct impact on our health and founder of Change the Air Foundation. Rubino works with over 100 doctors globally to not only raise awareness but also provide solutions to correctly identify and remove the pollutants causing this global health crisis. As President of Home Cleanse, Rubino specializes in working with people who are immunocompromised or have acute and sustained reactions to mold exposure and has helped heal over 1,000 families—including celebrities and athletes. He is also a council-certified Mold Remediation Supervisor by IICRC and ACAC and is a contributing member, sponsor, and speaker for the Indoor Air Quality Association. He is the author of The Mold Medic and a contributor to MindBodyGreen. Rubino has been featured on Gwyneth Paltrow’s The goop Podcast and goop's website, Brandi Glanville’s Unfiltered podcast, Luke Storey, Forbes, USA Today, and Bloom TV, to name a few. He hosts the YouTube series, Mold Talks, where guests include medical experts as well as mold recovery patients, including media icon Atoosa Rubenstein.

To learn more about Michael, go to themoldmedic.com, changetheairfoundation.org, or homecleanse.com 

• Fruit of the Spirit: Galatians 5:22-23, Romans 6:22, 2 Cor 9:10, Eph 5:9, Phil 1:11, James 3:18, 2 Peter 1:5-8
• Fruit of righteousness is a "tree of life": Prov 11:30
• Fruit of labors: Psalm 1:3, Psalm 92:14, Prov 12:12 (the root yields fruit... eventually I assume), Prov 31:31, Romans 15:27-28 (those who sow the gospel reap material provision), Phil 1:22, Col 1:10 (seems like good works are blessed to produce fruit, not that they are the fruit in and of themselves)
• Fruit of financial seed: Phil 4:17 (sowing finances to spread the gospel reaping fruit from the same)
• Fruit of trust = blessing: Jeremiah 17:7-8, Hosea 14:8
• Fruit of wisdom/ good choices: Prov 8:19, Isaiah 3:10, Jeremiah 17:10, Jer 32:19, Matt 12:33, Luke 6:43-44, James 3:17
• Fruit of the Word / Kingdom: Matt 13:23, Matt 21:43, Mark 4:20, Luke 8:15, John 4:36 (including souls to eternal life), John 15:16, Romans 1:13 (souls), Romans 7:4, Col 1:6, James 5:7-8 (with patience)
• Fruit of discipline by the Word: John 15:2-8, Heb 12:11
• Fruit of repentance: Matthew 3:8 (a changed heart/ways?), Luke 3:8
• Fruit of words ("you can have what you say"): Prov 12:14, Prov 13:2, Prov 18:20, Prov 18:21, Isaiah 57:19
• Includes praise: Heb 13:15

• Fruit, or consequences, of poor/evil choices: Prov 1:31, Isaiah 10:12, Jeremiah 17:10, Jer 21:14, Jer 32:19, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 7:16-20, Matt 12:33, Luke 3:9, Luke 6:43-44, Romans 6:21, Romans 7:5
• Fruit of negative words: Prov 18:21, Hosea 10:13
• Fruit of negative thoughts: Jeremiah 6:19
• No fruit of the kingdom (when their should be --those who profess to be believers): Luke 13:6-9, John 15:2, Jude 1:12

Dr Neil Nathan has been practicing medicine for 50 years, and has been Board Certified in Family Practice and Pain Management and is a Founding Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. He has written several books, including Healing is Possible: New Hope for Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Persistent Pain, and Other Chronic Illnesses and On Hope and Healing: For Those Who Have Fallen Through the Medical Cracks. He has hosted an internationally syndicated radio program/podcast on Voice America called The Cutting Edge of Health and Wellness Today. He has been working to bring an awareness that mold toxicity is a major contributing factor for patients with chronic illness and lectures internationally on this subject which led to the publication of his ebook, Mold and Mycotoxins: Current Evaluation and Treatment, 2016, (now updated to 2022), and then to his best-selling book Toxic: Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and Chronic Environmental Illness. His new book, out winter, 2021, is Energetic Diagnosis, a discussion
of the value of intuition and energetic devices as an aid to both diagnosis and treatment of medical illness.

Dr. Nathan has been treating chronic complex medical illnesses for 25 years now, and Lyme disease for the past 15 years. As his practice has evolved, he finds himself increasingly treating the patients who have become so sensitive and toxic that they can no longer tolerate their usual treatments, and his major current interest is in finding unique ways of helping them to
recover.

To learn more about Dr Nathan, see www.neilnathanmd.com

Having worked with CEOs, celebrities, church leaders and everyday people from every walk of life and countries around the world, Ray Leight has spent nearly two decades teaching people how to know, believe and live the truth of who they are. Having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and ADHD, discovering and living out of one's true identity in Christ is a journey he is all too familiar with. Cofounder (along with his wife, Kathryn) of Faith by Grace Ministries, he serves as a pastoral counselor with Bethel Church and is a devoted father and husband, as well as a sought-after speaker. He is also the author of 'Maturing Into Yourself: Grow Into the Fullness of Your Healing,’ which explores the different aspects of the maturation process, beyond trauma and healing ... beyond experiencing revelation through spiritual discernment and finally believing the truth of who we are. 

To learn more about Ray, see his book, Maturing Into Yourself, or go to faithbygrace.org

Dr. Nayan Patel is a sought after pharmacist, health expert, and thought leader in the industry. Since 1999, he has been collaborating with physicians to develop customized medication for their clients and design patient-specific drug and nutrition programs. He has been the pharmacist of choice to celebrities, CEO’s and physicians themselves. 

He recently published his first comprehensive book, The Glutathione Revolution: Fight Disease, Slow Aging & Increase Energy. After 11 years of clinical research on the master antioxidant, glutathione, Dr. Patel finally shares how powerful and essential glutathione is to the body’s detox system. He talks about the various benefits it has with slowing down the aging process, and explains how to increase your levels naturally. Dr. Patel is a firm believer in providing the body with tools it needs to defend itself and promote a healthy lifestyle that fits the pace of the modern world. 

To learn more about Dr Patel, see www.aurowellness.com.

Ryan Beck is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Pray.com, the world’s #1 app for daily prayer and faith-based audio content. Pray.com is driven by a mission to grow faith, cultivate community, and leave a legacy of helping others. Beck brings expertise in computer science, software engineering, and theological studies to his role as chief technology officer. He helped start Pray.com in 2016.

To learn more about Ryan, see https://www.pray.com/articles/founders 

Dr Greg Hammer is a Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, pediatric intensive care physician, pediatric anesthesiologist, mindfulness expert, and the author of GAIN without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals.

A member of the Stanford WellMD initiative, Dr. Hammer is currently the Chair of the Physician Wellness Task Force for the California Society of Anesthesiologists. He has been a visiting professor and lecturer on wellness at institutions worldwide and teaches GAIN to medical students, residents, and fellows at Stanford.

Dr. Hammer’s clinical focus is in pediatric cardiac anesthesia and pediatric critical care medicine. His research is in developmental pharmacology and immunology, and he has an active laboratory with multiple ongoing studies in these areas. He has published widely on topics related to pharmacology and perioperative care of children undergoing cardiac and thoracic procedures as well as organ transplantation. Dr. Hammer is a health enthusiast and meditator, utilizing a non-duality and mindfulness-based approach, including the GAIN method.

To learn more about Dr Hammer, visit greghammermd.com

Today we jump around in scripture a lot. Here are some of the verses: 

• John 10:3-5
• Romans 3:4
• John 10:27
• John 8:47
• Jeremiah 33:3
• Rev 3:20
• Isaiah 30:21
• James 4:8
• Jeremiah 29:13
• Heb 8:6-13
• Psalm 37:4
• Col 3:15
• 1 Kings 19
• Hebrews 4:12
• and more... 

This week's podcast comes from this blog post: Spotlight On: Baking Soda. 

To find a root cause doctor in your area, check out wholehealthdr.com 

Today's podcast is a meditation on how to pray for the world in dark times. Our anchor verse is Proverbs 4:23. Other scriptures discussed include: 

- Philippians 4:6-8

- Colossians 3:15

- James 5:16

- Psalm 2

- 2 Cor 3:14

- Matthew 9:38

- Romans 1:19-22

- Luke 12:2-3

- 2 Chronicles 7:14

- Psalm 37:34

- Proverbs 26:27

- Proverbs 11:21

- Genesis 50:20

- Romans 8:26-28

Today's podcast comes from this blog post, Clotting: The Real Cause of Heart Disease? 

To find a local holistic doc near you, go to wholehealthdr.com 

Bob Hasson (hass-en) is a businessman, author, consultant and podcaster. He is both the founder and CEO of HPCI, a painting subcontractor he founded in 1978 and that operates across the western U.S. For over 30 years, he has been active as a consultant and board member for churches, ministries, non-profits and school boards. A sought-after speaker, Bob has co-authored books with Danny Silk and Shawn Bolz. He has been married for 33 years to his wife, Lauren, and they have four children and two grandchildren.

To learn more about Bob, go to bobhasson.com, or follow him on Instagram @bob.hasson

This week's podcast comes from this blog post: How Uric Acid Affects Blood Pressure. 

Don and Esther Parsons have served in cross-cultural missions for over 25 years. Sensing the call to use their language and cultural skills in the region where their missionary ministry began, Don joined the staff of Mission Eurasia in 2020 working as the only western member of their Field Ministries Team.  Through Mission Eurasia’s vast regional network and working with other partners Don is serving as Ministry Director for the Unreached People Groups Initiative; mobilizing, inspiring, and equipping the next generation of leaders in Eurasia to take the Gospel to the unreached in Eurasia and beyond.  This new challenge allows Don to use his extensive experience and training to help equip the church in Eurasia to impact the nations in profound ways.

When the war broke out on February 24, Don’s focus and direction with Mission Eurasia changed. He is currently heading the relief efforts of Mission Eurasia in Warsaw, Poland, through work with several refugee relief centers providing for physical and spiritual needs. Don and the Mission Eurasia team meet with and encourage refugees, organizing provisions and much needed counseling services.

To learn more about Don and Mission Eurasia, go to: 

Website: https://missioneurasia.org/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missioneurasia 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissionEurasia 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missioneurasia/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/missioneurasia/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8FIPHrNVyXOGoqWSalOCMg/featured

Coach April is an international speaker and author who loves to exhort people to tap into their greatness to identify who they really are! Now a Certified Fitness Trainer, April carried around the weight of feeling fat for many years after a boy called her “big” at the ripe age of 12.

Finding her identity in Christ is what set her free, and now she challenges and supports her clients to change both the inside and outside; tackling both mindset and physical fitness with programs like the 90 Day Breakthrough, Clean Eating and Love My Body Challenges.

April believes everyone is able to make the changes they desire, whether by baby steps or giant leaps—they just have to start moving!

Her vision is to get the Body of Christ and anyone who is interested in reclaiming their health to make sound choices that will lead to victory in their overall lives! 

To learn more about Coach April and for a free gift, see loseweightloveyourbody.com or find her books on kingdompowerliving.com.

Dr. Jared Zeff is a licensed doctor of naturopathic medicine and a licensed acupuncturist. In addition to maintaining a private practice, Dr. Jared Zeff currently teaches at the Bastyr University, College of Naturopathic Medicine in Seattle.

Dr. Zeff is considered a traditionalist, practicing a classical form of naturopathic medicine. He began a private practice in McMinnville, Oregon, based around obstetrics and family medicine.

He was named “Naturopathic Physician of the Year” in 1989 for his contribution to the development of naturopathic clinical theory. In April, 2002, he was given the first Lifetime Achievement Award of the Northwest Naturopathic Physicians Association for his contributions to naturopathic medical education. 

For more on Dr Zeff, see www.salmoncreekclinic.com

Defeating Anxiety and Control

• Realize you are not in control anyway - that is an illusion.  
• Think back over the events in your life: list the other times that you have tried to control your circumstances.  Did it work?  What was the outcome?  
• Admit that you are powerless to make your life work out the way you want it to.  (You might as well, because it’s true whether you admit it or not.)
• Psalm 127:1: “Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain.  Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain.”
• Proverbs 21:30: “There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.”
• Proverbs 19:21: “Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.”
• Proverbs 16:9: “In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.”

• God wants to be first in your life.  This is the key to defeating control and anxiety: we are anxious when we want something more than we want to follow God.  Letting go of the thing we desire is terrifying (in fact, it feels a lot like dying to ourselves), but it is the only path to peace.  The paradox is, God promises that if we lose our life, that is when we will find it.  As long as we insist on controlling our lives, it will remain forever out of control.  
• Matthew 6:33-34: “Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.  Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
• Proverbs 21:21: “Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.”
• Matthew 10:39: “Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.”
• Matthew 16:25: “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.”
• Psalm 37:4: “Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
• Matthew 5:3: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
• Matthew 5:5: “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.”

• When we let go of “trying to find our lives” (whatever the problem is that obsesses us), we will experience grief - but it is a good, healing grief.  It is a grief that leads to joy in the end, because it is the only path to life.
• Psalm 126:5: “Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.”
• Matthew 5:4: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”
• Psalm 30:5: "Weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning."

• What to do instead: God invites you to bring your troubles to Him.  
• Matthew 11:28: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
• 1 Peter 5:7: “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
• Philippians 4:4-7: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
• Psalm 55:22: “Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall.”

• God is a good God; therefore you can trust Him.  He is for you and not against you; He wants good things for you.  (And He is in a better position to know what is good for you than you are.  If you doubt this, stop and think about some of the things you wanted desperately in the past and didn’t get.)
• Isaiah 46:3-4: “You whom I have upheld since you were conceived, and have carried since your birth.  Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you.  I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.”
• Jeremiah 33:41: “I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul.”
• Nahum 1:7: “The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.”
• Isaiah 58:11: “And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”
• Psalm 34:10: “Those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.”
• Psalm 84:11: “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord bestows favor and honor; No good thing does he withhold From those whose walk is blameless.”
• Psalm 103:2-5: “Praise the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits -- Who forgives all your sins And heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from the pit And crowns you with love and compassion, Who satisfies your desires with good things So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.”
• Psalm 145:16-19: “You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. ...He fulfills the desires of those who fear him.”

• Once you have brought your troubles to God, and prayed for a solution, your job is to do the very hardest thing of all, for people like us: wait, and trust that God will do what He said He would do.
• Psalm 27:14: “Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.”
• Psalm 37:3-5: “Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.  Delight thyself in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.  Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”
• Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.”
• Isaiah 26:3: “You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.”
• Isaiah 30:18: “Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion.  For the Lord is a God of justice.  Blessed are all who wait for him!”
• Joel 2:25: “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten.”
• 2 Samuel 23:5: “Will he not bring to fruition my salvation and grant me my every desire?”
• James 1:17: “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”

• But what if you are still supposed to do something to fix the problem?  Part of trusting God is trusting that He will tell you what to do and when to do it (if you are supposed to do anything at all).  That is why we have the Holy Spirit - he promises to guide you into ALL truth.  
• John 14:26: "But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you."
• John 16:13: "But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.  He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come."
• Jeremiah 33:3: “Call unto Me and I will show thee great things and difficult, which thou knowest not.”
• Jeremiah 6:16: This is what the Lord says:  "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls."
• Psalm 32:8: “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.”
• Isaiah 2:3: “And he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths.”
• James 1:5-8: “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.  But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.  That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.”
• Isaiah 30:21: “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it."”
• Psalm 25:12-13: “Who, then, is the man that fears the Lord?  He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.  He will spend his days in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.”

• When you act according to the leading of the Holy Spirit, now you are partnering with God and can have faith in the outcome.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:11: “By his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith.”
• Isaiah 58:11: “And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”
• Philippians 2:13: “it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.”
• Isaiah 48:17: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.”

Today's podcast comes from this blog post: The Dark Side of Statins. 

Ronald D. Ramsey retired from corporate life after a twenty five-year career as an organization development consultant specializing in large scale culture change. After earning a doctorate in family therapy, he has worked as a licensed marriage and family counselor in private practice. In 2017 he completed the requirements of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education for hospital chaplaincy with additional training in Palliative Care chaplaincy. The majority of his work since then has been with patients receiving palliative care and their families. Ron is the author of the powerful book Forty Days to Forgiveness: A Christian’s Field Guide to the Forgiveness Journey. The book draws from Ron’s experiences as an organization development consultant, his knowledge of the behavioral sciences and theological studies, and his own unforgiveness challenges, to lead readers on a life-changing forgiveness journey.

For more on Ron, see fortydaystoforgiveness.com

Devin Burke is an international and TEDx speaker, the bestselling author of “The Sleep Advantage,” the founder of Sleep Science Academy, and one of the top health and sleep coaches in the world. His books, keynotes, programs and videos have inspired thousands of people to improve their sleep, energy, and life. Devin Burke helps high achievers and exhausted insomniacs get and stay asleep so they can wake up with more peace, power and presence. He was named one of the “Top 25 Health Coaches in America.” and has studied innovative holistic coaching methods from some of the world’s top health and human performance experts for over a decade. As a speaker and coach, he has inspired thousands of people to open their eyes to what is possible through creating new sleep, health and performance habits, and routines.

For more on Devin, see SleepScienceAcademy.com

Dr Moshe Daniel Block is the author of The Revolution of Naturopathic Medicine: Remaining True to Our Philosophy, a book about the philosophy and practice of naturopathic medicine, and Holistic Counseling – Introducing the Vis Dialogue, a book about a breakthrough healing method uniting the worlds of Mind-Body Medicine & Psychology. He graduated from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (Toronto, Ontario) in 2000. Dr Block then went on to complete the Homeopathic Master Clinician course with Louis Klein in 2003. He now focuses his practice doing one on one "Physician, Heal Thyself!" and mentoring appointments with NDs and students enrolled in his mind-body medicine certification program called "Holistic Counseling." He continues to specialize in autoimmune illness and myasthenia gravis, a disease he was personally diagnosed as having and from which he has healed himself. 

For more on Dr Block's counseling certification, see https://holistic-counseling.ca/

To learn more about Mike, see mwandrews.com, or see his book The Influential Christian here.