Gleaning Mustard Seeds with Jerrie Barber
Jesus told His disciples that faith, like a grain of mustard seed, can move a mountain.
This podcast presents short ideas that bless when the concepts are put into practice and become habits.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 63
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Malicious Criticism 3
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Do I love my neighbor as myself when I allow someone to abuse me and others?
But, what if I am the one who is
slapping,
suing, and
…
Malicious Criticism 2
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How long should a person insult and harm me with my permission? What can I do when I've reached my limit? Is it Christian to say to another person, "…
Malicious Criticism 1
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It's stupid to hate criticism (Proverbs 12:1). But what if the criticism is false, unrelenting, wicked, and malicious? Should I continue to accept th…
Don't glue leaves on trees
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How do you deal with change? When your hopes and plans are interrupted, do you think the end has come — that you'll never be happy again? Have you no…
What I learned at Harber's Store
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What could be helpful about going to work in a grocery store at 11 years old? How could that provide wisdom in years to come?
When you find a "mustard…
Communication Rules
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How will you know what I'm thinking and feeling? How will I know what you're thinking and feeling? How will we transfer that information?
If you'd lik…
Reflections on 60 years of marriage
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Anniversaries and other significant dates can be good times to reflect on how God has worked in our lives and blessed us despite our lack of knowledg…
Conclusion to Criticism Episodes 5
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Do I want to know what others think? Could they have something that could help me? May they hesitate because they fear how I might respond? How can I…
Conversion to Inviting Criticism 4
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In an hour-long counseling session with James Jones, I changed from running from criticism to asking for criticism. When you hear this episode, you m…
Criticism — The Key Scripture 3
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Proverbs 12:1 summarizes the episodes about criticism:
Those who love knowledge want to be told when they are wrong. It is stupid to hate being correc…
Criticism 2
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If Moses, Aaron, Paul, and Jesus were criticized by their own people, should I feel like a failure when I receive criticism?
Website for Braden Parson…
Introduction to Criticism 1
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Can I work hard enough, pray enough, serve enough, and try enough that everyone will like me and no one will criticize me?
In the Bible, did God's gre…
3 ways I helped get myself fired
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Do you often feel like a victim? Are people often hurting you over and over? Do you feel helpless and hopeless?
Are people always running over you? It…
The best day of the week to fire a preacher
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What would be the kindest day of the week to fire a preacher? I learned this from the University of Hard Knocks. What homework does an eldership need…
Gail writing Fleecy Clouds
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Many have asked, "How long did it take Gail to write her book, Fleecy Clouds?". I'll give you three answers and other interesting information about p…
How can I keep from being caught in the middle?
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What do I do when two friends want me to be on each one's side in a conflict? How can I judge between them? How can I solve their conflict?
As an Amaz…
Were (are) my relatives human?
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Are (were) my mother, father, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandparents — angels, demons, or humans? How do I respond to the faults of my family…
How can we be connected — but not stuck?
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Have you felt like a slave to someone else? To be a person's friend or to stay in the family, did you have to agree with every decision or suggestion…
How can we improve (change) and stay the same?
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Why do individuals and groups get upset when they improve as well as when they fail? How can we learn to endure "growth pains"?
As an Amazon Associat…
What's wrong with him (us)?
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What do we do when we see an individual causing trouble in a family, church, business, or softball team that has been going on for months or years? D…