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It is generally understood that the main author of the book of Proverbs is Solomon. The Proverbs are the wisdom of the king who couldn’t live up to his own ideals, and they are simultaneously princip…

Starting off with the hilarious question you may have heard growing up, “Who do you think you are, the Queen of Sheba?” Emma Dotter is joined by today’s devo writer Steve Pennypacker. The Queen of Sh…

Starting to drift, not stewarding what God gave him well, and that is resulting in a lack of obedience in his actions. Emma Dotter is joined today on the podcast with Wendy Park, who is today’s devo …

The whole point of the temple was for God to be with his people, Israel. Today Emma Dotter is joined by today’s devo writer and Watermark Elder, Ben Caldwell. These friends challenge us that we don’t…

As we continue to learn about temple construction, today Emma Dotter shows us from 1 Kings 7 Solomon’s divided heart, and the willingness of Hiram of Tyre. Hiram used the gifts he receive from God fo…

In today’s podcast, Emma Dotter walks through the continuing steps in the temple construction, and how this excerpt applies to our lives today. It has always been God’s desire to be with his people, …

In today’s bonus episode, Emma Dotter gives an overview of the book of Song of Solomon. The big idea being this: God’s idea for relationships is always best. In a world explaining who to love and how…

From tabernacle now to temple, the dwelling place of the God’s presence is now being permanently made. But even more amazing than that, believers today are seen as God’s temple? How is this possible?…

The gift of wisdom that Solomon got resulted in the people he led living in safety. How are we using our gifts? Not in a way to build up ourselves, but in a way to point others to knowing something “…

Through Emma Dotter’s own personal story from high school, we see the power of Solomon’s request for wisdom. Solomon’s stunning humility in asking for wisdom resulted in life change for not only hims…

The death of King David was the end of an era in the book of 1 Kings, but the faithfulness of God is continually seen through God working in Solomon. Emma Dotter is joined with the author of today’s …

A king is promised to the line of David, but jumping into 1 Kings 1, we do not have a king selected. How is God’s promise to be fulfilled? Should the people of Israel take action, or wait on God’s ti…

The key word of the book of 1 Kings is division. Talk about seeing it everywhere! Separation of the nation of Israel into Israel and Judah,  the temple being built, and new evil kings at every turn, …

Can God cause harm? Can he “relent”? And can people, like David in this passage, plea to take the harm of others? How does harm, wrath, ownership of sin, punishment, and conditional and unconditional…

What is David’s immediate response to the Israelites, post famine, war, and abandonment? When circumstances get worse and worse? He goes to glorify God, despite what he could have responded with. Thi…

In today’s episode, Will McIlroy is joined by Blake Broekemier, Watermark Student, to talk through 2 Samuel 20-21 and how "you get to choose your actions and not your consequences." They also address…

In today’s episode, Emma Dotter is joined by Jelani Rainey, Student Volunteer at the South Dallas campus, as they unpack how believers are called to be, “Situationally aware so that we can respond ac…

Oftentimes criticism can leave believers wounded and confused; but in today’s podcast we see three principles for believers about criticism. In this episode, Emma Dotter and Lucina Thompson walk us t…

Are there areas in your life that you are actively living away from God’s plan? In this episode, Emma Dotter and Makaila Swank walk us through 2 Samuel 14-15, teaching that when we live life out of G…

2 Samuel 12 shows that Solomon’s birth brought so much healing and redemption for David and Bathsheba; but going into 2 Samuel 13, we see only chaos, poor decisions, and lack of ownership. Emma Dotte…