God is Like a Podcast: Recent Episodes
Chris Stanley
Join best-selling devotional author Chris Stanley as he explores how God's fingerprint is in everything around us. By looking at nature, pop culture, technology, occupations, or individuals you'll discover in 3-5 minutes how almost anything can point us back to God. These weekday devotions are fun and 3-5 minutes long because devotions should NEVER be boring.
Throughout video game history, there have been powerful duos. Mario and Luigi, Sonic and Tails, Ken and Ryu, etc. God uses duo's as well, why? Why are duo's so powerful? Verse(s) used today Mark 6:7, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
On January 26th, 2020 a death shocked the world. It came too soon, it came unexpected and it can remind us today of something very important... that life is short. Verse(s) used today James 4:13-15, 2nd Peter 3:10 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
In 2017, 4,257,177, people visited Yellowstone National Park, nearly all to see Old Faithful. What can we learn about God by looking at what draws everyone into Yellowstone? Verse(s) used today Luke 22:19 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
There are stupid bad guys, cool bad guys, but they all have one thing in common... they want to make life terrible for the hero and steal the girl. Verse(s) used today Isaiah 14:13-14, 1st Corinthians 6:3, John 3:19, 1 Peter 5:8-9 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
Staph infections are no fun. It comes from a bacteria that is always around us, is extremely contagious and we aren't affected by it until our immune system is down. What can we learn about God from staph? Verse(s) used today 2 Corinthians 12:9 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
Laws were created for one reason and one reason only... to be broken? Right? In 2020 the state of Virginia abolished many old laws, but kept in some strange ones. What can we glean from this decision? Verse(s) used today Genesis 2:16-17, Exodus 20:2-17 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
Old Faithful is why most visitors come to Yellowstone National Park. It erupts consistently on time, every day. People can count on it showing up. Does God show up that consistently? Verse(s) used today Exodus 16:3-4, Exodus 16:12 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
For every hero there is always a girl. She's normally a princess and can't seem to stay out of trouble. The bad guy steals her away because she is a threat and the hero must again save the day. Verse(s) used today 2 Corinthians 11:2-4, Luke 19:10, Matthew 5:14-16 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
When your body fights a virus and other types of sicknesses, it learns how to deal with them and builds up immunity. But what about God? Do we build up an immunity against God? Can we become immune to the Holy Spirit? Verse(s) used today Matthew 13:15, Matthew 10:14 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
To reach the moon, NASA had to figure out how to first escape Earth's orbit. They achieved the amazing speeds needed by converting missiles into rockets that could propel their astronauts to the moon. What can this teach us about God? Verse(s) used today Acts 9:1-6, Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
In January 2020 Prince Harry and his wife Meghan resigned from being royal? Who does that and why? More importantly, what can we learn about God from this? Verse(s) used today Philippians 2:6-7, Philippians 2:7-8 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, but often they are the person you'd least expect to save the day. Nintentdo's sales team doubted a little mustached hero could save their company, but they were wrong. Verse(s) used today Matthew 11:2-6 , Matthew 13:53-57 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
Throughout history, the spread of mankind across the planet has been followed swiftly by the spread of viruses that infect the indigenous people of the lands. Is it the same with God? Chris explores the thought in today's devotion. Verse(s) used today Matthew 28:18-20 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
The eruptions of the geysers at Yellowstone National Park are not all easily seen. Some take hours, days, weeks, or even years of waiting to witness. What can we learn about waiting on God from geysers? Verse(s) used today Psalm 27:13-14 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
A man walks into a thrift store and buys a footstool, what can we learn about God? Verse(s) used today Matthew 13:44-46 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
On September 16th, 1962, the young president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, challenged his country to put a man into space and onto the moon within a decade. This seemed impossible Jesus declared a similar challenge to His disciples... Verse(s) used today Matthew 28:18-20 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
Chris makes a ludicrous statement saying "God is Like a video game", but is that true? He sure thinks so and even wrote a book with the same title. Hear his argument on this episode. Verse(s) used today Ephesians 5:25-27 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
In video games there are characters who you can't control, don't their story, but contribute along the way. These are called non-playable characters and they are in our real-world lives as well. Verse(s) used today Mark 12:29-31, John 13:34 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
Is God is like a Virus. Chris Stanley makes that case in today's episodes and asks... what breakthroughs could we have in our life if we would learn to surrender to the gospel rather than to allow our flesh to fight it? Verse(s) used today Galatians 5:17 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
Can things get any worse than 2020? What about 2021? Where is God in the craziness of the year? Chris asks and answers the question in today's devotion. Verse(s) used today Deuteronomy 31:6, Romans 8:31-39 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)
Today Chris looks at how God is like a Sea Turtle Hatching based on his experience of watching a sea turtle hatching. Verse(s) used today Hebrews 12:1 Find more devotions at GodisLikea.com
Welcome to the God is Like a Podcast! In this episode, Chris Stanley explains what you can expect from the show, the format, and why he is spending the time to do these devotions. Verse(s) used today Romans 1:20 Find more devotions at https://my.captivate.fm/GodisLikea.com (GodisLikea.com)