Raw Spoon: Recent Episodes
Ross Boone
Thoughts and stories from the blog: RawSpoon.com Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support
A story that illustrates how the battlefields in the mind could be spiritual forces with intelligence and personality working against us.
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A pastor realizes where he's going to take his sermon, as soon as old Miss Margaret hobbles into the back row.
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If the love you worked so hard to give is not appreciated, just know that your love is seen by someone, and is NOT IN VAIN.
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A little domestic disturbance as an anecdote teaching us the problem with worship on Sunday leading to careless sin when we get home.
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Short story about a young man gaining hope from seeing the desperate need his great grandfather was in at one point.
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Do we actually fear the words of spells more than we invoke the power of the words in the Bible?
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How another overdose brought a family to a breakthrough in humility and vulnerability.
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A man is threatening to leave his wife for not keeping up, until he realizes he has done the same at work. Be careful how you judge others, for you may be judged with the same words.
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A first person take on Jesus entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.
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The psalms call God to seek revenge on our enemies, but maybe our enemies aren't the flesh and blood we think they are.
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A pastor who doesn't listen to people is confronted with some truths he was never aware of before.
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The brokenhearted have something to teach as well...
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A man is taught by his Down's Syndrome brother, what their mother really had in mind for them to be.
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The story of a young woman who's superhuman strength came from not allowing any sin into her life.
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A story of a devoted country singer marries a loose woman who doesn't seem right for him by anyone. But some hidden motivation is driving him to do it.
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Antonio asks God why life and ministry is so hard. God's response gives him hope.
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What if trying a little harder, for a little longer, would have made your life into the epic we all hope for?
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A woman, bitter from her husband leaving to raise a handicapped child on her own, learns to offer her anger to God.
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Looking at what makes a Christian different than just a good person.
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A story using a futuristic setting to demonstrate the meaning of "Holiness."
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A young girl from the hood, gets a glimpse of a better life from a girl who got out.
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A poem about deserving less, but being given so much.
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A father gives his young daughter skills to tackle any fear, and it leads to far more than just no more fear.
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A man on the verge of suicide meets his father in a dream.
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How to convince a young man who is headed for trouble to turn his life around?
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Story of a man about to propose, but feeling all alone.
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A story about a secret government that gives instructions via machines they have built.
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This art and story chronicles what Joseph might have felt when Mary told him she was pregnant, not with his child. It is to describe the second week in Advent, which represents faith. Look for the other symbols in this art, of Abraham and Isaac, along with other situations symbolizing faith.
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This story are about the first candle of advent: Hope, and the prophets that exhibited such hope.
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This meditation on The Lord's Prayer is meant to help us engage more deeply and understand it more.
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A story of someone who is famous who is purified of everything that is not pure. Blog at: https://www.rawspoon.com/post/story-burn-away-all-that-cannot-be-redeemed
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A little girl hopes in the miracle of life to comfort her mother with a single sunflower. https://www.rawspoon.com/post/story-hope-for-sunflowers
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Visit https://www.rawspoon.com/post/story-scarcity-veils-spiritual-health for the art, story, and animation.
Even though Akemi worked towards wealth his entire life, when he retires, he realizes he is very poor.
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What direction are your daily habits aiming you to become some day? https://www.rawspoon.com/post/story-choices-of-a-rotten-old-person
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This art and story is meant to remind us of the power we have in our mind to control our attitude and our mood. In Philippians, Paul exhorts us to choose to focus on good things. This should be a spiritual discipline, like any other. See at https://www.rawspoon.com/post/story-more-control-of-your-mind-than-you-think
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Maybe there are many ways to find Jesus, ones we have no idea are led by him. https://www.rawspoon.com/post/not-find-jesus-until-heaven
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Ricky and I shared dinner at Landmark Diner on Christmas eve, 2020.
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God's love is the type that longs to have anyone who wants it, but has a passionate desire to see that person become their best self, even if that takes pruning.
https://www.rawspoon.com/post/story-padre-pedro-s-garden
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Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold or silver. It takes the cracks of a vessel and turns them into places of beauty. This is what Henry Price, founder of the online newspaper, Whole History Daily does with this world, and with his very flawed employees. Find blog at https://www.rawspoon.com/blog and animation at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7I-rwiOEJA
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This is a story to describe why sometimes God takes everything away from us. Story can be found here: https://www.rawspoon.com/post/story-he-sinks-our-boats
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This is a story about the death of a child and forgetting to live the type of love that has to fight for its life to survive. This is the type of love they say our God has for us. He fights foes to rescue our hearts again.
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In this interview Kaption Red and I talk about finding your mission.
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A story of a crippled soldier to show the meaning of Christmas
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A story about finding God again, through being haunted by ghosts. See blog for the hidden image in the words.
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Cole's grandpa caught Cole hiding behind a bush. "You aren't supposed to be up here, little man," He said sternly.
"Why do you leave before anyone wakes up?" Cole's voice wavered. "Where are you going?
His grandpa took a slow, discerning breath, then said,"Alright, come on."
Isaiah 61:3
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The benefits of judging and being judged.
Matthew 7:1-5
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Story about a man looking for a new vision of himself, and finding it in his Down's Syndrome brother.
Tad, age 25 yelled at his 35 year old brother, "You need help tying your shoes again?!" Tad looked impatiently at his watch, crouched and snatched Brett's laces from him. "We're late for church, dude."...
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Heirum was sitting outside of Barnes and Noble, next to his prosthetic leg. He told me about his time on "Cocaine Lane" in Atlanta, before we got kicked off of the property.
Matthew 25:35, Matthew 25:40
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Interview of a man who used to be homeless but now works for Giving Keys. He is known as the sage in the office.
Matthew 25:35, Matthew 25:40
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I met William on Ponce DeLeon in Atlanta. He is from Cabbagetown and here is my interview of him.
Luke 14:13, Deuteronomy 15:11, Proverbs 19:17
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“Could you get me a Honey Bun? I can’t go in there, ya know? They don’t like to see me around here.”
This is the interview with Paul, a homeless man I met at a gas station.
Luke 14:13, Deuteronomy 15:11, Proverbs 19:17
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This is a project to help you know the stories behind the faces of your local homeless. I met Andre Jones when he asked me for help as I walked through Five Points, Atlanta. In exchange for dinner I got to hear his story. Here is the interview.
Luke 14:13, Deuteronomy 15:11, Proverbs 19:17
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Isn’t it weird how the people in the worst situations have no problems with believing? Here is my interview with Lavonya, a homeless who was brought back from the dead.
Luke 14:13, Deuteronomy 15:11, Proverbs 19:17
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Larry approached me outside of Waffle House near Five Points, Atlanta. Here is my interview with him, and some wisdom he left with me.
Luke 14:13, Deuteronomy 15:11, Proverbs 19:17
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I met Roland while walking around downtown Chicago. In exchange for some more money, I was able to interview him. Here is the interview.
Luke 14:13, deuteronomy 15:11, Proverbs 19:17
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What if the story of the prodigal son is a better parable for heaven and hell?
Luke 15:11-32, Matthew 25:31-46
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An interview with a man experiencing homeless in our church community about his background, beliefs, and love of poetry.
Homelessness, homeless, Isaiah 58:7, Matthew 25:34-40, Proverbs 14:31,
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If men are just filling the roles as leaders that have been set out before them, what went wrong? And I think it might be this. We men have not led as servants.
Titus 2:1-5, Mark 9:35, Matthew 20:25-28, James 3:1, 1 Peter 3:1-22
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Some fun and often surprising results of a dating survey conducted a group of single and married adults in the Bible Belt.
Philippians 2:5-11, Psalm 119:9, Philippians 1:9-11
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We're supposed to trust that our creator knows what’s good for us better than we do. For some reason God thinks there is something really significant about becoming “one flesh."
1 Corinthians 6:18, Colossians 3:5, Ephesians 5:3
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Singleness can be powerful, especially when coupled with a servant's heart and a passion for God's kingdom.
Matthew 19:12, 1 Corinthians 7:7, 1 Corinthians 7:1b, Matthew 22:30, Jeremiah 16:2
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I once dated a self-proclaimed feminist. But one day she surprised me when she said she also thinks submission to a husband is absolutely essential.
Ephesians 5:21-33, Proverbs 31, Proverbs 12:4
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A poem about the truth behind the church doors.
Blessed is the man
who goes to AA meetings
despite who he knows will find out.
1 Corinthians 10:13-14, 1 John 2:16, James 4:7
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She’s warning me because she loves me! She’s a good friend and is doing her best to care for me.
This is an imperfect metaphor but it’s kind of how I think Christians who believe gay marriage is wrong should treat the issue.
Matthew 7:1-5, Luke 6:37-42, Genesis 2:24
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Is it God, or is it maybe our Christian culture that has established certain rules to abide by?
1 Thessalonians 4:3-4, 1 Corinthians 6:18, Colossians 3:5, Galatians 5:19-21, 1 Peter 2:11, 2 Corinthians 12:21, Ephesians 5:3
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I met with some mormons today. They taught me they believe we are on a path to become gods. While I don't think I can become like God, maybe there is something we can learn about looking forward to what we can become, instead of as much about the sinners we used to be. Isaiah 43:10, Isaiah 44:6,
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This is what makes me think God really does live in people. She was able to forgive the shooter that took her loved ones in the Charleston shooting. Ephesians 4:32, Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:15
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Whit Matthies was a classmate, but drugs and bipolar disorder took him through the gutters. Now, even though he still has struggles, he is giving back to the community he got to know too well: the homeless.
Luke 14:13, Proverbs 19:17, Leviticus 25:34
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I met Samuel at a party. He was homeless and he sang us a song. The song starts at about 30 seconds in.
Luke 14:13, Proverbs 19:17, Leviticus 25;34
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I grew up in a conservative background, but here are my thoughts after my first semester in a liberal seminary. Psalm 11:3, Isaiah 40:8
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Moms are such champs! Thank your mother for all the unsung worth she's added to your life!
Proverbs 31, Proverbs 19:26, Matthew 15:4-6, motherhood, mother's day.
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This might be the best, and yet the most tragic story I've heard in all of my homeless interviews.
Isaiah 58, Luke 14:13, Proverbs 19:17
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A story of birth of a promised king, the only one among a dark skinned nation with silver eyes.
Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6, Numbers 24:17, Jeremiah 31:15, Hosea 11:1
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Response to my blog on Boundless "Give Us Guys a Break". So maybe meeting for coffee doesn't always have to be a date.
Relationships, romance, Christian romance, coffee dates.
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What to say and do when a friend comes out to you...
Matthew 22:39, Mark 12:31, John 8:7-11, Romans 1:26-28, Galations 5:14
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Although he was the nicest pirate, and the most generous, why did he decide to stay stranded on an island in order to keep his gold?
Matthew 6:19-20,
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If we expect homosexuals to give up love and sex for their life, we need to ask ourselves if we would be able to give up the same. And if we claim the sanctity of marriage, do we treat our marriages as if they are sacred?
Jams 4:12, Hebrews 13:1-5, John 8:7-11, Romans 1:26-28, Galatians 5:14, Jude 1:5-8, 1 Timothy 1:8
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A man learns the hard lessons on a "perceived reality" TV, that we learn during Lent.
Psalm 51, Joel 2
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This story of heaven was inspired by a friend who recently passed away.
John 14:2-4, Colossians 3:1-7, Revelation 7:13-17, Revelation 21:4-8, Revelation 22:3-7, Revelation 22:5-9, Matthew 22:29-33
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This "relationship" with God doesn't seem like any of my other relationships. I can't see him. He doesn't always answer. It's easy to ask, is this any relationship at all?
John 1: 10-13, Revelation 3:20, Jeremiah 29:11, 1 John 3:1
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I asked an Ethiopian Pastor why he wants to bring Evangelical Christianity, brought by Americans, into his culture which has long held beliefs, customs, and religions that have worked for them for millennia.
Matthew 16:15, 1 Peter 3:15, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 4:4, Mark 16;15, 1 Corinthians 1:17, Romans 1:16, Matthew
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The sad story of how one boy not being kind to another led to a drastically different outcome in life.
1 Corinthians 13, Isaiah 41:10
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Prodigal Son gone awry. If we're already forgiven, Is getting into heaven perhaps a choice of if we want to obey God's will?
Luke 15:11-32
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How God evolved the symbol of snake and tree, from sin to resurrection. The snake moved from the ground upward, From Adam and Eve on the ground, to Moses and Aaron, to Hezekiah, to Jesus lifted on a tree.
Genesis 3, Exodus 3, Exodus 4, Exodus 7, Numbers 21:4-9, 2 Kings 18:4, John 3:14
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Explanation of how the Old Testament God and the New Testament God are still the same.
Psalm 83:4
Zechariah 12:9
Isaiah 49,
Judges,
Joshua,
Deuteronomy 2:32-34
Deuteronomy 3:4-6,
Deuteronomy 7
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What if we were able to picture God as not only a close and intimate friend, but also a huge and powerful, holy force. Would I finally be drawn toward righteousness?
Exodus 19, 20
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A story that illustrates God being with us even when we don't feel it.
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A modern retelling of the Christmas story, with an added issue relevant to today.
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This is the first episode! It's a story about where we get our validation. Sorry for the flawed reading, especially as I good at this, but it's either I get them read with some flaws, or I probably never get them done. So enjoy!
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