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It’s Self Brain Surgery Saturday!Today we take a lesson from James Clear and two Bible stories to learn how to change the story we tell ourselves when things seem impossible. Check out James Clear’s newsletterWithout altering the facts of the situation I am facing and without ignoring the reality of what must be done, what is the most useful and empowering story I can tell myself about what is happening and what I need to do next? - James ClearScripture: Psalm 77, Lamentations 3Music by Jenn and Brian Johnson(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )“Impossible” level on Super Mario Brothers This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jon Swanson is a pastor, chaplain, writer, and holds a PhD. He’s been helping me and Lisa for years, and his books and 300WordsaDay.com blog have helped our lives tremendously.I’m so excited to be bringing you this conversation that Jon and I had, because I think it will really help you when you’re trying to help someone else who’s hurting.We’re going deep on the other side of pain, and we’re going to start today. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How do you sleep when the voices are so loud?Spend a few minutes learning how God wants you to rest, to hear His voice, and a neuroscience trick I learned from a Navy Seal. Scriptures:I Kings 19:11-13Psalm 127Psalm 46:10Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sometimes, God seems really far away.(Replay of Season 3, Episode 22 for Wildcard Wednesday!)Today, I want to talk about the parallels between two passages I keep running into that seem opposite of each other Isaiah and James describe two sets of life change: one is God's dream for what he wants to do for us, and the other is what we should do when we realize that our issues are keeping us from being close to God.Scriptures MentionedIsaiah 61: 1-31 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,    because the Lord has anointed me    to proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,    to proclaim freedom for the captives    and release from darkness for the prisoners,2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor    and the day of vengeance of our God,to comfort all who mourn,3     and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty    instead of ashes,the oil of joy    instead of mourning,and a garment of praise    instead of a spirit of despair.They will be call

It’s Tuesdays with Tata! Today, we discuss a strange passage from Jeremiah 12:9 about the great “speckled bird.”What in the world does that weird verse have to do with us today? Everything. If you’re wondering why everything in our current culture seems so hard, scary, and ever-changing, this trip back in time for a conversation with the old prophet will help. Listen to learn from Tata how some things never change, what the speckled bird is all about, and that no matter what, there’s always hope!Scriptures: Jeremiah 12:9-11, Jeremiah 6: 14Books mentioned: Live Your Truth and Other Lies: Exposing Popular Deceptions That Make Us Anxious, Exhausted, and Self-Obsessed by Alisa ChildersRun with the Horses by Eugene PetersonMusic by Roy Acuff and Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/su

When it feels impossible for us, God reminds us it's possible for Him!(It’s Replay Monday; I have an urgent surgery this morning, so I’m bringing you this super-helpful classic episode, and then I’m on my way to work!)Here's a quick list of times in scripture when God made something IMPOSSIBLE, POSSIBLE. So, He can do it for us too!Sometimes, God...Whistles Zechariah 10:8, Isaiah 5:26, Isaiah 7:18 (FLIES, BEES, AND PEOPLE)Roars Hosea 11:10Gets up Isaiah 30:18Roams the earth 2 Chronicles 16:9Sees the end from the beginning (not surprised) Isaiah 46:10Finishes what He starts/Ends it like he says he will/Calls his shots Isaiah 46:11Floats axe heads 2 Kings 6:1-7Sends bears 2 Kings 2:23-25Calls for birds and leaders Isaiah 46:11Parts waters Genesis 1:6 (Beginning), Exodus 14 (Red Sea), Joshua 4:10 (Jordan), 2 Kings 2:8 (Elijah), 2 Kings 2:13-14 (Elisha)Knocks down walls Joshua 6Moves the sun Joshua 10:12-14Raises up dry bones Dry bones in Ezekiel 37Sends angels Daniel 10Coins in fish  Matthew 17:24-27Fish to Swal

Today’s operation is a little switch between worrying and preparing, and then getting after it. A few thoughts on golf, football, and self-brain surgery will help us stop worrying and start preparing to take action when it’s time!Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34, I Corinthians 9:24-26Music by Tommy WalkerNewsletter mentioned: James Clear(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lisa Bevere is a powerful voice for troubled timesJoin me for a conversation with New York Times bestselling author and international minister Lisa Bevere. We talk about her important book, Adamant, how holding onto truth and embracing our God-given strength helps up face any situation in life. Lisa’s Official Bio:Lisa Bevere has spent nearly three decades empowering women to find their identity and purpose. She is a cancer survivor and a New York Times bestselling author.  Her books include Without Rival, Adamant, Lioness Arising, and Girls with Swords. Lisa and her husband, John, cofounded Messenger International to develop uncompromising followers of Christ who transform their world. To this end, Messenger has given away over 30 million resources in 111 languages.Get the Messenger X app here for iOS, and here for Android. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19

It’s good to know you’ve got a friend who will always come through for youThat’s what our daughter Kalyn told me when she picked the James Taylor song, You’ve Got a Friend for her to dance to with me at her wedding last weekend in Alabama. Kalyn only asked two things of me for her wedding: to dance with her to that old song (I used to sing it to her when she was little), and to make a short speech at the reception.I’m not much of a dancer, but we got through it. The speech, though, was harder. What do you say to bless your youngest child as she starts her married life? I chose to remind her and her husband Noah that the only solid ground for our lives is found on the reliability of God’s promises.Our friend Lisa Bevere wrote, “Your children will either inherit God’s promises or your fears.” Today’s podcast is a look at the scripture I shared with Kalyn and Noah, and the good news is, it’s for you (and me) today, too!You don’t have to be afraid of life, as long as you have promises to hold onto.For I know the

If you want to make real progress in your life, stop putting mountains in our own way.Here are some thoughts from Hebrews 12:12-13 on making level paths for our feet.Music from Elevation Worship(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The last three years have felt like we're all being sifted!Jesus told Peter that Satan had asked to "sift you like wheat." What happened next is a remarkable story.It's Tuesdays with Tata and we have a great conversation for you! (Replay of TWT #19, from November 2021. Back with all new episodes tomorrow!)Scriptures:Luke 5Luke 22Ephesians 1 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The 5 R's of Mind Management Will Set You Up For Success! Renew. "Do not allow this world to mold you in its own image. Instead, be transformed from the inside out by renewing your mind. As a result, you will be able to discern what God wills and whatever God finds good, pleasing, and complete." (Romans 12:2) Reset. "Finally, brothers and sisters, fill your minds with beauty and truth. Meditate on whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is good, whatever is virtuous and praiseworthy." (Philippians 4:8) Retake. "We are taking prisoners of every thought, every emotion, and subduing them into obedience to the Anointed One." (II Corinthians 10:5) Be Realistic. "If we go around bragging, "We have no sin," then we are fooling ourselves and are strangers to the truth. But if we own up to our sins, God shows that He is faithful and just by forgiving us of our sins and purifying us from the pollution of all the bad things we have done. If we say, "We have not sinned," t

Surgery Is A Balance Between Power and Finesse(Note: I'm taking a day off! Here's a helpful episode from last year, one of my favorites!)So is life. Here are some musings on paradox, on baseball, on things that sound opposite but have to coexist, on how to be tender in a hard world.Thanks to Jon Swanson for inspiration. Here's Jon's essential daily blog.Scriptures mentionedRomans 11:22“Note then the kindness and the severity of God..”Romans 8:35“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?”Isaiah 2:4He will judge between the nations    and will settle disputes for many peoples.They will beat their swords into plowshares    and their spears into pruning hooks.Joel 3:10Beat your plowshares into swords,and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, “I am a warrior.”Kate Bowler's book, Everything Happens for a ReasonKelly Corrigan's book Tell Me MoreAmazing podcast with Kate and Kelly! Listen to this! This is a pub

Sometimes We Need to Adjust Our Own Attitudes IF We Want to Make Progress!Click here to download the transcript!In this episode, we'll take the bad thought biopsy results from last week and use them to accomplish real life change. We dig in under the hood and learn to lobotomize our lousy attitudes. Negative thoughts come in two categories: those there to motivate us when we need to make positive changes, and those that are the result of disordered, negative thinking. Learning to tell the difference is important if we want to become healthier, feel better, and be happier. If you want a better tomorrow, you have to make changes in your life, and you have to start today. Music by Toby Mac(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ

Science and Faith Do Not Have to Fight Each OtherJoin me for an amazing conversation with Dr. Michael Guillen, Ph.D. about his important book, Believing is Seeing: A Physicist Explains How Science Shattered His Atheism and Revealed the Necessity of Faith.Dr. Guillen was born in East Los Angeles, where he dreamed of becoming a scientist. The dream took him to UCLA, where he earned a B.S. in physics and mathematics. Then to Cornell, where he earned an M.S. in experimental physics and Ph.D. degrees in physics, mathematics and astronomy. For eight years thereafter, he was an award-winning physics instructor at Harvard University. He’s also received honorary doctorates from the University of Maryland and Pepperdine University.Dr. Guillen is known and loved by millions as the ABC News Science Editor, a post he filled for fourteen years (1988-2002). He appeared regularly on Good Morning America, 20/20, Nightline, and World News Tonight. He also hosted Where Did It Come From?, a weekly, one-hour primetime series for

How Do We Maintain Hope When Science Says It's Hopeless?(Throwback Thursday replay)Thoughts on how to use science AND faith together even when all seems lost. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Here’s a powerful way to spend some quiet time today.Question: What did Jesus say was the key to being set free from anything that holds us back?Listen for the answer!Scripture: Luke 4:18-19, John 8:31-32Music by Paul Baloche and David Crowder(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s Tuesdays with Tata!Today, we pick apart an old Hebrew proverb, and mine it for a great lesson that’s as timely today as it was in those days.The fathers have eaten sour grapes, but the children’s teeth are set on edge.We talk about what that means, and how it applies to our lives today. Scripture: Ezekiel 18:2, Jeremiah 31:28PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen!Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s Mind Change Monday! Today, I have one question for you: how high is your floor? It’s a quick mindset shift, a decision to finally gain control of anything that’s been holding us back. Scripture mentioned: Job 38:11Music by CeCe Winans(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Life is hard. And it can produce stress and anxiety for all of us sometimes. But synapses that fire together wire together, and it’s possible to teach our brains how to live an anxiety lifestyle, so that we frequently slip into anxiety and stress even when nothing is actually happening. This episode will help us learn to break the cycle of fear and anxiety, cultivate calm, and make a huge difference in our quality of life. Scripture: II Corinthians 1:8-11This episode was inspired by Jon Swanson and Brené Brown.Music by Tommy Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.