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Choosing Love Today
Choosing Love Today is a podcast for real people trying to follow Jesus in the middle of real life. No fancy language, no preacher voice, and no “Mike’s opinions.” Every episode is grounded in Scripture — real answers from God’s Word applied to the real issues we face every day.
I’m Mike Morrison — a husband, dad, and regular guy learning as I go. Most days, faith isn’t shaped by big dramatic moments. It’s the small choices, the quiet ones, that form who we become. So each episode feels like…
Episodes
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Philemon - Episode 3: "A Second Chance"
Don't you sometimes wish that you could just start over? Not erase the past. Not pretend mistakes never happened. Just have an opportunity to move forward and…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Philemon - Episode 2: "More Than a Mistake"
Have you ever done something you wish you could take back? Maybe it was a poor decision. A hurtful word. A season of rebellion. Maybe it's something nobody…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Philemon - Episode 1: "Leaving Room for Grace"
Philemon: Leaving Room for Grace As we conclude our journey through Paul's prison letters, we come to one of the most personal and practical examples of what…
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Choosing Love Today: Titus - Episode 7: "The Life Behind the Talk"
Have you ever heard the saying, "Actions speak louder than words"? There's a reason that expression has been around for a long time. Words matter. What we say…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Titus - Episode 6: "The Difference Grace Makes"
Have you ever known someone who changed? I don't mean they picked up a new hobby or moved to a different town. I mean something deeper changed. They became…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Titus - Episode 5: "Mercy, Not Merit"
Have you ever noticed how quickly we start keeping score? We may not do it out loud, but it's easy to compare ourselves to other people. We look at our…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Titus - Episode 4: "Ready to Help"
Have you ever noticed that some people seem to be looking for ways to help? They hold the door for someone carrying too much. They check on a neighbor who…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Titus - Episode 3: "Grace Changes Things"
Have you ever had someone do something so kind for you that it changed the way you looked at them? Maybe they helped you when you needed it most. Maybe they…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Titus - Episode 2: "What People See"
Have you ever noticed how quickly we can spot a fake? It doesn't matter if it's a salesperson, a politician, a television commercial, or somebody posting on…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Titus - Episode 1: "When Faith Shows Up"
Titus: When Faith Shows Up What does real faith look like when it steps out of the church building and into everyday life? In this episode, we begin our…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: 1 & 2 Timothy - Episode 7: "Finish Well"
Have you ever noticed how most people are impressed by a good start? A new diet starts on Monday. A new exercise program begins with enthusiasm. A new project…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: 1 & 2 Timothy - Episode 6: "Run Your Race"
Have you ever watched a race where one runner spends more time looking at everybody else than paying attention to where they're going? It usually doesn't end…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: 1 & 2 Timothy - Episode 5: "Fan the Flame"
Have you ever tried to start a campfire with just one little spark? At first, it doesn't look like much. A tiny flame flickers against a pile of wood. A little…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: 1 & 2 Timothy - Episode 4: "Courage Over Fear"
Have you ever noticed how fear likes to talk? Not out loud, necessarily. But inside your head. Fear says things like, "What if this doesn't work out?" "What if…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: 1 & 2 Timothy - Episode 3: "Guard What Matters"
Have you ever noticed how careful we are with things we consider valuable? We lock our doors at night. We protect our bank accounts with passwords. Some people…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: 1 & 2 Timothy - Episode 2: "Faithfulness Over Talent"
Let me ask you a question. Have you ever looked at someone and thought, "I could never do what they do"? Maybe it's a gifted teacher, a talented musician, a…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: 1 & 2 Timothy - Episode 1: Faithful to the Finish"
What does it look like to stay faithful when the world around you keeps pulling in another direction? In 1 & 2 Timothy, Paul writes to a younger man he loves…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: 1 & 2 Thessalonians - Episode 7: "Be An Encourager"
Have you ever had somebody say exactly what you needed to hear at exactly the right time? Maybe you were having one of those days when nothing seemed to be…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: 1 & 2 Thessalonians - Episode 6: "Hope Changes How We Grieve:"
There are some phone calls you never forget. It was Sunday, 1-12-1975, in the early afternoon. My younger brother called to tell me our Dad was involved in a…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: 1 & 2 Thessalonians - Episode 5: "Mind Your Own Business"
There are four little words in the Bible that when they're directed at you, you might get offended, angry or they simply might make you laugh when you hear…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: 1 & 2 Thessalonians - Episode 4: "Always Room to Grow"
Most of us probably wouldn't mind hearing someone say, "You're doing a pretty good job." Whether it's at work, at home, or just trying to be a decent human…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: 1 & 2 Thessalonians - Episode 3: "More Than Words"
You know you can usually tell when somebody genuinely cares about you. They don't always say exactly the right thing. They may not have some brilliant piece of…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: 1 & 2 Thessalonians - Episode 2: "Faith That Shows"
Have you ever noticed that some things are pretty hard to hide? If you've been working outside on a hot day, people can usually tell. If you've been painting…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Thessalonians - Episode 1: "Same Then, Same Now"
Same Then, Same Now The world has changed a lot in two thousand years. People haven’t changed nearly as much. The believers in Thessalonica were trying to…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Colossians - Episode 7: "Walk Wise"
Colossians – Episode 7: “Walk Wise” Let me ask you something. Have you ever gotten halfway through a day and realized you've been running on autopilot? You got…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Colossians - Episode 6: "Set Apart"
Colossians – Episode 6: “Set Apart” Let me ask you something. Have you ever noticed how easy it is to just blend in? Not in a bad way. Just in an everyday way…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Colossians - Episode 5: "Made New"
Colossians – Episode 5: “Made New” Here's something I bet you haven't asked yourself in a while. If ever, when was the last time you let yourself believe that…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Colossians - Episode 4: "Rooted Deep"
Colossians – Episode 4: “Rooted Deep” I think I've got a real good question for you today. Actually, it's a 2-part question: and it might surprise you with how…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Colossians - Episode 3: "Hope Given"
Colossians – Episode 3: “Hope Given” Today's opening question has to do with hope....and this one might hit closer to home than you might expect or like, but…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Colossians - Episode 2: "Christ Above"
Colossians – Episode 2: “Christ Above” Hi everyone! Here's a good question to start your day: What’s the one thought that just seems to have taken over your…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Colossians - Episode 1: "Growing Strong in Christ"
What does it take to grow strong in Christ in a world that constantly pulls us in different directions? In this first episode of our Colossians series, we…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Philippians - Episode 7: "Joy in Trust"
Have you ever had a moment where you realized you were trusting God… until something happened that made you start trusting your own strength instead? Maybe it…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Philippians - Episode 6: "Joy in Serving"
Have you ever noticed how serving someone else can change your whole mood? You might start out tired, frustrated, or just not in the right head space, but then…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Philippians - Episode 5: "Joy in Unity"
Have you ever been in a room where everyone was supposed to be on the same team… but it sure didn’t feel like it? Maybe it was a family gathering, a workplace…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Philippians - Episode 4: "Joy in Humility"
As usual, you know I like to start these short messages with a question. So why should today be any different? Here's today's question: have you ever noticed…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Philippians - Episode 3: "Joy in Perspective"
Let me start with a question — have you ever had one of those days where everything feels upside down, but then one small thing shifts your perspective and…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Philippians - Episode 2: "Joy in Partnership"
Let me ask you something right out of the gate — have you ever tried to carry something heavy by yourself, only to realize halfway through that you should’ve…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Philippians - "Joy in the Struggle"
Life doesn’t always give us easy seasons. Sometimes the road gets heavy, the pressure builds, and joy feels like the last thing on our minds. Yet in the book…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Who We Are - Episode 6: "Light"
Have you ever walked into a room and immediately felt the mood? You know what I mean — you open the door and think, “Whoa… something happened in here.” You…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Ephesians - Who We Are - Episode 6: "New"
Have you ever tried to change something about yourself… and the old version of you kept showing up like it still had a key to the house? Yeah. Been there? Paul…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Ephesians - Who We Are - Episode 5: "Forgiving"
Let me start with a question — and be honest with yourself here: Is there somebody you’re still mad at… even a little? Maybe not “throw a shoe at them” mad…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Ephesians - Part 2: Episode 4: "Who We Are: Patient:
And today's message is something ALL of us (well, I'm assuming all of us anyway) have a problem with patience...or a lack of it. You know as well as I do, we…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Ephesians - Part 2: Episode 2: "Who We Are: Gentle"
Have you ever caught yourself reacting to a situation a little sharper than you meant to? Maybe the tone came out wrong, or the frustration bubbled up quicker…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Ephesians - Part 2: Episode 2: "Who We Are: Worthy"
In this episode, we continue our walk through Ephesians by looking at what it really means to live a life worthy of the calling we’ve received. Paul isn’t…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Ephesians - Part 2: "How We Walk
In Part 2 of our walk through Ephesians, we slow down and look at what it really means to live out our faith in everyday life. Not the polished, church‑stage…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Ephesians - Part 1: Episode 7: "Who We Are: Loved"
Hi everyone! Welcome to this series of messages I’ve titled “Who We Are.” Let me start with a question — something simple, but something every one of us feels…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Ephesians - Part 1 - "Who We Are : Strengthened"
Hi everyone! Welcome to this series of messages I’ve titled “Who We Are.” Let me start with a question for you — something simple, but real: Have you ever had…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Ephesians - Part 1: "Who We Are: Redeemed"
Hi everyone! Welcome to this series of messages I’ve titled “Who We Are.” Let me start with a question for you — something honest and personal: Have you ever…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Ephesians - Episode 4: "Who We Are: Redeemed and Welcomed Home"
Ephesians – “Who We Are: Redeemed and Welcomed Home” Hi everyone and welcome back to Choosing Love Today! Today's message is very personal one to me because…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Ephesians - Episode 3: "Who We Are: Seen By God"
Ephesians – Part 1 -- “Who We Are: Seen by God” Hi everyone! Welcome back to our new mini-series of messages titles “Who We Are”, where we are taking some…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Ephesians - "We Who Are: Chosen, Seen and Called"
Ephesians – Part 1 - “Who We Are: Chosen, Seen, and Called” Hi everyone. Today, we are starting a new mini-series of messages sub-titled “Who We Are”. These…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Ephesians - Part 1: "Who We Are : Loved"
Hi everyone! Welcome to this series of messages I’ve titled “Who We Are.” Let me start with a question — something simple, but something every one of us feels…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Ephesians - Part 1: "We Who Are in Christ"
In this first part of our Ephesians overview, we explore one of the most foundational truths of the Christian life: who we are in Christ. Paul doesn’t begin…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Faith, Not Laws - Episode 7: "What Faith Really Is"
Galatians— Faith, Not Law "What Faith Really Is" Before we close this Galatians mini-series, I want to talk plainly about something Paul refuses to soften…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Faith, Not Law - Episode 6: The Heart of the Problem
Galatians – Faith, Not Law "The Heart of the Problem" As we move deeper into Galatians, Paul keeps circling back to one truth the Galatians struggled to…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Faith, Not Law - Episode 5: The Law Can't Change You
Galatians — Faith, Not Laws -- The Law Can’t Change You As we walk through Galatians, Paul keeps pressing one truth the Galatians struggled to accept: the law…
Choosing Love TodayChoose Love Today: Faith, Not Law - Episode 4: "What Grace Produces"
Galatians: Faith, Not Law – What Grace Produces So, all week we've been talking about grace and what it has done for your past...but what can it do for your…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Faith, Not Law - Episode 3: "Trust Over Trying"
Galatians — Faith, Not Law “Trust Over Trying” As Paul writes to the Galatians, he keeps pointing them back to one simple truth: you don’t grow by trying…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Faith, Not Law - Episode 2: Why Rules Can't Save You
Galatians— Faith, Not Law – "Why Rules Can’t Save You" Hi everyone! Welcome to this week's new mini-series of messages titled: "Grace Over Rules". If you…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Grace Over Rules - Episode 1: Saved by Grace, Not the Law
Have you ever tried so hard to “do everything right” that you ended up feeling worse instead of better? That’s exactly what happened to the believers in…