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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: Grace in the Mess - Episode 7: Standing Together
Have you ever faced something that made you feel like you needed strength you didn’t have? Most of us have. Life has a way of handing us moments that feel…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Grace in the Mess - Episode 6: Love That Holds
Here the big question for the day....have you ever loved someone who makes things difficult… and you wonder how to keep loving them? Most of us have. Loving…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Grace in the Mess - Episode 5: Messy Gifts
Have you ever felt unsure about how your gifts fit into the church… or wondered if they even matter? Most of us have. It’s easy to look around and think…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Grace in the Mess - Episode 4: Better Way
Have you ever been in a situation where everyone seemed to have a different opinion, and you weren’t sure which voice to trust? Maybe at work. Maybe in your…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Grace in the Mess: Episode: Honest Struggles
So, let me ask you...have you ever had one of those days where you catch yourself thinking, “Why does this have to be so hard?” I don't mean it's crisis-hard…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Grace in the Mess: Episode 2 - Real People
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to forget that the people around you are just… people? Real people. Not the version you imagine. Not the version you…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Episode 1 - Corinthians: A Pastor Loving a Messy Church
Corinth wasn’t a disaster — it was a normal church full of real people trying to follow Jesus in the middle of real life. In this episode, we look at Paul not…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 28: Romans - Faith That Carries You Forward
As we close out this Enduring Faith series, I want to come back to something Paul has been teaching us all along through Romans: faith isn’t just what you…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 27: Romans - When Words Won't Come
Have you ever wanted to have a conversation with someone, but were at a loss with what words to say? Well, there’s a part of Romans 8 that has stopped me in my…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 26: Romans - Strength in the Struggle
There’s a line in Romans 8 that’s always meant a lot to me. Paul says that “the Spirit helps us in our weakness.” Not in our strength. Not in our victories…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 25: Naaman - The Least Likely Voice
One of the things I’ve learned about God is that He often begins His work in our lives through people we’d never expect. Not the leaders. Not the experts. Not…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 24: Barnabas - The Ministry of a Simple Note
There was a time in my life when I used to send a card or a handwritten note to someone every week. Nothing fancy. Nothing long. Just a simple message to let…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 23: 5 Loaves & 2 Fish
Have you ever noticed how God seems to love working through the small stuff? Not the big, flashy moments… but the quiet ones. The ones most people walk right…
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Choosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 24: Barnabas - The Ministry of a Simple Note
There was a time in my life when I used to send a card or a handwritten note to someone every week. Nothing fancy. Nothing long. Just a simple message to let…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Episode 22 - Romans - Part 4 : A Transformed Life
In this final week of our Enduring Faith series through Romans, we look at what a transformed life really looks like. Paul doesn’t just explain the gospel — he…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 21: Mary: When God's Promise Interrupts Your Plans
I've got a little test for you....and for some of you this may be a little challenging because of your age. I want you to think back when you were a…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 20: Moses: When God's Promise Survives My Mistakes
I want to ask you a very pointed, direct question. I would guess every one of us, if we were honest probably has a skeleton or two in our closet...am I right?…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 19: Caleb: The Promise Is Still Yours
I've got a good question for you today....have you ever had someone make a promise to you and then not keep it? I think we all know the answer to that, of…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 18: Hannah: Hope in the Hard Places
Have you ever carried something so heavy in your heart that you didn’t even know how to talk about it? Maybe it’s something you’ve thought about and prayed…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 17: Noah: Obedience without Evidence
Can you remember a time in your life where, maybe a parent, or someone in authority asked you to do something that you didn't understand or just didn't make…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 16: When Faith feels Unfair
Today's walk thru Romans will be one that everyone should have an interest in because everyone of us have uttered the words “It's not fair” at some or time in…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Romans - Enduring Faith: Episode 15: God Keeps His Promises
In this episode, we walk through one of the most emotional sections of Romans as Paul opens his heart for Israel and reminds us that God’s faithfulness…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 14: When Faith Feels Small
We’re walking through Romans together, and each day we’re taking one small piece of truth and carrying it into real life. Today, I want to talk about something…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 13: When Faith Feels Like Starting Over
We’re walking through Romans together, and each day we’re taking one small piece of truth and carrying it into real life. Today, I want to talk about something…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - When faith Feels Lonely
We’ve been walking through Paul's letter to the Romans together, and each day we've been taking one small piece of truth and carrying it into real life. Today…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 11: When Faith Costs
Today’s episode is about a kind of faith we don’t talk about enough — the kind that costs something. The kind that asks you to leave something behind. The kind…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 10: When Faith Feel Small
Today’s episode is one that hits close to home for anyone who’s ever felt like their faith is moving slower than they hoped. And let’s be honest — waiting is…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 9: Faith That Trusts God in the Unknown
Today's episode is one I have to remind myself of over and over gain. And to be completely honest with you, this was a very tough topic for me to wrap my head…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 8: What Real Faith Looks Like
In this second part of our Romans series, we take a closer look at what real faith actually looks like. Not the polished version we talk about on Sundays, and…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 7: Faith That Remembers God's Faithfulness
Let me ask you a question...does it aggravate you when you do something for someone and it gets to the point they always seem to just take it for granted or…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Today - Episode 6: Faith That Grows Under Pressure
Today I want to talk to you a little bit about when we find out if we really have faith, or maybe better put, how much...or what kind of faith do we have? You…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 5: Faith That Walks, Not Just Talks
Today I want to talk to you a little bit about when we find out if we really have faith, or maybe better put, how much...or what kind of faith do we have? You…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 4: Faith That Holds When Life Shifts
You know, life has a way of shifting on us when we least expect it. One minute everything feels steady, predictable, manageable… and then something changes. A…
Choosing Love TodayChoosing Love Today: Romans - Enduring Faith: Episode 3 - What Faith Really Is
As Paul continues in Romans, he talks about wanting to visit the believers in Rome so he can strengthen their faith — and be strengthened by theirs. And before…
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Choosing Love Today: Romans: Enduring Faith - Ep. 2 - A Faith That Lasts
Today we're starting a brand new series of mini-messages on Enduring Faith. We also started a 4 part series on the Book of Romans. So what we going to be doing…
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Choosing Love Today: Episode 11: Romans (part 1) Why We Need the Gospel)
Romans is one of the most important letters ever written — and Paul starts it by answering a huge question: Why do we even need the gospel? In this episode, we…
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Choosing Love Today: Launch Day for Romans (Part 1) Why We Need the Gospel
Episode 11 is LIVE! Today we begin our new Romans series with Why We Need the Gospel. Romans gives us the foundation — the truth of what the gospel is and why…
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Choosing Love Today: Pre-Launch Romans Ep 11 and Enduring Faith mini-series
Tomorrow morning at 5am, we begin our new Romans series with Episode 11: Why We Need the Gospel. Romans gives us the foundation — the truth of what the gospel…
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Choosing Love Today: mini-message: Paul — Waiting in Preparation
Today is the last day of our “Heroes Who Waited” series – as we were going through the Book of Acts. This last hero should be known to most everyone if you're…
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Choosing Love Today: Promo for Romans coming with Enduring Faith mini-series
A new 4 week series on the Book of Romans begins on Tuesday and runs for 4 weeks. Beginning the day after the Romans series airs there will be a new…
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Choosing Love Today: mini-message: Simeon & Anna — Waiting With Devotion
We're in our last 2 days of our “Heroes Who Waited” series – as we are finishing up in the Book of Acts and I wanted to talk to you about Simeon and Anna. Now…
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Choosing Love Today: mini-message: Hannah- Waiting With Longing
We're in the last 3 days of our “Heroes Who Waited” series – as we finishing up in the Book of Acts and I want to talk to you about Hannah. You can read about…
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Choosing Love Today: mini-message: Job — Waiting in the Dark
As we continue our final few days of our “Heroes Who Waited” series – while were finishing up in the Book of Acts I want to talk to you about Job. It's an Old…
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Choosing Love Today: mini-message- Moses: Waiting in Obscurity
As we continue our “Heroes Who Waited” series — and as we prepare our hearts for Acts — I want to talk about Moses. Not the Moses who parted the Red Sea. Not…
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Choosing Love Today: Episode 10 - The God Who Never Leaves
Episode 10 invites us to slow down and remember the God who never walks away. Through Paul’s words in Acts 20:24, we see a life shaped by purpose, steadiness…
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Choosing Love Today: mini-message - Joseph: Waiting in the Dark
As we continue our “Heroes Who Waited” series — and as we prepare our hearts for Acts — I want to talk about Joseph. If Abraham waited on a promise, Joseph…
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Choosing Love Today: mini-message: David: Waiting Shapes Character
When we walk through Acts, we see people waiting — waiting for direction, waiting for power, waiting for God to move. But that’s not a new pattern. It’s…
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Choosing Love Today: mini-message - Abraham: Waiting Builds Trust
When we step into the Book of Acts, we see people waiting — waiting for direction, waiting for power, waiting for God to move. But that’s not a new pattern…
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Choosing Love Today: mini - God Works in the Waiting
Before the Book of Acts explodes with movement, miracles, and momentum… there’s a quiet moment. A moment where the disciples are told to wait. Not because God…
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Choosing Love Today: Episode 9 - The Jesus We Continue to See
Episode 9 invites us to slow down and notice the Jesus who keeps appearing in the lives of His followers — not just in miracles, but in community, in devotion…
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Choosing Love Today: Mini-message - Follow Me
As we wrap up our journey through the Gospels, I keep coming back to this simple invitation from Jesus. He didn’t hand out a checklist or demand perfection. He…
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Choosing Love Today: mini-message - The Jesus We Meet
Hey friends — Mike here. As we step into Saturday, I want to keep us anchored in the theme we’ve been walking through this week: The Jesus We Meet. And I want…
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Choosing Love Today: mini-message - The Jesus We Meet
“Hey friends — Mike here. As we head into Friday, I want to keep us centered on the theme we’ve been sitting in this week: The Jesus We Meet. You know, in John…
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Choosing Love Today: The Daily Choice
You can’t fix the whole world. It’s too big, too loud, too complicated. But you can decide how you show up in it. Every day gives you a choice — react the way…
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Choosing Love Today: mini-message - Everybody’s Carrying Something
I saw a man at the grocery store yesterday who looked worn out. Not angry… just tired. The kind of tired that sits behind the eyes. And it reminded me of…
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Choosing Love Today: Episode 8 — The Gospels (Part 2): The Jesus We Meet
In this episode, we turn from the world Jesus entered to the Jesus we actually meet in the Gospels — not the Jesus we imagine, not the Jesus we create in our…
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Choosing Love Today: Monday Mini‑Message: John 14:6
This week’s Monday mini‑message comes from one of the clearest and most comforting statements Jesus ever made. In John 14:6, He says, “I am the way, the truth…
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Choosing Love Today: Freedom That Lasts — July 4th Weekend Mini‑Message
As we head into the July 4th weekend, here’s a short reminder about the kind of freedom that goes deeper than fireworks and cookouts. You can live in a free…
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Choosing Love Today: Promo - Episode 7 — The World Jesus Entered (Part 1)
In today’s episode, we step into the world Jesus entered — a world filled with tension, division, spiritual hunger, and people searching for hope. It wasn’t…
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Choosing Love Today: Episode 7 — The Gospels (Part 1): The World Jesus Entered
In this episode, we slow down and look at the world Jesus walked into — a world full of tension, confusion, spiritual hunger, and competing expectations…