Craig Owens

Cedar Springs

Host at The Craig T. Owens Audio Blog

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Sanctified Experiences

3 weeks ago | craigtowens.com | Craig Owens

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible. https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/sanctified-experiences.mp3Even with the Voice of the Holy Spirit in our ear and the Mind of God giving us insight, we still “miss it” sometimes. Maybe it’s fear or impatience or immaturity, but we try something on our own and the results are painful.
God’s Loving “Stop!”

1 month ago | craigtowens.com | God's love |Craig Owens

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible. https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/gods-loving-stop.mp3Does it sound loving when the Bible says that God’s hand was against His people to defeat them when they went out to battle? It’s actually one of the most loving things God could do for them. Check out the full message from which I took this clip.
Counting Noses

1 month ago | craigtowens.com | Craig Owens

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible. https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/counting-noses.mp3One of the reasons I felt prompted to write Shepherd Leadership was that I saw too many CEO-like metrics being used by pastors to gauge the success of their church.
A.I. Bots And Temptation

1 month ago | craigtowens.com | Craig Owens

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible. https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a.i.-bots-and-temptation.mp3Believe it or not, an article about A.I. bots got me thinking about temptation. Check out this episode of The Podcast. The Scriptures I reference in this episode—Genesis 3:1-6; Luke 4:1-13; 1 Peter 5:8; James 4:7; Hebrews 12:2.
The Mind Of God

1 month ago | craigtowens.com | Craig Owens

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible. https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/the-mind-of-god.mp3Last week we talked about the Voice of the Holy Spirit. I love the phrase from 1 Samuel 9:15 where God “told Samuel in his ear” about Saul’s arrival and what he should say to Saul. Then the Holy Spirit’s Voice for all of us is foretold in Isaiah 30:21.
The Power Of Personal Experience

1 month ago | craigtowens.com | Craig Owens

The religious leaders asked a man who had been healed by Jesus of his blindness whether he though Jesus had sinned by healing on the Sabbath. He said, “I do not know whether He is a sinner and wicked or not. But one thing I do know, that whereas I was blind before, now I see” (John 9:25).
Don’t Forget To Remember

1 month ago | craigtowens.com | Craig Owens

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible. https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/dont-forget-to-remember.mp3I was honored to be invited to offer the commencement address for some amazing students graduating from the Parent Teacher Co-op program. I think we rush too quickly through our celebrations. It seems that at each milestone, we pause only briefly to move on toward the next milestone.
More Popular Than Jesus?

1 month ago | craigtowens.com | Craig Owens

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible. https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/more-popular-than-jesus.mp3In March 1966, at the height of Beatlemania, John Lennon was quoted—“Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn’t argue about that; I’m right and I will be proved right. We’re more popular than Jesus now; I don’t know which will go first—rock ’n’ roll or Christianity.
When The World Fears Christians

1 month ago | craigtowens.com | Craig Owens

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible. https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/when-the-world-fears-christians.mp3Here’s an interesting interaction between King Saul and David—And Saul jealously eyed David from that day forward. … And Saul cast the javelin, for he thought, I will pin David to the wall. And David evaded him twice.
The Voice In Your Ear

1 month ago | craigtowens.com | Craig Owens

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible. https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/the-voice-in-your-ear.mp3I would like you to think about a wise, loving friend. One who has years of godly wisdom, empathy, loads of patience, and loving boldness.