After investing in a backyard transformation, building a new deck, and buying my 2026 Yamaha XMAX 300 scooter, I realized it’s time to hit the pause button on discretionary spending. In this episode of Leaning Toward Wisdom, I explain why I’m beginning a financial fast on August 1 – not because of financial hardship, but because intentional restraint can restore perspective. Sometimes the best purchase we can make is deciding not to buy anything at all. Let me share the thinking behind this experiment and why spending less (and getting rid of some things) may lead to greater contentment, clari
What’s your relationship with your own money? Happy July 4, 2026 – 250 years of American freedom. And I’m thankful. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
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There comes a point in life when too many people decide improvement is behind them. But growth, wisdom, curiosity, and meaningful change are still available — no matter your age. In this episode of Leaning Toward Wisdom, I explore why staying teachable, engaged, and willing to improve may be one of the greatest advantages of growing older. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
People. They’re the problem. 😉 Not all people, but most people. Then there’s ME. Maybe the biggest problem of all. Forever, my wife has urged me to lower my expectations, accusing me of expecting too much. Most often, the context is somebody’s behavior or performance. I’ll remark, “I think he could have done better.” To which she’ll reply, “I’m not sure he could have.” She’s likely right. I expect too much because I always believe people, including me, can do better. It sounds like I’m being critical (which is sometimes true), but in my head, it’s not so much that. It’s more my innate belief
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Thank you. For watching. For listening. For being part of the small band of folks who give their time and attention. It’s not a small thing to me. I hope it serves you in some way, too! Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
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Sacrifice. Self-control. Self-discipline. Temperance. Repentance. They’re all part of a life devoted to deprivation – a life devoted to not serving self, but a life devoted to improving self. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
An important link: https://www.youtube.com/c/LetthebiblespeakTv Spiritual, professional, and personal – those are the areas of life. And I need to put in the work to improve them all. Because I don’t want another year, I want a new, better year! Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me • My central digital hub: RandyCantrell.com
As we close out the final day of 2025, it seems fitting to engage in two of my favorite activities: reflection and anticipation. Links: My other shows are GrowGreat.com (a city government leadership show) and HotSpringsVillageInsideOut.com (a show about retiring, living, and thriving inside Hot Springs Village, Arkansas). Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
Happy New Year! Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
Today’s topic has preoccupied (and occupied) my thoughts for decades. Boys. Girls. Men. Women. Our differences. Our wants, needs and desires. Those things we crave most. From one another, as husbands and wives. Our duties and opportunities to serve each other. To make a difference for this person we love most. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
Once we were young. Now, we’re old. Okay, older. Being older is good. Often, it’s great! She was always gorgeous. I was always smitten. Madly in love. The love affair began on Wednesday night, July 2, 1975. During a church camp meeting in Oklahoma. I asked her out on a date following church services that night. She said yes. That orange car in the picture was our chariot. We drove around a bit. Talked a lot. Probably went to a Dairy Queen for soft drinks. I can’t remember. Eventually, I kissed her. She kissed me back. And it was all so easy. The conversation. The being together. The kissing. B
Let’s discuss some important words: Regrets Wondering Wholesome Sacrifice Restraint Self-Control Struggle Discipline They all can help us understand and practice wholesomeness. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
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Today’s episode is about something we’ve all experienced, often without realizing it at the time: not knowing you’re in trouble. Not because you didn’t see the warning signs—but because you couldn’t, or maybe you wouldn’t. Pride, foolishness, selfishness—they can all blind us. And sometimes, the most dangerous trouble is the kind we don’t know we’re in. Important link: Let The Bible Speak YouTube Channel Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
Your Story Is Their Inheritance Why documenting your life may be the most powerful gift you leave behind “When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.” – African proverb We spend our lives accumulating experiences, lessons, values, and insights — but how much of it do we pass on? Not the stuff — the stories. The moments. The decisions. The wisdom. Your story is your legacy. And your family needs it more than you think. Why Your Story Matters We all come from a long line of stories, but too often they fade with time. Maybe your grandfather was a hard worker. Maybe your mother overcame s
Are you overwhelmed, overloaded, and constantly feeling behind? You’re not alone. Let’s explore the anxiety that comes from having too many responsibilities, too many projects, and too little clarity. Okay, more precisely, I’ll share with you my recurring sense of overwhelm in hopes it can help you with yours. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
I know, I’ve been a dog on a bone with this. Some might say, “You’re beating a dead horse!” Maybe. And maybe that’s the method to my madness in the past few episodes. Do you know about the dead horse theory? It’s had a long-standing place in management lore. It goes like this, according to the Internet. The “Dead Horse Theory” is a satirical metaphor that illustrates how some individuals, institutions, or nations handle obvious, unsolvable problems. Instead of accepting reality, they cling to justifying their actions. The core idea is simple: if you realize you’re riding a dead horse, the most
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When we learn that our behavior and choices belong entirely to us and are independent of what others do, it’s the road less traveled to becoming a better person. Rare are the people who have made up their minds to behave like that, likely because it demands a willingness to suffer wrong and move on to do what’s right. No matter what. Self-discipline is at the heart of enduring suffering, sacrificing, exercising grace and gratitude. All hard things! Easier things are becoming bitter, harboring resentment, and embracing a victim mentality. Hatred. Retribution. Payback. Those are all easy and req
A few weeks ago, Megan Moroney was on The Bobby Bones Show. She’s an emerging country music star touring with Kenny Chesney. I only know that because I’ve seen snippets of their shows on social media. Not knowing who she is or anything about her, I trolled through a short clip of Bobby Bones’s interview with her. During the interview, Bobby asked her a question that prompted an answer we can all relate to, but here’s a young lady who seems to be breaking through country music in a BIG way. But that’s hardly the whole story. For Megan, it was country music. For me, it’s currently two things: le
Thanks for watching. If you choose to listen, thanks for that, too. Other than that, I’ve got nothing. The show speaks for itself. But here are the links I mentioned (and promised to share): LetTheBibleSpeak.tv https://hotspringsvillageinsideout.com/a-champion-bull-rider-who-loves-to-cut-hair/ Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me
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