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Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: Does God Really Care About My Choices?
In this episode of Lori Cline's Greatest Hits, Lori shares how God cares about the choices we make, and the way we show our love for Him is through choosing to follow His guidance and commandments in our everyday decisions. "Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ?" Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Aug 19, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:18 min.
00:04:18 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: What Is the Bible to You?
In this episode of Lori Cline's Greatest Hits, Lori reflects on the personal and foundational significance of the Bible, urging listeners to rediscover its truth for themselves amidst a culture that increasingly questions its authority and relevance. "Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ?" Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Aug 14, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:05:04 min.
00:05:04 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Today on Lori Cline's Greatest Hits, Lori explores how even good things can become harmful when taken in excess, and emphasizes the importance of wisdom and self-restraint in our daily lives. "Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ?" Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Aug 12, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:18 min.
00:04:18 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: Do We Test God’s Patience?
In this episode of Lori Cline's Greatest Hits, Lori explores the challenge of patience in everyday life, using personal stories and biblical wisdom to encourage listeners to reflect on God's patience and grace, especially when their own patience is tested. "Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ?" Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Aug 12, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:05:39 min.
00:05:39 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: Move out
Today on Lori Cline's Greatest Hits, Lori uses the story of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt to encourage listeners to let go of what holds them back and trust that God will guide them into a new and better chapter of life. "Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ?" Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Aug 07, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:46 min.
00:04:46 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits - Becoming Beautiful
In this episode of Lori Cline's Greatest Hits, Lori explores how our lives, like art, are most beautiful and meaningful when they truthfully reflect who we are and allow God, the Creator, to shape us—even through broken and contrasting moments—into something uniquely full of hope and inspiration. "Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ?" Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Aug 05, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:07 min.
00:04:07 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
What Shade Of Bitter Are You?
Today on Lori Cline's Greatest Hits, Lori emphasizes that while we may focus on outward appearances, what truly matters is letting go of bitterness and choosing to be “colored by love,” allowing kindness, forgiveness, and grace to shape how we interact with others. "Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ?" Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Jul 31, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:27 min.
00:04:27 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Fight Like Jesus
Today on Lori Cline's Greatest Hits, this episode explores how Jesus fought temptation in the wilderness by standing firm on scripture, encouraging listeners to use God’s word as their weapon to resist the devil and overcome their own battles. "Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ?" Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Jul 29, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:03:41 min.
00:03:41 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
The World of Illusion
In this episode of Lori Cline's Greatest Hits, Lori emphasizes that we must not be deceived by the illusions and narratives shaped by culture, but instead seek truth, remember who the real enemy is, and walk in love and faith anchored in God's Word. "Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ?" Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Jul 24, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:44 min.
00:04:44 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Can Good and Evil Coexist?
To on Lori Cline's greatest hits, Lori shares how Jesus’ parable of the weeds teaches us that while good and evil grow together in the world, we should focus on cultivating truth and righteousness in our own hearts, trusting that God will ultimately separate and judge at the proper time. "Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ?" Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Jul 22, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:03:51 min.
00:03:51 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Why We Need to Let the Sun Shine In
In this episode of Lori cline's Greatest Hits, Lori discusses the popularity and importance of vitamin D for immunity, especially during the pandemic, and draws parallels between the physical benefits of sunlight and the spiritual significance of God's healing light. "Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ?" Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Jul 17, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:03:41 min.
00:03:41 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Someone May Need This From You Today
Welcome to Lori Cline's Greatest Hits. Today Lori emphasizes that while our needs may vary, God knows them all and meets us with comfort, encouraging us to share that same comfort and compassion with others in our lives. "Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ?" Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Jul 15, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:11 min.
00:04:11 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
From the Mouths of Babes
Welcome to Lori Cline's Greatest Hits. Today Lori reflects on the wisdom and perspective she gains from her children, sharing how childlike faith reminds us that, although we cannot see God, His presence is still real and evident all around us. "Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ?" Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Jul 10, 2025
Show
The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:33 min.
00:04:33 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Don't Put Your Head in the Sand
Welcome to Lori Cline's Greatest Hits - Today Lori encourages listeners to stop ignoring the things they know they should address, take responsibility for their actions or inactions, and actively move forward in alignment with God's guidance to experience the blessings He has prepared for them. "Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ?" Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Jul 08, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:36 min.
00:04:36 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Be Sure This is Clean
Today on Lori Cline's Greatest Hits Lori uses the practices of physical cleanliness during a pandemic to highlight that, while outward actions matter, true spiritual cleanliness comes only from being changed by the grace of Jesus on the inside. "Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ?" Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Jul 03, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:22 min.
00:04:22 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Keep the Fire Going
Today on Lori Cline's Greatest Hits Lori uses the experience of tending to a backyard fire pit to illustrate the importance of keeping the "fire" of faith alive through daily devotion and continual surrender to God. "Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ?" Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Jul 01, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:28 min.
00:04:28 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Are There Cracks in Your Foundation?
Welcome to Lori Cline's Greatest Hits. Today Lori asks the question, "When you buy a house, what is one of the most important things you need to have inspected?" The foundation. A solid foundation is vital for the safety, appearance and value of a home. Everything is built on the foundation. It is the same for us as people. Interested in becoming a devoted follower of Christ? Go to follow.lifeword.org
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Jun 26, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:05:10 min.
00:05:10 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
What To Do When You Are stuck in a Muddy Pit
Welcome to Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: Join Lori as she asks the question - At any point over the past year, have you felt like you were trying to walk through quicksand? I have used that reference more than once to, in some way, describe what I was feeling as uncertainty surrounded me, yet life still kept moving forward. Many days would actually be best described as stuck in the mud. "Interested in learning more about becoming a devoted follower of Christ? Go to follow.lifeword.org" #loriclinegreatesthits
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Jun 24, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:10 min.
00:04:10 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: What's Really Making You Sick?
It is important to diagnose the spiritual problems we have so that we can have healing. Interested in learning more about becoming a devoted follower of Christ? Go to follow.lifeword.org!
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Jun 19, 2025
Show
The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:11 min.
00:04:11 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: Truth & Lies
It can be easy to lie to ourselves just as much as we lie to others. Interested in learning more about becoming a devoted follower of Christ? Go to follow.lifeword.org!
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Jun 17, 2025
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:07 min.
00:04:07 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: How Good Are You Really?
We can never be good enough to earn our salvation, but Jesus died to give it to us.
#theloriclineshow
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Are you a dog person or a cat person?
We are dog people, but I will say I love ALL animals.
We ADORE our pets, don’t we? In 2020, the pet industry hit a record sales of 103 Billion dollars. We often care for and love on our pets way more than we do people! It’s true.
We have two dogs, Roxy and Ruby. We love them dearly. They’re good dogs, until they’re not. They’re potty trained to go outside. They can sit, lay down and play fetch. But… they are animals. Animals often do bad things. Roxy likes to eat lizards, baby rabbits and turtles. She will also play with frogs and chipmunks until they die. She loves to go on adventures in the woods beyond our yard if her invisible fence collar is not working. No matter how mean you sound trying to get her to come back, she will stop, look at you, turn back around and keep on walking. So naughty.
Ruby loves to eat ANYTHING she can get her little teeth on. She has chewed up shoes, books, pens, shirts, a brand new backpack and so much more. Once she chewed up the leather corners of my Bible, but I guess I really couldn’t be mad because she was feeding on the word, right? I had to do that.
Here’s my point, dogs are good, until they’re not. They can also be really bad.
Do we sometimes describe people the same way? He’s a good person. She’s a good person. They do good things. They give, serve, love and are kind. Those ARE good things, but what about all the times he or she may NOT be a good person or may NOT do good things? We don’t like to focus on that do we? The reason we don’t is because we don’t want to come face to face with the true condition of our human heart, which IS, we are DEAD in our SIN, apart from Christ. See Ephesians ch 2.
What God created in the beginning was good, but then a choice was made.
Genesis 2:17
You must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.
God’s words to Adam and Eve in the garden were not unclear. When you eat from it, you WILL certainly die. Everything was good, until it wasn’t.
Dr David Jeremiah describes it this way, “Satan was the original violator of the righteousness of God, but sin entered the world through Adam and death entered the world through sin.”
While we are responsible for our own choices and sin, we are born into the family of a fallen human race. Adam’s sin brought death to the world and there is not enough good any man or woman can do to wipe that away.
Romans 3:23 says “ALL” have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Here’s the good news,
2 Corinthians 5:21
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
It may be difficult for you to see yourself as a sinner and you may do a lot of good things, but the Bible makes it so clear, you could never be good enough to be made right with a holy God apart from the perfect sacrifice of Jesus on a cross. Without Him, you are dead IN your sin.
That’s the truth.
Take an inventory as you think about how good you really are. Go to Exodus 20 and brush up on the ten commandments. Next, go to the words of Jesus who then took those laws much deeper in Matthew chapter five. Scroll on down to the parts about murder, lust and envy in your heart and then the part about loving our enemies.
The truth is we are all sinners, in need of a savior. Thank God, where sin abounded, grace abounded much more. I’m SO thankful for amazing grace that is greater than all my sin.
I’m Lori Cline.
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Apr 29, 2025
Show
The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:24 min.
00:04:24 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: The Church Beyond Easter Sunday
Because of the resurrection, the church should be working in one accord with joy.
#theloriclineshow
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What is the number one most attended church day of the year? Easter Sunday!
Did you go to church on Easter? According to research MANY of you probably did.
If you have little ones, you may still have decorated eggs in your fridge, but for the most part the flurry of Easter is behind us. The worship services, brunches, new dresses, ham and potato salad lunches, family photos and all things Easter have been checked off and sadly for many they won’t darken the doors of the church or think much about it until next Easter.
According to Gallup, a conservative estimate is that thousands of U.S. churches are closing each year. Back in 1937 when they first measured U.S. church membership, 73% of the U.S. were members of a house of worship. Today, that number is below 50%!
While the world around us is changing, the great commission hasn’t changed.
Following Pentecost, as the early church was exploding in Acts 2, the functions of the church established then haven’t changed. What’s changed?
What about church beyond Easter Sunday?
Many believers have left the building or have even left the faith. Just look around or have an honest conversation with someone about church. You’ll quickly discover a vast array of reasons why people choose to not gather with the body of Christ.
Some have what I call the quickly spreading ‘itching ears’ virus as described in 2 Timothy 4:3. People will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead they gather around those saying what their ears itch to hear.
People eject because sound doctrine usually leads me to conviction over the sin in my life. Conviction and repentance don’t seem to be a popular topic.
A few other reasons we’ve seen from the long list of why people eject from gathering together are church wounds, a fallen leader, this virus, complacency, consumerism, religious, political and social division and simply not being able to reconcile the suffering and brokenness of this world.
I hear you. I get it. I’ve seen it and experienced it. It gets messy. So why does it matter that we are connected to the body, I’m not talking about a building, I’m talking about an ekklesia, beyond Easter Sunday?
We need each another. The body needs every part. See 1 Corinthians 12. The body can’t function FULLY without each member strengthening the other and working together as one. Over and over we see the importance of digging into relationships, pursuing unity in the body, not ejecting, speaking the truth in love and working together for the mission we are all called to fulfill. God’s people coming together become His hands and feet carrying out His plan to show this broken and messy world God’s way, God’s love, God’s grace, God’s mercy and the truth of His coming kingdom.
Hebrews 10:23-25
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
The early church of Acts beyond resurrection day and beyond Jesus ascending to the heavens was FULL of joy! Jesus was ALIVE! There were over 500 eye witnesses! The early church leaders were there! They saw it with their own eyes! This changed EVERYTHING! So why NOW church are we so stale? Why have we lost our JOY? Why are we being tossed about by every wind of doctrine?
Ekklesia, it’s time to speak the truth. It’s time to quit playing church and be the church. It’s time to grow up in maturity and we can’t do that alone. It’s time to gather. It’s time to move as one. We are here for such a time as this.
Jesus is STILL alive and our mission remains the same.
That’s the truth.
Will you gather beyond Easter Sunday?
It’s not about dressing up. It’s not about checking off your church attendance box. It’s not about a building, it’s about being connected to the living, breathing body of Christ, doing your part that only you can do, so together we can be a city on a hill shining bright to a very dark world around us and beyond.
I’m Lori Cline.
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Apr 24, 2025
Show
The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:05:28 min.
00:05:28 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: Pray Till You Pray
We are often guilty of being distracted with our life and not spending time in prayer with God.
#theloriclineshow
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Have you ever been invited over to a friends house for coffee and after you walk in, you get your mug, sit down expecting a conversation to begin, but instead your friend does EVERYTHING BUT talk to you? It wouldn’t be much of a visit now would it? It would be a bit odd honestly. You expect to connect, talk about life, share joys and struggles but instead your friends attention is on their phone, then they fold some laundry, binge watch some TV, read a book… all while you’re just sitting there! RUDE right?
Maybe you try to initiate a conversation, but after a while you realize it’s not gonna happen, so you decide to leave.
So what happened? The stage was set. An invitation was extended. Time was set aside. The coffee was hot and the chairs were warm and comfy. Then nothing. No connection or conversation. Barely a greeting and how are you before distractions robbed the moments that could have been. We would hope to never do that to a friend.
But, sadly many of us are guilty of being the distracted one when it comes to spending time with God in prayer. We start our day with a quick ‘thank you Jesus for this day’ and off we go! At some point we might give a quick thanks for our lunch and dinner or shoot up a few quick prayers throughout the day about not being late or that something works out in our favor like a basketball game and then our heads hit the pillow after the kids are down and we’re so exhausted from the day we barely begin to thank God for the day and lift up needs we are aware of before we fall fast asleep. Sound familiar? I’m guilty.
It starts to feel like a drive through, fast food exchange instead of a sit down dinner, face to face kind of soul connection and heart exchange.
Prayer is not something simply reserved for meals and church buildings. It’s an amazing opportunity we have to sit with the Father. We can come boldly to the throne of grace, (Hebrews 4:16) that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. As we stop and begin the conversation we can lay our burdens down, talk about our struggles, share our joys, give thanks for everything we are and have, as well as take time to ask our questions and be honest with what we wrestle with.
Still why can it be so hard to do?
I discovered an old Puritan saying recently I think might help us all. Pray till you pray! Meaning, start somewhere and then get beyond the routine phrases and requests. Make time to sit in God’s presence and keep the conversation going until you find yourself in deep communication and communion with the Father. Maybe you get to a place you don’t say a word, but your heart is still, there are no distractions and you find yourself resting in the presence of God, ultimately trusting Him with everything in your life and all the things consuming your mind. Pray till you pray.
Amazing things happen when we pray. The Apostle Paul knew that first hand that’s why he wrote this to the church in Colossae…
Colossians 4:2
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
I love this short and simple reminder from Paul to be intentional and devoted to taking time to pray. When we come to God daily with attentive hearts and a thankful spirit, no matter how chaotic the conversation may begin or where the location, we can press in, ignore the distractions and find rest and delight in God’s presence. As we do our hearts will open even more and the conversation may go deeper than we ever imagined.
That’s the truth.
Pray till you pray! It’s a conversation that’s long overdue.
I’m Lori Cline.
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Apr 10, 2025
Show
The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:39 min.
00:04:39 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: A Whale Of A Thank You
When we see those who are struggling in life, we should be there for them as others were for us.
#theloriclineshow
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Have you ever received a ‘whale of a’ thank you?
Well stop your scroll and let me tell you the coolest story that actually was a ‘whale of a’ thank you, because it was actually done by a whale! Seriously!
So let me start with explaining the phrase. Anytime you say a ‘whale of a’ anything, it means an exceedingly good example of a particular thing. So if you were doing a great job, it would be awesome to hear your boss say, ‘you’re doing a whale of a job’! Or if you went to a party you could say ‘I had a whale of a time’! Ok… you get it!
So there was an actual whale that in its whale way, said thank you and showed gratitude.
It actually happened back in 2005. It was in December, six miles from the Farallon Islands, a chain of rocky islands about 30 miles west of San Francisco, California. A 50-foot-long female humpback whale was spotted near the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge and it was entangled in crab fishing gear and nets.
This whale, estimated to weigh 50 tons, was on its usual migratory route between the Northern California coast and Baja California when it became entangled in the nylon ropes that link crab pots. A crab fisherman spotted it first and made the call for help. A team of divers and rescuers located the trapped whale and evaluated the situation.
These whales are huge, but the team seeing how badly this one was trapped, realized the only way to try and save it would be to have divers get in the water, swim up to it and cut the ropes. There were about 20 ropes, which each are 240 feet long with weights every 60 feet, so imagine the stress on this animal with these weights pulling it down, ropes digging into its skin, wrapped around its tail and even one in its mouth. It was a struggle for this humpback to stay above water simply to be able to breathe.
As the whale floated passively in the water, four divers took about an hour cutting away the ropes. The diver that cut away the rope from the mouth of the whale shared it was an epic moment in his life as he and the whale made eye contact while he freed her from the ropes.
Once the whale was free, it swam in circles and then this 50 ton humpback whale swam up to each diver, one by one, and nuzzled them gently, as if to say thank you, before swimming away.
I love this story for a few reasons.
First it reminds me how easy it is to get trapped in sin and the cares of this world and when we do sometimes the tangled mess we find ourselves in, we can’t get out of on our own. We need to welcome loving hearts who are willing to jump in the deep water with us.
Second I’m challenged to remember there are those around me close to drowning. Father, help ME see and hear the cries of help that may be around me and give me the courage to jump into the deep to lend a helping hand.
And third, when I am set free from the ropes that hold my heart in fear, worry or the heavy weight of lies that try to hold me down and keep me from breathing in deep and being all God wants me to be… I need to stop and give thanks to God for setting me free from those chains on a daily basis.
I Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
The victory and freedom we can walk in because of Jesus, is worth a whale of a thank you to God each and every day! That’s the truth.
Be encouraged. You’re not alone. God loves you so much. No matter where you may find yourself, in the water trapped, diving in to help or maybe you need to say thank you… through it all God gives us the victory.
I’m Lori Cline.
By: Lori Cline
(Lifeword)
(Lifeword)
Aired on
Apr 08, 2025
Show
The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:39 min.
00:04:39 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: Good Grief
Grief touches every life at some point, but we can feel peace and comfort from God.
#theloriclineshow
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If I say the phrase ‘good grief’, what’s the first thing you think of?
For many, it’s the beloved cartoon character Charlie Brown, who made the saying popular in the 1950’s. Poor Charlie Brown was always bummed out and frustrated and so often nothing ever seemed to go right. He could never kick that football! GOOD GRIEF just seemed to be the right thing to say.
If you think about it though, can grief be good? It’s really an oxymoron. These two words, GOOD and GRIEF placed side by side and used together, which totally contradict each other. When you think of grief you don’t naturally think of it as something good. But should we?
Can grief be a good thing? Grief is deep sorrow as a result of losing someone we love. Looking back at the past year, our world has been stricken with grief as a result of loss due to Covid-19. Over two and a half million people worldwide have died from that alone. That’s in addition to all the other ways people die everyday.
Did you know there is a world death clock? It calculates the number of people who are dying in the world every second. On an average there are 56 million deaths that take place in a year. This is then broken down by month, day, hour and minute. By the time this video finishes, over 400 people will have died.
The gravity of loss our world has faced, and continues to face, leaves an ongoing shadow of grief that covers the hearts of the world. The rain falls on us all and no one is immune to death. There is a time for everything, a time to be born and a time to die.
In my deepest moments of grief recently, God’s promise in Psalm 34:18 to be ‘near the brokenhearted’ has been proven true for me. I’ve felt His peace, His comfort and my hope of heaven has grown stronger than ever. My eyes see this life from a much more eternal perspective. This brings me peace and even joy in the midst of grief. Good grief, you might even say, because my eyes are not consumed with the things of this world. Knowing this life is not the end, my eyes stay even more fixed on Jesus and set on things above. That is where my hope comes from in the midst of grief.
King Solomon understood the good that comes from grief.
Ecclesiastes 7:1-4
A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.
It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart. Frustration is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
Solomon is known for his wisdom. It’s what he asked God for out of anything he could have had. Here he gives us a bit of an oxymoron, like good grief. It is good to go to the house of mourning. But what do we find there? Tears, heartache, loss and grief, yet in the midst of that there are hearts considering what matters most. It’s not the prosperity of life but the grit, strength and perseverance that is forged in the fires of mourning, loss, struggle, not our desired outcome and frustration.
James even tells us to count it all joy. Sounds a bit upside down, but when you consider
the wisdom, grace and comfort that covers your soul in those seasons and the eternal perspective gained… I believe it’s easier to see grief as something God uses for our good.
That’s the truth.
Friends - there will be a time for us all to die. Be wise. Consider your eternity. This world is not the end. Jesus made a way of salvation and for those found IN HIM, the house of mourning becomes a house of celebration and only because of the HOPE we have of heaven, can we truly know GOOD GRIEF.
I’m Lori Cline.
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Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: Follow The Cross
The cross is a landmark and symbol of the sacrifice of Christ that we can follow to Him.
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Have you ever searched for something?
Well, every Tuesday evening, my husband and I join a search for treasure. You see, there’s an island off the coast of Nova Scotia called Oak Island. This tree-covered island has intrigued treasure hunters for more than 200 years.
It’s believed that the island is hiding one of the greatest treasures of all time. Since 2014 we have watched two brothers search for the ‘so called’ Oak Island treasure.
Using modern technology plus their own expertise, they have searched and actually discovered some very interesting and very old artifacts. Something took place on that island long ago.
I don’t know what they’ll find, if anything, but we love their passion and pursuit to unearth the mystery that is Oak Island. They dig, they drill, they dive, they excavate and they metal detect all over the island finding clues that link to the past with the hopes of uncovering the story.
A phrase they use on the show that’s caught my attention is this, ‘follow the feature’. What I’ve learned is that a FEATURE is completely different from an artifact. An artifact is something portable. It can be removed easily, picked up and separated from a location like coins, nails, an iron cross or anything discovered that can then be removed from a location and analyzed.
A feature is something that cannot be moved or separated from its location and it gives context to whatever took place there. One such feature they’ve discovered is an ancient stone pathway. As they unearth this road, finding artifacts along the way, over and over they continue to say, ‘follow the feature’. It’s archaeology 101 I guess, because they know someone a long time ago, created this feature and as they follow it, they hope it will lead them to what they are searching for, which is to discover the treasure of Oak Island.
Follow the feature. That phrase has rolled around a lot in my mind this holy week as we focus on the cross of Christ. You see, the cross is an unchanging, unmoving, undeniable feature we all at one point or another discover. When we do, we have a choice. Will we follow it and see the mystery of the great exchange and what that means for those who believe OR will we simply see it as a relic, something to be worn around our neck but not something to truly carry.
Following the cross leads you to discover who Jesus really IS. He tells us in His own words with these seven truths.
“I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. John 6:35.
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12
“I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, He will be saved” John 10:9
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” John 10:11
“I am the true vine, whoever abides in me will bear much fruit” John 15:1
“I am the way, and the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6
“I am He” (the messiah) John 4:26
If you’ve searched and found those six truths of who Jesus is, then they will lead you to this one…
John 11:25
“I am the resurrection and the life, whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.”
That’s what we discover when we follow the cross, the feature and fact of history we can’t ignore, we find Jesus. The great I AM. The author and perfecter of our faith, who for the JOY set before Him endured the cross, for you and for me.
That’s the truth.
This weekend, maybe for the first time you’ll discover what Easter is really all about. That’s my prayer for you. Don’t search for a bunny… follow the feature that is the cross and you’ll discover the lamb.
I’m Lori Cline.
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Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: Speak To It - Part 2
The words we speak in truth should always reflect the love and grace of Jesus.
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Is it easy for you to ‘speak to it’?
For some of you ‘high justice’ people, I know it is!
You see someone doing something that isn’t right, someone’s misbehaving or someone’s stepping out of line… you gotta speak to it!
As believers, we are called to “speak to it”, IN LOVE, when we see a brother or sister putting back on the ways of the ‘old man’ they used to be. We should be walking daily in the newness of life that Christ has put on us and in doing so, our walk and talk should imitate that of Christ. HE is our standard. So, when any one part of the body begins to break down or not live or walk in the way they should go, we’re called to speak to it and remind one another WHO WE ARE in Christ and who we SHOULD NOT be.
The Bible speaks truth to EVERYTHING in our life. Got questions? It’s FULL of answers. Don’t take my word for it, dig into it for yourself. But you must be ready to take yourself off the throne and put God back on it. When you do that, the words in these pages satisfy your soul like nothing else can and your path is made clear.
We’re focusing this week on the words of Paul in Ephesians chapter four. Paul is speaking to the way the church is acting. The believers were ‘grieving the spirit’ in how they were treating one another, how there were living and speaking. Paul loved them so much, he had to speak to it.
Ephesians 4:29-32
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Think about your words. Does the way you talk reflect the love and grace of Jesus? Do you tear others down way more than you build them up, all under the guise of sarcasm? We’re wounding our own body when we hurt those we should be loving.
Do you hold bitterness in your heart for a brother or sister? Drop all the surface things you may disagree on and let’s get back to the heart. Paul doesn’t tip toe around anything. Get RID of ALL bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. This is speaking directly to the heart of believers who should know better. You may not actually go rage out and ACT on what your feeling, because that could land you in jail, but the INTENT is just the same. Consider this the next time you become outraged on social media over differing opinions. Consider this when you feel misunderstood. Do your words do more harm than good? Build UP more than you tear down.
Paul wraps up his loving rebuke with grace. Be kind. Be compassionate. Extend forgiveness and grace because of the undeserved grace God extends to us through Christ.
Friends we forget our own desperate need for grace and stand in judgment too easily. We get angry, we hold bitterness in our heart, we focus more on things of this world and the way we talk and act looks nothing like Jesus. We grieve His spirit in us and have forgotten where we once were. God forgive us.
A preacher friend put it this way - when you remember the grace that you’ve come from, you walk and talk into who you’re CALLED to be.
That’s the truth.
May our hearts be open to hear so we live reflecting more of Jesus to the world around us. That’s our mission and we should love one another enough to speak to it, in LOVE, extending grace, as the Lord leads us all.
I’m Lori Cline.
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Have you ever had to speak to it? Mamas I know you have!
It’s a moment you simply can’t be silent. Truth needs to be spoken into a situation and you just can’t hold your tongue!
A child is misbehaving and a parent is no where to be found, girl I got to speak to it! What about you see someone intentionally break in line where some patient soul has been waiting? I might need to speak to it!
I know you have some moments coming to your mind when you had to ‘speak to it’. For me it’s when enough is enough and I come to the place where truth HAS to be spoken.
Families, in love, sometimes must come together and speak to it.
It is time to get a job!
This relationship is bringing you down more than it’s lifting you up!
You are headed down a dark road If you keep making these choices for your life.
Sometimes we must speak to the GIANT elephant in the room!
The TRUTH can hurt. But still… it MUST be spoken.
Did you know, if you are a believer and follower of Jesus, you are called to ‘speak to it’? You are.
Well, Lori, that’s just not my business. I don’t need to go ruffling feathers or saying something that might hurt someones feelings.
IF it’s the truth, and they are a brother or sister in Christ, it IS your business. You do need to ruffle those feathers, feelings may get hurt, they may get mad, but you are members of the SAME body! We forget that don’t we!
If I break a leg, am I going to ignore it, let it get infected or heal back crooked so I can’t walk? NO! It’s my body. We want to take care of our body and often yes it hurts to clean out a wound or reset a bone, but it MUST be done to heal so the whole body functions and moves the way it was intended.
Romans 12:5 and 1 Corinthians chapter 12 speak to this in that, IN CHRIST, we are one body, made up of many members. I love verse 26 of 1 Corinthians chapter 12 that says, “If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.”
We don’t think of it that way enough. We are called to love one another and speak the truth IN LOVE so we may be whole, working together as one for the cause of Christ.
In that spirit, I’m gonna speak to it.
Ephesians 4:25-28
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.
Body of Christ, stop lying to yourselves and to one other! That’s NOT love. LIVE out and speak the TRUTH in love. Romans 6:4 calls us to walk in the NEWNESS of life, but spiritual DECAY has set in the hearts of many! Clean it out. Renew your mind with the truth! If you get angry, don’t sin! Believers are NOT called to violence, hate, slander or judgment. We are to be SLOW to anger and quick to listen to the pain and needs of the body.
Stop stealing! Work for what you need. God established work for your good so get to work and God will bless you so you can in turn bless those around you.
That my friends is the TRUTH in love. No getting around it. Spoken by the Apostle Paul to the church. That’s you and me. He spoke to it. He wasn’t afraid to and we shouldn’t be either. God give us ears now to hear and repentant hearts moved to change so the world sees a healthy body at work for the cause of Christ. That’s why we must ‘speak to it’ IN LOVE.
That’s the truth.
Paul speaks to it even more in the rest of Ephesians chapter 4. We’ll look at that next time. Follow along with us at Lifeword.org.
I’m Lori Cline.
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Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: Ask For Help
When struggling with a decision, we should ask God for the answer and trust Him to reveal it.
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Is it difficult for you to ask for help?
For many of us I’m afraid it is! We want to be able to do whatever it is ourselves. We got it. No help needed. But is that really always the case? No! We all NEED help sometimes.
For all the busy body types watching this, how many times have you really wanted help with something, NEEDED help, but didn’t ask for it? Someone might even ask, can I do anything? You’re reply, “no, no I got it.”
But do we really? Do we really ‘got it’? No, we don’t. And then we get all bent out of shape because we did it all by ourselves. Repeat after me, I need help.
It’s true! We all need help sometimes. But why is it so hard to ask for it?
For me… I want you to think I got it ALL under control. I learned this long ago and still I am learning this. I fall into the “no one can do it like me” category, which falls under pride and control. Hey, at least I’m aware! Lord give me strength!
As soon as I think I have a good healthy awareness of it, man I can fall right back into an unhealthy pattern of not asking for help.
I’ve recently really struggled with a decision I needed to make. I kept going back and forth about it. I was praying about it, but still had no rest. One day I would be on one side and the next I would be on the other. It was driving me crazy. I needed peace and I needed to just make a decision and move forward. I needed help.
My youngest, one day before school, was reading a daily devotion and this was the verse she read…
Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
After she read that my husband looked at me and said, that just might be your answer. I took that to heart and spent some time that morning with the Lord in Psalm 28. Do you know what that entire chapter is about? Rejoicing in answered prayer.
What God showed me that day was I once again was clinging more to fear and control than trusting the Lord with which way I needed to go in that decision. I was reminded my strength is not from me. I am not my best protector. The Lord is my strength and my shield and as I TRUST He shepherds and guides me in ALL my ways, He helps me. And once I surrender all of that fear and control, the worry and fretting is gone. What overwhelmed my heart in that moment was joy, peace, awareness of how I wasn’t trusting the Lord and as I laid that down my heart was FULL of praise.
I had asked the Lord to help me make the decision, but what I hadn’t done was to let go and actually TRUST Him with the outcome. Once I did that, he helped me. Or maybe the better way to put it is, I trusted Him to.
If you’re struggling with a decision today. Stop asking everybody else for an answer. Spend some time in prayer and ask God what His will is. As you trust Him and let go of your own fear and control, He will be there to help.
That’s the truth.
Trust the Lord with all you face today and have joy knowing He’ll guide you in the right direction.
I’m Lori Cline.
By: Lori Cline
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Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: You Can't See What You Can't See
We can use the light of God's Word to reveal the broken areas in our lives we couldn't see.
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What race are you running?
You may say, well Lori I’m not running a race nor do I plan on entering myself into any type of race today, tomorrow or really any day in the future. I hear ya! Honestly me either, but I want to challenge that thought a bit. We may not be in a ‘literal running on pavement’ kind of race, but we ARE all running a race.
I was thinking back on the winter olympics and how there are so many different types of races and events, each designed to push athletes from around the world to the extreme! The goal is to be the BEST, the fastest, the most death defying even, in the process to reveal who will win the GOLD.
The training is clear. The athletes know how to prepare, what strategy they must follow and for sure they know what they’re trying to achieve. They know the race they are running and they know the PRIZE set before them.
Do WE know, in this often described ‘rat race of life’, what we’re running for and what’s at the end? I can tell you right now, knowing those two things can change your life and how you live it.
Let’s look deeper at the race we’re running, WHY we’re running it and what’s at the end!
Answer the following questions…
When you think of your days and how you spend your time, what’s your focus? What’s your motivation? Why do you do what you do? Do you have joy even in the midst of all the craziness of this world, or are you mostly full of stress and anxiety?
How do you love your family? Do you humbly serve them, spend quality time with them? Do you live each day on purpose, intentionally on mission throughout your day OR are you simply just getting by and not really sure why any of it matters? Are you pursuing more of YOU or more of GOD? What about your training? What are you filling your mind, heart and body with? Where do you find rest? How’s your discipline and focus? Do you face each day as a gift or as a grind?
All of these questions can help determine the race you’re running and what drives you.
In the arena of LIFE, we all fall into one of two categories.
Psalm 1:1-6
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither — whatever they do prospers. Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
There are two ways to live this life. One is lived for God, deeply rooted in truth and obedience, strong, bearing much fruit. That path leads to life. The other is lived for SELF, easily blown away by the wind, no roots, no firm foundation, concerned only for earthly gain and no concern for obedience to God. That path leads to death.
Two races. Two very different motivations which lead to two very different endings once you cross the finish line. It’s not something to deny, ignore or pretend doesn’t matter.
The apostle Paul knew very clearly what team he was on, what his race was and how to train and even how to train others for it. He saw clearly the prize before him.
2 Timothy 4:7-8
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
Paul knew what race he was in. He knew why it mattered. He lived for something other than himself. That’s the daily race worth running. His life was not his own, it was lived for Jesus, on mission and he never looked back until he crossed his finish line. When we run that race, our life isn’t without pain or sorrow, but it’s deeply rooted, bearing much fruit and leads to a crown of righteousness and eternal life.
That’s the truth.
Let’s run the race set before us. When your motivation and prize is Jesus, you’ll have purpose, peace and joy no matter where the course may take you.
I’m Lori Cline.
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