Participants: John Bradshaw (Host), Neil Nedley
Series Code: IIW
Program Code: IIW001362A
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00:00 [dramatic music] It has stood
00:07 the test of time. God's book, the Bible. 00:15 Still relevant in today's complex world. 00:21 It Is Written, sharing hope around the globe. 00:36 This is It Is Written. I'm John Bradshaw, 00:39 thanks for joining me today. There's a fascinating verse 00:42 in the Bible that gives a lot of people, like me, 00:44 a lot of hope. I'm going to read it to you. 00:47 It's found in Psalm 119 and verse 130. 00:52 Listen to this: "The entrance of your words 00:55 give light. It gives understanding 00:59 to the simple." Now, isn't that something. 01:02 The Bible says that God's Word entering into a person's mind 01:06 can enhance the mind. Let's think about this 01:09 generally. Is there something you can do 01:11 to sharpen up your grey matter? And if there is, then surely 01:15 this can have a great effect on your relationship with God. 01:18 My guest today is the president of Nedley Health Solutions, 01:22 Dr. Neil Nedley. Dr. Nedley, 01:24 thanks for joining me today. Thank you. 01:26 Great to be here, John. The Bible seems to say 01:28 that a person can take what intelligence they have 01:30 and work with it and increase it. 01:32 Is that scientifically true? Absolutely it is. 01:35 IQ can be improved upon. How can someone 01:39 improve their IQ? And the reason I ask isn't just 01:41 because I want to ace a test, I want to thrive in my 01:45 relationship with God, and if my mind is sharper surely 01:48 I'm going to be able to do that. Yes. 01:50 And you want to be more effective and more persuasive 01:52 as well, in dealing with others, and have an influence. 01:55 And that's all centered on intelligence. 01:57 Absolutely. So, there are a lot of things. 01:59 One of the things is what we eat. 02:01 Actually what we eat gets turned in to neurotransmitters. 02:04 It actually can help our brain function better, 02:07 to be able to think better. What we're viewing, what we're 02:10 doing as far as recreational time and entertainment, 02:13 what music we're listening to, and actually our associates 02:18 and what we are utilizing our brain for when we're 02:23 in down time. All of these things can and 02:26 do affect brain function and one's IQ. 02:30 One's level of intelligence. Correct. 02:33 Yes. Tell me more. 02:35 Well, it's an electrical center and so it works via electricity. 02:39 There's different areas that communicate with other areas 02:42 using chemicals, so when an electrical transmission occurs, 02:46 chemicals are released. If that nerve is then trained 02:49 to pick up those chemicals, then the neuronal electrical 02:53 signal will continue, and that is how thought occurs 02:57 and it's how we even move. We can't actually move our arm 03:01 and our leg unless our control center of our brain 03:04 tells us to do so. It's a remarkably complex thing, 03:08 isn't it? It is, yeah. 03:10 Incredible. Designed by God. 03:12 Yeah. A hundred billion nerve cells, 03:16 over a hundred trillion connections in the brain. 03:18 Clearly then, how I live is going to affect this thing. 03:21 You said even what we eat. Well, actually, our brains 03:24 utilize carbohydrates as their form of energy, and so one of 03:29 the concerns about these fad diets that are high in protein, 03:32 high in fat, and carb deficient is that it is going to cause a 03:37 problem as far as brain communication, particularly in 03:40 the frontal lobe of the brain. It sounds like you're saying 03:43 get plenty of carbs, it's as simple as that. 03:45 Yeah, the natural carbs. Now, if we do the refined carbs, 03:48 we're going to get these big spikes in blood sugar and 03:50 then big valleys. And the brain doesn't like that. 03:53 It actually takes about four hours for the brain 03:55 to recover from a valley, so that's why high sugar foods, 03:58 even though they're high in carbohydrates, 04:01 are not healthy for the brain. Your grades will go down 04:04 by a letter, like a whole letter performance in most subjects 04:08 when you're eating a high sugar diet. 04:11 Now, I've heard the phrase "brain food." 04:14 Yeah. You've heard that, I'm guessing. 04:16 Is there anything to brain food? Is there brain food? 04:21 There is brain food. Yeah, actually fruits, grains, 04:25 nuts in moderation, vegetables. Burgers? 04:29 Burgers are not really brain food. 04:30 French fries? French fries would not 04:32 be brain food. Ice cream. 04:34 Ice cream would not be brain food. 04:36 Soda? Nope. 04:37 Cookies. Ha ha. 04:39 Nope. [laughs] Roast beef? 04:42 Roast beef, no. No? 04:43 Pork, spare ribs. Spare ribs and pork, no. 04:46 You know what I'm doing. I'm not listing 04:48 my favorite foods, I'm listing the foods 04:50 that people eat the most of. The foods that America consumes, 04:52 yeah. Exactly. 04:54 And these things have a deleterious effect on the brain. 04:56 They do. A lot of those foods that you 04:58 mentioned raise cholesterol, and they have something that's very 05:00 inhibitory as far as the neurotransmitters are ncerned. 05:05 And the neurotransmitters essentially send signals 05:07 from point A to point B. That's right. 05:09 Arachidonic acid. Arachidonic acid is actually 05:11 present only in flesh foods. It is pro-inflammatory, and it 05:17 also decreases the synthesis and storage of acetylcholine, 05:21 another important neurotransmitter that's 05:24 there for intelligence. Inflammation is bad, and 05:27 that's why arachidonic acid is not good in an adult's diet. 05:31 And arachidonic acid comes from meat. 05:33 Arachidonic acid comes from meat and it's what produces even 05:37 the inflammation and the pain in joints, for those that 05:40 are susceptible to arthritis. And a lot of people notice 05:42 physical problems, if they have a disease already, 05:45 with arachidonic acid. But what they don't realize 05:48 is it's having effect on the brain as well. 05:50 So, what we eat can have a negative impact on our brain. 05:54 Let's add it up. What we eat can clearly 05:58 negatively impact our relationship with God. 06:00 Yes. Yeah. 06:02 And you know, interestingly, the Bible in the book of Genesis 06:05 actually put God's diet in there as far as what he thought 06:09 was best for His creation. You'd think that what God 06:13 gave us at the beginning would be ideal. 06:16 And it is. It's actually been shown. 06:18 What did God give us in the beginning? 06:19 He gave us fruits, grains, nuts and vegetables. 06:21 Perhaps I should read here, in Genesis chapter 1 and verse 29, 06:27 "And God said, Behold, I have given you every 06:30 herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of 06:32 all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of 06:35 a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat." 06:38 Vegetables were added a little later. 06:40 Is that right? Yes, well, vegetables 06:42 are in there, too. There are a lot of vegetables 06:45 that are actually seeds, you know. 06:47 We might say the leafy vegetables, you know, 06:49 actually eating leaves were added a little bit later, 06:51 fully when sin came into the world and 06:54 the potential for disease. And how I look at those leaves 06:56 is, many of those leaves are almost like medicine as far 06:59 as healing properties are concerned. 07:01 That's where, for instance, cancer patients can do well 07:05 with many of those leaves. I think that's why He let us 07:07 have the leaves after sin came into the world. 07:11 He knew we were going to need to get healed. 07:13 So early, it was a very natural diet. 07:16 Correct. We weren't eating any animals 07:18 back in the Garden of Eden. Correct. 07:20 And interesting thing, the evolutionists and 07:22 the creationists actually agree on that point. 07:24 The point being? Evolutionists say that we 07:27 actually evolved not to eat meat. 07:31 You know, when you take a look at the dentation and 07:33 those sorts of things. Most of them agree very clearly 07:38 that meat is not healthy for us, and they'll say it from the 07:42 evolutionary standpoint. But actually those that believe 07:45 in creation from the Bible will agree as well, on that. 07:48 If I'm wanting to improve my diet, to improve my brain 07:52 function, what should I be eating more of and less of? 07:56 We've touched on it. Yeah, you want to be getting the 07:59 high sugar foods out of the diet. 08:01 You want to be getting certainly less meat if not no meat. 08:04 And then you want to be eating carbs in their natural state. 08:08 So whole plant foods, eaten whole, 08:11 is a good way to go. And then, you may want 08:14 to get some of the essential fats and vitamins that are hard 08:17 to get sometimes, like omega 3. 08:20 And, getting enough iron in the diet and getting 08:24 enough zinc. Those things are all important 08:26 as far as mental performance. But if I want to get omega 3 08:30 naturally, where do I get it? Flax seed, spinach. 08:34 Walnuts? Walnuts. 08:36 Yeah, walnuts are a good source. Green soy, what we call edamame 08:40 will have a lot of omega 3. You can get enough, naturally? 08:43 You can. Spirulina, the plants of 08:45 the waters are teeming in it. Fish actually don't make 08:48 omega 3; they get it from the plants of the waters. 08:51 They don't have any more ability to make it than we do. 08:54 It's essential for both of us. Fascinating. 08:56 What you know is that you can improve your brain's function, 09:00 you can improve your intelligence, you can become 09:02 sharper, you can do just a little better than you're doing 09:05 right now. And that means that we can learn 09:07 to thrive spiritually as well. There are many more factors 09:11 we're going to talk about in relation to this. 09:13 And we'll be back with some of those is just a moment. 09:18 [music] We know the Bible as a 09:25 book that teaches us to live in harmony with God and 09:27 in ways that demonstrate His love to those around us. 09:30 God knows what's best for us spiritually. 09:33 But does He also know what's best for us physically? 09:37 If you'd like to know what the Bible says about how 09:39 to live the longest, healthiest life possible, 09:42 let me send you out a free booklet, 09:44 "Living Life to the Fullest." All you need to do is call 09:47 (800) 253-3000 and ask for your copy of 09:52 "Living Life to the Fullest." If the line's busy, 09:54 please do try again. You can write to us at 09:57 It Is Written, P.O. Box 6, 10:00 Chattanooga, TN 37401. We'll mail a free copy to you 10:05 in North America. Again, that toll-free number is 10:08 (800) 253-3000. You'll find us online at 10:13 ItIsWritten.com. This is It Is Written. 10:19 I'm John Bradshaw, and I'm joined today by 10:21 Dr. Neil Nedley. Dr. Nedley, thanks for 10:24 taking the time. Oh, it's great being here. 10:26 This is fascinating. We can do simple things. 10:28 On paper they're simple; in practice, somebody might 10:31 have a little struggle, I guess. Simple things to improve our 10:34 brain function and therefore positively impact 10:37 our relationship with God. Correct. 10:40 Let me ask you a question. What about sleep? 10:42 It seems that every time I read the news I'm seeing another 10:45 report about the importance of getting adequate sleep. 10:47 Yes. Sleep is critically important. 10:49 When we're lacking in sleep, particularly regularly getting 10:52 less than six hours a day, we actually built up toxins 10:55 in our brain that impair our performance, both emotionally 10:58 as well as intellectually. So getting enough sleep is very 11:01 important, but also, if you really want to optimize it, 11:05 getting sleep at the right time is even just as important. 11:10 Okay. I'm going to zero in 11:12 on both of these. What's the right time to sleep? 11:15 Well, the best time is early to bed, early to rise, as far as 11:19 high IQ mental performance is concerned. 11:23 You said less than six hours, but how much should 11:25 we be getting? Seven to eight is pretty good. 11:27 Actually, studies show that if you're getting over nine, you're 11:30 actually getting too much. Over 10 is very bad. 11:34 In fact, over 10 is worse than less than five. 11:39 And so some people sleep too much, and that can cause 11:42 a set of problems. But even teenagers, eight hours 11:45 is enough? Certainly nine hours is probably 11:48 what most early to mid-teens are going to need as far as optimal. 11:53 But once they're 17-18, eight should do it for them 11:59 in most cases. Now, related to sleep 12:01 is this business I hear about circadian rhythms. 12:05 Yeah. Circadian rhythm 12:07 is our daily cycle. So these are cycles that 12:09 go around 24 hours. And actually, our daily rhythm 12:13 is set by light. It was meant to be set 12:16 by sunrise, coming up in the morning, 12:21 and particularly the blue light from the blue sky 12:23 helps to set that body clock so that we will sleep more 12:27 efficiently the next night. It also helps our serotonin 12:31 levels in the daytime. So, the circadian rhythm is 12:34 important and what studies show is, if you get the light in the 12:38 morning and if you go to bed early, say 9 or 9:30, 12:41 you'll make more melatonin at night. 12:44 And the melatonin will help you to retain what you learned 12:48 that day, so that you can apply it later on. 12:51 You've mentioned melatonin and serotonin. 12:53 What are they, what do they do? Serotonin is the chemical that 12:56 helps us stay emotionally calm, when there's stress. 13:00 But it's also a mood elevating chemical as well. 13:04 You feel better. We do feel better, yeah. 13:06 You feel happier and you're actually a little 13:09 more creative as well. How can I get some of that, 13:12 Doctor? Serious question? 13:14 Well, it is a serious question but it's actually through light. 13:16 Yeah, light is a big mechanism for it, and through nutrition. 13:21 We have to have tryptophan, the least essential amino acid 13:24 in the diet, to be able to make serotonin. 13:27 And then we have to get tryptophan into the brain. 13:29 Serotonin gets turned into melatonin at night. 13:32 And melatonin helps us to sleep better. 13:35 It's 30 times more potent than vitamin E, as far as its 13:39 antioxidant potential, so it actually can help reduce 13:43 our risk of cancer. And it actually can improve 13:45 our IQ by helping us to retain, later on for tests or ways in 13:51 which we need to apply knowledge, 13:53 by getting that nice peak by going to bed early. 13:56 People who are constantly changing this shift, that shift, 13:58 from week to week and those who work nights. 14:02 You know, one day we don't sleep at all 14:03 and the next day we go to bed at 2 a.m. and the next day 14:06 we're going to bed at 10 p.m. And a lot of people aren't even 14:09 on shift work, but they just have no regularity 14:12 in their schedule. Not optimal brain health, 14:16 by any means. So, regularity is good. 14:18 Regularity is good. Okay. 14:20 What about, I'm a night person; I'm a morning person? 14:24 Now, that is environmental. I can take anyone who is a night 14:29 person and turn them into a morning person in seven days. 14:33 And a lot of people in the entertainment world are 14:37 nighttime people, cause that's when they perform in 14:39 their entertainment life, but it turns out, 14:43 that's one of the reasons why they have more depression 14:46 and they have more mental health issues, is simply because of 14:48 those late nights continually. Now, people that have depression 14:52 are more likely to be nighttime people, because 14:54 they'll actually feel better the longer they stay up. 14:57 But the solution to that is to take care of their underlying 15:00 depression and get their circadian rhythms in balance, 15:03 and then they'll be happy in the daytime, they'll wake up 15:06 rejuvenated, they'll be ready to face the day, 15:09 and then they'll be ready to go to bed when it's bedtime. 15:11 There's more to come and there's a lot to cover. 15:13 We'll talk about circadian rhythms and more 15:15 in just a moment. Stay with us here at 15:18 It Is Written. How can you have a sharper mind 15:21 and then, with that sharper mind, enjoy a greater 15:25 closeness with God? We'll find out more 15:27 in just a moment. [music] 15:30 "Every Word" is a one-minute, Bible-based daily devotional 15:33 presented by Pastor John Bradshaw 15:35 and designed especially for busy people like you. 15:38 Look for "Every Word" on selected networks, or watch it 15:40 online every day on our website, ItIsWritten.com. 15:45 [music] Life often throws up 15:54 circumstances that provoke a person to lose their temper. 15:58 I've often heard it said, well, you can't blame him, or her, 16:01 given the circumstances. But look at this, it's 16:04 Proverbs 16:32, the wise man wrote: "He who is slow to anger 16:08 is better than the mighty; and he who rules his spirit 16:11 than he who takes a city." It's virtuous to control your 16:14 temper not to lose it. The Bible never recommends 16:17 blowing up, giving people a piece of your mind, 16:19 letting it rip. God's grace is given to us so 16:22 that we can be Christ-like, and Jesus was a model of evenness 16:26 every day of His life. The Pharisees plagued His steps, 16:29 He had Judas and Peter to deal with, 16:32 demon-possessed people. And yet, He never lost it. 16:35 Challenging, isn't it. But it's what Jesus can do 16:38 in your life and He wants to do it today. 16:41 I'm John Bradshaw for It Is Written. 16:43 Let's live today by every word. This is It Is Written. 16:48 I'm John Bradshaw, joined today by Dr. Neil Nedley, 16:51 the president of Nedley Health Solutions. 16:54 I'm surprised, sort of, sort of, that there are so many things 16:58 the average person can do to positively impact 17:01 their brain health. And, if you stop and think about 17:04 it, bad brain health is costing this country gazillions 17:10 of dollars in medications, the cost of people suffering 17:16 from depression, and suicide. Exactly. 17:19 That's right. Yes, and suicide, 17:21 and missed work. Lost productivity. 17:23 Lost creativity. Some of the most expensive 17:26 drugs, or the drugs that soak up much of the health spending, 17:30 are drugs that are dedicated to mental health. 17:33 The average depressed individual makes $10,400 less income 17:37 per year. They're seven times more likely 17:40 to become unemployed. And so, the financial problems 17:44 go with the mental health problems. 17:47 And the mental health problems, in many, many cases - 17:49 now, let's be fair. Some people are just mentally 17:51 unwell, for whatever reason, and they're sick. 17:56 Just like someone has a problem with their pancreas or 17:59 their spleen, this person has a problem with their brain and 18:01 something that I'm bothered by is that it's still, 18:04 mental health is still really stigmatized. 18:06 People won't come out of the closet and admit 18:08 they have a problem because they don't want people 18:11 to know they have got a mental problem. 18:12 And I hope we can get beyond that. 18:15 Exactly. I hope so, too. 18:16 And I want to encourage you, if you have mental health issues 18:19 that you're hiding, or clinging to, or sweeping under the rug, 18:22 see a professional. See somebody. 18:24 Contact Nedley Health Solutions. Do what you must 18:26 to address that, because so very often 18:29 somebody battling mental illness can enjoy mental wellness. 18:34 And we want you to be well. Exactly. 18:37 Yes. Now, you mentioned 18:39 entertainment. This is the factor that is 18:41 probably most connected with being able to improve 18:45 your intelligence is to be able to focus intently 18:50 for prolonged periods of time. And our society is mitigating 18:54 against that continually, not only because of the 18:58 entertainment industry but even because of the smart phones 19:01 that are there. You know, you're in the middle 19:03 of something important and now all of a sudden you're 19:05 getting a text from a friend. You log on to the Internet 19:08 to get an assignment done, and then all of a sudden you're 19:11 distracted by some sort of advertisement or picture on 19:13 the screen that you click on. And so you're not able 19:16 to get your work done. This type of thing actually has 19:18 been shown to not only decrease general intelligence, but 19:22 it also decreases emotional intelligence because our ability 19:25 to focus is very much connected with our ability to empathize 19:28 even with others. So this is important. 19:31 This is not just an observation, this is critically important. 19:34 This is critically important, and that's why I recommend, 19:37 as well as other mental health experts, that people go through 19:40 what we call a "digital Sabbath." 19:42 And that means that they're not carrying any phone around, 19:45 any form of distractibility where they can immerse 19:48 themselves in something with totally undistraction. 19:53 Without that ability to be distracted. 19:56 And it will actually improve their EQ and IQ to do that. 19:58 Anything else we can do to improve focus? 20:01 Our body not only has a circadian rhythm, 20:04 it has a circaseptan rhythm. What's that? 20:08 That means that our body cycles go every seven days. 20:12 So our heart rate has a seven-day sine wave. 20:15 That's just built in. It's built in. 20:18 Yeah, it's built in, with periods of 20:20 lightness and darkness. Not just in human beings, 20:22 it's actually built into animals as well. 20:24 In fact, the scientists or the chronobiologists - it's what 20:28 we call these people that study phenomena over long periods of 20:31 time - it's in plants as well. But the question is, why seven. 20:36 Because nothing in the universe is divisible by seven, you know. 20:39 The solar year is not divisible by seven, the lunar month isn't. 20:43 There's nothing there, but yet this planet beats 20:47 to a rhythm of seven. And it turns out, if we take 20:51 a recreational day where we just focus in on our frontal lobe, 20:56 which is, the frontal lobe is also the center of spirituality, 21:00 morality and the will. And we leave the mundane things 21:04 aside, where we're truly being uplifted and recreational, 21:06 it will actually improve our intelligence and focus. 21:10 Now, hold on a minute. That sounds, 21:12 from a scientific point of view, a whole lot like what God said, 21:18 when He said, "Remember the Sabbath day 21:21 to keep it holy. Six days you labor and 21:24 do your work." Your mundane, regular things. 21:26 "But the seventh day is the Sabbath, the rest 21:29 of the Lord thy God." The day to focus. 21:31 Yeah. And there was a good reason 21:35 to remember that. God thought of it all. 21:37 Yeah, and you know, the New Testament says the Sabbath 21:40 was made for man and not man for the Sabbath. 21:43 So it's actually something that benefits us significantly. 21:46 And now there have been studies out of Loma Linda University, 21:50 some of it that are just getting ready to be published, 21:52 to actually show that our mental health improves significantly 21:57 when we keep the Sabbath. Our ability to cope with stress, 22:00 with bad things in our life. If the Sabbath is kept - 22:03 in other words, the circaseptan rhythm, 22:05 this weekly rest, is kept on a regular basis, it will 22:09 significantly improve mental health, and to some extent 22:12 physical health as well. People have got music, I mean 22:16 virtually in their brains. It seems to me more 22:20 than ever before. Yeah, popular music in general 22:23 suppresses the frontal lobe of the brain. 22:25 That's proven. Yeah, it's proven. 22:27 We'll see the same thing on an EEG, from watching entertainment 22:30 television programming, we'll see the same thing when someone 22:33 pops this syncopated rock and roll or heavy metal rhythm in. 22:37 After 90 seconds to three minutes, they are no longer 22:40 in beta wave function. No frontal lobe activity going 22:43 on, it's just alpha wave. Now, frontal lobe suppressants 22:46 are addictive, so for them, they think they're getting benefit 22:49 because they're getting their addiction fix, 22:52 so they feel calmer just like an alcoholic feels better when 22:55 they drink alcohol. But it's still not good 22:58 for their brain, and in reality they would 23:00 do far better to get on either no music or even there might 23:05 be some advantages of frontal lobe-enhancing music, 23:08 which doesn't have these syncopated dance rhythms that 23:11 are prominent and prevalent throughout the whole piece. 23:14 There have been studies done on athletic and musical 23:16 performance. Even a sharpshooter is more 23:19 accurate when they're listening to traditional classical music 23:22 than they are listening to rock music. 23:24 The good thing about this one, and I'm really encouraged by, is 23:27 that even people who might be in a dark place, but all of us can 23:32 do simple things to improve our brain function, and therefore 23:36 have a real positive impact on our relationship with God. 23:41 Let me come back to that verse I looked at, right at 23:43 the beginning of the program. And I'd like you, 23:45 from a medical perspective, to briefly explain how 23:48 this works, because this is powerful. 23:51 Psalm 119, verse 130. "The entrance of Thy words 23:55 giveth light. It giveth understanding 23:57 unto the simple." God's Word comes in and 23:59 it positively impacts the brain function of somebody not at 24:05 the top end of the IQ scale. How does that work? 24:09 Regular study of the Word of God - and the Word of God is 24:13 a spiritual, you know, it has a spiritual basis, a spiritual 24:17 theme - but when you study and analyze spiritual themes, 24:21 you get a lot of frontal lobe enhancement from that. 24:24 And you can see it. Again, you'll see the beta waves 24:26 on EEG, on spec scans. You'll see the circulation 24:30 light up in the frontal lobe of the brain. 24:33 And so, contemplating those words is healthy for us, and 24:36 it actually will improve our IQ and our EQ. 24:39 Magnificent. So much you can do, 24:42 to do better upstairs, to do better up here, 24:45 and that's great. As I've said before, if you're 24:47 going not do better on a test, that's good. 24:49 If you're going to be more creative, 24:51 more productive, that's wonderful. 24:53 But the best thing of all is that you can thrive spiritually. 24:56 And perhaps the very best thing you can do to improve the 25:01 function of your brain and then your relationship with God is 25:04 to spend time in the Word of God. 25:07 David also wrote, "Thy word have I hid 25:10 in my heart that I might not sin against Thee." 25:12 The Bible will help you to be strong because the Bible 25:16 really is the written expression of who Jesus is. 25:19 When the Word of God comes into our mind, 25:21 Christ comes into our mind. And when Jesus is in your mind, 25:24 your mind's going to be sharp and strong. 25:27 [music] If you'd like to know what 25:34 the Bible says about how to live the longest, healthiest 25:36 life possible, let me send you our free booklet, 25:39 "Living Life to the Fullest." All you need to do is call 25:43 (800) 253-3000 and ask for your copy of 25:48 "Living Life to the Fullest." If the line's busy, 25:50 please do try again. You can write to us at 25:53 It Is Written, P.O. Box 6, 25:56 Chattanooga, TN 37401. We'll mail a free copy to you 26:00 in North America. It Is Written is a faith-based 26:04 ministry, and your support makes it possible for us to share 26:07 God's good news with the world. Your tax-deductible gift 26:11 can be sent to the address on your screen. 26:13 Or via our website, ItIsWritten.com. 26:17 Thank you for your continued prayful support. 26:20 Again, that toll-free number is (800) 253-3000. 26:25 You'll find us online at ItIsWritten.com. 26:31 Dr. Nedley, thank you. Thanks for joining us today, 26:34 it's been wonderful. Great being here, John. 26:36 Thank you. Let's pray together 26:38 before we close here. Our Father in heaven, 26:40 we thank You today for Jesus, the Living Word. 26:46 We are grateful that as You've made us 26:48 according to the Bible fearfully and wonderfully, 26:51 You are able to keep us, sharpen us, improve us. 26:56 You're able to help us keep so many problems away that we just, 27:01 in so many cases, are inviting into our lives. 27:05 So I pray that as we consider what we've talked about today 27:09 You'll bless us and give us the grace to be as sharp as we can, 27:13 not just for ourselves but for You. 27:16 We thank You today. We pray in Jesus' name. 27:21 Amen. Amen. 27:24 [music] Thank you for 27:41 joining me today. It's been a pleasure 27:42 to have you here. I'll look forward to seeing you 27:44 again next time, and until then, please remember: 27:47 It is written, man shall not live 27:51 by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds 27:54 from the mouth of God. |
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