Participants: John Bradshaw (Host), Neil Nedley
Series Code: IIW
Program Code: IIW001361A
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00:07 It has stood the test of time. 00:12 God's book, the Bible. 00:17 Still relevant in today's complex world. 00:22 It Is Written, sharing hope around the globe. 00:37 JB: I'm John Bradshaw, and this is It Is Written. 00:41 Thanks for joining me today. The Bible says that we are 00:44 fearfully and wonderfully made. When you consider 00:48 the human body, the human mind, the body is a masterpiece 00:52 of creation. Perhaps it was God's 00:54 most outstanding work, and when you look at the body, 00:57 the center, or the nerve center, is the brain. 01:01 We all have one. Some of us use it to some 01:04 effect, and some, we might want to do a little bit better. 01:07 My guest today, special guest, is Dr. Neil Nedley. 01:10 He's the president of Nedley Health Solutions. 01:13 Dr. Nedley, thanks for joining me today. 01:15 NN: Thank you. Great to be here. 01:16 JB: Now often, we talk about the brain in terms of IQ. 01:19 Some a little higher, some a little lower. 01:22 NN: Yes. JB: Let's explore this 01:23 a bit today. Tell me first, what is IQ? 01:27 NN: Well, IQ can be explained very simply. 01:29 It's our capacity to learn, retain and apply knowledge. 01:34 Sounds pretty simple, but there's a lot to learning 01:37 and retaining as well as our ability to apply. 01:41 JB: Now, we talk about IQ tests. You know, we've probably 01:44 all taken an IQ test from time to time. 01:47 How do you measure IQ? NN: Some people might have a 01:50 very low IQ, and actually score very high on an IQ test because 01:55 they're good at test taking. And then there's other 01:59 individuals that would be very low on an IQ score but yet 02:03 they're actually brilliant individuals. 02:06 But for 80 percent of us they're a fairly accurate rendition 02:10 of our actual capacity, at that time, to learn, 02:13 retain and apply knowledge. JB: Let's talk about 02:15 intelligence, how that affects a person in practical terms. 02:18 NN: Well, in practical terms there's actually significant 02:21 benefits. First of all, if you are in 02:24 school, you can be a lot more efficient in studying. 02:27 That means that you can live a more balanced life, even though 02:31 you're in an academically rigorous program. 02:34 Also, studies show that you're more logical, 02:37 you're more persuasive, you have greater influence 02:41 as a result of that, and if this is a priority of yours, 02:45 you're more likely to become wealthy. 02:48 In addition, you actually live longer. 02:51 We now know that higher intelligent people, in general, 02:55 live significantly longer than people who aren't. 02:58 JB: There's a difference, isn't there, 03:00 between intelligence and common sense. 03:02 NN: Well, there is. People with higher intelligence 03:05 actually do have higher common sense. 03:07 But you know, just because you weren't at the top of your class 03:10 doesn't mean necessarily that you weren't intelligent. 03:14 Academic standing is not necessarily related 03:17 to intelligence. In other words, there may be 03:19 very bright people in the classroom that don't do well 03:22 in school, and the other way around 03:24 can happen. And of course that has to do 03:26 more with motivation at the time that you're in school. 03:29 JB: Are there myths about intelligence? 03:30 Are there some challenges to what we accept as 03:34 the standards on the subject? NN: There are myths because a 03:37 lot of people assume that if you're highly intelligent you're 03:39 very irritating to be around. It is true, some people that are 03:43 highly intelligent are very irritating to be around, 03:46 but actually they're no more or less irritating than people of 03:49 average or lower intelligence. How enjoyable we are to be 03:51 around has more to do with our emotional intelligence 03:55 than our general intelligence. And so, if you happen have both, 03:58 you can be a very enjoyable person to be around even though 04:01 you have high IQ. JB: What can you do about 04:03 your intelligence? Can you improve it? 04:05 NN: Well, one of the myths is that genetics 04:07 is all that matters. Your lifestyle practices and the 04:12 environment that you choose to surround yourself with actually 04:15 has much more to do with your intelligence, and your ability 04:20 to develop a much higher IQ, as you were asking, 04:24 than your genetics. JB: What do those numbers mean? 04:26 NN: Yeah, 100 is your average IQ. 04:29 And for every 10 points it's a standard deviation. 04:32 So if you're 90, you're almost in the bottom third 04:35 of the nation. If you're 110, you're almost in 04:38 the top third of the nation. 120, you'd be in the top 20 04:41 percentile of the nation. 130, you'd be getting close to 04:46 the top 5 percentile of the nation. 04:48 140, you'd be up there at the 1 percentile. 04:51 JB: What's a genius? NN: 160 is a genius 04:55 in anyone's book, 'cause you're 1 out of 1,000 people, 04:58 as far as your ability to learn, retain and apply knowledge. 05:01 So, those people are absolutely brilliant. 05:04 JB: This becomes important, too, when I think about my role 05:06 as a father. I have a couple of children 05:07 I would like to see do very well in this world. 05:10 NN: Yes. JB: And, one would expect, 05:14 understanding that intelligence isn't the only factor that's 05:17 going to help a child progress, but one would expect the sharper 05:20 we can help them be-- NN: Absolutely. 05:22 JB: --the better they're going to do in this world. 05:24 NN: Absolutely. JB: Let's go back and talk about 05:25 people who have improved their intelligence. 05:28 Have you got some examples? NN: Oh yes, absolutely. 05:31 We had an individual who came to us, IQ of 80. 05:36 This individual had gone from one grade to another in a public 05:41 high school system, without actually passing. 05:44 And, he was a nice guy. You know, he was liked. 05:46 But he just didn't have it. He actually came 05:50 to our restaurant. And he changed his diet some, 05:52 and he started to get interested in things of the Bible, and he 05:57 actually changed his life. Became a converted individual. 06:04 And the owner of the restaurant, which isn't me, but the owner of 06:07 the restaurant recommended he go to college to become 06:10 a Bible worker. And at the end I talked to him, 06:13 and he said he barely made it. You know, we actually got him up 06:16 there and he wasn't the last in his class, and he's starting 06:19 to do a little better. Well, he worked as a Bible 06:22 worker for a couple of years and he came back to the restaurant. 06:24 I happened to be eating there. And he says, "You know, 06:27 Dr. Nedley, I think I'd be more effective 06:29 as a physician. What do you think about me being a doctor?" 06:33 And I'll just have to tell you, I smiled and I said, 06:36 "You know, being a physician is not for everybody. 06:39 It's something that, it may be nice." But then I thought, 06:42 "You know, I can't say for sure that 06:45 it wouldn't be for you, but you would definitely have 06:47 to improve your capacity to learn, retain and apply 06:50 knowledge." And so, he said, 06:52 "I'm all in." Fortunately, Les had what we call emotional 06:57 intelligence, which is a tremendous amount of motivation. 07:00 And that's one of the things you have to have, if you want to 07:02 really improve your IQ. JB: I want to find out what 07:05 happened to this gentleman. We'll do that in just a moment. 07:07 How can somebody below average turn around and embrace the idea 07:12 of being a physician? This is important. 07:16 How can we sharpen what we have, how can we take the gifts that 07:19 we seem to naturally have been given by God, and bring them 07:23 back to God and say, "Lord, you gave me two talents 07:25 but I multiplied them." We'll find out 07:28 in just a moment. 07:30 ♪ [Gentle Melody] ♪ >: "Every Word" is a one-minute, 07:32 Bible-based daily devotional presented by Pastor John 07:35 Bradshaw, and designed especially for busy people 07:38 like you. Look for "Every Word" 07:41 on selected networks or watch it online every day on our website, 07:44 ItIsWritten.com. 07:47 ♪ [rythmic melody] ♪ 07:55 JB: It's one thing to read the Bible, another thing to stop and 07:58 consider what it says and take that seriously. 08:00 Here's a verse that's a little challenging, actually. 08:03 Philippians 4:6 says, "Be anxious for nothing, 08:06 but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, 08:09 let your requests be made know to God." 08:12 Now, if I asked you if you believe Philippians 4:6, 08:14 you'd say, sure I do. But if I ask you if you're 08:17 anxious for nothing, it might be a different story. 08:21 And why is that? If you can trust God, you can 08:23 have certainty that he's got your situation in hand. 08:26 He's got your back. He knows what you're going 08:28 through, and he's going to take care of you. 08:31 Now, that takes some faith, but if you can learn to trust 08:34 God in those moments when you're tempted to be anxious, 08:36 you'll see your faith in God will grow, 08:39 and God will always come through. 08:41 I'm John Bradshaw for It Is Written. 08:43 Let's live today by every word. 08:48 JB: This is It Is Written. I'm John Bradshaw. 08:51 I'm joined today by the president of 08:53 Nedley Health Solutions, Dr. Neil Nedley. 08:57 Dr. Nedley, thanks for being here today. 08:58 NN: Thank you. JB: We began talking a few 09:00 moments ago about somebody who was, you said had an IQ 09:03 of about 80. Various things happened 09:06 in this individual's life. He is now talking about 09:08 becoming a physician. Tell me, what happened? 09:12 NN: Well, it took some time, but I broke down to him the ways 09:15 in which you can improve your intelligence, 09:18 and a lot of it had to do with lifestyle things 09:21 and nutritional things, and things that he's 09:22 surrounding himself with. And he was all in. 09:26 And, I had him work on that for about a year, and then he said, 09:28 "Okay, I'm going to pre-med. Going to the University 09:31 of Oklahoma." And he was taking now 09:33 hard sciences. And he was struggling, 09:37 of course, because he hadn't-- remember, this guy 09:41 hadn't really learned anything in high school, and he hadn't 09:44 really taken any pre-work, and so his first grade 09:47 in biology and chemistry was a C+. 09:51 And the next semester he had gotten it up to a B+. 09:54 And then, as he was advancing further he started getting A- 09:58 and then, pretty soon, he was ready for his MCAT 10:02 and he scored well enough. to get into medical school 10:04 And his IQ went from 80 to over 120. 10:07 But his story is not necessarily unique. 10:11 If you remember, Ben Carson was at the bottom of his class. 10:16 JB: Dr. Ben Carson, world famous neurosurgeon. 10:18 NN: That's right. Thought to be not intelligent. 10:23 Actually hated poverty and was a kind of an emotional and 10:28 intellectual wreck. And his mother came home and 10:31 said, "No TV, Ben. And not only that, you're going 10:37 to write a book report. Take out not a novel book 10:41 but an educational book. Two books, and write a book 10:43 report before you get any privileges around here." 10:46 Then, he also began to listen to music--that also 10:49 enhances the brain. Within a year he went 10:52 from the bottom of the class to the top of the class. 10:55 And he tells a story. He said he no longer hated 10:57 poverty at that point. He still was dirt poor, 11:00 and the family was, but he knew poverty 11:02 was temporary. Not only did he become a 11:05 physician, he became a top neurosurgeon in the country, 11:08 doing things that no other neurosurgeon had ever done. 11:11 We are endowed and created with wonderful brains. 11:16 You know, this two-and-a-half-pound organ 11:19 that we're all carrying has capacity for improvement, 11:23 really in all of us. Unless you're totally lacking 11:27 a lobe of your brain. You know, there are some kids 11:30 that are born without frontal lobes, for instance, where there 11:33 are severe genetic problems and mutations. 11:36 But if you have a brain where you can do things, 11:38 like most other human beings, you have a brain 11:41 that can dramatically improve. JB: So a lot of people are, 11:44 and if I just use the phrase, without wanting to be crass, 11:47 a lot of people are dumbing themselves down. 11:49 NN: Exactly. JB: What are some of the things 11:51 that people do to themselves that hurt themselves 11:55 and degrade their intelligence? NN: Well, the frontal lobe of 12:00 the brain is kind of where intelligence all comes together. 12:03 It's to be the control center of the brain. 12:05 And there are simple things that people do to suppress 12:08 their frontal lobe. Alcohol, drugs, you know, even, 12:13 a lot of people are not aware of it; 12:14 - caffeine actually will lower the circulation of 12:18 the frontal lobe of the brain. NFL quarterbacks are now 12:24 told to consume zero caffeine. And it's not their athletic 12:26 ability that's the most important. 12:27 It's their decision-making ability. 12:30 And so, there is a lot of simple things we can do to enhance 12:36 our brains and produce a positive benefit. 12:38 JB: That's a lot of the population. 12:40 Caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, drugs. 12:43 NN: That's right. JB: Marijuana becoming legal. 12:45 NN: The largest study showed that marijuana actually, 12:49 when you use it regularly, permanently lowers IQ. 12:53 Not only that, it lowers motivation to levels that are at 12:56 the bottom of the scale, as far as emotional intelligence 13:00 and motivation. JB: Tell me a little bit about 13:02 the structure of the brain-- a little--but particularly in 13:05 relation to intelligence. NN: Okay. 13:07 Well, where the ear is at, above the ear is the temporal lobe. 13:11 That's actually where our memory is, 13:13 so our verbal and declarative memory actually is 13:16 there in the side of the brain. In the middle portion of the 13:20 brain is the parietal lobe. That's where our vocabulary 13:23 intelligence, it's actually where our mathematical 13:25 ability is centered. In the back of the brain is 13:28 where our visual-spatial orientation is, 13:31 another thing that has to do with intelligence. 13:33 In the back bottom of the brain is where our athletic 13:36 intelligence comes from, our ability to perform 13:39 things gracefully and with ease athletically. 13:43 And then the frontal lobe of the brain is the area where 13:46 spirituality, morality and the will is centered. 13:50 But on top of that, it's where our analysis is, as well. 13:54 And so, our ability to make good decisions is actually right 13:59 there in the front portion of the brain. 14:01 JB: You can negatively affect this front part of the brain. 14:03 NN: Absolutely. JB: It's a little bit like this, 14:06 surely. If I want to run a marathon, 14:08 I want to be physically fit. Or, if I want to be able to walk 14:12 home from school or simply function well, I want to be 14:16 physically fit. And so I know that breakfast at 14:19 the fast food restaurant every day, and being a couch potato, 14:23 isn't going to help me become physically fit. 14:25 We understand that. Pretty well everybody knows it. 14:27 NN: That's right. JB: But, in just the same way 14:30 there are things you can do to enhance your frontal lobe. 14:33 NN: Correct. JB: Not everybody knows that. 14:35 NN: That's right. JB: Tell me more. 14:36 NN: Well, you know, it's not just exercising 14:39 the frontal lobe. You know, we think, well, to do 14:41 a marathon we have to exercise, but you know the good nutrition 14:44 part is important, and a lot of other lifestyle components, 14:47 if we're really going to have the competitive edge. 14:50 And the same is true with the frontal lobe. 14:52 Yes, we do need to exercise it, but in addition we need 14:54 to feed it right. So nutrition is critically 14:56 important. We need to entertain it right, 15:00 as well, because some forms of entertainment are going to 15:02 dramatically suppress this area of the brain. 15:06 And there's a lot of factors involved. 15:09 JB: And what strikes me as very important is that our spiritual 15:12 development is likewise centered in the frontal lobe. 15:16 NN: Exactly. JB: That's extremely important. 15:18 I'm going to ask you more about that in a moment. 15:21 How can we learn to thrive spiritually? 15:24 How can we look after our brains in such a way that we're more 15:27 apt to hear the voice of God, have a more vital spiritual 15:32 relationship and, ultimately, spend eternity with God? 15:36 We'll find out more in just a moment. 15:38 ♪ [thoughtful melody] ♪ JB: Planning for your financial 15:41 future is a vital aspect of Christian stewardship. 15:44 For this reason, It Is Written is pleased to offer free planned 15:47 giving and estate services. For information on how 15:50 we can help you, please call 1 (800) 992-2219. 15:55 Call today, or visit our special website, www.HisLegacy.com. 16:08 JB: This is It Is Written. Thanks for joining me today. 16:11 I'm John Bradshaw, and I'm joined by Dr. Neil Nedley from 16:14 Nedley Health Solutions. Dr. Nedley is the president of 16:17 Nedley Health Solutions. Dr. Nedley, we came 16:20 to a really important place just a moment ago. 16:24 NN: Yes. JB: We can do something about 16:27 the health of our frontal lobe, this part of our brain 16:31 behind the forehead. We can affect that frontal lobe 16:36 so that it has a detrimental effect on our intelligence, 16:39 or a positive effect on our intelligence. 16:40 NN: That's right. JB: It can negatively 16:42 or positively affect our spiritual capacity, 16:46 our relationship with God. NN: Correct. 16:48 Yes, absolutely. JB: You talked about what 16:49 might impair the frontal lobe. Now, it's less about how I might 16:53 do on a test in school but more about how I might be able to 16:56 function as a believer in God. NN: Yes. 16:58 JB: Let's walk again through some of the things that damage 17:02 frontal lobe capacity. NN: Well, adverse drugs, 17:06 recreational drugs in general, all suppress the frontal lobe. 17:09 JB: What do they do? NN: They lower IQ 17:11 and they lower EQ. And emotional intelligence 17:13 is also the frontal part of the brain. 17:15 Our motivational area actually comes from the frontal lobe 17:18 of the brain. JB: Not hard to imagine 17:21 chemicals doing something bad to the brain. 17:23 NN: Yeah, and they rev up the limbic system. 17:25 So they imbalance the brain by having the emotional part of the 17:28 brain be much more overriding than the control center 17:33 of the brain. And thus people on these drugs 17:35 are managed by their emotions instead of being able 17:38 to manage their emotions. JB: We know alcohol is not good. 17:42 NN: No. JB: But now, now somebody's 17:44 sitting today thinking, wait a minute. 17:45 It's not just, well, I think it's okay to have an occasional 17:48 this or that. Now, this affects my 17:51 relationship with God. NN: Correct. 17:53 JB: By suppressing frontal lobe function. 17:54 How does alcohol do that? NN: Well, alcohol actually 17:57 impairs the frontal lobe before it affects even the coordination 18:01 system. So, 18:02 our judgment goes down first. And you know, baseball players 18:06 have kind of mocked alcohol a little bit, because it turns 18:09 out, under the influence of alcohol they can still, if 18:12 they're skilled at doing so, hit a curve ball out 18:14 of the baseball park. That's how good their 18:16 coordination is. If they're just at the legal 18:18 limit, for instance, or just had a drink or two. 18:21 But studies show they are 10 times as likely to get 18:23 into an automobile accident, when they go out. 18:26 And it's not because of their coordination, 18:28 it's because of their judgment. JB: Alcohol affects judgment. 18:30 NN: Yes. JB: In a relationship with God. 18:33 NN: Yeah, absolutely, JB: You've got to have 18:35 good judgment. NN: You've got to have 18:36 good judgment. JB: Nicotine must be the same. 18:38 NN: Nicotine has a more subtle effect, but it also suppresses 18:42 the frontal lobe of the brain. JB: You mentioned entertainment? 18:45 NN: Entertainment. JB: Now, now, this affects us. 18:49 NN: Yes. JB: I mean, people, everybody. 18:51 NN: That's right. JB: Tell me more. 18:53 NN: Well, these fast-moving video games. 18:56 Even the average entertainment television program. 19:01 This is actually good, that your listeners are not watching 19:04 entertainment television programming, because the rapid 19:07 scene of reference, every three- to five-second 19:09 change in reference scene, will actually suppress 19:13 their frontal lobe 90 seconds into watching it, 19:16 and you'll see it on EEGs where they go into 19:18 alpha-wave rhythm. Their memory can still work, 19:21 their emotions can work, but they're no longer critically 19:23 analyzing the information that's coming in, and thus hideous 19:26 things can happen, in front of their very eyes, 19:30 and they're just taking it in, and they're not rejecting it. 19:35 And that, of course, is a very dangerous thing 19:37 and it lowers intelligence. JB: We feel that a kid playing 19:41 a video game where he's dismembering or decapitating 19:44 or killing beings every few seconds, we look at that and 19:48 say, that's bad for a kid's development. 19:50 Is it really bad? NN: It is bad. 19:52 It is bad. Now here's the argument. 19:55 And this takes some degree of intelligence, and also a degree 19:58 of honesty, for those that say hey, you know, it might 20:01 increase violence 8 percentile. In fact, there was a study that 20:05 looked like, hey it's not that big a deal, 'cause it takes 20:07 people who are below average aggression and it moves 8 20:12 percentile of the population to above-average aggression. 20:15 And they're saying, you know, this isn't that big a thing. 20:18 But if you look at a bell-shaped curve, where human phenomena 20:20 are located, an 8 percentile shift in 20:23 the population means that violence will double, as far as 20:27 violent crime is concerned. And so, whatever changes we make 20:32 in a subtle way makes extreme differences on either end. 20:36 JB: Is there a difference between watching an episode 20:39 of Seinfeld, some comedy show, compared to a sci-fi thriller 20:46 horror movie? NN: Well, yeah, 20:47 content is important, obviously. So, the worse the content, 20:51 the worse for us. But it's not just content. 20:54 You can actually have a clean show, 20:58 but if it suppresses the frontal lobe of the brain, 21:01 it actually is still not good for developing IQ. 21:05 In fact, you know, the interesting thing is, 21:07 the best movie producers in the world refuse to watch movies or 21:10 entertainment television, because they know it's going 21:13 to lower their creativity. Creativity is one of the main 21:16 things that happens when we have a high IQ. 21:19 Creativity that's not only original, but useful to others. 21:23 Now there are some people that say they're creative 'cause 21:25 they're just strange, but that's not useful 21:29 to anybody. We're looking for something that 21:31 is creative and very useful to others, and it turns out that 21:36 watching entertainment television will lower that 21:39 significantly. And those in the high end 21:43 mental health fields, they recognize this. 21:46 JB: It's a little bit scary that well-meaning parents who are 21:50 buying their kid a burger and a large soda drink, and plopping 21:56 them down in front of their computer console or their video 21:59 game console, feeding them with movies and so forth. 22:03 Then they take them to church. NN: That's right. 22:06 JB: And they say, wait a minute, my kid isn't into this anymore. 22:08 NN: That's right. JB: My child doesn't want 22:09 to go to church. They're bringing it upon 22:11 themselves. NN: They're bringing it 22:12 upon themselves. They're suppressing the frontal 22:14 lobe, which is the area that we worship, as human beings. 22:19 So if you're suppressing the area that wants to worship 22:22 something grand, like the Lord, and then you're revving up the 22:27 limbic system, which is the emotional areas of the brain, 22:31 kids will get bored with a worship service that would 22:35 otherwise be very meaningful to somebody who 22:37 had a balanced brain. JB: In terms of undoing the 22:42 damage, or enhancing the frontal lobe of the brain. 22:47 It may be a little bit self-explanatory. 22:49 Undo some of what's been done. But let's talk about now, 22:51 in a positive way, how to fix this. 22:55 What does a person do? NN: Well, what we would 22:58 recommend is that they get some good materials to really 23:03 assist them in that. Of course, we have an Optimize 23:05 Your Brain materials, where you have a DVD, workbook series, 23:09 you can go through this. But some of the simple things 23:11 they can do is just get rid of entertainment television. 23:15 Another major thing, of course, is getting rid of the video 23:18 games and then replacing it with frontal lobe enhancing 23:21 activities. And frontal lobe enhancing 23:24 activities would be going out and taking a nice, 23:27 three-mile run. Going out and getting 23:29 a nature walk. Actually reading the Bible for 23:32 the purpose of discerning what it's actually trying to say, 23:37 and what was the scene like. And so, reading and analyzing, 23:41 utilizing the frontal lobe in studying the Bible, 23:44 or good educational material can greatly enhance the intelligence 23:48 in the frontal lobe. JB: How does getting the Word of 23:50 God, the Bible, into your mind 23:53 affect your mind in a positive way? 23:57 NN: It does it actually, by, we'll see it. 23:59 We'll see the frontal lobe light up, on EEG. 24:02 We'll see the beta waves going. It's actually altering brain 24:06 chemistry for the better. And that was Les's first thing. 24:09 You remember, he was starting to study the Bible, so that's when 24:13 he started getting his IQ up above 80. 24:16 And Ben Carson, what is often not told 24:18 in Ben Carson, it wasn't just TV and musical choices that 24:22 improved him, but he also began to have a greater interest 24:27 in the Word of God. And he would attend worship 24:29 services on a weekly basis and actually enjoy 24:34 and be enhanced from that. And so that's a very key 24:37 element, and one that the world kind of looks down upon, 24:40 but they don't realize, there are some very positive 24:43 things happening in biblical- centered worship services. 24:47 JB: So as we get the Word of God in, 24:49 it's not just good for us spiritually, it's good for us 24:52 on just every level. NN: Exactly. 24:54 Exactly. JB: Wonderful. 24:55 That's why we say at It Is Written, 24:57 man shall not live by bread alone, 24:59 but by every word that proceeds 25:01 from the mouth of God. NN: Makes sense. 25:03 JB: Dr. Nedley, thank you for joining us today. 25:04 NN: Thank you. 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Your tax deductible gift can be 26:04 sent to the address on your screen, or through our website 26:07 at ItIsWritten.com. Again you can call toll free 26:11 1 800 253-3000 or visit our website 26:14 ItIsWritten.com 26:19 JB: Fearfully and wonderfully made, made by God to thrive. 26:24 Incredibly, we make decisions and do things to our brain, 26:28 our minds, that sometimes push us down a little bit. 26:32 But by the grace of God there are those things that can 26:34 reverse the damage and lift us up. 26:38 Not just up in this world, but up out of this world 26:42 and into the world to come. Dr. Nedley, 26:44 thanks for joining me today NN: Thank you. 26:46 JB: Let's pray together. NN: Yes. 26:48 ♪ [Gentle Melody] ♪ JB: Our Father in heaven, 26:49 we thank You that You have made us to thrive, 26:53 not just to battle our way through this world but to be 26:56 blessed as we make choices that affect our minds, 27:01 actually affect our very brain, so that then we can 27:04 operate more efficiently, and operate and live 27:08 our lives closer to You. May we learn to make choices 27:12 that will enhance our relationship with You. 27:15 Let us live according to those wonderful principles of the 27:18 Bible, with minds that are clear and strong, and let our heart be 27:24 joined to the heart of God, that Your thoughts 27:28 become our thoughts. Bless us, keep us, save us, 27:33 we pray. In Jesus' name. 27:35 Amen. NN: Amen. 27:38 ♪ [Musical Interlude] ♪ 27:52 ♪ [It Is Written Theme] ♪ JB: I'm grateful you joined us 27:53 today. Look forward to seeing you again 27:55 next time. Until then remember, 27:58 it is written: man shall not live by 28:01 bread alone but by every word 28:05 that proceeds from the mouth of God. 28:08 ♪ [music swells] ♪ |
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