What’s the meaning behind our shows Title…One Day Closer?

The simple answer is…Everyday we wake up with breath, we are all one day closer to either finishing our race here on earth, well or poorly. Not to sound morbid, but none of us are guaranteed our next day or our next breath here on Earth. Our bodies and our internal workings are an amazing self-contained tapestry of Gods handiwork.

Some of us treat our bodies pretty rough, especially when we are younger. Consider the athletes, soldiers, body builders, laborers, construction workers. These guys and gals push their bodies to the limit…and like a good old Timex watch…they keep ticking.

And on the bright side of things, as we make new resolutions, plan out our goals and desires for the new year, we are also one day closer to realizing our dreams, hopes, finding that right girl or guy to spend the rest of your life with, one day closer to prayers being answered and blessings and goals being realized.

So why One Day Closer you ask? Because whatever you have going on…when you wake up in the morning, you are indeed One Day Closer of being finished…whether the tasks at hand are completed or not.

Our hope and suggestion by the way, would be to lock down your future enteral destiny done FIRST. While there’s still time, choose Jesus. You’ll never have to worry about “what if I get cancer, what if I get hit by a bus tomorrow or what if my heart stops working properly.” None of that matters once you have your salvation / relationship with God right. Everyday afterwards, becomes a blessing, a gift and a calling!

What our tag line means

“To Rekindle a spirit of hope and truth into the crazy discussion of the day.”

Why? So that we can all be WHAT our families, friends and total strangers need us to be…a voice of reason, hope and light in a dark world. A voice that was unafraid to introduce a biblical perspective to the crazy news stories of the day.

We were solely attempting to fulfill the calling of Philippians 2:15 - “so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,”

We started this podcast in October of 2022. We felt millions of Americans (both parents and students) were loosing hope…were struggling with all the lies the administration was feeding us.

We both felt it was time to inject biblical interpretation and perspective into the crazy discussions of the day.

When we got wind of the battle over gender ideology (Erin’s story), drag queen story hour and gender affirming care initiatives, we spoke back to the darkness and called out the stupid.

Our objective was simple. Help others snap out of the Covid fog of war, wake up from woke deception and find their voice and reason for common sense. We felt it was time to expose that the monkeys had taken over the zoo…and something had to be done.

And our closing reminders:

“Take a breath, Keep the Faith , Get in the Word…We all have a job to do, until we don’t.”

Mark and I believe two basic premises: Salvation is message ONE and is available to all who call on God and it is a requirement to enter eternal peace.

Secondarily, we all have a job to do, responsibilities with accountability, POST-Salvation!

It’s not “works towards salvation” but works of service Post-salvation out of compassion for others and a purpose driven life with meaning and measure.

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If you are a faithful listener to this podcast, you are well aware of the topics we attempt to cover, WITH a keen Biblical Perspective in mind to helps us navigate WAYS FORWARD that might make our world a little better place.

We cover current events, politics, game changing news stories (like the Hama’s attack against Israel, Trumps courageous and bold American Air Power assistance to Israel against Iran’s nuclear weapon campaign), exposing government corruption, and Trumps accomplishments over the past 6 months.

We also talk about the strengths and dangers of Artificial Intelligence, cultural upheaval, riots and stupidity from our high institutions of learning, AND we also dive deep into Bible scriptures that we hope will help listeners that are struggling with lose, depression, anxiety, fear, lack of joy…vision or purpose.

In our early days during Biden’s term, Mark and I were driven by the call in Ezekiel to be Watchmen on the Wall…to call out things that were simply jacked up and extremely dangerous if left unaddressed. Topics like Trans-gender ideology, Drag Queen story hours in our schools, Media derangement syndrome, the corination of Kamala once it became clear that Joe was fading faster that the ice cream in his cone.

Along the way, we have asked our listeners for feedback, counter viewpoints, and new show ideas…SO THAT…we could bring TOPICS MOST DESIRED BY YOU OUR LISTENERS to the fore.

We are asking you for feedback. Seriously. What do you like best about our show? What do you like least? Are the Bible studies on a topic of value…too long…too short? What other topics would you like us to cover?

You can also send us an email if you have more to say that the SEND A TEXT feature offers. Our email is odc22@proton.me.

And as long as I’m on the topic of house-keeping…I have an announcement to make. As you know, we have been posting two shows every week, dropping new episodes every Monday and Friday. Mark liked the thought of “book-ending” your week. But this summer, Marks business has taken off like an Elon Rocket and he has been too busy to contribute much to the show ideas, prep, recording and the like…leaving me to carry on.

Which is why I’m reaching out for feedback and interests. Preparing two new shows every week requires a massive amount of think time, research time, recording and finally editing time for each show. That said, and after running it by Mark, we have decided to cut our weekly output in half…and plan to release one episode a week, probably on hump day, Wednesday. This allows us to catch news at the front or back of any given week, keeping our content fresh at the time it is played.

So…if you haven’t already set up your podcast player (either Apple or Spotify or wherever you get your podcast,) with NOTIFICATION, you might want to do this. By setting that up, you’ll never miss being advised that we dropped a new show.

It is NOT our intent to phase this show out…BUT to STRENGTHEN it. Not to boost, but rather to simply keep you in the loop, One Day Closer has nearly doubled our global countries list from 29 to 51 countries just in the last 6 months! And we doubled the number of cities listening from 256 in January to 512 cities! So we are growing, thanks to you our listeners and Gods favor…as all our growth is organic.

We do have both an Instagram and X account but simply don’t have the time or insight as to how to post our shows there…so if you are so inclined, feel free to share our shows to your or to our feeds. Maybe together we can reach those in need of a lift, a different perspective or some good old fashion Bible teaching to help them through them week.

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Is it just me, or have you ever attended a funeral and just before they begin to lower the casket into the ground, the Pastor says something in closing similar to this…”and may God rest his Soul.” Is it just me or have you ever thought that was kind of a weird thing to say. The typical thinking or association with this phrase, is that once our loved one is dead, gone and buried…then and only then will they have “rest for their Soul.”

The truth is, their Soul, their Spirit is no where to be found at this stage of the proceedings. Their Spirit or their Soul if you will, left this earth along with their last breath. A more accurate parting statement would have been, “God rest his weary bones.”

This misunderstanding or misuse of the phrase lead me to ask a few basic questions. Can we have rest for our Soul WHILE we are still alive? Isn’t that WHEN we need peace, comfort, reassurance and rest…during our time here on earth? I believe the answer to both these questions is a resounding yes!

But I wanted to make sure, so I launched a little study into this topic on the Soul using the YouVersion Bible app I mentioned the other day in our Therapist show, episode 263. Within the app, I found several mini studies on the topic of the Soul and on The Spirit, that Christ promised to send to all of us upon his departure. There’s a reason why Christ did so. Because the Holy Spirit is our Comforter, Counselor, Strengthener, Revealer of the Scriptures, Convincer of sin, Caller of ministers and our Intercessor in prayer. These are things we need DURING LIFE…NOT AFTERWARDS.

So one of the series that I found worthy of sharing was called “Soul Care.” It’s in the YouVersion app but you can also find it and other contributions at www.whoisgrace.com/read.

The Soul is the most important dimension of you. Your soul is the real you. In fact, Jesus claimed that there is nothing more important. “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and yet lose his very soul?” (Mark 8:36)

According to John 7:38, Jesus has a way to avoid this. “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’ ””

Not just “refreshing” water…but “living”, regenerative, water.

Jesus’ yoke is an invitation to the life we ache for. A life that can be found only by moving through the world shoulder-to-shoulder with Jesus.

Your soul will be revived as you learn to live your life WITH God.

The Holy Spirit serves as a teacher, counselor, comforter, strengthener, inspiration, revealer of the Scriptures, convincer of sin, caller of ministers and intercessor in prayer.

So to summarize…death is not the rest we are promised…but rather it is the LIFE we LIVE shoulder-to-shoulder, side-by-side with the one Christ left for us to HELP us … the same wonderful, powerful, awesome healing and refreshing Spirit that raised Christ from the dead…IS the SAME SPIRIT THAT DWELLS in US! This is the Soul we want to protect, nurture, fed and cherish.

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Today we are going to pause for a moment to ponder the awesome wins and accomplishments that God has enabled, through President Donald Trump and his administration.

This has been a historic few months for this country and it's important to recall and celebrate that God has and continues to answer prayer and display favor on behalf of this nation.

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Today, you’ve entered Dave’s Wisdom Shack. Here, you will hear things that you’ll never hear from your shrink AND you won’t pay a penny for it!

So the Therapist says to her patient …”So what’s it going to be? Fight or Flight?” And the patient answered…”I’m still confused. Do I fight my depression and flee from my anxiety or is it the other way around?”

And there you are. Frozen between apparently, only two decisions, which introduces the last F response to the Fight, Flight or Freeze methodology therapists use to keep client/patients (you) in the loop cycle, stuck in the revolving door…going round and round, until the next visit.

Anxiety or Depression. Which comes first?

That is the question I asked of a very close friend of mine just the other day. We had met for breakfast and it didn’t take long to see that something was deeply troubling her. We’ll call this person Christy. So I asked her, what’s bothering you sister?

She told me she was seeing a therapist, which was a surprise to me, and that she was struggling to find purpose…”I’m just not happy and I don’t know who I am anymore.”

After some further discussion, she advised that the Therapist was helping her assess where she was in the Fight, Flight or Freeze three-way intersection.

For those unfamiliar with this line of reasoning, here’s the simple, layman’s explanation. Say you’re confronted with a life or death situation on a jog through the park, when suddenly you are confronted by a mean (but dumb as a brick) man with a knife, that wants to rob you. I describe this threatening man as “dumb as a brick” because he’s dumb enough to think you might be carrying all your cash in your spandex running attire.

But Christy wasn’t on a run, she wasn’t facing down an attacker…she was seeing a Therapist to help her process why she wasn’t happy and seemed to have lost her identity…or purpose.

So why would the Therapist think that understanding the Freeze, Flight or Fight concept would do Christy any good? Why ask Christy “which one you going to choose?” Maybe the Therapist was trying to highlight that once you chose one…she’ll be able to follow up with a question like…”okay so how would you flee or fight off your depression?”

This might make for a good question. Obviously, “Fighting off” your depression would make more sense than remaining “frozen or paralyzed” in it and I don’t believe it’s possible to “flee or run” from depression or anxiety.

The real question then is WHERE WILL YOU TURN TO FIND WISDOM, INSIGHT, POWER, STRENGTH and the ANSWERS to these FEELINGS and THOUGHTS you are wrestling with? Stay with me..I’ll get there.

Just for the record, I’m not a licensed Shrink, Psychiatrist, or Therapist. I’m just guy in my late 60’s, with gray hair and plenty of life experiences of setbacks, heartaches and failures.

Which simply means I can relate. This is how I got through my storms without a therapist. I read a lot about stuff but most importantly, I read the Bible more in search for answers as to how to “live life,” post discovering salvation.

I focused on actions that brought me closer to Christ way of thinking…because it made sense, brought me peace and strength in the storm so that, I could move past it all…by simply changing my perspective. I asked myself, do I really want to continue to pack all these past burdens, worries and fears with me as I move forward or begin my journey onward with no baggage and a lighter load. I chose the latter.

Google pre-frontal cortex and read up on what it is and how it works.

Suggestions in two articles highlighted several techniques for rewiring your brain for better mental health.

I did like one suggested category called “Shifting Focus and Rewi

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Welcome to One Day Closer with Mark and Dave, where we are TESTIFYING TODAY that God DOES rekindle a spirit of Hope and Truth when we make our requests know to Him.

Today’s show was inspired AND is a true story of both heartache and victory, shared with my wife and I from some very close friends of ours. As is our custom here at One Day Closer, I asked if I could share their story with our audience, as I thought it was a story many would be able to identify with and draw peace from. I promised them both that I would protect the names and identities of both the innocent and the not so innocent characters of the story. I even sketched this dialogue out and ran it by them both to make sure I captured their story as accurately as possible… and with that, I received permission to share their story.

A story full of drama, the duties and challenges of caring for our aging parents, interacting with previous estranged siblings, tough decisions about when to step aside or not, how to execute the right next best decision, etc. Tough stuff that we can all identify with, or that we will eventually be faced with.

Here’s the net out or take away from pondering this testimony for over a week. Sometimes you have to ignore or disregard, the negative thoughts seeded by negative naysayers, and just trust God to show up and deliver the peace we all seek.

You have to trust that God WILL move on your behalf…once you take a few a steps to do the right thing…in faith…AND when you experience a blessing from God…that’s always worthy of sharing…either alone to the urinal or with a total stranger…don’t miss the opportunity to share the story forward. God can bless that exchange as well…AND He can put a cherry on top of that sweet moment just for fun.

Here’s what I mean. After the plates were cleared from a wonderful dinner-story with Glen and Barb, and we all pass on the dessert menu, Glen finishes their story with this.

“Dave this is the best part. So while Barb was still visiting with her mom for the second time…somewhere around the hour and a-half mark, I was thanking God for a second successful visit between my wife and her mother…I told God that the only thing that would make this trip better was to move mom to want to see me…the devil…even if it was just for a moment. An hour later…that is exactly what happened. When Barb exited the building she waved me out of the car. Mom then came out of the doorway, gave me a smile and I gave her a hug. I thanked her for seeing her daughter and she thanked me for bringing her down to visit. BAMM! Dave this trip was all about Barb and her mother…but God gave me something special as well.”

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This past Monday, Mark shared some enlightening news regarding Artificial Intelligence. I hope you listened to that show because it showcased a host of scams that are at play with this technology…scams that could wipe out your or your parents bank accounts simply because you or they didn’t know any better.

Whether you like it or not, AI is here to stay.

It should be noted from Marks show on the topic of AI, is that few CEO’s of AI companies are focused on “AI Guard Rails” to protect the public.

Which leaves us…the users of technology…to fend for ourselves.

Several of the clips Mark shared in episode 260 on AI showcased how the technology is being used to create video messages that appear to be your son or daughter in a tough spot, or held captive in a dark and scary room…telling you in their own voice…that they are in trouble and they need you to send money straight away. The video looks like your son or daughter and their voice certainly sounds like them, but it’s fake. So how can you discern whether the message is real or not?

Here’s our first TIP from a loyal and fellow listener of One Day Closer. He suggested creating a SAFE word and a DANGER word. This could be established with your kids as well as your parents or grandparents. The idea is a simple one but can be very effective. We’ve all seen an FBI show or a movie where someone goes under cover to infiltrate a mob Gand or a smuggling operation. The person undercover is usually wearing a wire and their colleagues in the van outside are listening closely for either the SAFE word or the DANGER (my covers been blown) word, which serves to deploy the calvery, breach the building and “get me out of here!”

Most of us normal folks don’t have these occupations and hence don’t need to think like this right? Think again.

Let’s say you get a video message. Your daughter is leaving you a desperate video message for help or money, but in her message she DOES NOT use the DANGER word or phrase. You’ll know right away that that is a scam, especially if you make it very clear from the start with your loved ones…why having this discussion about CODED Safe and Danger words is important. If they don’t use them…you will NOT be taking any action on their behalf.

Here’s a Universal Hand Signal for someone needing help. 5-4-0

It was developed several years ago but not everyone may know what it is. It was designed to help someone communicate without speaking, that they are in trouble, being abducted and need help. Most recently, I’ve seen commercials showing how this hand signal can be used by an abductee. The commercial shows a guy walking down a busy street holding the gals arm (obviously to keep her from running away). This leaves her other arm free to touch or slightly bump others as they walk by in the opposite direct. Once the abducted gal bumps you to get your attention to look back at her, she displays the following hand signal behind the abductors back. 5 = A full open Hand; followed by the number 4 = four fingers; followed by a closed fist. 5-4-0. This is the universal hand signal for someone asking for help. Teach this to your kids. If they do this enough when being abducted or they loose their voice, this simple hand signal could save their life.

Today’s show has been a Public Service Announcement intended to give you some ideas and tactics to protect yourself and love ones, young and old. I hope you share this show with your friends, family members and co-workers…basically anyone you know that you care about.

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Today Mark is going to give us some insight into how AI is being used to scam those unaware of its capabilities.

He'll explain what "Pose Matching" is and how it can be used to exploit the boomer generation and anyone else that is not made aware of the technology.

Join us today as we dive into the artificial world of future communications.

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