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Life Over Coffee
Hosted by Rick Thomas · EN
Rick launched the Life Over Coffee global training network in 2008 to bring hope and help for you and others by creating resources that spark conversations for transformation. His primary responsibilities are resource creation and leadership development, which he does through speaking, writing, podcasting, and educating.
In 1990 he earned a BA in Theology and, in 1991, a BS in Education. In 1993, he received his ordination into Christian ministry, and in 2000 he graduated with an MA in Counseling from The Master's University. In 2006 he was recognized as a Fellow of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).
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In Search of Significance- Biff's Story
Jun 1600:16:50Tap to summarizeWhen the gospel is no longer your practical, everyday center—when it ceases to be the functional anchor of your life, and you replace it with lesser things, even admirable or biblical pursuits like serving the Lord, you will begin to drift toward dissatisfaction and unrest. And where discontentment grows, so does the enticement to meet God-given longings through man-centered means. This subtle exchange—replacing Christ with works—leads to a life increasingly marked by striving, performing, and attempting to secure worth and identity apart from God. Read, Watch, Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/in-search-of-significance-careys-story/ Will you help us to continue providing free content for everyone? You can become a supporting member here https://lifeovercoffee.com/join/, or you can make a one-time or recurring donation here https://lifeovercoffee.com/donate/
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When Marriage Breaks: Chapter 1—An Emotional Affair
Jun 1400:18:36Tap to summarizeWhat is an “emotional affair”? That phrase sounds common enough in our culture, but it does not belong inside a Bible-shaped framework. It is a term imported from secular psychology, self-help literature, and popular media. It arises out of a worldview that denies Christ and refuses to acknowledge God’s clear revelation of human hearts, sin, and relationships. When the culture refuses the categories of Scripture, it must create new ones. The result is a flood of terms like self-esteem, affair, emotional abuse, disorder, mental illness, addiction, identity crisis, toxic relationship, or gay. Read, Watch, Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/when-marriage-breaks-chapter-1-an-emotional-affair/ Will you help us to continue providing free content for everyone? You can become a supporting member here https://lifeovercoffee.com/join/, or you can make a one-time or recurring donation here https://lifeovercoffee.com/donate/.
Transcribe →You Have a Right to Be Comfortable in Your Own Skin
Jun 1100:16:38Tap to summarizeImagine living unchained from the ever-shifting opinions of others. Picture a life where your thoughts are no longer shaped by the imagined or actual evaluations of those around you. Visualize walking through your day with such a firm, unshakable connection to your Creator that the overarching tone of your life is the enjoyment of His unwavering pleasure and delight in you. Now imagine this becoming your normal. How incredible would it be to walk through a week—or even stretch that into a month or a year—unburdened by the exhausting compulsion to manage what others might think of you? Read, Watch, Listen: lifeovercoffee.com/you-have-the-ri…-your-own-skin/ Will you help us to continue providing free content for everyone? You can become a supporting member here lifeovercoffee.com/join/, or you can make a one-time or recurring donation here lifeovercoffee.com/donate/
Transcribe →Captive Desires: Chapter 10—How to Resist Porn Every Day
Jun 600:19:16Tap to summarizeThe fight against porn is likely to be a daily battle for the rest of your life, but that isn’t bad news. Not if you’re equipped, ready, and willing to engage. This final chapter examines how to resist pornography on a daily basis, what sanctification entails in everyday life, and how genuine gospel transformation is sustained over time. Read, Watch, Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/mind-mapping-resist-porn-daily-basis-pt-3/ Will you help us to continue providing free content for everyone? You can become a supporting member here https://lifeovercoffee.com/join/, or you can make a one-time or recurring donation here https://lifeovercoffee.com/donate/.
Transcribe →Breaking the Bondage of People Pleasing
Jun 400:14:38Tap to summarizeGod will fully receive anyone who accepts what Christ has done on their behalf. It’s an incredible, transformational exchange: Jesus takes all your sins and gives you His righteousness. But though the gospel is powerfully sufficient, not every Christian walks in its practical, daily freedom. Some still live under the soul-enslaving grip of others’ opinions, tethered to man’s approval while claiming to rest in God’s. Read, Watch, Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/breaking-the-bondage-of-people-pleasing/ Will you help us to continue providing free content for everyone? You can become a supporting member here https://lifeovercoffee.com/join/, or you can make a one-time or recurring donation here https://lifeovercoffee.com/donate/
Transcribe →You Cannot Need Someone and Love Someone Equally
Jun 200:21:30Tap to summarizeBiffy was born into a dysfunctional home. He told me that he did not remember a time when his parents were not arguing. He is 14 years old, almost 15. He said there were many nights when he would curl up in his bed, hug his bear-y, and cry himself to sleep. Mable, his mother, brought him to counseling because she did not know how to deal with him any longer. Biffy had been acting out lately, and as Mable said, “I’m at my wit’s end. I can’t do this anymore.” Biffy represents a conundrum in the counseling world. Read, Watch, Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/you-cannot-need-someone-and-love-someone-at-the-same-time/ Will you help us to continue providing free content for everyone? You can become a supporting member here https://lifeovercoffee.com/join/, or you can make a one-time or recurring donation here https://lifeovercoffee.com/donate/
Transcribe →Captive Desires: Chapter 9—How to Break Free from Porn
May 3100:19:25Tap to summarizeIn the last chapter, we saw that pornography isn’t just a behavior problem—it’s a false gospel, a counterfeit attempt to reclaim intimacy, beauty, and identity apart from God. But when we uncover the spiritual roots of this struggle and embrace who we are in Christ, the strongholds begin to fall. The call isn’t simply to “stop sinning,” but to step into the fullness of life as beloved sons and daughters—walking in holiness and community. To see how this unfolds in real life, let’s revisit our three characters. Read, Watch, Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/how-to-break-free-from-porn-addiction/ Will you help us to continue providing free content for everyone? You can become a supporting member here https://lifeovercoffee.com/join/, or you can make a one-time or recurring donation here https://lifeovercoffee.com/donate/.
Transcribe →The Natural Regression of a Woman
May 2800:23:22Tap to summarizeEveryone is a victim. Nobody escapes this life without experiencing hurt from others. The real question is not whether someone has hurt you but how you are responding with humility to God so you’re not controlled by what has happened to you. Read, Watch, Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/the-natural-regression-of-a-woman-how-she-went-from-bad-to-worse/ Will you help us to continue providing free content for everyone? You can become a supporting member here https://lifeovercoffee.com/join/, or you can make a one-time or recurring donation here https://lifeovercoffee.com/donate/
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Fussy Parents Make Insecure Kids
May 2600:14:02Tap to summarizeParents are in a position of profound influence. With every word they speak, every tone they use, and every reaction they offer, they are either cultivating a spirit of security or sowing seeds of insecurity into the hearts of their children. Parenting cannot regenerate a heart—that’s the work of the Spirit—but parents are inescapably powerful shaping influences. They form a child’s earliest views of love, protection, and stability. That shaping imprint can be a springboard into maturity or a burden that takes decades to untangle. Read, Watch, Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/fussy-parents-make-insecure-kids/ Will you help us to continue providing free content for everyone? You can become a supporting member here https://lifeovercoffee.com/join/, or you can make a one-time or recurring donation here https://lifeovercoffee.com/donate/
Transcribe →Captive Desires: Chapter 8—How to Think About Porn Biblically
May 2300:20:32Tap to summarizeThere’s a constant stream of noise surrounding pornography—competing voices offering data, opinions, and solutions. Some emphasize brain science and addiction; others point to its ties to sex trafficking or the unraveling of social values. Cultural shifts in dating, along with rising levels of fear, anxiety, shame, and inner turmoil, only add to the confusion. It’s like trying to tune an old analog radio—how do we separate the signal from all the static? How do we find wisdom, not just more information? This tension matters because the fight against porn addiction begins in the mind. How you think about what’s happening shapes the practical steps you take to address it. Read, Watch, Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/how-to-think-about-a-porn-addiction/ Will you help us to continue providing free content for everyone? You can become a supporting member here https://lifeovercoffee.com/join/, or you can make a one-time or recurring donation here https://lifeovercoffee.com/donate/.
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