Fr. Mike Schmitz who has led millions of people through the Bible in a Year, and The Exorcist Files finally had their moment. We dove into the lies that so many of us are beholden to, and what we can do to overcome them.

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00:00:00 Solomon's trap | How exceptional performance can coexist with quiet soul loss.

00:00:33 Ryan's rap intro | The rhyming welcome for 'the friar of Fargo, the hermit of Herman Town.'

00:02:14 Obedience as freedom | Why Father Mike has never asked himself if he likes living in Duluth.

00:04:18 What Protestants get right | Matt Maher, Scripture in the room, and a Catholic priest's honest appreciation.

00:07:36 The right balance | Awareness without preoccupation. Why God winning is never in doubt.

00:09:26 Three weapons from the confessional | What years of hearing confessions reveal about how spiritual defeat happens.

00:11:11 Weapon 1: The flesh | Pornography's three A's and what this generation's battle requires.

00:13:13 Weapon 2: Discouragement | The flip side of pride and the move that keeps you from approaching God.

00:22:19 The 'I'll never' myth | A recovering alcoholic priest and the sleeping bag in his car.

00:24:45 Solomon's tragedy | Built the temple. Wrote Scripture. Lost his soul over the small things.

00:27:39 A priest at the judgment seat | A near-death account and 12 years lived for the wrong person.

00:30:53 The two lies the enemy runs | Identity lies and God's identity lies, and how they connect.

00:31:51 The wound of fatherlessness | John Paul II, the original sin, and why Jesus kept pointing to the Father.

00:37:25 The fermentation metaphor | Why spiritual maturity cannot be rushed, and what it means to be the reserve.

00:43:17 A mother's final question | A deathbed conversation about surrender and whether we have given everything.

00:49:31 Trade the news feed for the Bible | One Protestant pastor, one Lent, and a family that noticed the difference.

00:52:45 Closing invitation | If you still care, you have not drunk the poison.

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