Podcasts · Religion & Spirituality

Keep the Heart

Francie Taylor

300 episodes

Life has issues, and the Bible has the answers. Francie Taylor teaches the relevance of Scripture to daily life through these brief Bible application studies.

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  1. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 27

    · 5:00 · S6 E290 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes. This is a habit you will want to keep for life. Proverbs 27 is a mix of life principles designed to make us…

  2. Teachback Tuesday-Are You Overdosing on Bad News?

    · 13 min · S6 E289

    Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode will be helpful if you've developed the unhealthy habit of overexposing yourself to negative news. The…

  3. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 13

    · 5:00 · S6 E288 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes. The daily Proverbs habit is a small time investment that repays you in wisdom and a closer relationship with…

  4. Teachback Tuesday-Four Ways to Stop Double-Mindedness

    · 13 min · S6 E287

    Welcome to Teachback Tuesday where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode, "Four Ways to Stop Double-Mindedness" is for those who have been going back and forth with indecision.…

  5. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 29

    · 5:00 · S6 E286 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! As you continue the habit of reading a daily chapter of Proverbs, you will develop an appetite for more Scripture. Gradually move from reading to studying, looking up unfamiliar…

  6. Teachback Tuesday: Blind Spots in Life

    · 10 min · S6 E285

    Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode, "Blind Spots in Life" reminds us that there are some hazards that we may not be able to see without…

  7. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 15

    · 5:00 · S6 E284 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! The 15th of every month could be nicknamed "Watch your mouth." Seven verses out of 33 are about the way we speak to each other. Are you a person who "has no filter"? Get a…

  8. Guard Your Heart

    · 9:00 · S6 E283

    Proverbs 4:23 says to "keep" (guard) the heart, and viewing this as optional can make life harder. Things that affect our hearts affect us physically and spiritually. This episode covers three reasons why there is…

  9. Teachback Tuesday-Arrogance and Ignorance-Interview with Kathy Ashley

    · 21 min · S6 E282

    TEACHBACK TUESDAY: AN INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR KATHY ASHLEY When Kathy Ashley heart about "AI," those letters brought two different words to her mind. Not "artificial intelligence," but Arrogance and Ignorance. This is…

  10. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 25

    · 5:00 · S6 E281 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a daily chapter of Proverbs. This habit has the potential to increase your wisdom and understanding, especially if you will apply what you're hearing and…

  11. Teachback Tuesday-We Are Not Called to Be Argumentative

    · 13 min · S6 E280

    Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we replay the most popular episodes from previous seasons. Have you ever gotten into an argument with a stranger? It's an enormous drain on the emotions, and often ends poorly. Most…

  12. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 11

    · 5:00 · S6 E279 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! Proverbs chapter 11 is loaded with instructions on how to live in a way that pleases God. Righteousness is blessed by God. In contrast, wickedness leads to destruction. We don't…

  13. Help With Facing Flashbacks

    · 11 min · S3 E278

    I am personally familiar with flashbacks, and until I came to Christ, I did not know how to handle the torment these experiences would bring. The flashbacks from my childhood were related to the passing of my Dad when…

  14. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 28

    · 4:00 · S6 E277 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit. In five minutes or less, you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs, gaining wisdom while spending time in God's Word. There is no substitute for biblical wisdom. As you listen and…

  15. Soundbite: Are You Angry With Someone?

    · 8:00 · S6 E276

    Welcome to Soundbites: Topics that are scripturally sound in bite-sized episodes. This week's topic: Anger. Are you angry with someone right now? The strong emotions and reactions that come with anger can get us into…

  16. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 14

    · 5:00 · S6 E275 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can read along to an audio chapter of Proverbs. Be sure to visit the entire Proverbs audio library HERE to access all 31 chapters. Here's a verse from Proverbs 14 that…

  17. Teachback Tuesday-When We Don't Want to Forgive

    · 12 min · S6 E274

    Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we replay the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode, "When We Don't Want to Forgive," is meant to help anyone struggling with the tough task of…

  18. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 30

    · 5:00 · S6 E273 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! No matter how many times you read or listen to a chapter of Proverbs, you will continue to notice things that you didn't catch before. This book is a bottomless treasure chest of…

  19. None of Us Should Throw Stones

    · 13 min · S6 E272

    It’s easy to point out the flaws and faults of others. What’s harder is to see our own imperfections. The Bible has an example of this in the account of the scribes and Pharisees in John chapter 8. They brought a woman…

  20. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 16

    · 5:00 · S6 E271 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes. Reading Proverbs has so many benefits: drawing us closer to God, teaching us how to be better at…

  21. Teachback Tuesday: Don't Follow Your Heart

    · 10 min · S6 E270

    Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode, "Don't Follow Your Heart" is from our first season in 2021, and it received thousands of downloads.…

  22. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 2

    · 5:00 · S6 E269 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes. Proverbs are wisdom-building tools given to us by God so that we would know how to handle the issues of life.…

  23. Peace Beyond Panic-Interview with Dr. John Vaprezsan

    · 32 min · S6 E268

    Welcome to this special interview episode with Dr John Vaprezsan, author of “Peace Beyond Panic: A Heavenly Perspective on Anxiety and Depression.” Dr. Vaprezsan shares the story of his own experiences with both panic…

  24. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 19

    · 5:00 · S6 E267 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit. There is no substitute for the wisdom we gain from the Word of God. When we don't know what to do or how to handle a situation, God knows and He can direct us through scripture.…

  25. Teachback Tuesday-Contentious Relationships

    · 10 min · S6 E266

    Welcome to TEACHBACK TUESDAY! This episode had thousands of downloads in Season One. There must be a reason for that! Perhaps it's partly because we all have this human tendency to be argumentative, challenging, and…

  26. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 5

    · 5:00 · S6 E265 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes while gaining valuable wisdom and understanding. This chapter opens with an instruction that could be summed…

  27. Teachback Tuesday-Are We Anything Like Judas?

    · 12 min · S6 E264

    Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This episode, "Are We Anything Like Judas" requires us to do some soul searching. When you study the lives of people from…

  28. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 21

    · 4:00 · S6 E263 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! By listening to a daily chapter from Proverbs, you growing in wisdom and understanding as you immerse your soul in the Word of God. Life has so many issues. Gratefully, the Bible…

  29. Biblical Counseling Is Not Instant Oatmeal

    · 10 min · S6 E262

    Have you ever referred someone for biblical counseling and they said, “Oh I tried that and it didn’t work for me”? They may have had a counselor who was new, or who was untrained, or didn’t know how to apply scripture…

  30. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 7

    · 5:00 · S6 E261 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes. Chapter seven is a tough one. If you're a daily Proverb reader, you already know this. The first four verses…

  31. Teachback Tuesday-Backsliding Looks Like This

    · 12 min · S6 E260

    Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode is another one that had thousands of downloads. People were and are concerned with what looks like…

  32. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 24

    · 4:00 · S5 E259 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can build wisdom, develop a deeper closeness with God through His Word, and feed your soul all within less than five minutes! The word "wisdom" appears 234 times in…

  33. When Someone You Love is Dying

    · 20 min · S6 E258

    When someone you love is dying, it is a complicated and often emotional time, and yet we aren’t always fully aware that the person is really leaving us until those final hours. Whether we’re holding onto hope for a…

  34. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 10

    · 4:00 · S6 E257 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a daily chapter from the book of Proverbs in under five minutes! You will notice a difference as you start applying what you're learning to your daily…

  35. Teachback Tuesday-Born Again Later in Life

    · 9:00 · S6 E256

    Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. We went into the Wayback Machine of our first season for this episode! Were you born again later in life as I was? This…

  36. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 24

    · 4:00 · S6 E255 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit! Chapter 24 is a "wisdom walk." In fact, Proverbs 24:5 tells us that a wise man has strength: "A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength." Building your…

  37. Three Ways to Stop Disturbing Your Own Peace

    · 13 min · S6 E254

    You have a new roommate named “Anxiety” and you never invited her to live with you. If one more thing goes wrong, you don’t think you can take it. The circumstances in your life seem to be ganging up on you. But wait…

  38. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 10

    · 5:00 · S15 E253

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit. Listening to a daily Proverb is a practice that will increase your Bible reading and your wisdom. God uses Proverbs to teach us practical skills for daily living. Here's a verse…

  39. Teachback Tuesday: A Treasure Worth Keeping by Guest Host Janice Wolfe

    · 18 min · S6 E252

    Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where you'll hear the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode from Season Two was recorded by my favorite stand-in, radio host Janice Wolfe from eleven2one. You…

  40. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 27

    · 5:00 · S2 E251 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit. This is a habit that you'll never want to break. The practical wisdom from daily Proverbs equips us to walk in wisdom, making us better in handling the multiple decisions and…

  41. When You Can't Find the Bed of Roses

    · 15 min · S6 E250

    Welcome to an unusual episode on Keep the Heart. This episode, "When You Can't Find the Bed of Roses," was inspired by an email from a disillusioned letter writer. This young woman who wrote the email made this…

  42. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 13

    · 5:00 · S6 E249 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes! The practical book of Proverbs is an excellent way to draw closer to God while learning how to walk in…

  43. 2026 Trailer-What's Coming This Year

    · 6:00 · Trailer

    Welcome to the podcast at Keep the Heart! We're so glad that you're a listener, and we're prayerfully preparing new episodes for 2026. This Trailer gives the details. Watch for new episodes monthly, rotating with…

  44. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 30

    · 5:00 · S5 E247 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes! We've been hearing from listeners who have kept up this habit, and are seeing God transform their lives. It's…

  45. Luke Chapter 2-The Birth of Christ

    · 9:00 · S5 E246 · Bonus

    Welcome to the Christmas week edition of Keep the Heart. This reading of Luke chapter two is a long-held tradition in many homes, and it is a wonderful way to place the focus on the Christ of Christmas. The birth of…

  46. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 16

    · 4:00 · S5 E245 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter from the practical and life-improving book of Proverbs in under five minutes. People tend to start cutting things out of their lives when overly…

  47. Teachback Tuesday--Self-Control Exercises

    · 12 min · S5 E244

    Welcome to TEACHBACK TUESDAY! When "Self-Control Exercises" first aired back in Season One/March 2021, the timing was "accidentally on purpose." March is right about that time when many are abandoning their 3-month-old…

  48. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 2

    · 4:00 · S5 E243 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, your audio Proverbs series! Scientists disagree about how long it takes to build a good habit, with estimates ranging from 21 days to months! What that really means is this: they…

  49. Teachback Tuesday-The Empty Chair and Other Firsts of Grief

    · 14 min · S5 E242

    Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we play the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This week's episode, "The Empty Chair and Other Firsts of Grief" is one that we replay every couple of years to make it…

  50. Build Your Bible Habit-Proverbs Chapter 18

    · 4:00 · S5 E241 · Bonus

    Welcome back to Build Your Bible Habit, where you can listen to a chapter of Proverbs in under five minutes. Reading along as you listen is also a great habit. The Word of God is instructional, and the book of Proverbs…

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