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"A Working Theory of Change -PT. 1(Transformation)"
Kingdom Corner Podcast – Reading Room
A Working Theory of Change (Part 1): Training, Not Just Trying
📖 Episode Summary
In this Reading Room session, we continue through Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, stepping into a powerful framework for spiritual formation called “A Working Theory of Change.”
This episode centers on two foundational elements of transformation:
👉 Teaching (Truth)
👉 Practice (Training)
At the heart of it all is a sobering and life-shaping truth:
“What comes into your mind when you think about God is the most important thing a...PROBLEM # 2: You've Already Been Formed
Kingdom Corner Podcast – Reading Room
“Problem #2: You’ve Already Been Formed”
📅 April 15, 2026
📖 Episode Summary
In today’s Reading Room, we return to Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer and begin exploring Problem #2: You’ve Already Been Formed.
This episode invites us to slow down and consider a powerful truth:
You are not starting from scratch… you are already being shaped—right now.Every day, whether we realize it or not, our lives are being formed by unseen forces. The question is not if we are being formed… but what is fo...
"Endurance: The Silence & The Storm"
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Kingdom People in the Pages of History
Endurance: The Silence and the Storm
📅 April 14, 2026
🔥 Episode Overview
We step into Arc II: Endurance—exploring what it truly means to persevere over time.
In today’s episode, we examine a powerful contrast:
One man enduring the stormAnother enduring the silenceThrough the lives of Ernest Shackleton and Joseph, we uncover a foundational truth:
Endurance is not just revealed when life is moving— it is proven when nothing is.🧭 Episode Focus
What is endur...
From Belief… to Apprenticeship: The Call To Follow Jesus
Kingdom Corner Podcast – Reading Room (Friday)
Episode Title:
From Belief to Apprenticeship: The Call to Follow Jesus
🔑 Episode Summary
In today’s Reading Room, we move from reflection to response.
After pausing yesterday for a mid-book Selah—slowing down to consider what God is forming within us—we now face a deeper question:
Am I simply someone who believes in Jesus… or someone who is actually following Him?Drawing from Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, this episode challenges us to rethink the Christian life—not as information...
Apprenticeship With Jesus
Episode title
Apprenticeship With Jesus: A Selah Moment in the Reading Room
Short episode description
In this special Reading Room episode, we pause halfway through Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer and reflect on what has been taking root in us. This is a “Selah” moment—a chance to slow down, consider what God has already been showing us, and remember that following Jesus is more than a one-time decision. It is a life of apprenticeship: being with Him, becoming like Him, and doing as He did.
Show notes
Some...
Endurance Is Faith Stretched over time
Episode Title:
Endurance: What Lies Beneath the Surface
🧭 Episode Summary
In this opening episode of a brand-new arc on Endurance, we explore a foundational truth:
Endurance is not strength—it is faith stretched over time.What lies beneath the surface of a life often matters far more than what is visible. While the world celebrates moments of success, God is forming something deeper—through time, pressure, delay, and perseverance.
In this episode, we uncover how endurance is built, why many people quit too soon, and how the unseen work of God...
"Sin Is More Than What We Do"
Episode Summary
In today’s Kingdom Corner Reading Room, we continue our journey through Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, moving beyond surface-level strategies into the deeper issue behind why transformation is so difficult.
The problem is not just what we do—it’s what has been done to us and the world we live in.
In this episode, we explore the three dimensions of sin:
Sin done by usSin done to usSin done around usUntil we understand sin as more than behavior—as a condition of the heart an...
"Why Information Does Not Transform You"
Episode Summary
In today’s Kingdom Corner Reading Room, we continue our journey through Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, turning our attention to a sobering but necessary truth:
Not everything we rely on for spiritual growth actually works.
Many believers assume that more knowledge, more effort, or even powerful spiritual moments will automatically lead to transformation. But as we explore today, these approaches—while valuable in part—often fall short when relied on alone.
True formation in Christ goes deeper than information. It requires a transformation of the inner person...
"The Courage To Stand... When No One Is Watching"
Episode Title
The Courage to Stand When No One Is Watching
Kingdom People in the Pages of History
🔑 Episode Theme
Not all courage is loud.
Some of the most powerful acts of faith are quiet, hidden, and unseen—but they are never unseen by God.
🎯 Key Idea
Your effectiveness in the Kingdom is not determined by visibility, but by alignment with your calling.
🧭 In This Episode
We conclude the Courage Arc by exploring a dimension often overlooked:
👉 Quiet Courage — faithfulness in...
"Formation IN Christ Is The Key
The Kingdom Corner Reading Room – Friday Edition
Episode Title: In Christ: The Path to True Spiritual Formation
Welcome back to the Kingdom Corner Reading Room, where we slow down, open a good book, and let truth shape us—one page at a time.
This week, we continue reading from Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, moving deeper into the heart of spiritual formation.
On Thursday, we explored a powerful truth:
👉 You are being formed—whether you realize it or not.
Today, we take the next step…
👉 What...
"Spiritual Formation"
Kingdom Corner Reading Room
March 26, 2026
Book: Practicing the Way – John Mark Comer
Theme: Spiritual Formation – Becoming People of Love
📖 Episode Summary
In today’s Reading Room, we continue through Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, focusing on one of the most foundational truths of the Christian life:
You are being formed… the only question is—into what?Spiritual formation is not optional. It is happening to all of us—slowly, steadily, often unnoticed. The real issue is not if we are being shaped, but who we are becoming.<...
"The Voice That Says Quit - And The Courage To Stay"
Courage Through Suffering — When the Voice Says Quit
A Deeper Kind of Courage
In this installment of the Courage Arc in Kingdom People in the Pages of History, we move beyond courage as action…
…and into something quieter.
The courage to remain.
Not when life is clear.
Not when things make sense.
But when everything inside you wants to walk away.
When Life Breaks in Half
There are moments that divide life into before and after:
The loss of a loved..."Be With Him To Become Like Him"
Episode Title
Be With Him to Become Like Him
Kingdom Corner Reading Room
📖 Episode Summary
On this first day of spring, we step into a new section of Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer—“Become Like Him.”
In this episode, Matt explores a sobering yet life-giving truth:
You are becoming someone… whether you realize it or not.
Drawing from the ancient wisdom of St. Benedict, the imagery of the skull, and the reality of our mortality, this episode calls us to live with eternity in view.
"Finding Your Secret Place"
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The Kingdom Corner Reading Room
Episode: Finding Your Secret Place
In this episode of The Kingdom Corner Reading Room, Matt continues reading and reflecting on Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer.
As the section “Be With Jesus” comes to a close, the focus turns to one of the most essential practices of the Christian life: cultivating a secret place with God.
Drawing from the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels, this episode explores why prayer is not merely a religious duty—but a friendship with Christ...
"When Others Bow: The Courage To Stand"
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Episode Title
When Others Bow: The Courage to Stand
Series
Kingdom People in the Pages of History
Part of the series: Bringing Clarity in an Age of Confusion
Episode Summary
In this episode of the Kingdom Corner Podcast, we continue exploring the virtue of courage by looking at one of the most powerful forms of courage: the courage to stand for truth when compromise would be easier.
History reveals that moments of pressure expose what people truly believe. When the...
Sitting in Love(God): God Loving Me
Sitting in Love: God Loving Me
The Kingdom Corner Podcast – Reading Room
In today’s Kingdom Corner Reading Room, Matt continues reading and reflecting on the powerful book Practicing the Way: Be With Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did by John Mark Comer.
This episode explores a deeply important but often overlooked dimension of the Christian life: simply being with God and allowing Him to love us.
Through reflections on contemplation, prayer, and the transforming power of God’s love, we are reminded that the goal of following Jesus is not...
Turning God Into A Habit
Turning God Into a Habit
Kingdom Corner Podcast — Reading Room
Episode Length: 14:27
Series: Kingdom Corner Reading Room
Book: Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer
Episode Overview
In today’s Kingdom Corner Reading Room, Matt continues exploring the transformative themes in Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer.
This episode focuses on the powerful idea of training our minds to continually return to God throughout the day. Drawing from historic Christian voices, neuroscience, and Scripture, we explore how spiritual habits shape the direction of our hear...
Courage Means Taking Responsibility - The Pilot Who Would Not Leave His Friend
Courage Means Taking Responsibility
The Pilot Who Would Not Leave His Friend
Kingdom Corner Podcast – March 9–10, 2026
What awakens courage in a human heart?
Is it bold personality?
Natural bravery?
Military training?
In this episode of Kingdom People in the Pages of History, Matt explores a deeper truth:
Courage is born the moment someone accepts responsibility greater than their fear.
From the battlefield of David and Goliath, to the frozen mountains of the Korean War, to Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan, this e...
"Be With Jesus"
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Be With Jesus
Reading Room Series — Practicing the Way
Episode Summary
In this Kingdom Corner Reading Room episode, Matt continues exploring Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, focusing on the foundational goal of apprenticeship to Jesus: to be with Him.
Before we become like Jesus or do what He did, we must first learn the sacred art of abiding in His presence. Drawing from Scripture, Christian history, and the wisdom of saints like Brother Lawrence, this episode explores how believers can cultivate a life that re...
"A Way of Life"
Show Notes
The Way of Life — Practicing the Way (Reading Room)
Kingdom Corner Podcast — Reading Room Series
Welcome back to the Kingdom Corner Reading Room, where we explore transformative Christian books that help shape a deeper walk with Christ.
In today’s episode, Matt continues reading from Practicing the Way: Be With Jesus, Become Like Jesus, Do As He Did by John Mark Comer.
This section explores the early Christian identity as “Followers of the Way.” Drawing from the book of Acts and the teachings of Jesus, Comer reminds us that Ch...
"Courage ~Covenant under Pressure"
🎙️ EPISODE TITLE
COURAGE — Covenant Under Pressure
Kingdom Builders: Forming Character in an Age of Confusion (Arc I)
📝 Show Notes
Today we begin a new year-long journey through six essential virtues — six “arcs” — that form the structure of Kingdom builders:
Courage. Endurance. Stewardship. Restoration. Discernment. Legacy.
These are not motivational topics.
They are structural beams.
In this opening episode, we explore the first arc:
COURAGE — Covenant Under Pressure
Most people think courage is personality, boldness, adrenaline, or the absence of fear.
Scriptur...
DISCIPLE Is a Noun
Disciple Is a Noun
Kingdom Corner Reading Room – February 27, 2026
📖 Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer
Episode Summary
Welcome back to the Kingdom Corner Reading Room — where we slow down, open a good book, and let truth shape us one page at a time.
In this powerful session, we explore a foundational idea: “Disciple” is a noun, not a verb.
Drawing from Comer’s teaching on the Hebrew word talmid, we examine what it truly means to follow Jesus—not merely as a believer, not merely as someone who ide...
"Apprenticing With Jesus"
📖 Kingdom Corner Reading Room
Practicing the Way – Apprentice to Jesus
Welcome to the Kingdom Corner Reading Room — where we slow down, open a good book, and let truth shape us one page at a time.
In today’s session, Matt continues reading from Practicing the Way: Be With Jesus. Become Like Him. Do As He Did. by John Mark Comer (2024).
This episode explores what it truly meant to follow a rabbi in the first century — and what it means for us today to become apprentices of Jesus.
Episode Focus: Apprentice...
"The Restoration of a Name: Jim Thorpe & The Long Road To Honor"
Episode Title
The Restoration of a Name
Jim Thorpe and the Long Road to Honor
Episode Date / Length
Feb 24, 2026 • 57:07
Series
Kingdom People in the Pages of History (Jim Thorpe series conclusion)
Episode Summary
In this final chapter of the Jim Thorpe journey, we trace the long, quiet road of restoration—how a wounded reputation can be set right, even decades after the headlines fade. From Carlisle to Stockholm, from glory to loss, and from loss to a generational fight for truth, this episode fram...
"Practicing The Way"
The Kingdom Corner Podcast
Episode Title: Practicing the Way
Date: February 20, 2026
Duration: ~22 minutes
Series: Friday Readings / Spiritual Formation
📖 Episode Summary
In this episode, Matt begins a new Friday reading series with a powerful and deeply reflective book: Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do as He Did by John Mark Comer (2024).
Before diving into the text, Matt frames the conversation around a crucial question: What are we actually taking in every day—and what is it forming us into? In a world satur...
Pastor Andrew- Pastor & Missionary To The Philippines
Kingdom Corner Podcast — Show Notes
Episode: Pastor Andrew — The Missionary
Date: Feb 16, 2026
Length: 51:41
Host: The Great Matt Geib
Guest: Pastor Andrew Scribner (missionary pastor, Philippines)
Episode Snapshot
What happens when God quietly redirects a man who didn’t even want ministry—and then keeps expanding his assignment for 20+ years?
In this interview, Matt talks with Pastor Andrew Scribner, a U.S.-born missionary pastor who moved to the Philippines in 2000 and never “came back” because the call got deeper. Andrew shares his testimony, gives a help...
"Discernment & Prayers"
The Kingdom Corner Podcast
Episode Title: Discernment & Prayers
Date: February 13, 2026
Duration: 41:32
📖 Episode Summary
In this Friday reading episode, Pastor Matt Gibe concludes the book Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig, a practical and sobering guide to understanding spiritual warfare, deliverance, and the believer’s authority in Christ.
This final chapter focuses on discernment of spirits and prayer, emphasizing the necessity of being led by the Holy Spirit when ministering to others or walking through personal spiritual battles. Drawing from Scripture (especially 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 8), the episo...
"The Cracks & The Glory: Jim Thorpe & The Paradox of Greatness"
The Cracks & The Glory — Jim Thorpe: The Paradox of Greatness
(Kingdom People in the Pages of History | Episode 4 in the Jim Thorpe series)
Recorded: Feb 10, 2026 | Length: 53:28
EPISODE SUMMARY (Captivate)
In this fourth installment of our Jim Thorpe series, we step into a theme most people try to avoid: paradox. Jim Thorpe was crowned “the greatest athlete in the world,” yet later lived in obscurity and poverty. He carried breathtaking gifts… and deep fractures.
Using 2 Corinthians 4 as our anchor (“treasure in earthen vessels”), we explore the spiritual tension of glory in fragile c...
"Conquering the Deaf, Dumb Spirit & the Spirit of Lethargy"
Conquering the Deaf, Dumb Spirit & the Spirit of Lethargy
Kingdom Corner Podcast — February 6, 2026
Host: Matt Guibe
Series: Readings from Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig
📖 Episode Overview
In this Friday reading episode, Matt continues through Angela Greenig’s powerful book Power and Authority Over Darkness, focusing on two of the final strongholds in her list of 16 prevalent demonic spirits:
#15 — The Dumb, Mute, and Deaf Spirit#16 — The Spirit of LethargyThis session blends Scripture, teaching, testimony, and prayer, calling believers to walk in Christ’s authority, di...
"The Long Run Home , Jim Thorpe & The Endurance of A Soul"
The Long Run Home — Jim Thorpe & the Endurance of a Soul
Kingdom People in the Pages of History | Episode 3
📅 February 3, 2026
🎙️ The Kingdom Corner Podcast with Matt Gibe
⏱️ Runtime: ~40 minutes
Episode Summary
In this third installment of our Kingdom People in the Pages of History series, we turn to Jim Thorpe and explore not his victories—but his endurance.
The Long Run Home is a meditation on what remains when applause fades, platforms collapse, and gifts are no longer celebrated. Drawing deeply from Ecclesiastes 3:11, this episode wrestles honestl...
"Conquering The Antichrist & Unclean Spirits"
Conquering the Antichrist & Unclean Spirits
Kingdom Corner Podcast
Friday, January 30, 2026
In this Friday reading episode of The Kingdom Corner Podcast, Matt Gibe continues the study through Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig, a seasoned deliverance minister with over four decades of global ministry experience.
Today’s teaching focuses on two powerful spiritual adversaries identified in Scripture and ministry experience:
the Antichrist spirit and the unclean spirit — how they operate, how they manifest, and how believers can discern and confront them through truth, prayer, and spiritual authority in Chri...
"The Fall of Light The Jim Thorpe Story Continues"
The Fall of Light — The Jim Thorpe Story Continues
Release Date: Jan 27, 2026
Series: Kingdom People in the Pages of History
Duration: 49:49
Episode Summary
In Episode 2 of the Jim Thorpe series, we trace the quiet tragedy behind one of the greatest athletic lives ever lived. Jim Thorpe’s fall wasn’t a lightning strike that shattered him instantly — it was a slow dimming: medals stripped, honor erased, doors closed, and a gifted man left wandering without an anchor.
Using David Maraniss’ Path Lit by Lightning as a key source, we...
"Conquering The Familiar Spirit & The Spirit of Divination"
Conquering the Familiar Spirit & the Spirit of Divination
Kingdom Corner Podcast — January 23, 2026
Episode Length: 29:56
Host: The Great Matt Gibe
Episode Summary
In today’s Friday reading session, Matt continues the powerful study from Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenegg. This episode exposes two closely linked spiritual strongholds — the Spirit of Divination and the Familiar Spirit — revealing how they operate, how they counterfeit God’s prophetic gifts, and how believers can stand free in Christ’s authority.
Through Scripture, practical examples, and pastoral insight, Matt unpacks how these sp...
"Path Lit By Lightning, The Awakening of Jim Thorpe"
Episode Title: Path Lit by Lightning: The Awakening of Jim Thorpe
Series: Kingdom People in the Pages of History
Date: January 20, 2026
Target Length: 45:00
Theme: Gift discovered → Glory revealed → Gift will be tested
(0:00–0:20) INTRO (show bumper)
[SHOW INTRO MUSIC / PODCAST INTRO VOICEOVER]
“Hello, and welcome to the Kingdom Corner Podcast…”
[MUSIC FADE UNDER]
(0:20–1:45) OPENING WORSHIP + REFRAMED LYRIC
MATT (warm, reverent):
Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me… all His wondrous compassion and purity.
Oh Thou Spirit divi...
"Conquering The Spirits of Seduction & Perversion"
Conquering the Spirits of Seduction & Perverseness
Kingdom Corner Podcast — January 16, 2026
Episode Summary
In today’s Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib continues the Friday reading series from Angela Greenegg’s powerful deliverance manual Power and Authority Over Darkness. We explore two destructive spiritual strongholds—the Seducing Spirit and the Perverse Spirit—and how they infiltrate minds, wound hearts, distort truth, and trap souls through deception, lust, offense, and unresolved trauma.
Matt opens by updating listeners on the two-track rhythm of the podcast:
• Tuesdays — Kingdom People in the Pages of History (just завершено: The Nightingale Song se...
"Their Song Still Speaks"
Their Song Still Speaks
Kingdom People in the Pages of History (Conclusion of The Nightingale’s Song)
Date: Jan 13, 2026
Length: 50:53
Episode Summary
In this closing chapter of The Nightingale’s Song series (based on Robert Timberg’s 1993 classic), we step back and listen to the echo of five lives—John McCain, Oliver North, Robert “Bud” McFarlane, John Poindexter, and James Webb. This is more than a history recap; it’s a Kingdom lens on the human heart.
Using 1 Corinthians 10:1–13 as a foundational “history-as-admonition” passage, we explore how historic events beco...
"Live Your Life With Purpose" ~ Ecc. 12:1,6-8
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Live Your Life With Purpose
Ecclesiastes 12:1, 6–8
Air Date: January 9, 2026
Episode Length: ~20 minutes
Series: Searching for Significance – A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes (Final Reading)
📖 Episode Overview
In this special Friday episode of The Kingdom Corner Podcast, Matt Geib concludes the final chapter and closing reflections from his devotional book, Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes.
Drawing from Ecclesiastes 12 and James 4, Matt reflects on the brevity of life, the certainty of eternity, and the urgency of living with God-given purpose—before the sil...
"James Webb The Warrior Who Never Left Vietnam"
Episode Title: James Webb — The Warrior Who Never Left Vietnam
Date: January 6, 2026
Length: 54:17
Series: Kingdom People in the Pages of History (Robert Timberg’s The Nightingale’s Song)
Previous Episode: John Poindexter — “The Sub-Driver”
Focus Figure: James Webb (Marine infantry officer, Vietnam veteran, author of Fields of Fire, public servant)
Episode Big Idea
Some men come home from war… and some never fully do. In this final character study from The Nightingale’s Song, Matt Geib explores James Webb as “the Marine’s Marine”—a warrior marked by Vietna...
"The Spiritual Significance of 2026"
In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Geib delves into the spiritual significance of the year 2026 and its parallel in the Hebrew calendar, 5786. Geib introduces the prophetic meaning behind the Hebrew numbers: refining the voice. Through challenges and trials, believers may find their voices tested yet refined like gold, leading to a future where truth is spoken with authority. Central to this exploration is the power of the spoken word as both a refining fire and a method of divine connection, urging listeners to recognize the impact of their words in shaping reality.
The Mind of a SUB DRIVER-John Poindexter (The Cost of Pure Obedience)
John Poindexter: The Sub Driver (Dec 30, 2025) — 1:04:18
Episode Summary
In today’s installment of Kingdom People in the Pages of History (through the lens of The Nightingale’s Song by Robert Timberg), Matt turns the spotlight on John Poindexter—brilliant, disciplined, emotionally contained, and shaped by the silent world of submarines and systems.
This episode asks a piercing question: What happens when a man trained to live by instruments and protocol is asked to navigate moral terrain? Through Poindexter’s rise (Naval Academy, Rhodes Scholar, high-level national security roles) and his role in Iran-Contra, we explore...