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The Heath Mullikin Project Episode 2: January 1, 2019

Edit and update: I realized that somehow the original audio got cut off 2 minutes early so I have added a new ending to finish today’s thought. Remember, this is a work in progress!

Thoughts on the things that can plague our minds, good friends, and how our New Year’s Eve went.

From today’s devotional: Revelation 2: 20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. 21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

The Heath Mullikin Project Episode 1: December 31, 2018

The Heath Mullikin Project has begun. Join us on this journey as we try to bring glory to God amidst the triumphs and tragedies of life. The podcast will be up on the major podcast platforms very soon. Thanks for your support.

Transcript: Hey, welcome to The Heath Mullikin Project. This isn’t going to be a fancy or slickly produced podcast. Instead, it’s going to be a daily look into my life—the life of raising three kids while supporting my wife, Karen, who is battling Huntington’s disease. Huntington’s is a fatal illness, and it takes a little piece of my life every single day.

This podcast will cover the ups and downs, the raw reality of what it’s like to be a pastor, a father, and a husband under these circumstances. Each day will be a little different, depending on where I’m at in my relationship with God, my family, and the random things happening in our lives.

I’ve tried launching various podcasts in the past, and this time, I want to make this a central hub—a one-stop shop for all things Heath Mullikin. It’s a work in progress, which is why I’ve called it The Heath Mullikin Project.

You can visit heathmullikin.com, where episodes will be posted. Very soon, the podcast will also be available on iTunes, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you find podcasts. While you’re on the site, you’ll notice a button that says, Buy Me a Coffee. Here’s the deal: one of the things Karen really loves is Starbucks. Specifically, she loves the canned Starbucks drinks, which cost about $2.75 or $3 at Dollar General, just down the road from us.

People often ask how they can help us, and this is one way. We have friends and supporters all over the world praying for us and going above and beyond to help care for our family. If you want to be part of our journey in a practical way, you can click that button and buy Karen a coffee. It’s a small, tangible way to invest in our lives and bring Karen some joy.

We deeply appreciate any support you can give. Whether it’s prayer, encouragement, or just buying a coffee, it all means the world to us. Thank you so much.

This podcast is going to be a daily thing—unless I’m sick with the flu or something.

Book Reviews of “Creed” and “This We Believe”

Here is my review of “Creed”, a 7 week devotional on the Apostles’ Creed by JD Walt, and “This We Believe: Meditations on the Apostles’ Creed” by Timothy Tennent. Both of these books had a profound impact on my life as I used them as year long preaching guide at our church.
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Book Review of Michael Hyatt’s “Your Best Year Ever”

I was on the book launch team for this book and received a free review copy. It was a quick read with some great things to think about heading into the new year. It asks you to do some soul searching before you begin the goal setting process. Hyatt’s 5 step process was a huge help for me setting better goals for myself this year. This is a book I highly recommend and I will be reading it every December from here on out as a reminder.
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Redeeming Your Time in the School Car Line

School started back in our county yesterday, August 17.  My son gets out of school at 2:50 pm.  I was in the School Car Line to pick him up for 35 minutes.  Wait times are customary in the mornings and afternoons.  It’s something we all build into our schedules.  This year, our district changed the school start and end time so that our elementary, middle, and high schools have a staggered start time.  My son has to be at school by 7:50 while my daughters start time is 8:45.  We live 1 mile from my son’s school and 3 miles from my daughters’ school so our wake up times are all different.  In the month leading up to this I started making some changes in how I used and viewed social media and moving from reacting to reflecting.  I knew I did not want to spend the time in the car line mindlessly scrolling a news feed.  I also need that I would have 15 minutes here and there in the morning that I didn’t want to waste.  Here are some things I’m trying this year and I hope they will help you in redeeming your time in the school car line.

  1.  From 6-6:40 am I am waking up and doing my devotions and praying.  Right now I’m using the book The Rhythm of Prayer: a forty day experience by Mark Moore as a prayer guide and Walking with Wesley: A Ninety-Day Devotional by Nick Harrison.
  2. 6:40 am is wake up time for my son, Drake, and I will spend 10-15 minutes managing emails after waking him up.  This is mainly deleting and unsubscribing from email lists.  I’m not really mentally processing things at this time.  I’m just trying to reduce digital clutter.
  3. After I double-check to make sure Drake is up and getting ready I will have 10-15 more minutes before we leave.  This offers a chance to give a quick glance to some news sites and ESPN.com or even do some Fantasy Football team management.
  4. After taking Drake to school at 7:20 I will have 1 or maybe 2 more 15 minute time slots while getting the girls ready for school and then I’m home from taking them at 8:20 and the day is off and running.
  5. For the afternoons I have decided to not go so early to pick up Drake.  This will cut my line wait time from 35 minutes to hopefully 10 or less.  I’ve placed a devotional book in the console of the van so that I’m not tempted to let that time slip by.  Whose mind doesn’t need a refresher and reminder at that point in the day?
  6. If the wait is longer I can catch up with folks on the phone, do a calendar review, or make a Facebook live video.  I did several last year called the Car Line Diaries just as a way to encourage folks and share things that have been going on with my family.  I can also use this time to rehearse my sermon.

The point of this is not for you to copy what I am doing.  Your family and routine are totally different from mine.  What I hope we can all start doing is making the most of these little bits of time that we’ve started sacrificing at the altar of the mindless phone scroll.  What are the tasks we can do that “clear the deck” and make our days easier later on?  What are the quick decisions and actions we can take to relieve our minds from unneeded stress?  How can we use these times to renew our minds and allow God to speak into our hearts and lives?  I’d love to hear from you about what you’re doing for Redeeming Your Time in the School Car Line.  Let me know on Facebook or Twitter or by leaving a comment below.