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Raising Expectations with Pastor Joe Schofield

Raising Expectations with Pastor Joe Schofield

著者： Pastor Joe Schofield
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Raising Expectations is a program that looks at the past, giving greater insight into the present, and may produce authentic anticipation, raising expectations for the future! Joe will discuss major issues that confront us on national, political, and worldwide events, to the simple things that we think about and make unconscious personal decisions every day! Freedom, Family, Finances, Faith, along with a myriad of other topics and all the intricacies involved in each of them...from a personal community perspective, that makes up what we call "Your Life in America Today!" Informative, inclusive, intentional, interesting, and always encouraging. Each program will raise our expectations individually. We may begin looking at the future in a positive way, happy to try new ideas and methods with clear hopes of how things can change for the better in the future. Feeling more content, one topic at a time! So, let not your hearts be troubled...we can go from good, to better, to best in the future TOGETHERCopyright 2026 Joe Schofield 政治・政府 政治学 社会科学
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  • Raising Expectations, August 31, 2026

    Raising Expectations, August 31, 2026
    2026/08/31
    Guest, Teri Werner, part 2, Healing the Residue: Faith, Forgiveness, Trauma, and the Road to Restoration https://trainwrecktotriumph.com/ Healing the Residue Terry Warner centers the episode on what she calls “residual remnant realities,” meaning the emotional, physical, relational, and spiritual residue people can carry from one season of life into the next. She illustrates the idea with a pair of new sandals that still had adhesive on the sole, unknowingly collecting hair, jewelry pieces, and debris. For her, the image becomes a spiritual metaphor for unintended burdens carried forward from past experiences. She asks listeners to consider recurring patterns, pain, relationships, jobs, or circumstances that may reveal unresolved residue. Her central premise is that people often continue to experience what they have not released. From there, the discussion turns toward healing, restoration, and hope. COVID, Trauma, and Lingering Effects A major portion of the conversation focuses on the speakers’ experiences and interpretations of COVID and its aftermath. Terry recounts severe illness, isolation, medical treatment, and the prayers she remembers receiving while hospitalized. She says she later experienced a spiritual moment in which she believed God was releasing the lingering effects of COVID from her mind and body. Ron Greer broadens the discussion by comparing lingering COVID-related effects with residual trauma seen among veterans, firefighters, police officers, and other first responders. He describes brain fog, memory lapses, emotional instability, and other aftereffects that may remain after the most obvious symptoms have subsided. The speakers consistently frame these observations as personal, pastoral, and spiritual perspectives rather than as clinical conclusions. Faith, Medicine, and the Question of Healing Dr. Craig Thayer contributes a surgeon’s perspective, saying that although physicians cut, remove, repair, and reconnect tissue, he regards God as the ultimate healer. Dr. Paul Hall then raises one of the episode’s central questions: what should be said to people who sincerely pray, read Scripture, seek counsel, and still do not experience the healing they desire? Terry responds that healing may look different from person to person and may come through doctors, surgeons, personal spiritual work, or other paths. Pastor Joe adds that sometimes the answer may not be physical recovery in the form requested, but rather the “peace that passes understanding.” He recounts ministering to people facing death who found spiritual peace even when their illness remained. The panel therefore treats healing as a complex subject that includes physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual dimensions. Forgiveness, Bitterness, and Spiritual Growth Forgiveness becomes one of the strongest recurring themes in the episode. Terry says people seeking healing may need to examine unresolved resentment toward others, themselves, or even God. Stephanie Thayer expands on the point, describing anger, bitterness, false beliefs, and long-held wounds as possible barriers to freedom and spiritual growth. She encourages listeners to ask how God sees them rather than continuing to live under damaging messages they may have accepted earlier in life. The speakers also emphasize community, prayer, accountability, and what Stephanie calls “doing life with other people.” Terry later applies forgiveness to divisions that arose during the COVID era, urging people who spoke wrongly about others or helped divide relationships to take responsibility and ask forgiveness. Seeking Intimacy Rather Than a Formula Terry describes a period in which her devotional life felt dry and Scripture no longer drew her with the same intensity. Instead of looking primarily for physical healing, she says she deliberately immersed herself in Bible teaching because she was seeking renewed intimacy with God. She listened before bed, in the morning, took notes, and intentionally “fed” herself the Word until spiritual hunger returned. She emphasizes that she was not searching for a formula but for reconnection. That experience becomes part of her larger argument that healing cannot always be reduced to a single technique or explanation. Across the panel, the speakers repeatedly return to dependence on God, willingness, forgiveness, trust, and surrender rather than presenting a guaranteed process. Veterans, First Responders, and Practical Compassion The closing portion turns toward veterans, first responders, homelessness, trauma, and practical ministry. Terry describes her affinity for veterans and first responders and discusses work connected with an organization she calls Rise for Veterans. She says the group seeks to meet immediate physical needs by providing items such as socks, underwear, snacks, water, rain gear, and other essentials, while also offering prayer and personal support. She stresses that meeting practical needs can be...
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  • Raising Expectations, September 7, 2026

    Raising Expectations, September 7, 2026
    2026/09/08
    Dr. Gloria Romero “is a historic reformer, education leader and first woman in California history to serve as State Senate Majority leader! She built a reputation as one of the legislatures most effective and independent voices”. Dr. Romero “has spent her career fighting to expand opportunity, improve education and challenge the political status quo when it fails California families. Throughout her public service she has worked to ensure that working families, students and small businesses have a stronger voice in government!” She is a woman of great Faith in God and the call He has given her in the past and now to run for Republican Lt. Governor and bring back reform, accountability and opportunity to California! She is a conservative with a message and we need to know, pray and tell Californians and the nation about her!
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  • Raising Expectations, August 10, 2026

    Raising Expectations, August 10, 2026
    2026/08/11
    Raising Expectations with Pastor Joe Schofield, Melba Schofield, Stefanie Thayer, Dr. Craig Thayer, Dr. Paul Hall, and Ron Greer Limitless Faith: Speaking Grace to the Mountains in Your Life Dr. Sheila Schuller Coleman joins Pastor Joe Schofield and the Raising Expectations team for a faith-centered conversation about mustard-seed faith, spiritual mountains, grace as “undeserved divine deliverance,” prayer, repentance, healing after painful choices, hearing God’s voice, practicing His presence, and trusting His limitless power in every circumstance. Friends, We join our wonderful Audience with great anticipation as we welcome Sheila Schuller Coleman back on the show this week! She has Gods call on her life to share deep thought- provoking truths from God’s Word… just like her wonderful father, Dr. Robert Schuller did each week from the pulpit of The “Crystal Cathedral” in Southern California! She worked closely with him and loves people as he always did! We are blessed by her heart, thoughts and life changing insights from God’s Word. Friends, here is a special word from Dr. Sheila just for you and tonight’s “Raising Expectations “show! “If little faith can move mountains, what can limitless faith do?” There is a thought that should make us all stop and think! The power of Faith is beyond words as we experience Gods Love and walk with Him each day! It’s going to be a great , informative and encouraging night together , so tune in watch and listen Guest Spotlight: Dr. Sheila Schuller Coleman Dr. Sheila Schuller Coleman is introduced as a minister, author, speaker, and daughter of Dr. Robert Schuller. She reflects on her father’s legacy of possibility thinking and mountain-moving faith while sharing how her own faith has deepened over time. The episode centers on a question she says God placed on her heart: “If little faith can move mountains, what can limitless faith do?” Raising Expectations Through Faith and Hope Pastor Joe opens by welcoming listeners, celebrating the program’s new theme song, and reaffirming the show’s Christian foundation. He speaks about salvation through Jesus Christ, God’s plan for each person, and the importance of knowing Christ personally rather than only publicly. He also introduces the panel and explains how listeners can find previous episodes, books, biographies, and program information online. What Can Limitless Faith Do? Sheila explains that people often focus on the size of their problems instead of the power of God. Drawing from Jesus’ teaching about mustard-seed faith, she says the question of limitless faith challenges believers to stop placing limits on God’s deliverance, healing, and power. She connects growing faith with growing hope and says that looking toward God rather than the mountain changes how people understand what is possible. Speaking Grace to the Mountain Sheila connects mustard-seed faith with Zechariah 4 and the declaration, “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit.” She defines grace as “undeserved divine deliverance” and teaches that a mountain may be leveled, removed, transformed, or turned into something beautiful through God’s action. Rather than attacking every obstacle through personal force, she encourages listeners to speak grace both to their circumstances and to themselves. Prayer, Repentance, Children, and Restoration Sheila describes prayer teams conducting strategic prayer walks in Orange County and says they begin with humility and repentance. She and the panel discuss children, abortion, transgender medical services, restoration after painful decisions, and the responsibility of Christians to combine moral conviction with compassion. Stefanie emphasizes that the church should not stop at identifying sin, but should also help people find healing, accountability, forgiveness, and freedom. These sensitive medical, legal, and social claims are presented as statements made by the speakers and were not independently verified in the transcript. Grace After Failure, Shame, and Regret Dr. Paul Hall asks how the church should respond when people are defined by their worst moments, including failure, addiction, divorce, imprisonment, abortion, or regret. Sheila answers that grace is not a one-time experience but an ongoing daily need. She describes deliverance as movement not only from guilt, fear, anxiety, and shame, but also into mercy, joy, restoration, and new life. Hearing God’s Voice and Practicing His Presence Sheila says discerning God’s voice begins with knowing His character and Word. She uses her experience as her father’s ghostwriter to explain how familiarity makes a voice recognizable. She recommends testing impressions against Scripture and God’s nature, seeking confirmation, and cultivating habits such as prayer walks, worship, journaling, memorized Scripture, and writing prayers to God as “Abba.” She also discusses Practicing the Presence of God by Brother ...
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