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FIRST LIGHT + FIRST WORDS

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🎙️ First Light + First Words with Loren Lansky Start your day with clarity, purpose, and divine direction. Each morning First Light + First Words delivers a powerful dose of spiritual inspiration rooted in Judeo-Christian truth. Hosted by Loren Lansky, this microcast combines scripture, reflection, and a spark of wisdom to help you realign your focus before the noise of the day begins. Whether you’re seeking encouragement, strength, or a simple reminder of God’s presence, these daily words are

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00:03:41

The Relativity of Faith: Simplicity Beyond Doubt

FIRST LIGHT + FIRST WORDS ·

2025/07/06

Is the search for ever more knowledge about God sometimes just a disguise for doubt? In this episode, Loren Lansky reflects on Einstein’s famous equation as a metaphor for the simplicity and power of true faith—and how the Holy Spirit, not our intellect, is what sustains our trust and joy.

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00:03:49

Before and After: Claiming to Be the Messiah

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2025/07/05

How many people claimed to be the Messiah before Jesus—and after? In this episode, Loren Lansky explores the fascinating history of messianic figures through the centuries and why Jesus’ life, prophecy fulfillment, and resurrection stand uniquely apart from every other claim.

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00:02:53

God Taught Us Everything We Know—Not Everything He Knows

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2025/07/04

God has taught us everything we need to know—but not everything He knows. In today’s episode, Loren Lansky unpacks why our limited understanding is not a flaw but a gift. Learn how humility, trust, and faith grow when we accept our place in God’s grand design.

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00:02:23

The Gift of Small Beginnings

FIRST LIGHT + FIRST WORDS ·

2025/07/03

Even the greatest stories begin small. In this episode, Loren Lansky shares why God delights in our smallest steps and how the seeds you plant today can grow into something far beyond your imagination.

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00:02:39

Freedom and Faith: The Ties That Bind

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2025/07/02

As Independence Day approaches, Loren reflects on what it means to love our country through the lens of faith. This episode explores the connection between loyalty to our nation and the timeless Judeo-Christian values that shaped it.

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00:02:41

The Divine Signature in Every Pattern

FIRST LIGHT + FIRST WORDS ·

2025/07/01

In this episode, Loren explores how the fingerprints of God are woven through creation itself—from the Fibonacci spiral to the Trinity reflected in birth, life, and death. Discover how divine order surrounds you, reminding you that nothing about your life is random.

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00:05:05

The Symphony of Choice: Free Will and the Sovereignty...

FIRST LIGHT + FIRST WORDS ·

2025/06/30

If God is love, why does He sometimes harden hearts, allow rebellion, and speak in riddles only a few can grasp? In today’s episode, Loren Lansky wrestles with the tension between God’s sovereignty and human free will—exploring how our choices and God’s purposes can coexist without contradiction. This is an honest conversation about divine love, human responsibility, and the mystery that holds them together.

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00:03:15

More Faith in the Engine Than the Eternal

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2025/06/29

Have you ever noticed how easily we trust our cars? We slide behind the wheel, turn the key, and believe it will get us to our destination without questioning every bolt and piston. Yet when it comes to God—who created every sunrise and every heartbeat—we hesitate to trust Him with our future, our family, even our day. In today’s episode, Loren Lansky explores why we place more faith in our engines than our Creator, and how to recalibrate our hearts toward true, lasting trust.

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00:03:25

The Prompt and the Prayer

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2025/06/28

We live in a time when a typed prompt can unlock the wisdom of an artificial mind in seconds. But long before AI ever existed, the power of prompts was built into the way we pray and the way we speak to ourselves. In this episode, Loren Lansky explores how effective questions shape our reality—whether directed to God, to a machine, or to our own hearts—and why we should take even greater care with the words we say to ourselves and to our Creator.

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00:02:29

The Blessing of the Back Door

FIRST LIGHT + FIRST WORDS ·

2025/06/27

What if the closed doors in your life weren’t setbacks but sacred reroutes? Today, Loren shares why God sometimes ushers you out the back door instead of letting you stroll through the front—and why that’s exactly where your greatest blessing begins.

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00:02:39

The Fulfillment Covenant

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2025/06/26

Did you know “Testament” simply means “Covenant”? In this eye-opening episode, Loren Lansky reexamines the Old and New Testaments through the lens of divine promise and fulfillment. It’s not just the First and Second Covenant—it’s the Covenant and its Completion. Discover how the New Covenant doesn’t replace the old—it fulfills it. This episode will reshape how you view the Bible, God’s plan, and your place in it.

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00:05:48

Who killed Jesus?

FIRST LIGHT + FIRST WORDS ·

2025/06/25

Was it Rome? The Pharisees? The mob? Or… was it something bigger? In this episode, Loren unpacks who really killed Jesus—and why. With historical clarity and a modern-day metaphor involving your power bill, this message pulls no punches. Because when truth threatens power, power strikes back. But in God’s economy, even death can be a doorway.

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00:03:12

The Holy Discipline of Disappointment

FIRST LIGHT + FIRST WORDS ·

2025/06/24

Most people run from disappointment. But what if it's not a punishment—but preparation? In today’s episode, Loren unpacks how disappointment, though rarely welcomed, might just be one of God’s most powerful tools to refine our faith, protect our path, and redirect our hearts. This is for anyone who ever wondered why the door closed, why the plan failed, or why the answer was "not now." There’s grace in the letting down. There’s holiness in the letdown.

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00:03:51

Two Questions. One Truth.

FIRST LIGHT + FIRST WORDS ·

2025/06/23

What if two simple questions could reveal the nature of someone’s soul? One exposes evil. The other confirms faith. In today’s compelling episode, Loren shares a chilling psychological profiler’s tool alongside his personal test for authentic belief in Christ. You’ll never look at a conversation—or a confession of faith—the same way again.

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00:03:21

When God Wages War: The Righteous Fight Against Evil

FIRST LIGHT + FIRST WORDS ·

2025/06/22

In this timely episode, Loren addresses yesterday's joint military strike by the United States and Israel against Iran, reflecting on Scripture’s unwavering call to resist evil and protect the innocent. When God leads the charge, justice is not only defended—it is demanded. This message is for those who believe that righteousness is not passive, and that peace sometimes requires confrontation.

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00:03:27

Two Kinds of Homelessness (and the Shelter That Never...

FIRST LIGHT + FIRST WORDS ·

2025/06/21

There’s physical homelessness—and then there’s spiritual homelessness. One leaves you exposed to the elements. The other leaves you exposed to despair. In today’s episode, Loren draws a powerful parallel between needing a roof and needing a Redeemer. And in a striking moment, he shares the staggering math: a 1.8 quintillion-to-1 chance that Jesus was not the Messiah. Let that sink in.

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00:03:43

Two Kinds of Homelessness

FIRST LIGHT + FIRST WORDS ·

2025/06/20

Some people have no roof over their heads. Others have no rest in their souls. In today’s episode, Loren explores two kinds of homelessness—the kind that leaves you out in the cold, and the kind that leaves you wandering inside. It’s a heartfelt call to seek shelter in something deeper than walls and windows.

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00:03:15

The X That Marks the Soul

FIRST LIGHT + FIRST WORDS ·

2025/06/19

We’ve all heard the phrase “make your X”—a simple mark, once used by the illiterate to sign their name. But what if it wasn’t just a mark of inability, but a sign of identity? What if that “X” traces back to the Greek letter Chi—the first letter of Christos, the name of Christ? In this powerful episode, Loren uncovers the forgotten roots of a symbol that may have always been more covenant than convenience.

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00:03:04

When God Closes a Door, He Locks It From the Other Side

FIRST LIGHT + FIRST WORDS ·

2025/06/18

We’ve all heard the phrase, “When God closes a door, He opens a window.” But what if He doesn’t? What if He slams it shut and locks it from the other side? In this bold and soul-shifting episode, Loren explains why some doors aren’t meant to be reopened—and how that locked door might just be your greatest mercy.

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00:03:12

Culturally Saved

FIRST LIGHT + FIRST WORDS ·

2025/06/17

orn into it. Branded by it. Barely believe it.In this episode, Loren exposes the quiet spiritual epidemic of “cultural salvation”—where tradition replaces transformation and identity overshadows intimacy with God. Whether you're Jewish or Christian, if you've inherited the label but never encountered the Lord, this one's for you. It’s time to ask: am I saved by heritage—or by heart?

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