The Creative Connection With Ed Young

Ed Young

The Creative Connection with Ed Young is a national daily radio show combining faith with everyday life. Every episode is filled with practical wisdom and biblical insights to strengthen listeners' understanding and relationship with Jesus.

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#685
Friday · 24 min
God Ops
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young teaches that there is no opportunity without opposition, tracing Nehemiah's preparation, simplification, and determination as the wall-building project escalates from mockery to an outright plot to attack, and calls believers to stay on the wall rather than come down to meet their critics on their own terms.
#684
Thursday · 24 min
The Target
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young opens the series by teaching that everyone is an influencer, using Nehemiah's story to show that leaders master the task of "the ask"—questioning others and questioning God—and that as we pursue the target God has given us, we will always face opposition, since envy begins where our influence ends.
#683
Wednesday · 24 min
The Finest Hour
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young teaches that weekly corporate worship is the believer’s “finest hour,” an appointment with God that should be approached with preparation and participation. He urges listeners to come prayed up, rested up, dressed up, linked up, and fessed up, and to engage worship through singing, generosity, and active response to God’s presence and grace.
#682
Tuesday · 24 min
Everyone Worships
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young teaches that worship is intrinsic to every person, but that it must be directed toward God as our primary passion rather than toward sports, success, self, or other distractions. He argues that true worship is a whole-life response to God’s identity and activity, expressed in both praise and service, and calls listeners to bow the knee to Jesus now in surrender and obedience.
#681
August 24 · 24 min
Worship Is
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young teaches that worship is a whole-life response to God’s identity and activity, not just something done in church. He emphasizes that true worship is expressed through thanksgiving, praise, and obedient action, warning against empty religious emotion that does not translate into a life of surrendered devotion.
#680
August 21 · 24 min
Unleashing Unforgiveness
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young closes the series by sharing openly from his own seasons of shame—including the loss of his daughter—and returns to the parable of the unmerciful servant to teach that forgiveness is uncomfortable, unusual, unceasing, and unemotional, giving five steps to name, own, and release the shame we carry.
#679
August 20 · 24 min
Leashed Up
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young compares unforgiveness to a dog dragging a park bench through traffic, teaching from the parable of the unmerciful servant that forgiveness is more for the offended than the offender, and calls believers to identify who is "sitting on the bench" of their lives and unleash the shame they've been dragging around.
#678
August 19 · 24 min
Developing The Subtle Art of Shame
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young preaches an ironic "how to increase your shame" through the tragic life of King Saul—talking down about yourself, resisting vulnerability, bragging, following your heart, and criticizing your peers—then flips each one, calling believers instead to God's truth, honest vulnerability, self-awareness, and obedience.
#677
August 18 · 24 min
The Sandstorm Of Shame
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young uses the story of Moses—who murdered an Egyptian and buried him in the sand—to show how shame drives us to hide, cover, and blame, and teaches that God forgives and forgets, turning the "period" of shame into the "comma" of grace as he did in calling a fugitive to become a great deliverer.
#676
August 17 · 24 min
The Shame Game
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young opens the series by defining shame as the all-consuming sense that we've let down ourselves, others, and God, and traces its origin to the Garden of Eden—showing how the enemy lures us into the cycle of the fame, lame, and blame games while God offers humility, vulnerability, and responsibility through the cross.
#675
August 14 · 24 min
The Rock of Courage
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young uses the life of Simon Peter—who crumbled at crunch time yet became a man of great courage—to show that spiritual, moral, and relational courage flow from walking with the Son, worshiping the Father, and witnessing through the Spirit, reminding believers that Jesus sees their potential and restores them when they fail.
#674
August 13 · 24 min
Crumbling Courage
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young opens the series by teaching that character is a choice grown in crisis and community, and that courage—the God-given ability to stand for our convictions—can be increased by claiming God's promises, obeying His word, and trusting His presence, using the two "real estate deals" of Israel at the edge of the Promised Land.
#673
August 12 · 24 min
Ultimate Character
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young teaches that true Christian character is an outward reflection of an inward connection with Christ—formed and revealed through trials, empowered by the Holy Spirit, and demonstrated more in our actions than in our words.
#672
August 11 · 24 min
Organization
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young uses Jethro's counsel to Moses to teach that organization is a decision followed by a process, showing how believers find balance by realizing their need for help, accepting constructive criticism, minimizing unnecessary responsibilities, and actualizing priorities rooted in God's order.
#671
August 10 · 24 min
Love
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young uses the story of Hosea and Gomer to illustrate God's irrational, unconditional love—showing how God pursues us even when we run from Him, disciplines us through consequences, and restores us through His grace.
#670
August 7 · 24 min
Creativity
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young teaches that creativity is a foundational character quality rooted in the nature of God, modeled by Jesus, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, calling believers to embrace and cultivate creativity as a vital spiritual responsibility and a means of growth in every area of life.
#669
August 6 · 24 min
Vision
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young uses David's defeat of Goliath to teach that vision is the God-given ability to see the unseen, encouraging believers to cultivate vision in obscurity, resist the "vision vandals" who discourage them, and draw on past victories and God's provision to face the giants in front of them.
#668
August 5 · 24 min
Courage
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young contrasts the ten fearful spies with Joshua and Caleb to teach that courage is the God-given ability to stand, and that believers can claim God's promises with spiritual, moral, and relational courage that comes from the inside out—even when peer pressure and negativity surround them.
#667
August 4 · 24 min
Endurance
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young uses Noah's 120-year obedience in building the ark to teach that endurance is the God-given ability to stampede through the stopping points of life, calling believers to hear God's voice, trust His timing, and fix their eyes on Jesus as the ultimate finisher.
#666
August 3 · 24 min
Discipline
In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young teaches that discipline is doing what you ought to do so you can do what you want to do—a God-given, delayed-gratification quality—and uses the life of Daniel to show how advance planning, taking life one day at a time, and biblical meditation put us in a position to be used and blessed by God.

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