Expectations for how the holidays should be were even more upside down this year because 2020. The usual anticipation we all feel leading up to Christmas has come and gone. Now what? Hope. Beyond expectation and anticipation, there is Hope. The very virtue of Hope is living in the present moment with the validation of a close, attentive God covering your life. Listen in for how and why you need...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. It’s the reason for the season. Is it though? Feels more like ’tis the season for unmet expectations. Combine those unmet expectations with Covid restrictions and it feels even more difficult to find reason for our weary world to rejoice. Whatever hurt you’re facing – loss, grief, financial struggles or isolation – it hurts even deeper...
It feels like I am in an extended state of waiting. With all the uncertainty of 2020, I am waiting for some form of normality to return! Unfortunately, what was “normal” may never return the way I would like. That reality contributes to a degree of anxiety in my waiting process. In chapter 2:25-35 of the Gospel of Luke, we read of a man who was well acquainted with waiting. His name was Simeon...
At some point early in life, pornography was not a thought in your mind. You’d never seen it and it didn’t occupy any of your time. Things have changed. Now you can’t stop thinking about it even when you wish you could. If this describes you, then why not make this season of social distancing and quarantine a time to work on leaving pornography behind, a time to become a man or woman who walks in...
If you’ve struggled with sexual temptation, maybe you’ve wondered why sexual desire is so difficult to resist, or even wondered why did God create sex so powerful? You’re not alone in wondering. Parents wring their hands as they watch their kids walk into a world pushing sex at them, husbands and wives wonder if their beloved will be faithful, and people the world over are sounding alarms over...
When was the last time you used the word “behold” in a sentence? Behold, the pizza had arrived! Behold, I bring you the budget report! “Behold” is an archaic term, and yet according to Strong’s concordance, it is used over 1,300 times in the King James Bible. Generally, the use of the word “behold” was to obtain one’s notice. One online commentator translated “behold” like this: “Hey...
