Finding Hope, Joy, and Purpose Podcast
1) Checklist
Do you make lists? Do you have post it notes everywhere? Are you one that likes to be able check things off? AND, the more you get checked off, well, the better. Right? I am this person. I like lists,...Show More
2) Emotional Exhaustion
Have you ever just be completely wiped out? Spent. And, ever had the thought, "I don't know why I am so tired?" We live in a society where working hard is not just expected, but applauded. We also liv...Show More
3) Comparison
I hope I am not the only that struggles with comparison. I think our culture, perhaps our flawed humanity, leads us to look at others and then, sometimes, our brain sends us negative messages about ou...Show More
4) Make Room
Do you listen to Christian radio? Do you follow and/or listen to Brandon Lake, Elevation, Bethel and such? If so, then you have heard the song "Make Room." In this episode I break down a verse and the...Show More
5) Re-calculating
Do you ever get lost and need GPS to get your way out? Or, if you are like me, you sometimes make wrong turns even using GPS! I find using GPS to be a lot like life - you make turns, you think you are...Show More
6) Am I a HERETIC?!?
I am sure glad I can laugh about this now. According to some people, I am so crazy, maybe even evil, that I am not really a Christian. It is laughable. But here we are, living in a world where we look...Show More
7) Weed Whacker
Matthew 13 has a very interesting parable regarding weeds in the wheat field. I think when you look at the context, original language and how Jesus describes meaning to His disciples, you will find a ...Show More
8) Ritual & Spirituality
Barna research has found that over 70% of people would say they are spiritual. So, how do we grow our spirituality? Have you found there are days, there are times where you feel close with the Creator...Show More
9) True Friendship
Do you have friends? Good friends? Dare I say, godly friends? And, what does it mean to have true friends? I just finished a book called, Domestic Monastery by Ronald Rolheiser that was very impactful...Show More
10) Dietrich Bonhoeffer & How Christians Live 'in the world'
In this last episode, I will finish up what Bonhoeffer has to say in how Christians live and act in the world. As I finished this book, I was incredibly impacted that although everyone I know in the m...Show More