Podcast Episodes

Comfort for the Homesick Heart

There is a longing that does not go away when the circumstances improve. We tell ourselves it will. We believe, or at least hope, that the right rela…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

When You’re Tempted to Numb Out

The list gets longer with age. Difficult medical appointments. Hard conversations with employees. Complicated paperwork that seems to multiply the lo…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ending the Day with Clean Hands

A professor once introduced a practice called the God Hunt. The idea was simple: at the end of the day, review it like a movie running through your m…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Quiet Confidence in God's Goodness

We can say the words easily enough. God is good. We have sung them in church, written them in journals, spoken them over hard situations as a kind of…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

When Your Heart Feels Unsteady

In John Bunyan's classic tale, The Pilgrim's Progress, there is a scene where the main character falls into a miry bog called the Slough of Despond. …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

God Cares for Your Whole Life

Life has a way of wearing us down without us even noticing. The deadlines stack up, the to-do list grows, and we keep pushing forward long past the p…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Courage for When You Feel Behind

The fountain nearby was empty. The people around were laughing, taking pictures, celebrating a milestone that had come right on schedule for them. An…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Learning to Be Present Tonight

The house is quiet, but the mind is full. Standing at the kitchen sink at the close of the day, the hands are busy with dishes while the thoughts are…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Restoring Your Joy After Hard News

It was raining so hard that the tears and the weather blurred together, forcing the car off the road and onto the shoulder. And there, pulled over an…

1 month, 4 weeks ago

God’s Peace in Family Tension

Family is one of God's greatest gifts. It is also, if we are honest, one of the places where our need for grace is most plainly exposed.

Eight people…

1 month, 4 weeks ago