Desperate to solve our own problems, we regularly forget that it is God's power and hope that does not disappoint. But how can we rely on God's hope that will not disappoint when we so easily shift into attempting to manipulate or make checklists to accomplish it in our own power? 

Our goal is to bring you along with us into a deeper faith and reliance on God's work. We can finally rest. 

Also, Sami E's life tip today will have you finding new recipes and kitchen hacks. 

Recorded a few months ago, we share how Spring has sprung! And we're learning more about hope. 

The world's hope can disappoint us - we're looking for the hope that doesn't disappoint us. We find some direction in Romans 5:1-5 for believers under grace. 

What does it look like to be practically living in this hope? 

It's a complete trust - an activation of faith - trusting that God, the good Giver of good gifts has given us a hope that will not disappoint. When we try to mimic or fabricate it, we eventually are disappointed in our fallible efforts. 

Choosing hope is an acceptance of a gift. 

Megan also shares a travel tip in our lifehack segment!

Samantha is discovering the walk of hope in her life and how to be a person of hope. How exactly does it walk out?

In Romans 5:3-5, we read about a hope that will not disappoint and define hope as a confident expectation of good.

Through this section on hope, we ask valuable questions, like scripturally, where do we find hope? And practically, what can I do to address hope in my life?

Sami and Meg consider how personal each person's faith is, and how we surrender and also build our faith through each choice we make. We see reflected in the stories of Sarah (Abraham's Wife) and Samson that they were counted faithful in their lives despite other choices they made that did not reflect trust in God's character. 

Also, in the lifehack segment, one of Meg's daily use household appliances causes some issues but leads to a very satisfying upgrade.

Recorded back when we had our last spring snow (yay, Indiana!), we chat about the consistency of the character of God and how it reflects in how our character is built. 

We shift into the New Testament and ask "How does our faith work out & grow in relation to the New Testament?"

We reference:

Hebrews 13:8 

James 1:2-4

Romans 5

For our Lifehack segment today, Samantha tells a story and gives us some advice on snowblowing & pockets.

What character attribute of God does Megan want to look into in order to grow her faith? God's justice!

She mentioned Psalm 19:7-10 to Sami as a way to begin to value The Law (Torah).

It's so clear that we all struggle with the Levitical law with its specific, particular consequences. It's such a struggle to approach with a mind to see God's character as anything other than Righteous Judge, ready to condemn us when we're wrong. The Law is so precious - it shows so much more about God's character than that!

So now, we are approaching the Scripture (Law) with the expectation of good. How does The Law change us? How do we make it more familiar? How do we treasure it?

We come to the Law expecting to see God's full character. 

Sami shares a lifehack that had us cackling with laughter. 

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Let's jump into the spiritual gumbo of Faith, Hope, & Love (1 Corinthians 13:13)! We're talking about building a faith that is rightly built upon the character and person of God - because His character is not like us or anything we can see. He's “so other” than us.

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Welcome to our new podcast - A Heart to Heart! You'll be joining Sami E and Meg mid-conversation in each episode of A Heart To Heart. We were already having these conversations and thought we'd welcome you in to listen along and chime in with your thoughts. We're Christ-followers, life-long learners, and can't wait to release our first season on Faith, Hope & Love. 

Episodes are released every Wednesday beginning on May 11th, 2022.