Colorinchaos

Episode 140 (09/08/21): Each breath is a fragile gift… yet so much of my time is spent fantasizing about the future that does not exist. When anxieties run wild, and emotions and expectations fail us, a sobering reality looms over us...

On the day that we breathe our last, nothing else will matter but Jesus.

Heavy heart, what we begin in the soil of our surrender, our God is faithful to grow…

What we begin in the soil of our surrender, our God is faithful to grow.

Music referenced in this episode:

Switchfoot, "Live It Well (Live)"

(From the album: Where The Light Shines Through)

Episode 139 (09/01/21): Each day that we are alive, countless opportunities to be present, disengaged, or lost in the countless notes of emotions in between, will find us. In the moments where it is so easy to get lost in what awaits tomorrow, what has occurred yesterday, and that which we can not control, join us as we look at the Hope that greets us, today… even when present circumstances may threaten to overwhelm and overcome us from the inside, out.

Heavy heart, there is more than what we can see, and feel, today.

Your life is a song, and today is the canvas.

Link referenced in episode:

https://www.colorinchaos.com/promises

Music referenced in this episode:

Elevation Worship, "Greater (Studio Version)"

(From the album: Nothing Is Wasted)

Episode 138 (08/25/21): I recently had a dream, where the most beautiful of skies turned into a sky full of fire and terror.

I don’t know why that as quick as a snap of a finger, we can go from being FULL of hope, joy, purpose, identity, confidence and strength... to EVERY color in our life fading, failing, and morphing into confusion, pain, and at times complete terror.

Regardless if we find ourselves on the sands of Afghanistan, the hills of California, or bedridden in sickness;

When our mental health fails…

When our emotions complicate…

When our logic flees…

When we find ourselves abandoned in a strange land;

WHAT can we cling to when clichés and crutches no longer hold us together…?

Heavy heart, when these chaos comes, this is not the end.

THIS IS NOT THE END!

Podcast referenced in this episode:

Jennie Allen, “Made For This”

What's Happening in Afghanistan? Stories from Believers on the Ground with Jennie and Pastor X

https://www.jennieallen.com/podcast

Music referenced in this episode:

Andrew Osenga, "Early in the Morning"

(From the album: The Morning)

Episode 137 (08/18/21):

For every heavy heart.

For those who feel overwhelmed by darkness.

For those who need a reminder that you are NOT alone.

For those who are struggling to see the Lord’s faithfulness in the midst of darkness.

May this episode meet you wherever today finds you.

There is a Vineyard.

There is a Vineyard!

Music referenced in this episode:

Andy Gullahorn, "Burning Bushes"

(From the album: Room to Breathe)

Episode 136 (07/07/21): When war is all you’ve known, it’s hard to understand what freedom is. When we struggle, fight, and war against ourselves/others… does it mean that we are not free…? Join us as we seek to find what the Bible teaches about the freedom that each of us deeply long for and crave.

Heavy heart, You are NOT alone.

May we bring all our burdens, knowing…

There truly is freedom to be found, today.

Recorded July 4th, 2021

Lakepointe Church, Shelby Twp. MI

Episode 135 (06/28/21): In a world of celebrities, and pedestals, we often hide away our messes; Yet through it all, every mess highlights something so much greater than ourselves…

Heavy heart, the shadow proves the sunshine.

May this episode meet to you wherever you are...

Music referenced in this episode:

Dante Bowe, "all god’s children"

(From the album: circles)

Episode 134 (06/16/21):

Heavy heart, depression will NOT have the final word.

The influence of Dr. Terry Powell in my life can not be stressed enough. I met Dr. Powell during my years of undergrad at Columbia International University, and I can say with confidence that he's had one of the biggest impacts not only in my life as a follower of Christ, and a lover of people, but has also impacted countless others through his 38+ years of faithfully pointing others to Christ despite his open battle with major clinical depression that he has known since childhood. Dr. Powell describes himself as "a fragile, desperate, bloodied soldier of Christ who marches with a limp”, and this statement truly is an understatement….

This episode is for all who recognize that they are weak, yet still cries out for more. Honestly, this episode is for everyone…

every… single… person.

Dr. Powell, your ongoing journey in vulnerability, compassion, and hunger for knowing Jesus more encourages and influences my own journey in more ways than I can express. To those who will watch or listen to this episode, may this conversation minister to you regardless of where today finds you.

Heavy heart, you are not forgotten ...

… There is a Life that outlasts the lies.

To learn more about Dr. Terry Powell, feel free to check out his website below:

https://www.penetratingthedarkness.com

Music referenced in this episode:

My Epic, "So Be It"

(From the album: Ultraviolet)

Episode 133 (06/09/21):

"So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.”

- Jesus (John 8:36)

Quotes such as this sounds nice, but where is freedom in the constant moments where our brokenness finds us day after day? On today’s episode, join us as we continue from Epsiode 132 and ask ourselves, what does it mean to be a child of the God of the Universe?

At the end of the day, Jesus, there is no one that wants to make things right more than You...

May we, Your children, experience the Freedom that we long and thirst for.

Podcast Excerpt:

https://www.anniefdowns.com/podcast/episode-286-francis-chan/

Host: Annie F. Downs / Francis Chan

Podcast: That Sounds Fun

Episode 286: Francis Chan

Music referenced in this episode:

Onething Live / Jon Thurlow, "Shout Your Name (Live)"

(From the album: Best of Onething (Live))

Episode 132 (06/09/21):

June 2011, on the floor of my bedroom, my life changed forever.

10 years later? I’m just as overwhelmed and overcome as in that moment.

Heavy heart, Jesus is so much more than what we can wrap our heads around….

This how I met Jesus.

Music referenced in this episode:

The Glorious Unseen, "Forever Holy"

(From the album: Tonight The Stars Speak)

The Glorious Unseen, "Awakening"

(From the album: The Hope That Lies In You)

Episode 131 (05/26/21):

When we don’t know what’s going on…

When our emotions and thoughts are deceptive…

When our senses fail us…

When we feel at the end of our rope…

All feelings are valid, yet feelings are temporary.

And at the end of the day… our emotions are just sensory.

Heavy heart, there is a Truth that goes beyond our senses.

Music referenced in this episode:

Andrew Peterson, "Shine Your Light On Me"

(From the album: Light for the Lost Boy)