Maybe instead of inventing new ways to overfill our schedules and erase any margin from our day to day existence, we ought to create ways of ruthlessly eliminating hurry from our lives. 

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/08/hebrews-41-11-enter-gods-rest/

To encourage means to smile and give direct eye contact, listen to each other with focused attention, validate one another’s honest strivings toward the spiritual life, offer gratitude, and acknowledge each person’s gifts, strengths, and abilities.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/07/hebrews-37-19-encourage-one-another-daily/

Boundaries – making and keeping promises – deals with outside forces trying to compromise our values. Accountability in naming our struggles mitigates covetousness.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/06/matthew-527-36-lusting-liquidating-and-lying/

"Truth makes love possible. Love makes truth bearable." Rowan Williams

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In all pain, the story we tell ourselves about the reason for the hurt is significant. We have a relationship with our pain. 

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/04/job-81-22-face-the-pain/

The purpose of the Lord’s Table is to participate in the blessings of Christ by visually re-creating the story of Jesus. 

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/03/hebrews-11-4-25-12-world-communion-sunday/

Silence from God, when in throes of grief, makes suffering seem pathetically senseless.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/10/02/job-71-21-why-god/

“Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.” St. John of the Cross

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Christ’s cross has done so much more than bring personal salvation; it has completely eradicated prejudice, discrimination, and division. 

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/09/30/galatians-323-29-a-ministry-of-equals/

Your self-care is always a valid excuse to say "no."

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/09/29/matthew-186-9-say-no-to-temptation/