Faith involves information and action. Both are needed for genuine belief.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/06/30/1-chronicles-101-14-faithfulness-matters/

Premeditated, deliberate, conscious wrongdoing can only expect a predictable process of moral failure.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/06/29/1-samuel-311-13-warning-signs-from-a-tragic-life/

Sometimes we just need a darned good friend.

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“Through the prism of my tears I have seen a suffering God. It is said of God that no one can behold his face and live. I always thought this meant that no one could see his splendor and live. But I have come to see that it more likely means that no one can see his sorrow and survive.” Nicholas Wolsterstorff

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/06/27/lamentations-322-33-the-need-for-lament/

“An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.” E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/06/26/1-samuel-201-27-42-a-relationship-sustained-in-truth/

When deliverance and rescue seem slim. And hopelessness begins to calcify the spirit. love can release the hardening situation.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/06/25/psalm-130-believe-hope-and-love/

True sorrow leads to the careful, tedious, and patient work of repentance with all its vulnerability, awkwardness, and courage.

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Ultimately, fear has to do with disconnection. It is to feel powerless, separated from any resources, unable to do anything about what is presently staring us in the face and scaring us.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/06/23/mark-645-52-facing-fear/

The way to avoid wrongdoing is by hating sin.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/06/22/psalm-119113-128-how-to-change-our-spiritual-taste-buds/

Anxiety can warp our thinking, cause pain in our gut, and darken our heart.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/06/21/1-samuel-186-30-sauls-deep-anxiety/