It’s December, so for my 10 minute podcast this month, I am doing a special 4 week Advent series on the Miracle that comes from the mess– and some of the insights we get from the stories of the genealogy of Jesus. We won’t be able to do ALL the stories. But we will do […]

It’s Thanksgiving- the holiday that encourages us to reflect on our gratitude. But what happens when there are things going on in our lives that we are not so grateful for? We had another fire this week in Santa Barbara, and many got evacuated out of their homes when the week began. That, along with […]

Is it possible to look your circumstances in the eye, and have the kind of faith that sees past them? Today’s 10 minute podcast is on how to have a defiant faith– the kind that realistically sees every discouragement, yet is somehow able to see more than that. To know that what is causing the […]

This week’s 10 minute podcast is about responding to God’s nudge- and the feelings of inadequacy we all have that can keep us from taking a step. Whether we feel we don’t have the right motivation, or the right skill, or enough courage, there are a thousand reasons not to do what we feel God […]

Today is my ten year anniversary. It’s a momentous one, and for that reason we are taking a pause to celebrate how brokenness led to unimaginable delight. So this week’s 10 minute podcast includes my testimony of marriage- and it’s centered around this verse: And my God is able to do exceedingly abundantly beyond all […]

It catches my eye when God asks someone what is possible. It’s as if God is looking for a faith that believes He can do anything- even in the midst of hopelessness and despair. But when despair is all we see, it’s hard to have that kind of faith. Today’s verse gives us the vision […]

Do you really believe God loves you with no strings attached? Or do you feel that you have to do something to earn God’s love? This week’s 10 min podcast reveals the promise God made, even before Jesus came, to extend his unconditional love. God decided that the commands He gave to Moses were insufficient […]

How do you respond to a difficult season? What if you discovered you could get through it better if you stopped wishing it away and decided to settle in? That isn’t what you want to hear when you are where you don’t want to be. But the verse I look at in today’s ten minute […]

Here’s the question: Do you want a faith that enables you to look at what is presented to you and wait to see it through God’s eyes? Or will you settle for a faith that looks at what is in front of you and love or leave God depending on what is there? This week […]

Why is God allowing me to suffer?, we cry, searching for answers as to why something is- or is not- happening in our life. The problem of pain can create spiritual distance between us and God, and even cause some of us to abandon our faith. But the verse I talk about on today’s podcast demonstrates […]