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"If things aren't going well, hear this and be happy."

That's how Psalm 34:2 is paraphrased in  The Message and I have a hunch that some of us - no, a LOT of us - meet that condition. Things aren't going so well. We could use some good news. 

Thankfully, there's whole bunch of it in today's episode where we continue to explore the beauty and majesty  of  God as we walk through Psalm 34 together.

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Psalm 33: 16 and 17 says, "A king is not saved by a large army; a warrior will not be rescued by great strength. The horse is a false hope for safety; it provides no escape by its great power."

Large armies, warrior skills, and horses probably aren't your go-to sources of security and significance, mainly because you aren't a king living in ancient Palestine. You've got your own set of potential "saviors" - things you put your hope in, things you're certain will make your future everything you want it to be.  We all do.
 
Psalm 33 is a powerful reminder that God alone is the only reliable source of the security, significance, and salvation that we crave.  He alone is all-powerful. He alone is sovereign.  He alone is our help and our shield.  Hope in God!
 
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This week we continue to behold the beauty of God's mind-blowing attributes by walking through Psalm 103 together. We are reminded that God saves and satisfies, that His love never fails, and that He rules over all. We also get to marvel afresh at His compassion, grace, mercy and forgiveness. If you're feeling weary, come rest awhile. You're in the right place, friend. 

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Welcome back to the God in the Psalms series where we are diving into the attributes of God as we study some of the most beloved Psalms.

In this episode  Aprile teaches through Psalm 139, which is a passage we often read in "selfie mode." In other words, we know and love that we are "fearfully and wonderfully made," but don't always give much attention to the fact that the One who made us is fearful and wonderful. Most of us have been taught what this Psalm communicates about us. Now we get to marvel at what this Psalm communicates about God!

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Welcome to the very first episode of the GOD in the Psalms series! In this episode you’ll learn about all the introductory stuff: genre, author, dating, historical context, theme, etc. If you think that sounds boring, I don’t blame you. I hope you’ll give me a chance to change your mind though. {wink, wink}

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It's almost here, you guys! A BRAND NEW Her God Speaks Bible study series!  In this series we'll explore the attributes of God together as we work through 8 of my all-time favorite Psalms.

The first episode goes live on June 10th, so mark your calendar! You can get your companion  study guide right here or by visiting hergodspeaks.com/shop.

I can't wait to marvel at the majesty of God with you this summer!

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In this final episode of the SHE series we look ahead to the new creation in search of how the worth of women is put on display at the very end of the biblical storyline. What we find is that the Bible ends in the same way it begins - with a focus on men and women collectively  ruling as God's representatives, but this time it's in a new and better Eden that will go on and on forever.

While very little is written specifically about women in Revelation 21 and 22, much is written about the certain future that you and I have as believers in  Christ. All that is broken in us and around us will one day be restored and made whole forever. 

This episode makes me think of how C.S. Lewis ends his Chronicles of Narnia series. The main characters die in a train wreck, but Lewis makes sure we understand the bigger picture: "All their life in this world and all their adventures had only been the cover and the title page. Now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read, which goes on forever and ever, in which every chapter is better than the one before."

Earbuds in! Let's peek into that Great Story together . . .

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As we continue through the storyline of the Bible in search of what God communicates about the worth of women, we find ourselves in the New Testament epistles, which - let's be honest - are not exactly brimming with positive affirmations of a woman's worth. Or so it seems.

In this episode, I seek to confront false assumptions about women drawn from the New Testament epistles, specifically from the command for women to submit. What I hope you'll find is that  rigid, check-list oriented, "men-first" teaching on submission is NOT biblical and that what God actually says to wives and husbands is consistent with what He says everywhere else in Scripture: that women are worth just as much as men and just as essential  to the fulfillment of His mission in the world.

I was deeply encouraged by this one, and I pray you will be too!

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If we want to know what God is like, the best thing we can do is look at Jesus. It stands to reason, then, that clearest expression of God's heart for women is on display in the Gospels where we see story after story of Jesus defying social convention in order to love women well. In this episode, we move into the redemption portion of the biblical storyline by fixing our eyes on an extraordinary encounter between Christ and a nameless woman plagued with long-term suffering and shame. His tenderness toward her moves me to tears nearly every time I read it because it reminds me just how much I'm seen, known, and cherished by God. I pray it does the same for you.

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In this episode we continue to set our eyes on the worth of women in the storyline of the Bible. We're still in the sad part of the story - the fall. The topic of today's teaching is an aspect of womanhood that doesn't get much attention in the church, but should. It's the topic of abuse.

The Bible does not turn a blind eye to the abuse of women because God does not turn a blind eye to the abuse of women. In His justice, He avenges the oppression. In His love, He heals and restores the victim. In His Son, He absorbs all the shame.

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