Karmen begins a new series on family structure that follows God’s guidelines. Her husband Bryan will join her as they discuss how they strive to put God first in their marriage, family and home.

Waiting on Christmas as a child was so excruciating. Did you ever feel like that? It seemed like the month of December lasted for 365 days… I know my children probably feel that way now. For me, the Christmases seem to fly by now. But can you imagine waiting your entire life for Christmas to arrive? Can you imagine the one thing you had hoped, dreamed and prayed for not being realized until the last days of your life? That seems to me to be the definition of excruciating. How does one stay faithful to that dream, that hope for an entire lifetime? We will discuss two individuals who did not give up hope as they awaited the arrival of their Messiah.

Episode 5: I was so caught up in trying to delight myself in other people who could give me heartache and disappointment that I was neglecting the one relationship that could take my heart to a whole new level.

There are two days left in a year that many would like to see leave-a “good riddance” situation. Some have lost so much this year. We have all seen “life as we knew it” fly out just as quick as the coronavirus flew in. We will all definitely look back on 2020 and not be so quick to forget it-- Much like the men affected by the year of our Lord’s birth. We will see today how a supernatural event changed not just their year, but their eternity.

One Christmas Eve, my sister and I were startled by a noise outside our bedroom window. Our “regular” night of going to sleep was interrupted by an astonishing event. On a much larger and more significant scale, the Shepherds (on the night Jesus was born) were the recipients of a Divine interruption into their regular life. Let’s see how God’s radical arrival changed their eternities.

Today, we will look at how Jesus’ birth is grace for US! We have to decide what to do about God’s Radical Arrival. We will allow it to change our eternities? The reason Jesus is worthy of our love and adoration is because He was GOD! HE and only HE can change our eternities.

In today’s episode, I want us to look at how God’s bending low to earth immediately changed the life and eternity of one closest to him and how that same bending low can change my life and yours for eternity. Let’s see how Joseph reacted to the announcement of God’s radical arrival.

Several years ago as I was preparing Christmas lessons for the students at our church, God gave me this phrase that I feel embodies what grace is for that 1st Christmas, this Christmas and every Christmas in between. It’s an acrostic. Each letter in the word grace matches the words in the phrase. G.R.A.C.E.-God’s Radical Arrival Changed Eternity. Is that not so true?? God’s supernatural coming to earth as Jesus changed my eternity and yours. It also changed the eternity of Mary. We will look at her “yes” to Grace today.

Episode 36: The last seven Psalms focuses in on the reasons to Praise the Lord. Find encouragement during Thanksgiving week to Praise the Lord regardless of your circumstances. Happy Thanksgiving!

Scripture References: Psalm 144:1-4, 9-10

Psalm 145

Psalm 146:1-2

Psalm 147:1-7

Psalm 148

Psalm 149:1-5

Psalm 150

Episode 35: Karmen and her daughter Shelby look at Psalm 136 and discuss if they could be thankful if God was the only thing left in life. Could you?