Pursuing God with Dave and Gene

Have you ever wondered whether God is even aware of the difficult circumstances we’re going through? Because He knows everything, Gene assures us that not only is He aware, but also that He cares. Psalm 56:8 says God records our tears and collects them in a bottle. God knows and understands us better than anyone else. We can rest in the truth that God knows, He cares, and He loves us beyond our comprehension.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

We’ve heard the concept of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. But how can God be both singular and plural? There is one God, but three distinct personalities. The God of the universe is greater than anything we can accurately describe or understand. Gene encourages us today to trust that this same God will make a way during our most difficult times and circumstances.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

If you tried to describe God, what words would you use? In today’s episode, Gene reminds us that God has no beginning and no end. “In the beginning, God was.” There is no explanation for creation except for the existence of God, who was in the beginning.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

Facing life alone can feel hopeless. Today Gene reminds us to be patient during the grief process if you’re single due to the loss of a spouse or because of a divorce. We must be in community with other believers who can help us go through whatever situation we find ourselves in. Gene challenges us to learn to be content in our singleness.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

In today’s episode, Gene continues the story of Ruth and Naomi by introducing us to Boaz. Boaz owned the land where Ruth gleaned wheat to earn some money to support her and Naomi. Ruth did something very brave by presenting herself to Boaz in an unusual way. The result was that they became married, but Naomi remained single the rest of her life.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

There can be a positive opportunity to being single - a spirit of adventure. Today Gene continues the story of Ruth and Naomi by showing Ruth’s commitment to going to a new land with her mother-in-law. She was able to see it as an adventure. In today’s episode, Gene challenges single people to seek opportunities to serve and open doors that aren’t open to those who are married.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

In today’s episode, Gene shows us the story of Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz in the Old Testament.  This story is significant, because it shows there are many unique challenges in being single. Sometimes you may be forced to move, like Naomi. Or perhaps you feel like a fifth wheel when invited to spend time with your married friends. Gene challenges us to trust Jesus with our situation and to lay our loneliness at His feet.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

Whether through death, divorce, or other circumstance, everyone will be single at one time or another. Gene encourages us to surround ourselves with a community of believers so that we can grow into the person God wants us to be whether single or married. He stresses the need we have to be in community to share one another’s burdens. We don’t have to go it alone.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

The secret to relationships that last is to learn to forgive. God forgives us when we don’t deserve it, so Jesus requires us to freely forgive those who hurt us even if they don’t ask for forgiveness. In today’s episode, Gene asks us to spend time thinking about those we need to forgive.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

Can you remember the last argument you had with someone, whether at home or at work? Think about the words you used. Were they verbal missiles or were they words to build up? Today Gene addresses our tendency to ‘blow up’ when we’re angry, and why it is so destructive to our relationships. Becoming loud and verbally or physically abusive is against God’s plan for our lives. His challenge today is to examine ourselves and how we respond when we’re angry.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.