"Friend, if you need to be glued to your manuscript while preaching the gospel (which I assume you do in one way or another every week!), you might be in the wrong profession." -- Sean DeMars

Watch on YouTube

"Sometimes, when I hear professing Christians who have just been diagnosed with a disease or suffered a terrible loss or experienced a calamity say, 'Where is God? Why would a good God let this happen?' I ask myself, 'What Bible do they read?'" -- John Piper

Watch on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/pbuLR1Rx_wU

"While Mary’s first Christmas looked far from perfect—and far from what she might’ve hoped for—it was exactly what God had planned." -- Ann Swindell

Watch on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/kfZgX51qqy4

Shownotes

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/christmas-expectations-ruined/

Links

https://www.diveindigdeep.com/

https://newsletter.diveindigdeep.com/

https://www.instagram.com/diveindigdeep

https://www.youtube.com/@soundwordsfm

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundwords

"Ask yourself, brother or sister in Christ: How do I talk about my church and other churches? What do my words reveal about my pattern of thoughts and deep-seated attitudes toward Jesus’s bride?" -- David Mathis

Watch the video on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/vpQplVGWn90

“The most significant contributions to the kingdom often come from those who never stand in the spotlight.” -- Trevin Wax

Watch the video on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/31h50BZ-QDg

Shownotes

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/church-unsung-hero/

https://www.ivpress.com/the-thrill-of-orthodoxy

Links

https://www.diveindigdeep.com/

https://newsletter.diveindigdeep.com/

https://www.instagram.com/diveindigdeep

https://www.youtube.com/@soundwordsfm

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundwords

The reality of it all floods my mind. There are no evangelical celebrities here, only doorkeepers. It comes with regret. Oh that I had lived with my heart more aligned with the psalmist! “I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.” -- Natalie Brand

Watch the video on YouTube

https://youtu.be/sq-lSwvPbbE

Rather than saying we’ll “spend eternity in heaven,” it’s far more biblical to state we’ll “spend eternity on the new earth.” -- Benjamin L. Gladd

Watch the video on YouTube

https://youtu.be/7ZOue61BDu4

Shownotes

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/wont-spend-eternity-heaven/

https://www.ivpress.com/from-adam-and-israel-to-the-church

https://www.ivpress.com/essential-studies-in-biblical-theology

Links

https://www.diveindigdeep.com/

https://newsletter.diveindigdeep.com/

https://www.instagram.com/diveindigdeep

https://www.youtube.com/@soundwordsfm

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundwords

What are you most scared of?

Links

https://www.diveindigdeep.com/

https://newsletter.diveindigdeep.com/

https://www.instagram.com/diveindigdeep

https://www.youtube.com/@soundwordsfm

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundwords

Watch the video on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/vJM2tZ-aKy0

I recorded a video to bring you inside my studio! I also talk about an interesting article: Just Jump In by Trevin Wax at TGC. I share some of the different trails I’ve followed in my reading journey. The video is just over 5 minutes — watch until the end for a jarring transition haha.

Shownotes

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/just-jump-in/

https://www.diveindigdeep.com/blog/recommendations/following-different-trails

Links

https://www.diveindigdeep.com/

https://newsletter.diveindigdeep.com/

https://www.instagram.com/diveindigdeep

https://www.youtube.com/@soundwordsfm

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundwords

Watch on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/ezaVjwSDhSM

Our family is adopting! To help us fundraise, I'm selling some merch. I have a new Publish Peace Tote bag that is available for pre-order. If you would like to join us on our journey of international adoption, we would appreciate your support.

Partner with our family as we fundraise! Your purchase supports the various fees and expenses that comes with adopting internationally. We would love for you to join us as we grow our family and embody the gospel.

Publish Peace comes from Isaiah 52:7. Our adoption in Christ is worth writing about and living out. We designed this tote to carry Bibles and books, and to share the message of serious joy in a sovereign God. We also have crewnecks designed for our Cool Auntie Club, Cool Uncle Club, and Cool Kids Club. Partner with our family as we fundraise!

Watch this video on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/ferksP8UOFM

Links:

https://svrgnla.com/fundraise

https://svrgnla.com/podcast/2023/6/15/22-fundraising

https://www.diveindigdeep.com/