You’re Not That Special

The first in our marriage series, Kim shares difficulties in marriage now as an almost empty nester, while Emily shares from her perspective with littles at home. Kim shares from 36 years experience, Em from 10, but most of the answers to the questions of “how to have a good marriage” seem pretty much the same, with a few slight variations. The best things in life are also the hardest won. Perhaps the tenants of a strong, loving marriage are “simple,” just not easy. Listen in.

While it’s good in theory, “dependency” is a hard-won lesson. We are proud and prone to shame, but God offers a kind and gracious route to being conformed to His image. Emily shares a personal Lenten breakthrough and Kim warns against Christian scrupulosity. Ultimately, we want deeper healing and intimacy with Jesus. Listen in.

We give up all kinds of comforts to attain physical prowess. Whether it’s a sculpted body, strength for extreme physical feats, or simply to wake up in the morning with more energy, most of us have given up some small measure of comfort to attain an elevated physical status. When it comes to the matter of our souls, do we recognize this same approach as an option? Whether we’re brought there by our own means or by life’s circumstances we will all encounter desert seasons. This lent we’re inviting the opportunity for growth, even a plan for growth as we enter into small hardship on purpose to be drawn into conversation with our Lord. Listen in.

Could lent, like advent, be the thing that pulls us out of the inertia of our everyday lives? We are leaning into this liturgical season and asking God to show us what He has to offer. When our relationship with Christ suffers, do we point first to good things that may have overcrowded our time and space? What is standing in the way between me and Jesus? For me, it could be Pinterest and thin mints. Bitter and Sweet by, Tsh Oxenreider: https://www.amazon.com/Bitter-Sweet-Journey-into-Easter/dp/0736985530/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=f16fbb96-3aca-4a50-b840-b35a75b9cd0c Meditation in a Toolshed by, C.S. Lewis: http://kevincrawfordonline.com/resources/meditation+in+a+tool+shed+-+C+S+Lewis.pdf

We are discussing the image of God in man, the thing that makes us human, and the uncanny ability we have to talk about the same things over and over. Summit Ministries, The Sexual Revolution and Its Victims – John Stonestreet: https://www.summit.org/programs/basecamp/jan-2019/

Join us as we discuss whether we are “word of the year people,” what God is calling each of us towards in a new year, and how to face another year if your previous year was hard or challenging. So good to be back!

Whether you’ve put every last bit of tinsel away, or you’re celebrating all the way to Candlemas, there can be a bit of let-down once family gatherings and community parties start to quiet. The separation and quiet of winter comes right on the heels of what is (for most of us) the busiest season of the year. How do we take the lessons of Christmas into our hopeful new year’s stance? Listen in.

Whether this Christmas has been all that you prayed for, or much less than, we are afforded unspeakable joy and amazing peace through Christ, our Lord. How do we curate joy in the midst of our less-than-perfect lives? Listen in. Scythian Christmas Album: https://www.scythianmusic.com/product/856134

If we believe in God, what do we know about His character? Looking into the meta narrative of scripture, what can we learn in this last week of advent anticipation? We serve a God who created and sustains our world. In the midst of busyness and family, join us as God calls our hearts back to love, back to Jesus. Listen in.

Throughout advent we have different themes we’re meant to focus on as we light our candles, say prayers, and endeavor to turn our hearts back over and over to baby Jesus. The third week of advent is joy and we’re diving into what exactly that is. How does joy sustain us in the horrible and just hard? We want to stay rooted and joy can help us to do so.