The 2 Greatest

Do you use a prayer list?  Are there folks you pray for regularly without fail?  Are there people you're supposed to be praying for but either don't or won't?  This episode challenges us in the election year to add some people to our list who need our prayers!

One of the most oft neglected spiritual formation tools is writing or journaling.  It sounds so daunting and unrealistic for us, so we don't do it.  Yet it really doesn't have to be that way.  Listen in and then, JUST WRITE!

When you're spending the day with a friend, you chat about all you see and do.  You point out interesting things.  Sometimes you laugh together or cry or engage in a serious discussion that's important and heavy.  Sometimes words are not necessary.  It's just good to be together.  THAT should also describe our day with God.  Let's say "YES" to the loving encounters God has for us each day.

God is not a "check-in," he's a companion.  Yet often we see our relationship with the Lord as more of an on and off encounter.  See the power and potential of remaining open to God!

It's so easy and unfair to pick on the obvious flaws we see in others.  If you are looking for imperfections in anyone, you will find them.  Yet we are all so much more complex than our clearly visible mistakes.  Jesus looked beyond our faults and saw our need, as the hymn says.  Let's give others the same grace.

Oh the peace that can be yours, if and when you rest in knowing YOU'RE IN.  We try so hard to prove our worth, and yet God loves us first.  We want to believe we have value because of what we do, when it really comes from whom we're IN.

Remember the old saying that when you point your finger at another person, you have three fingers pointing back at you?  In a world of shame and blame, it's imperative that God's people take the humble attitude of looking at ourselves first.

What's the difference between a trinket and a treasure?  The difference is the story behind it.  What trinkets do you have around you that are really treasure tools for loving God and others?

We talk a lot about Christ caring for us, and well we should!  But is there a biblical sense in which we are caring for Christ by how we live our days and how we interact with other image bearers of God?

It's a myth that life is one straight line that keeps getting better and better.  It's more of a mess with ups and downs that are often unpredictable.  What are some truths that we can hang onto when we are riding the highs and lows of our days?