The 2 Greatest

Oh the soul healing value of knowing someone is glad you're alive!  Oh the precious gift of having someone take the time to show and tell of their love for you.  God loves YOU (John 3:16); who would God have YOU celebrate today?

Are you feeling a bit discouraged?  Do you have less energy and more anxiety?  What's going on?  This episode helps us see what's happening inside ourselves.

The Bible is BIG.  It's big not just because it contains 66 book, but BIG in scope, time, style, language, genre, and authorship.  One very helpful way to approach the Bible is to understand it was written FOR but not TO us.  Let me show you what I mean.  Listen in!

Usually when we think about wanting to grow closer to God we think about doing more, adding in more holy things.  But what if the key to our sanctification (becoming more like Jesus) had to do with subtraction, not addition?

Mysteries are intriguing, enticing, and alluring.  We have questions and can't wait to see how it ends.  The Bible talks about mysteries too, and gives us the greatest mystery and its solution.  What is it?  Listen in.

Is God's love "reckless?"  Well, let's look at the story and see for ourselves. But then, that begs the question, is YOUR love reckless or just safe?  Which is more like Jesus?

What's THE most important part of a wedding?  It's NOT the flowers or the music, or the dresses or the reception.  It's the VOWS, the promises the couple makes to each other.  This episode encourages us to reaffirm our vows to Jesus in a crazy world.

Do you like to read?  When you read, why do you do it?  Do you read for pleasure, to seek knowledge, or for escape?   What about reading the Bible?  Why do you read God's Word?  What if you read to LISTEN?

Where can we go in the Bible to find people who FEEL what we feel and who are honest to God enough to say it, even if it doesn't sound very holy?  The answer---THE PSALMS.  They are the Psalms of Life and they are worthy of our attention as we express our prayers to God for our own joys and sorrows.

Do you talk to yourself?  If so, I hope you're telling yourself TRUE, BEAUTIFUL and GOOD things that come from God.  One way to talk that way is to overhear yourself praying the ancient prayers of the faith to the Lord, like this one today.