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Prone to Wander: How Remembering Our Story Can Cure Our Wandering Heart

In this post, we are considering our hearts and how quick we are prone to wander from the God that we love. As we create our goals and dreams, we often desire to put God in the center of them, but all too quickly life gets in the way and we forget our story, our…
Creating a Theme of the Year (and not a Word of the Year or New Year’s Resolution)

Today on the podcast we are talking about creating a focus for the year. We will discuss why you should create a focus for the year, and then, we will talk about the difference between choosing a word of the year and a theme of the year. Lastly, we will talk about how to create…
How to Seek the Kingdom of God Every Day

In Season 1 Episode 8 of the podcast, we are discussing how to seek the kingdom of God now. We talk about what the kingdom of God is. Then, we discuss what it means to seek the kingdom of God in this lifetime. Seeking the kingdom of God now means that we should change our…
The Productive Life: An Antidote to Endless Hurry

No amount of managing my time was going to change my actions or my attitude. I could not plan my way into being someone who serves other people. I could not plan my way to being a productive person, even if I was trying to be productive for God.
Pause, Remember, and Tell the Story Again

By remembering the past and retelling it, the Israelites learn about what makes them a people and reminds them of where their focus should be now. The story becomes a testimony that reorients their priorities. The outcome of this ‘remembering’ is that their children “should set their hope in God and not forget the works…