The Blessing and Curse of Freedom
As we celebrate the United States’ 244th birthday this week, we have much to be grateful for. It’ll be an unusual year as we observe Independence Day while balancing social distancing with resuming life, but that isn’t what this episode is about. Instead, as we continue our series on designing a new normal focused on […]
110: Other People’s Shoes
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/14924840/height/100/width//thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/standard/tdest_id/2132918″ height=”100″ width=”” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] “Our world is desperately seeking empathy,” says this week’s guest, Neil Matthews. To meet that need, Neil and his team have created a podcast called, Other People’s Shoes. On the show, he has conversations with people to get a perspective of where they’ve come […]
Make Meaningful Connections
I’m not a coffee drinker. But most adults I know are. Some are pretty serious about the stuff. It has to be black. And Strong. If it’s watered down enough for someone like me, they don’t want anything to do with it. You may be one of those people…I’ll bet you know someone who is […]
109: Make Meaningful Connections
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Now is the Time to Create A New Normal
As life begins to shift and we look to what our post COVID lives will look like, I challenge you to be intentional about what you let back into your routine. Instead of automatically returning to all the things you’ve always done, create a life of meaning and purpose. You may be surprised by how […]
108: Now is the Time to Create A New Normal
Seldom do we get the opportunity to start over again. Regardless of how many little things chip away our satisfaction in life, it’s simply too hard to make the changes necessary to make a new start. But now that our lives have been turned up-side down…
107: You are Blessed to be a Blessing Now More Than Ever
As we begin the transition from stay-at-home orders to normal life, our world takes another turn. Fear of sickness has shifted to anger and rage in our country. This episode of Longing for More tackles the issue of how Christians are called to look at…
You are Blessed to be a Blessing
There is a saying that when we can’t hear God’s voice during the trials in our lives, we are to remember that the teacher is always quiet during the test. Many people are feeling that God is being especially quiet during these times of sickness, death, uncertainty, and now upheaval. If this is a test, […]
106: Trusting God Even When We’re In Over Our Head
There are times we end up over our heads in life. We are at a loss as to whether we should go forward or backward and nothing we do seems to work. It’s frustrating, especially when we’ve been praying our way through the process and feel it should be easier. But easier isn’t what we […]
Trusting God Even When We’re In Over Our Head
Have you ever had one of those moments when you are heavily invested in a project and you realize you’re seriously in over your head? You know, one of the times like you decide to paint a wall, but then realize the new color doesn’t match the carpeting, so you decide to take the plunge […]