150: The Freedom in Surrender
Main Points From the Show We tend to put things in a box. We miss out on many possibilities when we look for things to be the same. We begin to doubt our abilities and get out of alignment with God’s will for us. When we do this, we search for scripture that agrees with […]
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 […]
The Call to Freedom
This week’s episode of Longing for More is an interview with Becky Rasmussen, the Executive Director of Call to Freedom which is an organization committed to navigating a healthy path from victim to survivor through victim-centered responsive services to those who have experienced sexual exploitation and human trafficking. The interview is much longer than most but is […]
Common Bond
We were getting acquainted with the driver of the minivan as our small group pulled up to the nondescript building in the sweltering heat of the capital of Alabama. We were all so intent on the conversation about the heat that I didn’t even pay attention to the name of the little brewery we were […]
A Four Letter Word We Need To Use More Often
There are a lot of four-letter words that probably should be eliminated from our vocabulary. As this is a Christian space, I’ll not be listing them here, but if you use an ounce of your imagination, you can guess at least a few, I’m sure. I’ve noticed lately that there is a trend in my […]