Giving Thanks in the Midst of COVID, Cancer, and Chaos
This year is going down as the worst year in many people’s lives and for good reason. It has been a year full of challenges, for sure. In fact, on the surface, it seems there are very few if any redeeming features from this year and a lot of people I know would love to […]
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, […]
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 […]
Trusting Jesus When a Blessing Doesn’t Feel Like a Blessing
They say you can’t go back to the past. That once you’ve moved on, you should never look back. I get it. Even though I have never been one to long for those days gone by, I do get nostalgic about some memories. But it can be a slippery slope, can’t it? There are the […]
In God’s Timing
We are an impatient society. We want what we want and we want it now, right? So it can be so frustrating when we ask God for something that we really want. Not a new car or something frivolous, but something that’s really important. Maybe it’s a healing of some sort. Or in the case […]
A Hundred Years to Live
Recently I was blessed with two and a half hours on the road all by myself. I did something I hadn’t done in a very long time; I unplugged from all the podcasts and lessons I usually listen to and simply allowed myself to enjoy my favorite Pandora station the entire trip. I’d forgotten how […]
Will You Be On Board?
If Noah was boarding the ark today, would you be in line to embark with him? Or would you be watching as he loads the animals two by two mocking him for his foolishness like everyone in his day did? Even knowing how it turned out way back then, I’m guessing many would make the […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Time for Change
A little over a year ago I was learning how to create a podcast and I was deep in the process of finding the perfect name to describe what my show would be about. I knew I wanted it to be about pointing my listeners back to the Word to find answers and not relying on […]