Best Adventist Review Adventist World Podcasts (2025)

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FOREVER JOY (May 09, 2025) 2:17

1d ago2:17

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Savoring the creamy richness of delectable milk chocolate. Settling into the plush leather of a luxury car. Dangling your feet in the stunningly blue water of a South Pacific lagoon. What do these very different life experiences have in common? Each is richly imaged for us by adroit advertisers who correctly sense how desperately we seek relief fro…

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FOREVER JOY (May 09, 2025) 2:17

1d ago2:17

2:17

Savoring the creamy richness of delectable milk chocolate. Settling into the plush leather of a luxury car. Dangling your feet in the stunningly blue water of a South Pacific lagoon. What do these very different life experiences have in common? Each is richly imaged for us by adroit advertisers who correctly sense how desperately we seek relief fro…

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The Church addresses addictions 4:33

3d ago4:33

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This year's Health Week is about to start with the theme “Breaking Chains,” focusing on freedom from addiction. We also look at a major finance system upgrade rolling out across Australia and New Zealand, and a week-long evangelism program in Papua New Guinea that celebrated 14 baptisms and drew strong community interest. 00:00 Opening and headline…

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TO GRACIOUSLY RECEIVE (May 02, 2025) 2:13

8d ago2:13

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What is it in our restless hearts that cannot graciously receive a gift? A friend invites us to a grand, delightful meal, and even before dessert is served, we’re busy evening the score. We fail to taste the kindly moment because we’re painfully obsessed with making certain our account with one we call a friend is “balanced”—even though it is a din…

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TO GRACIOUSLY RECEIVE (May 02, 2025) 2:13

8d ago2:13

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What is it in our restless hearts that cannot graciously receive a gift? A friend invites us to a grand, delightful meal, and even before dessert is served, we’re busy evening the score. We fail to taste the kindly moment because we’re painfully obsessed with making certain our account with one we call a friend is “balanced”—even though it is a din…

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Adventist history just hit streaming in AU and NZ 4:40

10d ago4:40

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The story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is now available to stream across Australia and New Zealand. In this episode, we explore how The Hopeful is bringing Adventist history to mainstream platforms—and what that means for mission. Plus: Avondale secures its university status through 2032, and Fiji sends missionaries to Indonesia and Timor Le…

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WELCOMING DISRUPTION (April 25, 2025) 2:03

15d ago2:03

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What makes the light of Easter last long past the hymns and lilies? The ground beneath our feet has moved. The grim, unshaken certainties of loss and grief and toil and death have finally succumbed—and to such stunningly good news: “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Cor.15.22). Our muddied tale of violence and pa…

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WELCOMING DISRUPTION (April 25, 2025) 2:03

15d ago2:03

2:03

What makes the light of Easter last long past the hymns and lilies? The ground beneath our feet has moved. The grim, unshaken certainties of loss and grief and toil and death have finally succumbed—and to such stunningly good news: “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Cor.15.22). Our muddied tale of violence and pa…

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HE IS RISEN! (April 18, 2025) 2:13

22d ago2:13

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In the blackness of Sunday morning, the prodigal opened His eyes and murmured softly, “I will arise and go to my Father, and will say to Him, ‘Father, I have borne the sins of every human who has ever lived. I am worthy to be called your Son.’” And a reunion postponed for 33 years split the midnight of our world. Out of wretchedness came joy. Out o…

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HE IS RISEN! (April 18, 2025) 2:13

22d ago2:13

2:13

In the blackness of Sunday morning, the prodigal opened His eyes and murmured softly, “I will arise and go to my Father, and will say to Him, ‘Father, I have borne the sins of every human who has ever lived. I am worthy to be called your Son.’” And a reunion postponed for 33 years split the midnight of our world. Out of wretchedness came joy. Out o…

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NEVER ALONE (April 11, 2025) 2:27

29d ago2:27

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Left to ourselves, what we know of forgiveness would soon disappear. Left to ourselves, acts of mercy would soon drown in the ocean of self-centeredness. Left to ourselves, what light and warmth still shines in our communities would soon go dark. Why help a neighbor, when he is just one more competitor for dwindling resources? But the good news is …

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NEVER ALONE (April 11, 2025) 2:27

29d ago2:27

2:27

Left to ourselves, what we know of forgiveness would soon disappear. Left to ourselves, acts of mercy would soon drown in the ocean of self-centeredness. Left to ourselves, what light and warmth still shines in our communities would soon go dark. Why help a neighbor, when he is just one more competitor for dwindling resources? But the good news is …

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Can healthy eating cut grocery costs? 11:30

30d ago11:30

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Eating healthy might actually save you money—up to 20 per cent, according to a new initiative by a team of Adventist health professionals. In this episode, we look at how the FoodSAVE program is equipping churches to help their communities eat well on a budget. Plus: Why Adventist leaders in Australia are urging the government to be more generous w…

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GRACE WHILE WE WAIT (April 04, 2025) 2:03

1M ago2:03

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A gospel song from long ago gathered the hope of millions into a yearning vision of peace: “Someday, a bright new wave Will break upon the shore; And there'll be no sickness No more sorrow, no more war; And little children Never will go hungry any more . . .” That bright new world hasn’t yet arrived. The headlines rage. The nations totter. Famished…

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GRACE WHILE WE WAIT (April 04, 2025) 2:03

1M ago2:03

2:03

A gospel song from long ago gathered the hope of millions into a yearning vision of peace: “Someday, a bright new wave Will break upon the shore; And there'll be no sickness No more sorrow, no more war; And little children Never will go hungry any more . . .” That bright new world hasn’t yet arrived. The headlines rage. The nations totter. Famished…

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Big changes are coming to Adventist Review 8:45

1M ago8:45

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Big changes are coming to Adventist Review, we had a chance to sit down with AR's news editor to find out what’s ahead for the Church’s most historic publications. Plus: A new women’s devotional launches in Australia, the SPD opens an exhibit of rare Bibles and ELIA Wellness gets ready for its 2025 summit. 00:00 Opening and headlines 00:31 Adventis…

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Episode 27 - Marcos Paseggi - Adventist Review’s senior news correspondent on reporting on the mission around the world 38:00

1M ago38:00

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As Adventist Review’s senior news correspondent, Marcos has traveled the world covering stories for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and has the unique experience of coming to the mission of Maranatha via journalism. Early in his time at Adventist Review, he was asked to cover the dedication of a Maranatha-built sanctuary in Cuba. He went, and was…

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MULTIPLYING GRACE (March 28, 2025) 2:31

1M ago2:31

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It never was a straight-line thing, this love we call the grace of God. It circles and surrounds, embraces and includes, until the throngs that praise God’s name are far too vast to count. In grace, Jesus forgives me. With gratitude, I offer you forgiveness. Because you have been liberated, you pass that grace to one who has offended you. And he in…

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MULTIPLYING GRACE (March 28, 2025) 2:31

1M ago2:31

2:31

It never was a straight-line thing, this love we call the grace of God. It circles and surrounds, embraces and includes, until the throngs that praise God’s name are far too vast to count. In grace, Jesus forgives me. With gratitude, I offer you forgiveness. Because you have been liberated, you pass that grace to one who has offended you. And he in…

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Adventists want to build trust online 7:22

1M ago7:22

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Adventists want to build trust online—and more than 100 digital missionaries from around the South Pacific gathered on the Gold Coast to learn how. In this episode, we take you inside the 2025 Digital Discipleship Conference. Plus: Hundreds of young people hit the streets for Global Youth Day, and we hear the story of 275 baptisms at a prison in Zi…

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BEYOND THE WINDOWS (March 21, 2025) 2:03

2M ago2:03

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Those the world calls saints weren’t typically the brittle, stained-glass figures of our pious imagination. The reason their stories are still told is that they trusted God more fully, accepted His freely-offered love, and opened their lives profoundly to His grace. Their story can be yours as well, for the Bible calls every believer in Christ a “s…

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BEYOND THE WINDOWS (March 21, 2025) 2:03

2M ago2:03

2:03

Those the world calls saints weren’t typically the brittle, stained-glass figures of our pious imagination. The reason their stories are still told is that they trusted God more fully, accepted His freely-offered love, and opened their lives profoundly to His grace. Their story can be yours as well, for the Bible calls every believer in Christ a “s…

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Episode 26 - Leo Macias and Sidney Needles - Debriefing a TV production trip to India 52:31

2M ago52:31

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What is it like to produce a television program in another country? Maranatha’s media production manager Leo Macias and communication specialist Sidney Needles debrief their recent trip to India. Come behind the scenes and learn how TV is produced in the field, and hear about specific challenges these two faced while filming across multiple states …

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BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH (March 14, 2025) 1:26

2M ago1:26

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We can’t make ourselves more loveable to God by years of good behavior. And yet, because of grace, we seek to do what pleases Him. We can’t earn even half an hour in heaven by acts of sympathy or kindness. And yet, because of grace, we spend unnumbered hours caring for the least of all His little ones. Those shining moments when we sometimes rise t…

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BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH 9MArch 14, 2025) 1:26

2M ago1:26

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We can’t make ourselves more loveable to God by years of good behavior. And yet, because of grace, we seek to do what pleases Him. We can’t earn even half an hour in heaven by acts of sympathy or kindness. And yet, because of grace, we spend unnumbered hours caring for the least of all His little ones. Those shining moments when we sometimes rise t…

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Former Avondale leader steps into a national role 5:37

2M ago5:37

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Former Avondale vice-chancellor Kerri-Lee Krause is stepping into a national role in Australia’s higher education sector. In this episode, we explore what her new position means. Plus, Fulton Adventist University College is expanding its academic offerings, including a new media program and research journal, and new research challenges the idea tha…

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GRACE SO AMAZING (March 07, 2025) 2:22

2M ago2:22

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No one can grasp the grace of God unless God teaches him, embraces him, and holds him in an unexpected kindness. There’s no intellect so vast; there’s not a mystic so devout that he can plumb the depth of love by private contemplation. “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And My ways are far beyond anything you could imagin…

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GRACE SO AMAZING (March 07, 2025) 2:22

2M ago2:22

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No one can grasp the grace of God unless God teaches him, embraces him, and holds him in an unexpected kindness. There’s no intellect so vast; there’s not a mystic so devout that he can plumb the depth of love by private contemplation. “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And My ways are far beyond anything you could imagin…

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Why is this 100-year-old car driving around Australia? 8:21

2M ago8:21

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Why is a 100-year-old car on a road trip across Australia? In this episode, we explore the Right Around Australia initiative and how Bubsie is reviving the legacy of Adventist mission. Plus: an SPD-wide conference reaffirms the role of women in ministry, a new study reveals how different sedentary activities impact brain health, and an Adventist fa…

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GRACE AND SAFETY (February 28, 2025) 1:16

2M ago1:16

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The gospel is only as good as the God who asks us to believe it. If He’s the disappointed, vengeful deity we have pictured in our frightened imaginations, then we do well to hide, to stay away: why would we risk ourselves with Him? But if Christ is, as His Word says, the Lord whose love for us survives even our worst choices and most defiant behavi…

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GRACE AND SAFETY (February 28, 20250 1:16

2M ago1:16

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The gospel is only as good as the God who asks us to believe it. If He’s the disappointed, vengeful deity we have pictured in our frightened imaginations, then we do well to hide, to stay away: why would we risk ourselves with Him? But if Christ is, as His Word says, the Lord whose love for us survives even our worst choices and most defiant behavi…

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Episode 25 - Kenneth Weiss - The Mission in Communist Cuba 48:20

3M ago48:20

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Maranatha’s chief operating officer talks about his earliest impressions of Cuba from the mid-90’s, how Maranatha got involved, some of the challenges of the Seventh-day Adventist Church there back then, and how Maranatha worked to construct or renovate more than 200 churches on the island over the years. He shares what it’s been like to build rapp…

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THE UNEXPECTED GOSPEL (February 21, 2025) 2:03

3M ago2:03

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A muscular young athlete, bench-pressing massive iron; stonemasons, deeply-focused, chiseling the capstone for a tall cathedral spire; a driven young executive, burning midnight oil as she assesses market data. What do these pictures have in common? All celebrate intense, prodigious effort, spent to take the doer to the top in sport, in craftsmansh…

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THE UNEXPECTED GOSPEL (February 21, 2025) 2:03

3M ago2:03

2:03

A muscular young athlete, bench-pressing massive iron; stonemasons, deeply-focused, chiseling the capstone for a tall cathedral spire; a driven young executive, burning midnight oil as she assesses market data. What do these pictures have in common? All celebrate intense, prodigious effort, spent to take the doer to the top in sport, in craftsmansh…

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Episode 24 - Loretta Spivey - “You’ll be in a wheelchair the rest of your life,” and leading thousands of teens on mission trips 56:25

3M ago56:25

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Long-time Maranatha mission trip leader, Loretta Spivey, shares her journey to the mission field, from becoming the first Seventh-day Adventist in her family as a result of a visit from a literature evangelist, to a year-long missionary assignment in Indonesia. She’s been heavily involved with Maranatha’s mission trip for high schoolers, Ultimate W…

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PRACTICING GRACE (February 14, 2025) 1:40

3M ago1:40

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It’s not called “practicing” for nothing. On some great future day, the liberating, life-affirming grace we each receive from Jesus will also be the grace we give as freely to those who wound us, irritate our peace, or call out for our love and care. Between the “now” and “then” there’s a lot of practicing to do—a daily repetition of kind words, fo…

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PRACTICING GRACE (February 14, 2025) 1:40

3M ago1:40

1:40

It’s not called “practicing” for nothing. On some great future day, the liberating, life-affirming grace we each receive from Jesus will also be the grace we give as freely to those who wound us, irritate our peace, or call out for our love and care. Between the “now” and “then” there’s a lot of practicing to do—a daily repetition of kind words, fo…

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GRACE GOES ON (February 07, 2025) 1:50

3M ago1:50

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If you’ve ever been forgiven; if you’ve been held when you were wrong, or bitter, or confused—you know the grace that never can repay the giver. So we surrender to the goodness God implants in human hearts. “We know how dearly God loves us, because He has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with His love” (Rom 5:5). We come to understand Go…

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GRACE GOES ON (February 07, 2025) 1:50

3M ago1:50

1:50

If you’ve ever been forgiven; if you’ve been held when you were wrong, or bitter, or confused—you know the grace that never can repay the giver. So we surrender to the goodness God implants in human hearts. “We know how dearly God loves us, because He has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with His love” (Rom 5:5). We come to understand Go…

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OUT OF THE DEPTHS (January 31, 2025) 2:09

3M ago2:09

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“When I’m deep in a hole, lower a rope, not a shovel.” The last thing we need when we’ve dug ourselves profoundly into pain or confusion or sin is more of the same. Our best efforts got us there: our best efforts won’t deliver us. The pit only gets deeper—and so does our frustration. As Scripture says, “There is a way that appears to be right, but …

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OUT OF THE DEPTHS (January 31, 2025) 2:09

3M ago2:09

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“When I’m deep in a hole, lower a rope, not a shovel.” The last thing we need when we’ve dug ourselves profoundly into pain or confusion or sin is more of the same. Our best efforts got us there: our best efforts won’t deliver us. The pit only gets deeper—and so does our frustration. As Scripture says, “There is a way that appears to be right, but …

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Episode 23 - Danny Poljak - Explosives, Escaping War, and Mission Field Construction 34:12

3M ago34:12

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After serving as a Maranatha volunteer for years, Danny now works for Maranatha to ensure our buildings are constructed soundly. But his journey to Maranatha starts as a child in the former Yugoslavia, the son of a Seventh-day Adventist Church pastor there. He remembers international Church leaders passing through, talking about what God was doing …

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Charles Haddon Spurgeon on "War! War! War!" With False Gospels Particularly Catholic 48:38

3M ago48:38

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Spurgeon goes on to exhort Christians to "fight the battles of the Lord against every error that pollutes the church ... let no error escape the sword!"10:25 - One minute clip from video "Theological Debate with a Roman Catholic Monsignor #1: Anything Goes Faith?" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I3u0zABTeo&list=PLFFA8D69D1B914715&index=6&t=201s…

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NO JANUARY AUDIT (January 24, 2025) 2:14

4M ago2:14

2:14

It’s a scene played out 10 million times in the 30 days since Christmas: “You shouldn’t have . . .” “But I didn’t get you anything. . .” “I didn’t hear we were exchanging gifts . . .” A stranger from another planet might conclude that our annual Christmas gift-giving is actually an exquisite balancing act—designed to keep each party from feeling aw…

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NO JANUARY AUDIT (January 24, 2025) 2:14

4M ago2:14

2:14

It’s a scene played out 10 million times in the 30 days since Christmas: “You shouldn’t have . . .” “But I didn’t get you anything. . .” “I didn’t hear we were exchanging gifts . . .” A stranger from another planet might conclude that our annual Christmas gift-giving is actually an exquisite balancing act—designed to keep each party from feeling aw…

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GRACE BEFORE WE PRAY (January 17, 2025) 2:04

4M ago2:04

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That impulse in our souls to pray—to find our knees; to stammer out the words—grows from an early, dim awareness of just how much we need the grace of God. We pray because we cannot fix our world or ourselves. We kneel because we’re powerless to heal sick children, pay the bills, or mend unhealthy marriages. We call out as we weep for all the clash…

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GRACE BEFORE WE PRAY (January 17, 2025) 2:04

4M ago2:04

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That impulse in our souls to pray—to find our knees; to stammer out the words—grows from an early, dim awareness of just how much we need the grace of God. We pray because we cannot fix our world or ourselves. We kneel because we’re powerless to heal sick children, pay the bills, or mend unhealthy marriages. We call out as we weep for all the clash…

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GRACE WILL LEAD US HOME (January 10, 2025) 2:04

4M ago2:04

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Like all the stories Jesus told, this one comes very close to home. We justly celebrate the prodigal. He finds himself among the pigs, then soberly concludes that he should go back home. And we deplore that bitter brother whose body never left the farm, but whose hard heart had left the Father long ago. Unlike each other as they seem, both shared a…

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GRACE WILL LEAD US HOME (January 10, 2025) 2:04

4M ago2:04

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Like all the stories Jesus told, this one comes very close to home. We justly celebrate the prodigal. He finds himself among the pigs, then soberly concludes that he should go back home. And we deplore that bitter brother whose body never left the farm, but whose hard heart had left the Father long ago. Unlike each other as they seem, both shared a…

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UNRESOLVED (January 03, 2025) 1:55

4M ago1:55

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The diet lasts a dozen days. The treadmill hasn’t spun 10 miles. The Bible sits where it was left, unopened and unsavored. We grieve the effortless unraveling of all the goals we wanted to achieve—to lose the weight; increase the steps; find hope and quiet in God’s Word. We are too close to dreams undone, to lofty visions gone awry. So how does God…

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