A message at church recently sent me on a rabbit trail straight back to Matthew 13 and the parable of the farmer scattering seed. Turns out, the seed was never the problem — it’s the soil. So is your heart hard ground, or good soil? In this episode, we dig into what it looks like to plow up hard ground, pull the rocks of bitterness and unforgiveness, and clear out the weeds of chaos and…
When Jesus was probably in the most anxious and stressful time of His life, He prayed. It’s interesting and powerful to realize that Jesus felt the need to talk with His Father just like you and I fall to our knees when we face situations too heavy to carry alone. While in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-46), Jesus asked three times if there was another way, could this cup pass from Him, all the…
When anxiety hits, where can we turn in Scripture to find peace? In today’s episode, Carmen and Kristine share 3 psalms that have calmed their hearts at times in life when they needed help rediscovering peace. Listen in to hear which psalms Carmen and Kristine recommend, and how you too can find a go-to psalm in Scripture to battle anxiety in your life. Have a favorite psalm? Share with us via email. Scripture we discussed:…
We tend to think discontentment only shows up in hard seasons — but what about when life is actually going well? In this episode, Carmen and Kristine dig into why, when life is good, we can still feel empty, and what Paul’s words in Philippians 4:12 reveal about finding contentment in every situation. Verses Mentioned: Philippians 4.12–13 Ecclesiastes 3.11 Jeremiah 29.13 John 21 Resources Mentioned: Ellen Chauvin’s book: Longing to Belong: Filling the Longings of Our Hearts with…
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