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Learning How To Be Content

Content, God's Glory, Needs, Peace, Possessions

Minimalism is a way of life that focuses on limiting our possessions. It’s not about limiting possessions to see if you can do it….

Be Content In Every Situation

Contentment, Dependence On God, Relationship with God, Trust, Trusting God

If you ever babysit someone’s kids or your own siblings, pay attention to their attitude about possessions. When they find a toy they like…

Protector

God our Protector, God's Guidance, Protection

The trailer for Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ provides a perfect illustration for the psalm from 121:1-8. Early in the trailer, we see Obi-Wan watching…

God, Friend And Protector

Defender, Friend of God, God's Love, Protection

Walking through the hallways of a new school can be an intimidating experience. You may not know if everyone will be nice to you…

Depending On God

Dependence On God, God's Faithfulness, Provision

Have you ever run out of gas in your car? (If you don’t have your driver’s license yet, listen up in preparation for that…

A Way Out

Addiction, Forgiveness, Jesus, Saved, Sin

The Hulu miniseries Dopesick (2021) depicts the impact of opioids on American communities and the fight to make them illegal or better controlled. The…

Emily Dickinson wrote a beautiful poem about hope in the face of trials and opposition, “‘Hope’ Is the Thing with Feathers” (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42889/hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers-314). Hope is…

Hope In Jesus Christ

Faithfulness, Hope, Hope In Christ, Jesus Christ, Obedience

In a moving scene in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Jyn Erso asks the rebels to join her in fighting an unwinnable battle….

Gratitude

Dignity, Gratitude, Humility, Leadership, Relationships

Sheldon Yellen, CEO of BELFOR Holdings Inc., writes 9,200 holiday and birthday cards every year: one for every employee. He started this gesture in…

Productivity

Bear Fruit, Christ-like, Fruitful Discipleship, Leadership, Produce, Productivity

Have you ever had a boss who turned out to be a fraud? Maybe they were a nice person, but they were not competent…

Distorted Messages

Communication, Distortion, False Teachers, God's Truth, Gospel, Message, Seeking Truth, Truth

The telephone game is often used to teach people about problems in communication. The original message gets distorted because one of the messengers mishears…

Not Recognizing The Downfall

Accountability, Blame, Church Leadership, Recognizing Sin, The Fall

The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill is a podcast about the leadership problems that plagued Mars Hill church in Seattle, Washington (and that…

Our Hearts Can Deceive Us

Cautious, Deceiving, Discernment, False Teachers, God's Will, Sinful Desires, Temptation

In the 2022 TV series Under the Banner of Heaven (created by Dustin Lance Black), based on the book by Jon Krakauer, we see…

Identifying Authentic Pieces

Authenticity, Bible, Consistency, God-Breathed, Scripture

Identifying the artist of a lost (and found) piece of art is not always easy—several factors go into authenticating whether a piece is truly…

“Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood”

God's Love, Image of God, Love, Ministry, Spiritual Gifts

One such example of a person who felt a call to fill a pastoral role in a nontraditional sense was Mr. Rogers. Although he…

Please Remember

God Remembers, Love, Relationships, Remember, Rescue, Struggles

“Please Remember Me” is the sorrowful cry from Tim McGraw’s 1999 single. While the country song describes the love and struggle of human relationships,…