We live in a world that has been driven to the brink by natural disasters, political divisiveness, and a pandemic that threatened to crush the world's socioeconomic infrastructure, no less the health and welfare of every individual. Dr. Thurston draws on
You have written Your law on our hearts so that we KNOW 2 + 2 doesn't equal 5 no matter how convincing Satan might be!
No internet to reach the Holy Spirit? No problem! He's indwelling.
Let our little frustrations be a reminder of Your great mercies, Lord!
Man's best friend isn't a canine, it's his/her spouse!
Trust that the Lord wants what is best for us; even if it doesn't seem possible at the time.
Remember the feeling of all pulling together that follows calamity.
We are misguided when we blame God for this world's disasters. Remind us of job ONE: Love Each Other!
When something untoward happens, we have to let the Spirit work through us in love.
The miraculous surrounds us. You'll know it when you look at whatever it is and think to yourself, "How is that EVEN possible?"
Its easy to forget the errors of our fathers and the lessons they once learned.
Personal responsibility has replaced personal response; we focus on what we can do, not what God has done! We will never ACHIEVE righteousness!
As we acknowledge our mortality our search for answers turns inward and a new enlightenment occurs. Disillusionment s a good thing because you no longer labor under an illusion.
Being Still is sometimes the best way to find your way forward
God provides the shade when our problems heat up!
The community of Saints keeps us encouraged
Actions have consequences, despite our being forgiven
Don't look and calamity and natural disaster and and ask "where is God?" instead, look for God in the response to tragedy.
Little pains can be reminders of the Gift.
When the fire rages around us, LOVE is our dry chemical!
While we Believers live under Grace and not the Law; we recognize that keeping the laws of society allow us to live together, peacefully and productively.
"God is our refuge and strength; a very present help in trouble." (Psalm 46:1)
In this life on earth, we are always behind enemy lines!n Don't go it alone!
Faith without works is not real. If you volunteer, show up.
Old sins linger just like old wounds UNLESS you choose the Savior!
There is no better feeling than being adopted into a loving family.
Faith and reason have no quarrel, only faith and fear!
When the world seem upside down, you need something to orient you!
"I like your Jesus very much, its just your Christians I don't care for." Mahatma Gandhi
Do not waste a moment worrying if you can love your neighbor; start by ACTING as if you do! CS Lewis
Mercy is one of only three things required of you in this life!!
No calamity that befalls us is beyond reach of the Almighty
"A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult." (Proverbs 12:16)
You need to invited Jesus into your life; not just crack the door a little and ask His advice now and then. God already knows the things you don't want Him to see in your house.
Just like getting lost when you HAVE a GPS, we have a tendency to blame God when things go wrong in life.
"Sin is crouching at your door, ready to pounce on you!" (Genesis 4:6-7 The Voice)
"Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around......the Glory of the Lord!" (Ezekial 1:28 NKJV)
He who gives sparingly, reaps sparingly. (2 Corinthians 9:6 NKJV)
God expects love to be an act of will, not a feeling. He doesn't just expect it; He commands it.
"An Anxious Christian is a confusion in terms," (My Grandfather)
Believers KNOW what the End Game is! They never have to worry about a "gate change!"
He knows our voices. He knows our names. That's the definition of comfort.
Our home is wherever Christ is, and He is indwelling!!! How cool is that?
God is not controlling the remote to a shock collar we all wear!!
"Life may present us with all kinds of curves, but we need never question our worth.."
Self doubt is a slap in the face of the Creator!
Prayer is just thinking whatever you want the Lord to know, at any time!
Your spouse is the most precious gift you will ever receive!
The chief end of man is to bring glory to God, not to ourselves!
"For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more." (Jeremiah 31:34)
© 2020-2025 Ivy Podcast Discovery LLC
