Podcasts about Longing

Today's declaration sounds like the opposite of an idiom that I've never really cared for. Maybe you've heard it: the devil is in the details. The devil wants us to trip over the details, but God will never let us fall. As a detail-oriented person, I'm glad to know that God is not only in the details, he also delights in the details. I'm sure, like me, you make the best choices based on the information you have. We can't see what lies ahead, and many of the details affecting our decisions are out of our control. But you can be sure that God will direct your steps when you ask him for directions. God knows exactly which paths to take. He may allow us to stumble, but he will never let us fall. He may guide us along a rocky path, where it's hard to get solid footing, but he will hold our hands as he leads us. Where do you want to be by this time next year? It's always a good idea to plan your steps to get from where you are now to where you want to be. God has promised to direct your steps, and he delights in every detail of how you will get from point A to point B. So, be sure to consult God about your plans for the coming year. You have so much available to you as a child of God. Even your tongue has power. I explore the power of the tongue more thoroughly in my book Longing to Belong. Pick up a copy today for you and a friend. I want to equip you with the tools you need to make godly choices for your life and your future. This week's scripture: Psalm 37:23-24

Pastor Jack Hibbs of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills recently shared some Bible verses that he encouraged us to proclaim in the coming year. I know this because my girlfriend sent me one of those verses, and it inspired today's declaration, which I love. God stands ready to lead you and I into this new year. Let's choose to follow him along the paths he sets before us. Why would anyone wander away from God's path when it drips with abundance? In my book Longing to Belong, I talk about the difference between having a scarcity mentality versus a mindset of abundance. This idea involves more than just looking at the glass as half full instead of half empty. A scarcity mentality informs us that there's only so much to go around. If I get more, you get less. But with God, you don't have to lose so I can gain! God's resources are unlimited. Jesus fed the multitudes with a few loaves of bread and some fish. Talk about dripping with abundance! If you are in relationship with God, you will not lack for any good things. Your heavenly Father has unlimited resources. One year ago, a friend with a great sense of humor sent me a bitmoji of herself walking away from the number 2020 in a dumpster fire. I saw the same bitmoji available to send this year, and in many ways, 2021 was an extension of the unwelcome circumstances that marked 2020 as a dumpster fire. How can we be sure that 2022 will be any better? How can we be sure that the new year will drip with abundance? We can believe and speak that good things are in store because God promises abundance, not scarcity. Jesus said that he came so that we could have life, and have it more abundantly. So, even if the new year ends up looking like another dumpster fire, stay on God's path for your life. It drips with abundance. This week's scripture: Psalm 65:9-13

“Toads and Flamingos: Longing, Lamentation, and Love in Lyric Poetry” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks

In this message, Pastor Marco kicks off our annual SEEK series with a message on longing for God in our relationship with Him from Psalm 63.

In our longing for something new we are called: to Praise to Proclaim the Promises to see God's Provision

Today's devotion is written by Sister Maria Fatima.

Welcome to the podcast!Everything you need can be found on the gather page.Connect with us!DIGITAL CONNECT CARDTalk Notes in 3 options:TALK NOTES-PDFTALK NOTES-FILLED-INTALK NOTES-YOUVERSIONGive Online:HOW TO GIVE ONLINETHE FEED: WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTERThe Closing song this week is King of Kings by Hillsong MusicWeek 05 BlessingAs you leave this place, log off your computer or turn off your podcast,May you hear the invitation of God to be a person of encounter and worship.May you experience your own epiphany in the spaces where fear has settled.May that divine encounter bring you to a place of worshiping Jesus and finding another way home.And may 2022 be filled with the power of God's love at work in you and through you. May you take a cup of kindness to those thirsty from the disappointments and hurts of life.And in those moments may you be the epiphany of Jesus so desperately needed.Now we, Crossroads Church, offer our everyday, normal lives in worship,Longing to encounter the one who is able to do exceedingly and abundantly more Than we could ever ask or imagine.Amen

If you are a follower of Jesus, my prayer is that you would more fully, faithfully, and fruitfully believe and behold Jesus as the Word of God. Be open to Jesus as the Word who speaks into every part of your life.If you are not a follower of Jesus yet, be open to the Word of God. Be open with your questions and doubts. But also be open to doubting your doubts and questioning your questions and the possibility that Jesus is the Word of God who has come to bring you out of darkness and into the light of his kingdom.Be open to the possibility that while there might be a leap ahead of you to follow Jesus, there is also a leap behind you toward disbelief.Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4881575822.01.02

Today we explore the sacred threshold of endings and beginnings. We dive deeply into our vision and trust with the poem: The Truth About Gathering Joy  There is a story I will tell  about not compromising living a life of big love   trusting truth   this story is rooted in magic  beautiful but not always pretty moments down on the ground  wailing praying empty begging    do not be fooled these times are perhaps the (w)holiest    I will build a circle of sacred for you to embody the desire you are holding   this is the medicine for all of us now   all of us   now   the fire has already been lit many are waiting for us to join them there   wisdom keepers are pouring gifts through the dense mists of fear   you will hear how to love your passion  into creation taste the truth perched  on your lips   some of what you love will choose a new form you will let your sadness want you float in your blood like eager lanterns of hope   you will close your eyes and trust your hands know what to hold onto    and how to let go   you will let your desire council you  visit the place where longings live   often   your soul will make itself known in your body a new song will emerge from your bones   this is how you will know your own fierce story the only one you can live   so many of us making new stories from the ones already undone   sometimes  it's closer than you think   this is a story about deep love.   ~Wendy Candida Havlir Cherry, 2020   Holding hope and fear, joy, and sadness at the same time.   Working with trust and the ways your body knows what to do.    What will you hold onto from this year (and your entire life) and what will you let go of?   How will you be held?   A short guided meditation—flowing with the divinity and grace of your breath—available right here, right now, in the home of this moment.   The sudden uprising of yes in your inhale & the rest and letting go in the descent of your exhale—and the pause in between.   In the length of our longing, belonging arrives.   The Mistress of Longing comes to us as a dear friend and companion of deep love. She is hope and a reminder that we are never alone.   Moving into a deeper relationship with your life—and permission to (be)long. Imagine moving beneath what you perceive you long for and into the holiest and wisest doorways of your soul's true knowing—an oceanic love—longing is an ever widening expansion into true home and union with the sacred.   Life is a constant divine invitation—a divine hand reaching for you—how will you reach back? What parts of yourself will you step toward? What parts of yourself will you no longer reject but instead gather and embrace? With wild and holy abandon?   Wind & Water poem from my first book, The Reach is (W)holy.   As you move toward 2021, how are you holding death and life? And the idea that grace is infused in every moment, even when you feel dismantled?    Meeting ourselves and others from a place of compassion and messy alchemy.    Writing prompt: How am I wild AND holy? When have I felt wild and free, liberated, holy, truly myself? When have you chosen yourself regardless of what might be the result? What is true about you now? What are you willing to choose no matter what? How is life asking you to come out of the darkness and say yes to something new and into the light? What am I willing to no longer compromise?   May you know boundless blessings. Thank you for listening.    As always, YOU are sacred. This moment is ceremony. You do get to live your wildly naked truth. May it be so!    Big love & rose petals, Wendy  

This conversation with Sandeep Das explores the influence of Yo-Yo Ma, the generosity of musical service and Dehli to Damascus. This centers on the notion of incompleteness, shared heritages of poetry, maqams, and the unique stories that inform a wisdom of compassion.  We enter deep notions of “surrender” in a bhajan beloved by Mahatma Gandhi and the HUM ensemble's musical realization of surrender, longing, balance, and cyclical hope.

Bob and Joan have spent a lifetime living into the challenges and opportunities of organized religion. Both have found something similar in the mechanism they use to tap into their sense of soul. One in the swimming pool, one in the ritual of communion. How do we foster the capacity to deeply connect to each other, the world and the ideas that help shape our lives? What are the simple practices you nurture that draw you into an expanded awareness of life and your own growing edges.   Curated by:  Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community.  April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion  Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording.  - we're on holiday hiatus, returning January 9, 2022 - Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.  Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team:  Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS  Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing:  Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store

Mark reads from a 2000 word article he wrote when asked to discuss publishing trends for 2022. Prior to the main content, Mark, using an AI voice double (Overdub) from Descript to speak the words he has typed, explains why he is using a voice double for the interstitial parts of the podcast, and also shares a word about this episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.   Links of Interest: The Top Eight Publishing Trends for 2022 - Article by Clayton Noblit from Written Word Media EP 148 - Voice Double Conversation with Joanna Penn The Canadian Mounted Patreon for Stark Reflections The Relaxed Author Buy eBook Direct Buy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for Authors An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City Lover's Moon   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 

Listen as Pastor Eric preaches from Matthew 2:1-12.

I pulled today's declaration from the Old Testament Bible verses that were used as lyrics in a 1960s tune called “Turn! Turn! Turn!” Can you name—not that tune, but those verses? (Answer: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8) With 2021 drawing to a close and 2022 waiting in the wings, ‘Tis the season to declare that seasons come and go by God's design. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall, God is working out his purposes according to his calendar. Some seasons don't make sense. What good purpose could there possibly be in seasons of hatred or war? Why can't we always experience seasons of healing and building up? I'd much prefer seasons of laughter over tears. I definitely choose welcoming a baby into this world over releasing a dying loved one into the next world. But just as this week's declaration says, God perfectly times each season with purpose. My mom died the day after Christmas two years ago. I know now that the timing of her death was perfectly established by God to avoid the isolation and loneliness of Covid. To our joy and delight, our granddaughter—who closely resembles her great grandma—was born nine months after my mom died. That little granddaughter of mine was perfectly timed by God with purpose. I don't know what season you're in right now, but I do know God is working out his purposes according to his calendar of events for your life. I remember when my husband and I had to cut back the hours of a beloved employee. I'd prayed so hard for the Lord to give her another opportunity and he did! But instead of taking the full-time job I found for her, she decided to stay on part time with us until her retirement. She said, “At my age, the one thing you never have enough of is time.” She realized that she had all the material things she needed, so she didn't need the income of full-time employment. Part-time work gave her more of what she needed—time. To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. God knows where you are and what you need. He will guide your every step in 2022 if you will let him lead you. This week's scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8   Discover the healing power of Psalm 139 in my book, Longing to Belong: Discovering the Joy of Acceptance. Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart.com, Booksamillion.com and Christianbook.com. Also available as an audiobook from Audible, and as a digital download to your Kindle or from the Apple store for your iBooks app. Take the 10-day journey with me and let Scripture heal your heart. Look for the Longing to Belong Reading Plan on your mobile device via the YouVersion Bible app.

Scripture:   | Psalm 23:1; John 10:11-18; Micah 5:2Sermon Series:  For You Are With MeThere's more than meets the eye when it comes to Christmas. Hidden in even the silliest of holiday traditions — most of which we take for granted — is a glimpse of the good news that Jesus' birth brings to the world. And once you see it, you'll never celebrate the same way again.At St. Mark Houston we believe that life is a gift from God and that through faith in Jesus Christ we can truly have a fulfilling life.  Join us on  Sundays at 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM for Worship.  Find us on the web at www.stmarkhouston.org  or call us at 713-468-2623.

Tonight we pray with the Psalmist that we would thirst after God and have true longing after Him. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shawn-odendhaldap/message

Song of Songs 3:1–5

Luke 2:21-38

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Message from Jake Fairfield on December 26, 2021

Today after Christmas day Logan leads us to consider joy and longing from Simeon's song. Our reading is from Luke 2:25-35. Find more information about our service and other activities on: https://www.allnationschurch.com/

If your soul longs for more peace, hope, and joy, you will want to listen to this special episode of Longing for More where special guests, Yvette Walker, Elizabeth Meyers, and Vona Johnson visit with Jody Howe about these topics. Each guest in this episode has recently released a book that will bring you peace, hope, and joy for the holidays and beyond. We pray you are blessed by this special Christmas episode and will share it with your friends whose souls are longing for more of the messages offered within.

Merry Christmas! We continue this conversation. Of “What are you longing for?” Last week we talked about how Mary obtained Peace! Today, we will be talking a bit what Joy is and about Joseph. A man of great character and a Man of honor. And how sometimes Men and Women. Who do the right thing in life are also very much challenge to find joy in life. We will learn a bit about Joseph and what he did to obtained Joy in his life! And how his yes to joy brought Jesus into our lives. So, join me on this Christmas eve to find peace, joy, and hope together! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/denise-castro9/support

The first in a new series of "Reflective Round Table" discussions between Mark and a selection of patrons of the podcast. This episode is sponsored by the patrons of the Stark Reflections podcast who support this podcast at: https://patreon.com/starkreflections In this episode, Mark chats with: Matty Dalrymple Shari Decter Hirst (writing as Sherilyn Decter) Jeff Elkins Kathy Mac In their conversation Mark, Matt, Shari, Jeff, and Kathy talk about The importance of a strong narrative question/theme for a book and/or series Different planning processes as we hurtle toward 2022 Timelines/stressors/deadlines where editorial input is shortchanged  And a few other things in between   Links of Interest: Matty Dalrymple Shari Decter Hirst (writing as Sherilyn Decter) Jeff Elkins Kathy Mac The Dialogue Doctor The Indy Author The Canadian Mounted Patreon for Stark Reflections The Relaxed Author Buy eBook Direct Buy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for Authors An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City Lover's Moon   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 

The Cloud of Longing: A New Translation and Eco-Aesthetic Study of Kalidasa's Meghaduta (Oxford UP, 2021) is a translation and full-length study of the great Sanskrit poet Kālidāsa's famed Meghadūta (literally: "The Cloud Messenger") with a focus on its interfacing of nature, feeling, figurative language, and mythic memory. While the Meghadūta has been translated a number of times, the last "almost academic" translation was published in 1976 (Leonard Nathan, The Transport of Love: The Meghadūta of Kālidāsa). This volume, however, is more than an Indological translation. It is a study of the text in light of both classical Indian and contemporary Western literary theory, and it is aimed at lovers of poetry and poetics and students of world literature. It seeks to widen the arena of literary and poetic studies to include classic works of Asian traditions. It also looks at the poem's imaginative portrayals of "nature" and "environment" from perspectives that have rarely been considered. Raj Balkaran is a scholar, educator, consultant, and life coach. For information see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The Cloud of Longing: A New Translation and Eco-Aesthetic Study of Kalidasa's Meghaduta (Oxford UP, 2021) is a translation and full-length study of the great Sanskrit poet Kālidāsa's famed Meghadūta (literally: "The Cloud Messenger") with a focus on its interfacing of nature, feeling, figurative language, and mythic memory. While the Meghadūta has been translated a number of times, the last "almost academic" translation was published in 1976 (Leonard Nathan, The Transport of Love: The Meghadūta of Kālidāsa). This volume, however, is more than an Indological translation. It is a study of the text in light of both classical Indian and contemporary Western literary theory, and it is aimed at lovers of poetry and poetics and students of world literature. It seeks to widen the arena of literary and poetic studies to include classic works of Asian traditions. It also looks at the poem's imaginative portrayals of "nature" and "environment" from perspectives that have rarely been considered. Raj Balkaran is a scholar, educator, consultant, and life coach. For information see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Doug Pagitt, Stephany Rose Spaulding, Laura Truax and Dominique Gilliard close out this season of Common Good Faith by reflecting on the meaning of Advent and Christmas.   Dominique DuBois Gilliard is the Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Evangelical Covenant Church. He is the author of Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice that Restores, which won a 2018 Book of the Year Award for InterVarsity Press and was named Outreach Magazine's 2019 Social Issues Resource of the Year. Gilliard also serves as an adjunct professor at North Park Theological Seminary and serves on the board of directors for the Christian Community Development Association. In 2015, the Huffington Post named him one of the “Black Christian Leaders Changing the World.” Gilliard's new book, Subversive Witness: Scripture's Call to Leverage Privilege was released in August of 2021 to rave reviews. @DDGilliard     //      facebook.com/dominique.dg.7   Rev. Dr. Laura Truax is senior pastor of LaSalle Street Church in Chicago and serves on the Seminary Advisory Board at the University of Dubuque. Dr. Truax holds a master of divinity degree from Loyola University and a Doctor of Ministry degree from the joint program of North Park Seminary and Fuller Theological Seminary. She is the author of Undone: When coming apart puts you back together (2013) and Love Let Go: Radical Generosity for the real world (2017) and is part of the Red Letter Christians.    @revtruax     //     facebook.com/laura.truax1   Rev. Dr. Stephany Rose Spaulding is pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Colorado Springs, associate professor of Women's and Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS) and former U.S. Senate candidate for the state of Colorado. She holds a B.A. in English from Clark Atlanta University, as well as a M.A. in American Literature and a Ph. D. in American Studies both from Purdue University. She is the author of Recovering from Racism: A Guidebook to Beginning Conversations (2015) and Abolishing White Masculinity from Mark Twain to Hiphop: Crisis in Whiteness (2014).   @drstephanyrose     //      facebook.com/stephanyrose    Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt   The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic   votecommongood.com votecommongood.com/podcast facebook.com/votecommongood twitter.com/votecommon

With Christmas Eve arriving the day after tomorrow, my guess (and hope) is that you've finished your Christmas shopping. If you over spent your budget, be encouraged by this week's declaration drawn from Isaiah 55:3, which says, “Pay attention and come closer to me, and hear, that your total being may flourish.” (TPT) The greatest gift we could ever receive is peace with God through his Son, Jesus Christ. So, if you're feeling strapped for cash, repeat this week's declaration with me now: I don't need money for my total being to flourish. Last week, I read Isaiah 9:6-7, which contains a prophetic announcement about the birth of Jesus that begins like this: “For unto us a child is born.” Isaiah then promises the child will “reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever.” The verses I read today were written by the same prophet. And, just as Isaiah spoke on God's behalf about the birth of our Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace, Isaiah also spoke for God when he wrote the verses that I read this week. God invites us to “Come to the refreshing waters and drink. Even if you have no money, come… Yes, come and buy all the wine and milk you desire—it won't cost a thing.” I stopped short of reading Isaiah 55:6, which says, “Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.” (NIV) Jesus is near! He is in the beauty of the music and serenity of the manger scenes. He is in the love we share as we exchange gifts and the hope we receive through faith in God. Nothing compares to the indescribable gift of God's grace, which he gave freely so that we could have abundant life now and forever. So, come all ye faithful! Come and worship. Come to the refreshing waters and drink—it won't cost a thing. This week's scripture: Isaiah 55:1-3   Discover the healing power of Psalm 139 in my book, Longing to Belong: Discovering the Joy of Acceptance. Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart.com, Booksamillion.com and Christianbook.com. Also available as an audiobook from Audible, and as a digital download to your Kindle or from the Apple store for your iBooks app. Take the 10-day journey with me and let Scripture heal your heart. Look for the Longing to Belong Reading Plan on your mobile device via the YouVersion Bible app.

Enjoy this Christmas meditation that focuses on longing. We try to fulfill our longing for God through objects of attachment and that can create a lot of emotional pain. And in the midst of all of this, we have access to the ground of our deepest longing!

We talked with Curt Thompson about his new book The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community, which suggests that underneath all our longings is the desire to be seen and known. Curt integrates interpersonal neurobiology, Christian spirituality, and theology to help us reckon with what it means to be human, […] The post Curt Thompson: How Naming Desire Leads to Transformation appeared first on Gravity Leadership.

Today, we're unwrapping the story of Anna, the prophetess in Luke's Gospel. She has a special place in God's story of redemption, and she serves as a representative for all of us in seasons of waiting and longing. Widowed for 84 years, a woman of modest means, and from an exiled people group, we see God's favor and grace shine through her life. Perhaps you feel disqualified from God's grace. Or you're struggling to keep sight of Jesus in a season of unmet longing. Anna's story will remind you that God's redemption is on offer for everyone. I hope her story finds and refreshes your soul today amid the craziness of this and every season. If you're longing and waiting in the midst of hardship, allow Anna to be a reminder of what to do when you wait. And more importantly, who to trust in the waiting. Don't forget to sign up here for the Encountering God Online Bible study, starting January 13, 2022. Order the Encountering God Bible study.

You Tell Us - Longing And Hoping

On today's episode of the Dad Tired podcast, Host Jerrad Lopes sits down with Dr. Curt Thompson to discuss the science behind shame, longing, and our desire to be known.

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Originally preached on Dec. 19 2021 during the Christmas season. This text explores Simeon meeting the baby Jesus in the Temple.

On a rainy African day, we flew in a small plane from the city of Monrovia, Liberia, to a small airstrip in the northern part of the country. This ninety- minute flight saved us two days of travel on muddy, washed-out roads. The most amazing part was rising above the rain clouds and emerging into the glorious light of the sun. From underneath the clouds, it was all dark, rainy, and gloomy—the belly of the storm. Do you ever experience life like this? A gloomy underside where all seems dull, dreary, and hopeless? You might know the sun is always shining...somewhere above the clouds. But have you ever witnessed it with your own eyes? It's one thing to know it intellectually, another to see it firsthand. When Simeon took the baby Jesus in his arms, He experienced the light of God firsthand. Simeon had been “eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel” (Luke 2:25). God led him to Jesus and gave him these amazing words to proclaim: “...I have seen your salvation, which you have prepared for all people. He is a light to reveal God to the nations, and he is the glory of your people Israel!” (Luke 2:30-32). Like rising above the clouds in an airplane, Simeon, in his old age, finally saw God's promised Savior with his own eyes. Light has come into this dark world, and His name is Jesus. Not just that day long ago when the Savior was born, but every day since then, Jesus is the Light of the World. Yes, even today! No matter how hopeless it may seem under the belly of the storm you are going through, Jesus is the ever-present light over it all. • Daniel Dore • Is there something you have been waiting for? Longing to see with your own eyes? • What promise did God give to Simeon? What promise does Jesus give to His followers? • Jesus came to rescue us, and He is more powerful than any darkness. What darkness are you experiencing today? Jesus understands, and He is inviting you to come to Him. Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” John 8:12 (NLT)

On today's episode of the Dad Tired podcast, Host Jerrad Lopes sits down with Dr. Curt Thompson to discuss the science behind shame, longing, and our desire to be known.

Sunday December 19, 2021

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Have you ever been stuck in a faraway airport after a long, exhausting trip, watching one flight after another being canceled? You’re tired and hungry, and all you want in that moment is to be home! The struggles and trials of life often remind us that our real home is in heaven, and make us […]

When's the last time you laughed so hard you cried? How might you give yourself over to joy this week?     Email us at info@newabbey.org Connect with us @new_abbey_church on Instagram! For more information visit us at www.newabbey.org

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Jennie Allen is a Bible teacher, New York Times bestselling author, and the founder and visionary of IF:Gathering. In this episode, she calls us to return to community, to embrace vulnerability, and to be the people known for their love for one another. Jennie's message was recorded live at The Grove, a gathering for the women of Atlanta, Georgia, now in its ninth year. These gatherings are now available online for women everywhere. For more information about how to experience these nights in-person or online, visit thegroveonline.com and follow @pcc_thegrove on Instagram.  If you enjoy what you hear from Jennie today, be sure to listen back to her previous episode, A God Defense from Season 3. Learn more about Jennie, the IF:Gathering, and the resources she has authored at jennieallen.com. You can also pre-order her new book, Find Your People, coming in February 2022. 

This week at Invisibilia, we're bringing you an episode from NPR's Throughline about an emotion you might be feeling a lot these days: nostalgia. Longing for 'simpler times' and 'better days', many of us have been turning to 90s dance playlists, TV sitcoms, and sports highlights. We're looking for comfort and safety in the permanence of the past, or at least, what we think the past was. But, when it first appeared, nostalgia itself wasn't considered a feeling; it was a deadly disease. This episode traces the history of nostalgia from its origins as an illness to the dominating emotion of our time.