What to Expect When You’re Expecting Miracles

Hey, friends! We are back with a brand new season of Light in Your Corner! That’s right. It’s been a hot minute, but we are diving right into Exodus 1 this week. Well, maybe not diving. More like wading into it.

It is easy to fly through Exodus because it is so familiar. After the life of Jesus, it may be the most retold story in film; and for good reason. Miracles in this book are spectacular, but no more meaningful than the miracles that take place in our lives. The God who faithfully delivered His people from slavery still delivers us today.

So we do what He says: we remember. We rehearse the stories of His goodness to the people around us so that we never forget. May this episode remind you that you are loved by an abundantly gracious and merciful God.

ALSO:

• Monica’s bright pink highlighter & stowaway frog
• Your lifespan as a grain of sand
• Difficulty is a hard teacher
• Snowplow v. Snowshoe parenting
• God uses the underestimated
• Investing in Integrity

References:

• ESV Scripture Journals
• ”Letters to the Church” by Francis Chan
• ”God Has a Name” by John Mark Comer
• ”The Hiding Place” by Corrie Ten Boom
• “Single, Dating, Engaged, Married” by Ben Stuart
• ”A Man on the Inside” (on Netflix)
• ”A Real Pain” (on Hulu)
• ”The Prince of Egypt” (rent/buy on Prime Video)

#miracles #expectations #Godisgood #light #lightinyourcorner #yahweh #love #difficulty

God Bless Us, Every One!

It’s almost Christmas, friends, and God is already giving gifts! He’s so good, isn’t He? Merry Christmas, everyone. You are all gifts to us and we are so grateful for the time you spend with us and the encouragement you share. May God bless you all with His Light this Christmas!

ALSO:

• “You talk to the Lord with that mouth?”
• Did the devil really make you do it
• The power of saying a person’s name
• Cheering for Strangers
• Is He really enough

References:

• Matthew 5:43-48
• John 3:16
• 1 John 3:1
• 1 John 5:11
• Romans 8:31-32
• James 1:17
• “Red One”
• “Christmas with the Kranks”
• “Skipping Christmas” by John Grisham
• “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”
• “Die Hard”
• “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”
• “David and Goliath” by Malcolm Gladwell

Awaiting Christmas When You Know You Have Enough

The media tells us that the season of giving thanks is past and now it’s time to focus on the real deal: giving presents. We spend money, time and energy finding tokens of love for those we care about. Or maybe just some tokens of acknowledgment for people around us.

But giving thanks is just as important now as it ever was because God is giving us gifts in this very moment. Even in this breath, even in the sound waves that carry these words and the brain’s ability to translate them into real ideas. God is always giving.

So what happens when we take those gifts and give ourselves the credit? We will talk about that for a bit today as we sit in Genesis for just a little while longer.

And we have plenty of our own gifts to give. At least that’s how we see them. Gifts of book, movie, and show recommendations. Accept them, if you will, and feel free to share some back!

ALSO: A boatload of references…

Bible references:

Genesis 12

Hebrews 11

1 Cor. 10:13

2 Cor. 12:7-10

Proverbs 30

Media references:

“The Bible Project”

“Babette’s Feast”

“Daddy’s Home 2”

“Emma”/“Clueless”

“Nutcrackers”

“Bonhoeffer”

“Breaking Bad”

“Blessings” by Laura Story

“Mortimer’s Christmas Manger” by Jane Chapman and Karma Wilson

#hope #faith #love #gratitude #Jesus #forgiveness