The Wish to Escape

A comedian once said, “Why can’t we just grow by playing tennis?” Really! Do you ever wish you could just fly away from life’s difficulties? Wouldn’t that be convenient! Unfortunately, we can’t run, or we would be missing the very environment that God uses to refine us. The Bible says we are refined by fire. That sounds daunting, but we are not called to walk through the fire alone. Life is an amazing adventure. With God, it is more than we will ever imagine. We are one people on one planet, all affecting one another in a profound way. We must keep believing for divine outcomes!

Music for today's show:
Fly Away, John Denver
Don't Stop Believin', Olivia Newton John (old version)

Standing in the Face of Tragedy

God tells us in His word that “all things work for good for those who love him.” Is that really true? What about tragedy is good? Aren’t we just white washing something terrible when we look for a silver lining? Or, is there really a silver lining? Light does shine through the dark. Meet two powerful women who are guests on this Friday’s program. The sister of a mall shooter and the mother of one of victims speak out together to tell how God has seen them through the last 15 months. They have chosen to STAND.
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Music for today's show:
Show Me The Way by STYX
Stand By SUSAN ASHTON

The Danger Zone

In the book Experiencing God, Henry Blackaby and Claude King tell us that becoming an active part of God’s work will always cause a crisis of belief that requires faith and action. Crises are scary. Facing them takes us into the “danger zone” – a place that we cannot face alone. We must rely on God for our security. Know what? That is just what He desires – that we rest in Him. Our human nature wants to depend on what we can see and manage ourselves. We want a sure thing. Did you ever think that God wants us to know that HE is the only sure thing?

Music for today's show:
Safety Dance by Men Without Hats
Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins

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