This would all be easy except for … {PODCAST}
This would be easy except for …
…how I FEEL. Anybody else?
I KNOW the right thing to do, but how can I do it when I feel so incredibly hurt, betrayed, frustrated, (fill in the blank!). So here’s what we have to figure out: Can feelings be commanded? Can God command us to FEEL a certain way? How much control do we have over our feelings? In this episode we begin to tackle some of these questions, because until we figure out feelings, we won’t be able to figure out freedom.Read More
Letting go of the ledger-lifestyle {PODCAST}
Proverbs warns us against receiving supposed generosity from someone who is “inwardly calculating.” But unfortunately, we can all fall into a ledger-lifestyle, unknowingly keeping track of relational debits and credits. In this episode, Kari discusses the danger of this ledger-lifestyle, and how step into the freedom of generous grace. Read More
My thoughts on Covid + 5 ways to cultivate the health of my heart
“I will just be happy to talk about something other than Covid!”
Ha. That was my friend’s text responding about our upcoming book-discussion group. Oh man, seriously. Hands down, this has been the hardest ministry season of our lives. A couple days ago in my morning Bible reading I read an interesting Proverb:
“A man’s spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?”
(Prov. 18:14)
That pretty much sums it up. In the last six months, I haven’t had a single person in my life who has been crushed due to physical illness. I actually don’t know anyone who’s been sick beyond a mild cough or cold. And yet, an overwhelming number of people have and are battling crushed spirits.
Please understand this isn’t a political statement. I’m not saying that wearing a mask is crushing someone’s spirit. I’m happy to wear a mask. In fact, yesterday I forgot my mask at Papa Murphy’s so I wore a diaper on my face. We need some humor, people! We’re dying from a lack of laughter!
“A joyful heart is good medicine but a crushed spirit dries up the bones!”
(Prov. 17:22)
I’m also not saying the physical symptoms of Covid aren’t a real concern. I know they are. I am saying that the atmosphere right now seems toxic to our souls and that’s what concerns me most. That’s what has made me cry myself to sleep and sometimes want to move out to the woods (Wait, we live in the woods–well, farther out into the woods) and avoid all contact with people for the foreseeable future.
I was telling a friend the other night, everything feels happy-sad right now:
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Essential Chords {PODCAST}
Maybe a few had an inkling, but for the most part, no one knew 2020 would be like this. What a great reminder that only God knows the future, and therefore only God knows how to prepare you for the future. In this episode Kari shares a few experiences that gave her a heightened sense of urgency about The Second Mile, and why we need to be prepared.Read More