Grace Moments

Life can sometimes be like entering a tunnel: finding yourself in a dark place with no way to turn back and no clue as to when you'll exit the other side. Today, I tell you about a historic tunnel in my home state and some important lessons we can learn from it regarding how to survive the harsh seasons we sometimes find ourselves in.  Visit and subscribe to my blog at: www.graceopens.blogspo...

Jordan Wharton was a talented college baseball player with some serious professional aspirations until an unexpected injury ended his career, taking a lot of unrealized dreams down with it. In a word, he was redirected. In today's episode, Jordan shares how he discovered the powerful presence of God amid the ruins of his former goals and also talks about his new ministry, "Game After the Game," th...

Love is in the air this week! Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and this week's episode draws our attention to our place of belonging as the beloved children of God. Human love, however amazing, falls short when compared to the unconditional, radical, endless love of the Heavenly Father, and knowing His love can help you navigate a lot of life's uncertainty. Today, we talk about how to e...

Perhaps you feel crushed under the weight of adversity and you're telling yourself that there's no coming back from what has happened. Perhaps the tragedy seems like it really does have the final word, and giving up looks like a reasonable option. Today, we take a lesson from a piece of damaged jewelry and an example from a woman who knows what it's like to be crushed, and we attempt to see our tr...

Life is full of mystery and questions that seemingly have no answers. Many experiences can lead us to believe that God will not give us a response at all; or, if He does, it may not be the one we hope for. Today we talk about the concept of Divine providence and explore some amazing truths on this subject thanks to a poem written nearly 250 years ago!  Visit and subscribe to my blog at: www.g...

Earthquakes don't just happen in the external world; they happen in the internal world, as well. Nobody is immune to the unexpected and devastating  effects of life's sudden upheavals. Today, I share some lessons on how we can weather and prepare ourselves to walk through such situations and come out stronger on the other side!  Visit and subscribe to my blog at: www.graceopens.blogspot....

In today's world, we've been taught to have a negative relationship with pain. Even the Christian community is not immune to the notion that nobody  should ever have to hurt. But when we dig deeper into God's way of doing things, we discover that He looks at pain in an entirely different way. We explore in this episode our culture's concept of pain and how we can begin to view it through God'...

Having a healthy theological understanding of suffering is critical if you’re going to survive your hardship and, today, we’re going to be looking at seven principles that will help you learn how to see your adversity through the eyes of faith. Visit and subscribe to my blog at: www.graceopens.blogspot.com Twitter: @opentograce2015 Instagram: @opentogracealaska Parler: @Opentogracealaska MeWe: Kat...

This is the inaugural episode of Grace Moments! Today we talk about the meaning behind suffering and its ability to shape us as people and our ultimate perspective on life. We briefly visit the story of the biblical character of Job and how it evidences the fact that none of us fully know the reasons behind what we go through, but we can know the God who always directs and uses those very circumst...

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