Light In Your Corner

Getting to the Root of Things Hello, Friends! What are you believing? We aren’t necessarily talking about a creed you profess and live by, though the beliefs you have do shape how you speak and live. We are talking about the quiet soundtracks that play just below the surface of your thoughts. The roots that anchor our reactions and instincts and make us wonder, “Where did that come from?” That’s j...

Leveling Up: Proverbs 16-22 Hi, Friends! Proverbs may look kind of like a grocery store of verses where the stockers pick the most random places to put things, but the fun thing about that is that you come across verses and wisdom that you might not have otherwise paid attention to. You might just be reading along and one verse could stop you in your tracks, like a message just for you.  We are go...

And the Award Goes to…The Best of Proverbs 10-15 Hey, friends! Thanks for joining us today as we sift through Proverbs 10-15, looking for specific verses that speak to our lives, relationships, jobs, and world. It’s a jam-packed conversation today, so let’s get to it! ALSO: —Regular Pretty —Vinegar to the teeth —Having to discipline ourselves  —How would you behave around Solomon? —Should we avoid...

A Matter of Life and Death: Proverbs 5-9 Hey, Friends! Thanks for joining us today as we take a little hike through Proverbs 5-9. Much like a trail guide, Solomon spends these chapters warning his son to keep an eye out for the good as well as the bad. Watch where you step. It’s a simple instruction, but ignoring it could cost us our lives. So we listen for wisdom. We train our eyes on her beauty....

Pay Attention: Introducing the Book of Proverbs Everywhere we turn there is someone telling us how to think, where to shop, what to buy, and who we should spend our time on. They all want our attention because they know something that we tend to forget: our attention is valuable.  Where we place our attention matters, and nowhere is this more clear than in the book of Proverbs. In fact, King Solom...

Jesus is Coming Back Soon! When you hear the words, “Jesus is coming back soon,” or “The King is coming,” what does that do to your heart? How do you feel? Anxious? Excited? Nervous? Relieved? Or is it a combination of emotions? Or here’s an important question for you: does it make you feel anything at all? That’s what we are talking about today as we spend some time unpacking a Blurry Creatures p...

Send Me: Loving the World Outside Your Door Hi, friends! Today we are taking our conversation one ring wider–talking about the relationships believers have with the world outside their families and churches. We talk about how relationships inside the home impact interactions in the world, and how the church in general is called to look outward and notice where it can serve those who do not yet kno...

An Exercise in Being the Church (*Sorry everyone for the new puppy (Rosie) interruptions and chewing noises I couldn't edit out.*) When you hear the word “church” what comes to mind? A building? A room? A person? A job? An activity? A childhood memory? A feeling? When the Bible mentions church, it uses the image of a bride made holy, and wholly enjoyed by the bridegroom. Or a body where each...

No Place Like Home: Crafting and Cultivating a Space Centered on Jesus What makes a house a home? What makes a home “Christian”? What are its markers? Is it the Bible verses on the walls? The mom in the kitchen? The dad in the garage? The kids playing outside? Is it their choice of education? Or policy on screen time? Or household budget, diet, or weekly schedule? Or is it more? The world wants us...

It All Starts Here Hi, friends! We are in our second week of looking at relationships in the Bible as well as our everyday lives, mining for truths in order to make some sense of how this is all supposed to work.  Last week we found the starting line—the Garden of Eden. And when the starting gun went off, there was a trip and a fall, and the whole world toppled into sin.  But God gave us a new sta...

Not Your Average Separation Anxiety  Why do relationships take so much work? We are tempted to believe that relationship work is a result of sin, but what if God always intended for us to work on relationships just like He always intended for us to work in the Garden? What if the real question isn’t “why do relationships take work,” but “Why is relationship work so hard and painful?” Why can’t I m...

He’s Here!!!   Our everyday choices may seem simple and logical. “Of course I would say that.” “Of course I would go there.” “Of course I would help them.” But the truth is, most of these choices are highly dependent on what we believe in our hearts: what we believe about God, what we believe about ourselves, and what we believe about how God feels about us.  So when we meet the Samaritan woman in...

Everything We Need  Every self-help guru, every modern-day motivational speaker will tell you something similar, even if the packaging looks a little different. All of them will say this: “I have figured it out. Want a better job? Better position? Better relationships? Better finances? Let me share what I have learned and all you have to do is follow the way.” It’s not a new message. There are a l...

In the Pasture with Jesus Hi, everyone! As we approach Thanksgiving Day, we first of all want to say THANK YOU for being so awesome. We are incredibly thankful that we get to spend time recording together, but even more than that, we are thankful that you spend your time listening to and encouraging us. We truly thank God for you all.  This episode we are looking at Jesus’s words in John 10 when H...

More Vine, Less Whine  Today we are fortifying ourselves to face a world saturated with discontent, impatience and fear.  So how do we fight against the current that threatens to drag us down into anxiety and despair and apathy? Where do we find the nourishment that will give us life and help us bear fruit? Jesus’s disciples faced the same basic threats and here is the answer He gave them: Abide i...

The Son of Man, and Micro-dosing and Beasts, Oh My! Hey Friends! We are back and today we are talking about just some of the many times Jesus called himself the Son of Man. It was a name that brought comfort to those seeking God’s kingdom, and it unsettled those who meant to establish their own kingdoms.  So which camp do we fall into? In a world where we struggle to find meaning in hardship and r...

Who do you say I am? Opinions. Spend thirty seconds online or in a grocery store with another human being and you are going to hear someone’s thoughts about something as small as toilet paper or as large as global politics. You can’t escape the opinions, and the voices just keep getting louder.  That said, thank you for taking the time to listen to OUR voices today. Really, it means so much.  Peop...

To Fast or Not to Fast? That’s Just One of Many Questions Hi, friend, we are so glad you are with us today! In today’s episode we have a discussion about what we are doing, and what others suggest we do, to grow in living out our faith.  It started as a text conversation in response to an interview John Mark Comer did about his book “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry,” but we knew there was more t...

“He’s Not a Tame Lion” We are back, Friends! It’s been a good summer, but we are happy to be back together and getting back into the swing of things podcast-wise.  In this episode we are going to catch up a little. It has been a month since our last episode, so we are going to check in and see how things have been going.  If you want to skip all that and get right to the heavy conversations, you c...

“Taken,” Trahan, and Other Things That Point us to Jesus Welcome, Friends, to our July episode of Light in Your Corner. Over the summer we have had to scale back on the number of episodes we drop, but what we lack in quantity we make up for in length—and quality, too.  Today we will talk a lot about what we have been doing and reading and listening to and watching, and how our lenses of faith filt...

Hey, Friends! It is officially summer vacation for our kids but we are still getting together and recording episodes about all kinds of things to lighten your day!  Today we are going to talk a lot about mindset and what it looks like to live and serve from a place of love instead of insecurity. We are also going to talk about some pop cultural advice and hold it up against scripture and see where...

God on the Mountaintops and in the Messes Welcome, everyone, to the top of this episode and the top of Mount Sinai! It’s been a few weeks, but we are back with Moses and talking about all kinds of good things, like the benefits of taking time to recall what God has done, sifting through the details to get to the heart of things, and how we are designed for community—regardless of the mess.  Becaus...

Mo People Mo Problems  Hey, Friends! Welcome back to Light in Your Corner! We are in Exodus 18 and picking on Moses as we talk about leadership, mentorship, time management, ministry, and a hodgepodge of other stuff. Isn’t it great that God gives us the knowledge of His grace and love, and also some good pictures of what NOT to do?  ALSO: Where’s Corm? Speak up and see what happens Pious Bias Acce...

When is Enough Enough? Welcome, everyone, to our 70th episode! If God had only given us 10 episodes, that would have been enough, but He keeps on giving! And this episode has a lot to offer. After all our book recommendations, we are going to dive into one of God’s most famous tests—the manna. Exodus 16 and 17 force us to ask the question, “What do I do when there isn’t enough?”  In truth, we ask...

Some Motivation to do Hard Things Hi, friends! Today’s episode may get a little sassy as we discuss the importance of doing hard things. We can’t avoid them; hard things are just a fact of life. But how do we face annoying, or even impossible, situations in a way that brings peace and confidence instead of just reluctance and frustration? Today we will remind each other that there is blessing in t...