Light In Your Corner

Sunday Matters Why does one Sunday a couple thousand years ago make a difference in how we view our neighbors, handle our problems, or just navigate the day-to-day demands of life? How does it become a lens by which we see the world? How can collecting stories and stones build a life that points everyone to God? We have questions this week, as usual, but the big one is, “Why does this matter?” It’...

This One is Scary Good Hook: Happy Holy Week, friends! Today we get to talk about the scariest day on the planet. But good news–it already happened! Luke 22 and 23 have us asking a lot of questions, which is PERFECT because during this time of the year (Passover) questions are the name of the game. So here are just a few we tackle: What happens when Jesus delivers something different from what we...

Tell Your Story Is it a problem or an opportunity? Sometimes it’s both! Problems are discouraging, they tempt us to give up UNLESS God opens our eyes to what He is doing.  So what do we do when the odds are stacked against us? When people challenge our faith? When we are dismissed and disparaged? Jesus tells us what not to do: don’t stress and obsess; because, in the end, God’s got this and He wil...

FLASHLIGHT! Offering Our Two Cents How is generosity a liberating force? How can five dollars increase our faith? This isn’t an ad. We aren’t asking for your money. We are just dipping our toes into Luke 21 because when Jesus stops to notice things, it’s a good idea for us to pay attention.  It’s our first ever Flashlight–we hope you enjoy this briefer, but just as light, discussion! ALSO: God doe...

The Evil Farmers and The Cornerstone  Authority. There, we said it. It's not a happy word, but keep listening because it is the Gospel word we need to hear! We were made to submit to authority! But whose authority? And how is this good news? It’s good news because today we talk about how the One who is in charge is the One who will prevail. The One who is in charge is the One who is patient w...

Man Climbs Tree, Experiences Dramatic Transformation. Results will SHOCK You! We are used to paying for transformation. Want a better body? Better bank account? Better friends? Better home? You can have it all…for a price. But what about when the transformation happens first? That’s Zaccheus’s story. The transformation was the gift–the gift that led him to give away all the things that he used to...

What’s Your Story? Today we talk about stories, which makes sense because our lives, and our stories, are meant to be shared. So it is no surprise that in Luke 18, Jesus uses stories to convey some important messages. The first, that we should keep praying and never give up. The second, that humility trumps arrogance every time. And then we have those sweet sweet kiddos that can’t stay away from J...

F orgiveness isn’t a new topic, and honestly, it is pretty cut and dry. However, that doesn’t make it easy, and “cut and dry” can look messy and frayed.  Especially when we are trying to take it seriously.  So what do we do when someone keeps on sinning against us? Or when we don’t want to forgive? Or when we don’t know where to start? Or when it forces us to confront the part we played in the con...

Somehow We Manage Monica and Lauren are back, baby!! The last month has been all kinds of crazy, but we made it through and we’re back together…over Zoom. There are some parables Jesus tells that make us scratch our head, and today we tackle one of those kinds of parables! The dishonest manager was a bit of a scamp, and not the lovable kind. So why does Jesus talk about him? What is the point? We...

What the World Needs Now There are so many whys in life. Why did that happen? Why did I say that? Why do they act that way?  But here is a super big why: Why does God love us? For what purpose? Well listen up! Because this news is SO GOOD! God loves us so that He can show us how much He loves us. How awesome is that?! It’s all grace, friends. Not a thing we could do to earn it. He did it all.  He...

We typically think of joy that belongs to us. Joy is on our greeting cards, home decor, t-shirts. We think of the shepherds rejoicing, Mary and Joseph rejoicing, the wise men rejoicing. People were excited. Joy to the world, the Lord is come! We rarely think of how excited God was. So excited that He didn’t just send one angel–he sent a whole host. Even though this gift wasn't for them they w...

We all know December is busy and frantic and full of high expectations. But can it also be full of peace? Is peace actually possible at any moment? Really? It is. But it doesn’t come easy Because things are coming for your peace.  Good news, though! Jesus has an answer for us. Jesus IS the answer for us. What does this have to do with Luke 14? Let’s find out!  ALSO:  Peace= not striving for status...

Look closely. What does the kingdom of God look like? It looks like the smallest things.  It looks like the woman hunched in the corner, on her own.  It looks like a tiny seed. It looks like a little mundane yeast.  It looks like people showing up for people.  You don’t have to be perfect. You don’t even have to be healthy. Jesus sees you. Jesus calls you near. Jesus loosens the chains that bind y...

Good News: It’s in There Somewhere You guys, Luke 12 has some words. Jesus warns and comforts, warns and comforts, warns and comforts. Today we talk about both and we have some good news for you: The comfort wins. Where is the comfort when we are lonely and forgotten? When we are in need? When we are divided? It is where it always was: in Jesus. And you and I have Jesus in abundance.  So then we a...

We don’t skip Thanksgiving here at Light in Your Corner!! We celebrate it, hard. Today we have some fun talking about Thanksgiving (and Black Friday) traditions and memories. We discuss how we find joy in all the family togetherness and we take time to discuss hard things in our lives that we are thankful for.  We pray that this episode blesses your Thanksgiving week! We are thankful for you! “See...

One day, Jesus told a story about a boldly persistent (some would say “impudent”) man who bugged his friend for some bread in the middle of the night.  Then Jesus said be like that man. Not the helping one, the annoying one. It’s hard to fathom that God would want us to bother Him with the requests of our hearts, but He invites us to do it! It doesn’t actually bother Him. Today we talk about the t...

It’s no secret that our culture is obsessed with death. Whether it is the quest to avoid aging and death altogether, or putting to death anything that hinders us getting what we want, the only answer our world can give to death is more death. Then in steps Jesus, Life Himself. He sees the suffering, the victims, the dying, and He carries them and cares for them.  When distraction and status and se...

Happy Pumpkin Day, everyone!  Join Monica and Lauren as we rate the scariest and creepiest stories in the Bible. Want to submit your own, or rate the stories and post your own photo of your list?  We would love to see it!  Just tag us with @lightinyourcorner And remember, our God is bigger than any and all fear.  We can all remember that this Halloween!

The well of things to fear runs deep. How can we have peace when so many things are outside our control? And how are we supposed to enjoy October when every television channel runs horror movie ads every five minutes?  Today we step out of Luke and into the Psalms–specifically Psalm 27–so we can talk about a common theme at this time of year: fear. We are going to look at how David turns to God wh...

Ever feel like you’re in over your head? Like you don’t possess all the skills to get the job done? Like you could really use some help? Chances are the disciples felt that way too. When Jesus sends them out to preach and heal in Luke 9, they go without earthly comforts. They can rely on nothing but God and what they have learned from following Jesus. And that’s enough. It is enough for us too. Li...

Join Lauren and Monica for a Light In Your Corner BONUS (3) Brown Bag Questions: 1.) Screen shot your recent pins on your Pinterest board. 2.) If like with Zechariah, the Lord removed one of your abilities in order to get you to pay attention to what He is doing, what do you think He might remove? 3.) If you could witness any of Jesus' miracles which would you pick and why?

It’s October and we have plenty of storms, blood, and death to talk about. Plus we spend time in the graveyard with a man and his many, many demons.  But don’t be scared! It’s not all spooky. After all, do you know what those demons are scared of? That’s right: Jesus. Today we are hanging out in the second half of Luke 8 and witnessing Jesus calming storm after storm. He tackles scary circumstance...

Honor isn’t a topic we talk about frequently in our culture, but we address it today as Lauren taps into her military upbringing and experiences to help us better understand a man unlike the typical Jesus followers in the Bible.  What was it about the centurion in Luke 7 that made Jesus marvel at his faith? And what can we learn from him about honoring others and interceding for them in love? Jesu...

How does God do it?  How does He unite us in friendship with people who disagree with us?  How does He take noodles and sauce and turn it into a night of basketball and conversations and joy? How does He take our hunger, thirst, grief, poverty and persecution…and turn it into blessing? When the world tells us we are victims, that we need to hustle to “get what is ours,” Jesus comes in with the ant...

There’s no flying under the radar with Jesus—He knows exactly who He is helping and He loves us anyway! In Luke 5, Jesus is all over the place meeting all kinds of needs and we just gotta marvel at it. But He also gave directions. And He also went to parties.  Guys, it’s all so good we couldn’t choose just one story.  How do we open our eyes and get out of the way? How can we invite people in?  Ho...