The Focus Point Podcast

Forgiveness can be very complicated. But what if I said that it doesn’t have to be complicated at all. Let’s see what we can learn about forgiveness from another conversation that Jesus has with one of his disciples – Peter.

Oh, the calendar. What an interesting part of life. The calendar can be a really good thing to have around, but it can also be a very stressful thing to have around. The resource for the "uncomplicated" series is Simplify by Bill Hybels . The Bible app information: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ [1] This post references 2 previous posts from The Focus Point pace - https://www.thepointof...

This is the start of a new year. A new year where God is STILL with us, God is STILL for us, and God STILL has good plans for us. Even though this year is starting much like the last one ended, however, we can have hope going into this year that things can only be better. In last week’s blog post, I introduced my word of the year which is uncomplicated. (If you have not checked out that blog post...

If you looked up the word complicated in the dictionary the definition would be 2020. What a mess this year has been! It has been so complicated. In this episode, I am going to share my word of the year for 2021. Luke 10:38-41, MSG and  Luke 10:39, NLT

Mary and Joseph face some complicated situations in this week's episode.

In this episode, we are looking at Mary's story and how she handled her complicated situation. (Luke 1:26-38)

In episode 2 of the series, we are going to take a look at Joseph's story. The Christmas season can be very complicated. There is shopping, cooking, and baking. There is putting up the tree, decorating the tree, putting up lights, and all the other decorations. Then wrapping the presents and that can be very complicated- especially if you are me. Then there are family gatherings and people coming...

The Christmas season can be very complicated. There is shopping, cooking, and baking. There is putting up the tree, decorating the tree, putting up lights, and all the other decorations. Then wrapping the presents and that can be very complicated- especially if you are me. Then there are family gatherings and people coming to visit. It’s very busy and complicated. The first Christmas was complicat...

Over the last month or so, I have been hearing a song on the radio called “Jericho”. There is a line in the song that stood out to me. The whole song is good don’t get me wrong. But this one line stood out and gave me some encouragement. We are going to look at it in this episode. “Jericho” by Andrew Ripp Songwriters: Andrew Ripp / Ethan Hulse

When I think about campfire conversations, I am taken back to my time in youth group and when we went on retreats and to camp. There was always a night when we would sit around the campfire and share stories of how God is working in our lives and offer words of encouragement. So in this series, I hope to offer some encouragement to you. [1] Martin Luther King Jr. “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” htt...

When I think about campfire conversations, I am taken back to my time in youth group and when we went on retreats and to camp. There was always a night when we would sit around the campfire and share stories of how God is working in our lives and offer words of encouragement. So in this series, I hope to offer some encouragement to you.

What is the purpose of an anchor?

Are you tired? Worn out? I don’t know about you, but I am worn out. I am just very tired and drained. But not in the way you might think. I am just worn out and tired from all of the noise of politics and COVID-19.

Have you ever held onto a cactus?? This may seem like a weird question. Join me as we look at the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15 in week 1 of this series. In week 2, we will look at another set of brothers and see how they handle a similar situation.

Have you ever held onto a cactus?? This may seem like a weird question. Join me as we look at the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15 in week 1 of this series. In week 2, we will look at another set of brothers and see how they handle a similar situation. 

Picking up the "AFTER" series after a few month hiatus. This episode goes well with the reason behind the name change. This season of life that we are all in at this time has gotten a lot of people to wonder and ask "when are things going to go back to normal?" But, we are heading for a new normal. God is showing us something new. God wants us to be better after! Let's explore together in this ser...

Picking up the "AFTER" series after a few month hiatus. This episode goes well with the reason behind the name change. This season of life that we are all in at this time has gotten a lot of people to wonder and ask "when are things going to go back to normal?" But, we are heading for a new normal. God is showing us something new. God wants us to be better after! Let's explore together in this ser...

Picking up the "AFTER" series after a few month hiatus. This episode goes well with the reason behind the name change. This season of life that we are all in at this time has gotten a lot of people to wonder and ask "when are things going to go back to normal?" But, we are heading for a new normal. God is showing us something new. God wants us to be better after! Let's explore together in this ser...

This season of life that we are all in at this time has gotten a lot of people to wonder and ask "when are things going to go back to normal?" But, we are heading for a new normal. God is showing us something new. God wants us to be better after! Let's explore together in this series called "after".

In this episode.... God wastes nothing! In this series... As we are all white knuckling life at this time with outbreak of COVID-19, I wanted to change the direction I was planning on going with upcoming blog posts and podcast episodes, to something that I believe will be more helpful during this time. Over the last several days and weeks, I have seen many different people on my Facebook asks the...

In this episode.... how can all of this bad turn into something good? In this series... As we are all white knuckling life at this time with outbreak of COVID-19, I wanted to change the direction I was planning on going with upcoming blog posts and podcast episodes, to something that I believe will be more helpful during this time. Over the last several days and weeks, I have seen many different p...

In this episode.... what happened in the beginning that caused all this trouble?? In this series... As we are all white knuckling life at this time with outbreak of COVID-19, I wanted to change the direction I was planning on going with upcoming blog posts and podcast episodes, to something that I believe will be more helpful during this time. Over the last several days and weeks, I have seen many...

In this episode.... what happens when we try and make up our own god?? In this series... As we are all white knuckling life at this time with outbreak of COVID-19, I wanted to change the direction I was planning on going with upcoming blog posts and podcast episodes, to something that I believe will be more helpful during this time. Over the last several days and weeks, I have seen many different...

In this series... As we are all white knuckling life at this time with outbreak of COVID-19, I wanted to change the direction I was planning on going with upcoming blog posts and podcast episodes, to something that I believe will be more helpful during this time. Over the last several days and weeks, I have seen many different people on my Facebook asks the question “if God is good why is all of t...

In this series, we will be looking at 2 of the storm stories found in the Bible and what they can teach us about the storm that we face in our own life.