The General Counsel Podcast with Tim Harner

Jesus was born at the worst of times—and the best of times. Find more at https://timharner.com

Joseph became the father of Jesus on Earth by marrying Mary. What made Joseph a good father? Find more at https://timharner.com

How God replaces “baby teeth” in our lives with permanent “new teeth”—“new teeth” full of abundance and joy, loving and doing. Find more at https://timharner.com

Mary gives us hope by her perfect obedience to the will of God—by her pure heart and steadfast spirit—when the Angel Gabriel told her she would give birth to Jesus, the holy one who would be called the Son of God. Find more at https://timharner.com

Join Tim Harner for further readings from his Webb Space Telescopes series, focusing today on ‘Seeing Things We’ve Never Seen Before,’ ‘Seeing People Better,’ ‘Seeing Jesus Better,’ ‘Seeing the Spirit of the LORD Better,’ ‘Seeing the Father Better,’ ‘Seeing the LORD Better,’ and’ Seeing Who-Was—Who-Is—Who-Is-To-Come Better.’ Find more at https://timharner.com

Join Tim Harner for more readings from his series comparing and contrasting The Webb Space Telescope to the stories and truths of the Christian Faith. Also included in today's show: Thoughts on Spilling Coffee! Find more at https://timharner.com

Sharing and singing, weeping and laughing together at the 20th Reunion of Houghton College’s Class of ‘77.

Join Tim Harner for several readings from his series comparing and contrasting The Webb Space Telescope to the stories and truths of the Bible. Find more at https://timharner.com

Join Tim Harner for a reading from chapters 7, 8, 9, and the appendix of Visions of the Church, exploring the parallels between the success of the Apollo 13 mission and the state of the church to the present day and into the future. Find more at https://timharner.com

Just as the Apollo 13 mission corrected course to avoid disaster, so the church was led in correcting course by Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, The Wesley Brothers and many others. Find more at https://timharner.com

As the church expanded through the ages it faced problems of corruption and power struggles, similar to the terrifying events Apollo 13 encountered. Thankfully, just like the astronauts escaping into the humble lunar module, Christianity survived due to the faith and work of humble Christians such as Saint Francis of Assisi. Find more at https://timharner.com

The Early church grew rapidly, but was grounded in truth through such councils as the Council of Nicaea, and such saints as Saint Augustine. Find more at https://timharner.com

In today’s episode Tim Harner begins reading from his works on the Vision of the Church, relating the early Christian church to the Apollo 13 mission. Find more at https://timharner.com

President Ronald Reagan and President George H Bush led the United States through a season of optimism and the fall of the Soviet Union. Also included in this episode are the afterward and appendix of Visions of America. Find more at https://timharner.com

Following Nixon and Ford, President Jimmy Carter had the tough task or attempting to apply his meek and loving Baptist roots to the struggles facing America in the 1970s. Find more at https://timharner.com

President Richard Nixon led the United States through the tumultuous years of the Vietnam War, but eventually lost the trust of the American people fellowship the Watergate scandal. Find more at https://timharner.com

America’s vision was challenged through the tragedies of the 1960’s, such as Bobby Kennedy’s assassination. Thankfully, the Apollo space missions rekindled a vision of unity and exploration for the country and the world. Find more at https://timharner.com

The Civil Rights movement of the 60s was a pivotal time in America, and the story of of Martin Luther King Jr’s life, vision, and death was center stage. Find more at https://timharner.com

The assassination of President JFK in 1963 shook the United States and eventually resulted in a number of the most memorable events of the era, from the Vietnam War to the moon landing. Find more at https://timharner.com

The world stood still for a few long days in October of 1962. How could the USA and the USSR possibly avoid catastrophic war? Find more at https://timharner.com

President Truman led the United States through the first years of the Cold War. Kennedy then faced Nixon in an election that was set to determine who would lead the country through the next stage. Find more at https://timharner.com

The Great War became The Great Nightmare. American soldiers in France soon discovered the horror of living in trenches, enduring artillery bombardments, and dying in gas attacks.  Find more at https://timharner.com

In 1917, the people of America wanted to do something to show their friendship with France. The people of America remembered the great Frenchmen, such as Lafayette, had fought by the side of George Washington.  Find more at https://timharner.com

The final stretches of the Civil War came down to the leadership of two honorable men: Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee. Find more at https://timharner.com

It took two years of bloody fighting before Abraham Lincoln realized that he could not save the Union without granting liberty to the slaves—that Liberty and Union were truly one and inseparable, then and forever.  Find more at https://timharner.com