Lifted to Hope

Some days it is unbelievably hard to believe that God or anyone else could love us, much less like us. It's because each of us has this big pile of evidence that we add to each time we get hurt. We think that if we were truly loveable, these things wouldn't happen to us.  But the truth is, these things happen to us because we live in a broken and sinful world. Each time we get hurt, we feel forced...

You don't have to have lived very long to recognize: sin destroys relationships. The moment that someone sins against us or we sin against someone else, it instantly causes us to question: why would they do that to me? Or -why would I do that to them?  Join me in this episode as we continue to explore the impact of shame. You'll learn what a shame response can show you and why you will always be t...

Do you know what shame does to you? Shame is a toxic result of sin - sin done to us and the sin that we commit. Shame is dangerous is because it can attack us at any age and continues to take up much space in our minds and hearts.  In this episode, you'll hear examples of how a simple negative experience can begin to destroy our entire view of ourselves. You'll learn why it's natural to look for e...

It's 100% possible to be a joyless, hopeless Christian. How do I know? Because for much of my spiritual journey, I was one. It happens when we understand the truth of the Gospel in our minds, but fail to understand the practical application of Christ's work in our day-to-day life.  Join me in this episode as I share how I've wrestled with my faith over the years. In the process, I discovered the c...