When You Feel Far From God - Acts 17:28

When You Feel Far From God - Acts 17:28

Paul is standing in Athens speaking to Greek philosophers. He is making the case that the God they do not know is the God in whom they already live. What he says next changes everything about how we think about God's presence. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

When You're Worried About What You Don't Have - Philippians 4:19

Paul writes this from prison. He is not writing from comfortable abundance. He is writing from a place where his own needs are acutely real. And it is from that place that he offers this promise. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

When the Guilt Won't Seem to Go - Psalm 103:12

We carry things longer than we need to. The old failure that resurfaces at inconvenient moments. The sin that was confessed and forgiven and yet seems to remain in view. David's image in this psalm is one of the most important in all of Scripture. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

When You Feel Like You're Ultimately On Your Own - Hebrews 13:5

There is a particular kind of loneliness that has nothing to do with how many people are around. It is the sense that ultimately, when it comes to it, you are on your own. The writer of Hebrews places a promise straight into that fear. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

When Fear Keeps Getting in the Way - 2 Timothy 1:7

Fear has a way of presenting itself as wisdom. As the reasonable response to uncertainty. As simple realism about what could go wrong. Paul's reminder to Timothy cuts against something that can feel quite sensible. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]