When Giving Feels Like Losing - 2 Corinthians 9:7

When You Can't Watch Every Hour Yourself - Psalm 121:4

This psalm was sung by pilgrims travelling up to Jerusalem, often through dangerous terrain. And after asking where his help will come from, the psalmist arrives at a declaration so important he says it twice. 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 Injustice Feels Like It Will Never Be Answered - Habakkuk 2:14

Habakkuk has been wrestling with the injustice around him. Violence, destruction, wickedness that prospers while the righteous suffer. And in the middle of God's response comes a promise that reaches far beyond the immediate circumstances. 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 Walking Through the Darkest Part - Psalm 23:4

David doesn't say if I go through the darkest valley. He says when. The valley isn't a possibility to be avoided. It's a certainty built into the shape of a life. And the psalm's turning point comes right in the middle of it. 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 Grief Feels Like It Will Never End - Revelation 21:4

John has just seen a vision of the new heaven and the new earth. And a loud voice from the throne announces what it means. Not an improvement on this world. Something entirely new. 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 Don't Feel Like You Have Much to Offer - Matthew 5:14

Jesus has just finished the Beatitudes — blessed are the poor in spirit, the mourning, the meek. And then he tells this unlikely collection of people something about their identity that must have been startling to hear. 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]