Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace to people of goodwill. We praise you; we bless you; we adore you; we give thanks to you for your great glory. Amen. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/06/isaiah-401-11-the-lords-glory-will-appear/
"We are only as strong as we are united, and as weak as we are divided." J.K. Rowling This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/05/philippians-13-11-better-together/
"There is no stronger test of a person's character than power and authority, exciting as they do every passion, and discovering every latent vice." Plutarch This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/04/luke-91-6-on-power-authority-and-mission/
"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." Mark Twain This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/03/philippians-118-26-do-whats-most-important/
God’s love and kindness will shine upon us like the sun that rises in the sky. On us who live in the dark shadow of death this light will shine to guide us into a life of peace. (Luke 1:78-79) This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/02/luke-168-79-a-peaceful-life/
“It’s better to walk alone than with a crowd going in the wrong direction.” Mahatma Gandhi This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/12/01/luke-1129-32-going-against-the-crowd/
"The wish to pray is a prayer in itself." Georges Bernanos This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/30/2-samuel-718-29-a-model-prayer/
There are times we get too focused on ourselves – our fears, inadequacies, weaknesses, failures – and lose sight of the big picture. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/29/psalm-90-of-god-and-humanity/
So, what do you long for today? This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/28/jeremiah-3314-16-longing-for-justice-and-righteousness/
"Fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms." C.S. Lewis This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/27/nehemiah-926-31-judgment-and-grace/
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend." Melody Beattie This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/26/1-thessalonians-512-22-give-thanks/
"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia." Charles M. Schulz This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/25/matthew-625-33-do-not-worry/
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." Helen Keller This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/24/john-1625-33-i-have-overcome-the-world/
The biblical psalms are like a fresh stream in a dry desert. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/23/psalm-63-i-will/
We are to put off the old clothes of spiritual insensitivity and social injustice. We are to put on the new clothes of righteousness and peace. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/22/2-kings-2315-25-repent-renew-and-reform/
"My kingdom is not of this world." Jesus Christ This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/21/john-1833-37-worship-christ-the-king/
Faith, a noun, is closely accompanied by it’s verb, believe. Together, as identical twin sisters, they let us know that both knowledge and action are needed. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/20/john-331-36-believe-the-son/
Humility is the cornerstone to every good thing in this life. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/19/2-kings-2211-20-humble-yourself/
Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/18/acts-754-81-humility-and-hubris/
“Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.” Oswald Chambers This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/17/1-kings-822-30-solomons-prayer-of-dedication/
“Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime; therefore, we must be saved by hope.” Reinhold Niebuhr This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/16/hebrews-1032-39-believe-be-patient-and-remember/
Love isn’t all rainbows and unicorns. Sometimes it’s downright tough, unabashedly truthful, and concerned for appropriate justice. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/15/hebrews-1026-31-on-rejecting-divine-love/
It's our privilege to persevere through life using the spiritual gifts of faith, hope, and love. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/14/hebrews-1011-25-dont-give-up/
"All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone." Blaise Pascal This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/13/1-samuel-31-18-speak-lord-for-i-am-listening/
Our knowledge, understanding, and sense of identity are vitally important because we tend to live up to how we view ourselves. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/12/colossians-26-15-our-identity-in-christ/
"Hope is to our spirits what oxygen is to our lungs. Lose hope and you die. They may not bury you for awhile, but without hope you are dead inside. The only way to face the future is to fly straight into it on the wings of hope....hope is the energy of the soul. Hope is the power of tomorrow." Lewis Smedes This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/11/1-samuel-21-10-a-hope-fulfilled/
Good news to the poor, the prisoner, the blind, and those who suffer is sometimes interpreted as bad news by the rich, the free, the sighted, and the healthy. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/10/luke-416-30-good-news-for-those-people/
Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/09/1-timothy-59-16-a-ministry-of-giving-and-receiving/
“Despite our earnest efforts, we couldn't climb all the way up to God. So what did God do? In an amazing act of condescension, God climbed down to us and became one with us." Will Willimon This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/08/psalm-113-shout-praises/
"Forgiveness means that I continually am willing to forgive the other person for not being God." Henri Nouwen This episode is also available as a blog post: http://timehrhardt.com/2021/11/07/hebrews-924-28-forgiveness-is-real/
