The Connection of Faith, Obedience, and Blessing (Genesis 22:15-18)
It is in the small steps of faith and obedience that one discovers blessings. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

It is in the small steps of faith and obedience that one discovers blessings. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
“Seek what you are seeking – but don’t seek it where you are seeking it!” St. Augustine This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
We are to give the small, insignificant people of society the time of day, treat them as important, and advocate for their needs. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
May the grace of the Lord Jesus, the love of God the Father, and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit be with you, now and forever. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
For faith to be truly faith, it needs to hold the whole person, not merely the brain. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
“God spoke one word from all eternity and he spoke it in silence, and it is in silence that we hear it.” St. John of the Cross This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
“I’m sure about this: the one who started a good work in you will stay with you to complete the job by the day of Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 1:6, CEB) This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
In those times when we feel as if we are between a rock and a hard place, wanting to remain positive, yet also acknowledging life’s crud, we can come to Psalm 86 and adopt it as our own. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
We need to be savvy to our situation of trouble and practice common sense, as well as have a mental disposition that thinks the best of people, and does not immediately judge and condemn others. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Trust of another must be given carefully and wisely, not flippantly or thoughtlessly. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Clear communication is life-giving and even lifesaving. It’s worth putting significant effort into it. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Our compulsions for solid answers to our questions give way to a settled confidence in divine mystery. And our obsessions with a pain-free and problem-free life are replaced with a curiosity for what the hard situations in our lives will teach us. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Be aqueducts of grace, angels of mercy, and agents of healing in a world which so desperately needs the love, care, and attention we can give them. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Only love and grace is what endures throughout our lives. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Everyone needs a continual stream of encouragement to keep going so that we do not lose heart or lose hope. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Compassion arises as we look for what is common among us, not different. Compassion brings solidarity with others, not separation and division. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Reading Holy Scripture is important. And the way we read it is significant. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Being sent, leaving and blessing, go together. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
If we learn to cry with others in their wondering and discouragement, we will be able to laugh with them when joy abounds. This podcast is also a blog post, found at https://timehrhardt.com/
Human willpower, self-discipline, and right theology don’t mean much, at all, next to the weightier matters of empathy, compassion, and relational connection. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
The broad road leads to destruction, but the narrow way of holiness brings us to eternal life. This podcast can also be found as a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Let’s not be so busy, pre-occupied, or worried that we push what's of ultimate value to the margins of our lives as only something for our discretionary time. This podcast can be found as a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Mercy, not judgment, is at the heart of all change. This video is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/2023/06/11/mercy-is-why-jesus-came-matthew-99-13-18-26/
God is okay with being implicated in our problems. In fact, God welcomes it. This podcast can also be found as a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Since our purpose is disciple-making, then we are always to make decisions based upon that standard. Since our values are loving others, then we always know how to go about our purpose. This podcast can also be found as a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Seeing God from the perspective of grace brings a joyous way to live because it views God as generous and hospitable. From such an angle, the logical and appropriate response is one of gratitude. This podcast can also be found as a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Goodness, joy, and possibility become alive when people unpack their gifts and use them for the common good of everyone. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/2023/06/06/for-the-common-good-of-all-1-corinthians-124-13/
Psalm 8 grounds us by dealing with ultimate questions of human existence: • Who am I? • Why do I exist? • What is the purpose of life? The contents of this video can also be found as a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
"Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others; it is the only means." Albert Einstein This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Salvation entails being delivered from something so that we can live for something else. You can find this podcast as a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/