In Need of Integrity (John 7:19-24)
People who are a bundle of disparate parts – with some of those parts suppressed and unacknowledged – are disturbed. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

People who are a bundle of disparate parts – with some of those parts suppressed and unacknowledged – are disturbed. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
God isn’t looking for grand ornate vows from us. The Lord just wants us to live obediently, with a good attitude, and follow through on our expressed commitments. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
As long as we know what we’re about, and we keep putting in the hard work and practice it takes for continued and sustained excellence, then each situation we encounter becomes an opportunity to extend my purpose in a new experience. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Every person has the capacity to elevate humanity, because people tend to live up to how they are being treated. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
If everyone gives, then we benefit from living in a society where everyone’s needs are met, and none are in want. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
A change in direction requires right motives and proper attitudes. It’s got to have some solid knowledge, understanding, and wisdom behind it. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Sometimes people mistake their knowledge of Jesus for an actual relationship with Jesus. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Divine intervention is either a very good thing, or a very bad thing, depending upon who you are. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
The believer realizes that, although today might be bright and sunny, there will be a damaging thunderstorm in the future for which preparations must be made now. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
What’s needed is a willing heart inclined to walk into divine obedience, without any talkback, and without any negotiations or deals. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Our self-imposed graves cannot hold us because God is among us. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
We all have participated in and benefited from our privilege as human beings living on this planet – sometimes to the extent of turning a blind eye to the great needs of the earth and its inhabitants. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
As the Creator and Sustainer of all things, the entire world depends upon God for every need; no one can survive, let alone thrive, without the Lord’s continuing presence by means of the Spirit. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Power is given for a purpose. So let us be responsible and conscientious in living the Christian life. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
We don’t always get what we want in life. But we won’t get it if we don’t ask. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
There are times when words are not needed, when the situation is so incredibly unique and/or difficult that to offer a speech is like yelling in the woods with no one around; it might make the one yelling feel better but that’s about it. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Many of our problems, failures, and shortcomings are largely due to a misunderstanding of our basic personhood. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Admittedly, prayer is not everything; but it is certainly something – and something powerful – for which we have both the duty and the delight to engage in. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Self-surrender and commitment to the common good of everyone in the community is supposed to be a hallmark of every Christian person. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Details matter. How we go about our obedience - down to the last jot and tittle - matters. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
It is the Christian’s mission to live into the words and ways of Jesus, to follow Christ in thought, word, and deed. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Intelligence is helpful; talking a good line never hurts; confidence is beneficial; but taking the time to practice the skills of leadership with dedicated work and focused motivation is the one thing that anyone can do. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
The problem comes whenever we try to exert domination over another person, or attempt to command an organization when it isn’t our responsibility to do so. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
By God’s grace, the Church and all believers will be steadfast in proclaiming good news, teaching the words and ways of Jesus, loving one another, and serving with the model given to us by Christ. The ascension and glorification of Jesus makes this possible. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
When it comes to family, an expert theologian or biblical scholar is not needed; there just needs to be a willingness and a curiosity to ask questions. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
The Christian’s path of life is always to involve humility, gentleness, mercy, purity, and peacemaking, in doing the work of right relations with the people around them. This is the way of Christ. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
So, what do we do with this supposed loving God, commanding the new nation of Israel to completely wipe out the Canaanites? This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
We know we are loving others if our joy is complete in doing so. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Learning, knowing, remembering, and doing is no trifle thing; rather, this is our very life. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
God is attentive to the vulnerable and needy; it is the Lord’s will that no one lives under the oppression of debilitating debt. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/