The Wounded Healer (Psalm 18:1-6, 43-50)
“Our service will not be perceived as authentic unless it comes from a heart wounded by the suffering about which we speak.” Henri Nouwen This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/

“Our service will not be perceived as authentic unless it comes from a heart wounded by the suffering about which we speak.” Henri Nouwen This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Genuine faith and healing always brings light, because grace and redemption will have its way in this fallen dark world. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
"You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder." (James 2:19) This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Money is to be used for good in this world. It is a tool. So, let’s use it with wisdom and a generous heart, putting it in it’s proper place in our lives. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” Viktor Frankl This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
If you are in the middle of a conflict you didn’t cause with a person who seems not to care, it doesn’t have to result in you becoming despondent, damaged, or destroyed. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Conflict only escalates out of control without a non-anxious presence to diffuse things. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Strength is only possible if we have a resilient spirit with the capacity to sustain our personal integrity in the face of distress. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Wherever there is pain, suffering, and neediness, that’s where the words and touch of Jesus are found. So then, if we are looking for Jesus, we ought to know where to find him. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
There are times when only God can bring an evil system, institution, organization, government, nation, group of people, or individual to heel. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
If you are convinced of what you must do, and have people to support you in doing it, no matter what happens, then you can endure a lot, as well as learn a lot. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
This is the power of resurrection, specifically the spiritual power of Christ’s resurrection: Death doesn’t have the last word. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
If there is a problem with words, it will not do to simply change the speech. That’s because it is a heart issue. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Only a fool believes no one is watching. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Trust fully expects God to show up and take on injustice, unrighteousness, and arrogant pride. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Since love is our guide and rule in life, we are careful not to judge people by what they seem to be. Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The guilt and shame of our past is forgotten; everything is made new. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
God’s sovereign rule has broken into human history. Christ’s authoritative rule is taking root, growing, and shall eventually envelope all the world. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Things get complicated pretty fast when anxiety gets in the mix. Yet, to listen and obey is really quite simple, at its core. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
In contrast to Saul’s blind searching, Samuel sits patiently and waits, knowing exactly who he’s watching for. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Remember that sound self-discipline through proven spiritual practices, and development of the soul by means of humility, patience, and wisdom, accomplish what is most needed in life. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
All things temporal must come to an end. Therefore, it is foolish to live as if everything we have will last forever. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
There needs to be repentance – a confession of sin, a coming to God, and letting grace and forgiveness have its way. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
The bottom line for both the family and the religious leaders is that Jesus didn’t meet their expectations and act as they all think he should; so they make completely misguided conclusions about him. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
It’s a bad idea to try and handle God, instead of letting God handle us. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Compared to the permanent resurrected body that will be coming in the future, our existence now in this present life, in this body, is not very glorious. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
The hard work of doing what is right cannot be substituted with magic. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
The invalid was validated by Jesus, but Jesus, the one validated by the Father, was invalidated by the religious leaders, who are the spiritual invalids. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Our clothes aren’t just mere coverings of the body; they are a material means of communicating important immaterial aspects of ourselves and the world. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Generally speaking, children are closer and wiser to knowing how God’s kingdom works, often better than the adults do. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/
Hard-hearted people become desperately out of touch with what is most important; they are calloused to the human need in front of their faces. This podcast is also a blog post at https://timehrhardt.com/